Chamber and community progress in the modern era
A long read on the role of Chambers of Commerce in American civic and economic life. It outlines organization, duties, committees, and the aim to boost business, industry, and public relations while aiding local governments and communities. The article links chamber activity to national policy and local development goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
United States
New York State
America
Charleston
South Carolina
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber
National Chamber
State Chamber
Four teachers honored at retirement dinner and more notes
Weather highs over 80 on Tuesday. City Council appoints new Foreman and officers. Commencement for 85 seniors Friday. Local business remodels Valu store. Lions Club to sponsor glaucoma clinic for 50 plus. Memorial Day parade notes. Humorous and anecdotal items about college life and a farmer tale conclude this column.
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Little League Field
Robert Duray
John Bonovett Jr
William D. Quigley
U. S. 2 Super Valu
Ray Barbacovi
Art Stander
College
Dad
Abner Garrick
Charles Atlas
Garrick
Allen Frahm wed Claudia Marie Allen in Wisconsin ceremony
Miss Claudia Marie Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Allen Black River Road became Mrs Robert G Frahm son of Mr and Mrs George Frahm Route 1 Athens Wisconsin in a May 18 nuptial at St Sebastian Catholic Church. Rev Chester Franczek officiated. The bride wore a white taffeta gown with pearl details and a chapel train. A buffet luncheon followed at the VFW clubrooms with about 300 guests. The couple will reside in Athens after a wedding trip out West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia Marie Allen
Douglas Allen
Black River Road
Robert G. Frahm
Osn
George Frahm
Route 1
Athens
Wis
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Chester Franczek
Lillian Russell
Thomas Lavicka
Gordon Reitz
Medford
Dennis Fladvid
Forrest Maki
Wakefield
Kenneth Frahm
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frahm
A. D. Johnston High School
Bessemer
Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station
Milwaukee
Athens High School
Nursing home project thanked by Marshfield firm to Lions Club
Mid American Nursing Homes Inc of Marshfield Wisconsin thanks Mr John Sartoris and the Bessemer Lions Club for welcoming their new nursing home project to the area. The letter expresses confidence the project will meet a vital community need and notes the writer is a former Lions Club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-American Nursing Homes, Inc
Marshfield, Wis
John Sartoris
Sec’y. Lion’s Club
A. D. Johnston High School
Bessemer
Michigan
Sartoris
Bessemer Lion’s Club
Eric Pearson To Be Examined At Ionia State Hospital
Eric E. Pearson, 56, of Ironwood Township, has been sent to Ionia State Hospital for a diagnostic psychiatric examination to determine competence to stand trial on a first degree murder charge for the March 16 shooting death of Rudolph Maurin. The exam lasts up to 60 days and is conducted with Sheriff Chester J. Prebish and Deputy Richard Bennetts present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Pearson
Ionia
Chester J. Prebish
Richard Bennetts
Corpsmen Clean Up Little League Field at Bessemer
Corpsmen from the Ojibway Civilian Conservation Center have volunteered to landscape and tidy the Little League field at Bessemer in preparation for summer league play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League Field
Ojibway Civilian Conservation Center
Bessemer
Local grounds crew repairs field at Bes semer park
Workers corrected Bernie Wiercinski of Bes semer led efforts to repaint fences level and rake the infield and repair the backstop, completing improvements at the baseball facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Wiercinski
Bessemer
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The
Herald Publishing
Great Company
Most Mary Street
Bessemer, Michigan
Pick & Axe
Glacoma Clinic
Lions Club
Marty’s Goldenaires
Marty
Goldenaires
U. P
Kinsley
Griffen
Jones
Tommy
Rance English
Allen-Frahm
James Shelton
Nathale Kuck
Stratford
Chicago
Elmhurst
Ill
Muskegon
Stephenson and
Algonac
Mich
the Range Communities
Mario RE
City OF
Lion's Club
Eric Pearson
Kenneth Hoffner
Fairview Apts
St. Luke’s Hospital
Duluth
Minn
Travis Russell
Edmond, Wash
Douglas James
Russell
Claire Semmerling
Frank Semmerling
Dante Pricco
Chuck
Erie
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