Wakefield mine ships final ore from open pit
The Wakefield mine completed open pit operations with the final ton of ore shipped November 11. Future mining will be underground, with pit loading equipment dismantled and salvaged. Electric locomotives and most gear removed. one electric shovel will move to the Plymouth mine for surface recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Plymouth
Plymouth Pit
Abe Mathews
Pickands, Mather & Co
W. C. Hart
R. B. Wortley
Tendent
Wortley
Hanna
Hanna Tron Ore Co
M. A. Hanna Co
Cleveland
Inland Steel Co
Hanna Company
County Plans Million Dollar Road Project
Gogebic county road commission submits a $1,077,000 WPA style project to federal officials. If approved the plan would extend current road work through Jan 15. Local share would be $109,000 with $61,000 in cash and the rest in equipment and services. The program includes highway repair, construction and park improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County Road Commission
Road Commission
Fire alarms signal blazes around Mine Street area
A fire damaged the Clement Mixin car and garage on Mine Street and alerted Bessemer Fire Department early Monday. Later that evening chimney fires were reported at the Ted Hetherington residence in Yale, and at Mrs. John Menera’s home on Third Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Mixin
Mine Street
Bessemer Fire Department
Ted Hetherington
Yale
John Menera
Third Avenue
1800-Mile Road A proposed Dixie highway route
Sponsors seek to streamline the Dixie highway a four lane divided parkway about 1800 miles from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to Miami Florida and New Orleans Louisiana A meeting in Lexington Kentucky on December 8 will discuss plans to gain federal support for construction The nine state organization will present the idea to officials and ask state highway departments to add it to their programs The plan originated in Michigan and aims to improve safety and wartime utility and to serve as a model for future major arteries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Miami
Fla
New Orleans
Lexington
Shakeup on Tax Commission in Michigan politics
Reports say B McPherson, a leading Republican on Michigan's state tax commission, will become the next chairman as Frank Fitzgerald takes office. John N Fegan plans to leave post. Libcke's bid to end mine valuations advances with Benjamin summoned for accounting. Floyd Benjamin injured in Wakefield after a Thanksgiving car wreck. Gasper and two companions uninjured. Gogebic range warms from 3 to 40 degrees as November ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. McPherson
Republicn
Michigan
John N. Fegan
Sault Ste. Marie
Frank Fitzgeraldi
McPherson
Libcke
Detroit
Upper Peninsula
F. B. Benjamin
Lansing
Andrew, Sweet
Houghton
James Trebilcock
Wakefield
W. Gasper
Marquette
Fegan
Sion
Benjamin
Floyd Benjamin
State Tax Commission
William Gasper
Honor Roll Class A B Students Named Across Genders
Honor roll lists feature Class A boys William Arpi Ted Brown Arthur Heikkinen John Kuivinen Oswald Kutta Edward Marinetti Robert Neault Jack Peters on and Class A girls Margaret Anderson Mary Barbacovi Margaret Brody Isabelle Cabianea Frances Dahl Jean Dahl Shirley Dahlgren Ethel Erickson Et ta Mae Gilbert LaVerne Gotta Con stance Gustafson Dolores Hill La Verne Hocking Rita Jezek Viola Kinnunen Irma Koivu Vienna Kuismi Lillian Laine Dorothy Maki Mae Matara Theresa Mattaini Viola Mattila Constance Mussatti Betty Muzzey Eleanore Nelson Ruth Orling Rose Pertile Mary Perucca Laura Ravanelli Elaine Retallio Ruby Swanberg Flora Thompson Viola Uren Marion Vukovich plus Class B Boys and Girls listings for further names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arpi
Ted Brown
Arthur Heikkinen
John Kuivinen
Oswald Kutta
Edward Marinetti
Robert Neault
Jack Peterson
Victor Schmidt
Margaret Anderson
