Bessemer Eagles Enroll 37 New Members in Record Class
Gogebic aerie No. 1908 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles completed a month long campaign with 37 new members inducted at a Sunday ceremony attended by about 200. The event moved to Wakefield Memorial building for Wakefield candidates, marking a yearly quota milestone for Michigan aerie. Officers elected last May were installed by Philip E. O’Leary. A banquet for 400 followed, with State Trustee John McCarthy as guest speaker on the Order’s humanitarian work and Michigan progress.
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Gogebic Aerie No
Order of Eagles
Peter A. Cena
Aerie
Bessemer
Wakefield Memorial
Wakefield
Gogebic Aerie
Michigan
Bessemer Lodge
Hancock 2Eris
John Nicholas
Philip E. O'Leary
Ironwood
William D. Robertson
Hancock Aerie
Peter A. Ceno
Elmer Sandin
John Pietrocatelli
John Marchellio
Joseph Michelli
John Nichosias
James Ruffatto
Ernest Pricco
John Bartini
John McCarthy
Bronze Star for Ed Tousignant in World War II action
Second Lt Edward E Tousignant of this city earned the Bronze Star for heroic action January 1 to 3 1945 near Baerenthal France. While his infantry allies withdrew under heavy fire he led tank destroyers maintained liaison with troops and reconnoitered for firing positions, repeatedly braving enemy fire to ensure effective fire and unit cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Tousignant
Gloria Tousignant
Field Artillery
Baerenthal
France
Tousignant
VFW Auxiliary Seeks Girl for Camp Galilee
The Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Thursday evening June 14 to select a local post girl to represent at Camp Galilee for one week. Members should bring the name of a camp age daughter to be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Camp Galilee
Bears Feel Meat Shortage Near Mad Creek Farm
Ironwood Township farmer reports meat scarcity affecting local black bears on the south bank of Mad Creek along the old Triplett road. A six months old calf on the farm was badly injured by a bear on the night of June 4, though the animal did not carry it off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies
Ironwood Township
Mad Creek
Severe frosts set gardens back across county
Heavy frosts on June 3 and 4 chilled crops with lows as cold as 1s degrees F on farms and 22 degrees F in places. Strawberries raspberries and blossoms suffered, with buds damaged and many tomato pepper and cabbage plants killed. Growers urged not to be discouraged and to replant by mid June to ensure summer harvests.
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Victory Gardens
Harding Township Graduation Exercises Held Last Night
Last night the Harding Township schools held the ninth graduation exercises for the four township schools. Supt. C. E. Carlson presented the class diplomas, John H. Nelson distributed them, and Supt. E J. Cas delivered the principal address. The program included vocal solos by Diane Kent, a trumpet duet by Ruth Chiapuzio and Joan Napo, a Ramsay ninth grade choral reading, and performances by other seniors. The township band and Rev. FP Ek. W. offered invocations and benedictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding School
C. E. Carlson
John H. Nelson
E J. Cas
Diane Kent
Ruth Chiapuzio
Joan Napo
Anvil School
Mathew Jurakovich
Vera Cocco
Gaylord Briley
Deloris Bulinski
Floyd Ossaant
Frances Chiach
Edwin Balasz
Marion Krakovec
Dorothy Ruusula
Betty Ercikson
Marvin Niemi
Leonard Korpi
Thomas Rui
Bernice Stengard
Patricia Kutsis
Dorothy Johnson
Joyce Erickson
Ramsay School
Delores Anderson
John Backman
Robert Barron
Estelle Beissel
Peggy Lou Bjork
William Collins
Richard Holmquist
Robert Bray
Joan Marleau
William Newman
Ruth Vivian
Mildred Peltola
June Jurma
William Sharpless
Tanno Waltee
Glen Rizzie
Roy Hill
Eugene Nieminen
Eugene Mattila
Katherine Walczak
Harry Pearson
Puritan School
School Election Set for Monday in Bessemer City and Township
Voters will cast ballots next Monday June 11 in Bessemer city and township. In the city Mamie Rice seeks re election as the sole city candidate while five township candidates compete Julius Rigotti Arthur Wahlberg John Packman Reino Laine Steve Musssatti The city polls run from 9 am to 5 pm at the Waskinton and Barber school precincts and township polls from 10 am to 8 pm at Ramsay and Puritan town halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
Mamie Rice
City School Board
Bessemer Township
Julius Rigotti
Arthur Wahlberg
John Packman
Reino E. Laine
Steve Mussatti
Sst Jezek Holds Important Post With Air Movement
Sergeant Leonard J. Jezek son of Peter Jezek of Bessemer Michigan serves at Casablanca Air Base as part of the North African Division moving fighting forces between Europe and the Americas. Commanded by Colonel Alexis B. McMullen this unit handles a vast share of wartime air transport lauded as the greatest logistic move of the war. Jezek graduated from A D Johnston High School and Northern College of Education Marquette before joining the service in May 1943. He is married to Rachel Hodgson Jezek of Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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ATC
Casablanca
Leonard J. Jezek
Peter Jezek
Silver Street
Bessemer
Mich
Sergeant Jezek
Casablanca Air Base
Europe
United States
Pacific
Marshall
Air Transport Command
United States Airlines
Alexis B. McMullen
A. D. Johnston
Jezek
Northern College of Education
Marquette
Capt William F Filter Killed in England in World War II
Captain William F. Filter, son of Mrs. Katherine Filter of this city, was killed in England on May 22. A navigator in the 385th Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force, Third Division, he wore the Distinguished Flying Cross and the air medal with three oak leaf clusters. He was born July 7, 1917 in Bessemer and attended Ferris Institute after graduating Bessemer High School class of 1925. He married Dorothea Smith on February 20, 1942 at Jefferson Barracks Missouri and is survived by his mother, a brother Paul, a sister Mrs. James Spang, and his wife.
