M-28 Gets $432,949 Face lift
The Michigan state highway department opened bids for four Upper Peninsula projects totaling 432,949 dollars. Eight miles of concrete paving on M-28 in Chippewa County led bidders from Wilmer Pierson to Bacco Construction and others. The work includes bridges, grading, drainage, and paving as part of a long term effort to hard surface M-28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Upper Peninsula
Chippewa County
Escanaba
Lansing
G. Donald Kennedy
Chippewa
Wilmer Pierson
Saginaw
Laselle Construction Company
Wyandotte
Bacco Construction Company
Iron Mountain
I. L. Whitehead
Sault Ste. Marie
Ford River Bridge
Delta Contracting Company
Local Notes Highlight Weekend Visits And Community News
Local notes report visits by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts of this city to Ashland with Mrs. Phil Hood and Mrs. Andy Hood of Wakefield. Aluminum drive efforts in Bessem er and Bessemer townships exceed expectations. Charles Camilli hosts son Itato of Detroit who will return to Ford city today. Tom Kovacevich family visited Detroit Chicago and Gary to see relatives. Gene and Mrs. John Borich of Bessem er welcome a daughter born July 28 at Newport hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Scavarda entertain Miss Adeline Bardesano and Miss Mary Globe of Hibbing, Minn. Dr. R. E. Mullen returns to Detroit after a Lake Gogebic cottage stay. Announcements: marriage of Carlton Walker and Mona Winfred Clark, wed in Dearborn mid July. couple to reside in Grand Rapids. Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Kanning hosted guests including Mrs. George Ovans of Prentice, Mrs. William Ahrenhols of Kenan, Miss Hazel Tegen of Philips, and Mrs. F. Winter and son Harold of Kenan.
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Carlton Walker
Mona Winfred Clark
Dearborn
Midh
Grand Rapids
Mich
E. H. Kanning
George Ovans
Prentice, Wis
William Ahrenhols
Kenan
Wis
Hazel Tegen
Philips, Wis
Home Extension Picnic Plans for August 3 at Wakefield Park
Gogebic county home extension members and families will hold a get-together picnic on Sunday afternoon August 3 at the park on Sunday Lake in Wakefield. Arrangements are by Mrs. Arthur Koski and Mrs. Louis Nobert of Ramsay and Edith Johnson, county club agent. Families bring their own picnic supper. coffee and ice cream are provided. Band music and a short program follow the supper.
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Gogebic
Little Girls Point
Bessemer Lake Road
Bessemer Erwin Township
Bessemer Ramsay Angi
Central
Wakefield
Plymouth Wakefield Downtown
Range Youth Acquire Skill Through Civilian Conservation Corps
Gogebic county youths and CCC alumni illustrate success stories of training and advancement. Ironwood graduates John Roncevich and John Rajkovich moved into skilled trades with federal and private employers after camp programs. Other local CCC alumni from Verona to Ramsay gained hands on experience in auto mechanics, welding, heavy equipment, warehouse work and landscaping, leading to positions with Fish and Wildlife, state highway, Eclipse Counter Bore Co., and wholesale firms.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
Gogebic County
CCC
John Roncevich
Ironwood
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bill Vikartofsky
Wilmette
Illinois
Camp Norrie
Iver Nordlund
Verona
Norman Creek
Rapid River
Michigan State Highway Department
John Rajkovich
Eclipse Counter Bore Co
Fort Brady
Sault Ste. Marie
Elmer Syrjala
Ramsay
Camp Bonifas
Watersmeet
Eureka Mining Company
Committee Inspects Dam Site On Montreal River
The conservation committee visits Mosinee camp on the Montreal river to study a proposed dam to raise water three feet for a mill pond. A fish passage gate is planned, but its effectiveness without lowering water is uncertain. Barr Fishlock equipment from Lake Gogebic and Cisco Lake is recommended. No action was taken.
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Conservation Committee
Board of Supervisors
Mosinee
Montreal River
Lake Gogebic
Cisco Lake
Mountain man survives rock torrent as boulder nearly hits camper
Dr Hampton and five friends camp on a Western mountain when a massive boulder rolls from the summit. Hampton, sheltered by a blanket pillow, dodges the debris and tumbles off a ledge as the rock smashes trees below. His crushed watch proves the near miss.
