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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1938
Page
10
Governor Fitzgerald urges the state legislature to remove tolls by making ferries across the Straits of Mackinac a free, integral part of the state highway system. He proposes funding operation costs from highway funds and seeks a long term plan for a bridge or tunnel.
HERE AND THERE notes a new chain store planned for Ironwood to boost Gogebic range trade, while the Iron County board debates sending its highway committee to a Milwaukee road school. Critics question public travel expenses and lotteries, and tributes mark the loss of several Bessemer pioneers shaping the town’s history.
A renewed focus on sheep raising emerges in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with a Stephenson Menominee County sheepmen association forming, drawing 24 growers owning over 1000 sheep. The group seeks better predator control and stool support from Michigan State College extension, aims to market wool cooperatively, and plans breeding stock exchanges to cut costs next year.
The Iron County News argues that Hurley citizens deserve living wages from local printers and that neighboring dealers unlikely employ Hurley workers. Supporting home town printers would keep printing needs and profits within Hurley, benefiting residents and local merchants.
Boake Carter argues against socialized medicine, contending medicine is a healing profession not a mass trade. He warns group medicine would strip patients of doctor choice and personal care, undermining medical science and patient safety while praising the AMA and the high standards of U S physicians.
Sparse, fragmented lines discuss payment of city taxes in Bessemer and creditor frustration. References to Chinese patience, Longyear-No, and a two year wait for city bills imply tax and debt concerns. Snowman Sam comments on a warm thaw as ominous.
A reflective note from Commentator Magazine contrasts past and present attitudes toward children walking to school. It recalls fathers who walked long distances in their youth and considers how today’s sons are less inclined to undertake similar journeys.
A lively exchange links voting with baseball, noting March 6 as the primary date and a writer recounting past polling fatigue. Contributors joke about pitches hampering a ballot swing, while others question candidates and propose propositions.
Jack Lind expressed surprise upon learning the Iron River liquor store job was slated for him. He told Crystal Falls Diamond that he did not apply and was not informed of any appointment.
Friday night brings a nonleague clash as Bessemer High travels to meet DePadua in a decisive prep basketball game. Home team hopes to extend winning streak and test against a tougher foe.
In a Northern Peninsula town officials plowed sidewalks and launched an educational campaign to push pedestrians onto defined walks. Despite the effort residents still walk in the streets, illustrating a persistent winter hazard and ineffective intervention.
Fragmentary dialogue references a closing moment with a remote control action and a memo based strike. It mentions a character called Big Shot and hints at a confrontation. No verifiable names, places, or events are present.
The piece contrasts H G Wells calling Hitler harmful and urges action to neutralize him, with Dr George Gallup predicting a conservative shift in U S politics. Wells cites Hitler’s speeches and a potential “blood bath” as dangerous, while Gallup notes a nationwide move toward stability and support for Roosevelt amid New Deal reforms.
W G Peterson ironwood wholesaler was added to the Bessemer National Bank board at the annual meeting with no other changes. The Bessemer Elks plan a Roosevelt birthday ball for infantile paralysis funds on Jan 30. The Eagles fund will host a similar event. Rev Henry Rogers, former local Methodist minister, died in Mohawk, Michigan. Taxes paid by Jan 10 totaled 172.67 in the city and 249,757 in the township. Thirty-five CWA laborers are at work on the new city hall project with Archie Chisholm foreman and N O A Nelson supervisor.
The U S Civil Service Commission invites open competitive examinations for Supervising Inspector at 3800 dollars annually Senior Inspector at 3200 dollars and Inspector at 2600 dollars in the Wage and Hour Division. Applicants need work experience in industry or government as specified and must be 25 to 52 years old. Applications due February 7 or 10 1939 depending on region. More details from John B Springhetti secretary U S Civil Service board of examiners.
The state forestry division of the department of conservation announces 24 million trees will be available for planting in 1939. State tree nurseries are stocked after distributing nearly 22 million trees in 1938, sustaining statewide reforestation efforts.
The Railroads Association releases Everyman’s Almanac noting an eight penny tax per lar earned, totaling about six million dollars in state taxes. It details Michigan railroads’ 7819 miles of track, 37 active lines, and annual revenue near 69 million, underscoring rail, agriculture, and manufacturing as top state industries.
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