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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
4
Bessemer voters go to the polls on Monday June 13 to decide the continuation of the present 2 mill tax for the school district for the next five years. A affirmative vote keeps current operations and staffing. a negative vote may force drastic curtailments and reduced teaching and activities affecting local students and families.
Local voters are urged to back the Bessemer school election on Monday. The piece notes city tax and mining valuation changes across Gogebic County, mentions open pit mines, and cites a state attorney general ruling on alcohol sales by aldermen. It underscores education funding as the main call to action.
The Bessemer fire department’s portrait appears in the souvenir program book for this year’s Upper Peninsula firemen’s tournament hosted by Lake Linden. The brief history, prepared by T J Maloney, covers the 1894 organization meeting in Marquette and lists original officers, aims to protect and promote firemen interests, collect statistics, and compare apparatus and methods.
The article recalls a long running fraternal fellowship tourney begun in Ishpeming in 1805 and held annually in Upper Peninsula towns except 1917 due to World War I. This year Lake Linden hosts the fourth annual meet as supporters expect many cars to attend, reinforcing the founders' sense of mutual progress. It urges voters to support the 20 mill tax for the Bessemer school district, endorsing the current school system with no tax increase.
The letter mix recalls the old fire hall frame shed site and B H S pioneer alumni memories. Mentions 1938 Military Ball, plan to attend 1930 Military Ball, a picnic remark, a Saturday track meet presence, and Cary beating Montreal in a wartime context.
In a Bessemer courtroom the state attorney paced as a tense witness testified. The lawyer demanded where the witness was on June 3 1938 and the witness retorted the lights were out for an hour.
In Ewen, weekly dog fights on Main Street attract crowds as locals bet on the action. The paper notes chaotic scenes with many dogs entering the fray, while authorities and residents debate the legality and dangers of the event.
A fragmented note mentions The Deiren Pryers and questions about street repair costs. It also references daily fest and price concerns with the other party. Three league baseball scouts are connected to a Bessemer town ship in unclear context.
Two matrons from Jersey allegedly caused a scene on a Madison Avenue bus during rush hour. They boarded at S%h Street using the front door, blocked entry for others, and after alighting at 4th returned to the rear car before exiting again. The driver, enraged, was left speechless for blocks.
A Vancouver Sun report describes a milk drag colliding with a motor lorry, breaking many milk bottles. Bystanders crowd around as a driver faces blame, and a sympathetic man urges others to contribute to cover the accident costs. The driver thanks patrons and asks about the fund.
The Commentator Magazine reports experiments by the Bureau of Fisheries show cod liver oil is not a reliable vitamin source for babies. Salmon liver oil contains seven times more Vitamin A, swordfish 100 times more of both A and D, black sea bass 30 times more LD and 300 times more A, tuna 300 times more A and 500 more D. The piece warns against overreliance on cow's milk as a vitamin source and jokingly threatens to stop believing in Santa Claus.
The first candidate for the Gagebie County fall election has filed as campaigns prepare for a crowded race and an anticipated deluge of votes and public attention.
An English schoolmaster Christopher Lehane refused Warner Bros offer to star his daughter Mauri, after her Good Housekeeping cover. A Warner scout learned Mauri was ill with chicken pox, leading to the decision that an American lookalike could replace the original model for the film role.
Michigan shows January average 20.4 degrees and July average 68.5 degrees. Yearly rainfall averages about 30 inches, reflecting a moderate, variable pattern across seasons.
A review of June 9 1933 items notes 450 couples at the second annual military ball with Dutch village decorations and Cliff Reichenberger’s orchestra. Michigan 4-H youths Irwin R Shave and others win a Washington DC encampment trip. Street lights in Marenisco shut off for tax nonpayment. water service threatened. Reports say Republic Steel and Corrigan McKinney Steel may merge. Thomas J Landers named assistant to Prosecuting Attorney at 2000 salary. Miss Mary Garricky resigns as county nurse. Fielding H Yost visits Gogebic range speaking to Bessemer students. South Bessemer school contract awarded to P J Nickel. Bessemer to offer 25 cent bounty on rats. The Drift yearbook published by Bessemer graduates. Owen Cummings leaves for Appleton to join family. helped form Bessemer Catholic church. First Gogebic circuit court held in Cummings hotel 1887. Daisy Fell and John S Erickson wed. Ironwood’s new 6000 fire truck demonstrated in Bessemer. Bessemer loses to Hurley Ironwood 5 2 with a key late run.
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