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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1938

Page

5

Iron River Opens Cage Season On Weekend Card

One Michigan Wisconsin conference game pits Wakefield against Hurley on Hurley’s floor while Bessemer hosts Iron River Redskins Friday night. Iron River beat Alpha 29 to 24 in its opener with Peterson and Helm sharing scoring honors, and Helm, a transfer from Channing, boosting Crummey’s Redskins. Bessemer, led by rookie forward R Peterson, fought defensively with Ashland as Schmidt and Borst stood out. Romo and Bertolotti added scoring. Ironwood trounced Hurley 35 to 80 as Kivisto and Calligaro each had 12. Wakefield fell 19 to 11 at Stamhough. First MWc standings show tight race among teams with 1 loss each.

Wakefield Hurley Bessemer River Redskins Ashland Caldwell Ore Dockers Bessemer Cagers Ivon River Alpha Peterson Aman Helm Iron River Channing Crummey Fisher Povich Hamacher Campbell Buzowski R. Peterson Romo Bertolotti Schmidt J. Peterson Erickson Cychosz Ironwood Kivisto Calligaro Stamhough Desonia Cardinal L Pet. Srorsvoou Ae Spee Oo UBIO Good Housekeeping Magasine 125Th Street New York City Triborough Bridge Long Island

High School Basketball Scores From Lakeshore District Games

Ashland 18 Bessemer 14 Ironwood 35 Hurley 30 Stambaugh 19 Wakefield 11 DePadua 45 St Ambrose 17 Bergland 32 Marenisco 16 Ontonagon 25 Mass 19 Iron River 28 Alpha 24 Marquette 22 Escanaba 20 Calumet 27 Dollar Bay 6 Ishpeming 12 Lake Linden 10 Negaunee 31 Gwinn 6 Hancock 23 Houghton 12 Munising 3 Newberry 25 Gladstone 34 Rapid River 17 L Anse 25 Painesdale 19 Hiawatha is an Iroquois Indian word meaning hero.

Ashland Bessemer Ironwood Hurley Stambaugh Wakefield DePadua St. Ambrose Bergland Marenisco Ontonagon Mass Iron River Alpha Marquette Escanaba Calumet Dollar Bay Ishpeming Lake Linden Negaunee Gwinn Hancock Houghton Munising Newberry Gladstone Rapid River L'Anse Painesdale

Lake State proposed as Michigan nickname change

At a Port Huron meeting the Southeast tourist and publicity association supported replacing the Wolverine with Lake State. The bulletin notes the old nickname, though used on some train names, has limited official use. Biologists question its historic abundance and say the wolverine is now rare or extinct in Michigan.

Southeastern Tourist and Publicity Association Port Huron Michigan Lake State Upper Peninsula Arctic Circle Michigan Central Railroad

Italian Cheese Firm Grows In Peninsula

The Stella Cheese company near this Houghton county community has expanded to milk from about 1000 area farmers and now makes 20,000,000 pounds of cheese yearly. Major varieties include Romano Parmesan Reggiano and Siago. The Baltic plant stores around 1.5 million pounds and hosts many visitors. Officers are E and G Bolognesi of Baltic and A Castigliano of St Paul. The firm also operates in Mass Mich and Lake Nebagamon Wis.

Balue Stella Cheese Company Houghton County Reggiano Siago Mass Mich Lake Nebagamon Wis E. and G Bolognesi Baltic A. Castigliano St. Paul, Minn

St Marys to Host Bearded Aces in Wakefield basketball game

Wakefield's St Marys basketball team brings in the Bearded Aces of the House of David for a Tuesday night game at the Wakefield Memorial Building gym. The traveling squad, led by Ossie Swinehart, is famed as a top passing team with fast breaking offense and showmanship. The St Marys lineup features noted players from local prep and college ranks including Richard Buck, R Valesano, T Olejnizak, S Wasilewski, and A Laine.

House of David Wakefield Memorial Building Ossie Swinehart Middle West St. Mary’s Louis Mezzano Wakefield Richard Buck R. Valesano T. Olejnizak S. Wasilewski

Weather Prophet Chief John Foresees Mild Winter

Iron River gossips report Chief John Shapedock the last Pottawa tomi Indian chief predicts a mild almost warm winter for the district. He spoke during a semi annual visit, recalling lore of the Pine river woods and his solitary cabin. He noted rheumatism as a reason to keep warm and rub slowly, while describing his life among pines and memories of horse breeding then.

John Shapedock Pottawatomi Iron River Pine River Alvin John Pottawatomies

Calumet Miners To Get Christmas Bonus

Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper company will pay $22,500 in bonuses to about 1,800 employees on December 15, each receiving 12.50 or the equivalent of a 25 cent dividend on 50 shares. On December 16 stockholders receive a 25 cent per share dividend, with about 350,000 shares outstanding in the Copper Country, totaling roughly $87,500 for residents and $110,000 including the employee bonus.

Calumet Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company

University of Michigan Forestry Lands Reach 7000 Acres

The University of Michigan administers more than 7000 acres of forested lands across Michigan for forestry research and instruction. The largest tract is the 3500 acre Chase S. Osborn Preserve on Sugar Island near Sault Ste. Marie, with other sites including Camp Filibert Roth on Golden Lake and the Ottawa national forest region.

University of Michigan Michigan Chase S. Osborn Sugar Island St. Mary's River von Platen-Fox Company Iron Mountain Great Ottawa National Forest Douglas Lake Cheboygan Arthur Hill Forest Saginaw Stinchfield Woods Eber White Woods Ann Arbor

Predatory animals taken for bounty in Michigan

During the first nine months of the year a total of 1323 predatory animals were taken for bounty in Michigan.

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