Finnish Church Service Highlights local visit and funeral
Mrs. William Rosemargy from Ontonagon visited Monday while Conrad Finn from Trout Creek spent the weekend at home. Dr. Alfred Haapanen of Hancock preached at St. Pauls Finnish Lutheran church. The Sharon Lutheran Ladies Aid plans a church basement sale on Saturday December 11. Birth notices report three newborns including a son to Walter and Mrs. Jacobson and a daughter to Elmer Forslund. The town advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cold remedy and liver purifier.
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Alfred Haapanen
Hancock
Suomi
The
Sharon Lutheran Ladies Aid
Shower Honors Mrs. Ivonen at Berg Home
A Friday evening shower at the Herman Berg residence honored Mrs. Ensio Ivonen formerly Florence Berg. Mrs. Walter Berg hosted with thirty guests in attendance and gifts presented to the guest of honor.
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Herman Berg
Ensio Ivonen
Walter Berg
Luther League elects Sharon Lutheran officers
The Luther League of Sharon Lutheran Church announced its new officers: Jean Bergland president, Leonard Erickson vice president, Pauline Becker secretary, Al Bergland treasurer, Esther Faline financial secretary, Shirley Gustafson organist, and Hilmer Nyman librarian.
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Luther League of the Sharon Lutheran Church
Jean Bergland
Leonard Erickson
Pauline Becker
al Bergland
Esther Faline
Shirley Gustafson
Hilmer Nyman
Housewarming at Ramsay for Mrs Zelds Walebohn
A Saturday housewarming at Ramsay honored Mrs Zelds Walebohn with 12 guests. Games at three tables awarded boners to Mrs Clemens Carlson and two others. lunch followed at midnight and gifts were given to Mrs Dulebohn.
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Ramsay
Zelds Walebohn
Mesdames
Arvo Wakevainen
G. N. Eude
Albert Sharp- Jess
Clemens Carlson
David Rizzie
Steve Sommers
Dulebohn
Mesdames Clarence Vivien
William Arris
Herry Wilkins
John Hild Steves Sommers
Winifred Bates
John Lipke
Wakefield High Students Present Themed School Program
Miss Rose Johnson led songs with Mrs Has brook accompanying and fourth grade musical selections. Gymnasium classes danced under Miss Helen Wilkie. A skit titled Another Beginning was performed by Elizabeth Wortley Thomas Cavender and Ina Kivi from Wakefield high school.
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Rose Johnson
R. F. Hasbrook
Helen Wilkie
Elizabeth Wortley
Thomas Cavender
Ina Kivi
Wakefield High School
Womens Club Program At City Hall Includes Music Reading and Talk
The Womens Club met at the new city hall on Tuesday afternoon with performances by the Bessemer high school girls glee club directed by Rose John SoN and trumpet selections by Harry Reinhold with Rupert Otto. H F Connors principal of Hurley high school gave How Tim's Prayer Was Answered, and Mrs Emil Schoepke read A Christmas Thought For 1937. Mrs E J Oas led as program chairman and the club voted to donate 2.50 to the county tuberculosis essay contest. Lunch was served by Mesdames P E Graham, George Abrah am, M A Gedda and J R John.
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Harding School
Parent-Teachers Association
C. E. Parlin
Ironwood
China
TP. S. Nelson
Violet Sorenson
Nellie Berg
Theodore Olson
E. A. Crawford
Hialmet Erickson
Olson
Barber School
PTA
W. L. Peterson
Elmer Nelson
Howard Peterson
Gloria Ochis
Italy
Washington School
P.T.A
New City Hall
Bessemer High School Girls Glee Club
Rose John Son
H. F. Connors
Hurley High School
Harry Reinhold
Rupert Otto
Tim
Emil Schoepke
E. J. Oas
Mesdames P. E. Graham
George Abraham
M. A. Gedda
J. R. Johnson
Elack Heads Two Bessemer Couples In Gogebic War Groups
Two Gogebic county Spanish American War units elect officers for the coming year at the Ironwood Memorial building. John A. Bobb camp will be led by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman and Mr. and Mrs. William McMinn with officers named for both men’s and women’s units. A Christmas party with 35 members followed the annual election.
