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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
9
Bessemer Baseball Team to Be One Attraction
The Bessem er baseball team will be one of the attractions at the Upper Peninsula American Legion convention in Marquette tomorrow. Delegates from Bessemer include J M Johnston, former city engineer now residing in Marquette, with others from the local post unable to attend. The day’s program features a parade, lunch, baseball between Marquette City Team and Bessemer City Team at the Fair Grounds, boxing preliminaries, windups, a final, a banquet at Colonial Hall, an address by the National Commander, and a dance at the Normal Gymnasium with free admission for legionnaires showing cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gedda Post
American Legion
Upper Peninsula Legion
Marquette
J. M. Johnston
Bessoner
Opera House
Guild Hall
Fair Grounds
Marquette City
Bessemer City
Roberts
Bullahey
Ishpeming
Newt McCasland
Colonial Hall
Normal Auditorium
American Legion Orchestra
Normal Gymnasium
Christian
Three Bessemer Girls Graduate At Marquette
Three, not two as reported, Bessemer girls will graduate this month from the Northern State Normal at Marquette. The local graduates are Agnes Gustafson, Catherine Springhetti and Ambie Haario with Ethel Lawrenson of Ironwood as valedictorian. Commencement week begins tomorrow and graduation exercises are set for June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
State Normal
Marquette
Agnes Gustafson
Catherine Springhetti
Ambie Haario
Ethel Lawrenson
Ironwood
the Normal
Resolution of Each Local Community to Insure Co operation in Itself
The text urges local communities to unite labor, capital, manufacturers and contractors to cut mispractices and reduce housing costs, accelerating recovery and re employment after wartime strain. It calls for spontaneous local cooperation to apply idle labor to capital equipment and infrastructure needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe
Local men donate autos for farm inspection tour
Gogebic county citizens and Bessem er business men promise thirty autos for a one day farm inspection tour on Tuesday June 21. County Agent Gunderson notes 150 people have signed up. The trip starts in Ironwood township, includes a noon picnic at Rene Bergeron's North Bessem er farm with a program, and ends in Erwin township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Gunderson
Bessemer
E. R. Bayliss
Otto B. Olson
H. Selin
I. Hagen
Ironwood Township
Rene Bergeron
North Bessemer
Erwin
Twenty Will Graduate From St. Sebastian’s School
Twenty eighth grade pupils at St. Sebastian’s parochial school will receive diplomas Sunday evening at the first annual commencement. Rev. C. J. Swoboda will deliver the address. Names include Balduc Bonovetz Billi Buchko Gheller Kastello Kruzona Tonecharge Lukach Mar szalek Martini Masnaghetti Matrella Paradis Re Roberts Rozek Semmering Skalniak Wozniak. A final joke line notes a divorce decree would be a non union document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Sebastian's Parochial School
C. J. Swoboda
Earl Balduc
Joseph Bonovetz
Victoria Billi
Anna Buchko
Rita Gheller
John Kastello
Helen Kruzona
Mary Tonecharge
Mary Lukach
Helen Marszalek
Madeline Martini
Josephine Masnaghetti
Dorothy Matrella
Juliette Paradis
Pauline Re
Faith Roberts
Sylvester Rozek
Helen Semmering
Mary Skalniak
Leona Wozniak
Tourists and Cloverland Welcome Summer Visitors
