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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
14
A spoofed folklore piece recounts a Prohibition era skate on a modern Paus Revere, a hunter named Reino who fights owls, a mysterious tail surviving a shot, and locals chasing tales of alibis, with a punchy wrap listing Bruno's Barber Shop and the number 666 for licensing.
A fragment mentions going to a graveyard or 7-BINS and describes Lou eating a bar in a pool room where Pat C. slapped a wrist causing a candy bar to fall into a skitoon. The note attributes Charley C. to the event.
Smokey and friends banter about dates and shoes in a playful radio exchange. Father Time, Smokey, Spagoonie, and Happy Jack exchange quips about Lucy Swamp and odd footwear before sign off.
A fragment from a dated travel or essay piece describes a Saturday night scene in a fish mad city. The narrator and companions plan a Sabbath fishing trip to the Slate River as they travel along the U S 2 route. The driver requests gasoline and a command to stop follows.
One day not far ago Mr. Dewey buys a gun and hunts in the green forest. He shoots at game and ends by killing a calf instead of a wild animal, sparking a strange woods misadventure as the calf dies in the underbrush.
Mrs Angelo Massi entertained at her home Sunday afternoon for her husband’s third birthday and daughter Evelyn’s twelfth. Guests included Evelyn Massi Angeline Puccio Anna Gesmondi Lea Orlandi Katherine Jurakovich and multiple Camilli and Massi family members. Evelyn received a birthday remembrance gift.
The prize for which scare was awarded went to Mrs Peter Chiapuzio. After the carl play a delicious lunch was served to guests including Mrs Peter Chiapuzio Mrs John Hill Mrs Harm Wilkins Mrs Leo Isdebski Mr Charles Duda Mrs David Ricet Mrs Ernest Brown Mrs S Giullari Mrs Frank Savera Mrs Floyd Os sana Mrs Emil Leonard Mrs Battista Botuchio Mrs Thomas Pribble Miss Valentina Torsi Margaret Petoth Julia Bjornsen Mrs Vincent Bianchi and Mrs Carl Repinski.
A long list of visits and journeys fills the weekend docket. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts with the Stevenses traveled by motor to Duluth to see relatives while G Tamassini Amenio and Irene Orazzi with Freth Silvistrino returned to Iron River after time with the Orlandi and Morici families.
Local Herald announces advertising options with discounted rates for small businesses. Readers learn about featured ad packages and contact details to place notices in upcoming editions.
Mrs Carl Repinski and Mrs Vincent Bianchi of the Anvil circle welcomed guests to a Wednesday card party at the Repinski home in Bessemer. Five hundred rummy was played to raise funds for the Anvil circle of St Sebastian church.
The clipping details a wedding with the bride in a green mohair hat and pale chiffon gown, dressed in pink butterfly roses and lilies of the valley. Bridesmaid Miss Marjorie wore pale area chiffon. The ceremony and reception followed at Breck atreet with family and relatives attending, pink decor, and plans for the couple to reside at 579 Aylmer street after a trip to Cincinnati.
John Mattson 43 of this county hanged himself in the town hall jail using a belt fastened to cell bars four feet above the floor. Arrested for disorderly conduct and intoxication, he was last seen at eight and found about twelve. Survived by a wife and two children in Finland. funeral held at Chappell funeral home Ironwood.
Miss Josephine Drighenti of Two Rivers is expected to return Saturday to spend her summer vacation. Mr and Mrs Clemens Carlson and daughters have returned after visiting Champion and Marais. Mr and Mrs Victor Poff and family will spend the coming weekend at Marquette visiting Mr and Mrs John Jidon.
Worship at 10:00 AM led by Rev C M Fraser with Supt C Wo Bemer of Wakefield preaching. Anthem “Hark My Soul” and duet “The Lord is My Shepherd” by Smart. Puritan Community Sunday School 2:00 PM. Westminster Guild 6:30 PM. Morning service by Mrs A J Matteson and Mrs Peter Westin. Marenisco Sunday School 10:00 AM.
The Plymouth mine at Wakefield began loading ore the first of last week. About 300,000 tons are expected to be mined and shipped in the 1931 season, compared with 660,000 tons last year. The Wakefield pit has shipped steadily since navigation opened, operating two shifts, with over 500,000 tons to be sent to lower lake ports.
Herodotus estimated that 100000 workers toiled for twenty years on the Great Pyramid, a figure cited in ancient construction discourse and debated by scholars.
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