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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
6
Michigan anglers gear up for lake fishing on Sunday June 25 marking the start of the open season. The rules set daily limits and size minimums for bass bluegill sunfish muskellunge pike and more with some species closed year round and others regulated through Labor Day and December 31.
Shazes outlines a Fort Wayne plan for a housing commission to provide reasonably priced 20 year amortized homes for relief and WPA families at 2.50 weekly rent. Homes feature insulation central heat hot water and full baths while promoting private enterprise in housing. State housing director urges local business and welfare leaders to study local housing needs and costs to guide public effort.
The article traces playing cards from Tudor era back designs to modern decks, noting changes in backs and face card costumes reflecting Henry VII. It recounts social attitudes toward card games, then a 16th century tale of Richard Land who played cards during church service and faced charges before Glasgow’s officials.
The appraiser reports Michigan iron mines for 1939 valued at 64.95 million dollars, down from 1958 levels. Stockpiles, rail freight charges, and local competition affect profits and output, with Ontario and Canada ore possibly increasing in production. The report notes stockpile usefulness, seasonal mine operations, and the impact of transportation costs on district production and employment.
June 4 1939 Bessemer High School baccalaureate invocation sermon hymn selections and benediction featured the high school choir performing Holy Holy Holy and Savior Again To Thy Dear Name Rev J D Epps led with Praise Ye The Father God Is Our Refuge and related hymns. audience reflected on divine protection and salvation during the recessional prayer and benediction.
A dialogue recounts how a card pack is read as sacred and civic calendar memory. The ace recalls God, the deuce the Father and Son, the tree the Trinity, the four Evangelists, the five virgins, the six Creation days, the seven Sabbath, the eight the righteous in the Ark, the ten the Commandments, and the knave ties to a constable. The Glasgow lord protector interrupts as the constable is blamed. 263 pips link to weeks, months, and quarters.
In Gogebic County Michigan the Probate Court in Bes semer on June 1 1939 set June 28 1989 at ten a.m. for hearing May J Pecard petition to grant administration of the estate to Frank J Duda or another suitable person. The notice requires publication in the Bessemer Era ld for three weeks. Signed M E Nolan Judge of Probate and Silvio L Mascotti Register of Probate.
Mrs. John H. Johnson aged 72 died Monday in Ironwood. She was the mother of Leonard Johnson of Anvil and a longtime local resident.
George Osborn aged 27 and his three year old niece Charlotte Swanson drowned Sunday afternoon in the Ontonagon river below Victoria Falls dam. Both residents of Bruces Crossing. Herald subscription urged.
New York exhibition showcases William Robinson Leigh painting Custer's Last Fight revealing two key blunders. Leigh cites Custer's distrust of scout Jim Bridger and miscalculation of Sioux strength at 6,000, leading to a split and defeat. The piece is part of an 28 work show highlighting Leigh's western and African habitats.
The article traces historical oil fears and argues reserves grow faster than consumption. It notes expanding drilling depths from 69 feet in 1859 to 15,000 feet by 1938, methods like repressuring revive old fields such as Bradford, and new geophysical tools guiding exploration. Refiners increase efficiency, yielding about 36 gallons of gasoline per 42-gallon barrel, while reserves rise to 17.348 billion barrels as of 1939, challenging doom-predictions and suggesting surplus handling as a major industry task.
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