Council Adopts Wage Rates for Municipal Power Plant
A special meeting of the city council adopted a resolution fixing minimum hourly wage rates for workers on the City of Bessemer Michigan municipal electric power project 191 P DS. Plans and specifications are being prepared by Ayres Lewis Norris and May of Ann Arbor for submission to the council and the PWA. Construction start date is undetermined with July 18 as earliest, per a court decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayres, Lewis, Norris
May
Ann Arbor
PWA
Bessemer
Michigan
Hoda Cail
Kettleman
Coen Eeesae
Housing topic at meeting here
Clarence V. Smazel of Lansing, director of the Michigan housing commission, urged forming local housing commissions where none exist. Bessemer has one, led by Mayor Hugo Hill. Smazel warned of a housing shortage, especially for low income, and outlined three major interests: economic, public social costs, and delinquency linked to substandard housing. He stressed housing as a principal, but not sole, cause of social ills and said private enterprise should lead solutions. the commission isn’t federal and isn’t pushing public housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence V. Smazel
Lansing
Michigan Housing Commission
Bessemer City Hall
Upper Peninsula
State Housing Commission
Bessemer
Hugo Hill
E. J. Oas
Smazel
Tir'st
Michigan
Commission
Four Seek School Board Seats in Bessemer Race
Four candidates compete for two trustee posts on the Bessemer city board of education as election day set for June 12. Incumbents Mullen and Stevens seek re election while A Stuart Rosemargy joins the field. Registration day is June 38 with boards in session across school buildings to register new voters. Township candidates include E C Carlson A Jake Fink incumbents Oscar Larson and Celia Koski plus Peter Carpenedo and Albert Tillner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
E. C. Carlson
A. Jake Fink
Oscar Larson
Celia Koski
Peter Carpenedo
Albert Tillner
Examinations Set for Local Firemen in Bessemer
Walter A. Newman president of the Bessemer civil service commission announces a relief firemen examination for the city department at 10 a m Saturday June 17. Applications must be filed by June 15 at City Clerk Walter E. Maki s office. The test will identify eligible candidates to fill future vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Newman
Bessemer Civil Service Commission
Walter E. Maki
List of classifications for project laborers and exclusions
The document notes that the classifications listed for the project include all employee types who will work on the project except executive, supervisory, administrative, clerical, or other non-manual workers. It asserts knowledge that all classifications are enumerated to cover labor engaged in the work.
County Mines Cut 1346000 in Valuation
The Michigan state tax commission, meeting at the courthouse last Thursday, reduced Gogebic county mines by 1,346,000. Tentative 1939 valuation drops to 22,554,000 from 23,900,000 in 1938, while Bessemer city mines rise to 2,227,000. Bessemer township sustains the largest cut, down 887,000. Ironwood and Wakefield districts also see reductions. M. B. McPherson presided. objections were raised over Bessemer township and Newport and Wakefield mines.
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Michigan State Tax Commission
Court House
Gogebic County
Bessemer City
Winona
Bessemer Township
Ironwood
Wakefield
Erwin Township
M. B. McPherson
Commencement Exercises At Bessemer On June 8
Bessemer high school will hold commencement exercises in the gymnasium on Thursday evening June 8. Robert Lohrie of Chippewa Falls Wis will deliver the address on The Challenge of Today. Salutatory by Vienna Kuismi and valedictory by Frances Dahl. Baccalaureate services Sunday June 4 with Rev J D Epps delivering the sermon. The high school choir will perform. Senior class play Love from a Stranger runs June 5 and 6 at Washington school gym with cast listed and directed by Gail Masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer High School
Robert Lohrie
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Vienna Kuismi
Frances Dahl
J. D. Epps
Methodist Church
Washington School
Frank Vosper
Gail Masters
Ireland
London
Cecily Harrington
Marion "Ukovich
Memorial Day Observance Under Warm 90 Degree Weather
Zessemer held Memorial Day exercises Tuesday with the warmest weather of the season. Rev. J D Epps spoke on U S neutrality to avoid future wars. Three World War wounded veterans Charles Lutz Carl Gustafson and Isaac Turner received Purple Heart decorations from Major L J Cartwright as city and township Legion posts led the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zessemer
J. D. Epps
U. S
L. J. Cartwright
Charles Lutz
Carl Gustafson
Isaac Turner
Scout Camp on Lake Galilee to run June 11 to 18
Gogebic range Boy Scout camp scheduled at Lake Galilee from June 11 through June 18 with Roy Melvin of Hurley serving as director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic Range
Lake Galilee
Roy Melvin
Hurley
Police Chief Sets Bicycle Rules For Local Riders
Bessemer Chief Charles J. Scavarda outlines safety tests and rules for cyclists. Tests include circle lanes and a 75 foot road drill to prove balance and signaling ability. Riders must ride right, single file, obey signals, use mirrors, and equip lights for night riding. The program emphasizes nervousness reduction and highway safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Scavarda
Bessemer
Local girls to graduate at Marquette 1939 commencement
Helen A. Kr manski and Isabelle R. Williams of this city are candidates for nursing diplomas at Marquette University Milwaukee alongside Roy R. Niemi Ironwood who is a candidate for a Bachelor of Philosophy. Graduation exercises are set for June 9 at the Milwaukee Auditorium with 647 candidates and about 8000 relatives present. Rev Raphael C. McCarthy S J will deliver the commencement address and confer the degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Wills
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
Helen A. Krmanski
Isabelle R. Williams
Roy R. Niemi
Ironwood
Marquette
Raphael C. McCarthy
S. J
Big Day for 40 8 Here on Saturday
A Saturday June 3 parade banquet and initiation mark a Gogebic county 40 & 8 American Legion event drawing representatives from northern Michigan and Wisconsin. The Ironwood legion club rooms host a 1 30 pm parade with Ironwood Hurley drum corps bands and 40 & 8 vehicles as it winds through Bessemers Ramsay Wakefield and ironwood. 100 to 200 attendees expected with many initiates named and officials from state and U P chapters invited to attend.
