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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
2
The notice outlines annual subscription costs including Vine Menthe at 2.00, Six Mentha at 1.58, Three Mentha at 1.00 with a currency notation in conta. No additional context or dates are provided in the fragment.
The community mourns Captain Earl M. Orbin who died in a Texas army hospital. A Kansas native, he led the ROC corps in Bessemer, boosting membership and drill team success. The column then shifts to foreign policy, criticizing Status of Forces treaties and detailing the Girard case and a Washington legislature note, ending with gas utility spending on storage holes.
Warm weather eludes the area as Ramsay plans a festive Fourth of July. Speed Boys set to open baseball season on June 17. News of Capt Earl Orbin's death saddens the community. Dante Pricco and Anton Wysoski elected to Bessemer School Board. Harry Felix and George Heikkinen win in Bessemer Township. Detroit Tigers maul Yankees to move into first division. Youngsters enjoy summer vacation. A local quip notes motorists should drive carefully after wrecks. Lions escape from the Washington zoo, three months later a skinny one jokes about being well fed after a Pentagon gag about a colonel.
Last Sunday Chef Fred die Crenna and assistant Johnny Brus hosted twenty of Bessemer’s heaviest eaters. The meal featured barbecued pork, dressing, potatoes and salad as members teased and toasted each other. A light program with Chippy Baratone on the concertina and a playful remark on overeating punctuated the afternoon, which ended with a singalong duet. An inflation note recalls a 1921 smokestack dismantling cost.
In ancient marriage by capture mothers reacted with rage and urged kin retaliation against the kidnapper’s tribe. Even after brides were bought, the mother’s anger remained a public display and she was rarely pleasant at the newlyweds’ home. Across primitive societies mothers-in-law were considered taboo and continue to hold that reputation.
George Berry argues with his boss Irv Neault over truck power with Berry backing a diesel, Neault preferring a gas truck. A race to Minneapolis seems likely as the two large trucks prepare to settle who can cover more miles and reach higher speeds.
Domenic Napo tried to sell raffle tickets to Emil Novas. Emil bought five and noticed ditto marks on four stubs with Emil’s name on the first. Napo claimed the other names were too long. Prime Minister MacMillan contrasts Socialism and Communism, calling Socialism mercy-killing and Communism a head knock.
Miss Katherine Mussatto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mussatto and a member of the Army Nurse Corps, was promoted to Captain. The piece also notes various local social events, marriages, deaths, and community notices from Bessemer and Ironwood, Michigan, with many names and places.
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