Steiger Lumber Co to Open Mill Plant in Bessemer
The Steiger Lumber Company plans a steam powered sawmill and mill plant in Bessemer on the old county road between Bessemer and Ramsay near No 10 Tilden mine. The project, supported by a $5,000 road and excavation appropriation, will employ about 35 people and draws timber supply from north of the city. The plant will feature a sawmill boiler and engine, storage shop, and an office building, with a 20 acre site already purchased.
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Bessemer Citzens
Steiger Lumber Company
Bessemer
Ramsay
Tilden
Soo Line Ry
Ironwood Township
Paul
Fred Steiger
War Falls
Wis
Park Falls
Pg Vair
Conmncu
Drazkowski Made First Lieutenant with Silver Star Oak Leaf
Frank A. Drazkowski Jr. receives a battlefield Silver Star with oak leaf cluster for gallantry near Bologna Italy in April 1945. He led a six man raid, deployed grenades and machine gun fire, silenced an emplacement, and aided advancing troops. His wife and child live in his city.
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Drazkowski
Frank A. Drazkowski Jr
Frank A. Drazkowski
Bologna
Italy
Drazkows
Himslf
United States of America
Bessemer Public Library Announces Short-Term Closure
The Bessemer public library will close for a brief period from July 5 for a short time and plans to reopen on July 23. The notice states a temporary shutdown with no services during the interval.
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Bessemer Public Library
No Fun Here On The Fourth
The City of Bessemer will be a quiet burg on July 4th with no program planned. In prior years Bessemer held a top rated celebration, but this year the event will wait for the boys to return from service, promising a later, larger display.
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Bessemer
County Faces A Decrease In Funds
Equalized values across precincts set total real and personal property at 8 947 000 dollars for tax apportionment with a 10 mill cap yielding 289 470 dollars for the coming year. City precincts show varied percentages, while several mining property valuations in Bessemer face appeal. County considers hiring a county appraiser to verify state valuations and explores funding options. Airport committee reports potential expansion to a class three airport per state officials.
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Board of Supervisors
City of
Ironwood
Bessemer
Wakefield
Township of Ironwood
Township of Erwin
Marenisco
Watersmeet
Board of Review
State Tax Commission
Michigan Board of Aeronautics
Classified Selective Service Classifications This Week
The list presents 1-A and 1-C classifications with names such as John Korpela Vern Silkworth Rudolph Kovales Albert Smetana George Monroe Arnold Vispi Roy Am erson Vernon LaMont Robert Zorich Mike Delcih and others including Il-B John Saari Theodore Zawicki Makela F James Nolan Diva Niemi Victor Giachino Il-BL Herber Cox Il-CF Leslie Hill IV-F George Ceolla Donald Hudec Armas Nurmi Clarence Berlin Will iam Arnold Jeri Johnson IV-A Joseph Bystrom Merlyn De Long Peter Holup Walfred Gabri elson Albert Linder Claude Dinkle Charles Carlson Verner Vanhalla Charles Austin Glenn Shouldice Eino Koivula Evar Johnson. The poet wanted to know about what is so rare as a day in June.
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Selective Service Board
John Korpela
Vern Silkworth
Rudolph Kovales
Albert Smetana
George Monroe
Arnold Vispi
Roy Amerson
Vernon LaMont
Robert Zorich
Mike Delcih
Arvo Hynninen
George DeLong
Earl Johnson
Kayo Heino
Theodore George
George Burns
Leo Ruikka
Frank Adams
Eugene Sampson
John Groeschel
Paul Roeder
Julius Negri
John Rosemargy
John Saari
Theodore Zawicki
R Makela
James Nolan
Diva Niemi
Victor Giachino
Herber Cox
Leslie Hill
George Ceolla
Donald Hudec
Armas Nurmi
Clarence Berlin
William Arnold
Jéri Johnson
Joseph Bystrom
Merlyn de- Long
Peter Holup
Walfred Gabrielson
Albert Linder
Claude Dinkle
Charles Carlson
Verner Vanhalla
Charles Austin
Glenn Shouldice
Eino Koivula
Evar Johnson
Enlistment Open for 17 Year Olds in Marine Corps
The U S Marine Corps announces unlimited enlistments for 17 year olds with consent. Requirements include turning 17, two years of high school, height 5 ft 6 in, weight 130 pounds, 15 20 vision. Parents consent, no marriage or dependents. Details from Detroit and Grand Rapids recruiting stations.
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Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Corps
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Mich
Griswold Builds
Griswold Street
Gilbert Building
Monroe Avenue
Eugene Eliasson Earns Bronze Star for Valor in Italy
Pfc. Eugene T. Eliasson of Anvil receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service during a battle near Stunga Italy on April 20. He crawled 79 yards under heavy fire to resupply a machine gun, then again to retrieve more ammo, risking his life to sustain the crew.
