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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
12
Local notes show residents traveling for business and family, new positions in Detroit and Chicago, furloughs and returns from the armed forces, school achievements, club leadership elections, and community funeral attendances, naming J M Johnson Rudolph Kalusha and others. Several graduates and students are listed with recent honors and future plans.
Miss Madeline Varda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Varda, will wed Michael Baciak on June 26. A pre nuptial shower at the Legion building featured card games with prizes for 500 rummy and other events. Draw prizes went to Miss Bessie Wodrazky and Mrs. Theresa Marghetti. Lunches were served by hostesses including Mrs. Battista Varda.
Miss Rita Jezek of Bessemer Michigan daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Jezek majored in nursing education at the College of St Scholastica. She was cited at the annual honors convocation May 14 for membership in St Agnes Honor Society and tied for the Ideal of Scholarship with Miss Shirley Dranz of Duluth. In her freshman year Jezek tied for highest freshman scholastic average.
A dinner honored Mrs Katherine Maccani on her 75th birthday held last Friday evening. Guests included her children Dr William Maccani and John Moselle of Ironwood, Ceclia Maccani, and Chicago residents Mrs George Koptick Mrs George Stewart, Frank Semmerling and Joseph Maccani of Bessemer, plus others who sent congratulatory messages.
A school of instruction conducted by a worthy grand matron for the Dorcas chapter of the Eastern Star will be held at 1 o'clock next Tuesday in the Masonic Temple. A luncheon at 12 o'clock will be served to members attending. Restrictions may be made with Mrs Emma Kristianson.
Ironwood seaman first class George Kostopolus Jr. of Ironwood is reported missing in action. Kostopolus enlisted in the navy on October 23 1941. He is the son of Mrs M J May.
Waino Heikkanen, 55, a woodsman born in Finland in 1888, died at the county infirmary Tuesday night at 7:30 after hospitalization since June 1. He had resided in Gogebic County for 20 years. A separate note states the United States was producing fighting equipment eight times as fast as Japan in spring 1943.
Miss Alice E. Fretz wed Lieut Rupert G. Otto in a June 1 ceremony at the bride's Newberry home. The groom, in full dress, serves in the military and will report to Columbus for active duty. Attendants included Miss Mary Leg Pret, with family from Bessemer. A buffet supper followed, with a three tier cake and a centerpiece of feverfew and calla lilies.
The marriage of Miss Julia Pinter of Ramsay and Alf Elgeness of Chicago was announced. The ceremony occurred Sunday June 6 at the Norwegian Lutheran church in Chicago. The bride wore a two piece brown and green street length dress with white accessories and an orchid corsage. Attendant Mrs Thorlief Fjell wore a gray suit with blue accessories and a rose corsage. Mr Fjell attended the groom. Mr Elgeness works as a welder for Combustion Engineering.
Ironwood Michigan resident Robert W. Burns 23 a flight officer in the air corps troop carrier command glider division died in a crash on a flight mission Sunday near Maxton North Carolina He was stationed at Pope Field Fort Bragg His body was to arrive in Ironwood today for burial with his parents notified of the death
Thirty-one graduates at St Sebastian received awards at church exercises last Friday morning after Mass. Six seniors and eight graders plus mothers were honored with breakfast sponsored by St Sebastian's CYO. The program included a thrift and economy lesson, a ghost parade by grades five and six, and a victory garden pageant with eighth graders assigned 1944 duties. The finale featured a farewell by James Winkowski and a rendition of God Bless America. The piece notes ration stamp activity of about 8 billion red points and 6 billion blue points circulated monthly.
Last week in the war the Attu campaign ended with American forces within striking distance of Japan after three weeks of fighting. Allied air power struck Italy Germany and Japan with record raids. Casualties totaled 1,535 American, including 342 killed, while Japanese losses exceeded 4,791 with 58 Americans missing. French ships joined the Allies and the North African front saw continued bombardment and sinking of enemy vessels. Eisenhower said Axis morale was jolted and Allied forces in Africa were ready for new tasks.
Ironwood conservation club outlines preliminary plans for a Fourth of July celebration with a downtown to fairgrounds parade, a program and children’s contests, and possible participation by military units.
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