Legionnaires Plan Weekend Events in Bessemer
The Upper Peninsula American Legion schedule lists trap shooting contests, a U P Welfare Officers' School, boxing, dancing at Irondrome, a night shirt parade, a breakfast, delegate meetings, a grand parade, drill, a banquet, and a wrecking crew performance across July 22 23 1933 with Guy M. Cox, Guy F. Palmer, Horace C. Parrish and Robt. J. Byers noted.
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U. P. Welfare Officers
Guy M. Cox
Guy F. Palmer
Horace C. Parrish
Robt. J. Byers
Upper Penisula Association
American Legion
Iron River
Iron Mountain
Whoopee Dance Halls Face New County Crackdown
At the Iron county board of supervisors meeting in Hurley the dance hall ordinance from 1935 was revived after complaints of unsavory conditions at several halls. The Whoopee Ranch was cited for operating without a license and rules require permits 72 hours ahead, 2:30 closing, a supervisor at each dance, and written post dance reports with fines from 325 to 1000 or possible jail time.
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Iron County Board of Supervisors
Hurley
George B. Gerry
Iron County News
State Takes Over Ontonagon Road
State highway department assumes control of the 13.5 mile road between Greenland and Ontonagon in Ontonagon County and plans its integration into M-35. The project expands Michigan trunk line service to both iron and copper regions, linking Menominee Escanaba Gladstone Negaunee Bay and Ontonagon with future connections toward White Pine and Lake Gogebic.
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T. H. Wilcox
Ontonagon
State Highway Department
Greenland
Upper Peninsula
Menominee
Green Bay
Escanaba
Gladstone
Negaunee
Skanee
L'Anse
Baraga
White Pine
Berglund
Lake Gogebic
Marenisco
Huron
Porcupine
Copper
Michigan
Bessemer High Band Plans July Weekly Concerts
The Bessemer High School Band under director Harry Reinhold will begin a series of weekly July concerts on the high school campus. Past summers have seen the band’s concerts draw strong public interest.
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Bessemer Fish
Harry Reinhold
Local Committees Form For Upper Peninsula Legion Meet
Local committees are named for the Upper Peninsula American Legion convention in Bes semer to be held July 21 22 and 23. Executive Committee includes Charles Duda Joseph Michella Maurice Abelman and others with Mrs Gordon Luxmore overseeing auxiliary roles and multiple subcommittees appointed for registration banquet decorations and programs. Parade and trap shooting are led by Joseph Abelman and Charles Scavarda respectively with additional members named for boxing and other duties.
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Upper Peninsula American Legion
Bessemer
Charles Duda
Joseph Michella
Maurice Abelman
Joseph Jezek
Victor Wigg
John Knoblock
Leonard Kalasovicz
Charles Scavarda
Peter Scavarda
Peter Ostapinski
Martin Krakowec
Edward Walkowski
Victor Carli
James Carpenter
Joseph Biaha
Joseph Abelman
John Godiewski
R. J. Mullen
C. R. Duda
Harold Erickson
Gordon Luxmore
Fannie Johnson
C. H. Lutz
Henry Murray
John Finnegan
Gordon Luxzmore
J. W. Hellman
Anton Trier
Louis Menghini
Joseph Michela
Herman le Claire
Denis O'Leary
Walker House Now Being Wrecked In Ironwood
Oke Johnson has crews tearing down the Walker House corner of Lowell and Ayer streets Ironwood. The old hotel built in the 1880s on white pine supplied lumber served miners railroad workers and woodsmen, later owned by Ironwood Auto Service Co. and part of a Ford garage site.
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Oke Johnson
Walker House
Lowell and
Ayer Streets
Ironwood
Ironwood Auto Service Co
Ford Garage
Ironwood Times
Northwest
Connor Viewed As Likely Michigan Legion Department Commander
Robert Connor of Ironwood, a lumberman and banker with a long Legion record, is favored as a candidate for Michigan department commander. He currently leads the Twelfth district and would receive near unanimous support at the Upper Peninsula convention in Bessemer next month, backed by extensive military and Legion service including World War I and a Croix de Guerre with Palm.
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Upper Penineuta
Connor
Upper Peninsula Legion
Bessemer
Legion
Marshfield
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Border Service
Second Wisconsin Infantry
Marinette
U. S
Wisconsin
Ironwood
Mick
Ironwood Post
A. C
S. Gt
Meuse-Argonne
City Notice Calling Garbage Collection and Street Work Bids
The street and sidewalk committee calls for bids for city garbage collection for the coming year and for tar macadam curbing of blocks. Bids must be in the city clerk’s office by 7 20 p m on Monday July 3. Official notices appear in this issue.
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Bessemer
Michigan
U P Insurance Men Meet July 29 in Ishpeming
The Upper Peninsula Association of Insurance Agents will hold its annual regional meeting in Ishpeming on Saturday July 29. About 290 delegates are expected with registration at the American Legion club rooms and a luncheon at the Mather Inn followed by an afternoon of entertainment and a banquet and dance in the evening.
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Upper Peninsula Association of Insurance Agents
Ish Peming
Ishpeming
O. B. Lafreniere
James Flan
O. R. Sandell
Arnold Sundbald
American Legion Club
Mather Inn
Probate session in Bessem er for Mike Magik estate
At a June 23 1933 probate session in Bessem er Michigan Judge M E Nolan presiding the matter concerns the estate of Mike Magik deceased.
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Bessemer
Said County
M. E. Nolan
Mike Magik
Court Sets Claim Hearing for Estate in October
Judge Nolan orders creditors to file claims by October 25 1932 at 10 a m in the Probate Office for examination and adjustment of all debts against the estate. Public notice to run in the Bessemer Herald for three weeks prior. W B Fauhl Register of Probate. The order mandates all creditors present claims on time.
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Ieta
Bessemer Herald
M. E. Nolan
Democrats Hold A Picnic Sunday In Gogebic County
The Gogebic county Democratic committee invites the public to a victory celebration picnic at Piave park next Sunday in June. There will be no admission, dancing, music, and lunches and refreshments available all day as the party sustains a high victory spirit. A stray line notes a house painting claim with an air gun beating a brush.
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Piave Park
Democratc
Gogebic County
Democratic Committee
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