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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
18
Citizens critique city council for delays over site for a $52,000 municipal building amid factional disputes. The editorial faults local rivalries and past indebtedness, noting CWA funding and missed opportunities like a proposed hotel. It urges unity to advance the hall project and other development.
In Battle Creek Democrat Senator Kulp voices opposition to Governor Comstock and the idea of bonding state debt beyond 250000 without a citizen vote. He cites the Michigan Constitution and warns that a 30000000 bond plan would cost taxpayers millions and exceed constitutional authority. He pledges to vote by conscience and criticizes proposals to reset the bond process through legislature or ballot.
The State Digest argues inspectors could single handedly cover licenses weights fire safety and grading, with a dozen inspectors stationed in one community at once. It contends any inspector lacking basic competence should be fired and replaced by trained eighth grade students.
In a spirited note, locals joke about the lack of a Saturday council meeting, jokingly urging attendance and highlighting ongoing political drama, price discussions, and public interest in local governance.
John K attended his first council meeting in years last week. Harris S reportedly sang a popular song while Andy C claimed credit for a famous phrase and narrowly dodged harm. Moe A recalls events from the past 35 years, born in 1898.
A Hurley man on Christmas Eve rang a fire alarm to summon help locating his wife. The stunt drew police later when New Year’s morning saw him chasing the NBA blue eagle around the baseball park, as reported by Hurley News and Minocqua Times.
A compact exchange reprinted from Pick and Axe shows Mr. Mole questioning the editor about claims in papers. The editor denies printing slurs, hints a rival paper may have published them, and asserts the current paper never prints stale news.
Chorus girls secure a raise signaling growing optimism among teachers and preachers that better pay may be on the way. The note of progress reflects broader labor and community expectations.
Letters arriving in Washington show a mix of desperation and humor as civilians seek work and relief. Among the notes are a parent claiming a baby as sole support, confusion over development money, the search for a listed “forgotten man,” and a demand for $100 by wire to avert eviction.
A tabloid offered $1 for embarrassing moment letters and received one from a働man detailing a late shift home to find another man with his wife. He requests $2, claiming wife was embarrassed too. The editor sent a $3 check, hoping the stranger was embarrassed as well.
A vaudeville club scene yields a quip about an animal act as the trainer laments losing her panther. The manager shrugs and urges the act to proceed. The piece closes with a wry line comparing life bluffing to poker win rates.
In the closing line, a note of persistence prevails as the speaker hopes for a council meeting tomorrow and references Rob Roy as a backdrop to communal resolve. The fragment hints at civic action and a characterful call to participate.
State of Michigan Probate Court in Bes semer on January 2 1934. Judge M E Nolan presiding. William S Baird administrator prays for final account allowance and residue distribution. Hearing set for January 21 1934 at 10:00 am at the probate office. Public notice to be printed in the Bessemer Herald for three successive weeks prior to hearing.
John F. Butler now heads Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. plant at Stearns and Worley Kentucky amid a major strike with deaths and troop patrols. Also news of gold in Hurley, marriages in Racine and Ironwood, relocations to Seattle and Northampton, rail improvements at Watersmeet and Ironwood, Greenland fire wiping out the business district, bank officers elected in Bessemer, local visits and moves, a legislator on leave due to grippe, and postal carrier mileage statistics.
The Detroit Sunday Times expands with a 16 page comic section featuring Flash Gordon and other favorites. Judge Nolan and Register Fauhl oversee probate matters as the paper touts its enhanced comic lineup. Wheat yields about 42.6 pounds of flour per bushel in market notes.
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