Local residents note travels and service assignments
Mrs J M Johnson travels in Chicago on a business trip while Mr and Mrs Rudolph Kalusha plan a new home in Ypsilanti Michigan. Sgt Thomas Korpi visits from Hammer Field for furlough. Pfc Alfred Parolari arrives for a ten day leave from Camp Phillips Kansas. Constance Mussatti elected president of Michigan Club at College of St Scho lastica in Duluth Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Parolari
August Parolari
Camp Phillips
Kans
Field Artillery
Lawrence Coron
Camp White White
Oregon
Ida Crowley
Byron
Yale
Lawrence College Scholar Receives Second Year Award
Bessemer, after completing her first year at Lawrence College, wins another scholarship for next year. Evelyn, a Sigma Alphabeta member, is named editor for the organization and spends the vacation at her South Bessemer home. Miss Lois Masnaghetti departs for Detroit for employment, as does Eugene Sandin who will also head there tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Lawrence College
Evelyn
Sigma Alphabeta
National Professional Music Fraternity
South Bessemer
Shower Honoring Miss Madeline Varda Prepares Bride
Miss Madeline Varda daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Varda will marry Michael Baciak on June 26. A pre nuptial party at the Legion building featured card games and prizes with many gifts for the honoree plus lunch by hostesses Mrs John Perucca and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Varda
Frank Varda
Michael Baciak
Legion Building
Ed Rodd
James Mezzano
Joseph Mezzano
Cecil Jasper
John Bino
Bessie Wodrazka
Theresa Marghetti
John Perucca
Angelo Filippini
John Corona
Dolly Jasper
Battista Varda
Rita Jezek Cited At College Honors Convocation
Miss Rita Jezek of Bessemer Michigan, nursing education major at the College of St. Scho lastica, was cited at the annual honors convocation on May 14 for membership in St. Agnes Honor Society. She tied with Miss Shirley Draws of Duluth for the Ideals of Scholarship. In her freshman year she also tied for highest freshman scholastic average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Jezek
Joseph Jezek
Bessemer
Mich
College of St. Scholastica
St. Agnes Honor Society
Jezek
Shirley Draws
Duluth
Birthday party for Mrs. K Maccani in Chicago and nearby
A dinner honored Mrs Katherine Maccani for her 75th birthday last Friday evening. Guests included her children Dr William Maccani and Mrs William Maccani, Mr and Mrs John Moselle of Ironwood, Ceclia Maccani, Mrs George Koptick, Mrs George Stewart of Chicago, and Frank Semmerling along with Mrs Joseph Maccani of Bessemer. Congratulatory messages also arrived from friends during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Maccani
William Maccani
John Moselle
Ironwood
Ceclia Maccani
George Koptick
George Stewart
Chicago
Frank Semmerling
Joseph Maccani
Bessemer
Maccani
WEDDING IN NEWBERRY HONORS OTTO FRETS FAMILY TIES
Miss Alice B Frets daughter of Merle and Frets of Newberry Mich wed Lieut Rupert G Otto son of Clarence A Otto formerly of Bessemer now in Ann Arbor A candlelight ceremony at 7 pm June 1 at bride home in Newberry Mich Rev Roland Brunger officiated Attendant Miss Mary Lap pres sleigh with Colonial bouquets Groom in full dress uniform Don Tait attended ceremony A buffet reception followed and a three tier cake with white roses Silver bell centerpieces Otto a NM College of Education graduate planned to report to active duty in Columbus Ohio Mrs Otto to join him after duty Also attended by Mrs James Proctor aunt of groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice B. Frets
Merle B. Frets
Newberry
Rupert G. Otto
Clarence A. Otto
Bessemer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Roland Brunger
Methodist Church
Mary Lap Presse
Donald J. Tait
Newberry High School
Northern Michigan College of Education
Marquette
Otto
Officers’ Training School
University of Michigan
Columbus
Ohio
James Proctor
Pinter Elgeness announce marriage in Chicago
Miss Julia Pinter of Ramsay and Alf Elgeness of Chicago announced their marriage. The ceremony was Sunday June 6 at the Norwegian Lutheran church in Chicago. The bride wore a brown and green two piece dress with white accessories and an orchid corsage. Attendant Mrs Thorlief Fjell wore gray with blue accents and a rosé corsage. Mr Fjell attended the groom. Elgeness works as a welder for Combustion Engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinter-Elgeness
Julia Pinter
Ramsay
Alf Elgeness
Chicago
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Thorlief Fjell
Fjell
Mr. Elgeness
The
Combustion Engineering Company
Ironwood Man Killed in Flight Mission Near Maxton
Ironwood Michigan native Robert W. Burns 23 a flight officer in the air corps troop carrier command and son of Mr and Mrs William L Burns was killed on a Sunday flight mission near Maxton North Carolina He was stationed at Pope Field Fort Bragg The body was due to arrive in Ironwood for burial today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Burns
Air Corps Troop Carrier Command
William L. Burns
Ironwood
Mich
Maxton
N.C
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
Honor Graduates Celebrate At St Sebastian Exercises
Thirty one graduates at St Sebastian were honored at church exercises last Friday morning. The event featured Mass and vows, followed by a breakfast sponsored by St Sebastian's CYO and a program with songs, a ghost parade, and a victory garden tableau reflecting wartime thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Sebastian
