Six men vie for Gogebic County sheriff seat in 1930 primary
Six candidates announced for Gogebic County sheriff with bids on Republican and Democratic tickets. Leo J. Isdebski and John W. Johnson of Bessemer and Andy Lake of Wakefield join the Republican push. Kenneth MacFarlane of Bessemer Township runs Democratic. Others include William B. Paynter, Percy Crew, Drew and Ferdinand C. Ohman. Primary is September 15, with filing closing July 24.
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Gogebic County
Leo J. Isdebski
John W. Johnson
Bessemer
Andy Lake
Wakefield
Kenneth MacFarlane
Bessemer Township
Isdehski
Johnson
Sanitary Boing
Lake
Denis O'Leary
Wakefield City
William B. Paynter
Percy Crew
Ironwood
Panter
Drew
Ferdinand C. Ohman
Range News Notes Conner Dies in Chicago Hospital
Robert Conner commander of the Ironwood Legion post died in a Chicago veterans hospital after weeks of illness. Cause listed as a lung infection from gas exposure in World War I. Burial at Ironwood. Mrs Hillis dies in Wakefield at 59 after 17 years resident there. Funeral today. Charles Essery Michigan Bar Association president spoke to Gogebic County Bar Association with George W. Brand of Detroit Bar Association as another speaker.
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Conner
Robert Conner
Ironwood Legion
Chicago
Veterans’ Hospital
State Legion
Ironwood
Charles Essery
Michigan Bar Asssociation
Gogebic County Bar Association
St. James Hotel
George W. Brand
Detroit Bar Association
Local Eagles Attend U P Picnic By Bus
Bessemer Eagles charter a special bus for members to Calumet on Sunday July 29 for a Upper Peninsula Eagles picnic. Bus committee is Bernard Prost in charge. At least igs will go from here.
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Bessemer Eagles
Calumet
Upper Peninsula
Bernard Prost
Igs
Fourth of July Celebration Planned in Ramsey Township
Local residents will spend the holiday elsewhere as Bessemer does not hold a July 4th event while Ironwood Wakefield and other Gogebic range communities plan programs. Ramsey Athletic Club sponsors the first in history celebration in Ramsey Township with a full day schedule.
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Bessemer
Gogebic Range
Ironwood
Wakefield
Ramsay
Bessemer Township
Ramsey Athletic Club
Ramsay Athletic Club
Opening of Bessemer Seer Tavern Soon Announced
Bernard Becker and Michael Destasio announce the opening of the Bessemer Seer Tavern this Saturday. Located at Lenee, the tavern will offer lunches as it begins business. Illinois Central Railway plans a new high speed train between Chicago and St. Louis costing about 500000 dollars.
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Bernard Becker
Michael Destasio
Lenee
Illinois Central Railway
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoples State Bank to pay 15 percent dividend
Savings depositors of the closed Peoples State Bank of Bessemer will receive a first dividend of 15 percent totaling 28 351 80 dollars. The payment is authorized by the state banking department and ordered by Circuit Judge G O Driscoll and derives from liquidation, not loans.
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Peoples State Bank of
Bessemer
State Banking Department
G. O. Driscoll
Jean Nicolet fete July 1 week in Upper Peninsula
Jean Nicolet week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will honor the first white settler with field mass in Brady Field Sault Ste. Marie. Excursions, pageants, and dedications unfold July 1 through July 7 across Sault Ste. Marie Mackinac Island and St. Ignace, with 600 participants in Sault Ste. Marie and about 400 in St. Ignace and Mackinac Island.
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Mackinac Island
ST. Ignace
Jean Nicolet
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Northwest
Land of
Hiawatha
Brady Field
Sault Ste. Marie
Holy Name Societies
Ontario
South Shore Railway
Marquette
Marquette Park
George Dishnow Dies in Champion Michigan
George Dishnow 79, longtime Champion area resident, died June 20 at his home near Champion in Marquette county after living in Bessemer for 12 years and farming in Champion for about 25 years. He was born in New York state and survived by his widow, son August of Hurley, and daughter Mrs. Leona Burnett of Champion. funeral held in Champion last Saturday morning.
