Sharon Aid Meeting Hosts Mrs Hjalmer Ekman at Church
Society notes report Sharon Aid met in the church vestry with Mrs Hjalmer Ekman as hostess. St Patrick's Day supper planned by Veterans of Foreign Wars aux post County Seat. Post nuptial shower honored Mrs Lee Upton, formerly Louise Bugni, with prizes awarded and 42 guests served. Barber School PTA met with a WPA band concert directed by Walter Daley of Ironwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Aid
Hjalmer Ekman
Sharon Lutheran Ladies Aid
St. Pat
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
St. Patrick’s Day
Frank Hoffner
Lee Upton
Louise Bugni
Joseph Meyer Sr
William Lester
Carl E. Olson
Louis Nelson
Leo Carpenedo
George St. John
Barber School
WPA
Walter Daley
Ironwood
Blackwood and Thebert Wedding in Sacred Heart Church
Miss Jane Blackwood daughter of Peter Blackwood of Agate Falls wed Alden Thebert son of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Thebert of Bessemer on Saturday February 22. Rev Vincent Savageau officiated at Sacred Heart Catholic church in Ewen with Corann Connors and Arthur Greene in attendance. Guests included Mr and Mrs F T Thebert and Mr and Mrs E G Mitchell of this city.
Puritan Nature Club Hosts Meeting at Ironwood Home
Puritan Nature Club members gathered at Mr. Laden's Ironwood home with Betty Goodwin as president Marceline Provencher secretary Jeanne Chouinard vice president Dorothy Morstead treasurer. Guests included Eileen Rothlesberg Sylvia Vienni Ruth Gamache Zita Sloma Antoinette Finco Margaret Verseki Mae Valonen. Games, dancing, and a patriotic lunch with surprise favors featured the event. Puritan PTA to meet March 7 at Puritan school gym to finalize plans for March 15 Penny carnival with Gogebic County WPA band under Walter Daley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laden
Puritan Nature Club
Ironwood
Betty Goodwin
Marceline Provencher
Jeanne Chouinard
Dorothy Morstead
Eileen Rothlesberg
Sylvia Vienni
Ruth Gamache
Zita Sloma
Antoinette Finco
Margaret Versecki
Mae Valonen
H. Laden
Leo Suprenant
Puritan P. T. A
Puritan P.T.A
Puritan School
Gogebic County
W.P.A. Band
Walter Daley
Ramsay School Patrol Recruits Young Helpers
An advisory committee assigns a school patrol and playground patrol for Ramsay. The School Patrol lists Mary Low Shogren John Carpenedo Patricia Walker Ralph Puccio Donald Jasper. The Playground Patrol includes Shirley Orling Melvina Hovila Margaret Galamba Robert Sholar John Sommers Niles Harris Betty Backman Henry Backman Bernice Draver John Leone John Chlebowski Margaret Ceronsky Llewelyn Hanson. They will patrol during and after school hours to safeguard students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay
Mary Low Shogren
John Carpenedo
Patricia Walker
Ralph Puccio
Donald Jasper
Shirley Orling
Melvina Hovila
Margaret Galamba
Robert Sholar
John Sommers
Niles Harris
Betty Backman
Henry Backman
Bernice Draver
John Leone
John Chlebowski
Margaret Ceronsky
Llewelyn Hanson
Gogebic county forms study trip on stamp plan system
A Gogebic county supervisors committee visited Duluth on Tuesday to study Duluths surplus commodity stamp plan. The group included chairman G W Sanderson and members Nesto Erickson Ben Goldman William Kuivinen George Kronberg along with county officials and several merchants. They plan to apply for Gogebic counties stamp plan after gathering information. Briefs note endorsement of the plan for relief client distributions, a 27000 dollar revolving fund, and staff hired to assist in tax distribution. The board approved relief funding, college funds, and WPA transport requests, plus road and condemnation actions and fair dates for 1941.
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Gogebic County
Duluth
G. W. Sanderson
Nesto Erickson
Ben Goldman
William Kuivinen
George Kronberg
William B. Fauhl
Frank J. Duda
E. A. Ravey
Ralph Olson
Clare Haskins
Social Welfare Board
Gogebic
Gogebic Junior College
WPA
Northwestern Motor Bus Company
Norbert P. Achatz
Bessemer
State Conservation Commission
Lansing
Funds Distributed to Michigan School Districts by County Treasurer
County Treasurer Louis Filippini received 31515 dollars in state primary funds on Monday for multiple districts including Bessemer 6981, Bessemer township 863, Ironwood township 4512, Wakefield township 5992, Marenisco 2350, Watersmeet 985, and Ironwood 9832, detailing allocations to Bessemer and neighboring townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Filippini
Bessemer
Bessemer Township
Ironwood Township
Wakefield Township
Marenisco
Watersmeet
Ironwood
Richards Rehired As Watersmeet School Superintendent
C E Richards has been given another three year contract as superintendent of schools at Watersmeet. He formerly taught in Bessemer.
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C. E. Richards
Watersmeet
Bessemer
Kivisto Sets Conference Scoring Mark in Ironwood Ward
Ernie Kivisto of Ironwood Ward closes his M-W conference basketball season with 129 points, the new scoring record and first to top 100 in league play. He repeats as individual scoring champion. Lucas of Bessemer is runner up with 72 points, Dick of Hurley third with 66.
