Headlight glare clears driver in fatality case
Roman Rydeski was exonerated of blame by a coroner's jury in Ironwood after a Tuesday accident on the old county road near Verona. Anton Gembolis, 48, a Wakefield Township resident, was killed when his path was struck by a car driven by Rydeski blinded by glaring headlights. The report notes a basal skull fracture and spinal injury as likely causes of death. Gembolis, Polish-born, left a wife and eight children. Funeral services were held at St. Mary's.
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Roman Rydeski
Anton Gembolis
Ironwood
Rydeski
Wakefield Township
Verona
Old County Road
Gembolis
Wakefield
Mike Gorski
Grand View Hospital
Sheriff’s Department
Martha
Helen
Anton
Michigan Tech
Houghton
St. Mary’s Church
Mike Ryedski
Worst Michigan fire season ends after record year
Michigan closes its 1930 forest fire season, the worst in years, with 225000 acres burned and the largest blaze in Schoolcraft County at 25000 acres. More than 200 tower men and fire wardens have been reassigned to build firelines for next spring while reports on fires, totals, costs, and causes are compiled in Lansing. Public cooperation and reporting helped minimize losses despite the severe drought.
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Michigan
Lansing
Omer
L Demt
Conserva
Howard R. Sayre
Schoolcraft
Sayre
Election unfolds with five constitutional amendments on ballot
The general fall election will be held Tuesday in Gogebic county and the state. Voters show little enthusiasm for officer races though efforts are under way to register opinions on five proposed constitutional amendments. Levi B Rice challenges Denis O Leary for sheriff on the Democratic ticket. Wakefield uses voting machines with three set up and sample ballots posted. Polls open at 7:00 and close at 6:00 in Wakefield and Marenisco townships.
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Gogebic
Levi
Rice
Denis O’leary
Iitle
Wakefield
Marenisco
Ironwood
Levin
Rhce
O’leary
Cheney announce birth of son Donovan E Roy
Mr and Mrs Howard Cheney announce the birth of a son named Donovan E Roy born Thursday morning at Wakefield General Hospital.
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Howard Cheney
Donovan E.roy
Thursda
Wakefield General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Ray Lowney Guests in Brule Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Ray Lowney of Brule Wisconsin are the guests of Mr and Mrs George Karling.
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Ray Lowney
Brule, Wis
George Karling
Personal notices from a North country township
Mrs. Ivan Buck Miss Viola Hanson and J. H. Kent and Thomas Ashland returned Sunday night from Battle Creek where they attended the annual convention of the IOOF and Order of Rebekah lodges. On the way home a car went into the ditch near Waters meet injuring Miss Hanson who required medical care. Other items note Hallowe'en gatherings at Sunday Lake Gun clubhouse and various visits and events including galas, funerals, and church activities.
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Ivan Buck
Viola Hanson
J. H. Kent
Thomas Ashland
Battle Creek
Order of Rebekah Lodges
Watersmeet
Miss Hanson
Lily Heitikke
Alme Rana
Mary Napel
Angeline Ferrando
Sunday Lake Gun
Hallowe’en
Rose Sokal
Oshkosh
Wis
Menominee
Lishka
Bertha Hill
Louis Sacks
Ben Desonia
R. G. Weihe
Wakefield High School
Earl Griewski
Wakefield
Milwaukee
David Trezise
R. I. C. Prout
Lansing
Grand Rapids
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
James O. Johns
Roy Johns
Ishpeming
John Drew
Drew
J. Johns
John Lin
Fossi
Ironwood
Ruth Ankuri
Stambaugh
Isaac Saari
Detroit
Chas. Lippola
Ann Arbor
Sulo Carr
Margaret Lepisto
Carr
Flora Lepisto
St. Mary’s Church
John Krieski
Chicago
Sally Seppa
Monica
Walter
Young Ladies Sodality
Fred Brandt
Kent
Shawano
Vienna Lippola
New York City
Marenisco News Advises No Vote on Amendment
The Marenisco area reports a 12 to 6 prep gridiron win for the high school over Bessemer. Community events include a Royal Neighbors masque dance, a school play, and PTA Halloween party. A key letter by John F. Van Brocklin warns Michigan voters to reject a reapportionment amendment that would boost Wayne County representation at the expense of other counties.
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Marenisco
Bessemer
Mil Town
Arenisco
Batista Couterio
F. B
Herman Beauchamp
L. H
En Pennock
R. H
George Bittner
QO. B
Clifford Diotte
Norman Olson
L. T
Leo Arnstead
L. G
James Papin
Okie Whitley
R.G
John , T
Jack McNicholas
Knanck
Neman
John Serbin
Michigan
Ayne County
John F. van Brocklin
Marquette County
van Brocklin
Wayne County
Wayne
Detroit
United States
House
Senate
Election Board
Michigan Republicans nominate seasoned leaders for ticket
The Michigan slate presented by the Republican party showcases Wilber M. Brucker as a standout leader. The roster includes experienced, unblemished public servants backing Brucker with strong records and clear knowledge of Michigan’s needs and wishes.
