Commencement Exercises for Class of 1934 at Bessemer High
At 8 o'clock tonight the Bessemer High senior class will receive diplomas in the annual ceremony. The 132 graduates include 59 boys and 73 girls, with the class motto and colors listed, plus a full roll of names and officers headed by President George Serbin and Vice President Lucille Trevarthen.
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Bessemer High School
Otners
George Serbin
Lucille Trevarthen
Frank Rosa
Marda Mae Roberts
Ferrari Directs Planting By CCC In Hiawatha Forest
By the end of May about 1000 cutover acres in the Hiawatha national forest area of Michigan’s central Upper Peninsula were planted to white pine Norway pine and spruce seedlings. The work was done by three CCC companies under Ranger George Ferrari’s direction. Ferrari is the son of Peter and Mrs. Ferrari of Bessemer.
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Hiawatha National Forest
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Forest Ranger
Munising
CCC
George Ferrari
Ferrari
Peter Ferrari
Bessemer
Bessemer School Revenue Relief Vote Promised Tuesday
Bessemer district electors will receive a special ballot on June 11 to authorize revenue sufficient for a nine month school year. The article details declining valuations, state funding shortfalls, and tuition cuts that threaten local operations, noting projected losses and a $131000 next year budget with required expenditures across salaries, bonds, and supplies.
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Bessemer
Turner Fund
Bessemer Township
Lewudesn
Boone Ences
Board of Education
City Township School Voting Due On Monday
The annual school election in Bessemer city and township is set for Monday, June 11, with four city candidates and two township contenders. City board incumbents D. J. Kulascewicz and Charles H. Lutz seek reelection against Frank B. Abelman and Peter Wrdetic, while tax levy questions loom. Polls run 9 am to 7 pm in city wards, with specific school locations. Township races feature Nesto Ericson defending a three year seat against John H. Nelson, polls 10 am to 5 pm at Ramsay and Puritan town halls. An electors meeting is 3 to 5 pm at Ramsay. Registration ends Saturday. unregistered voters may sign in at Ramsay and Puritan from 3 to 5 pm.
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Bessemer Citt
D. J. Kulascewicz
Charles H. Lutz
Frank B. Abelman
Peter Wrdetic
Washington
Nesto Ericson
John H. Nelson
Ramsay and
Puritan
Ramsay Town Hall
Ramsay and Puritan
City Reads Plan to Borrow 24000 to Meet Bills
The city council moved to borrow 24000 in anticipation of taxes to cover payrolls and bills from recent months. State law controls borrowing at 25 percent of assessed value, allowing up to 25006 for Besewer, to be repaid from next year's taxes. The city, not broke, had 27311.93 on hand June 1 at Bessemer National Bank, plus 34 tied in a closed bank awaiting dividends.
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State Law Board
Besewer
Bessemer National Bank
Peoples State Bank
Legion May Hold Ath Celebration in Bessemer
The American Legion in Bessemer floated tentative plans for a July 4 celebration after years without one. A committee will survey local business leaders about backing the event, aiming to attract visitors to town. The group also endorsed a yes vote on the 15 mill school tax at next Monday’s election.
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Bessemer
Ecadawas
Civacenacsedas Daccavanase
Cnacsedeachoseadacacteaas
American Legion
Legion
Sampson to Direct Ore Pool Traffic On Go Gebic Range
John R. Sampson, ore dock superintendent for the Chicago and North Western at Ashland for 33 years, will be superintendent of the ore traffic pooling on the Go gebic range effective June 1. The parties to the pooling agreement are the Soo Line and the C. and N. W.
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John R. Sampson
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Ashland
Gogebic Range
Soo Lines
Board Of Review Awaits Outcome On Valuations
The board of review placed Bessemer valuations at about 3.1 million dollars, roughly ten percent below last year. It adjourned without signing the tax rate and awaits results from a Lansing conference between Ironwood city commission and the state tax commission. If Ironwood gains higher mine valuations, Bessemer plans to seek the same.
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Board of Review
Bessemer
Lansing
Ironwood City Commission
State Tax Commission
Ironwood
Four Get Prison Sentences Here
Judge Frank Covert of Pontiac presided over circuit court sentencing four defendants to prison terms and placing eight on probation after guilty pleas before Judge G. O. Driscoll. Sentences included Toivo Maki Ironwood 31 years to 15 years for robbery and five years recommended. Joe Verbos Ironwood 1 to 15 years for robbery with 1 year recommended. John Pavlovich Ironwood 1 to 15 years for robbery with 2 4 years recommended. George Aijala Ironwood township 1 to 5 years for leaving scene of accident with 1 year recommended. Steve Pachmeyer Tronwood 9 days in county jail for car theft. Probation for Joseph Saho!, Nick Kangas, Marvin Schleker Benny Elias all Tronwood. Arthur Federle Gust Olexa Joe Olexa Hubert Mattson all Ironton. John H. Steinberg of Two Rivers Wis failed to appear and forfeited $400 bond. Judge Covell also fined Edward Dodge Land o Lakes Wis $200 and costs or six months for illegal transportation of alcohol. A jury awarded damages of $800 to John Dragish Ironwood against John Bostrum Ironwood for a July 1928 collision.