Mary Barbacovi
Margaret Brody
Isabelle Cabianea
Frances Dahl
Jean Dahl
Shirley Dahlgren
Ethel Erickson
Etta Mae Gilbert
LaVerne Gotta
Constance Gustafson
Dolores Hill
LaVerne Hocking
Rita Jezek
Viola Kinnunen
Irma Koivu
Vienna Kuismi
Lillian Laine
Dorothy Maki
Mae Matara
Theresa Mattaini
Viola Mattila
Constance Mussatti
Betty Muzzey
Eleanore Nelson
Ruth Orling
Rose Pertile
Mary Perucca
Laura Ravanelli
Elaine Retallio
Ruby Swanberg
Flora Thompson
Viola Uren
Marion Vukovich
Robert Allen
Vernon Backlund
Laurence Cabianea
Anthony Cavalieri
Alden Wakevainen
Helen Balasz
Helen Brody
Hazel Bushie
Margaret Cech
la Verne Chiapuzio
Vida Cox
Mary Dalle Ave
Ann Dianich
Valentina Filippini
Jenny Frello
Rita Grabowski
Bessie Jasper
Gladys Kangas
Alice Korpela
Lillian LaPere
Pauline Liljegren
Elaine Lillrose
Ruth Maki
Lyla Mattson
Ellen Maxin
Mavis Moyle
Eunice Nezworski
Elsie Nyman
Phyllis Ochis
Jean Olson
Mildred Parent
Virginia Pecard
Ruth Puro
Agnes Rocco
Katherine Samarziga
Bernice Scavarda
Betty Shave
Evelyn Simo
Marion Skagen
Anne Stempihar
Byrdie Takala
Dorothy Tarnaski
Helen Thebert
Lorraine Trappa
Dorothy
Vomastek
Helen Waltee
Leonette Winkowski
Edith Zanon
Edward Anderson
Edwin Ahola
Henry Boline
Robert Burt
Jalo Fastelin
Thaddeus Furmanski
Toivo Kyrola
Nick Lukach
Kauko Lustig
Ernest Nyman
Stigene Syriala
Anton Turkal
John Wakevainen
Shirley Brydges
Emma_ Dianich
Lorraine Edwards
Dorothy Felty
Cesira Filip
Sheriff’s School for Newly Elected Officers Set
East Lansing hosts a new sheriffs and under sheriff training course at the police training school in the MSP headquarters on December 5 2010. Jointly sponsored by the Michigan Sheriff's Association the State Board of Control of Vocational Education and the Michigan State Police. Jerome Borden noted as key organizer with Commissioner Oscar G. Olander praising the program and instructors with long law enforcement ties in Michigan.
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East Lansing
Michigan State Police
Michigan Sheriff's Association
State Board of Control of Vocational Education
Michigan
Jerome Borden
Oscar G. Olander
Local School Districts Share In State Primary Fund
Bessemer city schools receive $5,843.80 and Bessemer township $5,944.39 from the state primary school fund based on $4.79 per census child. Gogebic county totals $47,579.07 with Tronwood $20,836.50, Wakefield $7,031.72, Erin township $1,159.18, Ironwood township $3,879.90, Marenisco $1,422.63, Watersmeet $1,460.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
Bessemer Township
Gogebic County
Tronwood
Wakefield
Erwin Township
Ironwood Township
Marenisco
Watersmeet
Gogebic County Court Postponed to December 5
The November term of Gogebic county circuit court was postponed until next Monday December 5. City Treasurer Louis Filippini and Mrs. Josephine Wodrazka were among the first to pay 1938 taxes this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Gan
Louis Filippini
Josephine Wodrazka
Tuoro Invents A Guard For Trolley Wires
Mine Inspector John B. Tuoro reports to Gogebic county supervisors on guarded underground trolley wires to prevent accidents. He describes inventing a guard with Goodrich Rubber Company and plans a patent to market. He also details fencing test pits and CCC cooperation, plus county mining statistics for 1937 1938.
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Gogebic County Board of Supervisors
John B. Tuoro
Wakefield
Goodrich Rubber Company
Postmaster Gaver Christmas Mail Advice
Charles Camilli, postmaster of Pessemer, issues guidance on Christmas greetings. Unsealed letters mailed with third class postage are not forwarded if the recipient moves, while first class mail enjoys free forwarding. Written messages must be mailed first class and third class mail cannot contain messages. Send greeting cards with first class postage to ensure delivery or forwarding.