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George Dishnow
Bessemer
Champion
Marquette County
Dishnow
New York State
August
Hurley
Leona Burnett
Shatter-Proof Glass Law Takes Effect in Michigan
Michigan enacts a strict shatter roof glass rule for autos. Effective July 1, 1934, all vehicles manufactured after that date must use shatter-proof or laminated glass, a broader standard than many states which require only windshields.
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United States
Michigan
Michigan's White Elephant Up For Bids
The state opened bids to sell or dismantle the Chelsea Cement Plant by July 1 1934 after a legislative decree. High bids: Norman Levy Chicago 41250 Michigan Portland Cement 40100 Joseph E Zilk Ann Arbor 40000. Levy silent on use. Portland Cement plans operation. Zilk proposes fertilizer manufacture.
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Lansing
State Administrative Board
Chelsea
Finance Committee
Norman Levy
Chicago
Michigan Portland Cement Company
Joeph E. Zilk
Ann Arbor
Levy
Navy to build 52 new vessels soon
The United States navy will soon have 52 new vessels under construction. President Roosevelt will sail for Hawaii June 30 to July 4 on his vacation trip.
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United States Navy
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Public Picnic At Tourist Park MICHIGAN GRAND Sunday Is Elaborately Planned
Parishioners of Ss Sebastian church plan a large public picnic at Bessemer tourist park after Sunday mass. committees prepared an elaborate program with Eagles band, sports for all ages, sack races, soft ball, and refreshments.
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Michigan
Ss Sebastian
Picni
Bessemer
Eagles
Sion
Gogebic County Considers County Golf Course Bid
Gogebic county weighs a proposal by N D Massie of Bessemer to buy or lease about 62 acres on US-2 for a county golf course. The site, improved to nine holes, would cost 315000 with 15 year payments or a five year lease at 10 cent per 18 hole royalty. Erickson repeats victory in local election recount with 174 ballots challenged and finally certified winner over Natso.
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Gogebic County
N. D. Massie
Bessemer
Us-2
County Board of Supervisors
Court House
E. W. Massie
Roewood
Massie
GogeDdie County
Erwin
Sehoan el
Keaties
Nesto Erickson
Coun
Erkieca
Erxiksos
Rmccent
Erickaon
Johan H. Natso
Erickson
Attormrs
Nelavn
Ericksom
Rexvoast
Bork Stormers
Schol Board
Fink
Bath Houses and Tower Built at Ramsay Park
Two new bath houses are completed at Ramsay Memorial park pool and a 12 foot diving tower was built this week. The Bes semer township park board authorized installation of park benches tables and concrete stores for campers as the baseball diamond is being improved.
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Ramsay Memorial Park
Bessemer Township
Mangled Body Found Near Bergland Identified as Olsen
The badly mangled body of Oliver Olsen, 45, of Milwaukee, was found beside the South Shore railroad tracks near Bergland early Sunday. Papers show he held a first mate's rating on the Great Lakes. It is unclear whether he was killed while boarding a freight or fell from the train.
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Oliver Olsen
Milwaukee
South Shore Railroad
Bergland
Olsen
Great Lakes
Monument Planned For First Iron Ore Shipment
A monument will be erected to commemorate the fist shipment of iron ore from the Soudan mine on the Vermilion range in Minnesota.
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Vermilion Range
Minnesot
Wakefield Man Elected President of National Finnish Temperance Group
Alfred Laakso of Wakefield named president of the National Finnish Temperance Brotherhood at the Crystal Falls gathering last week. Hjalmer Makila of Crystal Falls chosen vice president. Wakefield delegate succeeds Essias Torkko of South Bend Minn. Other officers elected include secretary Mrs Mary Oja Gilbert Minn and treasurer John Terraoja Ishpeming. Directors named Joisiammi Cristal Falls and Santeri Strang Doggeville Mich. The 1353 convention will be held in Wakefield with members from six states and much of Canada.
