Christmas Holiday Notes From Ironwood Area
The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives over the holidays, including Florian Ferrari recovering from surgery, Betty Muzzy in Trout Creek, Rose Forno at home, and others visiting in Anvil Ramsay and Ironwood. Post office hours, carolers directed by Harry Reinhold, and various teachers and students traveling or staying for Christmas are noted. Several births and a hospital program by the Ironwood Business Women’s Club are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reinhold
Marriage Notices From Butte And Chicago In Harrisburg Society
Marriage reports include Miss Lillian Nylund of Bessemer and Clarence Craig wed in Butte, Montana on December 11, now living there. Another notice announces Miss Marjorie Webber of Ironton marrying William Bourke of Chicago in Chicago on October 30. The Auxiliary Christmas party at the Legion building brought Santa gifts for 84 children plus about 50 adults with games and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nylund-Craig
Lillian Nylund
Bessemer
Clarence Craig
Butte
Mont
Marjorie M. Webber
Andrew R. Webber
Ironton
William J. Bourke
Chicago
Chicao
Frederick L. Gratiot
Episcopal Church of Our Saviour
Claire Webber
Thomas Bourke
Legion Building
Santa Claus
Mesdames
J. W. Hellman
John Moselle
Maurice Burt
S. W. Hunt
Louis Otto
C. A. Berling
Anton Trier
Joseph Blaha
William Todd
C. H. Lutz
Paul Becker
Nettie Walkowski
Florence Davis
Post-Nuptial Shower For Mrs Brusso At Anvil Club
A post-nuptial shower honoring Mrs John Brusso was held December 15 at the Anvil Clubhouse. Hostesses were Mrs M Brusso Mrs William Trappa and Miss Jennie Marzari. Card games honored Miss Sadye Abelman Mrs Charles Castagna Mrs C E Anderson and others. Lunch was served to many guests from range communities. Mrs Brusso the former Blanche Santini received a large assortment of gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brusso
Anvil Club
M. Brusso
William Trappa
Jennie Marzari
Sadye Abelman
Charles Castagna
Hurley
C. E. Anderson
A. Schafer
Frank Mantino
David Rigotti
Paul Sakalos
Alice Rigotti
Perona
Berini
Brusso
Blanche Santini
New Officers Named for Catholic Ladies Aid Society
Mrs Edward Winkowski was elected president of the Ladies Aid Society of St Sebastian Catholic church. The vice president is Mrs Emil Leonard and the secretary treasurer is Mrs Bruno Crenna. Bessemer Herald two dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Winkowski
Ladies Aid Society
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Emil Leonard
Bruno Crenna
Business Women Choose Officers at Bes semer Club
At the Bes semer Business Women's Club annual meeting held Monday evening at the Legion building the following officers were elected Miss Ingrid Ahola president succeeding Miss Ann Salmi Miss Edith Peterson vice president succeeding Miss Lola Waters Miss Mary Bria secretary succeeding Miss Ann Bertolas Miss Lucille Trevarthen treasurer succeeding Mrs Olgar Richardson After the meeting a Christmas party was held and gifts exchanged Lunch was served to 25 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Odd Fellows Hall
Catherine Leonard
Delia Bianchi
Helen Pribble
Ann Bertolas
Bessemer Business Women’s Club
Legion Building
Ingrid Ahola
Ann Salmi
Edith Peterson
Lola Waters
Mary Bria
Lucille Trevarthen
Olgar Richardson
Minerva Chapter Renames Officers of Masonic Order
Minerva chapter 122 of the Masonic order re elected officers led by Paul Becker as high priest and Ed Neid as king. Also named were John S. Landon as scribe William McMinn as principal sojourner Norman Dahlin as royal arch captain Jack Gribble as captain of host Ralph Olson as master of third veil Carl Berling as master of second veil Gustave Eckman as master of first veil Carl A. Olson as secretary Conrad Velin as treasurer and Hjalmer Ekman as sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Chapter
Masonic Order
Paul Becker
Ed Neidhold
Wakefield
King
John S. Landon
Ironwood
Scribe
William McMinn
Norman Dahlin
Royal Arch
Jack Gribble
Ralph Olson
Carl Berling
Gustave Eckman
Carl A. Olson
Conrad Velin
Hjalmer Ekman
Sentinel
Runeberg Lodge Officers Chosen at Ramsay
Runeberg lodge at Ramsay elected officers on Saturday with Axel Coleman as president and Charles Mast as vice president. Other posts filled by Steve Pospeck recording secretary Arthur Swanson assistant secretary and John Johnson treasurer. Mrs Clemens Carlson marshal and Mrs Arthur Swanson assistant marshal. H O Johnson youth leader. Frank Rigotti inner guard. Sylvester Nobert outer guard. Edward Johnson auditor and board member. Mrs Anna Holmquist janitress. A New Year’s Eve party for children of members will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Coleman
Charles Mast
Steve Pospeck
Arthur Swanson
John Johnson
Clemens Carlson
H.O. Johnson
Frank Rigotti
Sylvester Nobert
Edward Johnson
