Local Notes and Weekend Visits Highlight Community
Miss Cora Williams returns to Crystal Falls after visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hoffman with son David visit Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman. Mrs. M. Joswiak of Detroit visits with relatives and friends, and Miss Rose Forno plus Stambaugh teachers tour Bessember for the tournament. Attendees at the basketball tournament hail from Bergland, Rockland, and Marenisco, including Robert and Marie Anderson, John Roxbury and Mr. and Mrs. John Haskins, Dagney Pladsen, John Halvorson, Superintendent Earl Jewett, Francis Davis, and Howard Cleary. between Gogebic and Copper Country, the system extension is complete. Ironwood’s Wilcox offers free use to Gogebic county patrons to any point on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday dawns with the coldest day yet, 30 degrees below zero. Joseph Vomastek, Bessemer pioneer since 1886, dies at 60 from pneumonia. Citizens and Republican leaders in Bessemer meet to nominate a compromise city-ticket, but no accord is reached. 45 Years Ago, March 21, 1896 notes.
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Bergland
Rockland
Marenisco
Robert and Marie Anderson
John Roxbury
John Haskins
Dagney Pladsen
John Halvorson
Earl Jewett
Francis Davis
Howard Cleary
Gogebic Range
Marquette Range
Copper Country
Wilcox
Ironwood
Gogebic County
Joseph Vomastek
Bessemer
Presbyterian Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Oas home
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs E J Oas with Mrs Henry Hoff man assisting. Mrs Edmond Rodd was elected president of the Presbyterian Missionary society, with Mrs W K Graz as vice president, Mrs Frank Blaha as secretary, and Mrs Herman Weiss as treasurer.
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Presbyterian Ladies Aid
E. J. Oas
Henry Hoffman
Edmond Rodd
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
W. K. Graz
Frank Blaha
Herman Weiss
Bessemer Club Elects New President and Local Activities
Fifty years ago notes show Mrs. Woodward K. Gray elected president of the Bessemer Women's Club at the Legion building, succeeding Mrs. Stuart McCune. Dante Pricco left for Campbellsport Wisconsin to join Stella Cheese Co. The Bessemer American Legion post marked its 12th anniversary at Ramsay town hall with Arvo Wakevainen presiding. Bessemer High lost to Wakefield 23 to 8 in district basketball at Stambaugh. players included Ponte Brody Sofietti Lalich Maki Lucas. Iron River won the championship.
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Woodward K. Gray
Bessemer Women's Club
Legion Building
Stuart McCune
Dante Pricco
Campbellsport
Wis
Stella Cheese Co
Bessemer Township
American Legion
Ramsay Town Hall
Arvo Wakevainen
Bessemer High
Wakefield
Stambaugh
Ponte
Brody
Soffietti
Lalich
Maki
Lucas
Iron River
WEDDINGS Miss Margaret Jackson and Ralph Heikkinen Tie Knot
Miss Margaret Jackson daughter of Mrs Edward Jackson of Ironwood and Ralph Heikkinen son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Heikkinen of Ramsay were married March 3 at Grace Methodist church parsonage in Davenport Indiana Attendants were Miss Ina Jackson and Herb Wilson of Chicago Heikkinen a University of Michigan alumnus and former All American guard is now line coach at the University of Virginia They will live in Charlottesville Virginia.
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Margaret Jackson
Daugher
Edward Jackson
Ironwood
Ralph Heikkinen
Jacob Heikkinen
Ramsay
Grace Methodist Church
Davenport
Ina Jackson
Herb Wilson
Chicago
Heikkinen
Bessemer High School
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Mayor Giacobina Defeated in Iron Mountain Primary
Iron Mountain mayor Joseph Giacobina lost renomination at the recent primary election. The outcome reshapes the city leadership as voters chose a new path for the upcoming term.
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Joseph Giacobina
Iron Mountain
Bessemer Township Junior High Spring Concert Schedule
The Bessemer Township Junior High presents spring concerts featuring Mr. Martin Lamoreux directing instrumental music and Miss Evonne Jacquart directing vocal music. Concerts run at 7 45 P M with Harding March 25 Puritan April 1 Ramsay April 3 and Anvil March 27.
