Census shows gain in Gogebic farms in 1935 report
The 1935 federal farm census reports Gogebic County remains dominated by owner operators at 96 percent among 822 full owners and 52 party owners. Total farm land up since 1925, with hay the primary crop, and potatoes oats barley cattle horses sheep hogs and mules listed with counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
W. L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Gogebie County
S. A
Esau
Svasseee
Fire Wardens and Towermen Exams Set for Gogebic Ontonagon
Annual competitive examinations by the department of conservation will select fire wardens and towermen for the coming forest fire season in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. They will be held at Ewen High School on March 3, beginning at 9 am Central Standard Time. Applicants may file at the district headquarters in Ewen or at the examination site. A stray historical note about steel production from 1860 pounds per family to 31¢ per pound appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Conservation
Gogebdic
Ontonagon
Ewen High School
Ewen
Safety car itinerary to Mesabi and northern Michigan
The mine safety training unit from Cold Spring Minnesota, part of the Bureau of Mines, travels Feb 17 to March 27 across the Mesabi range and northern Michigan. FP. S. Crawford is district engineer and A. J. Stromqurst senior safety instructor. Stops include Keewatin Republic Steel Corp Julia Mine in Virginia Tobin Mine in Crystal Falls and Ironton Mine in Bessemer with dates through March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Sprime Granite Co
Cold Spring
Minn
Lake Superior
Bureau of Mines
Mesabi Range
Michigan
FP. S. Crawford
A. J. Stromqurst
Keewatin
Republic Steel Corp
St. Paul
Virginia
Julia
Bessemer
Mich
Ironton
Crystal Falls
Tobin
School Money Here County Treasurer Receives Aid
County Treasurer John Co Vincent received state salient aid money last Friday. The Bessemer School district was allotted 35.024, Ironwood 383.818, Wakefield 35.847, Romwood Township 31. s4, and Marenisso the Watersimeer F222.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Co Vincent
Bessemer
Ironwood
Wakefield
Romwood Township
Marenissothe Watersimeer
Potter Guest At Bar Association Banquet
Justice Vithun W Potter of the state supreme court was guest speaker at Gogebic County Bar Association’s banquet held last Friday at the Legion building. Guests and members filled the hall as a history of the supreme court was presented by Potter. W S Baird, association president, presided over the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vithun W Potter
State Supreme Court
Lansing
Gogebic County Bar
Legion Building
Supreme Court
Justice Potter
Association
W. S. Baird
Lutefisk Supper At Sharon Lutheran Sat Feb 22
The Ladies Aid society will serve the annual lutefisk supper in Sharon Lutheran church parlors on Saturday February 22 from 4 30 to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Sharon Lutheran Church
Fall injures coach Adam Rochdues in Saturday incident
A Saturday incident left coach Adam Rochdues with a hurt right arm and shinier dislocated. The injury occurred during a stairway fall and was described as a serious, non-life threatening event.
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Adam Rochdues
We Watts Dancy NTIS Notes Assizes and Appointments
Edward Hedlund and associates report on assizes. A clerk named Georges Bo Gerry is named assistant to AJ Bawder safety supervisor of Pickands, with duties shifting at Gogebic range. Mr Gerry Fill will take over safety work and reside in Cary. Wakefield public library marks its first anniversary with a public program. Arthur E. Erickson, Ironwood superintendent, is rehired for three years at 875 per year.
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Georges Bo Gerry
Cary
J. Bawder
Pickands
Mather
Gogebic Range
Gerry Fill
Arthur E. Erickson
Ironweed
Board of Education
Parent Teacher Association
Washington Gym
Quigley
Oas
Ironwood Ladies
Congress Pays Wounded Men After Dillinger Raid
Congressman Frank E Hook introduced a bill in Washington to reimburse Grand View hospital 342.35 and Dr A J O'Brien of Ironwood 391 for medical treatment of John Morris and John Hoffman of Mercer. The men were wounded by federal agents in the 1934 Little Bohemia raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Hook
Washington
Grand View Hospital
A J. O'Brien
Ironwood
John Morris
John Hoffman
Mercer
Little Bohemia
Fair Grounds Improvement Plan Proposed for Gogebic County
Gogebic county fair board via the county road commission proposed a $44 197 60 WPA funded fair grounds upgrade for four months of work. If approved by WPA headquarters the project would build new structures remodel others add a grandstand and reseed the race track interior. Employment would average 107 men.
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Iron Mountain
A. T. Sweet
W. P. A. Projects
Gogebic County
WPA
Fair Board
Washington Day Program Showcases Busy Week at Junior High
A Washington School report details a packed week with student government actions selecting captains and planning Color Day before a basketball game. Theater, music, reading, and poetry selections feature students like Rita Jezek and Virginia Pecard, while faculty present assemblies and club activities.
