Bessemer Urges Site for U P Veterans Hospital
City council adopts resolution urging the Veterans Administration to locate a new hospital in Bessemer Michigan. The measure notes the city’s location water systems power rates and scenic surroundings as benefits and offers to donate suitable sites including East End Addition Massie Field or Cavosi’s farm.
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Bessemer
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Hospital
Upper Peninsula
Veterans Adinistration
L . Warren
H.@iso
Veterans Administrations
Ingao
Pening@@a
Michigan
Freneas
Veterans Administration
East End
Massie
Northwestern Railroad
Immigrant Wydetic’s Long Career Across Mines and Lines
Mr Wydetic a Slovnec Austria native born July 21 1890 moved to America in 1907. He worked on railways mines smelters and power lines across Wisconsin Nevada Utah and Arizona before settling as a lineman with Gogebic Electric. His journey spans C N W railway Iron ton mine Bessemer mine Toole Utah Miami Arizona and Lake Superior District Power Company.
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Mr. Wydetic
Slovnec
Austria
Jugo Slavia
Wydetei
Ed Costello
Bessemer
America
Costello
Andreas Baksic
Wyceth
Nick Glatczak
Ironton
Mr. Webb
Webb
Culby
Mr. Wydeth
Toole
Utah
Wydeth
Wydethc
Chicago
California
Wydetic
Erio
Nev
Western Pacific Railway
Wycheth
Kansas City
Kansas
Swift and Co
Juneau
Wis
Peterg Furniture People
Fond du Lac
North American
Tel. & Teleg. Company
Minneapolis
Sheboygan
the Light and Railway Co
Hoffner Cited for Leadership at 10th District Rally
Mrs. Frank Hoffner of Bessemer was cited by District President Mrs. Ilva Robarge for leading the district in recruiting new members during the 10th District Rally in Marquette. The event included a 1:30 PM start, a 5:30 PM banquet at St John’s parish, and an 7:00 PM entertainment at the Odd Fellows hall with rock wedding as the feature.
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Frank Hoffner
VFW
Ilva Robarge
Marquette
Hoffner
Ead
Iron Mountain
Cpl Maccani Receives Infantryman Badge
Cpl Isadore W. Maccani son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Maccani of West Lead Street was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge on April 1 for satisfactory performance in combat against the enemy. He serves with the 341st Infantry.
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Isadore W. Maccani
Joseph Maccani
West Lead Street
Cpl
Maccan
341G
Baccalaureate Exercises Set for Sunday Night
The A D Johnston High School will hold baccalaureate exercises Sunday night June 3 in the school gym. The program includes processional Holy Holy Holy invocation Rev Clifford Nadeau hymn God of Our Fathers prayer for Peace by Johnson Franck high school chorus sermon Faith Rev Nadeau hymn Blest Be the Tie That Binds audience and chorus benediction Nadeau recessional Pilgrim's Chorus.
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A. D. Johnston High School
Clifford Nadeau
Johnson
Lord
Franck
Nadeau
Pilgrim’s Chorus
Michigan Bell plans postwar rural expansion and ROTC awards
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company announced plans for a 759000 dollar postwar rural expansion program to boost farmer service and create jobs. Cadet Captain Rudolf Kelto received the distinguished cadet medal at the annual ROTC inspection and review along with multiple rifle, efficiency, and personal appearance honors awarded by veterans and civic groups.
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Michigan
American Legion Auxiliary
Ru- Goulph Kelto
American Legion
Marcellino Calabro
Eagles Lodge
Rudolph Lucas
VFW Post
The
Chicago Tribune
Richard Hansen
VFW Auxiliary Plans Fifth Anniversary Celebration
The Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars will mark its fifth anniversary with a party at the Veterans' Memorial building on Saturday June 2. Guests include VFW post members and auxiliary members from Lionwood and Ironwood. A pot luck lunch will be served with music and dancing. Music chair Mrs. Frank Hoffner and lunch hosts Mrs. Elsie Slomkowski, Mrs. Pearl Cebulski, Mrs. Margaret Erickson, Mrs. Pouliowski, Mrs. Evelyn Mesich, and Mrs. Anna Eastman assist.
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Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Menorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post End
Auxiliary of Lionwood
Veterans of Fore'st Wars
Ironwood
Frank Hoffner
Elsie Slomkowski
Pearl Cebulski
Margaret Erickson
Pueilowski
Evelyn Mesich
Anna Eastman
Poppy Sale Declared A Success By VFW and Legion Auxiliaries
The annual poppy sale last week was declared a great success by the VFW Auxiliary and the Legion Auxiliary. Miss Helen Johnston led the Legion sale and Mrs. Frank Hoffner headed the VFW poppy committee.
