Bessemer Holds Second Christmas Shopping Festival
The Bessemer Business Men's Association wrapped up its second annual Christmas Shopping Festival at Bessemer High School gym with free gifts for shoppers including refrigerators radios and groceries. Santa visited last Saturday drawing large crowds as the band provided music and festivities began around 8 30 to 9 00 p m. Farmer entries totaled about 160 with prizes awarded to Gey Johnson Fidanzi Wodrazka sani Charles Rosa Tarnaski and Jatensiva.
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Bessemer Business Men's Association
Bessemer High School
Bessemer
Santa Claus
Santa
Business Men's Association
Association Ofice
Gey Johnson
Fidanzi
Wodrazka
Sani
Charles Rosa
Tarnaski
Jatensiva
Nine Man Inquiry Commission Appointed by State Leaders
The nine member inquiry commission was chosen by Governor Brucker Lieutenant Governor Dickinson and Speaker Ming with three lawmakers each. Norman Horton Gus Hartman Joseph Armstrong Ann Woodruff Peter Lennon James Skinner Vernon Brown Andrew Hamely John Exspie chaired by Armstrong and Hartman as vice chairman.
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House of Representatives
Wilber M. Brucker
Norman B. Horton
Lenawee
Gus T. Hartman
Houghton
Joseph C. Armstrong
Wayne
Loren D. Dickinson
Ann B. Woodraf
Peter B. Lennon
Genesee
James A. Skinner
Flint
Fred Ming
Vernon J. Brown
Ingham
Andrew H. Hamely
Saginaw
John P. Exspie
Clinton
Armstrong
Hartman
Brown
Commissioners
End of Black Bass Season and Ice Spearing Rules
The 1932 black bass season closes December 31 and a new ice spear season runs January and February for certain non game species on inland waters except trout streams. Spearing requires no jacklights. many fish may still be fished by hooks through March 31. Separate litigation notes mention a $17,000 jury award to O'Donnell that was set aside, with other suits pending.
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Great Northern
O'Donnell
Driscoll
Road conditions report for northern Michigan and UP
State highway department furnishes road status to Bessemer Business Men's Association. Several routes under construction or heavy travel conditions include US 2 Wakefield area and Mackinac to Schoolcraft line, M 28 east of Wakefield, M 35 between Cedar River and Fox, US 41 L Anse to Baraga, M 64 Gogebic County Park, US 141 south of Amasa. Through traffic rerouted to US 41.
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Bessemer Business Men's Association
State Highway Department
Dafter
Mackinac Schoolcraft County
Whitedale
Menominee-Dickinson County
Wakefield
Cedar River
Fox
Negaunee
L’anse
Marquette
Barraga
Baraga
Keweenaw Bay
Phoenix
Gogebic County Park
Munising
Manistique
Hiawatha
Shingleton
Amasa
Grays Celebrate Golden Wedding in Bessemer
Mr and Mrs Walter W Gray marked their golden wedding anniversary in Bessemer on Tuesday. Married in Ishpemining on December 20 1882 they moved to Bessemer in 1885. They have seven children and 15 grandchildren with five living.
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Walter W Gray
Bessemer
Mrs. Gray
Ishpeming
Gray
Tilden-Cotby
Katherine Louisa Johnston
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Ellenburg
O. R Hamilton
Duluth
J. C. Logan
Cape Girardeau
Ray W. McDonald
Gary
Ind
Gladys and
Woodward K
Etta
Bertha
Michigan to Slash State Costs via 1933 Legislature Report
A nine member Cost Commission urges drastic reduction of state government outlays. Abolish securities commission and many agencies, curb education and health spending, shift park control to highways, and cut salaries and staff. University and Michigan State College face major savings, while local salaries revert to county control. Reps Hartman and Brown plan 100+ measures for January.
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Committee of Inquiry
Securities Commission
Department of Public Instruction
Department of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Conservation Department
Health Department
Hartman
Brown
House of Representatives
Oliver Mining Wins Subsidence Lawsuit in Gogebic Court
The Oliver Iron Mining Co. won a $20,000 damages suit in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Thomas O'Donnell of Jessieville claimed building settlement from nearby mining subsidence. The jury found the company not responsible for the subsidence, following a prior directed verdict that released D B Sutherland Henry Rowe and Oscar E B Olson from liability.
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Oliver
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Gogebic County
Thomas O'Donnell
Jessieville
Ironwood
D. BE. Sutherland
Henry Rowe
Oscar EB. Olson
Inland Steel takes tub lease on Morris iron mine Ishpeming
Inland Steel Co. has secured a tub lease on the Morris iron mine at Ishpeming Michigan from Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. Operations begin January 1 with R L Wahl of Crosby Minnesota moving to Ishpeming to oversee the Morris mine. The Morris mine is part of the Morris Lloyd group with separate shafts, while Cleveland Cliffs maintains Lloyd operations.
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Morris Mine
Inland Steel Co
Morris Iron
Ishpeming
Mich
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co
R .L. Wahl
Crosby, Miinn
Inland Mines
Morris
Morris-Lloyd Mines
Cleveland-Cliff Iron
State study promises $10 million savings from inquiry
Report outlines potential cuts across state agencies totaling about $11 million, with a goal of saving $10,000,000 for each two seats if adopted. Items listed include Legislature, Administrative Board, Departments of Agriculture and Health, Vocational and School programs, prisons, universities, and police, among others.
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Commission of Inquiry
Sears
Urge Gogebic Farmers Use Own Products
Gogebic County agri agent urges farmers to supply their own needs and sell at retail prices, citing Dr. G F Warren of Cornell. The Live at home program calls for larger gardens and more poultry and livestock to raise family food and increase farm income. Poultry now most profitable. eggs outstrip prices and egg stocks will clear by 1933, with farms expanding production to meet demand.
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C. E. Gunderson
Gogebic County
Gogebicounty
Iss
G. F. Warren
Cornell Univerity
Ihaca
New York
Geebic
Local High School Scores Reported for Friday Games
Wakefield 23 Stambaugh 22 Hurley 48 Glidden 13 Ironwood 28 Coleraine 22 Ironwood J C 36 Itsaca J C 3. Score notes show Ironwood dominant in two games with close finishes at others.
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Wakefield
Stambaugh
Hurley
Glidden
Ironwood
Coleraine
Ironwood J. C
Itsaca J. C
Solons Propose Broad Economies in State Legislature
The economy commission composed of state lawmakers proposes sweeping cuts across the legislature. Junket trips end, pay for days worked only, consolidate offices, reduce berths, slash salaries, and streamline printing. Estimated saving reaches 363,000 each biennial session, with the 1933 session expected to run five months.
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East Lansing
Boards of Supervisors
Circuit Court
Economy Commission
Junket Trips
Senate
Senate Holds Up Postmaster Selection
The Senate delays confirmation of postmaster nominees including Arthur M. Gilbert of Wakefield amid a widening government shift. Gilbert’s appointment, set to be debated Tuesday, faces potential removal as Republicans aim to curb appointments before March 4 changes shift control to Democrats. Other terms and salaries for Michigan postmasters are listed with expiration dates through 1954.
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Arthur M. Gilbert
Herbert Hoover
Wakefield
Senate
Upper Michigan
Washington
Democra
Moe
Gilbert
Tuessay
Scwatu Ue
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