Scholastic
Mary Ann Gondek
Paul Sage
Mary Jane Buchko
Mary Jurasin
Patricia Meade
Audrey Schacht
Vincent Polkus
Mary Ellen Giuliana
Margaret Gustafson
David Rampanelli
Robert Pertile
Prudy Melanson
John Petcoff
William Wrobleski
Frances Baksic
Edward Sdvitcki
Katherine Kallan
Dora Pertile
Richard Hunt
Violet Gondek
Joseph Stella
Paul Pozega
David Lesky
Raymond Gondek
Bernard Weber
Marco Pavich
Harold Regis
Frank Marshalek
Kenneth Anderson
Charlies Gutowski
Lawrence Glatczak
Dorothea Drazkowski
Betty Kalusha
Helen Lutz
Louise Massa
Mary Kallan
Katherine Turkal
F. Hunt
Silvia Guillani
Alex Lesky
Frank M. Marshalek
Carl Gustafson
Anna Buchko
Michael Gondek
Louis Gondek
John G
Helen Jurasin
Loretta Tarnaski
America
St. Sebastian’s Victory Garden
Marilyn Springhetti
Dolores Fachinelli
Betty Nahay
Edward Gustafson
Donna Brozanich
Francis Tannheimer
Victory Garden
James Winkowski
Attu Campaign Ends as Allied Air Blitzes Axis Powers
Last week American land forces completed the Attu campaign and Allied air power struck Italy Germany and Japan with heavy raids. Casualties reached 1 5356 with 842 killed while Japanese losses were reported higher by Tokyo radio and 58 Americans were missing. French ships joined the Allies and North African actions continued with bombardments and ship sinkings as Eisenhower hailed Axis morale jolted and readiness for further tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attu
Italy
Germany
Japan
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
U. S
Tokio Radio
R.A.F
London
Wilhelmshave
Emden
Eighth U.S. Air Force
St. Nazaire
LaPallice
Rennes
France
James H. Doolittle
Sardinia
Great Dam
Leghorn
Pantelleria
Sicilian Narrows
Naples
Foggia
Eisenhower
North Africa
Ironwood Fourth of July Plans and Tax Changes
Celebration committee outlines parade from downtown to the fairgrounds with a children’s program and contests. They also propose inviting army units to join the parade. Ironwood tax increase totals 450.28 dollars due to a higher rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood Conservation Club
Maide
Ironwood
Fairgrounds
Army
School to be conducted by Dorcas chapter Eastern Star
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 noon will precede the school. reservations may be made with Mrs Emma Kristianson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Chapter of the
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Emma Kristianson
Ironwood Seaman First Class Reported Missing
George Kostopolus Jr. of Ironwood has been reported missing in action. He is the son of Mrs. M. J. May and enlisted in the navy on October 23, 1941 as a seaman first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kostopolus, Jr
M. J. May
Ironwood
Kostopolus
Navy
Woodsman Dies in County Infirmary Death at 7:30 PM
A 65 year old woodsman died in the county infirmary Tuesday night at 7:30. Born in Finland in 1888, he had lived in the county for 20 years and entered the infirmary for hospitalization in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waino Heikkanen
Finland
Gogebic County
U S War Production Outpaces Japan Eightfold in Spring 1943
Allied industries increased output of fighting equipment to eight times Japan’s in spring 1943, reflecting wartime mobilization and intensified industrial effort across the United States. The disparity highlighted the American advantage in matériel and production capacity during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. M. Johnson
Rudolph Kalusha
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Toby Wysoski
Detroit
Mr. Wysoski
J. R. Johnson
Sharon Lutheran Ladies Aid
Betty Duda
Mrs
Frank Duda
Pvt
Werner Maki
Camp Barkley, Texas
Violet Hakala
Jack Holland
Houghton Tech
Mrs. Chart
F. 5. W. Eastman
John Carlson
Sharon Lutheran Church
Dorcas Society
Garrett Felling
Lexington
Kentucky
Nellie Felling
Teresa Mattaini
Peter Mattaini
St. Cloud's
Teachers’ College
Minn
Sgt
Thomas Korpi
Hammerfield
Fresno, Calif
Oscar Korpi
H. Selin
Joseph Selin
Iron River
William S. Baird Sr
Carl Gebhardt
Washington, D. C
Laird Schmidt
Serafeen Koski
Gogebic Junior College
Bessemer High School
A. D. Johnston High School
Mary Umberger
Betty Luxmore
WAAC
Betty
Gordon Luxmore
Sgt. Luxmore
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Charles Camilli
Inglewood
Calif
Joseph Perotti
Anton Perotti
Tilden
Coast Guard
Manitowoc
Wis
Jean Hansen
Marjorie Pellow
Rita Grabowski
Lucille Menghini
Constance Mussatti
Mary Pricco
Willard Church
Maurice and
Wendell Burt
Effie LaVoy
A. E. Church
Battle Creek
LaVoy
Lower Michigan
Emil Vukovich
Buffalo
N. Y
Vukovich
Joseph Macisak
Emil
Illinois Tech
Mayme Mussatti
Michigan Club
Mussatti
Sodality
Evelyn Erickson
Mrs. Emil Erickson
South
Lois Masnaghetti
Eugene Sandin
Miss Madeline Varda
Mrs. K. Maccani
Fretz
Alexandria
Lorraine
Duguay
William Erickson
Ironwood Township
Erickson
Range
Clayton J. Gardiner
Los Angeles
Mr. Gardiner
Hurley
William
Delores
Nancy Lee
Olson
Alex Olson
Ironwood Fire Department
Pepin
Odelia Pepin
Ionwood
Grand View Hospital
Ahelman’s
Sophia Btregt
Frog LE
le Cordon Liter
Ped Parsley
Cote Brent Poutel
U.o
Madam Lauder
Florida
Detroit Bell Gemee
Goebel
Mishigos Nails
Marvy Vollmann
Ostoohr Ucn
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