Mathews and Kuivinen Seek Re‑Election to School Board
Abe Mathews Jr and John Kuivinen announce bids for re election to the Wakefield Township School District Board of Education for a three year term in the July 9 election. Mathews is in his first term as secretary. Kuivinen is finishing his sixth year. An adjourned meeting discussed the year’s budget and bus purchase plans. Bids for Verona School are set to open June 18. building costs are about 50000 dollars with occupancy planned for September, featuring three classrooms and a gymnasium that could serve as a community center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Mathews, Jr
John Kuivinen
Board of Education
Wakefield Township
Mathews
Kuivinen
New Verona
Lansing
A. W. Clevenger
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Landers Named Deputy Prosecutor by County Board
Ironwood native Thomas A. Landers was named deputy prosecuting attorney by the county board of supervisors at Friday’s meeting, with a salary of 2000 dollars per year. Debate over the necessity of an assistant dominated the session as the board approved the fair grounds report against relocation. Wakefield seniors plan a June 19 picnic at the northern Lake Gogebic shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lrenwood
Boacad
A. L. Rummel
Wakefield High
Lake Gogebic
Peters to Ship 35 Cars of Rock Each Week
The W. S. Peters quarry will furnish 35 cars weekly for county and state road projects in the upper peninsula. Rock is shipped by Chicago and Northwestern to Iron County contractors, with plans to expand to northern Wisconsin and Michigan. The plant employs about 40 men, a railroad spur will be built to load directly from bins, and stock exceeds 30,000 tons to meet the Tula road project.
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W. S. Peters
Upper Peninsula
Peters
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Iron County
Chicago
Tula Road
Tula
Besssemer
Vakeneta
Bessemer
Ore Movement Threatens Iron and Steel Supply
Ore movement stays erratic despite range ore shipments large in tonnage. Furnace crews stock ore for 30 to 60 days while many firms fear reduced shipments due to canceled building contracts and labor unrest. If demand and conditions do not improve soon, boat congestion at lower docks may cause an ore famine this winter.
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Lowre Lake
Local Notes on Visits and Travel Around Ironwood Area
Mrs Rudolph Cloon visiting with friends on the Mesaba range. Mr and Mrs Oscar Nordling of Ironwood visited here Friday. Henry Myers returned from copper country relatives. Mrs L B Rice of Bessemer visited daughter Mrs Ek F Hasbrook. Harry Varney at Crystal Falls visited Varney and Waiton homes. Mrs E F W Neidhold left for Chicago and Detroit. Verner Salmela returned from Butte to make his home here. William Gorski of Chicago visiting with brother Andrew. Mrs Louis Sacks and son Bobby plan Duluth visit. Mrs Norman H Thomas and children left for Hillsdale for two months. Miss Mildred Bowker left for Babcock to summer with friends. Mrs J J Rummel returned from Jefferson, Wis., death of brother. Miss Hutzel of Dept. Health to speak on social hygiene at high school. Mrs Don Carlin operated on for appendicitis. recovery favorable. Wakefield Lodge I O O F will hold benefit dance June 15 with Elks Orchestra. 50c tickets. Mrs Ben Desonia and son and Miss Justine Kovoles visited Ironwood home of Kovoles. Roy W Johns returned from Muskegon and will locate here indefinitely. Mr and Mrs William Lean and Mr and Mrs William Rosendahl drove to Crystal Falls. Overland car boasting 25 mpg. Mr and Mrs A Adlington of La Crosse returned after days with daughter Mrs Harry Jacobson.
Cedar Grove Visitors Spend Time in City: Local News Notes
Mrs Tony Weinetz and children from Cedar Grove Wis visit the Mike Kovaleski home and friends in the city. Mrs Etu, two weeks at Mrs A L Stannard’s, returns to Calumet. John Apt of Bergland, a brother of M J McGinty, plans to reopen the restaurant at Main Street and Cloverland Trail in Bessemer. Kerkes building entrance work begins to create a north side entry, closing the south side sidewalk entrance once complete.
