Wakefield School Notes Highlight National Honor Society
Henry Myers reports that Wakefield High School featured coronet soloist William Tressel and elected students Grace Mars Martha Kuivinen Ellen Haanpan to the National Honor Society. Arthur Cavender becomes the first Wakefield student to join the National Athletic Honor Society, as the class average climbs to 85.75, second highest since 1922.
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William Tressel
Eduare Cavender
Grace Mars
Martha Kuivinen
Ellen Haanpan
Sanna Kujala
National Honor Society
National Athletic Scholarship Society
Wakefield School
Wakefield
Arthur Cavender
Higest
Ironwood School Board Election Shifts Power
Ironwood women board members were defeated for re election Monday by alumni Allgut Johnson and Walter Olson with Robert J. Sage placing third. Voters approved a $150000 plan to build a new north side school by eight votes. Johnson had opposed superintendent DuFay Rice amid campus disputes with principal George Malone who resigned and athletic director R C Black who will not return. The old board thanked Rice for administration raising his salary from 5700 to 5800 for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Robert King
Frank Blackwell
Board of Education
Allgut Johnson
Walter Olson
Robert J. Sage
Johnson
DuFay R. Rice
George B. Malone
R. C. Black
Rural Route Extended to Camp No 1 of R Connor Company
The rural route will be extended to Camp No 1 of the R Connor Company after July 1. The service becomes effective July 1 to serve the growing number of patrons at the local office who live and work for the logging company. The firm plans housing near the camp for families of steady woods workers.
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Camp No. 1
R. Connor Company
Arctic expedition heads depart with three months' voyage
Commander Donald B. Mac Millan begins a three months exploring trip in Newfoundland and Baffinland aboard the Mizpah yacht owned by Commander Eugene F. McDonald Jr. Four University of Chicago scientists join at Sydney, N. S. 8. MacMillan is pictured in cold weather clothing.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Newfoundland
Baffinland
Eugene F. McDonald, Jr
MacMillan
University of Chicago
Sydney
Commander MacMillan
Personal notices from Wakefield scene list many travels
Miss Florence Beaudette returns from Covington to teach. Dr. R I C Prout goes to Chicago on business. Milton Clarke back to Oshkosh after visiting aunt. Miss Alice Johnson of Iron River Wis visits Hedquist family. Mrs Reeder Hubbel and daughter from Kalamazoo visit Olsons. Mrs Olga Haycraft of Duluth visits her father. Willard Burdeanu returns from Northern State Teachers College in Marquette. Carl Kleimola visiting parents after teaching at Amasa. Keys found at Community Building, owner may claim at office. Eremeldo Cairelli leaves for Virginia Minn with relatives then tour eastern cities. City Clerk and Mrs Rydeski visit Milwaukee and Wisconsin cities. Jonas Fredrickson spends summer with mother after North Chicago teaching. Victor Hanson returns from Wausau with Chevrolet dealers meeting. trip in one day. E. G Hamlin, ex Wakefield supervisor, now purchasing agent in Piqua Ohio, visits. Alicia Kampala returns from Lawrence College Appleton. summer with Kumpulas. Mrs O Schneider and son Oscar and Mrs O Durand of Milwaukee leave for Milwaukee. Frederick Schneider to spend summer with mother. Miss Anna Niemi hosted a miscellaneous shower for upcoming marriage to E A Newman of Muskegon. A J Cayia and family move to Manistique. Cayia leads Inland Lime and Stone quarry project. Viola Hanson returns from Minneapolis after Scandinavian Fraternity meeting. Wakefield lodge to host in 1931. Ruth Cadman and Robert Charon marry at St Marys parsonage. witnesses A J Cayia and sister. couple honeymoon in Sault Ste Marie and plan home in Wakefield. Charon works for Wakefield Iron Co. Ruth taught primary at Junior High.
