Bessemer School Board Race Draws Three Candidacies
Three Bessemer residents announce for two three year terms on the board of education in the July 9 election. Incumbent Lintelmann seeks re election alongside W F Truettn er and Alois A Mazanec. Knight retires from the board. Election officials include Hagen Graham and Felling with Solberg Nemacheck as inspectors. Polls open 9 am to 6 pm at the new Washington school building.
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Besssemer
Board of Education
W. F. Truettmer
Arthur Lintelmann
Alois A. Mazanec
Lintelmann
Truettner
Mazanec
W. H. Knight
Iver Hagen
Pearce Graham
Ernest Felling
Carl Solberg
James Nemacheck
Iron Mountain mine tax cut prompts city action
Iron Mountain Michigan June 27. Special to the Herald. A reduction in the valuation of the Chapin and Millie mines, owned by Oliver Iron Mining, a U S Steel subsidiary, prompts the city to hire a geologist to revalue. Mayor Henze and City Attorney Heydon authorized to seek expert assessment if cost is reasonable. If findings justify moves, campaign to raise taxes resumes.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
The
Herald
Chapin and Millie
UX Colinissen
Mayer
Mayer Henze
Heydon
Oliver Iron Mining Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Board of Review
Chapin
State Tax Commission
Oliver [Ron Company
Henze
Our Rights, W
Lansing
Dickenson County
Cur
Gogebic Farmers to Tour Upper Peninsula and Ashland
County agents expect a large turnout of Gogebic county farmers for a late summer tour across the upper peninsula and northern Wisconsin. The tour will visit Chequamegon Guernsey Breeders association farms near Ashland, with W. H. Wright and Senator A. W. Sanborn of Ashland planning the trip.
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Gogebic County
Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin
Chequamegon Guernsey Breeders Association
Ashland
C. E. Gunderson
W. H. Wright
A. W. Sanborn
City's Civil War Vet Aids Legion Get Machine Guns
In Bessemer the sole Civil War veteran C. D. Fournier, Sr. formed a G A R post to obtain three machine guns for the American Legion parade. Legion officials learned ordnance could go only to G A R groups, so Fournier organized the post and signed the gun applications. The Legion now owns two 88 pound guns and one 20 pound gun, to be shown in the Fourth of July parade.
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Bessemer
C. D. Fournier
G. A. R. Post
Peter Gedda Post
American Legion
Washington
Legion
Fournier
Decorate City Urges Fourth of July Parade Floats
The Legion requests all lodges societies and organizations to march for the biggest parade on the range. Businesses are urged to enter floats with six prizes totaling 50 dollars for best industrial and comic displays. Prizes also offered for best decorated store fronts. Authorities note prior year decor was strong and aim to make the city a blaze of color.
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Bessemer
Ihowuses
Court House Square
Daily Livestock Work in Gogebic County
Gogebic county beef and dairy clubs hold nearly daily judging training on local farms. Meetings have taken place at Erickson, Tassava, and Voyce farms with another slated July 2 at Erickson Bros. farm. Training aims to prepare 85 to 150 youths for the August 6 contest at the U P Experiment Farm in Chatham and trips to the Michigan State Fair and the International Livestock Show in Chicago.
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Gogebic County
Wm. E. Erickson
John Tassava
T. J. Voyce
Erickson Bros
South Bessemer
U. P
State Adjutant Compliments on Bessemer’s Fourth
Peter Gedda Post of the American Legion is praised by Lyle D. Tabor state adjutant for its Fourth of July interest and holiday forethought. The letter commends the post for Americanism and hopes the celebration yields many benefits and enjoyment.
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Peter Gedda Post
American Legion
Lyle D. Tabor
Bessemer Taxi Inaugurates Daily Mail Service
The government awards a mail contract to Bessemer Taxi to run daily from Wakefield and Bessemer to Ironwood to meet trains at 6:38 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with an 8:25 p.m. trip for Chicago, carrying parcel post and morning county mail only. Regular buses not used initially.
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Bessemer
Wakefield
Bessemer Taxi Company
Ironwood
Seek rooms here for state meet
Residents welcome single or double rooms to house Legion members and visitors for the state convention in Ironwood August 27 to 29. Miss Caroline Vomastek requests contact at phone 152M to list available rooms in Ironwood and nearby towns, with canvassing extended to Bessemer to meet anticipated demand.
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Legion
Ironwood
Caroline Vomastek
Bessemer
Vicinity
Gogebic Workers Picnic on Sunday at Bessemer Park
The Gogebic Range Workers association hosts a big mid- summer picnic at Bessemer German Park on July 1. Events start at 10 o'clock with singing speeches and races for men and women. Finnish and English speeches will be given.
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Bessemer German Park
Gogebic Range Workers Association
Four Candidates File for Bessemer Township School Board
Four candidates entered the Bessemer township school board race for two seats on the ballot set for Monday July 9. Incumbents J. S. Rummage and P. S. Williams seek re election while Dr. R. E. Hickey and James Ford are the new entrants. Polls will be open 3 PM to 8 PM.
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Bessemer Township
J. S. Rummage
P. S. Williams
R. E. Hickey
James Ford
Prize events mark firemen meet in Ironwood tourney
The twenty ninth annual Upper Peninsula Firemen association tournament in Ironwood features hose race and ladder events with top prizes of 100 dollars. Regulation races require specific hose work and timing, while the hook and ladder event awards 100, 50, and 25 dollars. A two yard truck race, flag race, hose coupling, 100 yard dash, longest distance team entry, and a carnival are planned during July 18 to 20.