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Hampton
New Records In State Ferry Traffic
Official figures from the Michigan State Highway Department show Straits of Mackinac crossings rose 29 percent in the first half of 1941 versus 1940, with 86 941 cars handled by July 1. The year is likely to exceed 300 000 total crossings, supporting bridge proponents' view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State Highway Department
Straits of Mackinac
George A. Osborn
Sault Ste. Marie
Deer and Ruffed Grouse Populations Rise in UP
State conservation officers report increasing numbers of deer and ruffed grouse across nearly all Upper Peninsula sections. Large broods of ruffed grouse are common, and spruce grouse broods also noted. A spruce hen chick near Big Bay, found by Earl Cornett and Clyde Lambert, appeared nearly tame.
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Upper Peninsula
Big Bay
Earl Cornett
Clyde Lambert
Gogebic County Receives Nine Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Five
A bulletin from the Michigan State Tax Commission shows Gogebic County received $9,585.46 up to May 1 this year. Bessemer received $1,229.95 as its share. Subdivisions listed include Wakefield, Ironwood, towns, and townships with amounts such as $4,030.19 for a city share and various township allocations totaling $9,585.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intangible Tax Division
Michigan State Tax Commission
Gogebic County
Bessemer
Wakefield
Orromogrg
Waterameet
No Shortage Of Gasoline In Canada
In Sault Ste. Marie Ontario John McLeod secretary of the Algoma Tourist Bureau seeks to quell U S fears of gasoline shortages in Canada He notes gasoline is conserved for army use and no sales are allowed from 7 pm to 7 am Sunday sales are barred Canadian credit cards are temporarily discontinued but American cards work at Canadian affiliated stations with an American license plate serving as the driver permit for such use.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
U. S
Canada
John McLeod
Algoma Tourist Bureau
Mr. McLeod
Lure Book Demand Continues Heavy in Marquette
Fifty thousand copies of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau 1941 Lure Book have been issued and nearly all distributed. Remaining stock is the smallest in the bureau’s history at this time of year. Requests for more than 100 copies daily come from individuals outside the peninsula, urging support for home industries through advertising in The Herald.
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Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Peninsula
Annual 4-H Camp at Chatham August 11 to 15
The Upper Peninsula 4-H camp at Camp Shaw Chatham runs August 11 through 15 with a Latin American theme. About 400 youths from all counties are expected to attend the weeklong event. Fees are 4.50, with half covered for honor members and demonstrators. Transportation is provided at no cost.
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Upper Peninsula
Camp Shaw
Chatham
Peninsula
Gogebic
Erwin Township Project Approved by President
An allotment of 4446 dollars for water mains and hydrants in Erwin township Gogebic County has been approved by the President per Works Projects Administration input relayed by Senator Prentiss M Brown. The Erwin Township Board sponsors the project. A Lake Superior sturgeon once captured is aged at about 99 years.
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Erwin Township
Gogebic County
Herald
Works Projects Administration
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Lake Superior
Gogebic County Annual Farm Tour and Picnic
The Gogebic County annual farm tour and picnic will be held Thursday August 7 starting 8:30 to 9 at the Fair grounds. Visitors will tour five or six farms to see modern potato production methods and equipment and will enjoy a free picnic lunch at Little Girls Point at noon. Speakers include D L Clanahan and W L Burns outlining insect control and cooperative marketing.
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Gogebic County
Fairgrounds
Little Girls Point
Lake Superior
John Hautanen
Frank Semmerling
Ernest Hill
Geo. Koski
Alex Torni
August Semmerling
John Cebolski
Theodore Nyman
Arvey Ahonen
W. A. Knoll
Adolph Mueller
D. L. Clanahan
Upper Peninsula
W. L. Burns
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M-28
Indian River
Wetmore
Alger County
St. Ignace
J. K. Jackson
A. H. Proksch
Iron River
Walter Toebe
Munising
Sturgeon River
Nahma Junction
Delta County
Alpine Excavating Company
Fred Roberts
Ashland
Philip Hood
Andy Hood
Bessemer Township
Uncle Sam
Charles Camilli
Itato
Detroit
Ford City
Tom Kovacevich
Thomas
James
Ann
Chicago
Gary
Gene
John Borich
Newport Hospital
John Scavarda
Adeline Bardesano
Mary Globe
Hibbing, Minn
R. E. Mullen
Mrs
R. J. Mullen
Bessemer, Ramsay, Verona
Ironwood Boys
Montreal
Hampton Los 0
P. C. Hampton
The
Edith Johnson
Erwin Township Project
J. L. Hudson Company
Upper Peninsula State
Fair, Escanaba, Mich
Hudson
Civic Award Committee
M. E. Nolan
Mayme Maki Ross
Arthur
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