Wakefield High School Grants 71 Diplomas At Commencement
Seventy one graduates received diplomas at Wakefield high school's 49th commencement Tuesday evening. Dr. Edgar L. Harden of Northern Michigan College in Marquette urged good citizenship through work, parenting, and church involvement. The ceremony also announced the first Dr. Henry A. Tressel Memorial Scholarship of 200 dollars, awarded to Linda Sjoblom.
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Wakefield High School
Board of Education
Edgar L. Harden
Northern Michigan College
Marquette
Kleimol
Henry A. Tressel
Linda Sjoblom
Leonard Koski
Wakefield
H. A. Tressel
Dr. Tressel
Kleimola
Six Wakefield Students To Get Degrees Sunday
The 1960 Northern Michigan College graduating class in Marquette will award 225 degrees and teaching certificates at the 60th commencement next Sunday. Among the Wakefield honorees are three Lusa family members Jack D Hero Dick and Bill Lusa, plus Sylvia Saari John Mazurek and William Harvey. Dr. Lynn M Bartlett will be principal speaker.
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Wakefield
Elmer Lusa
Anderson Avenue
Northern Michigan College
Marquette
Lynn M. Bartlett
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lusa
Jack D. Hero
Bill Lusa
Sylvia Saari
John Mazurek
William Harvey
Jor Hero
Commerce Club
Lutheran Students’ Association
N” Club
Carol
Anton Bonello
Bruno Saari
C of C Club Meets June 8 at Jacobson's Thomaston
The chamber of commerce will hold its June meeting next Wednesday at Jacobson's Restaurant in Thomaston. The new officers will be announced by the board of directors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jacobson’s
Thomaston
Wakefield Students Win Honors at Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech honored Wakefield high school graduates Clifford Brown Norman Peterson and Romilly Gilbert at the annual honors convocation in Houghton. Brown and Peterson made the top five percent of their first year class while Gilbert, a sophomore majoring in mathematics and engineering, earned class honors and played football and tennis for the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Brown
Norman Peterson
Romilly Gilbert
Michigan Tech
Houghton
Wakefield High
Richard Brown
Norman P. Peterson
Arvid Peterson
A. James Gilbert
Hancock Street
Romilly
Connor Co. Wins bid for county timber parcel
Connor Lumber and Land Co. was the high bidder for 781 acres of timber 1% miles south of Kenton in the Ottawa National Forest. Ten bids were received. Connor Co. offered $92,357 the highest. Forest reports note large, high quality saw timber. Induction details list Robert J. Mukavitz as participant and several personnel for physicals and roll call. Mr and Mrs Joseph Desonia Jr and family visit Milwaukee relatives.
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Connor Lumber & Land Co
Kenton
Ottawa National Forest
Connor Co
US 2
Iron County
Knights of Columbus to Name Officers Next Week
Forty two young men to be ordained into the ministry of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Rock Island Illinois on Sunday June 12. H Eugene Cedarholm son of Albert and Delores Hanson Cedarholm will be ordained sponsored by Rev Melvin Lofgren and becomes pastor of the Lutheran church at Spencer Iowa on August 1. The Knights of Columbus Bishop Magner Council meets June 6 to elect officers for the July 1 fiscal year and choose a delegate to the national convention in Atlanta. The council supports Boysville of Michigan with 1 250 000 contributed over 12 years and supports a boarding high school for boys with 180 current enrollment and 130 graduates of a University of Michigan accredited diploma.
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Augustana Lutheran Church
Rock Island
H. Eugene Cedarholm
Albert Cedarholm
Marquette
Kansas
Delores E. Hanson
Victor Hanson
Pierce Street
Cedarholm
Melvin Lofgren
Wakefield
Mr. Cedarholm
Ee Lutheran Church
Spencer
Owa
University of Michigan
Wojciechowski Couple To Observe 46th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wojciechowski celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary with an open house on Wednesday June 8 at their Pierce street home Relatives and friends are invited from 4 to 8 p m Hostesses are Mrs Lawrence Anderson Mrs John Finco and Mrs Lee Wilson
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Thomas Wojciechowski
Pierce Street
Lawrence Anderson
John Finco
Lee Wilson
Maki Family Visit Spans Memorial Day Weekend
Mr and Mrs Roy Maki and son Mickey of Marquette spent Memorial Day weekend with Mr and Mrs Gust Maki of Pike Location along with other relatives and friends.
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Roy Maki
Mickey
Marquette
Mr. Maki
Gust Maki
Pike Location
David Laakso
Susan
Escanaba, Mich
Mr. Laakso
Mrs
Alfred Laakso
Norman Niemi Earns Honors at College Honors Day
Norman Niemi, UC undergraduate, honored for scholastic achievement at the third Honors Day dinner in the campus Union. A Wakefield schools graduate of 1949, he is the son of Mr and Mrs Nestor Niemi of Whe location, married with two children, and majors in art interior decorating and design with expected completion next year.
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Norman Niemi
University of Cincinnati
Campus Union
Norman
Wakefield
Cincinnati
Nestor Niemi
Personal notices of scattered Midwest families throughout Memorial Day weekend
A chain of brief personals lists Milwaukee and regional residents visiting relatives, doctors, or attending events across Ashland Detroit St Paul and Marquette. Names include Bud Lane Zigmund Urbanski Nacheff Dimitroff Johnson Mazurek Buccanero O Drobinak Lane Bye Jacobson Raess Luoma Krznarich Harvey Laakso Neidhold Patyk Snyder Fountain plus family ties and travel between Milwaukee Hancock Hancock Findlay Chicago and Eskanaba with mentions of a hospital patient and a birth.
