Bessemer High Ends Season with Bergland Showdown
Bessemer High closes its regular season Saturday by facing Bergland in a saw mill town game. Bergland, back from last year’s Class D champions, is tall and strong and favorites on their floor. Coach Gunderson’s squad hopes for a upset as district tourney approaches next week.
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Bessemer High
Husky Bergland
Saw Mill
Bergland
Gunderson
Bergland Giants
Bessemer
Lumber Town
District basketball district tourneys set ahead of Marquette Normal
Regular season ends in upper peninsula this week as district tournaments begin schedule. Class B event runs Friday and Saturday in Crystal Falls with Ironwood Stambaugh Iron River and Crystal Falls in competition. Classes C and D games scheduled at Wakefield Bessemer with Wakefield and Ironwood’s St Ambrose in Class C while Nevgland Trout Creek Marenisco and Watersmeet will compete in Class D.
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Upper Peninsula
Marquette Normal
Crystal Falls
Ironwood
Stambaugh
Iron River
Wakefield
Bessemer
St. Ambrose
Nevgland
Trout Creek
Marenisco
Watersmeet
Probate Hearing Set On Estate of Torsten J. Eggen
In Michigan at Besmer, Judge Harry R. Bay presides over the probate matter of Torsten J. Eggen. John T. Ergen petitions for administration to Samuel J. Williams or another suitable person. Hearing scheduled for February 25, 1925, with publication orders for three weeks in the t.:sem er Herald and official notices.
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Bes“mer
Harry KR. Bay
Torsten J. Eggen
John T. Ergen
Samuel J. Williams
Semer Herald
Said
Harry RK. Bay, Jude
Bathing Beauty Paula Pierce Discovered by Ziegfeld Scout
Miss Paula Pierce, a Canadian girl described as a Bathing Beauty, was spotted by a scout for Florenz Ziegfeld while bending over flapjacks in a New York Chili’s restaurant. She will soon join one of Ziegfeld’s productions in New York.
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Paula Pierce Prett
Florent Ziegfeld
Chili
New York
Miss Pierce
Ziegfeld
Bessemer Tops Wakefield 38 to 15 in Friday Victory
The Bessemer high school team defeated Wakefield on their home floor by 38 to 15. Basketball, Wakefield’s favored pastime, saw Bessemer claim a decisive win noted as a historic performance.
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Bessemer High School
Wakefield
Bessemer Tops Gogebic Range as Basketball Draw
The Wakefield gym hosted the largest crowd yet for a basketball game, cementing Bessemer as the Gogebic Range’s top draw. Tronwood drew 1,800 in the district’s biggest turnout, while Michigan leads among colleges. Bessemer’s gym parallels a state team pace, with demand often outgrowing space.
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Wakefield
Bessemer
Tronwood
Aagute
Michigan
Bessemer Triumps Wakefield In Illustrious Showdown
Bessemer high school overwhelmed Wakefield 38 to 15 on Wakefield’s home floor. Joe Godlewski led the open pitters with 20 points, hitting nine baskets and two free throws as Bessemer outpaced Wakefield from start to finish.
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Godlewski
Bessemer
Wakefield High
Wakefield
Ironwood
Gunderson
B.H.S
Memorial Gymnasium
Upper Peninsula
Joe Godlewski
Finnegan
Dionich
Baraga Parochial Wins Cloverland Championship
Baraga Parochial of Marquette defeated Munising 17 to 10 to claim the Cloverland conference title. The team remains undefeated this year with a 12 game win streak, and leads the league which includes Newberry Manistique St. Josephs of Escanaba Munising Baraga.
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Baraga Parochial
Marquette
Munising
Baraga
U. P
Newberry
Manistique
St. Joseph's
Escanaba
Germany gets transatlantic dialing to three cities
A Friday extension brings Berlin Frankfort on Main and Hamburg into the list of continental Europe points reachable from the United States and Cuba by telephone. Michigan Bell officials announced the new direct dial capability, following Belgium and Holland.
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Europe
Berlin
Frankfort-on-Main
Hamburg
United States
Cuba
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Friday high school basketball matchups listed for Upper Peninsula towns
The schedule lists Friday games including Iron Mountain at Ironwood Hurley at Wakefield Marquette at Munising Newberry at Sault Ste. Marie Bergland at Ontonagon and more across the region. A separate note defines a dance floor as a place to go with a date for five dollars, then sit in a car outside all night.
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Friday
Iron Mountain
Ironwood
Hurley
Wakefield
Marquette
Munising
Newberry
Sault Ste. Marie
Bergland
Ontonagon
Houghton
Calumet
Hancock
Painesdale
Dollar Bay
Lake Linden
Manistique
Baraga
Negaunee
Ishpeming
Escanaba
Gladstone
Iron River
Kingsford
Marinette
Menominee
Stambaugh
Crystal Falls
Norway
Stephenson
Cannibal Makes Quip During Finishing Meal
A chilling line is spoken as a cannibal completes his meal, remarking there is one person who agrees with him. The remark underscores a grim scene and the charged mood surrounding the act.
Bowlers Break Even On Monday at Anvil Alleys
Bowling teams of the Ironwood Elks and Anvil split their Monday matches at Anvil alleys. Juncquart of Ironwood rolled 342 while Ostapinski of Anvil posted 530 high total.
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Ironwood Elks and Anvil
Juncquart
Ironwood
Ostapinski
Anvil
Local High School Basketball Scores Report
Scores show Bessemer topping Wakefield 38 to 15 and Ironwood prevailing 38 to 34 over Negaunee. Ironwood edged Ishpeming 25 to 24, Menominee lost to Iron Mountain 19 to 29, while Norway dominated Stambaugh 138 to 16 and L Anse beat Bergland 6 to 2S.
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Bessemer
Wakefield
Ironwood
Negaunee
Ishpeming
Menominee
Iron Mountain
Norway
Stambaugh
L’anse
Bergland
Automatic Train Control on C and N W Y
The Chicago Northwestern finalizes automatic train control on its main line from Chicago to Omaha, at a three million dollar outlay. By May 1st all passenger and freight trains will operate under a fully automatic master control system, independent of engineers, with constant speed checks and safety ensured ahead of the right of way.
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Simi Fa Saac & Noth Western
Chicago
Omaha
Fred W. Larcent
Chicago Northwestern
Freicht
Ander
Prooer
Aio
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Bessemer Gotta
Gedlewski
Dionich Aged
Jankoviak
Borseth
Erickson
Western
Westrich
State OF Michigan
Gegebic
R C. Solberg
Gogebic Range
Hot Stove League
Madame
Andre
B. P. Bessemer
Gotta
Mas Ecen
Cage Games
John A. Kallander
Buick
Pecard Motor Company
Longyear Street
Ee Tecsery
Eng Bhodel
Lake Superior District
Wellett
King
Stenstrom
Engberg
Jacquart
Ossanna
Longhini
G. Sternyie Agee
M. Sterny
Barlow
Buerger
iVan Ssick Woo 'Banacci
Itz Wate
Seppian
J. Sterny
P. Stefanik
Elliason
P. Ostapinskii
M. Bjornson
al Ghurch
Sessemer
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