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Washington
Walter Gray
Armas Koski
Puritan Five
Jack Peterson
Katherine Brin
Katherine Bornholdt
Theresa DeMarte
Washington School
Attorney Pellow Addresses Bessemer Club on State Legislature
Local attorney Cind Wiliam F. Pellow spoke to the Bessemer Woman's Club at Tuesday's Legion building meeting about the state legislature. Lunch was served by Mesdames Le Claire Hansen Hansen and Peterson. In 1835 Michigan paroled 2430 prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam F. Pellow
Bessemer Woman's Club
Legion Building
Mesdames Herman le Claire
Oscar Hansen
Conrad Hansen
Walter Peterson
Young Matron Dies After Operation at 24
Mrs. N. Pauletti, 24, died Wednesday evening at 5 35 at her mother’s home in South Bessemer after an August operation. Born June 8 1911 in Bessemer, she is survived by husband two sisters and five brothers. Sisters include Miss Josephine Spagnoletti and Mrs Francis Curcio of Chicago. Brothers Nick Alfred Francis Tony and Louis live in Chicago and Bessemer. Funeral set for Saturday at 9 AM at St Sebastianchiaveh with Rev C J Swoboda officiating.
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N. Pauletti
Louis Spagnoletti
South Bessemer
Bessemer
Josephine Spagnoletti
Francis Curcio
Chicago
Nick and
Alfred Spagnoletti
Francis
Tony
Louis
Four Found Guilty In Justice Court
Four individuals were found guilty in a justice court proceeding. The defendants Kina Sinton Abs.ia Witten Georte iliey and Dorethys Biller were assessed fines ranging from 25 to 100 dollars, with a daily alternative option noted in the report.
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Seo Sedie
Kina Sinton
Abs
Ia Witten Georteiliey
Dorethys Biller
Valentine Party at Legion Build ing Hosts Contest Winners
A Valentine party at the Legion building hosted by the Bessemer Business Woran’s evn renday featured a costume contest won by Misses Elsie Heilman Emma Hoeft and Lucy Mueller. Lunch was served by Mary Armicharay Edith Del ghequa and Lola Waters.
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Bessemer
Woran
Evnrenday
Legion Building
Elsie Heilman
Emma Hoeft
Lucy Mueller
Mary Armicharay
Edith Delghequa
Lola Waters
Anvil Palms Mine to Resume Operations This Spring
W A Knoll Ironwood range superintendent for Pickands Mather announces the Anvil Palms mine will reopen after a 1932 closure. Preparatory work is underway with ore production expected to start early this spring, while most miners have worked at the Newport mine during the interim.
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W. A. Knoll
Ironwood
Pickands, Mather & Co
Newport
Anvil Palms
One Act Plays Delight Local Audience In Winter Program
A cold evening drew a sizable crowd to the Bessemer Woman’s Club program featuring three one act plays plus musical numbers by the high school orchestra conducted by Harry Reinhold. The solemn Pride historical drama listed a long cast headed by Mrs Brewster and Mrs Walter Olson with Mrs Sage directing. The Hearts To Mend fantasy featured Pierrette and Pierrot with Marguerite Chisholm and Emil Schoepke, and music by Mrs WLW Grey. A community event highlighted by Sunday School and morning worship followed, with an upcoming charity sale chaired by Luetta Allen and others and a Presbyterian church morning devotional broadcast on WJMS amid plans for a grand light office fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Woman's Club
Harry Reinhold
Pierrette
Pierrot
Marguerite Chishlom
Emil Schoepke
Wlw Grey
Whee
Plas Tay
Willian
I Ceeki
Marry Culver
Hook
Messos
Sage
Oscar Hansen
FAO
Senda
Toy
Luetta
Tyth Allen
Hus
Presbyterian Mause
First Presbyterian Clurch
WJMS
Frederick Otto, Jr
Rupert Ott
W. L. Peterson
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Bar Association
We Watts Dancy Ntis
Edward Hedlund Amd Assizes
Poys
Fronwes
Nimmenmeis - Sem
Wakefield Public Lbrary
C E. Gunderson
Boisthe
Om. Srring
Ares
Mr Act
Sweet
Iron Mountan
Mikhigan
America
Tauno Bjorkman
John Berger
Girls Glee Club
Guitar
Juanita
Valley Forge
SVF
Rita Jezek
SGD
Dorothy Vomastek
Yankee Doodle
Virginia Pecard
Little Hatchet
Clarence—Russell Wilson
Marian Vukovitch
P.O T. A
Quicley
Eiven
Shimior Vhish Oe
Ceestress
Sahaeded
Mkt
Gee
Ta’s
Sa's
Sa’s
William Hill
Lawnee Cabjianea
Albert Zancul
Evangeline
Gabriél
Jackson
Pacific
Cind
Mrs. N. Pauletti
St. Sebiastianchiaveh
Rev
C.J. Swoboda
U.S
United States
Kneeland
England
Crowd
Woman's Club
Brewster
Walter Olson
Miss Carroll
Carl Olson
Griswold
Isaacs
Joseph Jezek
Miss Abbott
Alfred Roberts
Molly Harmon
Nora Dunbar
Gregory
Mel
Anna Stevens
Bixby
Pow. Sage
Sarah Gregory
Fas Hansen
Sarah
Loretta Johnson
Lawrence Michele
Eueene Sundin
W. Sage
Andrew Ressatto
Richard Ainsbrook
Tne
Reverener Poy
Bens
Cominliy Senior
Christing Masi
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