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Crystal Falls
Alfred Laakso
Wakefeid
Hjalmer Makila
Wakefeld
Essias Torkko
Soudon
Minn
Anna Leigo
Eis. Minn
Mary Oja
Gilbert
John Terraoja
Ishpeming
Joisiammi Cristal Falls
Santeri Strang
Doggeville
Mich
Wakefelg
Canada
City assessed values show drop in valuation totals
Re assessed valuation of $2.107 2352 for Bassemer placed at the final meeting of the board of review tax Saturday morning compared to $3,410,229 last year, a reduction of more than $330. Real estate is valued at $2,992,195 and personal property. No changes were made in the mining valuations.
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Bassemer
Board of Review
Truetttner Named General Counsel of Michigan Bankers
William Bradlip, formerly of Iron Mountain and now a Detroit attorney, was named general counsel for the Michigan Bankers Association at the Grand Rapids convention on June 22. James A. Davidson of Bay City was elected president, Ernest L Pearce of Marquette first vice president, and Walter F. Truettner of Detroit second vice president. Truettner is a former Bessemer resident.
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William Bradlip
Iron Mountain
Detroit
Michigan Bankes Association
Grand Rapids
Cudlip
W. J. Cudlip
Tren Mowntain
Erm
Buckley, Ledyard, Dickinsom and Wright
Michigan
James A. Davidson
Bay City
Michigan Bankers' Association
Ernest L Pearce
Marquette
Walter F. Truettner
Mr. Truettner
Bessemer
Change Dates of Legion Convention in Michigan
Officials of Peter Gedda Post have received word from state adjutant Donald C Glance that the Michigan Legion state convention at Traverse City has been moved from September 11 to September 14 to 16 due to primary election day.
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Peter Gedda
Donald C. Glance
Michigan Legion
Traverse City
No Summer Meetings of Gogebic County Medical Society
Drs Stevens, Gorilla and P R Lieberthal led a symposium on automobile injuries at the Gogebic County Medical Society meeting held Tuesday evening at the Curry hotel in Ironwood. The society will hold no further meetings during the summer months. Over 2,500,000 pounds of copper are consumed annually in typesetting equipment. Catholic Protestant and Jewish churches in America join in a crusade for clearer movies.
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Hillis
William Hillis
U. P
Beer Tavern
Peoples State Bank
Jean Nicolet Fete Onim
Township Memorial Park
Township
Bert Skinnard Jr
J. E. Murphy
Pband
Black River
Bessemer Legion
Andrew Lehtola
John Kuntsi
William Saily
Cary Empires
Jotn Marcheth
Frank Resmicki
Cisries
Camin Emi Leonard
Rev
C. J. Saoboda
Pael Novascons
J. Briack
Wiliam Fiker
Haluma Nix
Ad Bechko
Andrew Melanson
Max Sterar
Charles Scavarda
Valentine Bielecki
E Leonard
McReese
J. Moselle
R Matriom
Ann Mascocti
Olga Neeri
M. Jelich
Anna Hodak
Sports & Prizes
John Sprinchetti
Pac Novasces
Andrew Bechio
Jobs Roobleck
Rar
Tee
Fikeai
Charles F. Cemmins
Georges L. Walt
Public Suit Commission
Kit F_ards
William A. Comstock
Tobin
Niative
Tracy W. Southworth
Monroe
Comstock
Southworth
Joe Stein
Sam Street Hughes Jr
Laping
G-force
Eel
Ironwood City
Bessemer City
le Wakefield City
Ates
Sloss
Watersmeet Two Wee
Sessemer
Legion
Medical
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