Two Weeks Left In Interstate League Title Race
Two weeks remain in the Interstate baseball league regular season as Davis Montreal and Bessemer vie for playoff spots. Sunday’s slate features Glidden at Bessemer Davis at Ramsay Puritan at Penokee Saxon at Marenisco Hurley at Montreal. Last weekend saw Bessemer defeat Davis 6 to 1 and Marenisco beat Puritan 7 to 2 as standings tighten.
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Davis
Montreal
Bessemer
Glidden
Ramsay
Puritan
Penokee
Saxon
Marenisco
Hurley
Troube
Vern Hanson
Davis Club
Massie Field
Rigoni
Werer
Bessemer Ab
Ippolite
Pertile
Sloma
E Proctor
C. Korhonen
Davis Ab
J. Kriznarich
M. Kriznarich
DeMarkc
Ie Fossie
Brody
Tomich
Serbia
Ylisto
Hayes
Daviswert
H. Ippolite
Hanson
Family Reunion Celebrates Mazanec Kin at Black River Park
The Anton Mazanec family held a Sunday reunion at Black River Park on Lake Superior. Afternoon boat rides and a ball game preceded a supper. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mazanec of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Mazanec of Antigo, Miss Ann Mazanec of Two Rivers, and other relatives from Shawano Bessemar and nearby towns, with Mr. and Mrs. Anton Mazanec Sr. as guests of honor.
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Anton Mazanec
Black River Park
Lake Superior
Fes
Joseph Mazanec
Milwaukee
Anton L. Mazanec
Antigo
Ann Mazanec
Two Rivers
Wis
Louis Dillenburg
Shawano
George Mazanec
Bernard Mazanec
Bessemer Band Presents Two Concerts This Week
The Bessemer High School band directed by Harry Rlein performed two concerts on Wednesday and Thursday at Massie Field and Barber School. Next week they plan more shows on Wednesday and Thursday at Massie Field and Ramsay Memorial Park.
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Bessemer High School
Harry Rleinhold
Massie Field
Barber School
Ramsay Memorial Park
Skaters Invited to Soo's Summer Ice Rink at Pulsar Stadium
The Soo offers its ice facilities to tourists from now until Labor Day boasting the sole summer skating between Lake Placid and Sun Valley. Ontario and Idaho professionals teach on 16,000 square feet of ice in the new Pulsar stadium with thrice daily refrigeration for fresh ice.
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Lake Placid
Sun Valley
The
Soo
Ontario
Idaho
Pulsar Stadium
Italia Mutual Society Picnic At Tour ist Park
The Italia Mutual Society of Bessemer will hold a picnic at Tour ist Park next Sunday August 18 with dancing races sports and refreshments for all. The Bessemer Eagles lodge No 1908 hosts a picnic for members and families on Sunday August 25 at the Cotton Club north of Bessemer. Proceeds go to the Boys Town fund.
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Italia Mutual Society of Bessemer
Bessemer
Eagles Lodge No. 1908
Cotton Club
Boys’ Town Fund
Eagles
Van Wagoner to Speak at Breakfast and Fair Talk
Arrangements are being made for a breakfast in honor of Murray D. Van Wagoner state highway commissioner and Democratic candidate for Governor at the Curry Hotel Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. Reservations will be made for 100 guests. Plans include a talk at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon by Van Wagoner or a staffer.
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van Wagoner
Murray D. van Wagoner
Curry Hotel
Mr. van Wagoner
Fair Grounds
Couple Honored At Wedding Dance In Hurley
Mr and Mrs Charles Cox Jr were guests of honor at a wedding dance Saturday night August 10 at Meadville Hall Hurley The event drew about 200 local friends Hostesses included Mrs Matt Maki Mrs Charles Saari Sr Miss Wilma Saari and Miss Eldora Saari A tiered cake was cut at midnight and the couple received a monetary purse The couple wed in May at Hurley and now reside in Bessemer.
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Charles Cox, Jr
Meadville Hall
Hurley
Matt Maki
Charles Saari
Wilmaaari
Eldora Saari
Motorboat Nuisance Crackdown Reaches Michigan Lakes
Conservation officers and peace officers now empowered to arrest nuisance motorboat operators on Michigan inland waters. Offenders are being nabbed, especially on southern lakes, under the 1939 amended law banning mufflerless operation and careless, reckless behavior endangering people or property.