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VFW Auxiliary
The
Legion Auxiliary
Helen Johnston
Frank Hoffner
VFW
Telephones in Detroit Port Huron area upgrade plan
Dawson stated the company will continue converting magneto operated telephones to dial or common battery service in the Detroit Port Huron lakes area. The program aims to reduce the number of parties on lines where overload occurs and to provide ship to shore service.
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Detroit
Port Huron Lakes
Dawson
One Candidate Files For School Board
Only one candidate, Mrs. Mamie Rice, has filed for the city board of education for the June 11 school election. Her term expires this year and her name will appear on the ballot. Unregistered voters may register at the high school from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A general registration occurs Saturday, June 2, in each voting precinct.
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City Board of Education
Mamie Rice
Senior Play Turns Two Night Run For Teens And Adults
Footloose a three act comedy depicting teen life was presented by the Senior class on Monday for students and Tuesday for adults. Cast includes Clifford Ponchaud Margery Skwor Joyce Crger Lawrence Martin Dorothie Turpeinen and others under director Mrs Winifred Opsrande with a full team of assistants, stage crew, costumes, makeup and business staff.
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Clifford Ponchaud
Margery Skwor
Joyce Creger
Lawrence Martin
Dorothie Turpeinen
Cleopha Hirocker
Natalie Mattson
Jack Erickson
Dolores Fiippini
Rudolph Lucas
Betty Lou Keenan
Kenneth Allen
Robert Happ
Kenneth Kuivinen
Winifred Opsrande
Anna Skagen
Margaret Gamache
James Lucas
Kathleen Turner
Elsie Hagman
Milton Jakola
Theodre Krakovec
Gene Morici
Mary Ann Repirski
Robert Stevens
Seventy three seniors to graduate at Bessemer High
Seventy three members of the Bessemer high school class of 1945 will receive diplomas at the annual commencement Friday June 8 in the A D Johnston school gymnasium. Valedictorian honors go to John Kallander Jr and salutatorian to Cleopha Krocker.
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Bessemer High School
A. D. Johnston
John Kallander
Cleopha Krocker
L. H. Adolfson
Univesity of Wisconsin
P. B. Slaist
R. J. Mullen
Board of Education
Kenneth M. Allen
William Edward Autio
Donald Backlund
Henriette Bornholdt
Betty Bretall
Nina Brydges
Donald Bugni
Marcellino Calabro
Charleen Cebolski
Rose Marie Cerne
Betty Certano
Arley Mae Choulimard
Joyce Creger
Ada Dalle Ave
Ruth Drogule
Jackie A. Erickson
Gladys Echier
Dolores Filippini
Paper Collection To Be Made Monday
A scrap paper drive will occur on Monday June 4 under the Dorcas Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Citizens are urged to gather and place scrap at the curb for pickup by the collection trucks.
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Dorcas
Order of the Eastern Star
Sgt Harry Adams Wounded on Iwo Jima and Promoted
Sgt Harry Adams was wounded in action on Iwo Jima and is recuperating at a rest camp in the South Pacific. He has been promoted from corporal to sergeant and continues to serve overseas. Buy war bonds and hold them.
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Harry Adams
Iwo Jima
South Pacific
Adams
Eye Witness Account of German Prison Camp at Ohrdruf
Master Sergeant Woodward Gray describes a visit to the Ohrdruf camp, detailing emaciated prisoners, mass executions, and civilians loading corpses for cremation. He notes numbers, torture devices, filthy sleeping quarters, and a gruesome scene of a captured German guard killed by Russian internees.
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Gray
Cerman Prison
Woodward Gray
Ohrdraf
States
Ohrdruf
Germany
Kragt
Bota
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Rallly
Cpl. Maccani
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Lansing
Michigan Belt
Tacouiis HH
Michigan Agricultural
Michigan Bell
Telephone
Rural Electrification Administration
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Paula Jean Anderson
Bernice Brydges
Betty Carlson
Betty Ann Gustafson
Mary Helen Kaseno
Louis Kiomento
LaVerne Mussatti
Marion Rigotti
Marion Gamache
Ann Gerovac
Evelyn Ciadisio
Lorraine Gondek
Gloria Gray
Delores Guerin
Roderick Hansen
Lillian Heikkinen
Lonald Tonz
Susan Hunt
Bruno Ippolite
Ernest Johnson
Xathlean Johnson
Kenneth Kalember
John Kaliander
Elizabeth Keenan
Rudolph Kelto
Theodore Karakovec
Cleopha Kracker
Mae LaChapelle
Caroline Lesky
Frank Lesky
James J. Lucas
Kathryn Martin
Mildred Matonich
Frances Mladenoff
LaVerne Massatti
John C. Nelson
Eugene Nikkart
William Pellow
Norma Perucce
Paul F. Posega
Margaret Probelski
Eunice Pyykels
Mary Ann Repinski
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