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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1945
Page
2
The report notes strong demand for irons and washing machines and predicts a slow restart of auto making. Officials say eight months to begin efficient automobile production and about fifteen months to reach the pre war capacity of around six million cars annually.
War time rail traffic pressures and winter storms disrupted shipments yet authorities forecast sustained car availability through 1945. Articles discuss reconversion steel and lumber boosts, farm machinery limits, school lunches showing weight gains, and U S policy debates at Yalta and Dumbarton Oaks.
Four candidates contested two Bessemer city school trustee seats while five sought two Bessemer township terms. Local graduates and weddings flourished as the community noted post office reappointment, a ninth annual American Legion ball, and early college honors among Bessemer youth.
A reader argues for government ownership of defense industries citing tax payments. A Wisconsin family recalls paying 30 cents for berries from an Indian barn milk pail before a sudden price hike to a dollar sparked surprise.
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