Bessemer Urged to Close 10 to 12 For Legion Parade
Mayor Henry T. James called on Bessemer merchants to shutter businesses from 10 to 12 Friday so crowds can view the grand Legion convention parade. Wakefield Ironwood Ramsay Hurley will also close for part or all of convention days as crowds gather across the Gogebic range. Weather co operates with expected sunshine, and Bessemer dons gala decor as Legion events draw large regional attendance.
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Henry T. James
Bessemer
Legion Convention
James
Gogebic
Wakefield
Ironwood
Ramsay
Hurley
Wakefield and
Ramsay Way
Frarley
Range
C. M. Fraser
Legion and Auxiliary
Mercer Country Club Orchestra
Ishpeming Quartette
Willam Carpenter
R. C. Solberg
Bessemer Post
W. Frank James
Michigan
Harold Knutson
Mia
County Cops Debut New Uniforms For Convention
County police unveil new uniforms featuring jow caps with silver shields and black shoulder straps. Officers Leo Isdebski George Sparapani and Dennis O Leary modeled the outfits which resemble state police dress during the convention. Parking congestion in the business district and a parade on Friday morning limit Main Street access. An extra six officers joined the city force for the event.
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Dlwe
Leo Isdebski
George Sparapani
Dennis O'Leary
Mrs Louis Crenna Drowns in Chicago
Telegram from Bessemer reports the death of Mrs Louis Crenna formerly Nina LaVey aged 20 in Chicago from drowning after a Sunday outing. Mrs Fred LaVoy travels to Chicago to accompany the body with funeral arrangements pending on arrival.
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Bessemer
Chicago
Louis Crenna
Nina LaVey
Crennan
Chicaco
Fred LaVoy
Pessemer
Gogebic Farmers Attend Ontonagon Meeting Plan
Several Gogebic farmers prepare to attend the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau annual meeting in Ontonagon on June 27 and 28. Speakers include Dean H. L. Russell from Chicago and August Lundgaard, president of the UP State Board, with Milton Francis leading a tour from Ewen. E. G. Amos will discuss Our Agricultural Situation.
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Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Ontonagon
Dean H. L. Russell
Chicago of Agriculture
Madison
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula
August Lundgaard
Upper Peninsula State Board
Development Bureau
Ewen
Milton Francis
Ontonagon Valley
Bergland
E. G. Amos
Michigan
American Legion Auxiliary History Detailed Bessemer Unit Activities
The Bessemer Unit organized June 13 1925 held meetings in Legion rooms and furnished a room. They conducted bake sales to fund furniture, donated curtains, hosted a party for Legionnaires and wives, and promoted membership drives. They aided Memorial Day, sold a thousand poppies, and funded flower purchases for ill or deceased members. They sponsored picture shows and fundraisers for the Endowment Fund and Billets, donated records, magazines, toys, and clothing to veterans facilities, and supported welfare efforts.
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Bessemer
Legion Club
Auxiliary
Legion
Legionnaires
W. F. Pellew
Endowment Fund
Legion Post
Roosevelt
Veterans
Otter Lake
Michigan
American Legion Hospital
Lillias Thornton
County Inspector of Mines Matti Salo Dies at 56
Gogebic county mine inspector Matti F Salo died at his Ironwood township home after a two week illness from tuberculosis. Born October 30 1871 in Finland he came to the United States in 1899 and lived in Calumet before Ironwood. He leaves a widow and seven children.
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Matti F. Salo
Gogebie County
Ironwood Township
Salo
Gogebic Range
John Clemens
Finland
United States
Calumet
Ironwood
Gogebic Dairy Farmers Hear Holstein Experts
A Gogebic county dairy meeting at Shenwood Township Hall featured J. C. Hayes of the Michigan State Holstein-Freisian Association and R. E. Horwood of Marquette. They discussed the Holstein Herd Register, noting testing and removal of unprofitable cows, and urged county participation in the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba.
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Gogebic County
Shenwood Township
J. C. Hayes
Michigan State Holstein-Freisian Association
R. E. Horwood
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Hays
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau Meeting in Ontonagon
Ray Johns of Marquette will lead community singing at the annual meeting of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau in Ontonagon on June 27 and 28. Johns, secretary of the Upper Peninsula Hi Y clubs, is an experienced song leader.
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Ray Johns
Marquette
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Ontonagon
Johns
Upper Peninsula
Hi-Y Clubs
Grenfell Declares Candidacy for Gegebic County Prosecutor
Ironwood attorney Joseph R. Grenfell announces his run for Gegebic county prosecutor on the Republican ticket in September primaries. A Gegebic native and Marquette law graduate, he has practiced in Ironwood apart from a short period with Sanborn Lamoreux Pray in Ashland. He resides with his mother Mrs. Margaret Grenfell in Ironwood.
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Joseph R. Grenfell
Ironwood
Gegebic County
Grenfell
St. Ambrose High School
Marquette University
Milwauk
Ginfell
Michigan
Wise
Sanborn, Lamoreux and Pray
Ashland
Margaret Grenfel
Irenwood
Local student flyer makes 250 mile flight to Waco scene
George Apitz landed a 250 mile cross county flight from Appleton in a Waco plane at the St. John farm Saturday morning. He was accompanied by Roy Larson owner and pilot and Edwin Marquardt as passenger. The group departed Saturday afternoon for Ashland. Neault of this city begins aviation training with U P Airways at Escanaba, returning every two weeks for instruction.
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George Apitz
Waco
St. John Farm
Appleton
Roy Larson
Edwin Marquardt
Apitz
Ashland
Toin J. Neault
U. P. Airways
Escanaba
Bessemer Edges Wakefield In Ten Inning Losses
Bessemer dropped a 6 to 5 ten inning game at Wakefield last Sunday. Erickson and Mencher formed the local battery while Buonavaara and Antilla supplied Wakefield’s scoring. Dewald homered for the winners as Ruonavaara, once a Copper Country standout, is credited with strong play by the Bessemer nine.
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Wakefield
Erickson and Mencher
Buonavaara
Antilla
Dewald
Ruonavaara
Copper Country
Bessemer
C N W Improves Park In Bessemer
The C and N W railway has upgraded its park near Lead Street in Bessemer with new circular flower beds, planted trees, and a gravel walk network, creating a park-like appearance.
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C. & N. W. Railway
Lead Street
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Town
U. S.2
Bessemer Legion Home
American Legion Club
Peter Gedda
White House
Association of Upper Peninsula American Legion Posts
American Legion Auxiliary History
Bessemer, Michigan
H. J. LeClaire
E. Johnson
Willis M. Brewer
Pontiac
American Legion
Department of Michigan
Legion Elks
Red Arrow
Elks Hall
Legion Auxiliary Convention Hall
A. D. Johnston High
American Legion Auxiliary
Methodist Ladies Aid
Olcott School
Low Lock
U. P
Charles R. Duda
E.E. Spafford
John G. Emery
Katherine Stiles Laughton
Menominee
Association
Jennie McDonald
Ruby Voetsch
Houghton
Dewey's
Charles H. Schutz
Amasa
A. A. Peterson
Robert J. Byers
John Farley
Menominee Post
Lansing
Gogebic Country Club
Legion Club Rooms
W. M. Brewer
The
German Lutheran Aid
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