Victory Gardens Initiative Expands at Michigan County Fairs
Michigan county fairs add two features for the season the Victory Garden displays by thousands of participants and state fair premium lists distributed to seventeen fairs. With no State Fair this year the state will pay half of all premiums in cash ribbons or pennants. Certificates for Victory Garden participants amounting to over 100000 are planned bearing signatures of Governor Van Wagoner Lt. Col Furlong and Tomlinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Victory Garden Division
Michigan Council of Defense
Ionia
Hastings
Mason
Imlay City
Ironwood
Northville
West Branch Big Rapids
Lowell
Marshall
Iron River
Coopersville
Traverse City
Jackson
Ithaca
Charlotte
Midland
Alpena
Cassopolis
Hart
Saginaw
Cadillac
Coldwater
Centreville
Adrian
Allegan
Onekema
Hillsdale
Bad Axe
Hudson
Pinconning
Hartford
Murray D. van Wagoner
Harold A. Furlong
Geoge W. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Rain on-the-Lake
Highland Park
Ill
Rates Cat High As A Predator
Michigan State College specialist R G Hill says the house cat is a wildlife predator ranking with hawks and foxes. He notes cats hunt young rabbits pheasants and song birds, while also keeping mice and rats near farms. He urges limiting stray kittens in roadside dumping to curb wildlife losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Hill
Michigan State College
Hill
Camp Plagens Brings Largest County Attendance
Approximately 50 members and leaders from Gogebic and Ontonagon counties returned this week from Camp Plagens near Watersmeet. The event was supervised by Edith Johnson and C. E. Gunderson with assistance from Marcella Meyer Q. F. Walker and A. D. Markle. The program featured judging contests in canning clothing dairy crops craft work and recreation.
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Gogebic
Ontonagon
Camp Plagens
Watersmeet
Edith Johnson
C. E. Gunderson
Marcella Meyer
Q. F. Walker
Ass't
Marquette
A. D. Markle
Ewen
Ramsay News Highlights Local Knitters and Visits
Mrs Clarence Vivian heads Ramsay Red Cross knitting with four helmets sewn in two weeks. Shifts in hours credit include Mrs Wakerainen 175 hours and Mrs Ray Sharpless 100 hours. Ethier totals 261 hours knitted, plus sweaters and three watch caps for the navy. Family arrivals from Cloquet attend Michael Kivi funeral. Various Ramsay residents and relatives travel to Mercer, Cedar Island lodge, Beaver Lodge, and Panaloma California for work and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Vivian
Red Cross
Ramsay
Grandma Brams
Wakerainen
Ray Sharpless
Albert Ethier
Ethier
Navy
County Valuation Drops to 33 Million for Year
A report adopted by the Board of Supervisors fixes this year real estate and personal property valuation at 33,189,448, down 171,452 from last year’s 33,360,900. Board chair Dr. A. W. Colberg will appoint a three member committee to study hiring a mining engineer to appraise mine properties.
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Board of Supervisors
A. W. Colberg
Canning sugar registration ends. local notices brief
Canning sugar registration started Tuesday and ends today for last names Q to Z. Presbyterian Bible School session runs until Friday July 3 from 9 to 11 am weekdays. Gargoyles on courthouse steeple being removed for safety after falling debris. A Johnston high band opens summer concerts with next at Ramsay Memorial Park June 29. Council sets sewer charges at a minimum 1.00 per quarter. Lions club outing at Lake Gogebic. picnic and cooking by King Lion Marchello. Lady Maccabees hold annual picnic at tourist park. Johnston high school seniors 1942 may collect graduation pictures at board of education office. Free chest clinic held yesterday at the courthouse. James Baratone solos with Ironwood band at Longyear Park. Gaal sisters collect over two tons scrap metal in a day to end transport complaints.
