Two Teachers Hired By Board In Wakefield School
A special Wakefield Township Schools board meeting on August 20 approved hiring two teachers. Gary K Heath will teach social science in the junior high, age 23, single, with history and geography studies. Mrs. William P Anonich will teach girls' physical education, a 1954 Minnesota State College graduate with three years’ experience, husband a local teacher, and two children.
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Board of Education of
Wakefield Township Schools
Robert Burns
Genoe
Burns
Gilbert
Valesano
Gary K. Heath
Fairbault
Minnesota
Colorado State College
William P. Anonich
Wakefield
Anonich
Minnesota State College
Mankato
Superior
Wis
Marenisco
Violet Rintamaki
County Board of Education
Kleimola
Wakefield Township Schools Urge New Students to Register
Pupils entering elementary grades who were not present last year must register with the superintendent before Friday August 30. The superintendent's office on the second floor of the senior high is open Monday to Friday 8:00 to 11:45 am and 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Students entering Junior Senior High next year should register the week of August 26-30 at the high school office during the same hours.
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Wakefield Township
Town Visitors Share Several Days Of Greetings
A parade of local and out of town visitors spent days here meeting relatives and friends. Hartland Wis and Slinger Wis residents joined Mrs. Venner Salmela and others. Baltimore and Milwaukee guests visited relatives. families from Detroit Cleveland Ithaca Huntsville St Paul and more traveled to catch up with local kin and return home with happy memories.
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Carrie Schmidt
Hartland
Wis
Addie Blum
Slinger
Venner Salmela
Richard Johnson
Bobby
Baltimore
Wakefield
Richard
Henry Johnson
Louis Orlich
Ithac
Michigan
Rade Orlich
Marquette
Norman Olson
Rosemary
Milwaukee
Mrs. Olson
Celeste Beber
Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Mrs David Jarvinen
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at First Lutheran Church for Mrs Anna Justina Jarvinen 76 who died Saturday at Divine Infant Hospital where she had been a patient since August 10. Born in Kuortane Vaasa Finland she came to the United States in 1906 settling at Isheming later moving to Wakefield. She married John Hanganen in 1907 and later David Jarvinen in 1922. Surviving are nine children two brothers and nineteen grandchildren. Burial was at Lakeside Cemetery after viewing at the church.
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David Jarvinen
Divine Infant Hospital
Anna Justina Mustapaa
Kuortane
Vaasa
Finland
United States
Isheming
John Hanganen
Jarvinen
First Lutheran Church
Ralph Himes
Round Lake
Ill
Wilbert Leeke
Milwaukee
Raymond Holmes
Trout Creek
William Hanganen
Wakefield
Taivo Hanganen
Libertyville
Everett Lake
Bessemer
Taivo Jarvinen
Eben Junction
Alvin Jarvinen
John Ahola
S. V. Autere
Lakeside Cemetery
Librarian Attends Ferris State Library Workshop
Mrs. Gertrude Walstrom of 302 Brotherton Street joined 47 specialists at Ferris State College Big Rapids Michigan for a week long library workshop. The program, run with the State Library of Michigan, leads to a Certificate of Library Experience issued by the State Board for Libraries and requires periodic renewals.
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Gertrude Walstrom
Brotherton Street
Ferris State College
Big Rapids
Mich
Ferris
State Library of Michigan
State Board For Libraries
Library Board
Walstrom
Wakefield Public Library
Elks Picnic Draws Large Crowd At Camp Point Extension
A record crowd attended the annual Elks picnic at Little Girls Point Extension Camp this Sunday. The lamb feast was barbecued by Chief Chef Little Louie Obradovich and aides Frank Kovasenich and Camille Sweitzer with Mike Destasio as head bartender. Winners in horseshoes were George Sabol and Coach John Backman. door prize went to Augie Tiberi. Guests included Bessemer Mayor Elmer Sandin and the Tiberi Bowling Team.
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Little Girls Point
Little Louie” Obradovich
Frank Kovasenich
Camille Sweitzer
Mike Destasio
Elks
Andrew Wynkoski
Connie Velin
Tony Wysoski
Elmer Oas
George Sabol
John Backman
Augie Tiberi
Bessemer
Elmer Sandin
Frank Perlich
Rotary Club hears from Mickey Davis on tourist booth plans
Rotary Club program chairman August Tiberi hosted Mickey Davis, head of the Mobile Tourist Information Booth at Ironwood, who spoke about a new building for the booth and tourist flow. Victor Lepisto hosted James Scott of Elgin Air Base as a guest.
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August Tiberi
Rotary Club
Mickey Davis
Ironwood
Mr. Davis
Victor Lepisto
James Scott
Elgin Air Base
New Hospital Administrator Appointed at Divine Infant
Sister Mary Luella S.S.J. of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis becomes Administrator of Divine Infant Hospital. She previously led St. Joseph of the Plains Hospitals in Cheyenne Wells Colorado. Sister Mary Leomen S.S.J. joins as Business Office head and Sister Mary Irmina S.S.J. becomes Dietician replacing Sister Mary Seraphin. An additional nurse comes from the Cleveland Province, Sister Mary Mark R.N. formerly Director of Nursing at St. Joseph Hospital Meridian Mississippi. Both Leomen and Irmina belong to the Stevens Point Province.
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Divine Infant Hospital
Mary Luella
S.S.J
Sisters of St. Joseph
Third Order of St. Francis
St. Joseph of the Plains Hospitals
Cheyenne Wells
Colorado
Mary Leomen
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Mary Seraphin
Mary Irmina
S.sj
St. Joseph Hospital
River Falls
Wis
Cleveland
Mary Mark
R. N
Merdian
Mississippi
Loy Cloon Passes In California
Loy Cloon 69 brother of Joseph P. Cloon died of a heart attack at noon Monday in Santa Anna California where he had lived four years. A former local resident he worked for Pearce Graham Plumbing and Pollack Plumbing before moving to Oklahoma and later California. Remains will be sent to Okmulgee Oklahoma for burial as brothers Joseph P Cloon and William G Cloon Ironwood attend the funeral.
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Loy Cloon
Joseph P. Cloon
Santa Anna
California
Mr. Cloon
Pearce Graham Plumbing Co
Pollack Plumbing Co
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Joseph P
William G. Cloon
Ironwood
Sands Sands and Hundley wedding at Immaculate Conception
Miss Dianne Marie Sands of Wakefield married Jack Ray Hundley of Pontiac in a Aug. 10 ceremony at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Daniel officiated. The couple plan residence at 130 State St. Pontiac after a reception at the parish hall. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sands. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hundley. Visitors Harold Villa of Kasha Bowie Ontario Canada is staying with Ray Nurmi’s family.
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Dianne Marie Sands
Wakefield
Jack Ray Hundley
Pontiac
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Charles Daniel
William H. Sands
H. H. Hundley
Ansted
W. Va
Immaculate Conception
State St. Pontiac
Roy Johns Resigns and Nunimaker Appointed to Fill Vacancy
The city council accepted Councilman Roy Johns resignation with regret and appointed Walter Nunimaker to fill the vacancy for the remainder of Johns term. Johns leaves to join the State Labor Board, praised for his service while Mayor Movrich and other members lauded his tenure and welcomed Nunimaker, with upcoming seating at the next meeting.
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Roy Johns
Nunimaker
Johns
Walter Nunnmaker
State Labor Board
Movrich
Mr. Johns
Labor Board
Linn
Roy
Ter Nunimaker
Linda
VFW
Hodge
Gogebic County
Lindberg
City Employees Union
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