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Michigan
Auto Crash Injures Three Near Bessemer
Mrs Francis Boyle of Ironwood lost control of a car on US 2 near the Underwood Mill in Bessemer striking a telephone pole. Boyle and her nine month old son Brian suffered injuries including tongue laceration and head injuries. Helvi Serbin of Hurley lost three teeth and received body cuts. Rev and Mrs Paul Jarvis of Bessemer aided the injured and took them to Grand View hospital.
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Francis Boyle
Ironwood
Gogebic Day Friday at Upper Peninsula State Fair
September 13 marks Conservation Day dedicated to Baraga Gogebic Houghton Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties at the Upper Peninsula state fair in Escanaba.
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Baraga
Gogebic
Houghton
Keweenaw
Ontonagon
Upper Peninsula State Fair
Escanaba
NYA Builds New Skate House In Stambaugh
NYA workers from the Michigan National Youth Administration are aiding in constructing a skating and recreation club on Second Street. Under skilled supervision the logs for the walls are being shaped and placed on a granite foundation. Logs measure about a foot in diameter and will form 12 foot high walls.
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Stambaugh
Michigan National Youth Administration
Second Street
NYA
Forester Picnic at Lake Gogebic Attended by 26 Women
The Catholic Women's Order of Foresters held their sixth annual picnic at the John Cychosz cottage on Lake Gogebic Tuesday August 13. The event began at ten with 26 members present. Entertainment included swimming and cards as well as fishing. The outdoor dinner was enjoyed by all and an intended outdoor supper was canceled due to threatening weather. They returned home in the late evening.
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Catholic Women’s Order of Foresters
John Cychosz
Lake Gogebic
Old Time Bessemer Businessman Dies in Wisconsin
Word has been received that Charles Nagelstock, pioneer Bessemer businessman, died last week in Oconto Wisconsin. He was buried in Appleton Wisconsin. He operated a clothing store in the old Loope and White block, now the Abelman building. He left Bessemer about 40 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nagelstock
Bessemer
Oconto
Wis
Appleton Order
Nagelstock
Loope & Whiteside
Abelman_ building
Ore Loading Record Shows Harry Coulby Cargo Rise
The steamer Harry Coulby loaded 15 974 tons of iron ore at Ashland Wisconsin on July 31. The cargo is billed for delivery to Indiana Harbor Indiana for Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. Ore originated from the Gogebic range in Michigan aboard the vessel.
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Harry Coulby
North Western Dock
Ashland
Wis
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Gogebic Range
Michigan
State pays 235000 to districts and townships on state lands
The lands division reports payments of 235966.90 to townships and local school districts for lands owned by the state and managed by the conservation department in 1939. The annual 10 cent per acre levy applies to 2,359,760 acres, mostly north of Muskegon Bay City. First checks totaling 348,594 acres are from the game protection fund. the rest from the general fund. Only the first 1000 acres of state parks with a caretaker are exempt.
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Lands Division
Conservation Department
Muskegon Bay City
Game Protection Fund
C Y O Meeting Votes For Potluck Supper
A regular C Y O meeting was held Tuesday evening August 13 in Saint Sebastian parish. Lorraine Scavarda chaired, Anna Turkal read the treasurer’s report, and minutes of two prior meetings were approved. A motion for a potluck supper at the next meeting passed. dancing followed. Next meeting set for August 27.
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St. Sebastian Church
Lorraine Scavarda
Anna Turkal
U P State Fair Set With Free Entry Until 5 P M
The 13th annual U P State Fair at Escanaba runs September 11 to 14 with free admission until 5 p m daily and 25 cent after, reduced grandstand prices, and harness racing, horse pulling contests, pistol championships, and fancy shooting. Governor Loren D Dickinson is honored on Wednesday as Governor's Day, with county dedications on other days including Old Settler's Day and Army Day amidst various counties.
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Escanaba
U. P
Michigan State Police and Conservation Departments
Negaunee Man Opposes Cloon for State Senate Nomination
Evert Anderson of Negaunee announces his bid for the Republican nomination in the Thirty first district covering Marquette Dickinson Iron and Gogebic counties. He delayed until petitions were accepted and is opposed by Joseph P. Choon of Wakefield. Anderson, a Mass mine employee, has long served in local GOP roles and has never run for office outside his township before.
