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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1939
Page
3
Bessemer triumphed over Marquette with a 34 18 victory as Besserer starred and the Queen cited in this late 20th century era scoreline.
The Herald is now printed on a cylinder press the first ever installed in Bessemer. It is still hand powered but publishers Sherman and Hand plan to add an engine soon. John Eggen left for St Paul to join American Express Co. R J Bawden D Pennett Nels Hagen Will O'Brien and the Misses Fritz Hallan Belt and Gow attended a Wakefield dance last Friday.
WPA laborers repair and varnish school interiors at Bessemer High while a new fire escape is installed. Halls and gym to be painted. students recall a lively past in the improvised wolf room and civics class, amid notes on relief fund solicitations and cautions against unverified solicitations. Lake Superior rises 600 feet above sea level.
Five Democrats plus a coroner take office January 1. Sheriff Paynter and colleagues Hurley Vincent Van Gor der Moore and O Leary will begin terms. Other items note New Year dances, class reunions in Bessemer, hotel dissolution, and local appointments.
Ferris Institute captain August Skarvi of Bessemer has been re elected. He did not attend the squad banquet and was informed by telegram. The Finland loan story notes a $10 million federal loan to Finland for supplies during Russia s invasion and mentions the Finnish US trade corp and a debt payment due. Michigan leads Sixth Corps Area in recruit procurement. Rare helium found in gases underlying Michigan pse.
Alphons Schoolcraft notes high upfront cash needs for potato farming in upper Michigan including seed, fertilizer, spraying and storage costs reaching about 80 dollars per acre. He cites market risks and blight as major barriers, while small producers struggle with credit and harsh conditions in a region suited for potatoes. Also mentioned are 1939 small game licenses, Farmers Week at Michigan State College, and notes on Native practices and excerpts from Houghton's field notes. Little Summit Lake near L'Anse, 1100 feet above Lake Superior, is Michigan's highest lake outlet.
A Los Angeles Museum of Natural History exhibit draws a curious parallel between modern asphalt and the preserved skeletons of mastodon and sabre-tooth tiger. The piece notes how asphalt, a durable petroleum product, acts as a binder and preservative for most highways, echoing the timeless strength that once kept primeval beasts intact.
In Bessemer Michigan the Probate Court schedules January 24, 1940 at 10:00 AM to examine and allow Beda Neault’s final administration account and hear the petition for distribution. Public notice will run weekly for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald. Judge M. E. Nolan presiding. Silvio L. Mascotti Register of Probate.
In Bessemer County probate court on December 4 1939 Judge M E Nolan ordered January 3 1940 at 10 am in the Probate Office for the hearing on Charles H Swanson petition seeking license to sell estate real estate. Notice to interested parties via three weekly insertions in Bessemer Herald. The Chassell township school district received the Knights of Pythias hall as a gift.
In Olianna County on January 7, 1940 Oscar R Hansen petitions to admit a will to probate and seek administration of the estate of Olianna Hansen deceased. The hearing is scheduled at ten A M at the Probate Office with M E Noilan Register of Probate directing the proceedings.
In the County on December 6 1939 Judge Nolan presiding the matter of the estate of Matt Poss deceased. The court orders creditors to present claims at the Probate Office on or before February 1940 at the designated time and place for examination and adjustment of all claims and demands against the deceased. The notice outlines the filing deadline and appointment of examination.
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