Local visits and guests frequent Anvil area
Anvil residents welcome relatives and guests visiting from Milwaukee Indianapolis Mercer and Marquette. Tania Syrjala and Ruth plan a two week visit to Amasa. Ed Schmidt and nephew John Willa stay a week with Mr. and Mrs Anton Chiapuzio. Martha Garrett visits James Roberts family. Odessa Carlson arrives for summer from Northern Michigan College of Education. Dorothy Giuliani spends week at Echo Lake with Shirley Liljegren. Trinity Lutheran Sunday school pupils hike and picnic at Busch farm with instructor Mrs F H Carlson.
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Tania Syrjala
Ruth
Amasa
Ed Schmidt
John Willa
Milwaukee
Odessa Carlson
Northern Michigan College of Education
Marquette
Dorothy Giuliani
Mercer
Shirley Liljegren
Liljegren
Echo Lake
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Bessemer
Busch’ Farm
F. H. Carlson
City Delays State Tax Commission Hearing Again
City council in a special session adopted a Bond of Review resolution, delaying the state tax commission’s Tuesday hearing. The injunction issue tied to a supreme court appeal postponed the review of assessment rolls until July 22, per Louis M Nims, chair of the state tax commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Tyasmuch
Mrs. Maccani Honored at Birthday Party
Mrs. Maccani was honored at her home on Monday night by 35 friends for her birthday anniversary. Mrs. Clifford Anderson and Mrs. Frank Hoffner won high honors in 500, while Mrs. Minnie Oberst and Mrs. William Lester were low. Lunch was served by the hostesses Mrs. August Proft and Mrs. Bernard Proft, and a gift was presented to Mrs. Maccani.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Maccani
Clifford Anderson
Frank Hoffner
Minnie Oberst
William Lester
August Proft
Bernard Proft
Maccani
Man Runs Down Road To Meet Trouble Ad Rumor
A notoriety seeking individual places a matriffical advertisement in the paper while continuing a long journey toward anticipated confrontation. The item notes public curiosity and possible conflict arising from the deceptive posting.
Former Mill Worker Now In Service Seaman Mine Address Sent To Bessemer Friends
Word reached us concerning Bud Seaman a former employee of Underwood Veneer Co now in service. He left Bessemer after marrying and is at Fort Warren Wyoming Pvt Bud Seaman Co A Second Regiment Barracks 341 Fort F E Warren.
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Bud” Seaman
Underwood Veneer Co
Fort F. EB. Warrening
Bessemer
Pvt
Bud Seaman
Co. A
Fort F. E. Warren
Wyoming
Local ROTC Units Honored in Range Briefs
Range briefs report Luther L Wright and A D Johnston high school ROTC units rated as honor units in the sixth corps area per Lieut Col L J Cartwright. Corps area HQ in Chicago forwarded the annual inspection results. Also notes Camp Plagens open house, three injuries in a Hurley area crash, Rev William Rule visiting Gogebic County, fireworks warning by Hurley Police Chief Albino Endrizzi, Army aviation cadet exams in Ironwood, and obituaries for Hurley resident Mary P Dresely and Wakefield resident Susan Bubnak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther L. Wright
A. D. Johnston
Sixth Corps
L. J. Cartwright
Corps Area
Chicago
Obituaries for Fritz Peterson and Peter Engstrom
Fritz Peterson a 60 year old janitor at the Norrie school Ironwood died Tuesday following a heart attack suffered the previous morning Peter Engstrom a 79 year old resident of Montreal died at Runstroms hospital Monday afternoon after having suffered a stroke on June 11 Two deaths are reported with ages and hospital or workplace details and locations provided.
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Susan Bubnak
Wakefield
Wakefield Hospital
Fritz Peterson
Ironwood
Norrie School
Peter Engstrom
Montreal
Runstroms Hospital
Michigan Ranks 23rd In Christmas Seals
Michigan sold an average of 5.6 tuberculosis Christmas seals per person in 1941, the largest per capita sale in state history. Delaware led with 11.9 seals per person, Connecticut was 9.6, and Michigan’s 5.6 matched the national average.
