Gogebic Range Topics In Review
Frank E. Noyes founder of the Ironwood Daily Globe dies at 85 in Rochester hospital. Louis A. Drazkowski, 41, longtime Ironwood resident and C and N W railway worker, dies in Milwaukee. Ironwood fire truck crash injures Sidney Nast and Art House. Gogebic Range Concert Orchestra to open 1941 42 season in Hurley on December 17. Rev C A Brostrom resigns as Salem Lutheran pastor to accept call in White Bear Lake Minnesota. In Ramsay a six man jury rules Toivo Kunsi death a self inflicted gunshot in his auto. wife found rifle in house.
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Frank E. Noyes
Marshfield
Wis
Ironwood Daily Globe
L. I. Noyes
Rochester Hospital
Louis A. Drazkowski
Ironwood
Milwaukee
C. & N.W. Railway
J. T. Taylor
Lake Street
U. S.2
Sidney Nast
Grand View Hospital
Art House
Runstrom’s Hospital
Gogebic Range Concert Orchestra
Hurley
C. A. Brostrom
Salem Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
White Bear Lake
Minn
St. Paul
Toivo Kunsi
Ramsay
Frederick Thiele
Maccabees Elect Mrs Dora Proctor at Christmas Meeting
The Lady Maccabees gathered at the home of Mrs Frank Hoffner for their annual Christmas party. Officers were elected and will be installed at the January meeting including Mrs Dora Proctor as commander and Miss Lucy Mueller as past commander. Plans were made for the fiftieth anniversary observance, with an entertaining program of readings piano pieces vocal duets and carols following the business session.
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Lady Maccabees
Frank Hoffner
Dora Proctor
Lucy Mueller
Mayme Berger
Emma Hoeft
Minnie Oberst
Jennie Hoffner
Eva Weiss
Leontine Boine
Sentinel
Nettie Carlson
Rena Menghini
Guards
Hildegarde Jezek
Edith Church
Emil Sheopke
W. Gray
Sidney Proctor
Ruth Vogtlin
Debater Albina Lescheck Named WM College Chairman
Albina Lescheck of Bessemer and Western Michigan College joins the Western Michigan Debate League tournament as one of the chairmen. The event takes place on Saturday, December 6 at Western Michigan College. Lescheck is a senior in the secondary school curriculum and a graduate of A. D. Johnston High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Albina Lescheck
Bessemer
Western Michigan College
Michigan High School Forensic Association
Miss Lescheck
A.D. Johnston High School
Funeral for Martin Smaglick Held in Menominee
Mrs Peter Nespod zany attended the funeral of her father Martin Smaglick who died Monday morning at 91. Moseph Nespodzany accompanied by his mother returned home Thursday night after the services in Menominee. Surviving are his wife and eight children.
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Moseph Nespodzany
Peter Nespodzany
Menominee
Martin Smaglick
Eigct
4 H Work Well Adapted To National Defense
Gogebic County winter 4 H leaders met at Ramsay to discuss the 4 H Seven Point Program for National Defense led by C A Rood and Miss Marcella Meyer of Marquette. The group praised 4 H for health oriented projects and practical skills supporting total defense and democratic living. An Italian dinner followed exhibits and a program featuring Camp Shaw material. Attendees included leaders from Ironwood Ramsay Wakefield and Anvil such as Mary McKevitt Ruth Steele Irene Nyman June Hakala and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Ramsay
C. A. Rood
Marcella Meyer
Marquette
Miss Meyer
Mr. Rood
Camp Shaw
Edith Johnson
Ironwood
Mary McKevitt
Ruth Steele
Irene Nyman
June Hakala
Mary Lakwold
Eleanor Aili
Walfred Luoma
A. F. Bednar
Jessica Lee
John Gottwald
Wm. Koski
Art Koski
Stanley Ceronsky
Louis Nobert
Wakefield
Janet Nelson
Anvil
F. H. Carlson
Michigan Traffic Deaths Reach Record Levels since 1937
State Health Department data show 250 more highway fatalities January to October than in the prior year, with 1940 total at 1,732 and August the deadliest month with 227 deaths. Health Commissioner Dr. H Allen Moyer says the annual toll may exceed 2,000, second only to 1937’s all time high of 2,187.
