Local Legion Bans Rubin & Cherry Railroad Show
The American Legion Petr Qa snc blocks Rubin & Cherry, the largest railroad show in America, for a five day event starting Tuesday June 25. The exposition will be on the Massie lots on US 2 about a quarter mile west of Bessemer. Post commander Michael A. Gedda says the show is bigger and better with activities for all ages.
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Rubin & Cherry
America
American Legion
Petr Qa _snc
Massie
Us-2
Bessemer
Michael A. Gedda
Auxiliary Elects Delegate for Upper Peninsula Convention
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion building on Tuesday electing Mrs. Carl Berling as delegate to Crystal Falls Upper Peninsula convention July 12 to 14 with Mrs. Ann Stevens as alternate. Local chairman for a girls tennis tournament named Mrs. Herman LeClaire. Ramsay Ironwood Wakefield units to sponsor. Poppy Day receipts total $80, the most in years. A potluck picnic will be at Lake Gogebic July 16, with officers nominated by a committee led by Mrs. John Finnegan. Lunch served by Mesdames Finnegan Gedda and Lutz.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Carl Berling
Upper Peninsula
Crystal Falls
Ann Stevens
Herman LeClaire
Ramsay, Ironwood and Wakefield
LeClaire
Sidney Proctor
Joseph Michela
Lake Gogebic
John Finnegan
George Supercynski
John Hellman
M. A. Gedda
C. H. Lutz
Pasty Supper Highlights Bessemer Club Outing
The Bessemer Business Women's Club held a Monday evening gathering at the city tourist park featuring a pasty supper. The event was arranged by Mesdames Olga Richardson and Ann Popps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Business Women’s Club
Mesdames
Olga Richardson
Ann Popps
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Meets at Hansen Home
Mrs Oscar Hansen and Mrs C E Stevens hosted the Presbyterian Ladies Aid meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Hansen residence with members in attendance.
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Oscar Hansen
C.E. Stevens
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Hansen
Catholic Youth Organization Meets at St Sebastian Parish
The Catholic Church Youth Organization gathered Tuesday evening at St Sebastian parish hall. After the business meeting attendees enjoyed dancing and a lunch was served by Lucille Drazkowski Edith Cigallio Bruna Gismondi Anna Gismondi Robert Blaha Leo Popko Anthony Cavalieri Eugene Sandin and Joseph Fidanzi.
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Catholic Church
St. Sebastian
Lucille Drazkowski
Edith Cigallio
Bruna Gismondi
Anna Gismondi
Robert Blaha
Leo Popko
Anthony Cavalieri
Eugene Sandin
Joseph Fidanzi
Bessemer Rebekah Lodge Members Attend Wakefield District Convention
Several members of the Bessemer Rebekah lodge attended the district convention held at Wakefield. Mrs. Mayme Berger of this city was elected district secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Rebekah Lodge
Wakefield
Mayme Berger
Methodist Ladies Aid Chooses New Officers
The Methodist Ladies Aid announced leadership for the group with Mrs. Herman Weiss as president, Mrs. James Proctor as vice president, Mrs. Frank Hoffner as secretary, and Mrs. Clarence Oro as treasurer.
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The
Methodist Ladies Aid
Herman Weiss
James Proctor
Frank Hoffner
Clarence Oro
Tall tulips bloom at 40 inches at Wodrazka home
Tony Wodrazka reports tulips reaching 40 inches with range from 35 to 40 inches and still growing. Credit for the unusual plants goes to Mrs. Wodrazka, the gardener, though Tony also shows skill as a gardener judging by the courthouse grounds.
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Tony Wodrazka
Ironton Mine Returns to Activity in Bessemer
The Ironton mine in Bessemer resumes operations after a long closure. It will employ about 150 men, run two shifts, and begin shipping immediately, with recent output drawn from stockpiles during the downtime. W M Webb, Republic Steel range superintendent, announced the reopening.
