Local notes from Wakefield Bessemer Hurley and surrounding area
Local items report visitors from Bessemer and Hurley, a motorcade to a carnival, and road conditions on the Hurley to Mercer route. Mines Cary and Windsor shipping about 100 cars daily from stockpiles, plus a sewer project near Hancock and Brotherton streets expected complete by November 1. A Boy Scout camp to Lake Gogebic tallies twenty six scouts with leadership by Mr. Barnett. a motor boat ride ends with seasick youths and later singing and basketball at the Roney Boys camp. Deer seen climbing a tree en route to Marenisco.
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Lake Gogebic
Barnett
Marenisco
Williams
Alligator Point
Pradley
Roney
Wakefield
Howard Trudgeon
School Tax Boost To 80000 To Cover Extra Costs
The board of education raised the current year appropriation to 80000 for school expenses, up 15000 from last year, due to extra costs from A D McRae not completing the sewer tunnel contract and the bonding company failing to honor theirs. The bonding case may go to court. Also notes of local visits, a Friday trip by Ed Blewett to Miami, and last Sundays baseball results in the area. Ironwood lodge No 679 L O O M meets Monday evening August 9 at Reid's hall. members urged to attend per I K Hydar, secretary.
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Board of Education
A. D. McRae
Ironwood Lodge
Reid's Hall
I. K. Hydar
August History and Hints From a Busy Month
The piece reflects on August as a month of rest and nature, contrasts poets with printers, recalls Sextilis the ancient name, and notes notable events: Columbus voyage, Standard Oil start in 1859, and a local editor’s visit. It blends history, lore, and commerce with a light editorial tone.
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Isabella
Spain
America
Columbus
Henry
Standard Oil Trust
Fatal auto crash on Ironwood Bessemer road claims teen life
Clarence McRae, 19, son of Mr and Mrs David McRae of Ironwood, was killed when an overturned car plunged down a small embankment near Powder Mill Creek bridge. Dennis Shea of Ironwood owned the car. Alderman Will Jennings and four others were in the party. Jennings’ seat change led to loss of control.
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Ironwood-Bessemer Road
Clarence McRae
David McRae
Ironwood
Dennis Shea
Bessemer
McRae
Will Jennings
Bud Waters
Arthur Murphy
Frank Platt
Shea
Jennings
Powder Mill Creek Bridge
Heavy Freight Ship Ments and Rail Movements News
Heavy freight movements on the Ashland Division of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway are reported, especially iron ore and pulpwood. Ore shipments reach 1,317,000 tons to date, up from 1,062,790 last year, with pulpwood rafted from Port Arthur bound for Fox River mills. An official notes no iglemn on the trainmen list, with grain cars moving west for expected heavy crop shipments. The general superintendent anticipates more trainmen this fall, and transportation officials are ensuring adequate equipment. Also reported are injuries to Earl Walton from a delivery team, treated at Wakefield Hospital, and plans for firemen to travel to Manistique for a tournament soon. Walter Roberts returns home from Milwaukee after schooling. T. D. O’Brien advertises land for sale south of Wakefield.
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Ashland
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Gogebic Range
Port Arthur
Canadian
Lake Superior
Fox River Valley
Ashland Division
Iglemn
Wakefield Village tax roll now in hands of banker
Notice to taxpayers of Wakefield that the tax roll is now in the care of Victor Lepisto at Citizens Bank and due for payment. Taxes must be paid on or before the Sunday of August, 1955.
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Wakefield
Victor Lepisto
Citizens Bank
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Dora Veselak
H. J. McDonald
E. Daly
Besseer
Hazel Sibley
Hurley
Iron County
Mercer
J. C. Peterson
Brotherton Street
Tom W. Allen
Hancock Street
Cary and
Windsor
Pickands, Mather Co
Cary
Vern
Ed Winkowski
Elizabeth Sloma
Nowakowski
Ed Blewett
Miami
Ariz
Phillips
Park Falls
Odadah
Mellen
F. A. Siebensohn
The
Bessemer Herald
Earl Walton
Wakefield Hospital
Manistique
Bessemer and
Walter Roberts
Milwaukee
T. D. O'Brien
A. Kingsmuth
Kieselguhr
Fitger
A. Sct Par
Europe
Fitger Brewing Company
Duluth
Minn
Ball Park
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