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Evert Anderson
Negaunee Township
Marquette County
Marquette
Dickinson
Iron
Gogebic
Anderson
Lansing
Harry F. Kelly
Joseph P. Choon
Wakefield
Negaunee
Board of Education
Republican County
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
Mass
Visit Dentist Now Advice To Students
The Michigan health department urges all children starting school in September to visit a dentist this month. Early dental care and regular visits protect against decay and keep kids ready for the classroom. A Bureau of Public Health Dentistry survey in two rural counties found 80 to 90 percent of school age children needed care. cavities cannot be prevented but must be treated to save teeth.
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Michigan Department of Health
Michigan
Health Department
Bureau of Public Health Dentistry
Lion's Picnic Planned by Bessemer Lions Club
The Bessemer Lions Club met Tuesday at the Peretti Hotel to plan the annual city business men's picnic on August 28. The site is to be chosen by the arranging committees. Executive committee members are Conrad Velin E J Oas Rudolph Honz and Ernest Dimperio. Entertainment and lunch committee members are George Mazanek Carl Zastrow Rueben Johnson and Peter Ceno.
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Bessemer Lion’s Club
Peretti Hotel
Conrad Velin
E. J. Oas
Rudolph Honz
Ernest Dimperio
George Mazanec
Carl Zastrow
Rueben Johnson
Peter Ceno
NLRB Moves Against Two Iron Firms Over Mine Unions
The National Labor Relations Board orders Sun day Lake Iron of Wakefield Bethlehem Steel subsidiary and Ironwood of Youngstown Sheet and Tube to end employee representation plans at Newport Mine and Anvil Palms unions. Pickands Mather manages the mines. CIO steel workers organizing committee filed the charges.
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National Labor Relations Board
Gogebiec County Iron Companies
Sunday Lake Iron Company
Wakefield
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Mines Corporation
Ironwood
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Pickands, Mather and Company
Newport Mine Workers Association
Anvil-Palms Labor Union
Hospital Service Plan Changes Name to Michigan Hospital Service
Michigan Society for Group Hospitalization, a voluntary non profit hospital service plan sponsored by Michigan hospitals, gains state approval to change its name to Michigan Hospital Service effective August 1. Director John R. Mannix cites subscriber convenience and alignment with Michigan Medical Service. The plan has operated since 1939 and now serves more than 240,000 people on a monthly prepaid basis.
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Michigan Society For
Hospitals of
Michigan
Michigan Hospital Service
John R. Mannix
Michigan Medical Service
Doctors of Medicine
Seek Recruits at Ironwood Marine Recruiting Drive
The U S Marine Corps Recruiting Station Minneapolis announces a recruiting party will be in Ironwood on Thursday August 22 from 9 00 a m to 4 00 p m to interview and examine all men interested in enlisting.
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U. S. Marine ‘Corps
Minneapolis
Ironwood
U. S. Marine Corps
Tourists Visit Nazi Prison Camp
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan sees American visitors cross the St. Marys River to Espanola Ontario to tour a Nazi war prisoner camp housing about 1,000 German sailors and soldiers from Graf Spee, Altmark, and other units. A larger Canadian camp operates at Nipigon near Port Arthur on Lake Superior.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
St. Mary’s River
Espanola
Ontario
Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
Belgium
Holland
Dunkirk
Norway
Nipigon
Port Arthur
Lake Superior
Stenback and Karjala Wed in Illinois Ceremony
Miss Esther Stenback daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Stenback of Hurley and formerly of Bessemer wed Urho Karjala in Waukegan Illinois on Saturday August 10 The bride is a 1933 Bessemer High School graduate and has worked in Illinois for six years Mr Karjala runs a jewelry business in Waukegan
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Dave Frederick
Ironwood
Ironwood High School
Gogebic Rangers
Esther Stenbeck
Frank Stenback
Hurley
Bessemer
Waukegan, Ill
Urho Karjala
Bessemer High School
Illinois City
Sis Cars
Karjala
Waukegan
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L. Pet. Davis
Montrealéwacuebeg
Saxonech Ution Ss Ceee
Eens
Cee
Penokee Ramsay
Puritanoor
Hartey
Eagles Lodge
Lion's Club
Warn Boat Operators
Forester Picnic
C. Y. O. Meeting
Rollo
Loren D. Dickinson
Alger, Dickinson
Delta
Menominee
Schoolcraft
Chippewa
Luce
Mackinac
O. L. Smith
Dearborn
Negaunee Man
Cloon
NLRB
Cio’s
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Stenback
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