Plans For Wakefield Little League Gain Momentum
Wakefield makes progress toward a four team Little League with player auctions at Cardinal field and a planned fifth minor league team. Four managers named along with a five member board led by Eugene Maki as high commissioner. Field sites eyed include Trade School Field and Eddy Park Parking Lot while bids on equipment are sought and funding from city, township, and union sources continues. Nearly 130 boys signed up with about 90 taking part in tryouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Cardinal Athletic Field
Athletics
Renaldo Negri
Carl Valesano
Arnold Jarvinen
Braves
Nick Vidakovich
Edwin Smith
John Tarro
Tigers
Bernhardt Maki
Tauno Jarvinen
Russsell Kanto
Yankees
Michael Celello
Clarence Halberg
Donald Benson
Roman Yatchak
Rodney Hodge
Richard Brown
Eugene Maki
Trade School
Eddy Park
American Metals Laboratory
City of
Wakefield Township
Wakefield summer swim program open at Eddy Park Beach
Wakefield Public Schools invite all students to enroll in Eddy Park Beach swimming courses led by Roman C. Yatchak. Programs include beginner to swimmer levels and Junior Senior Life Saving with Red Cross certificates and badges. Registration begins June 18 from 8 30 to 11 30 a m with classes starting June 19. Lifeguards Jack Hero Romilly Gilbert and Robert Schiltz allotted shifts. signs and safety rules posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Wakefield Public Schools
Eddy Park Beach
Roman C. Yatchak
Red Cross
Jack Hero
Romilly Gilbert
Robert Schiltz
Truck Driver Escapes Injury In Wisconsin Lumber Run
Thad Spencer, driver for Connor Lumber and Land Company, escaped serious injury when his truck’s front wheel locked, sending the vehicle into a ditch and striking a tree near La du Flambeau on US-47. The 9,000 feet of lumber flew over the cab, was salvaged and delivered, but the truck was a total loss. Spencer sustained several fractured ribs and facial and body bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Spencer
Connor Lumber and Land Company
Wisconsin
Spencer
Immaculate Conception Church Confessions and Mass Times
Rev. Charles Daniel Snt notes Confessions Friday June 21 from 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 PM. Sunday June 22 Masses at 7, 8 30 and 10 AM. Daily Mass at 7 30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception Church
Charles Daniel Snt
Widow Mrs Fritz Stool 57 Died In Wakefield
Mrs. Fritz Stool aged 57 of 104 2nd Ave Wakefield died Tuesday afternoon at Divine Infant Hospital Born October 29 1900 in Taivalkoski Finland she settled in the United States in 1921 She is survived by husband Fritz Stool one son Anne Soap Lake Wash two daughters Mrs Richard Doney and Mrs Martin Beckman three grandchildren Her father Henry Koitila three brothers and two sisters in Finland Funeral services Saturday at 1 30 pm at Apostolic Lutheran Church Burial Riverside Cemetery Ketala Funeral Home open to friends Friday from 4 pm Viewing at church Saturday morning before services
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Isaac Lahti
Wakefield
Ironwood
Brotherton
Milija Mantala
Isojoki
Vaasanlaani
Finland
Christ Johnson
United States
Johnson
Anaheim
Calif
T. R. Wirtanen
Frank Gullak
Hayward Calif
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
S. V. Autere
Ketola
Fritz Stool
2Nd Ave
The
Divine Infant Hospital
Taivalkoski
Ouluu Laani
Anne
Soap Lake
Wash
Richard Doney
Martin Beckman
Henry Koitila
Apostolic Lutheran Church
Riverside Cemetery
Ketala
Ben Yatchak Anniversary Open House at Sunday Lake Gun Club
Mr and Mrs Ben Yatchak celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house on Saturday June twenty first from five to eight p m at the Sunday Lake Gun Club Relatives and friends are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Yatchaks
Ben Yatchak
Sunday Lake Gun Club
Barbara Sachs Wins Nursing Scholarship at Michael Reese School
Miss Barbara Sachs daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Sachs Wakefield received a scholarship for advanced nursing education at the Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing Chicago during commencement exercises. She plans to continue studies at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Sachs
Howard Sachs
Wakefield
Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
Miss Sachs
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Engagement announced for Maureen Feeney and David Wojciehowski
