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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1932
Page
3
The Conservation Commission recommends 1933 legislative changes lowering small game licenses to 1.25 for residents and 10.00 for nonresidents, deer licenses to 2.50, and nonresident angler to 5.00, with options for wives to obtain licenses and broader trapping rules while preserving protected species.
The Department of Conservation says Michigan deer hunters returned home November 30 with a sizable but unclear record. Estimated hunter turnout ranges 40 50 thousand, down from 58 4 percent in 1931, and about 18 000 bucks were killed. The method uses tripling deer carried across Mackinac Straits to estimate statewide kill.
Four men died in the 1933 deer season amid 20 injuries since October 1. Victims include Stephen Fay Jr of Imlay City and Andrew Plewa of Raber. Others were Dan Traynor of Georgia, Fr.ix Gabrielson of Ironwood, and Yoseph De Nardi of Negaunee, all killed or fatally harmed by hunting incidents.
Bessemer merchants decorate windows and light the business district for a Christmas festival. The Business Men’s Association prizes up to 350 dollars on Friday December 23 with seats and entertainment. Santa arrives December 17 at 6 30 pm with candy for kids, and farmers prize large vegetables. The association promotes free gifts with gold stamps and urges community support to grow the festival next year.
Walter Whitburn died suddenly at his Lincoln Nebraska home on Wednesday. He leaves a widow six children and a large family including his father Henry Whitburn of Detroit and four brothers and four sisters. Surviving siblings include Mrs John Northey Mrs Warren Masonville Mrs Harry Williams in Long Beach and others. He had visited Ramsay and had many local friends.
At the annual meeting of the Coge ble County Fair Association held last Thursday at the court house in Bes semer the following officers were reelected President John P. Lofberg Ironwood Secretary Yarl Hanson Wakefield Treasurer F J Jeppesen Ironwood Directors C BE Johnson Ironwood township G N Olson Ironwood William Weston Wakefeld
The school board appointed Mrs. Mary Guyer as sixth grade teacher at Washington School at its Wednesday meeting. She will replace Miss Ann C. Buchko who requested release from her contract on January 3.
UL J Petit a well known figure among Lake Superior district miners died in Milwaukee aged 76. He held financial interest in the Metropolitan Iron company of Felch Mountain and Gogebic range mines later sold in 1898 and passed to United States Steel. He also partnered with the late Solomon S Curry in early mining days.
Richard comments on a new girl’s intelligence and Robert notes she ignored him as well. The exchange captures social impressions and a sense of indifference or miscommunication between the characters.
Oglebay Norton & Co. reports 1932 iron ore shipments totaling 373 192 gross tons from Gogebic and Menominee ranges in Michigan Wisconsin. The 1931 figure was 649 198 tons. A detailed breakdown lists Montreal Eureka Menominee and Bristol mines with varying yields.
R P Zinn of Ironwood, manager of the Michigan mine for Pickands Mather & Co, announced the Cary mine at Hurley will reopen January 1. The move is a relief measure aimed at guaranteeing two days of work per week for the workers.
The U S Steel group is projected to report a 1982 loss near one hundred million dollars if the current quarterly deficit aligns with the third quarter. The shortfall would include operational losses and dividends drawn from surplus and not earned. In nine months of 1972 over 9 000 families in the national capital were aided by Associated Charities.
A group of local businessmen plan a free gifts event for shoppers in Bes semer next Friday night. The program includes entertainment by Joven Gervta on concertina, Zenda De tubets from renwood with accordion, Harry and Clarence Reinhold in a corner duet, CL Scavarda with a musical saw, and the Iron River Legion quartet led by Guy Cox.
August Kondziela longtime Bessemer resident and former third Ward supervisor died Thursday morning at home after a long illness. He helped found the Birmingham Brewers Co. and later lived in retirement. Survived by widow, two sons, four daughters and several siblings. Funeral at St. Sebastian church with burial in Lily Rest cemetery.
A new eight mile railroad spur is under construction from the Chierga and Northwestern main line starting 3.5 miles south of Van Buskirk. Two miles of the spur are built by JK MiNicholas for the rail company, with an additional four miles by the Underweed Veneer Co. near Bessemer Township in Brainard and Bessemer, expanding timber access to a large timber area.
The state conservation report shows Gogebic County had 74 fires in 1932 burning 26 acres. Iron County led with 1258 fires and 2 903 acres, Dickinson 121 fires, Mackinac LIS, while Michigan totals reached 2 536 fires and under 40 000 acres burned.
Hot vinegar removes stains from mica stove windows. Rub each varnish coat with powdered pumice stone and water to dull the gloss. Dampen felt in pumice mix and lightly rub surfaces to smooth brush marks and dust, leaving a dull finish.
A警方 appeal urges press and motorists to exercise caution at railroad crossings amid rising crash numbers. On a November day, nine accidents caused four deaths and seven injuries, often from drivers failing to wait for trains. J. Leppla, Supt.
Mrs. Wm. Francis was elected to the Board of Trustees at the Chicago Evangelistic Institute at the Dec 5 membership meeting in Chicago. She becomes the first woman on the board besides the president Mrs. Iva Durham Vennard D. D., and has long served as scholarship committee chair and a field representative for the school. She also sits on the governing body of Taylor University in Upland Indiana.
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