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Michigan
State Health Department
H. Allen Moyer
Farewell Party for Mrs Smedman Held in Ironton
A farewell party honored Mrs. Leonard Smedman of Ironton last Thursday night before she left Sunday to join her husband in Hibbing where he was transferred by Republic Steel Corp. High score prize winners at cards were Mrs. Tom Trevarthen, Mrs. Howard Brown and Mrs. Smedman. A lunch was served by Mesdames John Davidson, Albin Dahlgren, Lawrence Creger and Jack Trevarthen. Mrs. Smedman received a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Smedman
Ironton
Hibbing
Republic Steep Corp
Tom Trevarthen
Howard Brown
Smedman
Mesdames
John Davidson
Albin Dahlgren
Lawrence Creger
Jack Trevarthen
Sift
Lost hunter Arthur Korpi of Harding found after long woods trek
Arthur Korpi of Harding wandered off during the 1941 deer season near Chaney Lake south of Wakefield. He survived a night in the woods and emerged near Mercer about fifteen miles from the loss site. He carried three bullets and a match, used one bullet to signal shots, and a 20-man sheriff led search efforts Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Korpi
Harding
Chaney Lake
Wakefield
Mercer
Orpi
Sheriff’s Department
First Class Rate For Christmas Cards More Advantageous
Postmaster S C Camilli of the Bessemer post office urges patrons to mail greeting cards in sealed envelopes at the first class rate for prompt delivery. Cards receive directory service and can be forwarded or returned to sender without charge if a return card is shown. The first class rate allows a written personal message. third class lacks free forwarding. Undeliverable cards become waste each year due to incorrect addresses or removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Camilli
Bessemer Post Office
Camilli
Winter Ferry Schedule In Effect at Mackinac Straits
State ferries at the Straits of Mackinac shift to an early winter timetable with two boats in service. Departures from Mackinac City and St Ignace start at 6 a.m. EST and run every ninety minutes until 9 p.m. A late trip departs Mackinaw City at 11 p.m. and St Ignace at 12:30 a.m.
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Lansing
Straits of Mackinac
State Highway Department
Mackinac City
St. Ignace
Mackinaw City
Infant Dies in City Home Two-Month-Old Child
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heino Kalla of this city died at 10 o'clock Monday morning at their home. The child was two months old.
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Heino Kalla
Charles Hakala Passesy obituary notice
Charles Hakala, 68, died Saturday at 5 15 p m at the punty infirmary. No known relatives exist. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Nyberg funeral home with Rev Jacob Hirvi officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hakala
Punty Infirmary
Nyberg Funeral Home
Ee Rev
Jacob Hirvi
Indians Claim Buffaloes Ranged Gogebic Area
Reports say eastern zoos seek Canadian live buffaloes while Canada plans to slaughter about 500 at Elk Island National Park to curb overgrazing. The Elk Island herd nears 1,700 with 225 calves this year. Indigenous memory places buffalo along Lake Superior shore to Gogebic and Porcupine Mountains.
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Dominion Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Elk Island National Park
Upper Peninsula
Walter Newman New Head of Masons
The Bessemer Masonic lodge elected Walter Newman as worshipful master to succeed Clarence Vivian. Other officers installed include Gustave Eckman senior warden W B Fauhl junior warden Dan S Young senior deacon Clemens E Carlson junior deacon Carl A Olson treasurer Oscar R Hansen treasurer A J Fink ryler Ralph C Olson senior steward Clarence Vivian junior steward Alfred S Roberts chaplain Henry F Hoffman marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Masonic Lodge
Walter Newman
Clarence Vivian
Gustave Eckman
W. B. Fauhl
Dan S. Young
Clemens E. Carlson
Carl A. Olson
Oscar R. Hansen
A. J. Fink
Ryler
Ralph C. Olson
Junor
Alfred S. Roberts
Henry F. Hoffman
Three Bessemer Girls To Enter Sodality
Miss Rita Grabowski daughter of Julius and Geneva Grabowski of 206 East Iron Street Bessemer Miss Mary Katherine Pricco daughter of Ernest and Anna Pricco of 514 East Longyear Street Bessemer and Miss Constance Mussatti daughter of Mayme Mussatti R 1 Box 7 will be received into the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin at a ceremony on Monday December 8 at the College of St Scholastica in Duluth Minnesota where they are freshmen students Miss Jabowski has also been chosen for the Field Hockey honor roll at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Grabowski
Julius Grabowski
East Iron Street
Bessemer
Mary Katherine Pricco
Ernest Pricco
Longyear Street
Constance Mussatti
Mayme Mussatti
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
College of St. Scholastica
Duluth
Minn
Injured Man From Border Area Receives Hospital Care
Ed Gibson of the Michigan Wisconsin border near Land O Lakes Wisconsin was brought to Grand View hospital after a Monday night fall from an auto left him with a fractured skull and elbow and facial bruises. His condition has improved somewhat.