State Board Raises Wakefield Valuation to 6.49 Million
The state board of equalization sets Wakefield’s assessed value at 6,486,304, up 618,304 from the prior review. Gogebic County totals 61,528,600, higher by 9,423,645 than the county board’s equalization committee. Last year the county’s state-equalized value was 56,824,000 with Ironwood 18,403,576 and Wakefield 5,492,975 among other township and city figures.
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Wakefield
State Board of Equalization
Board of Review
Gogebic County
Lansing Commission
Committee On Equalization
County Board of Supervisors
County Board
Ironwood
Bewemer
Watersmeet Township
Lansing
Happy Homemakers Visit Duluth Demonstrate Sunflower Coffee Cake
The Happy Homemakers traveled to Duluth on may 23 appearing on Dottie Becker's Town and Country TV show. Members Mrs John Howe and Mrs John Negro demonstrated making a sunflower coffee cake as the club's program contribution. Lunch at The Flame followed before the group headed home with members listed including Mrs Isaac Raisinen Mrs Walter Bloomquist Mrs Nels Sepa Mrs Jacob Syreini Mrs Charles Best Mrs Vernon Olson Mrs Bernard Olejniczak and Mrs Henry Poikonen.
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Happy Homemakers
Duluth
Dottie Becker
John Howe
John Negro
Isaac Raisinen
Walter Bloomquist
Nels Seppa
Jacob Syreini
Charles Best
Vernon Olson
Bernard Olejniczak
Henry Poikonen
Neznanski earns scholarship at Michigan College of Mining
Lawrence Neznanski, son of the late Ted Neznanski and Mrs Marguerite Neznanski, has been awarded a scholarship at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton for the coming year. He was active in high school as class president, staff member on school publications, and Uthrotar. earned letters in football, tennis, track, baseball, and belonged to the ski club since its organization.
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Lawrence Neznanski
Ted Neznanski
Marguerite Neznanski
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Houghton
Uthrotar
Hand Amputated by Grass Cutter in Pike County
Richard Brown a four year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Brown lost his left hand at the wrist Friday evening after tripping and falling onto a power mower as his father operated the machine on the lawn at the Pike location. The hand was mangled and amputated at Divine Infant hospital. Mr Brown is woods superintendent for Connor Lumber and Land Co.
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Richard
Richard Brown
Pike
Divine Infant Hospital
Mr. Brown
Connor Lumber & Land Co
Auxiliary organized to aid Little League team
An auxiliary to the Little League baseballers was formed with Mrs. John Berga as president and other officers. A bake sale titled out of this world will be held Saturday at Kingsmuth Hardware Store to raise funds for equipment. Donations may be brought to the store at 9 AM or by 1 PM.
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Little League Baseballers
John Berga
Adolph Bugni
Peter Delich
Fred Williams
Kingsmuth Hardware
Little Leaguers
Joe Radowski
Resurfacing US 2 from Gogebic Station to Watersmeet planned
Sixteen miles of US-2 from Gogebic Station east to Watersmeet will receive a bituminous concrete surface this year with bids opened at Escanaba on June 15 and a completion date of October 1. Also included are 14 miles of surfacing on M-64 and M-28 in Ontonagon county. Future plans at Crystal Falls include relocating US-2 to remove sharp curves and join the highway a mile west of Watersmeet.
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Gogebic Station
Watersmeet
Escanaba
Ontonagon County
Crystal Falls
Watersmet
County Forest Acreage and Timber Revenues Report
Gogebic County Forestry Commission controls 48,378.31 acres. In 1959 receipts totaled 85,220.02 dollars, with 22,375.22 dollars from timber sales. Timber products volume reached 2,448,000 board feet.
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Gogebic County
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Harden
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
John Nurmi
Linda Sjo
William Lusa
Jack Hero
Richard Lusa
Wildcat
Tri Mu
Dick Lusa
Business Act Club
Lutheran Students Association
Miss Saari
Quers
Charles Street
William
Alpha Phi Omega
Kappa Letta Phi
Honor Scholastic Fraternity
St. Gerard Club
Infraternity Council
Orientation Committee
C of
Michigan “Tech
Chicago and North Western Railway
Michigan
Milwaukee
Robert J. Mukavitz
Lars C. Hjalmquist
Jerome G. Bolich
Joseph Lampart
Frank J. Armata
Joseph Desonia Jr
Mr. Desonia
Joseph Desonia Sr
K of C’s
Bud) Lane
Zigmund Urbanski
Albert Hanson
Marie Schiltz
Bob
Jo- Ann Maki
Ashland
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Ted Nacheff
Rade Dimitroff
Los Angeles
Calif
Dimiter Dimitroff
Nacheff
Rade
Carnation Milk Co
Harlan Johnson, Jr
Harlan Johnson
Harlan
Army Engineering Corps
St. Paul
Minn
Joe Mazurek
Detroit
Celeste Buccanero
Birmingham
Stephen O’drobinak
Tommy
Whiting
Ind
John Lane
Sanna Koski
O’drobinak
Bertha Koski
Tom Lane
Mauritz Bye
Chicago
William Fosdick
Fosdick
Joan Lane
Glen Jacobson
Ann Arbor
Mr. Jacobson
William Jacobson
Chester Jacobson
Aurora, Minn
Jacobson and Cormier
Dan H. Raess
Jackson
Raess
Warren Sibley
Andrew Luoma
Findaly
Ohio
James Krznarich
Krznarich
Mike Krznarich
Celeste Beber
Carl Neidhold
Appleton, Wis
Niedhold
Gladys Leman
John Snyder
Hubert Fountain
Margaret Taylor
State Board
Ups
Bessemer
Wakefield Ee
Tech
County
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