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Ernie Kivisto
Ironwood
Rivisto
Ernie
Lucas
Bessemer
Dick of
Hurley
Stambaugh triumphs 26 23 in preview district tilt
Stambaugh edged Bessemer 26 to 23 in a tight preview of district play last Friday night at Stam baugh. The lead swapped hands several times before a late rally by Stambaugh sealed the win. Hilltoppers forward Hill led with 11 points while Sundquist added 9 for Stambaugh. Anderson of Bessemer was held scoreless. Bessemer ended its regular season with eight wins and six losses as Caldwell drills for the tournament next week.
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Bessemer
Stambaugh Basketeers
Stambaugh
Hilltoppers
Hill
Sundquist
Anderson
Hilltop
Caldwell
Basketball scoring leaders and team champions 1938–1941
The record lists individual scoring champions by year from 1938 to 1941 and the team champions for each season. 1938 Laine of Bessemer led with 51 points, 1939 Rosendahl of Hurley scored 76, 1940 Kivisto of Ironwood 81, 1941 Kivisto of Ironwood 129. Team champs were 1938 Bessemer, 1939 Ironwood, and 1940 Ironwood, 1941 Ironwood.
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Michigan-Wisconsin
Laine
Bessemer
Rosendahl
Hurley
Kivisto
Ironwood
Ironwood Youth Receives Concurrent Homicide Sentence
Carl Arthur Lehtimaki, 19, of Ironwood, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and leaving the scene. Judge Thomas J. Landers gave a one to five year term in Marquette prison, to be served concurrently, for the fatal Nov 2 1940 accident that killed Mrs. Caroline Rundquist, 64. Divorces granted include Reino Johnson versus Mae Johnson, Jennie Malavrh versus Erwin Malavrh, and Erland Harju versus Ida Harju.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Carl Arthur Lehtimaki
Ironwood
Thomas J. Landers
Lehtimaki
Caroline Rundquist
Reino Johnson
Mae Johnson
Jennie Malavrh
Erwin Township
Frank Malavrh
Erland Harju
Wakefield
Ida Harju
Ice Thickness at Ashland and Bayfield Channels
Ice at Ashland in Chequamegon bay ranges from 19 to 22 inches thick while in Bayfield channels and near the Apostle Islands solid ice sits at 8 to 14 inches. Monsignor Francis J. Magner of Evanston Ill becomes bishop of Upper Peninsula Catholic churches and will be enthroned at St Peters Cathedral in Marquette on March 20.
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Chequamegon Bay
Ashland
Bayfield Channels
Apostle Islands
Francis J. Magner
Evanston, Ill
Upper Peninsula
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Marquette
Births at Wakefield Hospital Mark Mussatti Son
Mr and Mrs Battista Mussatti welcome a son born March 3 at Wakefield hospital with notice in The Herald for job printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battista Mussatti
Wakefield Hospital
the Herald For
State Candidates This Spring From Michigan Parties
Michigan Democrats nominate state office candidates for April election. From the party lists: Highway Commissioner G Donald Kennedy Lansing incumbent. Superintendent Edward W McFarland Detroit. Board of Agriculture Benjamin H Halstead Petosbery and Dr Charles N Klump East Tawas. Board of Education Miss Frances Comfort Detroit. Supreme Court George B Bushnell Highland Park and Edward M Sharpe Bay City incumbents. University Regents Charles F Hemans Lansing and Franklin M Cook Hillsdale incumbents. Republicans nominate Leroy C Smith Detroit. Eugene B Elliott Lansing incumbent. Board of Agriculture Clark L Brody Lansing and William H Berkey Cassopolis incumbents. Board of Education Wynand Wichers Holland incumbent. Supreme Court John M Dunham Grand Rapids and George A Cram Pontiac. University Regents Earl L Burhan Paw Paw and Alfred T Cannable Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. McFarland
Detroit
State Board of Agriculture
Benjamin H. Halstead
Petosbery
Charles N. Klump
East Tawas
State Board of Education
Miss Frances Comfort
State Supreme Court
George B. Bushnell
Highland Park
Edward M. Sharpe
Bay City
Charles F. Hemans
Lansing
Franklin M. Cook
Hillsdale
Republican Party
Leroy C. Smith
Eugene B. Elliott
Clark L. Brody
William H. Berkey
Cassopolis
Wynand Wichers
Holland
John M. Dunham
Grand Rapids
George A. Cram
Pontiac
University
Earl L. Burhans
Paw Paw
Alfred T. Connable
Ann Arbor
Gogebic range cheerleaders form association in Ironwood
Range notes report Gogebic high school cheerleaders establishing an association with Bernice Eklund of Ironwood as president. Celeste Buccanero was elected Wakefield fire department chief. The note also mentions local actions from Hurley, a St Mary parochial school dedication in Hurley with 310 pupils, Edward Stevens resigning as liquor control audit, a CIO holiday sit down affecting about 100 men at Mosinee lumber camp, and Ishpeming skier Ralph Bietila setting a 225 foot national Class C record.
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Gogebic Range
Bernice Eklund
Ironwood
Celeste Buccanero
Wakefield Fire Department
City of
Hurley
St. Mary
Edward Stevens
Michigan Liquor Control Commission
Lansing
CIO Union
Mosinee
Wakefield
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E. Mary St. Bessemer
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Aherns
Rev. Harries
Friendship Club
Michigan
G. Donald Kennedy
Ralph Bietila
Ishpeming
Elmer J. Kuivinen
Peoples State Bank
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