Seven Trollers Licensed Here In Current Season
More than one seventh of all commercial fishing licenses issued so far in the fiscal year starting July 1 went to sport trollers, per the conservation department fish division. Over 40 sport trolling rigs are licensed in Grand Traverse Bay region. Northport hosts 27 licensees, Traverse City 18, Bessemer seven, Chassell Ironwood six each, with others in Ontonagon Charlvoix Munising and more. Total sport trollers licensed this season reach 104, up from last year, while total licenses issued to date total 693, six fewer than a year ago. Commercial licenses to date are about half of the full-year total. some will be issued later as boats resume work and ice fishing approaches.
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Conservation Department
Fish Division
Grand Traverse Bay
Northport
Traverse City
Bessemer
Chassell
Ironwood
Ontonagon
Whitefish Point
Autopsy Victim Dies In Ashland Auto Crash Near City Limits
Funeral services were held for Anne Asunto 19 at the Ironwood township home of Mr and Mrs John Sillanpaa, her stepfather and mother. She died Sunday at St Josephs hospital Ashland from a fractured neck and severed spinal cord after a crash on U S 2 where the car left the curve and rolled four times. Also injured were Eugene Niemi 19 Ellen Johnson 17 and Lillian Brunelli 21. The car stopped against Bretting Manufacturing after the roll. Six brothers and four sisters survive beside her parents. Mr and Mrs John Olson and daughters Helen and Jane of Minneapolis visited Mrs O Torell this week.
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Ironwood Township
John Sillanpaa
Anne Asunto
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ashland
Asunto
U. S.2
Eugene Niemi
Ellen Johnson
Lillian Brunelli
Amasa
Laverne Gotta 17 Injured In Car Accident
Laverne Gotta age 17 of Lake Gogebic sustained back and shoulder injuries when the auto carrying her and others rolled over several times at the M-64 and Kite House road junction on the south end. Philip Ay 17 of Ironwood and Celestine Kopecko 17 of Ironwood also injured with head and body injuries. William Champion and William Smith of Ironwood were uninjured as guard rails were torn out and occupants were thrown through the top after returning from the state park where they had been swimming.
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Mise
Laverné Gotta
Mary
William Champion
William Smith
Ironwood
Flash Williams Thrill Drivers to Daring Auto Stunts at State Fair
Flash Williams and his Thrill Drivers perform a one afternoon program at the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba on Sunday September 7 rain or shine. The act features hair raising car stunts including high ramp launches flaming death drag and cannonball runs as 18 events unfold with top stuntmen from Hollywood and across the United States.
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Escanaba
Flash Williams
Hollywood
Ray Mortenson
Joe Bouley
New England
Siebert Jefferies
U M Proxy to Attend U P Alumni Meeting
Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven president of the University of Michigan will speak at the Upper Peninsula U of M alumni meeting at Camp Filibert Roth Golden Lake near Watersmeet on Saturday August 16. Regent J Joseph Herbert Dean Dana T Hawley Tapping and possibly George Heighway will attend. The event starts at 1250 p m CST with tours boating swimming and fishing on Golden Lake and campus forestry tours.
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Alexander G. Ruthven
University of Michigan
Upper Peninsula
U. of M
Michigan
Filibert Roth
Golden Lake
Gogebic
Iron County
Watersmeet
Ruthven
J. Joseph Herbert
Manistique
Dean Dana
U. M. Forestry School
T. Hawley Tapping
Alumni Association
George Heighway
American Alumni Council
Robert Craig
Beechwood
Mich
Harold L. Mead
Menominee
Dr. Mead
11Th District
Craig
U. Pf
Michigan University
Michigan Forestry Camp
Bessemer School Budget Reduced for 1941 42
At a regular school board meeting the 1941 42 budget was adopted with income estimated at 97848 59 and expenditures at 99504 37 a deficit of 1655 78. The deficit could drop about 1350 00 if vacancies from resignations and a leave of absence are not filled and two teachers were hired Leslie Church and Domenic Bordini.