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Martin Lamoreux
VI Combined Glee Clubs and Band Stand By America
A coordinated youth ensemble in Virginia performs under the theme Out in the Fields With God Stand By America, combining glee club voices with marching band elements to honor national service and patriotic spirit.
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America
Nations Business Romance of American Builders
A compact profile extols the archetype of romance that fueled American enterprise. The piece frames love and enterprise as twin drivers behind nation-building, celebrating the spirit advertised in industry and commerce narratives.
Ragweed Alert From Brooklyn Visitor to Peninsula
A letter from John Kepke of Brooklyn New York urges the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau to wage a state wide ragweed elimination program. He warns that ragweed will worsen hay fever in the region without cooperation from downstate resorts and Wisconsin and calls for cutting ragweed early and often along roadsides and vacant lots to restore the area to a hay fever free state.
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Upper Michigan
John Kepke
Grace Court
Brooklyn
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Upper Peninsula
Mr. Kepke
Wisconsin
Michigan
Michigan Tech Leader Noblet Also Played MSU QB
A. J. Noblet, head of Michigan Tech's forestry school at Houghton, also played quarterback for Michigan State College's football team.
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A. J. Noblet
Michigan Tech
Houghton
Michigan State College
Marine Men Start Navigation Season at the Soo Locks
The Soo Locks host a banquet to open the navigation season as Marines, crew, and city officials gather for the ceremony marking the annual start of waterways traffic.
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Soo Locks
Ishpeming Ski Tournament Raised Two Thousand Dollars
The Ishpeming ski tournament netted the club a total of $2,000 in proceeds. Local organizers credited the event for boosting club funds and supporting future programs.
Ironwood city owns gas plant since 1918
The article notes that the Ironwood gas plant has been held by the city since 1918, highlighting municipal control over the facility for over a century. It indicates ongoing public ownership and relevance to local infrastructure.
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Ironwood
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Cora Williams
Crystal Falls
Leonard Hoffman
David
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Mrs. M. Joswiak
Detroit
Rose Forno
Bes- Ssemer
Kallander & Johnson
Moore Street
Presbyterian Parsonage
Albert Hoffman
Colby
E. L. Ritzenthaler
Bersbach
Abelman’s
Torsten Eggen
Wanamaker & Brown Clothes
Vera Assaying Company
Herald
Charles (Scrubby) Scavarda
State Conservation Department
Gosebic County
K. H. Ternstedt
Lronton
Isabel Ekman
Stout Institute
Menominee
R. B. Kluge
Hortonville
C. O
Marquette
Moncher
Godlewski
Oberst
Bollini
Petranek
C. E. Richards
Flavio Bollini
Raymond Moncher
Michigan Telephone Company
Jackson-Heikkinen
Chiapuzio-Gehrke
Frederick Gehrke
William Gehrke
Arbor Vitae
LaVerne Chiapuzio
John Chiapuzio
Anvil Location
Nacarene
Gee Gillespie
Mary Jane Gehrke
Glendale Hagstrom
Minocqua
Mary Agnes Wall
Sabotta
Marana
Sundquist
Wan Sutherland
Anderson
Ross
Atten
Ee Shepich
Hd Kaivila
T ' Ironwood
Kivisto
Nelmark
Augustyniak
Vrench
Sendek
Peterson
Damschroeder
Dunstan
Crystal
Guenther
Wenn Peterson
Bender
Albiero
A. Sartori
Sacheck
Aeschliman
Smolich
Thomas
L. Maki
Makis
Grivicich
Jelich
Balcom
Heralson
Conway
R. Seid
Spitz
Wilson
Dragoo
Gazley
Pantti
Sao
Wilber
W. Seid
Cleary
Stoma
Micheli
Rouker
Samarziya
Lai Sutherland
A Sabotta
Wy Ross
Watt
Shepich
Sett
Kaivila
Eres
Bessemer Township Junior High
Harding
Puritan
Girls’ Glee Club
Lamoreux
Innis
Pearl Curran
Marianina
the Grocer
Bo Lvovsky
Malaby
Marceline Provencher
Heigho
Daffodils
Northern Light
Lamoreux la Golondrina
Dumba
Mtn A
Jacquart Lamoreux
Peninsula
White Mountains
New Hampshire
R. J. Mullen
the General Insurance Agency
George L. Mazanec
Peoples State Bank
Bessemer, Mich
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