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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
3
The Ya league sets a $650 budget and plans a one day session in Bessemer, extending lessons to match prior two day programs. Teams will receive the same instruction as in earlier years while avoiding an extra trip and offering extended afternoon sessions.
Ted Kesting reports the Badgers edged the Gophers 2 to 1 in a standout Babe Ruth game with strong pitching by Gophers’ Sabol and Badgers’ Crandall. The piece notes other games, season standings, and upcoming district tournament in Ironwood, plus booster button sales and uniform costs.
The girls summer recreation program began Monday under Miss Margaret Boline, with swimming and playground activities. Grades follow their prior school-year schedules. sessions run weekdays with specific times for playground and swimming, and girls must bring their own swim gear. No transportation provided this season for economy reasons.
Mrs. Selma Nelson of Hadley Street returns from Rockford Illinois after visiting relatives. Mrs. Al Nielsen of Kenosha visits this city with relatives.
The Colonial Roller Skating Club sponsors a high school dance on Tuesday June 19 from 7 to 11 p m at Colonial Skateland Ironwood. Music will be supplied by Henry Theanander on accordion.
On Wednesday June 20 the Milwaukee Braves will run their annual Silver Sluggers Baseball School at Massie Field in Bessemer. Players aged 16 to 21 from Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin are invited to join the program starting at 1 p.m.
A reader asks about the aging of The Bessemer Cookery, a Ladies Aid book from Herald Press with ads for Ironwood Wakefield Mellen and other towns. They note Yarl H. Hanson as Wakefield mayor and John W. Johnson as Gogebic County Sheriff, and guess publication around 1927 or 192%.
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