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Feeney of Indianapolis Indiana confirms the engagement of Miss Maureen Feeney to David D Wojciehowski son of Mr and Mrs Frank Wojciehowski of Wakefield The couple will wed at St Joan of Arc Church in Indianapolis on Aug 30 The bride to be is Marian College graduate and Mr Wojciehowski Purdue University alumnus and Phi Kappa member now with a Indianapolis real estate firm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen Feeney
David D. Wojciehowski
Francis M. Feeney
East 40Th Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Wojciehowski
Frank Wojciehowski
Wakefield
St. Joan of Arc Church
Marian College
Wojciechowski
Purdue University
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Bugni elected Mine Union Head at Local 20566 meeting
Adolph C. Bugni was elected president of Local 20566 USA CIO AFL at its annual meeting on Friday June 13. He succeeds Joe Sanchez as president. Officers named include Arvo Seppa Louis Mazes Bernhardt Maki Joseph Radowski Ches ter Radowski Arnie Mattson and George Karling. The group approved donations of 300 to the Little League Baseball Project and 75 to the American Legion for July 4th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph C. Bugni
20566 USA Cioafl
Bugni
Joe Sanchez
Arvo Seppa
Louis Mazes
Bernhardt Maki
Joseph Radowski
Chester Radowski
Arnie Mattson
George Karling
Tauno Jarvinen
Adolph Bugni
Safety Committee
Edwin Smith
American Legion
Duluth
Courses Attended on Radiological Monitoring in Battle Creek
Mr. Vernon Carr attended the instructor courses on radiological monitoring conducted by the Federal Civil Defense Administration in Battle Creek Michigan. The instruction addressed radiation location and intensity assessment in fallout scenarios, biological effects, measurement methods, and exposure hazards for service personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Carr
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Battle Creek
Michigan
Berretto Announces Engagement of Donna Marie Berretto
Mr and Mrs Frank Berretto announce the engagement of their daughter Donna Marie to Burton Peterson son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Sundin of Isabella No definite wedding date has been set Donna Marie recently graduated from the U P Beauty Academy of Marquette Mr Peterson is a student at Northern Michigan College Marquette After completing her State Board Exams at Lansing Miss Berretto will be employed at Ishpeming.
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Frank Berretto
Plymouth Road
Donna Marie
Burton Peterson
Harvey Sundin
Isabella
U. P. Beauty Academy of
Marquette
Peterson
Northern Michigan College
Lansing
Miss Berretto
Ishpeming
Weekend Visits Spread Across Duluth and Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Elias Wiitanen and family spent the weekend in Duluth visiting their daughter and son in law Thomas Hendrickson and family The couple attended the University of Minnesota Duluth Branch commencement where their son in law earned a B S in Industrial Education Mrs Hendrickson is the former Dorothy Wiitanen Other relatives visited in Cable Wisconsin and at various Wisconsin and Michigan towns including Iron Mountain and Wakefield The note lists multiple trips and gatherings with extended family and friends across several states
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Elias Wiitanen
Duluth
Thomas Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Dorothy Wiitanen
University of Minnesota
Lighthouse For the
Wiitanen
Cable
Wis
Frank Aldridge
Aldridge
Esther Wiitanen
Ben Novak Sr
Richard Novak
Stevens Point
West Coast
Benedict Novak, Jr
la Mirada
Calif
San Francisco
Marine City
Disneyland
Wakefield
Portland
Ore
Richard
Don Running
Andrew
Wausau
Norman Running
University of Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Bank Commission
Merril
Federal Detroit Insurance Corp
Harry B. Sutter
Springfield
Ensign Joe Sutter
Monterey
Cal
Missouri
Joe
Minneapolis
Gogebic County 4-H Camp Sets July Dates at Little Girl's Point
Gogebic County 4-H Camp will run July 7 through July 10 at Little Girl's Point. Junior counselor David Wertanen of Wakefield leads staff. Seven Snappy Sewers 4-H members from Wakefield attend: Ferrando, Finco, Halberg, Korpi, Koski, Martinsson, Rintamaki. Nancy Luoma directs the camp. the group recently took part in county clothing judging at the Oliver Center Ironwood and picnicked on Lake Gogebic with Arnold Korpi guiding the crossing.
