City Schools Open Monday Morning With New Additions
The Bessemer district opens Monday at 8 30 with kindergarten eligibility for children born before February 1 1938. Students report to specific school rooms, high school sections vary by entrance, and a swim pool is reopening after six years with daytime junior high lessons. New staff include Ethlyn Miller and Anne Mobarg among others, with expanded programs in physical education music art and geography.
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Bessemer
Washngton
Barber
Washington
Orber
Ephomores
Washgtop
Haviz
Libery
Thefternoon
Helr
Ugg
Ethlyn Miller
University of California
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Anne Mobarg
University of Michigan
B. A
Northern State Teachers College
Big Bay
Mich
al- bin
Gail Masters
University of Wisconsin
Knoxollege
Billings
Int
Delevan
Wis
Galesburg
Ilinois
Carlton Walker
S. Western State Teachers College
Manistique
Lois Conoboy
Valley City
St. Teachers College
Devil's Lake
North Dakota
Bottineau
N. Dakota
Rose Johnson
Northwestern
Chicago
Helen Wilkie
B. S. LaCrosse State Teachers College
Fond du Lac
Racine
Robert Caldwell
Kenosha
Rose Burt
Mamie Forno
Mary Guyer
Leonard Jezek
Fielia Knoblock
Walter Nemacheck
Francis Quigley
Arnold Vispi
James Carpenter
Florence Cresswell
Loretta Doyle
Sergeant Hunt
Captain Jackson
Irma Kialfsbeek
Agnes Lyons
Stuart McCune
Leo Massie
Walter Newman
Mary O'Keefe
Robert Reicsen
Harry Reinhold
Florence Rogers
Ethel Rosemargy
Florence Runge
John Sartoria
Janitors in Bessemer hold annual outing at Lake Gogebic
Janitors employed by Bessemer schools gathered for their annual outing yesterday at the Henry Hoffman cottage on Lake Gogebic, enjoying a day of recreation and camaraderie away from the classrooms.
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Bessemer
Henry Hoffman
Lake Gogebic
Iron River To Hold State Horse Shoe Tourney
The first official state horse shoe tournament in the Upper Peninsula will take place at the Iron County Fair grounds in Iron River on August 30 to September 1. K D Campbell Sr leads the organizing committee with cooperation from the Iron County Fair Association and local players. The event offers 145 in cash prizes including 50 for the top scorer and 40 30 20 and 5 for subsequent high scores.
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Upper Peninsula
Iron County Fair
Iron River
K. D. Campbell, Sr
Iron County Horse Shoe Club
Michigan State
Iron County Fair Association
Iron River Club
Land Clearing Demos to Visit Gogebic County Farms
Two September demonstrations in Gogebic County will showcase heavy crawler tractors clearing stump land at Korhonen farm nine miles north of Ironwood and on Nesto Erickson farm in Bessemer township. Operators claim high efficiency and cost cuts versus traditional teams, with attendance expected from hundreds of young farmers and local business people.
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Gogebic County
Deisel
Henry Korhonen
Lake Road
Ironwood
Nesto Erickson
Bessemer Township
Korhonen
C. E. Gunderson
Picnic Enjoyed by Anvil Folks
Pickands Mather & Company held its annual picnic for Anvil Palms mine employees and families on Sunday August 15 at the Anvil grounds. It was an all day event with music entertainment and refreshments enjoyed by hundreds, followed by prize winners in numerous children's and adults contests including multiple dash races sack races egg and ball throwing events and a softball game Surface 12 Under ground 2.
Gogebic Parish Camp Ends Year With Record Attendance
The Gogebic Parish Camp at Lake Galilee closes its 1vth year noting 504 campers, 102 more than last year, with 60 denied admission due to limited space. Sixty-six received lifesaving or swimming awards, the largest in a season, under leaders Miss Marion Vander Wal, Miss Marjie Green, Chester Harries Jr., and William Baird, with extensive programs in sports, crafts, and nature led by a large staff of instructors.
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Lake Galilee
Red Cross
Marion Vander Wal
Chicago
Marjie Green
Puritan
Chester Harries Jr
Hurley
William Baird
Bessemer
Jean Kamm
Catherine Parker
Elizabeth Peterson
Edith Engelder
Harry Coxey
William Roycraft
Walter Peterson
Frederick Harries
Lee Wilcox
Robert Leonard
Hank” Geach
Donald Trudgeon
Dick Trembath
East End Day At Ironwood County Fair Honors Four Townships
Sunday marks closing day of the Go gebic county fair at Ironwood fairgrounds with east end day honoring Bessemer Wakefield Marenis co and Watersmeet townships. Exhibits horse races and Royal American Shows highlight the program as Bessemer high school band provides music.