Tourists are arriving in Cloverland from various entry points and staging centers along the Upper Peninsula. In Menominee Ironwood and a city on seventy five auto touring parties, about 300 travelers have already spent days or nights there. Visitors report favorable roads, repeated trips, and plans for ten to fourteen day stays with camping gear and side trips into rugged natural areas. The initial wave of 1921 tourist traffic is growing, signaling a busy eight to ten weeks ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverland
Upper Peninsula
Straits of Mackinac
Peninsula
Menominee
Ironwood
Iowa
Camp site tour to Lake Gogebic by Gogebic county committee
County committee for a summer camp for Gogebic county youths visited Lake Gogebic on Thursday to choose a camp site. Members included E. L. Hinchliff Ironwood J. E. McNicholas Marenisco Mrs Dominic LeVigne Wakefield and Mrs E Hart Bessemer. They were joined by Mrs E E Barret Bessemer and Mrs A S Lyon Campbell Ramsay with H E Ekman Bessemer guiding by motorboat and O Peterson County park caretaker acting as guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Lake Gogebic
E. L. Hinchliff
Ironwood
J. E. McNicholas
Marenisco
Dominic LeVigne
Wakefield
E. Hart
Bessemer
E. E. Barret
A. S. Lyon-Campbell
Ramsay
H. E. Ekman
O. Peterson
140 Girls Celebrate Achieve ment Day at County Round-Up
Saturday June 11 marked the close of Garment club work in county schools. 140 girls attended a picnic and program in Curry Park Ironwood with county superintendent John C. Watson leading singing and three solos. Barbara Van Heulen state leader urged greater effort next year. Prizes were awarded by Miss Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garment Club
Curry Park
Ironwood
John C. Watson
Watson
Barbara van Heulen
Richardson
When a Couple Thinks Alike They Share One Mind
A witty remark notes that a husband and wife who think exactly alike prove that one is doing the thinking for both, suggesting a humorous take on domestic harmony and shared opinions.
B H S Seniors Shine In Earnest at Rex Theatre
Bessemer high school seniors staged The Importance of Being Earnest Tuesday at Rex Theatre. Eight roles were well performed with Gordon Whitburn and George Webb as central figures. Dorothy Truettner Effie Morse and Alice Hoeft earned praise for their standout turns. The ensemble cast including Evert Anderson Gertrude Carlson and William Fink delivered a praised production. The show benefited from support by state club women led by Mrs. W R Alvord and free rail transport from Michigan Central and New York Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Theatre
Bessemer High School
Gordon Whitburn
George Webb
Ernest
Banbury
Gordon
George
Dorothy Truettner
Gwen
Lady Bracknell
Effie Morse
John Worthing
Wimmin
Effie
Miss Truettner
Miss Morse
Alice Hoeft
Miss Prism
Cecily
Miss Hoeft
Evert Anderson
Reverend Chasuble
Gertrude Carlson
William Fink
Club
W. R. Alvord
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Michigan Central
New York
Proummnes Oc Ctwceencs
John Hellman
Louise Hansen
Pos c
John McDonald
Dorothy Abelman
Lydia Ah
Mariel Anderson
Marion Anderson
Theodore Anderson
Esther Pecker
Margaret Bennetts
Dorothy Berg
Anna Corda
Mildred Church
Helen Drolson
Fannie Erickson
Augustine Gotta
Mabel Gustafson
Alice Hoef
Geraldine Hoffmann
Walter Maki
Norma Maroni
Leonard Mayer
Mary Michela
Joseph Moncher
Mae Nettle
Agnes Petranek
Paul Petranek
Agnes Richardson
Hazel Richardson
Anna Schwaiger
Vincent Semmerting
Gertrude Skarin
Veronica Slomkoski
Ina Strom
Margaret Supercinski
Dorothy Weeks
Gordon Whitourn
Anna Wozniak
No doubt there are men who have never told a lie
A concise wry reflection notes that true honesty may be rare among men, suggesting only those born mute could avoid lying.
