Massie and Eckman Elected to City School Board
Mrs Jane Q Massie senior board member re elected after 19 years with 353 votes led four candidates. Gustav Eckman to succeed John Marchello with 802 votes. Bruno Crenna 223, Lawrence Maki 78. Massie totals include 191 first precinct, 99 second, 63 third. Kuusisto wins school trustee seat in Bessemer with 279 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Q. Massie
Gustav Eckman
John Marchello
Massie
Eckman
Bruno Crenna
Lawrence Maki
Walter E. Kuusisto
Bessemer Township
Kuusisto
Rizzie
Gamache
Relich
Bessemer Youth Enlists In Navy
Seventeen young men from the Green Bay naval recruiting district enlisted in the U S Navy on June 4 and report to the Naval Training Station Great Lakes for preliminary training. Names include John Joseph Marchello Dewey Bengry Tippett William Arthur Axtell Edward George Hampton Melvin Anthony Robar Wilfred Joseph Brunet Kenneth Eugene Chambers Eine Arthur Koski Vernon Theodore Fazer Charles Donald Quarfoot. A total of young men have enlisted since January 1 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay Naval Recruiting District
U.S. Navy
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
U.S. Fleet
Bessemer
John Joseph Marchello
West Lead
St. Ishpeming
Dewey Bengry Tippett
Menominee
William Arthur Axtell
Marquette
Edward George Hampton
Melvin Anthony Robar
Newberry
Wilfred Joseph Brunet
Kenneth Eugene Chambers
Palmer—Eine
Arthur Koski
Spalding
Vernon Theodore Fazer
Trenary
Charles Donald Quarfoot
Green Bay
County Interests Meet At Ironwood in Upper Michigan
Sixty representatives of county and school boards from Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin gathered at the St James hotel in Ironwood to discuss the Colmer Harrison bill now before Congress providing federal aid to local units in forest areas. Eight Michigan counties five in Minnesota and twelve in Wisconsin were represented. George E Bishop secretary of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau presided. A condition summary showed many counties and townships face loss of taxed land affecting county township and school operations. Resolutions endorsing the bill's principle were unanimously passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. James
Ironwood
Colmer Harrison
Michigan
George E. Bishop
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Marquette
City Valuation Here is 2 792 000 for taxation
City assessor Arthur Lintelmann reports total personal property valuation in Bessemer at 2 792 290 this year with real property 1 647 105 and personal property 1 145 185. The board of review is in session and tax rates and total taxes to be raised will be announced later. Last year totals were 3 099 738, a drop of 307 448. Also notes Michigan’s limestone deposits support its stone industry prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonal
Bessemer
Arthur Lintelmann
Board of Review
Lions Club Elects New Officers For Ensuing Year
At the Lions Club meeting held Tuesday at the Peretti hotel, Pearce E. Graham was named president with R. J C. Honz as first vice president and Dr C E Stevens as second vice president. John Marchello became third vice president while Peter Cena was secretary treasurer. W X Gray is tail twister, E J Nystrom is ion tam er, and Conrad Velin retires as president. Board directors include Carl Zastrow Major Lartwright Carl A Olson Peter Pricco Arnold Schmidt and R C Honz. Cena and Marchello received trophies for leading a highly successful year. The next meeting June 28 will be outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion’s Club
Peretti Hotel
Pearce E. Graham
R. J C. Honz
Dr. C .E. Stevens
Ohn Marchello
Peter Cena
W. x. Gray
E. J. Nystrom
Conrad Velin
Carl Zastrow
L. J.artwright
Carl A. Olson
Peter Pricco
Arnold Schmidt
R. C. Honz
John Marchello
Early Gogebic County Fair Dates Set for July 8–11
County Agent C E Gunderson notes the Gogebic County Fair will run July 8 through 11 due to funding and entertainment bids. Despite reduced premium funds, a later state aid return preserves most premiums. The fair will include dairy cattle and livestock sections, with all departments represented as possible. Dairy cattle over six months must be tested for Bangs within 90 days unless from accredited herds with two approved tests in the past year.
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C .E. Gunderson
Gogebic
Fair Board
Bang
Purdue Commencement Largest Ever With Michigan Grads
More than 1,100 diplomas were awarded at Purdue University’s 66th annual commencement in Lafayette Indiana. Sixteen Michigan graduates included Elizabeth A. Brody Berkley in science and William A. Hansen 400 W Leach Bessemer in science along with engineers from Detroit Pontiac Iron Mountain and other Michigan cities.
