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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
4
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Gogebic chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor a marker dedication at the Colby mine in Bessemer to commemorate the first iron ore discovery on the Gogebic range. The ceremony is set for the Fourth morning and aims to highlight local history for residents and visitors.
This brief outlines four key safety tips for the Fourth of July. Do not use fireworks, drive calmly and start on time, avoid speeding or risky passes on curves or hills, and limit exercise, sun exposure, and eating before swimming. If you swim do not go alone and wait an hour after eating. Know water depth and avoid horseplay.
The 4th of July committee invites all to a mammoth celebration in Bessemer next week with a 6 am salute on July 4. It promises a good old-fashioned event with fun for everyone and notes quiet since the reservoir work in Second Bluff. The committee petitioned the Weather Man for at least one nice day.
The 1895 Independence Day in Bessemer was largely quiet with residents traveling to Ironwood and Hurley for celebration. The Herald urged local unity, lamenting neglect, while noting new building work and two notable local incidents including a fatal bus accident near Ironwood and a mine fatality.
Dillon the comedian performed Wanted, The Earth to a slim Wednesday audience marking a quiet spell in town. The note ends with a jumble about Bessemer, the Pittman Robertson act funding Michigan wildlife work since 1938, and the white oak as a key North American hardwood, concluding with a cryptic line about Judy.
The missive urges observing Independence Day on July 4, 1940, asking the weather bureau to declare the first day of Summer for the occasion. Signed by Hugo Keenan, secretary, on behalf of the 4th of July Bunch in Bessemer Michigan.
Raymond Walczak, nine, was killed when a heavy log rolled from a timber pile at the Eure ka mine. Two other boys were injured. Adolph D. Cavosie died after a boiler explosion damaged the Basket Service Station on East Lead Street where he worked. Gogebic county farmers and business men hold a picnic at Eddy park Wakefield. Bessemer township votes on a $30 000 bond for a Puritan town hall.
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