Sharon Lutheran Church Golden Jubilee Observed
The Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer marked its 50th anniversary with a weekend of services. A golden jubilee supper followed by a program of hymns, anthems, solo and organ pieces featured Rev. C. O. Bostrom, Rev. F. E. W. Eastman, Rev. R. E. Byquist and others. A reunion of confirmation classes and a roll call of members highlighted the event, noting past pastors and the 1889 origin. The congregation, led by Rev. Eastman, built a new church at Sellar and Moore streets during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
C. O. Bostrom
Eastman
Jean Berling
Gloria Jacobson
Jean Olson
Marion Skagen
John Kuivinen
Marjorie Westeen
R. E. Byquist
Wakefield
Mildred Eastman
Donald Swanson
Robert Rigotti
Nilsenius
Ashland
Sharon Lutheran Church
Bessemer
S. A. Larson
Lonner
A. P. Sater
Sater
East Lansing
Waldo Ekeberg
Dayton
A. Ekeberg
J. A. Burman
Norwich
Conn
F.E.W. Eastman
C.A. Benander
Pomeroy
Sharon Lutheran
Sellar and
Moore Streets
Finnish Church Festival Highlights Community Program
A Thanksgiving festival was held Sunday evening at St. Paul Finnish Lutheran Church followed by lunch in the parlors. Mrs. John Ross announced the program with Mrs. David Sutherland at the piano. The event featured hymns, prayers, songs by Sunday school, scripture readings, numerous recitations, solo performances, a piano trio, and a North Bessemer group selection, concluding with a final hymn. Also noted is a Michigan tularemia update reporting four authenticated cases in 1939 and eleven in 1938 despite a two million annual cottontail and snowshoe hare bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
John Ross
David Sutherland
H. V. Turpeinen
Clarence Sanquist
Diane Kent
Allen Ranta
Einc Hendrickson
Howard Kallio
Clarence Rinto
Marjorie Hellman
Helen Mattson
Joyce Erickson
Ruth Maki
Elaine Ross
Lorraine Kevari
Dorothy Turpeinen
Beverly Ross
Natalie Mattson
John Korpi
Taisto Hendrickson
Raymond Usitato
Lawrence Nelson
Erwin Kallio
Joel Mattson
North Bessemer Group
Runa Korpi
Dorothy Ruusala
Jeanne Mattson
Michigan
Oliver Men To Bowl Saturday In Duluth Event
Oliver Iron Mining Co. employees will hold a bowling tournament in Duluth on Saturday November 25 with teams from Ishpeming Ironwood Michigan Eveleth Virginia Hibbing Minn and the Wolvin bulldine. One hundred sixty bowlers will participate divided between the Bowling Center of the Duluth Athletic Club and the Arrowhead Alleys. Play starts 1 30 p m ends 5 30 p m Luncheon at Legion headquarters and dinner at the Northland Country Club. Dinner at 7 p m followed by entertainment with about 220 attendees including 60 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Duluth
Ishpeming
Ironwood
Mich
Eveleth
Virginia
Hidbirg. Minn
Wolvin Bulldine
Prrine
Duluth Athletic Club
Arrowhead
Legion Headquarters
Northland Country Club
Gogebic County to Represent Michigan at 4-H Congress
Forty eight boys and girls will form Michigan’s official group for the 18th annual national 4-H club congress in Chicago December 1 to 8, alongside the International Livestock Exposition. From Gogebic county, Charles Van Lokkeran of Ironwood, a potato show winner, is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Chicago
Gogebic County
Charles van Lokkeran
Ironwood
Upper Peninsula
A. G. Kettumen
Michigan State College
Gogebic County Gets SX Prefix For License Plates
Michigan 1940 license plates introduce two letter county prefixes with four digits. Gogebic uses SX, replacing the old GB mark, as statewide system lists many county codes from AA to TZ. Plates are silver with black inscriptions and show county identity by letters in most counties.