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Gogebic County
Little Girl’s Point
David Wertanen
Wakefield
Eleanor Ferrando
Marcia Finco
Paulette Halberg
Susan Korpi
Jo- Ann Koski
Carol Martinsson
Marjorie Rintamaki
Nancy Luoma
Oliver Center
Ironwood
Lake Gogebic
Arnold Korpi
Gogebic County Democratic Committee Sets Special Meeting
Chairman Reino Hauta announces a special meeting of the Gogebic County Democratic Committee on Friday June 30 at 7 30 p m in the Courthouse to adopt a resolution calling for the Democratic County Convention to be held at 8 pm Thursday August 14 1958 at the Courthouse Bessemer and to determine the number of delegates for each election precinct at the county convention
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Democratic Committee
Reino Hauta
Gogebic County
Bessemer
Wakefield Council Approves Budget Increases And Bids
The Wakefield city council raised wages for salaried staff by eight dollars monthly and added five cents an hour for day laborers, excluding the city health officer and city attorney. They awarded an audit bid to Strand and Rowe, Minneapolis, and discussed curfew, parking meter, and park-use issues while planning to seek a Little League lease across from Eddy Park. Public health and water safety updates were given by Dr. Franck, noting measles and other immunizations, births, deaths, and water quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield City Council
Carl Kleimoln
Wakefield Township Board of Education
Kleimola
Board of Education
City of
Wakefield
City Planning Commission
Strand and Rowe
Minneapolis
William O. Mackie
J. H. Kent
Upper Peninsula
Michigan Municipal League
Houghton
Carl Valesano
Little League
Eddy Park
Keweenaw Land Association
J. R. Franck
Nine Delegates to Attend 68th Annual Suomi Synod Meet
Nine delegates from First Lutheran Church will attend the 68th annual Suomi Synod meeting at Northwest Immanuel Lutheran Church in Detroit next week. Delegates from Wakefield include Rev. Rudolph Kemppainen and several spouses, with synod discussions covering 37000 members and the Suomi Synod Seminary location decision in Hancock. Rev. S V Autere will conduct Finnish worship at First Lutheran Church Sunday at 7 30 p m in Rev Kemppainen's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Suomi Synod
Northwest
Hospital Equipment Arrives Saturday for Wakefield Disaster Care
Gogebic County civil defense director Walter Nunimaker reports from Washington that emergency hospital units including 200 beds four operating room supplies four x ray machines and antibiotics will arrive Saturday in Wakefield. All items will be stored in the Wakefield Community Building and later moved to the ice rink for opening, with access controlled by a Presidential order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Nunimaker
Civil Defense
Gogebic County
Federal Defense Department
Washington, D. C
Wakefield
Wakefield Community
Mr. Nunimaker
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August Tiberi
New
Loop
A. Bugni
August Heine
California
Peter Hynninen
Chester Pilarzyk
Kenny
Michael Boho
Melvin Kuoppola
Pilarzyk
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Peggy Valesano
Iron Mountain
Richard Valesano
Steve Galiatz
Hoyt Water
Minn
Emil Morrich
Robert
Paul Salmela
Bruce Davidson
Waukegan
Davidson
Carol Salmela
Norma Skolasinski
Walter Gudegast
Eagle River
Hanna Ahola
Gudegast
Sue Ahola
Elias Oja
Hilma Ahola
Aurora
Sig Erickson
Denver
Col
Ralph Newman
Oak Lawn
Illinois
Ernest Tuomela
Michael Schweig
A Faulder
Land O'Lakes
Donald Christenson
Kingsford, Mich
Herbert Spencer
John Maki
Vern Leathermen
Gail
William Styx
Grand Haven
Mrs. Styx
Victoria Budgick
Katherin Salmi
L’anse
Lawrence Stevenson
Marc
Marcia
Seattle
Mr. Stevenson
Mrs. Gotfred Stevenson
Alex Gembolis
Menominee, Wis
Gembolis
Stout Institute
Tom Beber
Tom Dooley
Indian River
Mich
Michigan State Highway Department
Donald Walstrom
Fort Lewis
Don
Fort Leonard Wood
8Th Army Far East Command
David Westlund
Clarkston, Mich
Edwin Schmidt
Detroit
Dominican High School
Mary Katherine Remondino
F. J. Femondino
Lower Peninsula
Peter Valesano
Negaunee
Emil F. Movrich
Park Falls
Jerry Pellerin
Verona
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Marian Leman
Tokyo
Japan
Marimasu
Gladys Leman
Miss Leman
Frankfort
Germany
Andrew Forte
Miss —_ Forte
Fred Martlock
Mrs
Chester Wojciehowski
Milwaukee
Thomas Wojciehowski
Pierce
Council
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