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Pfc
Eugene T. Eliasson
Anvil
Stunga
Italy
Eliasson
United States Army
State parks seek 25 rangers to lure veterans back
The conservation department aims to hire 25 park rangers to attract returning servicemen. A manpower shortage halted construction in state parks, though the larger parks remain open. Regular Herald advertisements have yielded results, and officials urge giving it a trial.
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Conservation Department
Herald
Anvil Man Killed on Luzon May 20
Staff Sergeant John C. Kaveshan son of Mr and Mrs Stevens Kaveshan was killed in action on Luzon May 20. He served with the 12th Infantry and was inducted October 29. He trained at Camp Wolters and served 29 months overseas in the Southwest Pacific including New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea. He received the Purple Heart for wounds on November 28, 1944. Survived by parents sisters and brother with relatives in Philadelphia Ironwood and Chicago.
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John C. Kaveshan
Steven Kaveshan
Anvil
Luzon
War Department
12Sth
Ssei. Kaveshan
Army
Camp Wolters
South West Pacific
New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Leste
A. E. Dennis
F. J. Krainak
Philadelphia
J. L. Mukavitz
Ironwood
Steve
Chicago
Forty Boys Enroll In Bessemer Hard Ball League
The hard ball league for youths of Bessemer Ramsay and nearby areas opened with forty applicants aged 10 to 16. The meeting at the high school was led by Francis Tallio in Superintendent E J Gas absence. A play schedule is being arranged and remaining registrations may be made at A D Johnston High School office.
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Bessemer
Ramsay
E. J. Gas
Francis Tallio
A. D. Johnston High School
Register to Donate Blood This Week
Local committee led by Mrs E J Oas Mrs H J Hansen Mrs Mayme Ross and Mr C W Sage urge prospective donors to register at Bessemer Pharmacy or Ironwood Daily Globe office in Kelto Velin building. Registration runs today and tomorrow with the bleeding clinic at Central School Ironwood from July 9 to July 13. County quota is 400 donations, with a goal of 130 from Bessemer.
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E. J. Oas
H. J. Hansen
Mayme Ross
C. W. Sage
Bessemer Pharmacy
Ironwood Daily Globe
Kelto-Velin
Bessemer
Lt Mikulich Completes Rome Coaching Course in Sport School
First Lieutenant Walter M. Mikulich, former college athlete, completed a coaching course at the Central Sports School in Rome, Italy, sponsored by Special Service of the Mediterranean Theater. He is married to Vivian M. Mikulich of Aberdeen SD and stationed with the 232nd Ordnance Base Depot. He served with the 350th Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division, has 15 months overseas, and holds the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Purple Heart, and Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with two stars.
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Allied Force Headquarters
Italy
Walter M. Mikulich
Central Sports School
Rome
Special Service
Vivian M. Mikulich
North Lincoln Street
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Yale Avenue
Bessemer
Michigan
Mussolini
St. Mikulich
State Teachers College
Moorhead
Minnesota
232Nd Ordnance Base Depot
350Th Infantry Regiment
Ssth
Evelyn Erickson Receives Bachelor of Music Degree at Lawrence
Miss Evelyn Erickson of Bessemer Michigan earned the Bachelor of Music degree from Lawrence College Appleton Wisconsin during the June 24 commencement in Memorial Chapel. She is an A Capella choir member, Sigma Alpha Iota member, and contributed to drama and the college newspaper staff. She plans to begin work next fall as music supervisor in the Bessemer schools.
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Evelyn Erickson
Bessemer, Mich
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Memorial Chapel
A Capella
Erickson
Sigma Alpha Iota
Bessemer
County records show many lakes named Silver across Michigan
Within Michigan, several lake names repeat. Silver refers to at least 27 different lakes in 22 counties, illustrating a common toponym in the state.
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Michigan
Ramsay Prepares for Fourth of July Celebration in Bessemer
Ramsey sets 1:30 pm parade program for the twelfth annual July 4 event organized by the Township Legion post and local clubs. Activities include races, baseball, picnic, free ice cream for children, clown band, softball, band concert, and a free town hall dance at Memorial Park and Ramsay Park. Prizes announced for parade entries and floats.
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Ramsay
Township Legion Post
Bessemer Township
Memorial Park
Ramas
Athletic Park
Park
Town Hall
Finnish immigrant Kettula's life and early mining days
Mr. Kettula born September 27 1881 in Lapua Finland. He moved to the United States in 1899 to work in mining where shafts were hand drilled and later powered by steam. He married Josephine Wirsan in Ironwood in 1905 and had several children. The article recalls early mining dangers, community political contests, and long days of labor with memories of reading at midnight.
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Mr. Kettula
Lapua
Finland
Kettula
Josephine Wirsar
Jacqueline
Garet
Barbara Ket
John Kettula
Kay Kettula
John
Opty
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Steiger Lumber CO
City
Collier
Eugene Eliasson
Bronze
Mikulich
Lawrence
Jacob Kettula
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