Speed Boys Reach Class C District Final in a 67 63 Win
The Speed Boys defeated the Wakefield Cards 67 to 63 at the Cardinals gym to advance to the Class C District finals. Tom Manninen led with hot shooting and assists from Lou Marconeri and Sod Johnson while Tillner hit long shots. McDermott and Johnson fouls forced lineup changes as Wakefield battled back, but Bessemer held on for the win and will face Ontonagon Polar Bears for a spot in the Regionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Cards
Cardinals
Tom Manninen
Lou Marconeri
Sod Johnson
Cards
Cardinal
Speed Boys
Bessemer
Syrjieni
Salmi
Manninen
Mareconeri
Johnson
Tillner
Maaszinen
Marconeri
Wakefield
God” Johnson
Dick McDermott
Ontonagon Polar Bears
Ironwood
Polar Bears
Marquette
Mrs John Mayer Pioneer Resident Dies at 90
Mrs John Mayer 90 longtime pioneer resident of this city died Tuesday noon at Divine Infant Hospital Wakefield after two weeks admission. Born May 6 1872 in Fellingen Schwartzwald Germany she came to the United States in 1889 and lived in Cincinnati before moving to Iron Belt. She married John Mayer May 11 1896 at St Sebastian Church. Surviving are son Leonard Mayer of Bessemer two daughters Mrs Peter I Spring of Pontiac and Mrs Eli Nicholas of Park Falls five grandchildren four great grandchildren and siblings in California. She was active in St Sebastian Catholic Church and its ladies guild. Her husband died in 1948 and a daughter Elsie Lofstrom died in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mayer
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Iron Belt
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
R. A. Hodnick
Leonard Mayer
Black River Road
Ladies Guild
Mayer
Elsie Lofstrom
Cranford
N. J
Leonard
Bessemer
Peter I. Spring
Pontiac
Eli Nicholas
Park Falls
Wis
Jack
GO Inc Surpasses $100 000 Goal
GO Inc reports surpassing its 100000 goal by March 1 with 111812 raised or pledged. Chairman Santini notes 80000 cash received and most of the rest from pledges. funds may extend program to four years. Members vote for every 100 dollars donated. under 100 dollars gain non voting associate status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go-Inc
Charles Santini
Santini
Go. Inc
GO Inc
Marca
GO Iic
John Sartoris
G. A. Dahlen
Philip Ruschmeyer
Roy Ahonen
Ray Lutwizzi
Louis Cappo
Roy Johns
Don Davison
Walker Cisler
Detroit Edison
Speech Festival at High School March 14
The Michigan High School Forensic Speech Festival will be held Thursday March 14 at A I Johnston High School. Robert Kellas, speech coach, has entered 25 students for the final elimination contest to qualify for the district event with divisions in Lyric poetry Oratorical declamation Original oration Humorous Dramatic dialogue and Dramatic monologue by listed students. Each district school may enter up to 10 entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
A. I. Johnston
Robert Kellas
Margaret Morris
DeLaine Prost
Edward Mascotti
Andre’ Re
Susan Kriska
Marjorie Baird
Janet Mascotti
Jacqueline Burt
Susan Pricco
Diane Obradovich
Bonnie Lind
James Bersano
Gale McDermott
Doris Strand
James Swanson
Judith Janov
Constance Pricco
Marie Pinter
Marilyn Berlin
Christine Gagan
JoAnn Barbacovi
Paulette Walters
Sandra Juntunen
Gretchen Sandquist
Gary Masse
Family Reunion at Budnik Home Honors German Visit
A Sunday family reunion at 104 N Beecher Sr honored Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Budnik Jr. of Germany visiting his parents. Budnik Jr. arrived recently from Sennelager, Germany, where he served in the U. S. Army from 1960 to 1963, enlisting in 1959. He married Elsbeth Connally on September 8, 1962 at Normandy Barracks Chapel in Sennelager. Attending were Elmer Niemela and children Michael Chris Julie Lori Jeanne White Pine. Walter Budnik of Waukegan. and Budnik Sr.’s father Wesley Rice Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Budnik
N. Beecher
Germany
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Elsbeth Connally
Connally
Lori Jeanne
White Pine
Walter Budnik
Waukegan
Ill
Easter Parade of Fashion planned by Junior Woman's Club
The Junior Woman's Club presents an Easter Parade of Fashion on Thursday March 21 at 8 p m in the Ironwood Memorial building. Admission is 75 cents with door prizes. Meanwhile Bessemer High School forensics proceed with a March 14 local contest judged by Mrs. Oas Mrs. Hoert and Mrs. Sage. The district tournament follows by March 29 in Marenisco and regionals April 12 19 at Marquette with about twenty five Bessemer students under Mr Kellas. The Bessemer Speedboys beat Wakefield 67 63 led by Coach Peterson and now face Ontonagon March 9 in Wakefield with a chance to reach Marquette tourney on March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood Memorial
Bessemer High School
Bessemer
Bessemer Speedboys
Wakefield Cardinals
Peterson
Speed Dboys
Speedboys
Wakefield
Speedboy
Marquette
Uck
Church Guild to Meet Tuesday at St Sebastian
