Bits of Local Tarr for the Men Over There
Local news snippets recount hunting misadventures and medical quacks. Louie Mezzano shoots at a distant deer while Clare Haskins pushes dubious cures. Wallie Olson falls into a creek and is rescued by Harold Jorgenson. Floyd One offers a reward for a police dog’s finder. Alumni and Navy meets with light greetings and thanks hail readers’ letters and boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Mezzano
Clare
Louie
Vernon Olson
Russel “Furay" Osborne
Wallace Olson
Wallie
Harold “Speeder
Jorgenson
Floyd
Wilbert Pikka
Alvin Laomea
New Guinea
Laoma
Alvin
Wave Eunice Autere
Ray Saari
Navy
Washington, D. C
Maurie Wosniak
Edwin Yrkkala
Ernest Keskey
Viola Maki
Stu” Jacobson
Joe Gill
Sunshine Twins
Sue Erickson
Deer hunting misadventure ends with multiple deer taken
A camp tale recounts hunters Clare and Wallie recovering from over exertion and digestive woes while in the woods. Floyd shoots a deer near the camp, with Wallie’s deer also claimed, plus others like Speeder and Joppa noting similar hunting misadventures.
Personal notices of travels and family events
J H Brown attended his brother Frank Browns funeral in Chicago this week. Ariel Jaakola and wife left for Vallejo Cal to work in navy shipyards. Ed Sponberg returns from Ishpeming to Plymouth mine for two months. Viola Koski returns from Newport Beach Calif to stay with her parents in this city. Mrs John English returns to Tilley Alberta after visiting sister Maria Rintamaki. Mrs Charles Hemkes returns from Saginaw and Detroit with daughter Patricia. Mary Grgurach of Thomaston and fiance Pvt Allan Beaker on furlough visit Milwaukee and Chicago. Regina Rydeski and family of Newberry called home due to illness of her mother. Roman Rydeski of Baraboo visits his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brown
Frank Brown
Chicago
Ariel Jaakola
Vallejo
Cal
Navy
Ed Sponberg
Ishpeming
Volunteer
Plymouth
Viola Koski
Newport Beach
Calif
Gust Koski
John English
Tilley
Alberta
Canada
Maria Rintamaki
Finland
Charles Hemkes
Saginaw
Detroit
Patricia
Mary Grgurach
Thomaston
Allan Beaker
Aleutians
Milwaukee
Ernc Frang
Regina Rydeski
Newberry
Mike Rydeski
Roman Rydeski
Baraboo
Wis
First Lutheran Church Weekend and Weekday Services
Saturday church school at 9 30 English service at 9 00 Finnish service at 10 30 Girls choir practice at 2 00 church choir at 3 00 Christmas concert by the Church Choir at 7 30 Monday Ramsay Sunday school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Ramsay
PM CO LEADS IN 1944 IRON ORE SHIPMENTS
PM Coal and iron ore shipments from the Ashland docks totaled 5.55 million tons in 1944, averaging about 10,900 tons per vessel. Pickands, Mather & Co. mines led with 2.5296 million tons. Sunday Lake mine shipped 50,181 tons, with Newport and Anvil Paline properties notable. Lake Superior ore shipments during WWII totaled 81,170,558 gross tons, with the Ashland, Superior, Duluth, and Two Harbors docks contributing major shares to support the steel industry and war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PM CO
Ashland
Pickands, Mather & Co
Sunday Lake
P-M
Pene Ao
Hethiehem Steel Corporation
Newport
Ironwood
Bessemer
Youngstown Mines Corporation
Cary
Hurley
Bethlehem
Plymouth
P-M Company
Lake Superior
Arent Steel
India Pen
Bacanaba
Menominee
Marquette
Aahland
Gogebic
Superior
Minnesota
Duluth
Steel Corporation
Meawhba Range
Christmas Program at Ramsay Town Hall Event
A Christmas program is planned at Ramsay Town Hall at 7:30 PM. On Wednesday the church choir will meet at the parsonage for rehearsal and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay Town Hall
Misses Norma and Shirley Return for Christmas Visit
The Cloon family welcomes Norma and Shirley Cloon home for Christmas. The sisters are students at Michigan State Teachers College in Ypsilanti and plan to spend the holiday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Cloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma
Shirley
R. F. Cloon
Michigan State Teachers College
Ypsilanti
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kabootski
Santa Claus
Kernitski and
Davis
Niles
Mich
Everett Joppa
A Capote
Ed Keskey
Bill Brennan
Bell Telephone
Hk Sey
Wakefield
First National Bank of Wakefield
Ward Somb CO
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