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Tony Weinetz
Cedar Grove
Wis
Mike Kovaleski
City
John Apt
Bergland
M. J. McGinty
Bessemer
Kerkes
Local Post Office Seeks Interim Leader Amid Postmaster’s Absence
E. F. W. Neidhold assumes temporary charge of the local post office in the absence of Postmaster A. M. Gilbert who left Friday evening for Chicago to undergo his eighth nasal surgery for a condition that has troubled him since discharge from military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. W. Neidhold
A. M. Gilbert
Chicago
Morgan Mine Hiring Underground Workers
The Morgan mine at the Thomas Furnace Co in Wakefield township begins underground operations this week with a crew of about 60 to 70. Dewatering is nearly finished, with work starting at the 250 foot level and hoisting of ore to begin. 20,000 tons stockpiled for shipping. Improvements include a machine and blacksmith shop, a new office building, and a warehouse. Housing for employees is limited, and an auto bus may be used to transport workers from the mine to the city.
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Morgan
Thomas Furnace Co
Wakefield Township
Hore
Local station to get upgrades under state order
The road company will begin improvements at the local passenger and freight station following a state utilities commission directive. Material has shipped and crews are due to start next week with electric lights toilets new floors and a passage linking waiting rooms. Officials Leppla and Murray inspected the site last week detailing the planned enhancements.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
State Commission
Supt
Leppla
William Murray
Camp 12 Wildlife Park Adds Cubs to Collection
Camp 12 near Marenisco lists a 700 wildlife collection with one deer eight ground hogs five gray foxes and three black bear cubs added last week. The addition expands the enclosure but details on the cubs’ origin were not provided.
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Marenisco
Mrs Leslie Goodwin Visits Pella Parents in Wisconsin
Mrs. Leslie Goodwin of Pella Wisconsin visits at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Hrbacek. Mrs Goodwin was formerly Miss Evelyn Hrbacek before her marriage.
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Leslie Goodwin
Pella, Wis
Joseph Hrbacek
Goodwin
Evelyn Hrbacek
Wakefield High Players Attend Michigan Alumni Banquet
Wakefield High School football squad and Coach Cin ley attended a banquet held by the Gobebic range association of Michigan alumni in Tronwood on Wednesday to honor Coach Kielding Yost. Present among the players were Henry Mattson Freeman Hasbrook Charles Best Lawrence Hook Herman Hook Joseph Levo Peter Bugni Russell Eddy Andrew Bicon e Oni Karrs.
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Wakefield High School
Cinley
Tronwood
Gogebic Range Association of Michigan
Kielding Yost
Henry Mattson Freeman Hasbrook
Charles Best
Lawrence
Herman Hook
Joseph Levo
Peter Bugni
Russel Eddy
Andrew Biocone
Oni Karrs
Local Visitors and Summer Guests Arrive in Wakefield
Mrs. Theodore Neimi Mr and Mrs Fred Mackey and son Eugene are expected to arrive Saturday from Cassel Minn. The Mackeys will spend the summer at the Theodore Neimi home. Miss Dorothy Miller of Tronwood, formerly Wakefield High School faculty, now a student at the University of Illinois, visited Wakefield Friday afternoon.
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Theodore Neimi
Fred Mackey
Eugene
Cassel, Minn
Mackey
Theodre Neimi
Dorothy Miller
Tronwood
Wakefield High School
University of Ilinois
Wakefield
School officials inspect bus at Crystal Falls
Supt. A W Clevenger and board members Victor Lepisto and John Ruivin were at Crystal Falls Friday inspecting a motor bus used by the school district to transport children to and from the schools.
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A. W. Clevenger
Victor Lepisto
John Ruivinen
Crystal Falls
Mrs Alexandria Sanders and Daughter Return Home
Mrs Alexandria Sanders and her daughter Evelyn left the homes of her sisters in Hibbing Minnesota and returned to their Hibbing residence last Saturday evening after visiting Mrs John Savinski Mrs Joe Kanieski and Mrs John Krenta.
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Alexandria Sanders
Evelyn
John Savinski
Joe Kanieski
John Krenta
Hibbing
Minn
Dance At Marenisco Town Hall A June Event
Evening dance at Marenisco Town Hall on June 9 with Elks Orchestra providing music. Bus service arranged from Wakefield to Marenisco. Tickets priced at $1.10 with supper optional. All invited.
