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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
2
Miss Gretchen Wagner and Loretta Doyle spend summers with relatives while others visit Marquette Crystal Falls and Portage. The note list includes Armstrongs, Rosemargy, Skagen and Davis families visiting Bessemers with births and arrivals, plus sports figures Hank Greenberg and Alice Marble profiled as celebrated athletes and soldiers.
In Pittsburgh Billy Conn lasted 18 rounds against Joe Louis, trailing by a few seconds as referee Josephs counted him out at 2:58 of the 18th. Conn, lighter at 174 1/2 pounds, had Louis woozy in the 12th and held eight of twelve rounds to Louis's seven before the final knockdown. A rematch is anticipated, with Lou Nova as a possible challenger.
In Bessemer Michigan on June 19 1941 Judge M E Nolan presides over the probate matter of Mike Mackey deceased Hilda Maki petitions to appoint Wilhelm Saarinen or other suitable administrator A hearing is set for July 16 1941 at ten am at the probate office Public notice is directed to be published weekly for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald through Silvio L Mascotti Register of Probate
The 30th annual meeting of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau is set for June 24 to 26 with headquarters at the Douglass Hotel in Houghton Michigan. The event features competition among noted lumbermen and birlers including the Girard brothers and others. A separate note mentions the National Rooleo celebration at Gladstone Michigan from July 4 to 6 with events on slippery logs.
Tourists can view the Soo Locks from Lock Park and other vantage points while walls remain closed to foot traffic during wartime. Army police guard the locks and Fort Brady day and night, drawing interest from summer visitors. The Ride-A-Wee excursion yacht runs daily through the locks on both river sides, with trips from Welch's.
An Towan has created a sleeping cot for motor truck relief drivers that extends from the seat under the hood to free space for cargo. The article notes the first geodetic survey in the United States was conducted in 1841 by Simeon Borden and mentions a dock on east Portage avenue as a sightseeing point.
A machine has been devised to wrap and seal merchandise of varying sizes and shapes in a transparent elastic material made from chemically treated rubber, enabling secure containment and protection during handling and transport.
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