13 Feb 1931
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1931
Page
1
A banker argues that money must circulate faster to drive economic activity. He warns against miserliness as households slow spending, noting cheaper goods and many needed repairs fit for immediate purchase to sustain jobs and factories. The call emphasizes spending now on necessary items to boost employment and economic momentum.
The piece surveys public salaries, noting the governor's $3,000 annual pay and contrasting it with higher compensation for university heads and business leaders. It critiques political finance and governance, questioning whether compensation levels reflect state needs and efficiency.
The Michigan State Digest argues salary scales for officials hinder political progress and discourage ambitious candidates, urging governor pay reform aligned with public sentiment. It notes a prior legislature salary hike and suggests raising the governor’s salary to $25,000 with a $15 yearly rate being too low, proposing submission to voters at the April election.
The piece notes increased competition for column conductors and jokes about Al Smith starting a column. It mocks a Young Communist Teague of Ironwood for asking Bessemer High School-R.O.T.C. students to surrender their new uniforms, framing futility in satirical terms.
Frank T. Ramsay, Bessemer township postmaster, recovered a ten dollar bill he misplaced after a frantic search. The column notes ongoing mild weather and predicts potential January blizzards.
Report from Washington gym last Saturday recounts Bessemer and Ewen High Schools starting the season with a full house and spirited support. The band played strongly as McCune and Sarteris led the basketball team to a likely popular year with hope of strong attendance and backing. The piece ends with a stray political aside about a secretary of labor appointment and labor shortages.
A Polish farmer Paul Leska dies after a fall on a front porch. Local notes record a court seat, a Colby location house party, and a South Dakota move. Residents discuss an estate probate and county proceedings with scattered dates and names from the era.
The article recounts a legendary trap near Menominee that supposedly ties to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Oldtimers recall log remnants, a tide of cheese like floods, and a 20 foot skeleton found near Camp By in Cedarville, as stories of giant creatures persist.
A fragmented verse collage features upbeat lines about red ink factories running, a Keeley Institute banner year claim, and a Notre Dame betting quip attributed to Peter Rabid. It ends with car dent jokes and a joke about flat western prairies from sunset.
A brief comic exchange shows a fortune teller at a bazaar offering a reading for twenty five cents. The customer confirms payment and the reading proceeds.
In Bessemer Michigan on December 3, Judge Harry K. Bay presiding, the court orders creditors to present claims against the estate of Jacob Fabiny by a designated time and place to receive, examine and adjust all such demands.
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