Recovery Signals Amid 1937 Industrial Decline Outlook
A United States News summary notes the nine month drop after August 1937 was the sharpest on record for that span, with a rapid recovery since May 1938. The Federal Reserve industrial index fell from 117 in August 1937 to 76, then rose about 24 points, halting near half the lost ground. Economists remain cautious about remaining recovery pace as indicators show mixed signals across commodities, credit, steel, fire insurance, autos, and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States News
Federal Reserve Board
Annalist
Ater
Christmas Vacation for Children and Students
The piece reflects on holiday time for Christ I 5 tet and other pupils, noting modern children strive to succeed, teachers see fewer idle students, and those who study hard are set for better chances in life. It highlights joy of returning home for Christmas and pride in students’ mental growth.
War Budget Looms as Administration Plans Large Armament Drive
The article outlines a massive peacetime rearmament program with hundreds of millions spent next year on battleships planes and military expansion. It notes President opposition to debt financing and Congress resistance to new taxes while considering liquidating assets from the AEC or raising income taxes to fund the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
AEC
RFC
Fragmented Line Breaks Create Odd Phrasing in OCR Text
A garbled OCR passage shows stray numbers and broken phrases about brackets and increases. The text mentions attempts to raise an amount per unit and notes confusion with phrasing and incomplete sentences.
Salute to a Lady and the Barber Shop Paradox
A nostalgic meditation on prewar leisure and barber shop harmony. The piece notes that in a St Louis society poll twenty favorite songs, Sweet Adeline received no votes and muses on why barbershop groups evoke such strong masculine vocal displays while the beloved tune was ignored. The tone blends humor and cultural reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Society For the Preservation of
Barber Shop
Adeline
Seville
Christian Science Monitor
Happy New Year Wishes From Po Seoin And Axe Yoo Hoo
Po Seoin and Axe Yoo Hoo send New Year wishes and bright greetings, hoping for joy, health, and prosperity in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Po Seoin
Frozen fancy flits in U P
A Snow Boyl football idea from Ishpeming booster suggests a winter carnival Snow Bowl game in February to settle Upper Peninsula championship claims. The proposal recalls Rose, Orange, Sugar, Cotton Bowls and other bowls nationwide and highlights regional pride and playful banter among fans.
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U. P
Upper Peninsula
Pasadena
Calif
Miami
Flac
New Orlen
Dallas
Vex
New van Ishpeming
Brerer
Radio Announcer Proposes Marriage On Air
A radio host offers a free Browning Brothers ring to listeners who marry him, urging women to say yes while warning against faked proposals. The bit ends abruptly as Lucille declines and the program is canceled for the evening.
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Coadh
Sid Buss
Buss Boys
Browning Brothers
Ralph Swanson
Lucille
Gurney Williams
Enduring Resolve Snowma and Sam Aim for New Year Boosts
Snowma and Sam declare a steadfast New Year’s resolution to extend the Go gebic range, expand Bessemer, and improve themselves, signaling ongoing drive toward personal and regional growth.
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Sam
Bessemer
New Year Radiocast From Rose Bowl Promises Warm California Weather
A satirical note imagines the New Year's Rose Bowl radiocast with a nod to sunny California weather. The joke envisions Saint Peter welcoming a southerner who jokes about hiking to join the afterlife, reflecting light regional humor.
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California
Saint Peter
Matterhorn horn soothsayers say at year end
A playful line from an examination paper notes that Matterhorn was a horn blown by the ancients when anything was the matter and ends with a festive New Year greeting, riffing on whether it was said earlier.
University Of Michigan Extension Service Correspondence Courses
Over 1,350 Michigan residents studied via University of Michigan Extension Service correspondence courses in cooperation with the WPA. An additional 1,330 enrolled in high school courses. The 1936-37 year had 2,683 students in centers, CCC camps, or studying alone, with 718 in city centers and 1,770 in CCC camps. College credit was awarded to 153 students for this work.
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Michigan
Extension Service
University of Michigan
W.P.A
University For
CCC
Bessemer News Highlights Neighborhood Changes
Lessemer builds a new city hall at Main Street's south end and approves liquor by the glass. Margaret Weymerskirch buys the Masnaghetti insurance business to run Gogebic Agency. A 1920s homecoming dance, reunions, and CWA payroll totals are noted along with a fatal fall and a Christmas fire loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessemer
Main Street
Canyneth Teidas Antene Ecg
Margaret Weymerskirch
Masnaghetti Insurance
Gogebic
Bessemer High School
Bessemer
Gogebic County
CWA
William Vroft
Gogebic Hospital
R. EK. Hickey
Anvil
Andy Byrne
Upper Peninsula
Tomi Koski
Ironwood
Vienna
Ski Jumping Thrills Draw Outdoor Fans Across Continents
Frank Elkins notes rising outdoor enthusiasm for ski jumping in America and Europe. Casper Oimoen urges a six year progression from flat terrain to large hills, emphasizing balance and fearlessness of height before attempting big jumps. Safe landings require a sharp tangent contact to absorb impact. a flat landing would shatter bones. Ahmeek in Keweenaw County is described, with its beaver meaning and nearby blueberry plains west of Baraga and LAnse.
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America
Europe
Frank Elkins
Commentator
Casper Oimoen
Annual meeting for Bessemer National stockholders held Jan 10 1939
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bessemer National Bank at Bessemer Michigan will be on Tuesday January 10 1939 at 2 30 P M at the banking offices for election of Directors and other business. Leonard C Kalasavicz secretary.
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Bessemer National
Bessemer
Michigan
Leonard C. Kalasavicz
Probate Court fixes claim period for Couch estate
The Gogebic County Probate Court sets April 12, 1939 at 10 a.m. as the deadline to present claims against the estate of Joseph Guy Couch. Public notice will run in the Bessemer Herald for three weeks prior. The record also lists hearings for Domenico Ghellar estate with February 1939 as the hearing date for the last will petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood Commercial Club
Gogebic County
County Board
A. D. Johnston
Ed Gaudette
W. J. Haggerson
John Luxmore
R. H. Thompson
D. Bennett
Harry Meagher
C. F. Winkler
Lake Gogebic
Bessemer
Ramona Rupp
Houghton
Florence Holdorf
Sault Ste. Marie
Ella Rowe
Buhl
Minn
Leda Otto
Phillips
Wis
Alma Point
Minot
N. D
Mary Koskey
Marenisco
Fiella Knobloch
Plainfield
East Sellar Street
C. and
N. W
Moore Street
M. Eb, Nolan
Joseph Guy Couch
Bessemer Herald
M. E. Nolan
Domenico Ghellar
Therese Ghellar
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Rupert W. Wrobleski
Maurice R. Burt
Herald Publishing
American Press Association
Herald
Newport Mining Company
Tilden,Colby, Ironton
Yale
Puritan
H. W W. Lendsey
F. B. Jones
Ti Reswood
Grand Maram
Selin
Goodman
Odd, Fellows
Board of Public Works
John Hanousek
Ramsay
Ahmeek Is
Keweenaw County
Baraga and
L’anse
R. J. Mullen
State OF Michigan
Probate Court
W. B. Fauhl
M. KE. Nolan
Point Abbaye
Baraga County
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