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Charles Camilli
Tpessemer
Gogebic 4 H Service Club Elects Officers
The Gogebic 4 H Service Club elected officers for 1939 at the Ironwood township hall meeting on Tuesday November 22. New officers include President Martha Erickson Vice president John Puro secretary June Johnson treasurer Elvira Ranta and reporter Irene Alto. Township representatives for the club news staff are June Johnson Tronwood Mary Louise Bonino Wakefield and Agnes Olson Bessemer. D L Clanahan Michigan State College crop specialist says about 1000 carloads of potatoes will go to larger markets from the Upper Peninsula this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Club
Ironwood Township
Martha Erickson
John Puro
June Johnson
Elvira Ranta
Irene Alto
Tronwood Township
Mary Louise Bonino
Wakefield Township
Agnes Olson
Bessemer Township
D. L. Clanahan
Marquette
Michigan State College
Upper Peninsula
Mrs Michael Hook Funeral Tuesday
Mrs Michael Hook 62 mother of Congressman Frank E Hook died Saturday at home after two years of illness. Born in Houghton in 1876 she lived in Copper Country, married October 10, 1892, later moving to Wakefield then Bessemer. Survived by husband and six sons Frank Ironwood Matt Marquette George Joseph Herman Lawrence. Funeral at St Sebastian Catholic Church Bessemer with interment Hillrest cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hook
Frank E. Hook
Houghton
Copper Country
Wakefield
Bessemer
Frank
Ironwood
Matt
Marquette
George
Joseph
Herman
Ramsay
Lawrence
C. J. Swoboda
St. Sebastian’s Catholic Church
Hillrest Cemetery
Henry Theil
John Sands
William Todd
Louis Savitski
Frank Selik
Michigan license prefixes list county codes for 1939 plates shows two initials
Funeral services were held last Friday morning for the late Mrs. John Wysoski at St. Sebastian church. Rev. C. J. Swoboda, Rev. Joseph Gondek and Rev. Thomas Drengacz officiated. Pall bearers were John Jankoviak, William Probosky, Stanley Wroblewski, John Novakowski, Jacob Winkowski, and Stanley Maslanka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic
Michigan
Ontonagon
Oceana
Ogemaw
Oakland
Oscoda
Dickinson
Delta
Menominee
Marquette
Iron
Ingham
Ionia
Ac—Alcona
Ag—Alger
A—Allegan
Ap—Alpena
An—Antrim
Ar— Arenac
Baraga
Br—Barry
Bay
By—Bay
Keaton
Km—Emmett
Genesee
Gw—Gladwin
Gb— Gogebic
GR Gratiot
Hillsdale
Jt—Houghton
HR Huron
Lake
Lp—Lapeer
Ll—Leelanau
Lewanee
St— Schoolcraft
Shiawassee
Sc— St. Clair
St. Clair
St. Joseph
tTraverse
T——Tuscola
van Buren
Washtenaw
Wx—Wexford
U—Wayne
V—Wayne
X—Wayne
Y —Wayne
Z—Wayne
John Wysoski
St. Sebastian Church
C. J. Swoboda
Joseph Gondek
Thomas Drengacz
John Jankoviak
William Probosky
Stanley Wroblewski
John Novakowski
Jacob Winkowski
Stanley Maslanka
Wakefield man found dead after hunting party outing
Simon Mars, 51, of Wakefield, died Saturday morning near Tomaston after a hunting party incident. Official word says heart disease contributed to the death. Matsum was a member of the party.
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Simon Mars
Wakefield
Thomaston
Matsum
Michigan Unemployment Benefits Hit Record Total
The Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission reports 34,616,776 dollars in job insurance benefits paid to date with 317,519 checks issued by Navy 23. The Ironwood office leads the Upper Peninsula with 15,749 claims totaling 206,843.33 dollars and an average check of 13.13. The article notes continued high wages and employment could replenish the fund, with December expected to be a peak in 1938 employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission
Abner E. Larned
Navy
Michigan
Peninsula
Ironwood
Upper Peninsula
Christmas seal sale backs anti tuberculosis drive in Gogebic
Opening days of the 1938 Gogebic County Christmas seal campaign report strong local support for anti tuberculosis work. The campaign highlights four men pictured on seals Dr Rene Laennec Dr Robert Koch Dr Edward Trudeau and Einar Holboll with a brief history of their contributions to controlling the disease. Proceeds fund the 1939 campaign and remain in Gogebic County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Rene Theophile Laennec
Robert Koch
Edward Livingston Trudeau
United States
Einar Holboll
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Wakefield Mine
U. P
Sheriff’s School
Tuoro
Xmas
Mrs. Michael Hook
Munising
Ontonagon Sault Ste. Marie Reeee
St. Ignace
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