Honor Roll Members Join NRA Campaign in Bessemer
A list of 41 Bessemer business and professional men joins the NRA drive to raise employment and wages under President Roosevelt's recovery act. Signatories include P. E. Graham, Louis Baldini, John J. Frick Co., A. & P. Store, Michela Lumber Co., various shops and services. Postmaster Gotta reports agreements are being filed with the government as the drive proceeds to urge consumers to buy only at NRA insignia displaying establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
RNA Campaign
Roosevelt
P. E. Graham
Louis Baldini
Hans and Becker
C. H. Swanson
Joseph Ochis
Olson and Buchko
John A. Kallander
C. Hansen Lumber Co
Michela Lumber Co
John J. Frick Co
J.R. Johnson
Abelman's Department
Kelto, Velin & Co
L. Solberg
Durham Creek
Val. Moroni
John Bongiovanni
Kulasavicz & Skwor
James Michelli
Michigan-Wisconsin Beverage Co
Bessemer National Bank
F. H. Kearney Co
Joseph
NRA
Ramsay Boy Struck by Truck Near Eureka Mine
Wilfred Savage 13 of Ramsay was hit by truck driven by Walter Oman of Wakefield at 8 30 p m on a curve near the Eureka mine machine shop between Ramsay and Wakefield. He was unconscious on arrival at Wakefield hospital with a fractured skull. Oman and two Wakefield companions say they did not see him until after the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Ramsay
Wakefield
Wilfred Savage
Ben Savage
Walter Oman
Wakefield Hospital
Oman
Chester Radowski
Wallace Olson
Gogebic and Vermilion Iron Ranges Toast Semi-Centennial
The Vermilion Range Old Settlers' Association plans a July 30 1934 celebration at Boudan Minnesota marking the Vermilion iron range semi centennial. First Minnesota iron ore shipment occurred in 1884 from Soudon. A arrangements committee led by W P Chinn and others was named. The Gogebic range of Michigan also shipped ore for the first time in 1884 and may share in 1934 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion Range
Old Settlers’ Association
Vermilion Iron Range
Boudan
Tower
Minn
Minnesota
Soudon
W. P. Chinn
E. J. Motcom
Gunt Carlson
Thomas Owens
Charles E. Carlson
W. C. Sargent
B. O. Strachan
Gogebic Iron Range
Michigan
Gogebic Range
Editor’s Stolen Studebaker Betsy Bites Back
The editor laments Betsy the Studebaker Victoria stolen Tuesday night from near the county jail and prosecutor’s garage. He recalls five years of loyal service, notes the mandarin blue color and license Gd57895, and joins calls for safety in a tongue in cheek cry over the burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Roosevelt
William Randolph Hearnt
Senate Investigating Committee
All Honest Souls
Studebaker
Doctor Reynolds injured in highway collision near Cloquet
Dr. Frank L. S. Reynolds, superintendent of Grand View hospital, was hurt Friday when his car hit a truck on State Highway No. 1 near Cloquet Minnesota. Mrs Reynolds suffered a cut above the eye and the truck driver William Rouse of Bemidji had facial lacerations. All were taken to Crequet hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. S. Reynolds
Grand View Hospital
Cloquet
Minn
William Rouse
Bemidji
Burial for Mrs. Ernest Berlin In Chicago
Mrs. Ernest Berlin, 26, of North Bessemer died Sunday in Chicago. She leaves a husband, daughter Joan, her parents, five sisters, and six brothers. The body was shipped here and funeral services were held Wednesday at the Finnish Lutheran church with Rev. N. Korhonen officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Berlin
Andrew Hedberg
North Bessemer
Chicago
Joan
Rev. N. Korhonen
Wakefield
Hillrest Cemetery
City man fined for reckless driving in Ironwood
Stewart Rosemargy of this city was fined $50 and costs in Judge Robert R. Wrights court in Ironwood. He was arrested Sunday morning by Deputy Sheriff Art Pertile on a charge of reckless driving on Cloverland Drive in Ironwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Rosemargy
Robert R. Wright
Ironwood
Sherif Art Pertile
Cloverland Drive
Auto Dealers of Gogebic County Form Association
Auto dealers of Gogebic County organized Monday evening at the St. James hotel Ironwood. Delegates planned a conference in Escanaba to prepare a code for the Upper Peninsula under the National Recovery Act. Officers include W. L. Burns president Roy Bedell vice president Irwin J. Neault treasurer Percy Thomas secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
St. James
Ironwood
Escanaba
Upper Peninsula
W. L. Burns
Roy Bedell
Wakefield
Irwin J. Neault
Bessemer
Percy Thomas
George Vukovich
Iron County Plans Fair Dates and Supervisors Meeting
Iron County to fight for fair votes to attend August 19 supervisors meeting. Iron River Reporter notes tentative fair dates September 13 and 14 depending on funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron County
The
Iron County Agricultural Society
Board of Supervisors
Facl
Iron River Reporter
Boost Bessemer Bearcats Football Support This Fall