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Toivo Maki
Ironwood
Marquette
Joe Verbos
John Pavlovich
George Aijala
Ironwood Township
Steve Pachmeyer
Tronwood
Joseph Saho
Nick Kangas
Marvin Schleker
Benny Elias
Arthur Federle
Gust Olexa
Joe Olexa
Hubert Mattson
Ironton
John H. Steinberg
Two Rivers
Wis
Covell
Edward Dodge
Land 'O Lakes
Iail
John Dragish
John Bostrum
McNamara Appointed To Assist Keweenaw
Wilbur H. McNamara Gogebic county emergency relief director is appointed by state officials to aid reorganizing relief work in Keweenaw county. He will spend part of his time in the Copper Country with E A Manthey in charge here. The state welfare commission honors Gogebic county relief.
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Wilbur H. McNamara
Gogebic County
Keweenaw County
Copper Country
E. A. Manthey
McNamara
State Welfare Commission
Four Injured In Car Wreck Near Watersmeet
Four people were injured early last Wednesday when their car overturned in a ditch near Fuller's Spur about four miles east of Watersmeet. Isaac Seppala and wife, of Alpha, and their two daughters were hurt. the girls were treated and released, while the couple remained at Stanbaugh General Hospital with head and facial wounds and blood loss. The family was en route to Ironwood for Memorial Day services and visits.
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Fuller's Spur
Watersmeet
Isaac Seppala
Alpha
Stanbaugh General Hospital
Seppala
Ironwood
Gogebic range students tally.
Erwin township eighth grader Carl Simila earns a free Detroit state fair trip for highest agricultural exam score. Fire damages the Norrie school fan room in Ironwood causing 1800 dollars in losses. Gogebic range high schools graduate 578 seniors: Ironwood 254 Bessemer 132 Hurley 111 Wakefield 81.
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Carl Simila
Erwin
Detroit
Gogebic County
Norrie
Ironwood
Gogebic Range
Bessemer
Hurley
Wakefield
U P DENTISTS SET TO MEET IN IRONWOOD
The 20th annual Upper Peninsula Dental Society meeting will be in Ironwood on June 22 and 23. Officers include Dr. H A Johnson of Escanaba president Dr J P Drazkowski Ironwood vice president and Dr R J Mullen Bessemer secretary treasurer. Prominent Michigan speakers cover pathology amalgam oral surgery infections bridges inlays and more with a banquet and a golf tournament at Gogebic country club.
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Upper Peninsula Dental Society
Ironwood
Michigan
U. P. Dental Society
H. A. Johnson
Escanaba
J. P. Drazkowski
R. J. Mullen
Bessemer
R. W. Bunting
University of Michigan
M. L. Ward
C. J. Lyons
A. G. Rickert
Gogebic Country Club
Fred C. Filter Called by Death in Bessemer
Fred C. Filter, a longtime Bessemer resident, died at 6:30 last Saturday morning after weeks of ill health from a head injury sustained in April while working on a county truck. He was 52, born September 4, 1881, in Crayton Nebraska, and lived in Crystal Falls before moving to the city in 1912. Survived by widow and three children Mary 20 William 17 Paul 14, plus a Kansas-based brother Paul. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home with Rev. C J Swoboda officiating and Hillcrest Cemetery interment. Pallbearers were Joseph Meagher John Bretall William Rice Gordon Luxmore Joseph Meyer and F T Thebert.
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Fred C. Filter
Bessemer
Colby Hill
County Road Commission
Grand View Hospital
Mr. Filter
Crayton
Neb
Crystal Falls
J. R. Johnson
H. Selin
Mary
William
Paul
Kansas
Rev
C.J. Swoboda
Mrs Susan Allen Passes Yesterday
Mrs Susan Allen of Bessemer died at 8 45 yesterday morning at her daughter Mrs Paul Hoefts home after a two week illness. Born in Cornwall England in 1844 she lived here since 1896. Survived by daughter Mrs Paul Hoeft son William ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements were not complete yesterday.
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Susan Allen
Bessemer
Paul Hoeft
Cornwall
England
William
MacFarlane Heads Local Demo Club
At a meeting in Charles Camilli's office the Bessemer Roosevelt Democratic Club was organized Tuesday evening. Elected were Kenneth MacFarlane president, Lawrence Hook vice president, Frank Drazkowski secretary, Charles Camilli treasurer.
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Inen
Charles Camilli
Bessemer Roosevelt Democratic Club
Kenneth MacFarlane
Lawrence Hook
Frank Drazkowski
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