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Bessemer School Board
Dorothy Stevens
Dorothy Arnold
Florence Rogers
Leslie Church
Domenic Bordini
Wakefield Names Alfred Hunter New Football Coach
Alfred Glen Hunter of Stephenson Michigan is hired as Wakefield high school football coach to replace Forrest Jordan who resigned. He will begin practice at Cardinal Field next Monday and has a background at Newberry High School, the University of Minnesota, and Northern State Teachers College Marquette. He previously coached at John D. Pierce High School and taught social studies and directed athletics at Stephenson High School. The Hunters plan to move to Wakefield with their infant son.
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Alfred Glen Hunter
Stephenson, Mich
Wakefield High School
Forrest Jordan
Hunter
Cardinal Field
Newberry High School
University of Minnesota
Northern State Teachers College
Marquette
Northern
John D. Pierce
Stephenson (Mich
Wakefield
U P Horseman To Exhibit Prize Teams
William Kell a Wilson Michigan horseman will present two exhibition pulls one light class and one heavyweight at the fair. He offers his star teams for free to the Fair Board after learning the regular pulling contest is local. Local teams may surprise Kell with strong pulls from Gogebic county and Menominee drivers.
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William Kell
Wilson
Menominee County
Michigan
Kell
Fair Board
Gogebic County
Interstate League Nears Close
The Interstate Baseball League nears its end with tight standings and strong games. Montreal remains in first after a 4 to 2 win over Marenisco while Ramsay shut out Puritan 5 to 0 on 4-hit pitching by Curly Johnson. Penokee hammered Puritan 20 to 5 after amassing 16 hits as the standings unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Baseball League
Montreal
Marenisco
Monarchs
Curly” Johnson
Ramsay
Penokee
Puritan
Ca Chooers Convene At Soo Next Week
Members of the Ca-Choo Club arrive from midwestern states for the 1941 sessions opening around August 20 at the Park hotel in Sault Ste. Marie. The hay fever group seeks cool, ragweed‑free breezes to enjoy late summer gathering led by supreme sneezer V. J. Littlejohn and supreme secretary Mrs. P. J. Vines.
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Ca-Choo Club
America
Midwestern
Park Hotel
the Soo
Ca-Choo
Sault Ste. Marie
V. J. Littlejohn
Robinson
Illinois
P. J. Vines
Detroit
Driver Found Guilty in Fatal Collision Near Iron Vilas Lines
Gust Anderson of Boulder Junction was found guilty of negligent homicide and sentenced to four months in Iron County jail. A coroner's jury ruled his truck crash into a bridge abutment on July 25 caused the death of Carl E. Nelson at the Iron and Vilas county line.
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Gust Anderson
Boulder Junction
Iron County
Carl E. Nelson
Iron and Vilas
Mother Of Local Woman Passes In Finland Born Immigrant dies at 66
Mrs. Jacob Wainionpaa 66 died at her home after a long cancer illness. Born May 19 1885 in Finland she came to Greenland Michigan in 1906 and lived in the north central region. Survived by husband a daughter Minetta Antila of this city a brother Lauri Rajakka of Drummond and two sisters and two brothers in Finland Funeral services held at Ketola funeral home Ironwood. Pearce E Graham named a Gogebic Junior College trustee at Luther L Wright high school meeting in Ironwood.
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Jacob Wainionpaa
Merning
Wainionpaa
Finland
Greenland
Michigan
Minetta Antila
Lauri Rajakka
Drummond
Ketola
Ironwood
Pearce E. Graham
Gogebic Junior College
Luther L. Wright High School
Connor Lumber Co. resumes operations at Connorville mill
Connor Mill Operations at the Connor Lumber and Land Co. in Connorville, five miles north of Thomaston, resumed Wednesday morning after repairs since July 1. Two shifts planned but only the day shift currently operating.
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Connor Lumber and Land Co
Connorville
Thomaston
Tax Hearing In Lansing On County Equalization
Rudolph Anderson county clerk was notified a state tax commission hearing will be held in Lansing on Monday August 18 to review the county equalization. Gogebic County's assessed value stands at 33 996 900 as set by local review boards while the commission recommends 33 156 000.
