Township Has 50 Candidates in Local Tickets
In Bessemer Township the Democratic and Citizens parties run again this spring with 50 total candidates filing for offices. Democratic ticket tops with 32 nominees in March 7 primary. Citizens lodge 18. Names list supervisors, clerks, treasurers, road officials, justices, park commissioners, and more for both tickets. Also Detroit’s Toy seeks Republican governor nomination in Michigan, backed by former governors Groesbeck and Osborn.
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Bessemer Township
Democratic
Citizens
Harry 8. Toy
Detroit
Michigan
Toy
Supreme Court
Alex J. Groesbeck
Chase S. Osborn
Bessemer Women’s Club Banquet Draws Wide Local Attendance
About 125 guests from Gogebic range communities attended the Tuesday banquet at the new city hall hosted by the Bessemer Women’s Club. Mrs. C. E. Anderson presided as toastmistress with formal program featuring speeches, recitations, solos, and community singing.
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Gogebic Range
New City Hall
Bessemer Women's Club
C. E. Anderson
Anvil
W. K. Gray
Rose Johnson
R. F. Hasbrook
Margaret Pecard
Grace
Anderson
Gray
Pecard
Zelda Dulebohn
Finnish American Club social at new city hall
The Finnish American Club hosts a social evening at the new city hall auditorium on Sunday February 27. The program includes musical numbers instrumental pieces a 70 act play Nikuteemuksen Kosima with local talent. Lunch will be served and the public is invited.
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New City Hall
Quarters Resigns as Ironwood School Superintendent
John G. Quarters of Ironwood resigns from the post after seven years, effective at the start of the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarters
John G. Quarters
Ironwood Town
County Fairs Could Lose Funds in 1938 Push
Commissioner John B. Strange asks Governor Murphy for an extra 72 000 dollars to promote county township and district fairs in 1938. He cites reduced state appropriations from the racing bill and notes 1 250 000 people attended fairs in 1937, urging timely state funding to cover 50 percent of premiums and sustain fairs nationwide.
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Lansing
John B. Strange
Department of Agriculture
Frank Murphy
Special Commission
Strange
Smith-Hughes
Department
Racing Association
City settles bank funds claim for twenty two thousand
At a city council special meeting the city settled its claims to funds on deposit in the closed Peoples State Bank. The city will receive 22 080.28 dollars plus 866.38 dollars in costs with 25 percent of net proceeds to special attorney William F. Pellow. An assignment of the bank claim to Standards Accident Insurance Company is to follow along with a reserved interest in collateral.
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Peoples State Bank
Standards Accident Insurance Company
William F. Pellow
City of
Bessemer
Standard Accident Insurance Company
Gogebic County
Leo Re
Standard Accidents Insurance Company
Peoples’ State Bank of
Detroit Trust Company
Engineer George H. Rupp Speaks on Black Caving of Iron Ore
George H. Rupp former Bessemerite addressed the American Engineers annual meeting in New York this week discussing Black Caving of Iron Ore. Rupp noted his role as superintendent for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co Pueblo.
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George H. Rupp
The
American Engineers
New York
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Pueblo
Cole
First Lost-Time Accident at Wakefield Mine
William Anderson broke his leg at the Wakefield mine on February. It marked the first lost-time accident at that property in three months.
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William Anderson
Wakefield
Planner Of Model Town In U. P. Dies
Warren Henry Manning eminent landscape architect and designer of park systems in 40 states died in Wal tham Massachusetts. He helped plan Gwinn Michigan Upper Peninsula famed spotless town and designed grounds of Mather Inn Ish peming. He led Boston park system work and created park plans for Duluth and Minneapolis and praised the Upper Peninsula as an outdoor recreation area.
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Ishpeming
Warren Henry Manning
Waltham
Mass
Upper Peninsula
Manning
Cleveland-Cliff’s Iron Company
Gwinn
Michigan Upper Peninsula
Marquette County
Mather Inn
Cambridge
Boston Park
Duluth
Minneapolis
Old Fort St. Ignace Project Approved by WPA
Plans for reconstructing Old Fort St. Ignace have been approved by the WPA in Washington. Work could start next spring on the stockade and buildings, with the fort overlooking the Straits of Mackinac and marking a landmark in the area. Local support comes from the St. Ignace Lions club and archival research by Rev. Fr. John Holland.
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St. Ignace
Fort
WPA
Washington
Straits of Mackinac
Michigan
State aid to schools totals 6.83 million in installments
State aid checks totaling 6,832,562.43 were sent to county treasurers as the second installment of three. Payments are December February and April. Assigned sums by county include Alger 24,677.93 Baraga 23,281.466 Chippewa 49,808.52 Delta 61,490.41 Dickinson 95,288.31 Gogebic 71,681.23 Houghton 108,971.27 Tron 48,414.30 Luce 12,185.04 Mackinac 21,168.52 Marquette 66,536.00 Menominee 46,185.36 Ontonagon 25,152.49 Schoolcraft 17,529.09 Keweenaw 6,030.51.
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U.P
Alger
Baraga
Chippewa
Delta
Dickinson
Gogebic
Houghton
Tron
Luce
Mackinac
Marquette
Menominee
Ontonagon
Schoolcraft
Keweenaw
Governor Murphy to Visit Upper Peninsula Sites
Governor Frank Murphy plans a northern Michigan swing visiting Marquette prison and Michigan Tech at Houghton to assess the relief situation. He will attend the Ishpeming ski tournament on Washington's Birthday.
