Farmers Visiting Day Set for June 21 in Gogebic County
A Gogebic County farmers committee met at the County Agent’s office to plan a farm inspection tour by automobile on Tuesday June 21 starting at 9 am from the Ironwood Fair Grounds. Participants will visit multiple dairy farms, view modern barns and home systems, with a noon picnic dinner at Rene Bergeron’s farm and speeches by Dr Eben Mumford James Waldron and others.
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Gogebic County
Gunderson
J. KR. Jaghsen
C. E. Johnson
Rene Bergeron
Walter J. Anderson
Chas. J. Olson
Wakefield Bessemer
Ironwood
Fair Grounds
Sunset Farm
Highland Sanitary Dairy
Maple Hill Dairy
Ironwood Township
Kere Bergeron
Anderson
Cloverdale
Fred Erickson
Bessemer Township
J. K. Jackson
Erwin Township
Bessemer
Eben Mumford
Lansing
Michigan
James A. Waldron
John C. Watson
Baccalaureate Services for Bessemer Class of 1921 Scheduled
The Bessemer high school class of 1921 will hold baccalaureate services at 8 pm Sunday in the high school auditorium. Rev. Ernest Brown will preach the sermon and Rev. J A Burman will read the scripture and give the invocation. The program includes hymns, anthems, violin and vocal solos, and a benediction.
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Bessemer High School
Ernest Brown
J. A. Burman
Our Fathers
F. S. Hastings
Perle Revern
Henry Smart
Perle Kevern
Nan Rund
Great Tradition of Citizenship Day Proposed by Women's Clubs
MRS. T. G. WINTER urges 2,500,000 General Federation of Women's Clubs members to establish July 4 as Citizenship Day. The plan calls for a community welcome for new citizens and youths, a procession with flags, patriotic music, and speeches on citizenship in the United States, aiming to create a lasting national tradition.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Department of American Citizenship
America
Here’s Hoping Bessemer Isn’t Place of Bad Luck
Wisconsin court dispatches show marriage license activity in Bessemer with a troubling case. Benjamin Potter sits in Ashland county jail on a $500 bond awaiting a June 20 preliminary hearing on a statutory charge, accused of marrying Mrs. Anna Squires after a 1920 divorce. District Attorney Merrill states both parties deny the charge as a 17 year old girl’s seduction claim spurs the case. Potter’s bond is $550 and he has not secured it.
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Wisconsin
Bessemer
Ashland
Benjamin Potter
Potter
Anna Squires
Mich
Merrill
Women's Club to Sponsor Tuberculosis Clinic
Miss Mary Garrick, Gogebic county nurse, visited local schools to discuss a tuberculosis clinic set for June 23 and 24. The Michigan Department of Health will run it under the Bessemer Women's Club in the high school, with attendees expected from Wakefield, Watersmeet, and Marenisco. The clinic also visits Ironwood June 20 to 22.
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Mary Garrick
Gogebic County
Michigan Department of Health
Bessemer Women's Club
C. R. Cobb
Wakefield
Watersmeet
Marenisco
William Guyer
Women’s Club
Larrick
Schooos
Ironwood
Jack Shemsky Stops Red Erspamer in Ironwood Boxing Night
A packed crowd watched Jack Shemsky of Crystal Falls halt Red Erspamer of Hurley in the sixth round as the sponge came in. Also, Dick Hetherston from St Paul stopped Johnny Aspinwall in the fourth. Prelims included Vern Morris over Battling Johnson and several draws.
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Ironwood Legion
Red Erspamer
Hurley
Jack Shemsky
Crystal Falls
Erspamer
Dick Hetherston
St. Paul
Johnny Aspinwall
Aspinwall
Vern Morris
Bessemer
Johnon
Washburn
Micky Riley
Young Secore
Morris Crenno
Roy Scott
Ironwood
Divorces sought by Mrs Talaska in Superior case
Mrs Mary Adeline Talaska files for divorce from Gust Talaska citing alleged abuse after their July 27 1918 marriage in Bessemer Michigan. The guardian E S Geraldson handles the case and seeks custody of two children Rosalia Antoniette age 2 and Edward 9 months. The couple previously ran the Ashland House in Ashland Wisconsin with harsh work demands on Mrs Talaska.
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Mary Adeline Talaska
Gust Talaska
E. S. Geraldson
Talaska
Bessemer, Mich
Rosalia Antoinette
Edward
Bessemer to stage strong Fourth of July celebration
A 15 member committee was formed in Bessemer City Hall to plan a July Fourth celebration with Dan J. Kulascewicz as chairman and Joe Abelman as secretary. The group aims to mobilize 60 local businesses to donate five to six dollars each and to involve the American Legion and Bessemer Athletic Association in attractions and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Dan J. Kulascewicz
the Abelian
Mr. Kulascewicz
Frank W. Roman
M. A. Haggerman
W. S. Baird
Andrew Melanson
Sam J. Williams
John Kallander
C. E. Stevens
R. J. Mullen
R. W. Wrobleski
Henry Hoffman
Harry Patterson
Edwin R. Bayliss
Carl L. Solberg
Joe Abelman
American Segion
Bessemer Athletic Associaton
The
Athletic Association
Legion
Annual Handicraft Exhibits Open Two Days
A cordial invitation extends to the public by the manual training and domestic science staffs of local schools to attend the annual exhibits of work by Bessemer students. The displays will be placed on Saturday and Sunday in the high school for inspection and may be viewed Sunday evening after the baccalaureate services. The exhibits rival the best shown here.