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State of Michigan
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Elizabeth A. Brody
Berkley
Science
William A. Hansen
W. Leach
Bessemer
Carolyn L Ashbaugh
Pontise
James W. Ashton
Battle Creek
Robert K. Jordan
Flint
Carl A. Rossman
Grosse Pointe
George R. Frye, Jr
Birmingham
James M. Rosenberg
Cheung Shu
Robert M. Jamison
Detroit
Fred L. Granger
Benton Harbor
Warren F. McConnell
Joseph D. Clemens
St. Joseph
Howard E. Geiger
Albion
Margaret S. Boyce
Iron Mountain
Isabelle H. Forsberg
Pantwater
Gogebic Mining Men on Program in Duluth Conference
A cohort of Gogebic area mining men will attend the Lake Superior Mine Safety Conference at the Hotel Duluth in Duluth on June 20 to 22. The event gathers miners from Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota representing about 15000 workers to hear talks on safety, blasting, safety incentives, underground haulage, and educational plans, with exhibits and improved audience interaction arrangements.
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Lake Superior
National Safety Cuncil
Duluth
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
C. R. Berghult
J. C. Stennett
National Safety Council
Chicago
Ill
George Knoll
Mine Safety Appliances Co
J. C. Sullivan
Newport
Pickands, Mather& Co
Ironwood
Mich
Keewatin
Itasca
Minn
A. H. Trestrail
Range
Pickands, Mather & Co
Caspian
J. P. Victor
Castile Mining Co
Ramsay, Mich
Charles B. Russell
Davis
Geneva
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Ironwood, Mich
O. D
Hotel
Marquette 1940 Graduates Include Winkowski in Milwaukee
David A. Winkowski of Bessemer received a bachelor of philosophy in journalism at Marquette University’s 1940 commencement in Milwaukee. A journalism senior and active in campus groups, he contributed to the Marquette Press Club and Marquette Tribune. The class total reached 717, with 8600 attendees at the Milwaukee Auditorium as Rev. Raphael C. McCarthy spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
Bessemer
David A. Winkowski
Winkowski
Marquette College of Journalism
Marquette Press Club
Marquette Tribune
Marquette
Milwaukee Auditorium
Raphael C. McCarthy
S. J
Direct U P Routes Highlighted In New Maps
Western Upper Peninsula chambers commend the State Highway Department for updating the summer map mileage table. The second edition, due about July 15, lists the direct Chicago to U P routes, cutting 100 to 200 miles over the previous trunkline path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Upper Peninsula
State Highway Department
Chicago
Michigan
Can't Shoot Fish in Michigan Archers Barred from Targets
Readers are reminded that Michigan law has no provision making fish legal targets for arrows. The note addresses carp killings by archers, a matter tied to last fall when about 500 archers bought bow and arrow deer licenses. Subscribe for The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Bessemer Insurance Payments in 1939 Totals 263000
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company estimates show Bessemer residents received 63000 in cash life insurance payments in 1939, equating to 15.61 per capita. Total payments to policyholders and beneficiaries in Bessemer were 263000, per the National Underwriter life payments index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Michigan bakers told to stamp true net weight on wrapped bread
The department of agriculture informed Michigan bakeries that wrapped bread is a closed package and must bear the true net weight excluding the wrapping. This guidance clarifies labeling rules for packaged bread sold in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Train wreck near Bessemer Ironwood kills conductor
A head on collision between two CNW ore trains midway between Bessemer and Ironwood left one dead, Earl Ferguson of Madison, and nine injured. The loaded train carried 26 cars of ore and the empty train 94 cars. Crew from both trains suffered cuts and bruises as orders miscommunication sent them onto the same track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ironwood
Earl Ferguson
Madison
Wis
Perguson
Joseph Swartz
Joseph Zambrovitz
Fred Basket
Walter Lang
William Paull
Sam Kerr
Felix Drengler
Earl Taylor
Joe St. Clair
Ramsay Plans Bigger Fourth of July Celebration
Ramsay will hold a larger Fourth of July celebration with a parade led by Frank Brighenti and a fireworks display at Ramsay town hall. Committees cover program, publicity, ice cream for residents, and dance arrangements with leaders including Arvo Wakevainen, John Nelson, H. O. Johnson, and Edwin Johnson. Boys State attendees include Earl Grenfell and Robert Maki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay
Bessemer Township
American Legion Post
Legionnaires
Ramsay Town Hall
Frank Brighenti
Leave Orphans Alone In May June Deer Fawns Warned
From mid May to mid June Michigan whitetail fawns are born and conservation officers urge the public not to disturb any fawns thought to be orphaned. The doe is nearby and will return once humans leave. Twins are common, sometimes triplets. The Michigan conservation commission has seven members serving six year terms appointed by the governor with Senate confirmation and staggered terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Deer Country
Michigan Conservation Commission
Senate
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Hiawatha Club
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J. Genetti
William Hansen
Herbert Spencer
Massie Field
Benevolent and Protective Order
Ellis Bessemer Lodge
Gogebic County
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Larry Schimdt
B.P.O.E
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