Bessemer fans urge public support for local Bearcat football players from the 1924 31 era who lack funds for college and equipment. A city team is forming with coach James A Halima assisting former players while critics dubbed curbstone coaches are called out. Community backing is sought to provide equipment and finances to sustain the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Upper Peninsula
Bessemer High School
Vcu
Hurricane
James A Halima
Tser
Tur Pready
Esther Adeir
Lerelis
Idokogt
Bearcat
Air record set by Rossi and Codus in New York to Syria flight
French airmen Maurice Rossi and Paul Codus completed a non stop flight from New York to Rayak Syria landing at noon Monday after departing Bennett Field Brooklyn early Saturday. They covered 3.6 miles more than the prior record set by Gayford and Nickeletrts in February. A diver suffered a serious injury while diving in Lake Michigan Monday morning. Helmer Jess a 23 of Bergland was taken to Grand View hospital with a compression fracture of the neck and is paralyzed from the neck down with only slight arm movement remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codus
New York
Rayak
Syria
Mondar
Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Gayford
Nickeletrts
Lake Gegeric
Helmer Jess
Bergland
Grand View Hospital
Havana Riots Trigger Martial Law Over Machado Resignation
Havana faced political disorder starting Monday with rioting and protests demanding President Machado resign. The scene left 21 dead and over 100 wounded as martial law was imposed after a week of agitation and strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Machado
Arizona Votes to Repeal Prohibition in Landmark Ballot
Arizona voters backed repeal by a three to one margin in a statewide tally 34 359 to 10 247. The state becomes the first to approve repeal with fifteen more states still needed for the nationwide change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Stock Exchange Gassed Teardown Sparks Suspension
A gas attack at the New York Stock Exchange halted trading for part of Friday. Eugene Dantil, a six year old Somerville Nass lawyer, was arrested Saturday on charges of placing tear gas bombs at the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Eugene
Dantil
Somerville
Nass
Police Chief Valiemar Mersen Dies in New York Hotel
Copenhagen police chief Valiemar Mersen was found dead in a New York hotel room last Friday, reportedly from a heart attack at 1 percent. He attended an international police chiefs conference in Chicago the previous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valiemar Mersen
Copenhagen
Denmerk
New York
International
Cucteativua
Chicago
Seven Jailed for Forest Fire Carelessness at Manito
Seven members of Camp No. 660 Civilian Conservation Corps at Manito were sentenced to 30 days in Hurley county jail. Fire ranger Virgil Noon announced the county sentence after a forest fire score left unreported. most youths hailed from Green Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civian Conservation Corps
Manitowish
Hurley
Virgil Noon
Mercer
Green Bas
Mrs Landgren Dies in Auto Crash on Black River Road
Mrs Soptia Landgren of Ironwood dies Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock in an automobile accident on the Black River road. She was riding with her son Rudolph and several others in the car when the fatal heart attack struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apte
Soptia Landgren
Ironwood
Rudolph
Black River Road
City Manager Wilder NM named Hackensack official
Rich, former Ironwood city manager, appointed to a similar post in Hackensack New Jersey. Hackensack, a 25000 population city, will gain a manager who led Ironwood from 1923 to 1926. He spent the last two years in engineering work in Trenton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilder NM. Rich
Iroewood
Hackensack
N. J
Rich
L Ironwood
Trenton
Regent Drew Dies at Home of Daughter in Houghton
Dr. Leius L. Hab bard regent of the University of Michigan from 1930 until this year died last Thursday night at his daughter Mrs. Harry Goodie's home in Houghton. He was 84 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leius L. Habbard
University of Michigan
Harry 3. Good.ie
Houghton
Thieves Break Into Gagebx Constructors Club Shed
Thieves broke into the Gagebx Constructors Club tool shed last Friday night. Rays Carrier reported the incident. A tractor's movable parts, gasoline, and motor oil were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cogstrs Club
Rays Carrier
Club Pro
Ore Load Contract Awarded at Ironwood Mine Grounds
W J Abgerace received the contract to load ore into railroad cars at the Mere Cid stockpile on the Oli Toursite mine grounds in Ironwood this week while Walter M. Weed is noted in relation to the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oli Toursite
Iron Wood
W. J. Abgerace
Accorg
Walter MN. Weed
Geologists From All Over The World Visit Gogebic Range
More than forty geologists visited the Gogebic range last Thursday after attending the International Geological Congress in Washington. The group studied mining methods and gathered data for their students, with members from the United States Algeria Austria Canada England Finland France India Italy Japan Norway Poland Russia Switzerland West Africa and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic Range
