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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
15
The notice urges service members and families to keep a current address to ensure timely delivery, noting delays for overseas subscribers. It asks reporting of any changes in rank or APO numbers and invites longer letters, assuring readers that their letters are eagerly read by Herald readers.
CAPT RAYMOND W POLK born May 23 1914 in Bessemer was valedictorian and athlete in high school. He studied medicine at the University of Chicago, served in the medical corps rising to captain, and has been stationed in Iceland with a furlough home last November. His wife Lucille Carroll of Ft Madison married in 1938. Other relatives and service members including Lt William Laurila, Lt Tcivo Laurila, Sgt Ronald Crawford, Cpl Frank Leskoviansky, Muriel Jacobson WAVES, and several others are listed with current postings or overseas addresses.
A wartime letters page from May 1945 features service members in the United States Navy and Air Force praising the Herald for reliable delivery and sharing updates from the field. They note their postwar hopes and send regards to hometown readers, mentioning their service ranks and new addresses.
The Veterans Emergency Transportation Corps coordinates volunteer drivers across 16 districts to move injured or ill veterans to hospitals and clinics. L. A. Wikel is state coordinator, with district chairs recruiting drivers, designating community leaders, and handling gasoline ration receipts for reimbursement.
In Gogebic County at Bes semer on May 22 1945 Judge Robert R Wright presiding. William F Pellew filed his final administration account and petition for allowance and distribution of residue of Anne Hamilton McIntosh estate. The Court orders June 22 1945 at 10 am for examination and allowance. public notice to be given by publication for three successive weeks prior.
A legal probate notice appears in the Bessemer Herald dated May 25 6 15. The notice identifies Robert R. Wright as the claimant and Carlton A. Lindberg as Register of Probate with William F. Pellow as attorney. The message closes with a wartime appeal to continue purchasing War Bonds.
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