Memorial Day Parade in Bessemer Breaks Local Attendance Record
The Memorial Day parade, the largest in years, began at 2:00 PM with Post Commander J. M. Johnston leading the American Legion Guard of Honor and Navy, Army, and Marine representatives. About 100 Legion members marched, followed by Mayor Byrne, Judge Baird, the city band, boy scouts, fire department, the Italian Lodge, 40 autos with veterans, and citizens. Cemetery ceremonies included welcomes, tributes, speaker introduction, blessings, volleys, taps, and the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Johnson
Guard of Honor
American Legion
George Voemastek
Navy
Leo Ibeski
Army
Chas. Scavarda
Marines
Byrne
Baird
Legion
J. M. Johnston
America
Eels
Baleyski
Star Spangled Banner
Sokol Gondek wedding at Holy Trinity Ironwood
Miss Elizabeth Sokol of Ironwood wed Walter Gondek of Bessemer at Holy Trinity church Ironwood in a May 31 ceremony officiated by Rev. Spitzer. The bride wore white crepe de chine and a lilies of the valley veil. bridesmaid Susan Voidek and groomsman Andrew Morchalek. They will reside in Bessemer.
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Holy Trinity Church
Ironwood
Elizabeth Sokol
Walter Gondek
Bessemer
Father Spitzer
Susan Voidek
Andrew Morchalek
Mrs. Gondek
Funeral services for Cleo Whitburn held at home and church
Funeral services for Cleo Whitburn were held Sunday at the Whitburn home at 2:00 pm and at 2:30 pm at the Methodist church with Rev. Brown officiating. Burial followed in the Bessemer cemetery. Relatives from Duluth Crosby and Crosby Minn attended.
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Cleo! Whitburn
Whitburn
Methodist
Brown
Besse 1
Mer
Harry Wills Jeliams
Duluth
H. Whitburn
Crosby
la- Minn. Road
Local Social Roundup and Wit From the Lake Superior Area
Gordon Links and party spent the latter part of last week at Lake Superior with Miss Margar et Ham while Mrs. J. Goldman hosted Mrs. Adolph Skud and Mrs. I. Coke. R. M. Erickson just returned from a business trip in Marquette. An old farmer’s son now breaks automobiles, and opinion on the cost of living is tied to cheap alk. A man’s wife or family is fair game if you don’t knock his car. The overall movement would improve if more people worked.
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Herb Burt
Andrew Slomkoski
Gordon Links
Margaret Ham
Pete Scavarda
Lake Superior
Sage and Sulphur Compound Rejuvenates Hair Overnight
A druggist touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promising dark, lustrous hair in days. Millions of bottles sold yearly due to natural looking coverage of gray hair. Not a disease treatment. a toilet preparation for beauty and youth.
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Wyeth
Dream symbols and sleep remedies discussed in old text
The piece discusses dream meanings like prison images as luck or danger and suggests staying in a dream jail for pardon. It offers remedies for insomnia such as wiping with a wet towel and breathing deeply in fresh air, noting authorities’ mixed views on dream interpretations.
Kidney Health Remedies and Urinary Discomfort
The passage discusses kidney pain and urinary issues, suggesting acids, lemon juice, and mixtures to cleanse and stimulate sluggish kidneys. It mentions back pain, headaches, dizziness, rheumatic symptoms, and bladder disorders as conditions claimed to be relieved.
France and America Unite Through War Bonds of Liberty
Lemuel Bolles receives a message from French veterans appealing to American brothers to keep faith with shared sacrifice. The letter honors Allied fronts from the Somme to Alsace, urges continued defense of liberty, and warns against disunity and calumny while praising American resolve and Franco-American friendship. CH Bournez signs as General Secretary.
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Lemuel Bolles
American Legion
France
New York
America
Sons of America
Somme
Alsace
Philius
CH. Bournez
Legion Urges Fair Ex Service Pension Plan Without Bonus
The American Legion presses for generous compensation for veterans through land settlement loans and training grants, not a cash bonus. National Commander Franklin D. Roosevelt says the aim is fair treatment supporting veterans while protecting national welfare.
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American Legion
Legion
National Executive Committee of
The
Ndbave
Franklin D'Oler
Washington
Congress
Financelal
To Decorate Graves Burren County Post
No 28 Glasgow Ky led a $5 contribution toward decorating graves of Americans buried abroad. Other posts joined with small gifts marking the effort and patriotic remembrance.
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Burren County
Glasgow
Public Notice of Heirs for Mayme Lahti Estate
In Gogebic County Probate Court at Bessemer on May 17 1920 Judge William S Baird set June 14 1920 at 10 am for hearing Emma Lahtis petition to determine the real heirs of deceased Mayme Lahti. Public notice to be printed in Wakefield Advocate for three weeks prior to hearing per order and recorded by Mary W Strom Register of Probate.
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Gogebic
Bessemer
William S. Baird
Mayme Lahti
Emma Lahti
Wakefield Advocate
Said
License to Sell Estate Interest in Nels Teppo Minor
Court orders hearing on petition by Nels Teppo guardian to sell real estate of the minor. Hearing set for June 4 1920 at ten o clock in the forenoon at the probate office. Public notice to be published in Wakefield Advocate for three consecutive weeks.
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Bessemer
William Ss, Baird
Nels Matthew Teppo
Nels Teppo
Wakefield Advocate
William S. Baird
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Bessemer News
Sokol-Gondek
Arthur Mann
G. Boase
Negaunee
H. Byrne
McDonald
Carl Repinski
Burl Penglase
Mary Osson
Ashland
Washburn
S. G. Campbell
Agnes Sullivan
Melanson
J. Goldman
Adolph Skud
I. Coke
Chicago
R. M. Erickson
Marquette
Imore
Nce
Prisf
Poilus
Henry D. Lindsley
Minneapolis
Convention of the American Legion
Advocate Office
Scavarda
Bank Mich
Jos. G. Sauter
Iron King Cigars
T. D. Qusanich
Ronwood, Michican
Stationery
Brotherton
Wakefield, Michigan
John J. Avery
Wakefield Drag Line
Nature
Miles
Nervine
J. W. Thompson
Ballas
Tex
Victor Bertoni
Jiggers
Sandwith Buns
Parker House Rolls
A. Cortner
State OF
Michigan
Mary W. Strom
Register of Probate
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