Washington
Algeria
Pierre Adam
Austria
H. Reisch
Canada
F. L. Bruce
E. ¥. Poughterty
England
C. G. Cullis
W. C. Smith
Finland
J. H. Sederholm
France
Mrs. H. Hubert
India
B. Rama Rao
Italy
1. Freiglander
Japan
Y Chitani
S. Tsuboi
S. Yamane
Norway
Mrz. Kolderup
T. Vogt
Poland
J. Morosewics
Russia
B. P. Nekrasoff
N. I. Svitolsky
Switzerland
A. Heim
West Africa
N. R. Junner
Local Bank Officials Face Preliminary Hearings
Preliminary hearings for Merle A Hagerman and J Stanley Rummage former cashier and vice president of the closed Peoples State Bank were held at the courthouse on charges of borrowing excessive sums. They were previously bound over to the November term for embezzlement totaling 2176.59. Judge Robert R Wright presided in Ironwood with reporter Bert C Hayes resuming duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle A. Hagerman
J. Stanley Rummage
Peoples State Bank
Court House
Hagerman Ju.d. Rummage
Circuit Court
Roeert R. Wright
Lronwood
Bert C. Hayes
Mrs Felix Orbick Dies In Ironwood At 57
Mrs. Felix Orbick aged 57 died at 3 o clock Sunday morning at her Ironwood home after a month long illness. Born in Germany on March 19 1876 she came to the United States at age 12 and lived in Bessem er until her marriage 38 years ago. She was formerly Miss Josephine Wozniak and was sister to Mrs August Semmerling of this city and Joseph Wozniak now in Detroit. She leaves her husband two sons and two daughters. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Ironwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Orbick
Ironwood
Germany
Bessemer
Orbick
Josephine Wozniak
August Semmerling
Joseph Wozniak
Detroit
Firemen Plan Annual Picnic for August 20
Members of the Bessemer fire department met to outline plans for a picnic on Sunday August 20 at the German park north of the city. It will be the second picnic of the summer hosted by the firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
German Park
City Votes Loan to Sound Siren for Public Improvements
The city council voted 7 to 1 to seek a $200000 loan from the RFC for public improvements. Earlier in the month a similar loan was approved with fewer aldermen present. Night alarms from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. will sound for serious fires only, with minor blazes handled by the fire hall crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
Gogebic Valuation Reduction Proposed by State Tax Commission
The state tax commission at Lansing on Monday recommended a total state property valuation of 5,830,784,000, a reduction of 783,524,000 under the 1932 equalized valuations. Counties with reductions include Gogebic, Dickinson, Houghton, Iron and Keweenaw. Hearings on valuations start Aug. 21 as county officials present requests for further reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Lansing
Cogebic
Dickinson
Houghton
Iron
Forest Fires Brought Under Control By Rains
Intermittent rains helped hundreds of forest fighters in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin. The Mercer Manitowish area fires were reported under control after ten days of battles with about 600 men involved. Fires in Gogebic county, Cisco Lake area, and surrounding districts were contained, though thousands of acres and several cottages burned. Conservation officers blamed cherry pickers for some blazes amid high winds and dry timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin
Mercer
Manitowish
Gogebic County
Wakefield
Northern Logging Co
Gogeble-Ontonagon
Cisco Lake
Gogeble Civilian Conservation Camp
Pelton Creek
Ontonagon Camp
Ontonagon
Forest Wander Lodge
Michigan
Gogeble Range
Herry Rickers
Former Bessemer Man In Alaska Drama
Dr August S Walkowski appears as a principal actor in a dramatic Alaska incident. A 5 year old boy named Looff suffered peritonitis and was flown from Kodiak Island to Anchorage for surgery after inter city wireless messages and bad weather hindered immediate care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August S. Walkowski
Milwaukee Journal
Anchorage
Alaska
Harry Blunt
David Loof
Blunt
Henry Loof
Alitak
Kodiak Island
Walkowski
Dry Bay
The
Chicago Tribune
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Ocean
Ed. Stevens
Atak
Talik
Aleutians
Henry
Looff
Bureau of Fisheries
Stevens
A. H. Beering
Harborview Hospital
Alaktalik
Army
Fibre Co Expands Workforce Under National Recovery Act
Under the National Recovery Act the On tonagon Fibre Co. adds 53 workers and increases shifts from three to four. The move expands employment and production capacity during the recovery period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontonagon Fibre Co
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T. M. Brodkerick
A. F. Buddington
J. Gilly
F. F. Grout
W. C. Hotchkiss
A. Knopf
G. O. Swanson
DR. A. 8. Walkowski
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