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Ed Gibson
Michigan -Wisconsin
Land O’lakes
Wis
Grand View Hospital
Ironwood Youth Shot By Companion in Rabbit Hunt
Lawrence Mukavtz, 16, was shot in the abdomen by a .22 caliber bullet fired by hunting companion Martin Osterman, 18, in Erwin Township near Ironwood. Lawrence drove to Ironwood and collapsed at Gogebic Clinic before being rushed to Grand View Hospital where his condition was listed as fair. Osterman said a jammed shell caused the accidental discharge.
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Lawrence Mukavtz
J. P. Mukavtz
Martin Osterman
Ironwood
Erwin Township
Lawrence
Grand View Hospital
Hearing Set Today For Tory Williams
A county court hearing for Tory Williams, 26, of Lac Vieux Desert, was moved to Friday December 5 at 10:30 a m. Witnesses expected include John Ackley Henry Peter Jack Hazen Frank Brunk and possibly Jimmy and Patrick Brunk. The case concerns the October car crash that killed Tory's mother Lucy Williams and involved nearby residents and a coroner may preside an inquest.
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Tory Williams
Lac Vieux Desert
John Ackley
Henry Peter
Jack Hazen
Land O’ Lakes
Frank Brunk
Jimmy
Patrick Brunk
Lucy Williams
Tory
Pat Brunk
Lake Shore
Grandma Williams
Martineau
Henry
C. W. Moore
Elks Banquet Likely Honors Michigan Football Squad
The Elks lodge will host a football banquet on December 13 at 6:30 PM in the war clubrooms with Speed Boys coach Butherus and assistant Bordini as honored guests. Walter Ene of the University of Michigan will be principal speaker, and pictures of the Michigan Northwestern game will be shown. Organizing the event are John Sartoris, E. J. Oas, and George Abram.
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Speed Boys
Butherus
Bordini
Elks Lodge
Walter Ene
University of Michigan
Michigan
Straits Traffic Increases as November Carriers Rise
Lansing December 1 The Straits of Mackinac ferries carried 36 662 cars in November, lifting total 11 month 1941 to 360 448 cars up 72 297 cars 25 1 percent from 1940. Deer tally this year reaches 10 916 with other wildlife counts listed.
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Lansing
Straits of Mackinac
State Highway Department
G. Donald Kennedy
Straits
Highway Department
Deer Hunting Tales From Michigan Peak During Season
Nov 30 Lansing A tale filled deer season ends with notable violations and oddities. Offenders include a moose, nine elk, and 350 confiscated deer, with bear cubs hung in camp drawing scorn. Hunters from Detour, Breckenridge, Higgins Lake, and other towns report surprising kills, jammed guns, and dramatic chases.
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Lansing
Michigan
Hoyle
Clifford LeSage
Detour
Drummond Island
Harry Gulick
Breckenridge
Higgins Lake
Vernon Fay
Petoskey
Jack Harkin
Marquette
Bruce Moore
Scottville
Cecil Miller
Meade
Freesoil
Frank Trull
Grand Haven
Crystal Falls
Clyde Becker
Ewart
Glenn Short
Senoy
Tom Desilets
Escanaba
Foster City
H. C. Gerletti
Conservation Department
Lew Dorman
Grayling
Miinight
West Branch
Harry Schubert
Jack Labre
Harold Larsen
Mason County
Leo Moore
Benton Harbor
Houghton Lake
Second Deputy Dismissed By Pertile
George Pickmosa of Ironwood, chief deputy to Sheriff Arthur Pertile, was dismissed Monday with a revocation letter filed by the sheriff effective November 30, 1941. Michael A. Koleasar was appointed to fill the vacancy and sworn in. Frank Wojciechowski was dismissed and George Honkala was named undersheriff.
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George Pickmosa
Ironwood
Arthur Pertile
Pertile
Michael A. Koleasar
Frank Wojciechowski
Wakefield
George Honkala
Puritan
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GLOBE
Orchestra
Maccabees
U. S
U.S. Army
Ypsilanti
Lost
Charles Hakala Passesy
Gogebic
Canadian Northwest
United States
Masons
Sodality
Osterman
Elks
Deer
Bear
Wolf
Coyotes
Fox
Bobcat
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