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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1934
Page
1
The 15 mill tax limit requires a special election next Monday to allow schools to receive about 21.3 mills, the same as last year. Without a Yes vote, schools face drastic cuts, layoffs, and possible five months of classes, risking township support and a full nine month program.
Ishpeming Iron Ore quotes conservation officers who removed 50 dip nets from the Sturgeon river in Baraga county this week. The piece argues for harsher penalties and a ban on selling large nets to casual fishermen and urges anglers to report offenders.
The Ford Motor Company rejected a government code drawing criticism from General Johnson and others who warn codified restraints hamper mass production. Clarence Darrow’s commission weighs in as industry, labor, and politics question recovery tactics and the risk of artificial booms.
The Michigan State Digest argues that persistent government spending drains treasury and harms prosperity. It credits Henry Ford and his peers with resisting paternalism, praising a shift to moderate policies and encouraging work over dependency as the nation nears normalcy.
Editors would back any governor who creates a Lansing office titled Waste Basket Thrower In. The role would discard some nine tenths of state publicity, sending little of it to editors, preventing clutter and leaving only material with real merit.
The rainfall this week helped farmers and gardens but knocked out power in Bessemer each time it rained. The writer notes recurring electric service interruptions in rainstorms and calls for improved reliability.
Sessemer boasts a strong baseball team. locals urged to attend home games and support the players. The piece cites Aesop on boosters and notes Gogebic Ike questions who runs for school election terms Monday.
A collage of local notices recalls a Yale nine writer John Cossatta, a fatal fall to the river, births, travels, and school events. Residents, teachers, and clerks are listed with moves to Detroit and Sparta, a St Sebastian church fair, and a Seneca Lake gas bubble explanation. Names include Miss Annie Teuber, F. Fettine, Adolph Guyer, and likely others in a midwestern town.
A mother combs through novels and dictionaries to name her child. After long searching she and the father settle on a grand list of names, but the child earns simple nicknames at home and in school: Buster and Jake.
The Hurley Miner quote from the week notes that The First National Bank of Bessemer holds deposits over a quarter of a million dollars. It remarks that Bessemer is not a swift town but residents generally know where next meals come from and possess the means to pay for them.
35 Years Ago June 10 1899 reports Bessemer mines employing more men than any prior era. No 6 shaft at the Tilden mine is being prepared to hoist ore, adding a fourth Tilden shaft. Brotherton and Sunday Lake strikes ended as workers returned Monday evening. C H Munger led unwatering efforts.
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