Bessemer Gala Fourth Celebration Set With Parades And Fireworks
Bessemer prepares for a community gala with a 9 A M race at Massie Field under Peter L Relich, a 1 30 P M children's parade led by the American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries, and a 7 P M general parade. Prizes total five awards for top entries. A Martys Golden Aires demonstration, VFW Twirlers, and fireworks follow. Sparklers banned for safety, field patrolled to enforce rule.
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Massie Field
Peter L. Relich
Te Bessemer
American Legion
VFW
Washington School
Galena Street
Moore Street
A. D. Jonston High School
Colby Street
Sophie Street
Iron Street
Marty
Massie
Twirlettes
Public Picnic For Fourth Of July At Bessemer Park
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts with Auxiliaries sponsor a Sunday July 1 public picnic at Bessemer Tourist Park. Events begin at noon with contests, fish pond, burger stand, and a tug of war led by Peter L. Relich. Music by Bill Elliott and The Galaxies, queen contest winner announced in the evening, and a Johnson Building & Wrecking donated playhouse prize. Proceeds fund the July 4th celebration. all invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bessemer
VFW
Legion
Peter L. Relich
Bill Elliott
Galaxies
Bes
Johnson Building & Wrecking
Perlich Seeks State Senate From 31st District
Frank Perlich of Bessemer runs as a Democrat for the 31st Senatorial District, comprising Gogebic Iron Dickinson and Marquette counties. A longtime Gogebic official, he served seven terms as Gogebic County Sheriff, worked in the state attorney general’s legal division, and was a ConCon delegate. He is married to Grace McDonald and they have five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Perlich
Bessemer
Gogebic
Iron
Dickinson
Marquette
Perlich
Ironwood
Gogebic Community College
Iowa State U
U. S. Steelwork
Ers
Loval
NYA
Gogebic County
Attorney General's Office
ConCon
Go Gebic
Ontonagon
Grace McDonald
Delegation to Washington planned to aid Gogebic iron sector
Gogebic Range officials meet to vote sending a delegation to Washington to seek federal help for iron ore and new industries. Attendees include Hurley Mayor Giovanoni and Montreal officials, with plans to gather data and determine asks. Leaders report outreach to Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota lawmakers and Oglebay Norton Am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gogebic Range
Hurley
Sam Giovanoni
D. E. Fritz
Montreal
Roy Johns
Wakefield
Louis Leoni
Gile
Iron County Board of Supervisors
Philip O'Leary
Gogebic County
Philip A. Hart
Pat McNamara
Michigan
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
John A. Blatnik
Minnesota
Ramsay Gala Youth Parade Promises July Fourth Fun
Ramsay hosts a community Independence Day celebration with a 10 39 parade start after 10 00 assemble.Participants include American Legion units Ironwood bands and drill teams and school groups with prizes and free ice cream. A 23 tree race, Little Learns baseball, and a fireworks display conclude the day's events in Memorial Park.
Band Members To Meet Monday For Fourth Of July Parade
All high school band members and those entering high school in fall from Bessemer City and Township are asked to attend a Monday 9 a m meeting in the A D Johnston High School band room. The turnout will decide if the band participates in Fourth of July activities. Uniforms music and instruments will be issued before practice. Herald is still 2.00 in county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Johnston High School
Bessemer City
Fred Tezak
School District To Borrow $12,670
Bessemer School District received permission to borrow $12,670 against anticipated aid. Thirty districts requested loans this week, according to the Department of Public Instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Rann Brisonment of Public Instruction
Teen Talk Teases July Bonanza and Farewell
Teen Talk announces July home game slate and space for a hiatus. Bre signs off noting vacation and Bonanza plans while the brief sleeved fitted bodices are mentioned in passing.
Mrs. Vogtlin Dies in Marquette at 84
Greta Kitto Vogtlin, 84, former Bessemer resident, died Friday January 22 at St Luke's Hospital Marquette after a 10 day stay. Born in Penzance England March 6 1878 she emigrated to the United States in 1831, lived in Ishpemining then Bessemer and married Joseph Vogtlin in 1912. Funeral services were held at Frick Zielinski with interment in Hillcrest. survivors include daughter Rath Bishop grandson George Bishop and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vogtlin
Bessemer
Jame
St. Luke's Hospital
Marquette
Vogtlin
Greta Kitto
Penzance
England
United States
Richard Kitto
Ishpemimg
Methodist Church
Dorcas
Order of Eastern Star
Rath Bishop
George Bishop
John Butler
Palo Alto
Calif
John Dishnin
Seattle
Wash
Jennie Skinnard
John Rowett Sr
Thomas Kitto
Fred Whitburn
Ramsay
James Kit
Novascone Carpenedo Rites At St Sebastian Church
Miss Nancy Marie Novascone and David Bruce Carpenedo wed in a Saturday morning ceremony at St Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. Rev Donald La Londe officiated a double ring service as relatives looked on. The bride wore a floor length veil and organza gown with Alencon lace and a chapel train. Attendant Nancy Matrella of Minneapolis and three bridesmaids wore aqua silk organza and taffeta gowns with lace collars and bows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Nancy Marie Novascone
David Bruce Carpenedo
Donald la Londe
John F. Novascone
S. Beecher St
Leo Carpenedo
Us-2
Nancy Matrella
Minneapoli
James Leeke
Mankato
Minn
Patricia
Paulette Perotti
Misses Supercynski Visitors and Local Births
Misses Joan and Bernice Supercynski students at St Scho lastica College Duluth visit their parents Mr and Mrs Bernard Supercynski. Mr and Mrs Carl B Olson return from Jackson visits with their son and daughter in law Raymond Olson and family. A daughter born Friday June 8 to Mr and Mrs Jack Johnson Milwaukee. Mr and Mrs John Mussatti of Bessemer are parents of a son born Tuesday June 26 at Divine Infant Hospital Wakefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Bernice Supercynski
St. Scholastica College
Duluth
Bernard Supercynski
Bernice
Carl B. Olson
Jackson
Raymond Olson
Plymouth
Ind
Olson
E. N. Johnson
Eugene Richardson
Grand Lodge
Ethel Tobin
Ironwood
Jack Johnson
Milwaukee
Johnson
Lorraine Forsland
Elmer Forsland
Bessemer
John Mussatti
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Harding 4-H Club to Have Float in Parade
The Harding 4-H Club will enter a float in the Independence Day parade. Club leaders Mr and Mrs Melvin Jacobson announce the float committee of Cheryl Jansson Kathy Marlene Janice Jacobson Diane Niemi Arthur Johnson Irwin Mattson will meet Friday at 1 30 pm at the Reino Niemi home to decide on the entry. A food preparation meeting is set for Monday at 2 pm at the Floyd Jacobson home. Dairy and gardening meetings will be held with times and places announced to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding 4-H Club
Melvin Jacobson
Cheryl Jansson
Kathy
Marlene
Janice Jacobson
Diane Niemi
Arthur Johnson
Irwin Mattson
Reino Niemi
Floyd Jacobson
TV Drive Near Goal Reaches 275 Members
City officials report 275 members have paid either full $30 or first $7.50 installment for the TV drive with a $24,000 needed. The Tri City Improvement Committee aims to reach the goal soon while awaiting F C C license approval. Members may pay at Bessemer National Bank or via solicitors in all five wards.