Celebration Fund Grows to 605 for Bessemer Fourth
Prizes totaling 100 for parade floats automobiles and comic stunts plus 200 set for races mark Bessemer plans for July Fourth. Donations push fund to 605 with bank gifts and many smaller gifts. city council may add 150 to cover total staging costs. race and band budgets outlined. Duluth Athletics to meet Bessemer July 3 and 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Bessemer Athletic Association
Duluth
First National Bank
Peoples State Bank
Via
Gus Lintelmann
Arthur Lintelmann
John A. Johnson
John Godiewski
Louis Michelli Co
James Batiston
Finetide
Escvcoseces
Universal Auto Co
BTN
Cis
I. and
B. Ry & Lt. Co
Harry Patterson
Henry Hoffman
William L. Guyer
Raymond Bastian
H. Heinrichs
Frank Meregt
James Mattells
Ramsay United Banquet Honors Undefeated Team
The Ramsay United Soccer Football banquet celebrated the undefeated northwest champions. Medals were presented by Mr. Williams after remarks by Dr. Lyon Campbell. A plan to build a football field on company lands was outlined, with hopes for home games next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay United
Ramsay
Ben Brockbank
Williams
Winifred Marshall
Jack Moyle
I. Uren
A. Barron
A. Richards
E. Uren
Ramsay Soccer Minstrels
J. J. Hetherington
Northwest
Lyon Campbell
Ramsay Club
Children Day Program at Presbyterian Church Sunday
The Sunday morning 10 30 service merges Sunday School with a Children s Day program at the Presbyterian church Rev C M Fraser urges attendance The program includes Processional Opening Exercises songs recitations lacennas Primary Dept reading Miss Viola Hoffman choir anthem Roll Call by scholars Exercises and Recitations Intermediate Dept Offering for Sunday School work reading Miss Elizabeth Mann address The Word of God like a hammer hymn and benediction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
C. M. Fraser
Viola Hoffman
Elizabeth Mann
God
Michigan's Bundle Day Sends 153,800 Pounds of Clothing
In Detroit a train pulled out bearing the inscription Michigan's Answer to Armenia's Cry for Help. It carried 153,800 pounds of clothing and shoes from Near East Relief Bundle Day on May 5. Two carloads were shoes. the rest were bales of men. women and children's apparel. James J. Spillane, state director, said 25,000 people in the Near East will be saved from winter hardships. He noted rising need and cited 15,000 destitute children in Alexandropol. Near East Relief praised Michigans response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Armenia
Michigan Central
Near East Relief
James J. Spillane
Near East
Michi
Spillane
Alexandropol
Commencement Exercises 1921 Held Tonight at Bessemer High
Lloyd C. Douglas, noted Ann Arbor speaker and Congregational minister, will address the class of 1921 at Bessemer High School. Diplomas will be awarded to the largest graduating class in the oval high school, with a program including orchestra, choirs, solos, and a valedictory by Gertrude Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Ann Arbor
Bessemer High School
Oval High School
Ieere Orchestra
WD 5Eserhan
Sumoom
Codie
Effie Morse
Samuel Simons
Gertrude Carlson
A. D. Johnston
Local Girl Scouts Reinforce Separate Roles in Bessemer
The Bessemer areaGirl Scouts, a unit of the Girl Scouts of America, state that girl scouts are a separate organization from the Boy Scouts and may not engage in joint activities under national rules. Any girl scout captain failing to follow the rules will forfeit her commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Girls Scouts
Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts of
Girl Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
$30 Horse Ties Up Traffic On City Bridge
Henry, a horse belonging to Wilbert Mathewes of Madison, blocked the Merchants Bridge in St. Louis for over an hour causing delays to trains and pedestrians. The owner paid 375 to lay a boardwalk to remove the animal, while onlookers numbered above 1,000. Henry wandered from Madison and was later found drinking at a water barrel near the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Henry
Wilbert Mathewes
Madison
St. Leouis
Franklin Avenue
John Moore
Farrar Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.P
Johnston
Gustafson, Springhetti
Harrio
Herbert C. Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
ST. Sebastian's
Gogeric Garment Clubs
B.H.S
Parade
Cont
Presbyterian
Michigan Club
Victor Harris
J. C. Macy
Misses Kevern
Holm
Womastek
Rand
Miss Hansen
Bessemer Council
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