Plymouth mine clerk Joe Gill remembered as weather ad visor
A long obituary and reminiscence recount Joe Gill, former clerk at Plymouth mine, praised for his multi role as weather observer, adviser, and helper to workers. It notes his nine superiors, 223,027 ton ore shipments last year, and contrasts past payrolls with present. A piece ends with a joke about an old lady and Uncle Charlie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gill
Plymouth
Joe
Pickands Mather Company
Charles Myers
Abe Mathews
Crystal Fall
Hub” Johnson
Cheir
Gogebic Range
Mary
Uncle Charlie
Charlie
Wakefield City Manager Seeks Cooperation Over Water Project Costs
The City Manager reviews pump test results showing 180000 gallons daily as safe, urges abandonment of Layne Northwest project, notes no real financial loss due to resalable materials, commends staff, warns on citizen and council tensions, and outlines budget outlook for 1952 53 with potential surpluses and planned annual report. Also recalls dedication ceremony remarks by government officials and Michigan Selective Service veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layne-Northwest
Lansing
Wakefield
George Meholick, JR
Hills Family Vacation Visit in Michigan
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hills of Rockford Michigan are spending a vacation with Mr and Mrs A F Olson. Hillis is a brother of Mrs Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hills
Rockford, Mich
Aare
A. F. Olson
Mr. Hillis
Olson
Draft Personnel Honored for Service in Michigan
Gogebic County official Victor Lepisto Wakefield and Ironwood local board members Anthony Bulinski and Charles Stevens along with medical advisors Henry Tressel and Michael Gertl were honored by the Michigan Selective Service System at a June 22 conference and dedication program for more than a decade of voluntary service to the draft operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Selective Service System
Michigan Draft Boards
Gogebic County
Victor Lepisto
Wakefield
Anthony W. Bulinski
Ironwood
Michael A. Gertl
M. D
Charles E. Stevens
M. D. Ironwood
Henry A. Tressel
Selective Service Board
Many Books on Baseball at the Wakefield Library
Mrs. Margaret Taylor offers a shelf of summer reading for baseball fans. The list includes Strike Out Story Keller Do You Know Your Baseball Brandt Baseball For Everyone DiMaggio The Babe Ruth Star Babe Ruth Baseball Jessee Times at Bat Daley Pitching to Win Hal Newhauser Who s Who in the Major Leagues John Carnichael Detroit Tigers Lieb Bill Stern s Favorite Baseball Stories Lou Gehrig Hubler Teen-Age Baseball Stories Owen Rookie South Paw Leonard Young Pitcher Greg Short Stop Grey South Paw Haines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Taylor
Keller
Brandt
DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
Jessee
Daley
Hal Newhauser
John Carnichael
Detroit Tigers
Lieb
Bill Stern
Lou Gehrig
Hubler
Owen
South Paw
Leonard
Greg
Grey
Haines
Junior League Baseball Schedule Released by Yatchak
Recreation director Roman Yatchak announced summer schedules for the Dukes White Sox and Blues with listed players and starting times at 9:00 am and 10:00 am. The Grade School Softball League features Indians Wilcats and Hornets with rosters and captain names and a 10:00 am start on June 26 and July dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Yatchak
DUKES
J. Hero
C. Mateofsky
R. Golembeski
D. Pikka
T. Finco
D. Pietchak
G. Hyler
R. Saari
D. Koski
M. Kuoppala
E. Smith
White Sox
J. Orlich
W. Harvey
J. Pezzetti
B. Tomczyk
J. Ferrando
D. Cvengros
J. Valesona
B. Yatchak
D. Vikanen
S. Kznarich
R. Schiltz
J. Krznarich
D. Dalbeck
B.lusa
J. Olson
D. Best
R. Gilbert
D. Westanen
J. Harvey
P. Yatchak
P. Hanson
Indians
E. Movrich
J. Rydeski
J. Trettin
G. Miheve
R. Yatchak
J. Yatchak
R. Ferrando
B. Ylkanen
L. Draxler
Wilcats
J. Bugni
G. Laine
J. Finco
T. Dimitroff
R. Valesano
P. Neznanski
R. Ulvila
Miss Ambongioli to Chicago vacation with sister
Miss Margaret Ambongioli left Friday for a vacation visit at Chicago with her sister Miss Ida. The report lists several local residents visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling to various towns including Detroit East Lansing Minneapolis and Toronto, noting roles such as postmasters and musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ambongioli
Chicago
Miss Ida
Rotarians attend Merrill district convention in Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs A J Moran and Mr and Mrs R A Burns join A J Tiberi Uthrotars Kriss Novak Bob Hero and Charles Kuivirien at the district Rotarians convention held in Merrill Wisconsin on Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Moran
R. A. Burns
A. J. Tiberi
Uthrotars
Kriss Novak
Bob Hero
Charles Kuivirien
Rotarians
Merrill
Wis
Widow’s April SS entitlement ends with remarriage
A widow loses entitlement to survivor benefits the month before remarriage, so Mrs. S J does not receive the April widow’s payment. The answer explains how remarriage ends the widow’s Social Security benefit.