The St Sebastian Ladies Guild will hold a Tuesday meeting on March 12 at 6 30 PM in church parlors with a potluck supper. Mrs John Bennett of Ironwood will speak on The Council as a Whole and a Dollar a Month Club reminder is issued for members. A long lunch committee list is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Sebastian
John Bennett
Ironwood
Isadore Maccani
Joseph Martell
Bernard Maccani
James Maccani
Joseph Maccani Sr
Joseph Maccani
Val Maccani
Andreitta Maccardini
Dean Maki
Robert Maki
Wm. Ma
Maria Mautino
Leonard Mayer
Dennis Mazanec
Leone Mazanec
Phillip Milroy
Mrs William Ham Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. William Ham a 97 pioneer resident were held Wednesday at 2 pm at Frick Zielinski Funeral Home officiated by Rev Mark Vandine. Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery with pallbearers Bernard Prost Arthur Johnson August Dahl Emmanuel Pancheri Victor Wigg and William McMinn. Out-of-town attendees included Miss Bertha Ham White Fish Montana Miss Margaret Ham Detroit and Mrs Charles Gardner and Mrs Glenn Halleck Hibbing Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ham
Frick-Zielinski
Mark Vandine
Hillcrest Cemetery
Bernard Prost
Arthur Johnson
August Dahl
Emmanuel Pancheri
Victor Wigg
William McMinn
Bertha Ham
White Fish
Mont
Margaret Ham
Detroit
Charles Gardner
Glenn Halleck
Hibbing
Minn
State Aid To Schools Distributed In Gogebic County
State aid totaling 138,776 was received by Louis Filippini, Gogebic County Treasurer, for district distribution. Bessemer City schools got 15,438, Ironwood City 55,610, township shares listed as Bessemer 9,130 Erwin 2,490 Ironwood 17,762 Marenisco 4,150 Wakefield 30,544 Watersmeet 3,652.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Louis Filippini
Bessemer City
Ironwood City
Bessemer
Erwin
Ironwood
Marenisco
Wakefield
Watersmeet
St Sebastian Yale Guild Meets Mar 19
A potluck supper is at 6:30 p.m. before the Yale Guild meeting of St Sebastian Catholic Church on Tuesday March 19 at the Bessemer Indian Head Hostel. Arrangements are chaired by Mrs Marko Rajk and Miss Maryann Rajk with other helpers. The program committee includes Mrs Stanley Elias Mrs Walter Jacobson and Mrs Irving Edyvean. Also noted is the birth of a son Jeffery Robert to Sharon Johnson and her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Bessemer Indianhead
Marko Rajk
Maryann Rajk
Mesdames Roy Malmberg
Em Manuel Fachinello
William Bianchi
Charles Boggetto Jr
Stanley Elias
Walter Jacobson
Irving Edyvean
U P Agriculture Committee Eyes Bigger Rural Prospects
UPCAP agricultural panel in Marquette examined 2 275 900 acres suitable for Russel l Burbank potatoes and potential processing facilities as outside investors show growing interest. Land coming out of the soil bank and a strong feeder calf outlook dominated discussions while dairy pricing issues prompted legal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
UPCAP
Marquette
Frank Molinare
Iron Mountain
del Meister
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
U. P
Agricultural Stabilization Committee
Mike Pellegrini
Norway
George Cappas
Delta County
Michigan
Wisconsin
Escanaba
Roy Fassbender
William Jilbert
Calumet
Bruce Crandall
Charles Donaldson
Stephenson
Hugo Kivi
Michigan Farm Bureau
Warner Biekkola
Farmers Home Administration
Rick Hartwig
Michigan State University Extension Center
Lansing student earns MSU scholarship test invite
Matt Rouker, senior at A D Johnston High, is among five local students invited to Michigan State University for testing and interview for a $6,000 Alumni Distinguished Scholarship. A night letter invites him to campus on March 9, with a 9:00 A M to 3:30 P M session in the Student Services Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattt Rouker
A. D. Johnston High School
Michigan State
Rouker
Michigan State University
U P Mine Valuation Drops in 1963 Totals
Michigan's Conservation Department reports Upper Peninsula iron and copper ore mines valued at 69.7 million for 1963, down 12.5 million from 1962. Iron mines total 55.3 million, copper mines 14.5 million, with Marquette and Dickinson counties bearing large shares and underground ore costs cited by expert Harry Hardenberg amid a five year demand decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Conservation Department
Marquette County
Iron County
Gogebic County
Dickinson
Ontonagon County
White Pine
Houghton
Keweenaw
Marquette
Michigan
Harry Hardenberg
Department
Geological Survey
Mayor E Sandin Proclaims Constitution Week in Michigan
Mayor Elmer V. Sandin proclaims March 25 to 31 as Michigan Constitution Week and urges voters to study the proposed new constitution before the April 1 spring election. He emphasizes the document as the state’s fundamental organic law and notes literature is available from Constitution Headquarters at the Civic Center in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Elmer V. Sandin
Sandin