Anna Holmquist
Colors Enhance Christmas Eats
Miss Evalyn Bergstrand of Michigan State College offers home management tips for festive tables and menus using low cost foods. She suggests red apples, cranberries, pine boughs, artificial snow, and candles to create color and cheer. Large cranberries can be cooked in syrup to mimic maraschino cherries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evalyn Bergstrand
Michigan State College
Bessemer Cities Highlight Alabama and North Carolina Names
A reader notes two places named Bessemer in the United States, one in Alabama and another in North Carolina. The remark underscores shared toponymic roots and regional clustering of similarly named towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
North Carolina
St Sebastian School Santa Visits Season This Week
St Sebastian School Santa visits delight pupils and families, with two Christmas performances last Sunday and Friday visits by Knights of Columbus. Students earned prizes in an essay contest on tuberculosis prevention with winners listed by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Corulla
Jack Brown
Nadine Luxmore
Santa
St. Sebastian's
St. Nick
Knights of Columbus
St. Nicholas
St. Sebastian’s School
Miss Gilmore
Gogebic County
We Bessemer Boys and a Snowy Christmas Wish
A narrator recalls Bessemer youth enjoying summers of swimming fishing and camping and winters of skiing ice skating and sleigh riding. He mentions a Spanish boy from Nicaragua teaching in West Allis who rejoiced at the first snow and mailed a snow box home. The note ends with a Christmas greeting and hopeful wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
West Allis
Nicaragua
Crib-Making Class Projects Shared by Students
Robert Stevens Grade 5 and Jerome Springhetti Grade 4 describe a weekly activity in which they soaked newspapers to make pulp for cribs. The process included soaking for two days, squeezing out water, mixing with paste, shaping, drying, painting in silver, and adding artificial snow.
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Jerome Springhetti
School board told of accident insurance cancellation
The Bessemer township school board was notified by the insurance company that accident insurance on school children is cancelled, applying to all students except those traveling in buses. American steel prices are currently lower than British prices despite lower British wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Township
Great Britain
Forester Iron River Nettleton Fatally Wounded Near Long Lake
Iron River Royal Nettleton, a young forester, died of injuries from a tree near Long Lake on November 24 while conducting a secondary fire tower survey. The U S government recognizes his death in the line of duty. His widow and infant daughter receive an extra pension of 75 dollars. Burial expenses were paid and Forestry Service men contributed 100 dollars for traveling costs. He was buried in Eugene Oregon, their former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron River
Royal Nettleton
Long Lake
U. S
Nettleton
Yi Sie Caer
Dee Nettleton
Forestry Service
Eugene
Ore
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Loral
Florian Ferrari
Grand View Hospital
Pat
Wees
Betty Muzzy
Trout Creek
Julia Peterson
Rose Forno
Stambaugh
Howard Brown
Yale
Anthony Loncharte
Northern State Teachers College
Marquette
Ann Maccani
Montreal
Wis
Orlo Carlson
East Lansing
Anvil
D. MacFarlane
Detroit
Lansing
Doris Eade
G. N. Eade
Ramsay
Miss Eade
Menominee
Lawrence Apitz
Louisville, Ky
This City
Harry Jankoviak
Jon
East Jordan
Mich
Wood
Ursula
Cleo Melanson
Dorothy Montesi
College of St. Scholastica
Duluth
Hary Campbell
Milwaukee
Grace Turvey
Catherine Willesen
Ramsay School
Houghton
Hollister
Bessemer Pharmacy
George Beisse
Carl Smith
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Richard Dulebohn
Zelda Dulebohn
Marda Mae Roberts
James Roberts
Mark Roberts
Carl Repinski
Mary Ann
Flint
Repinski
Martin Repinski
Theodore Bielecki
Antigo
Mexico City
Mexico
Ernest Ploeger
Automobile
County Infirmary
Ironwood Business Women’s Club
State Teachers College
Moorhead
Minn
Warren Paynter
Marco Gotta
Gerald Gossen
Percy Gilbert
Walter Mikulich
John Tielmini
Frank Torreano
Mary Mikulich
John Stefanie
Charles Banzarini
Nature
Bes.y
Ude
Lucille Baker
Maple City
Laurine Young
Wausau
Helen Wilkie
Racine
Thelma Swanson
Minneapolis
Ann Moberg
Negaunee
Faye McNamara
Lois Conoboy
Stillwater
Robert Caldwell
Kenosha
Fiella
Thomas Jubeck
Mike Poremsky
James Bartone
Ernest Oberst
Hugo Keenan
Foresters’ Party
Webber—Bourke
Catholic Ladies Aid
Bessemer Herald
Runeberge Lodge
Runeberg
Ramsay As Felows
St. Sebastian School
Robert Stevens
Forest
Foken Rao
Iter
Ent
Merry Christmas
Rexall
C.cPs
Michela Company
Avioj
Ad ‘Ation
The
Bessemer Auto Company
Kelto, Velin & Co
Ge Cour
Jain
Iasavic
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