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Elack
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Henry Hoffman
William McMinn
Ironwood Memorial Building
Henry F. Hoffman
Arthur J. Houle
Ironwood
William J.mcminn
William Richards
Robert Exworthy
Willam Ryan
Mary Dahlin
Percy Smith
Rose Cavosie
Frank C. Davis
James Chinn
Fred Brewer
Jessieville Students Strike Over Bus Transport to Ironwood High
Sixty of the one hundred Jessieville pupils at Ironwood High joined a strike last Friday to demand bus transportation rather than walking about two miles to reach the school.
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Jessieville
Ironwood High School
New Medical Center Opens in Sault Ste. Marie
The Soo Poly clinic in Sault Ste. Marie opened a modern $30,000 medical center this week. Six physicians will use the facility.
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Sault -Ste. Marie
Soo Poly
Rev Karl Keefer Installed as Michigan Odd Fellows Grand Master
Gladwin Methodist minister Rev Karl Henry Keefer becomes the first clergyman named grand master of Michigan Odd Fellows lodges after his installation at the state convention in Pontiac.
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Karl Henry Keefer
Gladwin
Michigan Odd Fellows Lodges
Pontiac
Detroit lawyer George BE Brand elected president of Michigan bar
George BE Brand of Detroit was recently elected president of the state bar of Michigan for 1938, succeeding the outgoing leadership and signaling new direction for the association.
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George BE. Brand
Detroit
The
State Bar of
Michigan
Gogebic County Teachers Institute Held at Central School
The Gogebic county institute gathered at Ironwood Central School on Thursday with sessions at 9 30 a m and 1 30 p m featuring Charles Eagle Plume from the University of Colorado and William Rainey Bennett. The Ironwood high school chorus of ninety performed between talks and local schools closed for attendance. The article also notes basketball lineups with Warren Annear Toivo Laine on the first team and John Borich James Crawford David Ryan Reino Romo on the second team.
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Gogebic County Institute
Central School
Ironwood
Charles Eagle Plume
University of Colorado
William Rainey Bennett
Gogebic County
Warren Annear
Toivo Laine
John Borich
James Crawford
David Ryan
Reino Romo
Pupils Begin Six Weeks of Strenuous Work
The notice remarks long faces and rare hooks, but signs show pupils recovering from laziness and preparing for six weeks of hard work. Marks are low but rest assured they can be raised through effort and encouragement.
B H S Presents Three One-Act Plays in Winter Program
On Wednesday December 1 B H S students staged three short plays with direction by Miss Gail Masters. Casts included Charles Gossen Donald Lavoy Phyliss Grimm Thaddeus Furmanski in When the Moon's Three Quarters Fall and Warren Annear David Ryan Carl Mikko Thomas Hayes in A Message from Khufu. The comedy Thanks Awfully featured Jack Peterson Zita Buchkoe Virginia Pecard and many others. The programs included mixed and girls choirs with songs led by Miss Johnson and theatre staff handled staging makeup costumes and props.
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Gail Masters
Charles Gossen
Donald Lavoy
Phyliss Grimm
Thaddeus Furmanski
Khufu
Warren Annear
David Ryan
Carl Mikko
Thomas Hayes
Jack Peterson
Zita Buchkoe
Virginia Pecard
Mary Probelski
Helen Sorenson
Kathleen Buchanan
Sophie Mikulich
Eleanor Nelson
Alice Rigotti
Louise Napp
Marjorie Sorenson
Gwendolyn Jasper Dorothy Mako
Mable Vertanen
New Books Add Fresh Titles to Bessemer High Library
Bessemer High School adds several new titles including Van Loon The Arts and Peter Morell Poisons Potions and Profits. The Burns Mantle yearbook Best Plays of 1936 37 highlights plays such as High Tor You Cant Take It With You and Excursion. Autobiographies and novels by Steffens Hemingway Sandoz Mann Bronte and Turgenev enrich the collection. Concert notes praise Mathew Holomo past conductor and call for more concerts. Betty Peterson.