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Mrs
S. J
N. S
Stanford ceremony honors 2410 graduates with arts degree
Alvin Albert Hanson earned a Master of Arts from the Humanities and Sciences faculty at Stanford University's 61st annual commencement on June 15 in California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Hanson of Brotherton Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Albert Hanson
Stanford University
Calif
Hanson
Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
Albert Hanson
Brotherton Street
Elmer Hanson Shows Slight Daily Improvement After Stroke
Mr. Elmer Hanson of Hanson Bros Inc suffered a stroke last Thursday at the garage and remains under care. Hospital reports indicate slight daily improvement as family and firm await further updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hanson
Divine Infant of Prague Hospital
Hanson
Hanson Bros. Inc
Anne Bay Announces Run for State Legislature Nomination
Anne H. Bay announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative from Gogebic Ontonagon District. Bay has deep roots in the Gogebic Range, worked as a stenographer, served as office secretary for the Finnish Legation, and supported her two children through war and postwar public service roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Bay
Anne H. Bay
Gogebic- Ontongan
Legation
Harry K. Bay
Anne H. Bay Career Path Through Military and Civil Service
Anne H. Bay served as chief of Purchasing and Contracting at Kellogg Army Air Base Battle Creek Michigan. She later moved to Marquette to supervise German POW camp utilities contracts. After World War II she worked in Navy War Plans Office Washington and then the Bureau of Internal Revenue Detroit before returning home. She held leadership roles in Gold Star Mothers of America The Eastern Star and American Legion Auxiliary including district membership chair and Poppy chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg Army Air Base
Battle Creek
Michigan
Division Counsels
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Detroit
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Bessemer Township
Board of Education
Anvil
Ramsay
Wakefield News
Oscar Mackie
Light and Power
Jerome Salo
Isaac Saari
J. W. Sexton
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Lawrence L. Farrell
Williams
Michigan Selective Service
Mrs. Carl Olson
Sandusky, Mich
Mrs. Olson
Mrs. C. A. Jacobson
Clyde Jacobson
Bt2
U. S. Navy
Bergen
Norway
Clara Tregonning
Chippewa Falls
Tregonning
Rebekah Lodge
Nels Kuivinen
East Lansing
Barbara
Michigan State College
Joan
Jane Tyack
Minneapolis
Jane
University of Minnesota
Carl John Niemines
Tony Joseph Sertich
Northern Michigan State Teachers College
J. C. Bedell
Benton Harbor
Bedell
Association
Ann Parcel
Marie Schitz and Sons
Ray and
Bobbie Glenn
Marquette
Tom Smith
Betty Jane
Springfield
H. B. Sutter
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Sutter
S. T. Bonino
Mackinac Island
The
Knights of Columbus
Magnar
John Miles
Grant and
Paul
Des Plaines, Ill
Miles
Cecil Petrie
Johnson
Jefferson City, Mo
A. Ferdinand Olson
Sunday Wake Street
Elver Wahlberg
Toronto
Ontario
Einar Wahlberg
Elver
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Canadian Broadcasting System
Township of
City of
A. D
United States
Eunice B. Olson
Greyhound
Duluth
Los Angeles
Seattle Portland Soo Ste. Marie
New York
Wash, D. C
Greyhound Bus Station
First National Bank
Wakefield, Michigan
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