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Gogebic County
Fair
Ironwood
Bessemer
Wakefield
Marenisco
Watersmeet
Bessemer High School
Bessemer Sons of Legion
How Do Happy Families Live Within Their Means
A concise guide explores practical steps for households to balance income and expenses. It covers budgeting, prioritizing essential needs, cutting nonessential costs, saving regularly, and seeking steady income sources.
New alarm box installed at Yale location in Bessemer
A new fire alarm box is installed in Yale location south of the Yale tavern bringing Bessemer total to 26 boxes.
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Yale
Yale Tavern
Bessemer
Parochial School Plans Open Day and Sewing Course
St Sebastian school in Gogebic county opens August 30 with an elementary sewing course. The school exhibit, returned from the Upper Peninsula State Fair, earned 14 first prizes 25 second prizes and four third prizes and helped Gogebic county claim second in best collection of school work. The Sister Superior notes sewing builds thrift and a healthy home future.
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St. Sebastian School
Upper Peninsula
Bessemer Township
Gogebic County
Siater
Gossip and Hair Wave Fans Spark Tableside chatter
A playful item notes how rumors ride on every wave of style and salon chatter. Readers are left with a light peek at social rumors around fashion, trends, and local personalities stirring talk in the shop.
Federal Park Men Here On Inspection
A federal park service expedition surveyed the Lake Superior coast between Black River and Union Bay and Porcupine Mountains after a Gogebic Ontonagon committee visit to Washington seeking park land. The team included G H Thompson and Neil Butterfield from Washington and colleagues C E Shevlin N P Hollister and W P McDougall from Omaha Madison and Oklahoma City.
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Federal Park
Federal Park Service
Black River
Union Bay
Lake Superior
Porcupine Mountains
Washington
Northwest
G. H. Thompson
Neil Butterfield
Washington, D. C
Former Puritan Resident Passes in Duluth
Mrs. Alfred Elowson a former Puritan resident died at her Duluth home on Wednesday August 18 at 5 pm after a long illness. She was 59, born April 17 1878 in Warmland Sweden. Survived by husband four sons and five daughters, with relatives in Duluth and Puritan. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Duluth.
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Alfred Elowson
Puritan
Duluth
Elowson
Warmland
Sweden
Blowson
Albert
Theodore
Arthur
John
Ellen
Edith
Alice
Ada
Verner Dahlin
Gogebic Cattle High at Fair
Gogebic county exhibitors excel at the Upper Peninsula State Fair with a second place for the Holstein herd and a third for the Guernsey herd among county entries. E W Erickson and C E Johnson owned the junior champion Guernsey and Holstein bulls respectively, with multiple age groups listed for both breeds.
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Gogebic County
Upper Peninsula
E. W. Erickson
C. E. Johnson
Bessemer Township Announces School Opening Monday
Bessemer township schools will open on Monday with buses on last year’s schedule. Kindergarten registration starts Monday morning at Harding Puritan Ramsay and Anvil schools with listed teachers. A Ramsay principal meeting Friday and a general teachers meeting Saturday precede the new term.
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Bessemer Township
Miss Hodsdon
Harding School
Miss Sorenson
The
Puritan
Miss Gustafson
Ramsay
Mrs. Barron
Anvil
Ramsay School
Supt
H. O. Johnson
Frank Duffy, Former Iron County Sheriff, Dies at 67
Frank Duffy 67 longtime Hurley resident and Iron County sheriff in 1913 14 died last Thursday at Runstroms hospital Ironwood from a paralytic stroke. Funeral held Saturday at Wau eau.
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Frank Duffy
Hurley
Iron County
Runstrom
Auto Crash on US 2 Near Ramsay Sparks Fire
Saturday night at 11 30 p m an autocollision on US 2 near Ramsay involved Fred Goodney of Ironwood and Ralph Budah of Wakefield. No injuries reported though Goodney’s car caught fire and Ramsay fire department was dispatched to extinguish the blaze.
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US 2
Ramsay
Fred Goodney
Ironwood
Ralph Budah
Wakefield
Goodney
Ramsay Fire Department
Depot Agents Change
John F. Honzik formerly of Northwestern Wakefield is promoted to the Antigo depot after 12 years with Northwestern. W. H. Boylan, longtime railroad man of 46 years in South Shore North Ironwood, retires and will move his family to California.
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John F. Honzik
Northwestern
Wakefield
Antigo
W. H. Boylan
South Shore
North Ironwood
California
S. J. Groves Co Advances US-2 Relocation East
Camps and repair shops line east Pierce street in Wakefield as S. J. Groves Co secures the Wakefield to Jackson Creek US-2 relocation contract. Right of way is cut and 200000 yards of dirt will be moved for the new road.
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East Pierce Street
Wakefield
S. J. Groves Co
Jackson Creek
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