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Gogebic County
Michigan
Department of State
U. P
St—Delta County
Sy— Dickinson
Menominee
Th— Iron
Ub— Luce
Keweenaw
Mackinac
Baraga
Tx— Ontonagon
Schoolecraft
Marquette
Houghton
Harry F. Kelly
Crier Contest Results At A D Johnston High
National book week results show Margaret Anderson senior winning with 100 as top score in a 401 participant book quiz at A D Johnston High School. Sophomores juniors and seniors posted high, low, and average grades with varied percentages and counts. girls PE classes begin a soccer baseball tournament as third hour defeats second hour 155 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Johnston High School
Margaret Anderson
Deer hunting in Michigan shifts with cars and camps
Automobiles and better roads have transformed Michigan deer hunting. Hunters drive to deer country in hours, tow trailers or stay in hotels, increasing license sales to over 162,000 in 1938. Higher hunter density alters tracking, with many using deer runways and waiting sites, while law enforcement expands to cover northern and southern counties during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Lake County
Upper Peninsula
Deer Country
H. R. Sayre
Department On Conservation
Southern Michigan
The
Conservation Commission of
Gogebic County
County code ranges for several Michigan counties
The list assigns range identifiers across multiple counties: UB 1001 to UB 2300 Alcona, UB 5001 to UB 6350 Luce, UC 1001 to UC 2300 Otsego, UC 5001 to UC 6200 Laxe, UD 1001 to UD 2100 Kalkaska, UD 5001 to UD 6200 Roscommon, UE 1001 to UE 1800 Montmorency, UE 5001 to UE 5900 Crawford, UF 1001 to UF 1800 Keweenaw, UF 5001 to UF 5550 Oscoda.
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Alcona County
Luce County
Otsego County
Laxe County
Kalkaska Coun
Roscommon County
Montmorency County
Crawford Coun
Keweenaw County
Oscoda County
Sawmills Restart in Ontonagon County Operations Begin
Trout Creek saw mill formerly idle is now in operation by Von Platen Fox company of Iron Mountain with lumber cut from Ontonagon county timber limits and over 40 men employed. The Weidman mill on old highway M-28 near Topaz is being commissioned with a sizable crew expected to work through the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trout Creek
von Platen-Fox Company
Iron Mountain
Ontonagon County
Weidman
M-28
Topaz
Free Christmas trees do not grow in Michigan warning
Bar roadside cutting warning issued by Ray D. Van Wagoner ahead of holiday season. It states that removing Christmas trees without the landowner consent is theft with penalties up to 500 dollars and three months in jail. Inspections of sales bills and owner consent may be conducted by conservation officers or state officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Murray D. van Wagoner
Christmas Seal Sale Opens Soon in Michigan
Governor Loren D. Dickinson proclaims the Christmas Seal sale will open December 1 urging Michigan residents to buy seals to fund tuberculosis eradication. He notes 30 years of war against the disease via the Michigan Tuberculosis Association founded in 1907 and stresses continuing efforts as deaths and costs remain high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
The
Commonwealth
New Heads for School Groups in Gogebic County
John Maher of Watersmeet was elected president of the Gogebic County School Board Association, succeeding Dr. C. E. Stevens. Mrs. Jane Q. Massie of Bessemer became vice president and Supt. E. J. Oas of Bessemer was re-elected secretary treasurer. The meeting at Watersmeet High School featured W. E. Thomas of the Michigan Education Association on state aid and legislation. The Gogebic Range Schoolmasters Club elected George Sullivan of Hurley as president, with Walter Faltinowski of Watersmeet as vice president and Ernest Dear of Ironwood as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maher
Watersmeet
Gogebic County School Board Association
C. E. Stevens
Bessemer
Jane Q. Massie
E. J. Oas
Watersmeet High School
W. E. Thomas
Michigan Education Association
Gogebic Range
Washington School
George Sullivan
Hurley
James Carpenter
Walter Faltinowski
Ernest Dear
Ironwood
Change In Hurley Bessemer Agents
A change in Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents occurs at Bessemer and Hurley. Louis Winch, longtime agent at Mercer and Bessemer, is now at Hurley replacing the late M W Schumacher. Joseph Niemuth becomes agent at Bessemer, formerly Ram s ay agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Bessemer
Hurley
Louis Winch
Mercer and Bessemer
M. W. Schumacher
Joseph Niemuth
Ramsay
Strait traffic records set by state ferry service
On November 12 and 13, 1938, the department carried 2,843 vehicles, surpassing the previous high of 2,733. Commissioner Van Wagoner noted no delay for hunters obtaining service across the Straits. The fleet included three large boats in operation most of the period, with two additional boats standing by to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straits Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Straits of Mackinac
State Highway Department
Murray D. van Wagoner
Department
van Wagoner
Mining Notes From Iron River Copper Decline and Reclamation
The Forbes mine area is idle with ground sinking toward a cave and a listing headframe. Calumet & Hecla halted deep mining after sept 30 at No 12 shaft and now shifts to Ahmeek and Seneca mines while exploring other lodes. Tailings reclamation at Torch Lake uses electric dredges to recover copper, sustaining supply for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Iron River
Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Co
Calumet, Mich
Keweenaw
Michigan
Calumet & Hecla
Ahmeek
Calumet
Keweenaw County
Seneca
Ontonagonunty
Lake Linden
Mich
Torch Lake
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