Probate Court Sets Oct 6 1937 Deadline For Claims In Ruuttila Estate
Michigan Probate Court in Gogebic County fixes Oct 6 1937 as the deadline for creditors to file claims against the Mikko Ruuttila estate. Public notice announces three weekly publications in the Bessemer Herald. Judge M. B. Nolan presides. W. B. Fauhl is Register of Probate.
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Semer
M. B. Nolan
M Ruuttila
Mikkouttila
Bessemer Herald
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Michigan
Board of Education
Post Office Listing in Bessemer Michigan
An ad notes Second Class Mail service in Bessemer Michigan with a price of 2 dollars per year in advance. The notice emphasizes annual prepaid terms for the service.
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Bessemer
Michigan
Homecoming and Firemen’s Tournament Planned for Bessemer
The Upper Peninsula firemen’s tournament and a homecoming are scheduled for the first week of August in Bessemer. Attendees can tour the new city hall Massie Field the forestry HQ and the nearby sewage plant while former residents renew ties and see town changes. Plan vacations to coincide with the events.
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Upper Peninsula
Bessemer
Gladstone
Massie Field
States Forestry
City and Township urged joint Memorial Day and 4th plans
The Bessemer city and Ramsay township American Legion posts should pool efforts for a shared Memorial Day observance and in alternate years stage a single Fourth of July celebration. Proposes joint funding, a combined civic dinner, and more meetings to strengthen city township ties and avoid duplication.
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Bessemer and Ramsay American Legion
Bessemer and
Ramsay
Bessemer
Legion
Proor
Bessemer Business Men's Association
Booster Clubs Urge Civility to Boost Tourism
As resort season nears, booster groups push positive promotion of Michigan towns. Citizens should act as ex officio boosters to support hospitality, scenery, climate, and accommodations, ensuring repeat visitors and favorable impressions for cash and goodwill.
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Thing
Michigan
Booster
If Only Warning on Child Summer Safety
A reflective editorial urges parents to discuss summer sports with children and ensure supervision or trusted care to prevent accidents. It cautions that phrases like if only I had warned him come too late after tragedy and stresses proactive protection for minors.
Unremarkable North Country Dinner Remains Noted
A hunter visits a cabin in the north country and shares a dinner of baked potatoes. The hosts offer no apologies, and the small meal lingers in memory despite its simplicity.
Silence Defines Hospitality In A Breadless Moment
A couple offers no apology amid bread, butter, or meat scarcity and the silence speaks louder than words. John’s two years out of work is mentioned obliquely, but the enduring image is the eloquence of restraint and silent hospitality.
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John
False Colors and the Truth of Deception
The passage contends that while people can disguise themselves briefly, truth persists as genuine character eventually reveals itself. It emphasizes worldly gullibility yet insists on eventual recognition of true identity.
Open Pit Ironwood Cartoon Episode Ends With War Buddy Reunion
Ike and Palms Pete chat on a bench when Ike recounts driving into a deep hole in Ironwood streets. He meets an old war buddy at the bottom and they reminisce. Pete wonders if a hot dog stand could profit from the hole.
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Ironwood
Ike
Palms Pete
Pete
France
Gugebich
Kansas Awaits Answer On Beer Taste After Legal Change
Kansas can now drink beer legally but faces trouble judging if the beverage tastes different. The Wichita Eagle notes uncertainty about how residents will perceive flavor changes after the law.
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Kansas
Wichita Eagle
Camps and Towns Styles Signal Seasonal Visitors
Observations on Bessemer streets show many unfamiliar people in varied clothing from blue jumpers to red plaid and corduroy trousers. Most wear battered hats and high boots, raising doubt they are tourists without trailers.
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Bessemer
Indiana Farmer Quips About Worry at 88
An 88 year old Indiana farmer quotes a humorous line about not worrying, noting that worry wears out bed tubes, reflecting a lighthearted, rustic stance on aging and resilience.
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Wade Millman
Indiana
Poems and Post Cards From the P. A. Page
The writer laments long submissions for the P. A. page and invites terse, unusual poetry and prose. He jokes about not winning the police booth bet but urges readers to send witty serious or playful lines to enliven the monthly mailbag.
Wakefield urges Michigan to aid athletes' enrollment at the university
Editorial voices support for Michigan men to help worthy athletes enroll at the university, arguing that many top athletes drift to small schools or skip college and that alumni should assist education at their alma mater. The piece stresses duty and pride for Michigan and calls for active alumni involvement.
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Michigan
Wakefield News
Difference Between Advertised Loans and Easy Borrowing
The line contrasts appealing loan ads with the ease of obtaining money, likening it to day and night to highlight the gap between persuasion and actual access. It emphasizes how promotions mask real borrowing difficulty.