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Ironton
Bessemer
Pustive Hst
Liv
W. M. Webb
Republic Steel Corp
Sugar consumption in ice cream totals over two hundred million pounds
Report notes that Americans eat more than 200 million pounds annually of sugar in ice creams ices and sherbets highlighting high dessert demand and dietary sugar intake.
Pioneer of City Dies on Sunday at 81
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson 81 a longtime Deasemer resident died Sunday afternoon at Wakefield home of her son in law and daughter following a heart attack. Born February 12 1859 in Örebro Sweden she came to the United States in 1882 settling in Commonwealth Wisconsin. She married John Anderson July 14 1882 and moved to Bessemer in 1889 where they lived until his death January 29 1920. Survived by daughters Mrs Henry Olson Wakefield and Mrs Alex Frederickson Wingsford Heights four grandchildren funeral Wednesday at Sharon Lutheran church with Rev F E W Eastman officiating.
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Elizabeth Anderson
Deasemer
Ebeek
Henry Olson
Wakefeld
Falkiflidtresteckett
Orebro Law
Sweden
United States
Commonwealth
Wis
John Anderson
Alsa
Bessemer
Anderson
Wakefield
Alex Frederickson
Wingsford Heights
Sharon Lutheran Church
F. E. W. Eastman
Michigan Bass Festival Opens at Crystal Falls
The fifth annual Bass Festival at Crystal Falls will be held Sunday June 30 drawing anglers from Michigan and nearby states. Prizes awarded for best catches boat races and log rolling with Paint River cited as premier bass water in the region.
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Crystal Falls
Michigan
Paint River
Newberry adds 700 acres to Upper Peninsula hunting grounds
The conservation commission added seven hundred acres of Virgin hardwood and hemlock with pine tracts at Tahquamenon Falls to Upper Peninsula hunting grounds. The lands lie in Lake Superior state forest and border federal exchange lands for recreational development. Proposed logging would have created a fire hazard for the region.
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Tahquamenon Falls
Upper Peninsula
Conservation Commission
Lake Superior State Forest
Norway-Herman Gaede Heroic Bear Encounter
Norway Herman Gaede of Faith escaped a tense bear cub confrontation after his dog scared the mother bear away. The incident left him with torn clothing as the tree bent under his weight before Gaede moved to safety. The American Forest Fire Foundation awards medals for heroism in forest fire fighting.
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Norway
Herman Gaede
Faithorn
Gaede
The
American Forest Fire Foundation
Mother of Local Dentist Passes in Wakefield
Mrs. John Kuivinen 68, mother of Dr ak J Kuivinen of Bessemer, died last Thursday in Bana after an operation. A Wakefield pioneer born Hilma Rasimaki in Soini Finland on June 9 1872, she immigrated in 1889 and married John Kuivinen in Ironwood in 1892. Survived by husband eight children and ten grandchildren, plus siblings in Finland. Funeral held Monday in Wakefield.
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John Kuivinen
Ak. J. Kuivinen
Bessemer
Bana
Wakefield
Kuivinen
Hilma Rasimaki
Soini
Finland
United States
John Kuilvinen
Ironwood
John V
Detroit
Willam
E. J. Kalvinen
Nels
J. J. Gall
Punta Gorda
Fla
Martha
Adrian
Maynard Travis
Northville
Mich
Lila
Victor P. Maki
Walter Maki
Ramsay
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Michigan College seedling sales aid Gogebic County plan
Michigan State College forestry department sold 1 500 trees to Gogebic County to plant over 3 000 acres of non agricultural land. The Michigan State Conservation department moved about a million more trees for reforestation. Farmers use seedlings for erosion control windbreaks and future timber or Christmas tree crops with up to 30 dollars per farm incentive and seven fifty dollars per acre under a soil conservation program.
