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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
2
The Herald Publishing Company based in Bessemer Michigan prints a weekly issue every Friday detailing local notices and community items for the Bessemer area. The notice emphasizes regular publication cadence and regional focus.
The piece venerates children as central to Christmas and the future of democracy. It traces the shift from hereditary rule to the Christian ideal of equality, noting that all children, regardless of background, deserve a share of Christmas gifts and celebration.
Iron Age reports steel mills expect production to resume rising by mid January with a steady rate afterward. Railroads aid mills as year end demand softens, while merchant orders from construction and auto sectors hint at further expansion in the new year.
A quirky exploration traces Santa Claus origins from Saint Nicholas and Saint Martin to Kris Kringle and Clement Moore. It notes legends spreading in Europe and the Dutch colonial influence in America, linking chimney myths to 19th century poetry and North Pole imagery.
Lawmakers return amid high stakes battles over chain store regulation and major defense spending. The President's state of the union message is expected to shape early negotiations as House leaders push proposals on taxation and military funding.
The text foresees a national protest before Congress over personal rights and administration control. It highlights immigration quota changes for German refugees, farm policy reforms under Wallace including acreage allotments and soil programs, labor act modifications, tax revision efforts, and relief funding oversight, all set to provoke sharp debate among political and economic groups.
A reader protests an earlier Pick and Axe piece about Sophie and Mary Street, bank nights and movies. The author accuses the paper of lies and vows to ignore statements, mentioning Hetler from Pin and Topaz as noted by Palitor.
A reflection on daily risk and choice. The piece muses that modern life feels like a gamble, comparing moviegoing to the uncertain turns of existence and urging acceptance of imperfect outcomes.
An excerpt from a letter received in Bessemer suggests the council found a pot of gold in proposed projects. The writer warns of unpaid bills and a potential water reservoir if gold is not found in the funds.
A fragment from a Grand Rapids Chronicle item mocks Christmas shopping mayhem as wives hustle finances and husbands fear emptied pockets during holiday preparations.
A classified ad from Jacquart's Grocery in the Ironwood Daily Globe asks Santa Claus to return sleigh bells sent last year. The note seeks the recovered bells from the public figure or entity associated with Santa.
Frank notices a weighing machine with the sign I speak your weight. He pays a penny and steps on, but a voice replies one at a time please in a humorous promenade scene.
Henry Troost, staying at the county's house now, mistook a CCC truck for a deer. Visitors stream in with gifts from bath towels to radius. He calls Crystal Falls tops in good neighborliness and hopes to make the city his home.
A closing holiday note extends season greetings to readers and listeners. The message wishes every subscriber a merry Christmas and warmth for the season.
The Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, directed by a noted authority, recently closed its second session in Ann Arbor. It offers a broad program covering languages, economics, history, politics, sociology, and fine arts of the Orient with courses in Chinese Japanese and Russian.
Noted author Edna Ferber toured the Gogebic range Tuesday seeking material about early lumbering days. Bessemer plans a public dance for the grand opening of the Eagles hall. A Christmas tree was put up in the park and winter notes cite mild weather with 27 below zero in a cold snap. The town’s schools host a column of high school news and staff members are named.
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announces its third brand gasoline Stanolind will have an octane rating increased to 67 by the L 3 method once derangements are ready. rollout spans the Midwest starting with Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Kansas Missouri and South Dakota. North Dakota Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming and Montana follow later with distribution to dealers and consumers. mwo prohibits hunting of deer for marketing adopted in Michigan in 190].
Gogebic county supervisors require authorization from the county board for all bills before the treasurer can issue payments. Previously, officials such as justices and coroners were paid directly by the treasurer for witness fees and bonds without supervisor review. This practice ends. Also reported is the Married Peoples Social Club dance at the Eagles hall and the election of officers. A list of college students home for holidays and their institutions is provided.
Three years ago on December 19 1903 W J Olcott general superintendent of mines for U S Steel and his daughter Dorothy visited in a special car. They were seen near the Bessemer Club House on the hill where the family lived during his Penokee and Gogebic Development Company tenure.
President Roosevelt serving as honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America sends a Christmas greeting to 1,221,328 scouts and leaders. He urges good deeds for others, especially the less fortunate, and looks to future leadership in 1939. The message is delivered by Scout Executive Harry E. Frayer from the Iron Range council.
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