Herald Publishing Company Weekly Notice Rates
Published by the Herald Publishing Company of Bessemer Michigan the notice lists postal details and subscription rates per year nine months six months and three months with prices 2.00 1.50 1.00 and 0.60 respectively and notes entry as second class matter May 26 1900 under the act of March 3 1879 at the Bessemer post office.
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Herald Publishing Company
E. Mary St. Bessemer
Michigan
Bessemer
100 Percent Income Tax Opinion by DeWitt Emery
A column argues that the Sixteenth Amendment permits no limit on income taxes and urges a constitutional amendment to cap rates at 25 to 40 percent. The author cites historical debate, criticizes current taxation, and calls readers to pressure lawmakers for change. The piece favors a graduated tax with a 25 percent top rate for individuals and corporations.
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United States
Congress
Senate
Water Shortage Hits New York as Reservoirs Fail
A prolonged dry spell in the New York area reduces city reservoirs to 60 days supply or 35 percent capacity. An intense conservation campaign is underway and even a single leaky faucet wastes about 30 gallons daily. New York relies on mountain reservoirs, with the potential impact on climate noted in newspapers. Washington also depends on mountain reservoirs and the Potomac for most of its water supply.
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New York
Big City
Washington
Potomac River
Snowy season boosts town spirit with events listed
Bids for a new post office site open Monday January 9. Water and sewer rates rise next month. Yale ice rink now open. Local kids enjoy Ramsay for outdoor sports. Massie field flooded for ice skating. That Midnight Kiss slated Sunday and Monday at the theatre. Four mayoral candidates circulating nomination petitions. Filing deadline Monday January 2. Speed Boys visit Marquette January 7. VFW Elks and Legion host New Year dances.
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Yale
Ramsay
Massie Field
Speed Boys
Marquette
VFW
Elks and Legion
Silvio Mascotti’s roughing it causes comic misadventure
Silvio Mascotti, once of Bessemer and now living in Atlanta, spends weeks camping and hiking with friends Grassy Erickson who buys twelve loaves of bread for fifty cents after guidance from Silvio. A chaotic prank leads to a wary reveal and street humor as the group jokes about hunting and misdeeds.
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Silvio Mascotti
Atlanta
Silvio
Grassy Erickson
Grassy
Why Editors Leave Town Divorce Suit Sparks City Talk
Joseph has filed suit for divorce from his bride of four months. Infant morality shows a drop in this city per reports from regional papers.
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Joseph
Pennsylvania Paper
Connecticut Paper
Quick Sale Incident and Lake Gogebic Jump
Freddy Mattella offered a widow the full amount of her husband’s life insurance and urged a policy. Evald and Skelly Peterson fished at Lake Gogebic. Skelly jumped and toppled, knocking his head and leaving the boat distant from shore. A boy asked a local man if he had lost a half dollar and noted sixty three were lost today.
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Freddy Mattella
Evald
Skelly Peterson
Lake Gogebic
Skelly
Shelly
Sonny
A GOOD OL' IRISH NAME
Fred Murphy Kingha was a Mesabi range police officer living in a Minnesota boarding house. A new boarder asks for the landlady's name, Murphy jokingly gives Womack as rhyme with stomach. The next morning the boarder greets Mrs Kelly at breakfast.
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Fred ‘Murphy
Kingha
Mesabi
Minnesota
Frankie and Johnny Were Sweetheart at Ironwood Eatery
A young couple visited Franky and Johnny's in Ironwood. The girl claimed a menu item named Franco Pietrocattel li, prompting the boyfriend to point out the name on the menu is the owner. The banter captures a local dining scene moment.
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Franky and
Johnny
Ironwood
Franco Pietrocattelli
Looking Backward December 29 1944 Local notices and obituaries
Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Forno 74 at home on E Longyear street. Dr W Ellwood Tew city physician died suddenly at his home on Christmas morning. Cadet captain Rudolph Kelto named at A D Johnston high school. Rita Jezek wed Technical Sgt John M Ewen at St Sebastian church. Mary Anne Barbacovi wed S Sgt R H Niemi at St Sebastian parsonage. Elizabeth Lyons married Edgar Earl Peters at Plymouth Wis. Mary Marconeri two died of pneumonia after arriving from Italy. Dewey Johnson dies in Duluth. couple had married last Christmas.
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Elizabeth Forno
E. Longyear Street
Forno
W. Ellwood Tew
N. Sophie Street
Tew
Rudolph Kelto
A. D. Johnston High School
Paul Scott Re
Mario Re
St. Sebastian School
St. Sebastian’s Church
Rita Elizabeth Jezek
Joseph Jezek
Bessemer
John M. Ewen
John W. Ewen
Nashwauk
Minn
Mary Anne Barbacovi
Fred Barbacovi
R. H. Niemi
Axel Niemi
Ironwood
St. Sebastian Church
Elizabeth Lyons
Miss Lyons
Plymouth
Wis
Edgar Earl Peters
Mary
Vito Marconeri
Ironton
Italy
Duluth
Dewey Johnson
Johnson
Duluth News Briefs Include Burglary and Births
A Duluth young woman and burial services were held in that city. The Ramsay Mercantile Co. store at the Asteroid location was broken into Thursday night by unaffiliated suspects. Entrance was gained through the exterior ice-box door. Mrs. Gust Kangas and Mrs. Oscar Niemi hosted a Saturday shower at Mrs. Carl Nyberg’s home with cards and a luncheon for about 25 guests. A daughter, Marcia Carol, was born to Mr. and Mrs. William McKie on Monday, December 23. Dr. J. W. Whiteside will manage Oliver Iron Mining Co.’s Union hospital after January 1, following Dr. John R. Moore’s death. Thomas Hayes became bookkeeper at the Anvil mine, moving his family to the city. John Byrne, former chief of police, died from a stroke. he was father of Eu gene Byrne, the West Point cadet who recently died from football injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Winkowski welcomed a daughter born December 7. The class of 1909 of the Bessemer Hall met Tuesday evening with all members, friends, and teachers attending. Fred Otto, a wagon maker, produced a fine delivery sleigh for the Finnish Mercantile Stock Co. (Continued on page 7)
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Duluth
Ramsay Mercantile Co
Asteroid
Gust Kangas
Oscar Niemi
Carl Nyberg
Marcia Carol
William McKie
John R. Moore
Thomas Hayes
Bessemer Hall
Fred Otto
Finnish Mercantile Stock Co
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Pick& Axe
Val Bielecki
G’wan
Johnny the Bear
Yumpin Yimminy
Frankie
J. W. Whiteside
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Union Hospital
Brusso & Johnson
Lieve
Food Shops Inc
Keltovelin
Dandee Bakery
Honz & Becker, Bessemer
Pollari’s Food Shop
Pollari’s Bakery
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