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Forestry Department of
Michigan State College
Michigan State Conservation Department
Gogeble County
W. Ira Bull
Federal Agricultural Soil Conservation Program
Michigan Iron Mining Facts and Lake Shore Counts
Since the start of iron mining in Michigan more than 500 million tons of ore have been shipped. The value of these shipments totals about 1.25 billion dollars. Forty one of Michigan’s 83 counties border the Great Lakes.
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Michigan
Upper
Laes
the Great Lakes
Miss Hoeft Named Vice President in Telephone Pioneers
In a state wide mail election Wolverine Chapter No 10 Telephone Pioneers of America named Earl P Reynolds of Grand Rapids the 19th president. Division vice presidents were elected including Emma Hoeft for the Northern Division. The chapter organized in 1922 now lists 1262 members.
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Wolverine Chapter
Telephone Pioneers of America
Earl P. Reynolds
Grand Rapids
Emma Hoeft
Bessemer
Local Iron Mountain wedding joins Negri and Mitchell families
Julius Negri son of Mrs Louis Sciarini of Bessemer married Miss Lucille Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Mitchell of Iron Mountain. Rev John Hughes officiated at the American Martyrs church parsonage. After June 24 the couple will reside in Lansing where the groom works for the state highway department.
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Iron Mountain
Julius Negri
Louis Sciarini
Bessemer
Lucille Mitchell
Charles Mitchell
John Hughes
The
American Martyrs Church
Vivienne Mitchell
Silvio Mascotti
Detroit Marriage Announcement for Louise Juliani and Stuart David
Miss Louise Juliani daughter of Joseph Juliani of Bessemer and Stuart David son of Pontiac were married June 1 at St Hugo of the Hills chapel in Detroit with Rev Daniel T Whelihan officiating. The couple plans to reside at Iden Park Manor Detroit after visiting relatives. The bride is a Chicago School of Nursing graduate and the groom an University of Michigan alumnus and experimental engineer at Bower Roller Bearing Co Detroit.
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Detroit
Louise Juliani
Joseph Juliani
Bessemer
Stuart David
Pontiac
St. Hugo of the Hills Chapel
Daniel T. Whelihan
S. B. Savera
Anvil
Elatives
Iden Park Manor
Chicago School of Nursing
Mr. Davidson
University of Michigan
Bower Roller Bearing Co
Marriage of Florence Tweet and Warren Paynter in Moorhead Minn
Miss Florence Tweet daughter of Fred and Mrs Tweet of Agryle Minnesota wed Warren Paynter son of William and Mrs Paynter of Bessemer Friday June 1 in Moorhead Minnesota. Rev Charles T Brewster performed the vows. Attendants were Miss Dorothy Kruger Fergus Falls and Walter Mikulich Breckenridge. The couple will live in Moorhead where both studied at State Teachers College. Paynter works at radio station WDAY Fargo North Dakota.
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Florence Tweet
Fred Tweet
Agryle
Minn
Warren Paynter
William Paynter
Bessemer
Moorhead
Charles T. Brewster
Dorothy Kruger
Fergus Falls
Walter Mikulich
Breckenridge, Minn
Puritan
Wedding of Virginia Allen and Joseph Sofio
On Saturday June 1 a wedding took place at St. Sebastian parsonage with Rev Writing officiating. Miss Virginia Allen and Joseph Sofio were joined in matrimony as Mrs Evelyn Pender and Frank Wysoski attended the ceremony.
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Virginia Allen
Joseph Sofio
Lee
St. Sebastian Parsonage
Evelyn Pender
Frank Wysoski
Miss Bonita Durham Weds William Nemacheck in Ironwood
Miss Bonita Durham daughter of Mrs Clara Durham of Ironwood married William Nemacheck son of Mr and Mrs James Nemacheck of Bessemer on May 30 at Iedtsbrose church Ironwood with Rev J B Moriarty officiating Attendants Miss Evelyn Lucynski and James Jones The couple reside in Rhinelander where Mr Nemacheck works at the Woolworth store
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Bonita Durham
Clara Durham
Ironwood
William Nemacheck
James Nemacheck
Bessemer
Brose
J. B. Moriarty
Evelyn Lucynski
James Jones
Rhinelander
Nemacheck
Woolworth
Michigan graduates 2100 earn degrees at 96th commencement
More than 2,100 students received degrees at the University of Michigan's 96th annual commencement exercises on June 15. President Alexander G. Ruthven delivered the commencement address. Five local graduates are named: Irene R. Doherty and Harold J. Peterson, Emil J. Genetth, Emil A. Bolline, and Eric A. Kettula with varied degrees.
