Township News Highlights School Programs and Parties
Local notices cover holiday concerts from Bessemer Township Orchestra and Township Girls Glee Club plus Puritan and Harding program details. Winners in county anti tuberculosis competition named William Shaw, Lillian Rosai, George Kevern, Eva Dufrane, Alfred Moro, Leona LavamakI. Admission to township games set at two cents. multiple Christmas shows scheduled December 16 19 including Band, Cantatas, plays, and a Puritan Thanksgiving-like program.
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William Shaw
Lillian Rosai
George Kevern
Eva Dufrane
Alfred Moro
Leona Lavamaki
Harding
Harding School
Bessemer Township
Lamorenz
Dorothy Ruusula
Santa Claus
Diane Kent
Joyce Erickson
Jack Rule
Jacquart
Santa
Eileen Matara
Joyce Lindstrom
Herald Angel
Unclear Text Segment on Supervision and Measurements
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss supervision of Mr Brown with referenced measurements feet and inches, but context and actions are missing leaving the item unreadable as a complete news item. The readable portions suggest an architectural or supervisory note rather than a named event or report.
Steel toys rise in popularity for Christmas
American Iron and Steel Institute reports steel will dominate toy production this Christmas. Toy autos velocipedes and scooters will use about 20 000 tons of steel, with trains stoves and construction sets adding further volume. Steel remains central to the toy industry as dozens of plants produce steel toys and new models like space gun and rocket ships boost demand.
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American Iron and Steel Institute
United States
WPA projects to rebuild the Upper Peninsula tourism plan
The Works Progress Administration advances a multi county program in the Upper Peninsula to spur tourism and revive industry. New roads scenic drives and shelters will lure visitors while 13 000 workers shift from relief payrolls to WPA jobs. Fort Holmes on Mackinac Island restoration and a large Iron Mountain ski jump illustrate heritage and sport aims amid 60 log cabins and Finnish village replicas.
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Upper Peninsula
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Iron Mountain
District 6
Roosevelt Mountain
Copper Country
Weding
Straits of Mackinac
Lower
Fort Holmes
Mackinac Island
Christmas Gift Ad for G E Refrigerator
An old advertisement touts a General Electric refrigerator as the ideal Christmas gift. It highlights an appealing design, 40 percent lower energy use, and a sealed steel mechanism that requires no maintenance or oiling. It pitches the appliance as a timeless family centerpiece for years to come.
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Iit
General
Nisonen to be Honored in Duluth by Civic Symphony
Professor Martii Nisonen of Hancock Michigan leads the Upper Peninsula music scene. On January 8 the Duluth Civic Symphony and chorus perform his arrangements of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius. Earlier December 6 he was guest soloist and conductor with the General Motors orchestra in Detroit broadcasting coast to coast.
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Martii Nisonen
Hancock
Upper Peninsula
Duluth
Duluth Civic Symphony and Chorus
Finlandia
Jean Sibelius
Nisonen
Michigan
Republic of Finland
General Motors Orchestra
Masonic Temple
Detroit
Too Beautiful to Be Happy Beauty Queens
A feature in The American Weekly, distributed with next Sunday’s Chicago Herald and Examiner, questions why many beauty queens reportedly struggle with happiness. The article uses vivid illustrations to explore expectations placed on public standards of beauty and the personal toll on contestants.
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American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Ford City of the North Country Opens Town Industries
Kingsford in Dickinson County near Iron Mountain is nicknamed the Ford city of the north country. The Ford Motor Company facilities including a large sawmill dry kilns body plants chemical plants power house and hydro electric installation are open to the public and well worth viewing.
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Kingsford
Dickinson County
Iron Mountain
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Refrigerator gets extra allowance in old story notice
A brief item notes an old refrigerator receiving extra allowance. The readable text mentions a disputed entitlement and a governing body handling the allocation. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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