Caspian Bessemer Tourney Winners Highlight Fire Parade
Caspian and Bessemer fire departments dominated the Caspian Bessemer tournament with multiple firsts. Highlights include Mrs. L J Cartwright’s winter scene float and entries by Cohodas Peterson Paoli Nast Lesser Yong Hardware Co and Liberty Loan. Iron River won the 1942 tournament over Iron River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Cartwright
Cohodas- Peterson-Paoli and Nast
Lesseryong Hardware Co
Olson Bros
F. H. Kearney Co
Pollari Food Shop
Stern and
Fieldind Burns Chevrolet
Reid Bros
Mueller’s
Liberty Loan
Johnson Music Store
American Legion Post No
Bessemer Fire Department
Caspian
Marenisco
Bessemer
Ishpeming
Iron River
Luther Wright High third graduation class photo identified
Readers solved a vintage puzzle about Luther L. Wright high school’s third graduation class from 1892. The line up from left to right shows Thomas E Sullivan Ida Lauwelle Albert Brewer John Kelly and Clarence Luby. William O. Trezise provided the correct answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther L. Wright High School
Thomas E. Sullivan
Ida Lauwelle
Albert Brewer
John Kelly
Clarence Luby
William O. Trezise
William Anderson
Bessemer Third Ward
Wyoming
Walter Maki
Bessemer
Anderson
Lies Family Heads to Minnesota Vacation
Mr and Mrs Al Lies and family leave Sunday for a two week vacation in Minnesota The couple is connected to retail as Mr Lies serves as manager of the J C Penney store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Lies
Minnesota
Mr. Lies
J. C. Penney
Food Stamp Plan In Gogebic County Goes Live
Local meeting of 85 grocers in Bessemer launched the Gogebic county food stamp system. About 150 people attended as officers were elected and guidance provided on orange and blue stamps, eligibility, and where to obtain or redeem stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic Range
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Conrad Velin
C. H. Swanson
Leo Maccani
Stewart Reid
Ironwood
WPM
WPA
Iron Mountain
Mich
Secretary of Agriculture
Kulasavicz Named Gogebic Defense Council Head
D. J. Kulasavicz of Bessemer is named chairman of the Gogebic county Defense council by Governor Murray D. Van Wagoner. Ironwood's Robert T. O'Callaghan is vice chairman and Victor F. Lemmer is secretary with Charles Camilli of Bessemer and Victor Stenholm of Ironwood on the panel. The group has no executive powers but acts as a clearing house for civilian defense work including housing transportation sanitation recreation labor materials education women's defense first aid auxiliary police and fire protection and air raid training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Kulasavicz
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Start New Jobs at Bessemer
The city WPA improvement project in Bessemer begins curbing on East Silver and North Case streets and blacktopping on Second Avenue Gold and Sellar streets. A 10 000 gallon road oil tank and a 16 000 gallon tar tank are due, with road base binding near the Veterans Memorial building to receive tar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Silver Street
Case Street
Second Avenue
Sellar Street
Bessemer
Veterans’ Memorial Building
Tail food stores and redemption limits on orange stamps
The text describes that orange stamps cannot be used to buy beers wines liquors tobacco matches soaps or other household necessities or food intended for immediate consumption at stores. It notes a continuation on page three and appears to be part of a larger notice about rationing or stamp use.
Appointment of Puritan undersheriff fills vacancy
Sheriff Arthur Pertile announced last week that George Honkala of Puritan will succeed Frank Wojciechowski as undersheriff. J W Bedell of Wakefield celebrated his eighty third birthday after residing there for 57 years. Linwood I Noyes, Daily Globe publisher, named to Michigan Council of Defense Public Information committee. Gabriel A Long 67 of Little Girls Point funeral set for Thursday at Mission Covenant Church. He died Sunday night of heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Honkala
Puritan
Frank Wojciechowski
Arthur Pertile
J. W. Bedell
Wakefeld
Committee of
Public Informa
Tion
Michigan Council of Defense
Linwood I. Noyes
Daily Globe
Joseph Sailor
Roy Bedell
John Gilbert
Harland W. Johnson
Andrew Forte
Light, Power, Sewer and Water
George Cavender
Dr. A. Colberg
Accounts and Finance
P. Manthey
Gabriel A. Long
Little Girls Point
Mission Covenant Church
A. G. Eklund
Lund
Hurley Band Secures Second in Class B at Legion Meet
Ashland captured first in Class A at the American Legion convention in Antigo this week. Hurley earned second in Class B, drawing praise for its polished performance. The Iron County unit joins the Sons of the American Legion drum corps of Ironwood and the WPA band of Gogebic county as local state champions in their classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
American Legion
Antigo
Hurley
Iron County
Sons of the
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Ironwood
WPA Band
Gogebic County
Gogebic Junior College Urges New Student Registration
All new students at Gogebic Junior College are urged to register at once in the office of Dean R. E. Dear. Registration during weekdays and up to Saturday noon allows advising on courses and curriculum information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic Junior College
R. E. Dear
Legion Post to Send Drum Corps and Glee Club
The Sons of the American Legion will dispatch their drum and bugle corps to Milwaukee. The Legion Glee club will accompany them. Bugle corps contest is set for Saturday September 13 and the Glee club contest for Sunday September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of the American Drum and Bugle Corps
Milwaukee
Legion Post
Legion Glee Club
Premium books for U P State Fair available in county
Premium books for the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba September 3 to 7 have arrived. They are free from the county agricultural agent C B Gunderson upon request. Premium awards total 15000 with cattle and 4 H club prize money reinstated. Directors include Mrs Helen Vierling and others. Harold P Lindsay is fair manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Clifford G. Bridges
Escanaba
W. D. Cochran
Iron Mountain
Patrick Kelly
Watersmeet
Nicholas J. Niks
Munising
Harold P. Lindsay
Escanaba Chamber of Commerce
WPA Band To Play at Camp Nor rie Park
The Gogebic county WPA band under Walter L. Daley will give a concert at Camp Nor rie park at 6 30 p m today Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Norrie
Gogebic County
Walter L. Daley
Camp Norrie Park
Soldier of the Week: Local Auto Salesman shines in Legion
Last week's sailor was E. Russell Johnson. This week's soldier of the week is a city automobile salesman who takes a great interest in the American Legion and spends much time there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Russell
The
American Legion
Times and Notices Digest Noted in Rural Journal
A terse, unclear clip lists sections such as Women’s Page Fishin' Times and Radio Log plus Legal Notices. Mentions Washington Parade and Michigan Mirror with scattered garbled lines indicating a periodical’s varied content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
R. B
Washington
Michigan Mirror
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Warl Landry
Peter
Roland Landry
William
Kulasavicz
U.P
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