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Marenisco
Elks Orchestra
Wakefield
Myers Family Plans St. Paul Store Expansion
Mr and Mrs A J Myers will depart next week for St Paul where Mr Myers will open and oversee a branch of the Myers Company. Henry Myers remains manager of the local store.
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A. J. Myers
St. Paul
Mr. Myers
The
Myers Company
Henry Myers
Mrs Havelin Visits Wakefield After Twelve Years
Mrs Otto Havelin arrived from Gwens Wisconsin to visit for several weeks. This is her first visit here since she left Wakefield twelve years ago. Her husband was formerly employed at the Peoples' Co op in this city.
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Otto Havelin
Gwens
Wis
Mrs. Havelin
Wakefield
Peoples’ Co-op
Watch chain and charm found report
A watch chain and charm were found and are being held for return. Owners should contact the Advocate office for information to identify and reclaim the items.
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Advocate Office
Marriage Unites Mamie Sissala and William Rice
The article reports Mamie Sissala and William Rice of Bessemer wed last Saturday at the Presbyterian parsonage in Bessemer with Rev. C. M. Fraser officiating. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. William Carroll of this city. The newlyweds spent a brief honeymoon in Minocqua Wisconsin. Sissala works as a nurse at Wakefield hospital. Rice is a driver for Bessemer Taxi Company.
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Mamie Sissala
William Rice
Bessemer
Presbyterian Parsonage
C. M. Fraser
William Carroll
City
Flag Day tribute proclamation by Governor Groesbeck
Governor Groesbeck proclaims June 14 as Flag Day, urging reverence for the flag as a symbol of the nation’s core principles and inviting displays on public and private buildings along with community observances.
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Groesbeck
Unclear fragmentary notice from Wakefield Michigan
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Wakefield Michigan and a vague call to take action now for further information. The line lacks clear event, date, or entity details to form a fuller card.
McGinty Family Travel to Greenland for Seattle Death Funeral
Mr and Mrs M J McGinty and son Joseph left Friday for Greenland Michigan to attend the funeral of Patrick McGinty 45 killed in Seattle Wash early this week Patrick was single and survived by his parents five brothers and seven sisters Funeral is expected on Saturday.
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M. J. McGinty
Joseph
Greenland
Mich
Patrick McGinty
M. J
Seattle Wash
Patrick
Troop 1 Plans Play to Aid Tronwood Boy Scouts
Troop No 1 of the Boy Scouts of Tronwood will present their play Kid's Awakening at the Community Theatre next Thursday evening. Proceeds aid Tronwood Scouts to attend summer camps and buy equipment and uniforms. The project aims to seed interest in a local Scout movement amidst other Wakefield fund requests. Proteau's Barber Shop. Agency for Bessemer Steam Washer.
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Boy Scouts of
Tronwood
County Plans Two More Road Jobs For Season
Watersmeet South Highway and an extension of Road to State Line will be contracted as bids for surfacing and grading are prepared. State highway bonds worth 5 million dollars were ordered sold at a Lansing meeting, with funds moved from license and theft accounts to support highway construction, enabling three million in bonds to be sold immediately for completion by August.
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State Highway Commission
Luke Street
Ironwood
C. ©. Winkler
Lansing
State Administrative Board
Michigan
Watersmeet South
State Line
Lake Street
Winkler
Fair Grounds
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Hes Z . NK
Rudolph Cloon
Mesaba Range
Oscar Nordling
Copper Country
Harry Varney
Varney and
Waiton
Detroit
Verner Salmela
Butte, Mont
William Gorski
Andrew
Louis Sacks
Bobby
Duluth
Norman H. Thomas
Hillsdale Midh
Mildred Bowker
Babcock, Wis
J. J. Rummel
Jefferson, Wis
Don Carlin
Ashland Hospital
Wakefield Lodge
Memorial
Elks
Ben Desonia
Justine Kovoles
J. Kovoles
Roy W. Johns
Muskegon ,Mich
Muskegon
William Lean
William Rosendahl
A. Adlington
la Crosse
Harry Jacobson
Morgan Mine
Proteau’s
Bessemer Steam Launcr
State Highway Department
W. Os. Peters
Hve
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Vet Rivet Serbs Verte Lisnieiehama
Miteoadic Se
Ge Furniture Wakefield
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