Looking Backward 5 Years Ago Highlights From Bessemer
Top Sgt William Michelli, son of Louis and Mrs Michelli of Detroit and former Bessemer resident, arrives in Detroit on a 30 day furlough after completing 30 missions in the European theater. Drownings, weddings, graduations, and local notices fill a look back at events from June through July, including Army appointments, nuptials at St Sebastian church, and local schooling milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Michelli
Louis Michelli
Detroit
Bessemer
Charles Aho
North Bessemer
Little Presque Isle
George Lahti
Willie Heikkinen
Jacob Heikkinen
Ramsay
West Point Military Academy
St. Sebastian Church
Lorraine Scavarda
Raymond Awsiewicz
William Banfield
Puritan
Grand View Hospital
Walborg Sorknes
H. L. Sorknes
Madison
Minn
John Selmini
Charles Selmini
James Novascone
Palms
John Cosgrove
Duluth
Mons Gabrielson
Vincent Cosgrove
Lempi Kahara
Elias Kahara
John Lusti
Ramsay Merc. Co
William Johnson
Eureka
John Schubert
Rockford, Il
Schubert
Anvil
Francis Maurusich
Matt Maurus
Copper Country Opens to Recreation Development
With copper mining at a standstill the Calumet and Hecla Copper Co offers 250000 acres of Keweenaw lakes and timberlands for recreational development. Leases already cover hundreds of sites while mineral lands stay for future mining. large resort projects of 200 to 300 units are eyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Company
Keweenaw Peninsula
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Calumet & Hecla
R. W. Richardson
Calumet
Richardson
Brockway Mountain Drive
Lake Superior
Rain and warm weather boost lawns and gardens
Weekend rain and rising temperatures help plant growth while a Fourth of July fund drive proceeds. Local stores stay open Friday nights to 8 30. School Board works on Massie field lighting plans as road oil reduces dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Ramsay
School Board
Massie Field
Steelers
Kingsford
Monarchs
Ironwood A
Speed Boys
Ironwood
Dom Guglie
A Couple of Pikers Dines Out On Longest Day
A diner rejects the meal and demands the manager, but the waiter explains the manager won’t eat it either. Fritz Oberste and Jack Novascone finished repair work for a local homeowner and, tired, noted with the calendar that June 21 is the longest day of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Oberste
Jack Novascone
Fraternal talk and local humor in quiet town
A collage of light anecdotes from a small community, including a bored guest remarking on Mason jars, a college student with an empty pocket, a hospital-bound editor vowing to print truth, and a series of comic verses about breakfast and meals. The piece also recalls Spinny Isaacson, a large trout, and veterans debating foggy places, finishing with a quip about opportunity being the only knocker worth listening to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay Way
Spinny
Isaacson
U. P
Giachino
Mrs Henry Bloecher Family Leaves for Portland Oregon
Forty years ago Mrs Henry Bloecher and family will depart for Portland Oregon where Mr Bloecher is now in the meat business Their departure marks the loss of another of Bessemer's oldest families as friends wish them success in the far west Also noted Miss Rose Gerbeck left Wednesday for Seattle after a brief visit with her parents and H Ekman and family left Thursday for Lake Gogebic to launch a new gasoline boat Continued on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Baird
Benjamin Franklin University
Washington, D. C
F. E. W. Eastman
Hazel Anderson
Muskegon
Albert Anderson
Bessemer
Charles Kidder
Kalamazoo
Joseph Mauntino
Frank Mauntino
Lansing
Ferris Institute
Ironwood
George Norbert
Ramsay
Helen O'Heron
Frank O'Heron
Iron Mountain
Olga A. Dianich
Michigan State College
Frick’s
Byrne
People’s State Bank
Alice Williams
Henry Williams
Robert L. Vincent
Joseph Vincent
Canada
St. Sebastian
Elio Certano
Joseph Certano
Milwaukee
Henry Bloecher
Portland
Oregon
Bloecher
Far West
Rose Gerbeck
Seattle
H. Ekman
Lake Gogebic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bessemer Board of Education
C. BE. Stevens
R. J. Mullen
C. H. Lutz
Katherine Jurakovich
Marian Jurakovich
Emil Novascone
Reev
C. J. Swoboda
Charles Gotta
Marilyn
Carolyn
Peter Gotta
Joseph Jaskolski
Bessemer Herald
The
Herald Publishing Company
E. Mary St. Bessemer
Copper Country
Michigan Department of Health
Pick & Axe
Johnny the Bear
Washington
Montana
Masons
Bulletin
Sam
Mollie
Tomakie
London
Paul Brach
Norman Lind
Paul
Norman
Jimmie’s Bar
Bessemer’s
Florence’s Beauty Shop
Beauty Service
Moore St
Ford
Bessemer Auto CO
Fashion Academy
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