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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1938
Page
11
A 1938 editorial urges graduates to seek work promptly and build a start in the real world. It argues that ingenuity creates niches and stresses early action, hands-on experience, and perseverance to overcome unemployment and shifting job markets.
A Macomb Illinois mass meeting features Tilden Burg arguing against compulsory crop control and government dictation of farming. The piece notes widespread support for soil conservation and marketing controls, praising cooperation while urging resistance to political factions.
The Brewers moved to separate beer from liquor after repeal, adopting an independent code to conduct business within laws and cooperate with authorities. They pledged support for properly constituted authorities to eliminate anti social conditions in the beer trade and to back the retailers who sell beer.
The Kansas Gazette reports that the United States Brewers Foundation sent a representative to Kansas to aid enforcement of state liquor laws. He met sheriffs county attorneys and the Kansas Attorney General, promoting cooperation to shut down beer operations that sell to minors or after hours. Their campaign, with local officials, yielded evidence leading to closures of whiskey joints and a pledge to continue enforcement efforts.
On US-2 near the high school the social scene promises the latest fashion and the first big traffic jam of 1938. Two Lane sisters perform with an indoor Sons of the Legion drum and bugle corps and a colorful crowd calls for a night of music, noise, and fun as the event unfolds.
An odd lake in Mercer's famed resort area is officially titled Lake Pork & Beans. The name stands out among the region's many water features and reflects local character.
A local punning note recalls a man offering a dollar to the laziest man in the pool parlor while a fellow on a billiard table mutters a salty remark. The item melds humor with hometown color.
A light column ponders changing social mores. It riffs on girls and politics, notes a European trend of children wearing gas masks affecting Halloween disguises, and ends with a quip about a hitchhiker who signs his back with a political message.
Printer's Ink notes about 40 new plaque ailments promoted by manufacturers in the past year. Among the names are Acid Blues, Bird-Cage Mouth, Bridge-Table Slump, Floor Pox, Headline Jitters, Lobsteritis, Prairie Squint, Radiosis, Transportation Fatigue, Vacation Figure, and Five O'Clock Shadow.
Elmer J. Oas of St. Peter Minnesota was chosen as Bessemer's new superintendent at a special board meeting. Memorial Day events featured a large parade with city and township Legion and Auxiliary members, school bands, firemen in uniform, and a strong Eagles turnout. W S Baird delivered the cemetery address. Gogebic County's first CCC contingent, 63 members, departed for Fort Sheridan to train before camps.
The Board of Education of Bessemer Township Michigan invites proposals for erection and completion of a superintendent's residence at Ramsay Michigan based on plans by architect C J Anderson. Bids due by 5 PM Friday June 1935 in the Superintendent's office H O Johnson. Copies of plans available from architect. Board reserves right to reject all bids. Dated Ramsay May 18 1935. By order Walter Kuusisto Secretary. Fossil coral found near Petoskey Alpena and Rogers City shows Michigan once covered by tropic seas.
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