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Gogebic County
American Legion
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ironwood Legion Club
Ironwood and Hurley
Bessemer
Wakefield
Ramsay Town Hall
Fritz Frederickson Post
William F. Pellew
R. J. Mullen
A. W. Schmidt
Guy Marzari
H. O. Romstad
Anvil
L. D. Brightsman
Marenisco
William Webber
Puritan
Imy Perl
Hurley
R. E. Stilwell
Walter Anderson
Isaac Chouinard
Clarence Kane
Edwin Lindstrom
William G. Cloon
Ironwood
Legion
Addison Asquire
U. P. Legion
George Ticknor
Erwin Olm
Reginald Trudgeon
R. E. Johnson
Sigurd Johnson
Charles Scavarda
Jack Hild
Ramsay
William Kuivinen
WPA Projects At Township Schools
Bessemer township schools plan a WPA project with cement tennis courts at Harding Puritan Anvil. enlarge Harding field. four baseball dugouts. ramp to Ramsay athletic field. guard rails on Ramsay steps. repair Ramsay wall and bleachers. resod all grounds. Total cost 22986.73 with 18330 federal and 4656.73 local. Fifty to sixty workers to be employed. School board seeks renovations at Harding and Ramsay schools.
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Bessemer Township
Harding
Puritan
Anvil
Ramsay
School Board
Move Store Kelto Velin’s Grocery to New Site
KeltoVelin’s grocery store and meat market moved Tuesday to the former Skud and Goldman building. The Moore funeral home on Main Street is remodeled with a modern new front feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelto-Velin’s
Skud & Goldman
Moore Funeral Home
Main Street
Eighth Annual Military Ball Here Tonight
Pe ter Gedda post 27 of the American Legion hosts the eighth annual Military Ball at the Iron drome on the Gogebic range with Lou Breese and his Chez Paree band from Chicago. About 700 couples expected as redecorated interiors and indirect lighting set a festive tone. The Legion committee leads the event, highlighting a long parade of notable orchestras from 1932 to 1939.
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Peter Gedda Post
American Legion
Irondrome
Gogebic Range
Lou Breese
Chez Paree
Chicago
Legion Committee
James Carpenter
Michael A. Gedda
Sergeant S. Hunt
Leonard C. Kalasovicz
Leo J. Isdebski
Alois A. Mazanec
John Renick
Charles J. Scavarda
Joseph Jezek
Gray Gordon
Merry Garden
Maurie Sherman
Hotel Morrison
Leonard Keller
NBC Orch
Topaz to Bergland Road Project Due
The state highway department plans four more projects funded by a 4 million dollar PWA program with a 45 percent federal grant. New works include M-26 grading near Painesdale in Houghton County and M-28 Topaz to Bergland in Ontonagon County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Painesdale
Houghton County
Topaz
Bergland
Ontonagon
Michigan
Murray D. van Wagoner
Vernon J. Brown
Upper Peninsula
Alger
Baraga
Chippewa
Delta
Dickinson
Gogebic
Houghton
Iran
Keweenaw
Luce
Mackinac
Marquette
Menominee
Schoolcraft
Bessemer High Earns 34th Straight NCACSS Accreditation
Supt E J Oas announces Bessemer High School has been placed on the accredited list of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools for the 34th consecutive year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. E. J. Oas
Bessemer High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Fall injures Marquette linesman at Wisconsin Dells
Matt Hook, 40, of Marquette, a Western Union linesman, was injured Monday after falling 35 feet from a telegraph pole in Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin. He is a brother of Congressman Frank E. Hook of Ironwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Hook
Marquette
Western Union
Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Frank E. Hook
Ironwood
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City of Ironwood
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Plymouth
Sunday Lake
Bruce Lovell
Jack Peterson
Nigel
Cecily
Victor Schmidt
Mavis
Betty Jane Thomas
Miss Garrard
Rita Jezek
Ethel
Catherine Bria
Hodgson
Jack Ryan
Dr. Gribble
Jack Romstad
Breese
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