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Frank Murphy
Upper Peninsula
Marquette Prison
Michigan Tech
Houghton
Michigan
Ishpeming
Washington
U P Ski Tournaments Packed With Events Across Copper Country
Ishpeming prepares for the annual international ski tournament on February 22 with Governor Murphy attending and visitors expected from Chicago and Milwaukee. Alston Hill holds a February 22 and 28 event, Ironwood hosts a February 27 meet, and Calumet Laurium shift to February 25 and 26 for their winter carnival with outdoor queen crowning. Escanaba moves dates earlier, Sault Ste Marie completes a record schedule February 10–12. Plans note expanded next season and greater UP winter publicity by the Development Bureau.
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Ishpeming
Washington
Suicide Hill
Ishpeming Ski Club
Chicago
Milwaukee
Murphy
Alston
Houghton County
Escanaba
Lincoln
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Peninsula
U. P. Development Bureau
Primaries Now Secret By Law
The text outlines primary election secrecy and ballot handling rules. Voters may receive ballots for all parties but vote only one. It details double ballot boxes, equal per party totals, perforated ballots, stapling, sample copies, and how ballots are to be folded and returned. Instructions include numbering removal, proper labeling of ballot boxes, and rules for absent voters envelopes.
Cribbage Tourney Draws 20 Players in Bessemer
A month long cribbage tournament led by Clarence Certano WPA recreational director runs in Bessemer. Singles and doubles compete through March 8 with 20 entries including Verner Arola Leonard Bergman John Bonevett Clarence Certano Vincent Cosgrove Anton Costello Malcolm Erickson Walter Erickson Edwin Hill Alden Hoffman Robert Hoffner Carl Johnson Arthur Korpi Eugene Maki Wilbert Maki Charles Mascotti Walter Nyman Elmer Peterson Nick Pollack and Ernest Shefka.
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Bessemer
Clarence Certano
WPA
Re Verner Arola Leonard Bergman
John Bonevett
Vincent Cosgrove
Anton Costello
Malcolm Erickson
Walter Erickson
Edwin Hill
Alden Hoffman
Robert Hoffner
Carl Johnson
Arthur Korpi
Eugene Maki
Wilbert Maki
Charles Mascotti
Walter Nyman
Elmer Peterson
Nick Pollack
Ernest Shefka
Chisholm sails for Europe with wife for six week visit
A. D. Chisholm former Gogebic range mining man now with Pickands Mather Co. Duluth manager sailed from New York with Mrs. Chisholm for a six weeks tour of Europe yesterday.
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A. D. Chisholm
Gogebic Range
Pickands, Mather & Co
Duluth
Gogebic County Circuit Court Term Opens Next Week
The February term of Gogebic County circuit court will open next week. Because Tuesday is Washington's birthday, jurors will not report until Wednesday.
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Gogebic County
Washington
Father and Son Banquet at First Presbyterian Church
A father and son banquet will be held at the First Presbyterian church of Bessemer next Monday evening February 21. Supt. E J Oas will be toastmaster and song leader. Joseph A Sabin will toast the sons. Arthur Hansen toasts the fathers. WJMS speakers and singers plus piano and saxophone music. Dinner by Ladies Aid and Missionary societies. reservations urged with R W L Peterson.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Bessemer
E. J. Oas
Joseph A. Sabin
Anvil School
Arthur Hansen
Tony
WJMS
Ironwood
Dick Hasbrook
Robert Lobb
Warren Annear
Jack Carlson
Ladies Aid and Missionary Societies
Florence Cresswell
R. W. L. Peterson
Forty And Eight Reorganize Gogebic County Unit
Plans made for a Tuesday 7:30 PM meeting at the Ramsay Town hall to reunite all Forty and Eight members and recruit prospective members. Old members urged to attend and reorganize the Gogebic County unit.
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Legion Quarters
Ramsay Town Hall
Gogebic County
Puritan Athletic Club to Host Benefit Dance
The Puritan Athletic Club will hold a benefit dance this Friday evening at the Puritan school. Proceeds support club activities and community programs.
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Puritan Athletic Club
Puritan School
Wakefield City Caps Taverns at Ten
The Wakefield city commission sets a new tavern license cap of ten as the current total stands at fifteen. The measure aims to curb proliferation of drinking establishments in the city.
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Wakefield
Gogebic Ski Club Names New Slide Wolverize Bil
The Gogebic Range Ski Club unveils a new slide at Ironwood to be called Wolverize Bil, signaling a landmark addition to local winter sports facilities.
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Ironwood
The
Gogebic Range
Ski Club
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John Jacobson
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Herbert Minkin
Henry Laitala
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Minnie Pearce
John Peterson
Paul Paulson
Gabriel Johnson
Joseph Muskovitz
William Rixey
John Morse
Joseph Succa
Mike Dianich Sr
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Frank Rosa
Delia Bianchi
William Saily
Ambrose Bredda
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Alton Annear
Mike Igassa
Jacob Tervi
John Olson
Board of Review
Edward Sandin
Park Commission
Robert Gerry
Louis Switzer
Arthur Lanson
Henry Parent
Earl John
Bessemer Women’s Club
Council
Rupp
U. P
Connor Lumber Co
Connorville
Old Fort St. Ignace
Daves
Switzervland
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