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Michigan
National Tuberculosis Association
Delaware
Connecticut
United States
Prenuptial Shower Honoring Grace Anderson Held at Legion
A prenuptial shower for Miss Grace Anderson daughter of A John Anderson was held last Thursday night at the American Legion building. About 75 guests attended as cards and games entertained them. Lunch was served by hostesses Misses Rose Allice Ruth Martinson Mary Frello and Elaine Pertile. Miss Anderson will wed John Negro this week and received many gifts.
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Grace Anderson
A. John Anderson
American Legion
Rose Allice
Ruth Martinson
Mary Frello
Elaine Pertile
Miss Anderson
John Negro
Fire Watchers Service recruitment ordered this week
Owen J. Cleary directed the recruitment and training of volunteers for the Fire Watchers Service of the Citizens Defense Corps. State Chief Air Raid Warden issued instructions to county and local wardens. The plan calls for six to eight watchers per thousand residents for maximum efficiency.
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Fire Watchers Service
Citizens Defense Corps
Owen J. Cleary
Final administration account in estate of Richard Berry
In Michigan, at the Probate Office in Bessember, on June 24 1942 Judge M E Nolan presided over the matter of Richard Berry deceased Gust Kangas filed for allowance of final admin account and distribution of residue A hearing is set for July 22 1942 at 10:00 am at the Probate Office Public notice to be published once weekly for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald Read copy signed by Silvio L Mascotti Register of Probate.
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Bessemer
M. E. Nolan
Richard Berry
Gust Kangas
Bessemer Herald
Governors Van Wagoner Lead Michigan Rubber Salvage Drive
Governor Murray D Van Wagoner and Mrs Van Wagoner turn over used rubber items to Kenneth M Burns chairman Salvage for Victory and Howard A Coffin chairmen as Michigan joins a national drive. Citizens are urged to collect scrap rubber and deliver it to local gas stations where attendants will pay a penny per pound or accept donations. The salvaged rubber will be reconverted for military use.
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Murray D. van Wagoner
van Wagoner
Michigan
Kenneth M. Burns
The
Michigan Council of Defense
Howard A. Coffin
Salvage For Victory
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Victory Gardens
the Herald
Gruen Watch Company
Sydney M. Cohen
Northwestern University
Marshall Kissel
University of Wisconsin
William Carr
Chicago Federated Advertising Club
Virginia Dale
Fred Astaire
Laura Lee Burroughs
Coca-Cola Company
Linda Darnell
20Th Century-Fox Star
Edgar Allen Poe
Fruehaus
Logan
Rock Glen
N. Y
John Fettis
Ramsay News
Emilia” “Lakkala
Gertrude Rintala
Florence of
William Kiv
Meadville
Wis
Cloquet
Jeanette Settle
Ellie Maki
Cedar Island Lodge
Viola
Adele Maki
Beaver Lodge
Albert Holman
Isabel
Tom Langdon
Panaloma Calif
Albert Sharpless
Walter Crow
Aileen
Sharon Lee
Alfred Crow
Flint
Mrs
Nels Pihlaja
Detroit
Becky Lou Krancke
Isaac Maki
Wiljo Maki
David
Mr. Maki
Plymouth
Mrs. Maki
Puritan
Herald
Bessemer Briefs
Presbyterian Bible School
Presbyterian Church Bible School
Peter Relich
Johnston High School
G. 8
Barber School
Memorial Park
Lions
Bessemer Lions Club
Henry Hoffman
Lake Gogebic
Marchello
Lady Maccabees
A. D. Johnston High School
Board of Education
Baratone
James Baratone
Lucy Lang
Longyear Park
Gaalbroo, N. C
Anvil News
Martha Garrett
Indianapolis
James Roberts
Mark Roberts
Mrs. Maccani
Knights of Columbus
Hurley
Reno Braga
Eveleth
Minn
Carlo Braga
Joseph Braga
Walter Fechtner
Merrill
LeRoy Leavitt
Saxon
Fechtner
William Rule
Range
William J. Rule
Rule
Gogebic County
Albino Endrizzi
Army Aviation
Army Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Tomoron
Memorial Building
Mary P. Dresely
Mary P. Dreseley
State OF
Silvio L. Mascotti
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