Closing notes on railroad park features and trains
The piece lists a gas station popcorn stand used car lot oil tanks and a band stand and fire hall at the railroad park. It notes that only trains are missing to complete the scene and cap the development.
Bessemer election by mail approves light and power rates
In a June 3 1932 canvass by the Bessemer city council 1067 ballots were counted with 1025 Yes and 24 No on lower rates. Municipal plant question saw 974 Yes and 78 No. Raymond W Pokela of Puritan named valedictorian earns University of Chicago two year $600 scholarship. A farm smoke house belonging to John Cebolski burned Sunday night. Commencement address at Bessemer township schools set for June 8. Laverne James wins a Duluth declamatory contest. Local piano pupils to perform at the high school on June 7.
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Bessemer
Raymond W. Pokela
Puritan
Bessemer High School
University of Chicago
John Cebolski
C. A. Lamoreaux
Ashland
Bessemer Township
Ramsay Gymnasium
Laverne James
Villa Scholastica College
Duluth
Older Boys Conference Elects Officers at Bessemer High
The 15 Years Ago report notes the Older Boys Conference held at Bessemer High under the county Y M C A with officers Waldemar Wickman Freeman Hasbrook Paul Risley and Thomas Davey elected. The second annual conference will be in Ironwood next year. A Standard Oil gas station opened on Lead Street near the Bessemer Steam Laundry with Michael Gedda in charge. A piano recital at the high school featured pupils including Lorraine Heinrichs Alfreda Schaefer and Richard Cochran among others.
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Bessemer High School
Waldemar Wickman
Ironwood
Freeman Hasbrook
Wakefield
Paul Risley
Thomas Davey
Lead Street
Bessemer
Michael Gedda
Orville Collick
Lorraine Heinrichs
Alfreda Schaefer
Richard Cochran
William Luxmore
Cletha Ford
Maude Rowett
Kathryn Cochran
Doris Swanson
Irene Cochran
Bertha Selin
Ruby Ekman
Pauline Knobloch
Esther Carlson
Adelaide Ford
Violet Heinrichs
Isabel Ekman
Memorial Day Address Noted in Ironwood. Bank Closures Trigger Concern
Supt. C R Cobb spoke at Ironwood Memorial Day observances. Bessemer had no program. The Bank of Ironwood, linked to Wisconsin's German Bank at Cheboygan, closed after President Fred Karste’s death. Gogebic county sold 150000 road bonds to Detroit Trust Co with a 2750 premium. Notices advertise Consumers Cash Store prices and a public sale of property under a 1937 writ of execution by Flor J Nystrom vs Oscar Anderson, with sale set July 14 at ten in the morning at the Gogebic County Courthouse East front door.
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C. R. Cobb
Bessemer
Ironwood
Bank of Ironwood
Cheboygan
Wis
Fred Karste
Wisconsin
County Board of Supervisors
Detroit Trust Co
Consumers Cash
W. S. Baird
Gogebic
Flor J. Nystrom
Bessemer Creamery
Oscar Anderson
Gogehic
State of
Michigan
Court House
Kenneth J. MacFarlane
City appoints fire warden and town officials
Monday the city council created the office of fire warden appointing W. C. Martens at 200 dollars yearly. Henry Kleman became street commissioner and pound master Alfred Johnson named special assessor. Capt. W. J. Sincock and John Hawk depart for England to attend King Edward's coronation. weddings: Mary Miller and George Kolochesky. Maude Gardner and Oscar Peterson. Skerbeck's circus to perform June 12 at the baseball grounds. Labor Day fire department celebration planned.
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W. C. Martens
Henry Kleman
Alfred Johnson
W. J. Sincock
John Hawk
England
Edward
Mary Miller
Bessemer
George Kolochesky
Green Bay
Maude Gardner
Oscar Peterson
Bessemer High School
C. J. McConnell
Presbyterian Church
Pazdernik & Krsek
Michigan House
Skerbeck
Baseball Grounds
Marshal Byrne
Probate court sets June hearing on sale of estate realty
In Bessemer, on June 9 1937 at 10 a.m. the Probate Court will hear Joseph Palrolero's petition for license to sell Peter Pairolero estate real estate. Interested parties must appear to show cause. Public notice ordered in the Bessemer Herald for three weeks prior. Judge M E Nolan presiding.
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Bessemer
M. E. Nolan
Peter Pairolero
Joseph Palrolero
Bessemer Herald
Said
Two US Navy ships named Michigan detailed here
The first Michigan was a side wheel gunboat with eight guns built in 1842. The second Michigan, a battleship launched in 1906, was scrapped under arms limitation in 123. Advertise In the Herald.
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United States Navy
Michigan
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