Strange but True on Ramsay mines revival and shifts
The Look Backward column notes that the Eureka in Ramsay, revived by Oglebay Norton to employ 225 men and ship over 462000 tons this season, contrasts with the Puritan now operated by Oliver Iron Mining after a 35 year lease change. It reflects on ore life, future methods, and the possibility of abandoned shafts returning to activity.
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Bessemer
Corrigan, McKinney Company
Eureka
Ramsay
Oglebay, Norton Company
Gogebic Range
Montreal
Corrigan McKinney Company
Puritan
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Oliver
Christmas Spirit Amid Economic Struggles In Gogebic County
A scrambled editorial reflects on early Christmas preparations in Bessemer and surrounding towns, noting rising chain stores in Iron River and Ironwood. It contrasts cheerful decorations with Dickinson County budget woes, monthly audits, and fears for local merchants as nationwide chain stores expand. It discusses marriage license delays under new laws and the impact on border counties like Gogebic. It ends pondering the fate of the traditional local businessman as chains grow.
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Bessemer
Dickinson County
Boards of Supervisors
Gogebic
Christmas Seals Drive Urges Local Volunteers
Christmas Seals campaigns mobilize volunteers in post offices, stores and stations to raise funds for tuberculosis associations. The disease once ranked first in deaths, now seventh, due to the associations and volunteers efforts. In 1936 the fund totaled about four and a half million dollars. contribute to help 1937 exceed that total.
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Wit
Republicans Call for Curb on Public Spending
A fragment notes critics of Roose related to present conditions urging restraint in government outlays. The dialogue hints at political debate over fiscal policy and party strategy without full context or dates.
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Ion
Roose
Voice of the people in WPA continuance debate
The piece surveys ongoing calls for WPA program continuance by cities and states. It highlights friction between the American Federation of Labor and the CIO and notes the disruption caused by a small number of dissatisfied workers. It cites conference efforts among utilities leaders and the president, with press critics and business strain reflected across society.
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West
WPA
American Federation of Labor
CIO
God
Jackson
Mich
Saturday Evening Star
Sealed Proposals Wanted for One Appendectomy
A Gogebic County item quips bids for an operation as if a purchase. Rob Roy of Bessemer signs a mock procurement with detailed bid lines on sterilized and unsterilized instruments, room exposures, meals, and nurse options. The note closes with a whimsical line about a Gogebic range resident and a failed plow.
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Rob Roy
Bessemer
Mich. S
Connie V. On Rampage With Snow Bet
Connie V. makes a bold wager with friends on the snow’s disappearance between New Year’s and Christmas. He claims a dollar from each bettor who underestimates when the snow will melt, testing confidence among a wide circle of boys and girls.
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Connie V
Mr. V
Woman Tries 19-Cent Purchase Then Pays With Two Dimes
An Ironwood merchant overhears a humorous exchange as a lady orders 19 cents worth of goods. The clerk suggests using a penny, the woman reveals she has a 20 cent piece and, with two dimes, covers the 19 cents plus the penny tax. She adds she won’t parade around town with pennies.
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Ironwood
What a Night Lantern Parrot Ruse Captures Farmers Visit
A Montreal Star item recounts a farmer visiting a neighbor who lights his way with a stable lantern. The next day the farmer receives a note asking to return the neighbor’s parrot and cage found in his dining room.
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Montreal Star
Letters to Santa Q&A from Citizens and Officials
A collection of humorous and earnest letters to Santa from diverse voices. Gustaf A asks for taxpayer funded gas for his car while Florida Chamber of Commerce sends a seasonal plea for frost and snow to the Upper Peninsula. Other notes request a good season for athletes, lower living costs, peace, less politics, and broader goodwill.
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Santa
Nick
Gustaf A
Upper Peninsula
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Kriss
Howling Wolves
St. Nicholas
Mr. Claus
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Practice Writing It Now in 1938 Closing Line
A brief note urges readers to rehearse the closing line in the year 1938. The item reads as a historical aside, highlighting a rite or motto moment tied to that era and its formal phrasing.
Looking Backward A Herald Fills Five Years Ago Dec 16 1932
The Gogebic Auto Company won first place for best decorated windows during Bessemer’s Christmas festival now ongoing. Mrs. Mary Guyer was named sixth grade teacher at Washington school to replace Miss Ann Buchko leaving Jan 1. Fred Bertorello and Angelo Quai of Ramsay planned an extended stay in Italy. An eight mile spur from the Chicago Northwestern line south of Van Buskirk will open timberland in Erwin and Bessemer townships for Underwood Veneer Company which is building a mill in Bessemer.
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Gogebic Auto Company
Business Men's Association
Bessemer
Mary Guyer
Washington
Ann Buchko
Fred Bertorello
Angelo Quai
Ramsay
Italy
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
van Buskirk
Erwin
Underwood Veneer Company
Probate Court Call for Claims in Gogebic County
The Probate Court of Gogebic County Michigan orders creditors to present their claims against the deceased by March 30, 1928. A public examination and adjustment of all claims is scheduled, with notice to be published in the Bessemer Herald for five weeks prior.
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Bessemer Herald
Bessember Common Council Approves City Engineer Appointee
The Bessember Michigan Common Council met December 10 1987 in regular session. Mayor Hill presided as aldermen Lintelmann Crenna Anderson Nick Re Knight Jankoviak Negri Paul Re and Mannisto attended. The council refused William S Baird's resignation as City Attorney then accepted his continued service by majority vote. James H Trebilcock was confirmed as City Engineer after nomination by Mayor Hill and a roll call vote. The council also referred reservoir site selection to the Special Committee for investigation and report. Melvin Solberg was confirmed as Cemetery Trustee to fill the vacancy from Leonard Hill's death. The meeting adjourned.
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Common Council
Bessemer
Michigan
Hill
Lintelmann
Crenna
Anderson
Nick Re
Knight
Jankoviak
Negri
Paul Re
Mannisto
Lind
William S. Baird
Wey
AOM Ueullepry Ag
Paul Reland Mannisto
Fie
Alderman Anderson
Alderman Knight
James H. Trebilcock
Melvin Solberg
Alderman Crennan
Order of Publication in Platt v Platt Chancery
The Circuit Court for Gogebic County Issues an order of publication in a 1937 chancery case. Flora C Platt, nonresident, must appear within three months and answer the bill of complaint once served, per order by Judge George O Driscoll and attorney Thomas J Landers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Herald
Flora C
George O. Driscoll
Cieonit Tahoe
Flora C. Platt
Bessemer
Thomas J. Landers
Annual Meetiz Meeting of Bessemer Bank Directors
The annual meeting of the holders of the Bessemer Bank in Bessemer Michigan is set for Tuesday January 11 at 3 30 p m at the banking offices. Directors will be elected and any other business may be transacted. Leonard C Kulaszewicz secretary. A separate note tells of a boy planning to see a movie with the measles excuse as school absence.
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Bessemer
Michigan
Leonard C. Kulaszewicz
Sec
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