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William F. Filter
Katherine Filter
England
Filter
385Th
Eighth Air Force
Capt. Filter
Bessemer
Bessemer High School
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Mich
Air Force
City Library Aid Granted to Bessemer School District
The Bessemer Board of Education receives a 368.83 library aid grant from the State Board for Libraries for the City Hall Public Library, funded from the 1944 Equalization portion of Michigan’s Public Libraries aid. The grant honors districts with low assessed valuation and certified eligibility for 1944-45.
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Bessemer Board of Education
State Board For Libraries
Michigan
Graduation Exercises Tonight at High School
Annual commencement exercises will be held tonight in the high school gymnasium with 73 seniors to receive diplomas. The program includes processional by the High School band, invocation by Rev. P. B. Haist, overture, salutatory by Cleopha Krocker, valedictory by John Kallander, choir selections, address by Mr. L. H. Adolfson, diploma presentation by Dr. R Mullen, and benediction by Rev. P. B. Haist, followed by recessional by the High School band.
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P. B. Haist
Cleopha Krocker
John Kallander
L. H. Adolfson
R Mullen
Bard
Former resident dies at Holland in Michigan
Mrs James D. Vivian, 68, formerly of Bessemer, died in a Holland hospital after a heart ailment. She was the wife of James D. Vivian, McKinney Steel purchasing agent here. Surviving: husband, daughter Marjorie E. Vivian of Urbana Illinois, sister Mrs John Vivian of Golden Colorado. Funeral held at Nibbelink Notier Chapel with Rev William C. Warner. burial in Pilgrim's Home Cemetery.
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Bessemer
James D. Vivian
Holland
Mich
McKinney Steel Company
Vivians
Holland Evening Sentinel
R. Kleyn
Vivian
Holland High School
Michigan Normal College
Michigan College of Education
Ynsilanti
Waverly
Michigan
Crystal Falls
Mr. Vivian
Grace Episcopal Church
Order of Eastern State
Woman's Literary Club
Marjorie E. Vivian
Urbana
Ill
John Vivian
Golden, Colo
Nibbelink-Notier Chapel
William C. Warner
Pilgrim’s Home Cemetery
Junior Gallants Bond Sale Nears Quota Completion
Barber-Washington schools report bond sales to June 5 totaling 11450.00 dollars, about 95 percent of the 72000.00 quota. Treasury award winners include Hal Hansen 1875 Ruth Hansen 675 Mary Ann Selin 650 Jon Linda-Quist 625 Margaret Bross 525 Adla Marie Anderson 525 Ruth Kallander 500 Maureen Burt 500 Harriet Van Holla 500 Dolores Matreila 500 Jack Sievila 500.
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Barber-Washington
Treasury
Hal Hansen
Ruth Hansen
Mary Ann Selin
Jon Linda- Quist
Margaret Bross
Adla Marie Anderson
Ruth Kallander
Maureen Burt
Harriet van Holla
Dolores Matreila
Jack Sievila
Boy Scouts Camporee At Camp Norbie This Weekend
Iran and Gogebic County Scouts gather at Camp Norbie for a two day Camporee with patrols of five to eight, cooking, inspections, swimming, and field events. Stanley Morse leads planning with district committee members from Bessemer, Ironwood, Hurley and Montreal as services are held Sunday morning and Council Fire opens Saturday night.
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Iran
Gogebdic
Camp Norrie
Stanley Morse
William Baird
Carl Olsor
Bessemer
James Soverus
Lt George Serbin Drives Two Jap Planes From Privateer
Lt junior grade George Serbin of Bessemer Michigan and a Navy air crew helped a four engine PRIVATEER act like a fast fighter during a test over Radang Island north of Singapore. Two enemy planes a DIRIAH bomber and a JAKE observation craft were shot down in flames during a ten minute encounter. Serbin is the son of John Serbin of Bessemer.
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Philippines
George Serbin
U.S.N.R
Third Avenue West
Bessemer
Mich
Navy
Radang Island
Singapore
China Sea
Radang
Faming
Serbin
John Serbin
Local Soldiers Congratulated By Lt General James Doolittle
England VE Day among 185000 Highth Air Force personnel congratulated today by Lt Gen James H Doolittle who assumed command of the Eighth in 1944. Recipients include S Sgt Christy R Rigoni Capt Edward R Kulik and Sgt Clement Maxin of Bessemer. Doolittle praises their work lifting German defeat. The Eighth flew over 700000 tons of bombs since 1942. pilots shot down 5250 Nazi planes and 4250 on the ground.
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England
Highth Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Eighth
Christy R. Rigoni
55Th
Anton Rigoni
S. Barber Street
Bessmer
Edward R. Kulik
Catherine Kulik
Bessemer
Clement Maxin
Colby St
Doolittle
Germany
Reich
France
Afr
Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Europe
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Bessemer Eagles
Ed Tousignant
VFW Aux
Harding
Gogebic
Theodore A. Neznanski
Clarence Wasson
Hugo Synheima
Bernard Pelshaw
Joseph Bolich
William A. Kos
Nia
Antini
Flying Fortress
Holland, Mich
Junior Gallants
James Doolittle
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