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Bessemer High School
van Loon
Burns Mantle
High Tor
Tovarich
Stage Door
Johnny Johnson
St. Helena
Atreus
Consumer's Union
Peter Morell
Raymond Lee Ditmars
Bernard Jaffe
Lincoln Steffens
Vincent Sheean
Walter Duranty
Ernest Hemingway
Sigrid Unset
Mari Sandoz
Old Jules
Thomas Mann
Buddenbrook
Flaubert
Charlotte Bronte
Turgenev
Mathew Holomo
Betty Peterson
Bessemer Speed Boys Open Season at Iron River
The Bessemer Speed Boys start the season with a game tonight against Iron River hoping for a victory. Fans wish the team good luck as they kick off the schedule.
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Bessemer Speed Boys
Iron River
Hve
Debate Teams Hold Practice Debates Friday Evening
Two Bessemer debate teams faced two Mellen teams at 1:00 on Friday December 3 in practice non decision debates.
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Wakefield
Bessemer
Pep club forms to boost cheer at games
The Pep club held its first meeting on Wednesday night to organize a strong cheering section for basketball games and to promote good sportsmanship among students.
All Star Football Team Named by Gogebic Ronge Conference
Coaches of the Gogebic Ronge Conference select an all star football team with Bessemer heavily represented. The announcement highlights standout players from the region and celebrates local talent across schools.
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Bessemer
Gogebic Concert Opens Season With Orchestral Showcase
The Gogebic Concert Orchestra opened its season on December 1 in the Ironwood Memorial building auditorium conducted by Walter L. Daley. The range’s top musicians appeared in the program with Bessemer represented by Reinhold and Kauko Lesig as second violin.
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Gogebic Concert
Walter L. Daley
Ironwood Memorial Building
Range
Bessemer
Reinhold
Kauko Lesig
Chinese Students Aid War Relief in Ann Arbor Bazaar
Chinese students at the University of Michigan raised funds through a Christmas bazaar held at the Michigan League. Proceeds from sales of personal possessions and donations by American friends go to Chinese war relief. Organizers included Mrs Y Z Chang and students P C Ling Vera Nieh and T Z Zau.
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Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Michigan League
Y. Z. Chang
Nanking
P. C. Ling
Shanghai
Vera Nieh
Peking
T. Z. Zau
First Convention of Michigan Superintendents in UP
The 1938 session will be held in Sault Ste. Marie as the first convention of Michigan superintendents of schools in the Upper Peninsula. Sault Ste. Marie holds meetings only twice yearly. the board of directors handles business otherwise. For better printing results, bring your next job to the Bessemed Herald.
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Michigan Superintendents of Schools
Upper Peninsula
Sault Ste. Marie
Board of Diretors
The
Bessemed Herald
Nickel bribes not best aids training child
Miss Ruth Wagner of Michigan State College nursery school argues nickels and candy as bribes teach children to seek money or treats, not to drink milk or sleep. She distinguishes bribery from reward, saying true rewards encourage pride in achievement and build character, while bribes foster poor behavior.
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Ruth Wagner
Michigan State College
Jimmy
Jerry
Miss Wagner
Wisconsin Etymology Traced to Native and French Forms
The name Wisconsin derives from the Menominee word Weese-coh'-seh meaning good place to live. The French adapted the term as Ouise con-sen in historical spellings.
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Wisconsin
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Zoral
William Rosemargy of
Ontonagon
Conrad Finn
Trout Creek
Charles Swanson
Methodist Ladies Aid
Celia Proprawski
Samuel Glatczauk
Hollister
Bessemer Pharmacy
William Hansen
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Anne Hansen
Walter Jacobson
Elmer Forslund
Julius Siren
Ironton
Nature
Adv
PTA Meetings
Apple River Mill Co
NEW Medical. Center
Teachers Institute
Lin
Alfreda Dahlgren
Belmoont Wilkins
Franz Lehar
Angelus
Massenet
N. C. Ruddell
Martha von Flotow Rakoczy
Bessemer National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
General
America
Lake Superior District Power Company
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