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Olga Haycraft
Duluth
Adam Selsemeyer
Willard Burdeanu
Marquette
Northern State Teachers College
Carl Kleimola
Amasa
Charles Kleimola
Ower
Eremeldo Cairelli
Virginia
Minn
Chester Rydeski
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jonas Fredrickson
Chicago
Victor Hanson
Wausau
Wis
Hanson
E. G. Hamlin
Wakefield Township
Piqua Handle & Manufacturing Company
Piqua, C
Alicia Kampala
Appleton
Lawrence College
Oscar Kumpula
O. Schneider
Oscar
O. Durand
Frederick Schneider
Anna Niemi
E. A. Newman
Muskegon
A. J. Cayia
Manistique
Mr. Cayia
Inland Lime and Stone Company
Inland Steel Company
Viola Hanson
Minneapolis
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Wakefield Lodge
Ruth Cadman
Robert Charon
St. Mary’s Church
Charles Szygula
Charon
Sault Ste. Marie
Wakefield Iron Co
Wakefield Commencement Program and Local News
The Wakefield High School annual commencement program for Thursday June 18 features Salutatory and Orations on Prison Reforms Government Ownership of Railroads Value of Education Arbitration of Strikes Inventions Restriction of Immigration A Plea for Benedict Arnold Michigan and American Literature plus a Diploma presentation. The Wakefield baseball team lost 26 to 2 at Bessemer. Olson pitched poorly and Spross also struggled. Other items include J J Rummel’s auto trip to Lake Gogebic and local business updates, a new Grinnell piano purchase, a proposed dog tax, building work on a new 50 by 85 foot block at Pierce and Sunday Lake, and shaft work at Castile reaching 125 feet. Birthday observances at the pavilion for Misses Moll Walton and friends conclude the page.
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Wakefield High School
Ole Olson
Ernest Ellason
Lillian Gilbert
Garnet Trudgeon
Lois Walton
George Kronberg
Clarence Jacobeon
Benedict Arnold
Oliver Kingsmuth
Michigan
Thomas McNicholas
Ella Linn
J. J. Rummel
Lake Gogebic
Louis Cohen
Skud & Goldman
Joe Lonnart
Bessemer
Edelweiss
J. F. Honzik
Kempster
Wis
Joseph Kerkes
Ironwood
Pierce and
Sunday Lake Streets
Tronwood
George Curry
Andrew F. Olson
Castile
P. I. McBride
Nels Niemi
Nels Walstrom
Mary Moll
Elsie Walton
Flannigan
Kling
McIntosh
Shea
Howe
Hanson
Eman
Rhineder
McKinney
J. F. Reed
Polish Lodge Hosts Leader at Community Building
The Polish Lodge entertained a visiting leader last Sunday with an afternoon program for members of St Ter est im and locals. A lodge meeting followed at the Community Building with several new members initiated. Sunday evening a banquet honored Mrs Baranowski who returned to Milwaukee Tuesday morning.
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Inter Ited
St. Ter‘est Im
Visesa Lodge
Baranowski
Milwaukee
Plummer Mine Ore to Ship Stockpile at Pence area
Montreal Mining Co has purchased the Plummer mine ore stockpile from Republic Iron and Steel Co and will arrange shipping. The Plummer property west of Pence has been shut for ten years, with about 30 000 tons of ore in stock awaiting movement this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plummer
Pence
Montreal Mining Co
Republic Iron & Steel Co
Hurley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Myers
Arctic
Kutt
Frankfort
Geremany
Florence Beaudette
Covington
R. I. C. Prout
Milton Clarke
Oshkosh
William Bodob
Alice Johnson
Iron River
E. G. Hedquist
Reeder Hubbel
Kalamazoo
Saterday
Olson
Spross
Wakefield Boys
Bonino
Strough
Mack
Cluley
Bedell
O’brien
Carr
Olish Lodge
Walt
Little Dairy
Wakefield, Michigan
U. S
Charles HL Chemical Co
H. Phillips
Fat
First National Bank OF Wakefield
Louis Sacks
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