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Fur
Michigan
Wilber M. Brucker
Plans For Older Boys Conference In Iron Mountain
Arrangements for the seventeenth annual upper 7 older boys conference to be held in Iron Mountain November 14 to 16 are advancing. The conference quota is set at 550 and aims include standards social relations and vocational and educational counseling. Prominent speakers include Dr Thomas W Graham dean of Oberlin Theological Seminary and R T Craigo of the Dunwoodie Institute with 15 years in vocational counseling. Michigan Y M C A leaders and professors from Lawrence College and Michigan Tech will participate. Banquet speaker and song leader to be announced later.
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Iron Mountain
Ironwood
Thomas W. Graham
Oberlin Theological Seminary
Oberlin
Graham
Anmermene Ie Tate
R. T. Crai
Dunwoodie Institute
Minneapolis
Craigo
Fred B. Freeman
Ray Johns
E. A. Byrum
Michigan State Y. M. C. A
Norman Knutsen
Lawrence College
Appleton
J. T. Nachazel
Michigan
Nationalism's Rise Amid Broad Global Competition
Fragmentary text discusses nationalism and strategic aims amid wide international competition. It references efforts to gain control and sketch the developing ideological landscape. The passage is unclear and incomplete, but centers on national consolidation and external pressure shaping policy.
County Auction Sells Two Monarch Tractors
Bedel Motor Sales won the county sale this week bidding on two model 75 Monarch tractors. The firm proposed to sell the two machines for 12,220 and offered a deduction of 1,300 for two ten ton Holts tractors. Three bidders competed in the sale.
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Bedel Motor Sales Company
Miss Myrtle Hager Visits Relatives in Iron Mountain
Miss Myrtle Hager spent the weekend visiting relatives in Iron Mountain and returned with news of family updates and local chatter.
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Myrtle Hager
Iron Mountain
Obituary: Kon tanty Liebertoski Dies After Illness
Kon tanty Liebertoski died at Grand View Hospital after an illness of more than a year with complications. He had lived in southern Michigan before returning to the area months ago, where he remained under medical care. He is survived by Mrs. Mike Li and two children, with further family in this city.
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Kontanty Liebertoski
Grand View Hospital
Michigan
Mike Li
Ciey
Logging Boom Remains Quiet in Lumber Market
The logging business shows little improvement with lumber demand sluggish and prospects for a turn in the market uncertain. Brandt Brothers report few hardwoods until next year, while paper mills eye pulp wood at low prices. Contracts for several million feet of logs are year long near Sidnaw and Wellington, but actual work this season is doubtful. Mining timber demand remains weak with mines buying logs mainly to keep workers employed.
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Brandt
Brendt Brothers
Asin
Fox River
Haroyn
Tuenmnen
Sidnaw
Underwood One
Wellington
Insurance withdrawals hit Gorebic and Ontonagon districts
An insurance firm cancelled all policies at midnight October 31 citing excessive losses in the territory. The company reports premiums of a thousand dollars yielded over five thousand dollars in claims in the past year in Gorebic and parts of Ontonagon counties. Southern Surety followed by pulling out in the same area as Travelers had previously withdrawn all auto policies here.
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Rn Insurance Company
Gorebic County
Ontonagon County
Southen Surety
Travelers Insurance Company
Senator Richardson Unopposed in District Race
Senator C W Richardson of Marquette runs unopposed for senate and urges district voters to vote no on the present amendment text presented to voters. He has served one term in the senate and several terms in the house.
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C. W. Richardson
Marquette
Lay
House of Representatives
Big Dairy Meet Arrives Across Gogebic County
Michigan State College plans a multi town dairy tour in Gogebic county next week with demonstrations at Erwin Central School Roosevelt school Ironwood Wakefield town hall Harding school. Experts Horwood Bell discuss dairy housing ventilation stalls and cow health as local producers expect strong interest and potential premium prices. The Hurley Midgets face Wakefield Cardinals in a local football game this afternoon.
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Michigan State College
Gogebic County
Peninsula
Erwin Central School
R. E. Horwood
Upper Peninsula
A. J. Bell
Roosevelt
Ironwood Township
Chicago
C. E. Gunderson
Hurley
Wakefield Cardinals
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Winevar
Sneck
Marenisco High School
Roosevelt Auditorium
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Nickels
Maren’s Co P.T. A
Hallowe'en
C. A. Pratt
Racker
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Oramel B. Fuller
Paul W. Voorhees
Lurel D. Dickenson
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