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Rudolph Anderson
State Tax Commission
Lansing
Gogebic County
New Uniforms for Gogebic Federal Band in Michigan
The Gogebic Federal band marched through Bessemer on Friday with new red coats and white pants and gave a short concert at the Massie field bandshell. Walter L. Daley directs the group, ranked number one in its class in Michigan, with a rescheduled concert at Bessemer Township Memorial Park in Ramsay.
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Gogebic Federal
Bessemer’s
Massie Field Bandshell
Bessemer Township Memorial Park
Ramsay
Walter L. Daley
Michigan
Mazanecs Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Anton Mazanec mark their golden anniversary with an 8 pm St Sebastian church mass where they wed 50 years ago followed by a noon family dinner at the Curry Hotel Ironwood and an open house 3 to 8 pm at 609 S Mine St Attendants from 50 years ago Adolph Skwor join the celebration Mr Mazanec aged 78 and Mrs Mazanec 69 both longtime Ironwood residents born in Czechoslovakia.
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Anton Mazanec
St. Sebastian
Curry Hotel
Ironwood
Mazanec
S. Mine St
Adolph Skwor
Czechoslovakia
Gogebic County Fair Opens In Three Days
Fair officials announce exhibits due Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and begin judging Tuesday across 21 departments. Judges include Miriam Eads, Dorothy Clanahan, C A Rood, D L Clanahan, James E. Daley, G S McIntyre, R H Raven, and Harry F. Moxley. Wm R Helfen urges public participation to support agriculture, home making, and community life as the fair showcases progress in science, art, and industry.
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Gogebic County
Miriam Eads
Upper Peninsula
Dorothy Clanahan
Marquette
C. A. Rood
Marcella Meyer
D. L. Clanahan
James E. Daley
Mohawk
Michigan
G. S. McIntyre
R. H. Raven
Crystal Falls
Harry F. Moxley
Michigan State College
Wm. R. Helfen
Legion Picnic Promises Fun At August Event
American Legion Peter Gedda Post 27 hosts a Sunday picnic at Tourist Park starting noon. Races for children 2 30 to 4, free ice cream 2 30 3 30 and 6 30 7 00, tug of war between posts, and 40 ot 8 train rides for kids. Gedda chairs the committee. Kovacevich to oversee lamb barbecue. broader roster includes Carpenter Abelman Sundquist Rossi Constantino Keenan Blaha Superczynski and others.
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American Legion
Peter Gedda
Michael A. Gedda
Thomas Kovacevich
James Carpenter
Morris Abelman
John Sundquist
Tony Rossi
Joseph Constantino
Hugo Keenan
Frank Blaha
Walter Supercynski
A. J. Christianson
Victor Carli
Arthur Johnson
August Dahl
Peter Berling
Peter Ostapinski
Joseph Jezek
Gust Wigg
Benny Milewski
Frank Brach
Navy Recruiter Visits Ironwood in August 1941
Navy announces a new recruiting substation in Marquette headed by R H Bailey and Frank Jones. The permanent office will serve Baraga Houghton Gogebic Keweenaw Iron Marquette Ontonagon counties and begin August 18 with Calumet August 18 Ontonagon August 19 Ironwood August 20 Iron River August 21.
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U. S. Navy
Marquette
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Navy
R. H. Bailey
Frank Jones
Naval Reserve Force
Naval Service
Baraga
Houghton
Gogebic
Keweenaw
Iron
Ontonagon
Calumet
Ironwood
Iron River
To Make Comforters From Cotton and Percale
The USDA office announced a new carload of cotton and 7,292 yards of percale will arrive in Bessemer to manufacture bed comforters. Eligible workers previously approved for mattress work will qualify again for this shipment.
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United States Department of Agriculture Office
Bessemer
Cloverland Fair Appeals To Community Helpers
The text invites mothers wives and daughters to prepare useful ornamental and beautiful displays for a county fair. It urges participation by all classes and assures visitors will be keenly interested. It also calls on boys and girls especially 4 H club members to join, outlining a premium list to reward youth efforts in agriculture and community life.
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Cloverland
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Helen and
Jane
Minneapolis
O. Torell
Laverne Gotta
The
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U. M
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Interstate League
Momepor
Pepakee
Soo
Ooo
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Utter Ee
Ca-Chooers
Hellen
Legion
Bessemer Tourist Park
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