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University of Michigan
Alexander G. Ruthven
Bessemer
Irene R. Doherty
Harold J. Peterson
Emil J. Genetth
Emil A. Bolline
Dental
Power Company Suit Continued In Grand Rapids
City of Bessemer faces continued restraining order on its electric system as Lake Superior District Power Co. and city attorneys agree to a July 15 hearing date. Judge Fred M. Raymond extended the temporary order while the city may still correct line construction to meet standards.
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Bessemer
Lake Superior District Power Co
City of
Power Company
United States District Court
Fred M. Raymond
Grand Rapids
Raymond
William F. Pellow
Allan T. Pray
Ashand
The
O'Neill and Stafford
Detroit
Death calls three township people
Joseph Giacherio 72 died Sunday at his home after a two month illness. Born Locana Italy October 15 1818 he came to the United States in 1890 and lived in Bessemer township since. Surviving wife two daughters four sons ten grandchildren and a sister. Funeral at home and St Marys Wakefield with interment in Bessemer cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Joseph Giacheri
Ramsay
Joseph Giacherio
Giacherio
Locana
Italy
United States
Bessemer Township
Benni Mascotti
Bessemer
William Ravish
Peter
John
James
Joseph
Dallas
Tex
Mary Contratto
St. Mary's Church
Wakefield
Thomas Drengacz
Bessemer Cemetery
Joe Chiambretti
Charles Ozello
James Ruffatto
Joseph Brighenti Sr
Bernardo Devietti
John Scavarda
Ramsay Woman Dies of Diabetes at 59
Mrs William Saily 59 died Sunday morning of diabetes Born Laihia Finland she came to the United States in 1902 She lived in the Copper Country before moving to Ramsay in 192 WS She is survived by her husband and four sons Edwin Camp Norrie Herman and George Ramsay and Waine Verona Funeral services were held Wednesday at Moore Funeral Home Rev Jacob Hirvi officiated with burial in Bessemer Cemetery Pallbearers were Elias Kahuara John Huttu Anselm Maki George Johnson Frank Muakela and Mike Kulsmi
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Ramsay
William Saily
Laihia
Zaasa
Fin
United States
Copper Country
Husand
Edwin
Camp Norrie
Herman
George
Waine
Verona
Moore Funeral Home
Jacob Hirvi
Bessemer Cemetery
Elias Kahuara
John Huttu
Anselm Maki
George Johnson
Frank Muakela
Mike Kulsmi
Mrs Barbara Mayer Dies After Illness In Anvil
Mrs Barbara Mayer aged 58, longtime Anvil resident, died Tuesday from heart trouble after four weeks of illness. Born in Budapest Hungary on March 22 1882 she is survived by her husband Alex a daughter Mrs John W Maki of Bessemer three sisters and one brother in Hungary Funeral services will be held at her home at 130 pm and at 2 pm at the Presbyterian church in Bessemer Rev W J Steele Ramsay to officiate
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Barbara Mayer
Anvil
Mayer
Budapes
Hungary
Alex
John W. Maki
Bessemer
Presbyterian Church
W. J. Steele
Ramsay
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Nesto Erickson
Norman Berg
L.J. Cartwright
Stone
Gogebic County
CYO
Aid
Basan
Miss Hoeft
Mitchell-Negri
Juliani-Davidson
Tweet-Paynter
Eter
Tae
Durham
Gery
Eric A. Kettula
Bachelor of Arts
Great Lakes
Barbara Maye
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