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Firemen's Association
Upper Peninsula Firemen’s Association
Ironwood
Former Bessemer House Owner George Whitehouse Dies
George Whitehouse former proprietor of the Bessemer House here about 18 years ago died at his Hibbing home last Friday. He leaves a wife and two children Gladys and Donald.
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George Whitehouse
Bessemer House
Hibbing
Gladys
Donald
Bessemer Council to Hear Sidewalk Bids Monday
The Bessemer city council will meet Monday evening July 2 in the council chambers. They will consider bids for constructing 10,185 feet of sidewalks and receive reports from special committees on bids for a new city work wagon and truck. Charles R. Cobb, superintendent of schools, will join other Upper Peninsula educators at the Marquette Normal summer session. A collision near Wakefield last week involved Cobb, who also taught during the prior steam session, and J Waldenburg from this city had his car ditched while negotiating the Ironton hill this week.
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Wakefield
J. Waldenburg
Ironton Hill
Texas Boy Evangelist Draws Crowds Here On Tour
A young preacher styling himself the Texas Boy Evangelist and a companion held two street meetings last Friday and Saturday in a battered Ford truck. The pair conducted a cross country tour and their visit here was somewhat fruitful in collections.
Damages Car of Local Veterinary Surgeon Ernest Schaeffer
Local veterinary surgeon Ernest Schaeffer suffered damage to his car in an incident described in the report. The brief item notes the event without detailing the cause or injuries.
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Ernest Schaeffer
Painting depot coats crimson at Chicago and Northwestern station
Painters have spent the past week applying new crimson coats to the Chicago and Northwestern station, refreshing its exterior with fresh color and renewed finish.
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Chicago and Northwestern
Mushroom red light to guide traffic at Sophia Lead corner
Work advances on Lead street west of Sophia with grading and rock filling underway. Water mains are being laid deeper west on Sophia in preparation for grading that section of Lead street.
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Sphia
Lead Streets
Lead Street
Sophia
Prosecution Office Schedule Set by Harold Waples
Attorney Harold Waples announces that he or his assistant T. J. Landers will be in the prosecuting attorney's office at the courthouse three days a week, on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
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Harold Waples
T. J. Landers
Court House
Bessemer Fourth of July Fund Nears $750 Total
Donations to Bessemer's Fourth of July celebration fund push the total to $750 with more gifts expected next week. A list of new donors appears, though many names are unreadable in the OCR. Lake Superior District Power Co. is among the contributors.
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Bessemer
Pomty Es Butomlan
Ioc
Lake Superior District Power Co
Puntooe Doe
Fireworks Law Strictly Enforced Before Fourth
Police clamp down as city enforces ordinances banning fireworks until July 4. Only minor infractions occurred early in the week, with youths warned. Merchants refrain from selling fireworks until the day before the holiday amid fire risk and water shortages cited by Marshal Andy Byrne.
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Andy Byrne
Joint booster meeting at Bessemer Legion Hall
A joint booster meeting of the American Legion and Women's Auxiliary will be held at the Bessemer Legion hall Monday evening, July 2. Election of permanent officers for the auxiliary will take place, new members will be enrolled, refreshments and dancing follow, and all eligible auxiliary members are invited.
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American Legion and Women’s Auxiliary
Bessemer Legion Hall
Caroline Vomastek
Auxiliary
Engineers to Survey City's Water Sources
City council held a special meeting warning that Bessemer faces a severe water shortage. Engineers will survey local sources as wells may dry and plans contemplate tapping Black River, with purification needs to be addressed if river water is used.
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Bessemer
Black River
Boosters Tour Gogeri Range Advertises 4th
A truck bearing the American Legion band and booster cars toured the Gogeri range Tuesday evening to promote the Fourth of July celebration in Bessemer next week. Stops included Wakefield Ram say Ironwood and Hurley with large crowds at every stop. Flyers and signs advertised the event across the range.
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American Legion
American Legion Boosters
Bessemer
Wakefield
Ramsay
Ironwood
Hurley
Becam
Kansas City Parachute Jumper Lands on Cow
A Kansas City parachute jumper safely landed after a midair drift and touched down near a cow herd, sparing her from a potential domestic embarrassment as her husband is not involved in the incident.
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Kansas City
Chattanooga Cradle-Robber Tale Grips City
An 88 year old Chattanooga woman eloped with a 33 year old man, shocking neighbors and local officials. The pairing, dubbed a cradle robber by residents, drew attention to age gaps and family reactions in the small Tennessee town.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Equalized County Values Trim Real and Personal Property
The county’s equalized value for real and personal property was cut across all districts by the committee of equalization. The 1923 values show real estate at 4,655,980 and personal at 2,114,656, totaling 6,770,150. Bessemer and Ironwood saw notable percentage cuts. Wakefield also reduced value. County Agent C. E. Guedersen will remain another year at 2,000 plus 500 raise, with extra funds from the Michigan Agricultural Extension. Probate Judge William J. Bald sought more stenographic help due to increased workload. The Tula road project progress was reported as proceeding as well as could be expected.
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Committee of Equalization
Monway
Bessemer
Bessemer Township
Ironwood
Wakefield
C. E. Guedersen
Michigan Agricultural Exten En Fund
Merth
William 3
Tula Road
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Gogebic
WM. Erickson Farm
SO. Bessemer
Bessemer Taxi
Ronwood
Legion Hall
Boosters Tour
Gogeric
Gogebic Range
William P Pellow
East Duluth
Ball Park
Frank J. Duda
Randrome
Stony Creek
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