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Bessemer
It Is Not Hard to Arouse a Man's Interest
A terse line from a Houston Post piece notes that prompting a man to act can be effective, unless the instruction directs him toward a cornfield or toward a trap, illustrating cautious language in a brief newspaper item.
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Houston Post
Importance Being Earnest Senior Play Tuesday
Bes semer high school announces the senior class play The Importance of Being Earnest to be performed at the Rex Theatre Tuesday at 8 15 p.m. Tickets are on sale with no reserved seating as the plot follows two men who invent younger brothers and the ensuing romantic entanglements in a three act Oscar Wilde farce.
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Bessemer High School
Ernest
Rex Theatre
Oscar Wilde
Algernon Moncrieff
Gordon Whitburn
London
Augusta
Gertrude Carlson
Gwendoline
Dorothy Truettner
Banbury
John Worthing
George Webb
Cecily Cardew
Effie Morse
John
Algy
Cecily
Ernest Worthing
St Paul Boosters Visit Bessember on Trade Tour
A special St Paul booster train arrives in Bessember Saturday June 25 at 3 pm with the Minnesota State Band for a free concert. The stop includes a reception and handshakes with St Paul manufacturers representatives. Free souvenirs will be given to children.
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St. Paul
Bessemer
Herald
Minneapolis
Big program for girls round-up planned in Ironwood
Miss Barbara Van Heulen state club leader will attend the garment club round-up in Ironwood on Saturday June 11. Organized through the U S Department of Agriculture Michigan Agricultural College and Gogebic County the program includes games exhibits picnic lunch and a full afternoon schedule with songs creed readings plays and a prize presentation by County Superintendent Watson. Prizes have been donated by Ironwood and Bessemer merchants.
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Barbara van Heulen
Garment Club
Ironwood
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Michigan Agricultural College
Gogebic County
Richardson
Ida Haunay
Roosevelt School
van Buskirk School
Miss van Hevlen
Section 12
Anvil Schol
Central Erwin School
Sup
T. Watson
van Heulen
County Supervisor Briefs Show Appointments and Contracts
The county board appointed Mrs. Mary Strom to succeed her husband as county abstractor and register of deeds. It awarded remodeling of the infirmary to Ernest Brown for 31 543 and construction of a hoy house at the poor farm to Paul Sauter for 31 ord vee bee. The board authorized buying 15 more acres at Lake Superior for park use. John C. Watson’s salary as county commissioner of schools was set at 33 700. A donation was made for maintenance of local scout camps.
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County Board of Supervisors
Mary Strom
Alex Strom
Register of Deeds
Strom
County Infirmary
Ernest Brown
Ramsay
Hoy House
Paul Sauter
Ironwood
Lake Superior
John C. Watson
May Achieve Goodness Quoted by Lowell
A remark on virtue notes that tenderness and generous feelings are temperament, while goodness is a result of will and life quality. The idea emphasizes character over spontaneous sentiment in moral achievement.
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Goudoess
Lowell
Michigan veterans rush bonus forms in Bessemer drive
Ex service men in Bessemer, guided by the American Legion post, are filling Michigan bonus applications. Welfare Officer S W Patel and Post Adjutant Joseph Blaha oversee the effort while a correction clarifies eligibility: Michigan residents who enlisted anywhere are entitled if not already paid by another state.
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Bessemer
Worsat
S. W. Patel
Joseph Blaha
Patek
Michigan
State of
John Smith
Smith
Duluth
Minnesota
Navy
Marine
Outdoor Program At Barber School This Afternoon
An outdoor program was presented at the Barber School with demonstrations by Sub-Primary through Grade 6 classes. Students performed flag songs, ring games, dances, maypole winding and multiple songs under several teachers, including Miss Faverberg, Miss Grannegan, Miss Martens, Mrs Engels, Miss Simon, Miss Lemon, Miss Hagberg, Miss Neely, and Miss Peterson.
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Barber School
Dickory
Dickory Dock
Miss Hagberg
Miss Peterson
Miss Neely
Three-Piece Suit Combines Frock and Jacket Economically
The note describes a three piece suit that pairs a square jacket with a one piece frock to create an economical outfit. It emphasizes how the combination defies conventional H C L norms of dress.
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H. C. of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bergeron
T. G. Winter
Women’s Clubs
Legion, Athletic Ass'n
ST. Paul Boosters
Icows
Capt
David Potter
the Navy
Bessemer and
Ironwood Merchants
Register OF Deeds Office
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