First Woman Presbyterian Pastor Assigned in Michigan
The Rev ai red Lomas becomes pastor of First Presbyterian Church and Community Presbyterian Church of Marenisco, the first woman ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Michigan. Daughter of Rev Donald F Lomas, she trained at Oberlin and McCormick Theological Seminary after serving as Christian Education director in Honolulu. Born in Boone County Virginia, raised in Wyncote Pennsylvania, ordained February 12 at Westminster Bay City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red “Lomas
Presbyterian Church
Upper Peninsula
First Presbyterian Church
Community Presbyterian Church
Marenisco
Lomas
Donald F. Lomas
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Flint
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bay City
Boone County
Wyncote
Handy High School
Oberlin College
Oberlin
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Robert Reid Dies In Oklahoma
Robert Reid of Oklahoma City died Thursday February 28 of a heart condition. A retired educator, he served 35 years as a mathematics and chemistry instructor and as vice principal of Oklahoma City schools. He is survived by his wife, a daughter in Altus, a son in the U S Navy at Yokosuka, five grandchildren, and his sister Mrs Elmer J Oas of Reevesmere. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm in Oklahoma City. Mrs and Mrs William E Brown traveled to Arizona to visit relatives in Scottsdale and Tucson and to return in a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer J. Oas
Robert Reid
Oklahoma City
Okla
Reid
William Austin
Altus
Willian
U. S. Navy
Yokosuka
Japan
Oas
U S Steel Stockholders Report Across Three States
United States Steel Corporation reports December 31 1962 holdings by state Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan totaling 2791887 shares of common stock and 154442 shares of preferred held outside brokers. Minnesota owns 883221 common and 63358 preferred while Michigan holds 1271198 common and 66874 preferred and Wisconsin 638418 common and 34210 preferred. Foreign country ownership totals 1858879 common and 318 preferred with six month changes noted. Geographical ownership uses stockholders addresses on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
New York
U. S. Steel
North Central
Engagemement of Shirley Marie Hendrickson to Curtis Udd
Mr and Mrs Matt Hendrickson of 104 W Mine St Bessemer announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Marie to Curtis Udd of Kenosha Wisconsin son of Mr and Mrs William Stefanik of 610 N Moore St Bessemer The couple plan to wed this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Hendrickson
W. Mine St
Bessemer
Shirley Marie
Curtis Udd
Kenosha
Wis
William Stefanik
N. Moore St
Eastern Star to honor deceased at April meeting
Dorcas Chapter members of the Order of Eastern Star will be honored at an April memorial during the group’s meeting. Hostesses include Miss Emma Hoeft Mrs H J Hansen and Mrs Oscar Maki. Worthy Matron Mrs Pauline Zeber led the session as refreshments were served by Mrs A W Bolmet and Mrs Leonard Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
Order of Eastern Star
Emma Hoeft
H. J. Hansen
Oscar Maki
Pauline Zeber
A. W. Bolmet
Leonard Carlson
Mrs Carl Eiseth Dies In Menomonie Wisconsin
Mrs Carl Eiseth 59 of Menomonie Wisconsin died Thursday evening February 28 at Memorial Hospital She was born Freda Flan Bas semer March 29 1902 daughter of the late Peter Filan Sr Surviving are her husband a son Warren two grandchildren of Gillett Wis two brothers and two sisters Peter Flaa Mrs Irwin J Neault Sr Conrad Flaa Mrs Merlen Wolske Train your mind to mind the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hiseth
Menomonie
Wis
Memorial Hospital
Freda Flan
Bassemer
Peter Filan
Warren
Gillett
Peter Flaa
Irwin J. Neault Sr
Bessemer
Conrad Flaa
Battle Creek
Merlen Wolske
Chippewa Falls
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Henry A. Shave
Alvina Shave
B. Leach St
Bessemer, Mich
U. S. Army Transportation School
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Europe
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Newport News
N. Beecher Sr
Mattson Ee
McDermott
Nemacheck
Marconeri Ete
Salmi Ee
Syreini Ern
Ginolfi
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Zuidmulder Ween
Franck
Bessemer Wenn
High School
IOE Budnik
Feen
By Pat Perotti
Church Guild
Robert Rickard
Rock Island, Ill
Jeffery Robert
Sharon Johnson
Carl O. Johnson
Anvil
Rickard
Edward Rickard
Ramsay
U. P. Agriculture
William F. Pellow
California
Honolulu
Hawaii
D. L. Davidson
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
University of Minnesota
Paul Hoeft
M. Rouker Bates High
Matt Rouker
Lansing
William L. Finns
Rouker Is the
Son
Mrs
John Rooker
Bessemer Township
U.P
E. Sandin
Civic Center
Oklahoma
William E. Brown
Arizona
Roderick Brown
Scotsdale
Naw
Fred Saxon
Tucson
Eastern Star
Carl Eiseth
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