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John Sartoris
Wil
Toliam Pellow
Puritan Mining
Bessemer
Mr. Sar
Isadore Maccani
Bessemer National Bank
Tri City Improvement Committee
North Central Airlines
Mussatti
Kansas City
Federal Aeronautics Association
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C
Tri-City
Sartoris
C Joswiak Named Summer Camp Teacher In Crystal Falls
Charles Joswiak a former Bessember resident has joined the Ba To Wa Ga Ma Music Youth camp staff in Crystal Falls starting the week of June 17. The camp gathers music minded high school students from Iron County for a summer program and Joswiak will teach at the high school level while visiting relatives and living in Alpha Creek. A wedding and social notes section follows detailing attendees and events at local gatherings. The Range Art Association closes its season with June shows by Mrs. Ernest Sandell and Mrs. H J Hansen featuring watercolors and a portrait by Mrs. Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Joswiak
Bessemer
Crystal Falls
Iron Country
Elmer Forslund
Joswiak
Alpha Turned
Milwaukee
Range Art Association
Bessemer Public Library
Ernest Sandell
Ironwood
H. J. Hansen
Michigan
Rackam Building
Ann Arbor
Suomi College
Hancock
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Hurley
Wakefield
Sandell
Lake Superior
Hansen
Black River Harbor
Penokee Mine
Pilot Rock
Slate River
Camp Plagens Reporter Patr Advice and Wedding Notes
Miss Patricia Perotti will be at Camp Plagens for two weeks, returning to resume Teen Talk. A newlyweds at 5230 N Sherman Blvd Milwaukee are listed with guests from out of town and multiple relatives, detailing education and employment of both spouses and attendance at A D Johnston High School and Michigan College of Mining and Technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Perotti
Camp Plagens
Etttere
New York
N. Sherman Blvd
Milwaukee
A. D. Johnston
Carpenedo
City of
Bessemer
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Houghton
Wisconsin State Highway Department
Arthur Bohmann
Pewaukee
Wis
John Ellione
Robert
Celeste Ellione
Theresa Weston
Jerry Mulhern
Pauline Partelli
John Serbin
Lawrence Jackovich
Francis Perlich
Micky
Kathy Perlich
Rockney Johnson
Independence Day Parade and Picnic at Ramuta Memorial Park
Independence Day 1962 events in Ramuta Michigan include a 10:00 AM parade assembly and 10:30 AM march, with wrapped candy and balloons distributed along the route. Ice cream distribution, foot races at the Ball Park, and prize values are listed, followed by a Memorial Park picnic and a league baseball game, ending with fireworks.
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Ramsay
Michigan
Ranuta
Ball Park
Memorial Park
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Bessemer Township
Bewemer
Ironwood American Legion
Sons’ Squadron
American Legion of
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Ironwood Auriliarr
Ray Rizoni
Se. C. E. Carson
Rev. L. C. Cappo
Wiliam S. Baird
Frank
Exo Gene Syriasl
Wiliam Giachizno
Alfred Giachimo
Ram
Ramsars Fourth of Jail
Cla
Predrickson-Torreano Americam Legion Post
Herald
Novascone
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Andrew A. Luoma
Mark
Detroit
Nick Re
Wilbert Joki
Puritan Mining Co
C. Joswiak
Mut Creek
Dennis Napel
Joanne
Peter III
Mount Morris
Albert
Wallace
Peter Fusi Sr
James Johnson
James Flint
Ralph From- Seeke
Robert Kolz
Ashland
Reino Carpenedo
Hinch
Stambaugh
Paul Carpenedo
Fred Hedberg
East Lansing
Groom
Houghon
William Brown
Milwauee
Range
Ramsay Town
Ana
Hans Hanson
Ana Vous
Las. Hinsdale
Ill
Trene Ber
Toluzzo
Sam Benny Sr
Sam Benny Jr
Gordon Basso
Mayme Laabs
Daniel Novascone
James Novasconi
Peter Tarnaski
Elmer Hoppa
Tange
State Tax Commission
Robert A. Eckhardt
Commission
Tax Commission
Council
Meee
Weck Crce, Bower
Cp Cmumeancam
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