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Bayfield County Journal Memories Column


Zoe von Ende Lappin, granddaughter of P.J. Savage, editor of the Iron River PIONEER from 1898 to 1952, has obtained permission for us to post the Memories and Yesteryear columns that are printed weekly in the Bayfield COUNTY JOURNAL, successor� to the PIONEER and other newspapers in the county. The COUNTY JOURNAL announced the upcoming Web postings in its Dec. 3O, 1999, edition with the headline, "Genealogy columns to appear on the web".

I would like to thank Eric Sharp, Editor of the Bayfield County Journal for his willingness to work with us in our genealogical search. We look forward to the wonderful articles that will appear here. Thank you also to Zoe von Ende Lappin for all her work and the hours of typing.

The County Journal, published in Washburn, WI, June 15, 2000

Iron River Memories

Beverlee Thivierge

Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer - July 2, 1942

Sunday afternoon at 2 o�clock, a party of Oulu young men, Arne and Werner NEVALA, Eli REINHOLM and William HUKKANEN were passing through the narrows between Hart and Millicent Lakes on the Pike Chain, when someone got up in the heavily laden little boat and it rocked and tipped and all were soon in the water. All succeeded in swimming about 150 feet to shore, but William HUKKANEN, perhaps the best swimmer in the party, did not make it. His body was recovered at 4:30 p.m. by Undersheriff Terry ARSENEAU and Howard FUHRMANN using grappling hooks. The deceased was born in Negaunee, Mich., 25 years ago, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William HUKKANEN of the town of Oulu.

Upper Wisconsin was overhung by a pall of smoke Tuesday, which came in on a west wind, and it was learned that this smoke came down from Canada, where a forest fire was ablaze. Canada did not have the heavy rainfalls that this region has had this spring and summer, and fire danger is very high there.

Mrs. Florence THARP received a cablegram this morning from her son, Reginald, who is in Belfast, Ireland. He was very ill, but is now OK.

The CCC Camps will be closed shortly, for Congress has decided that the need for them is no longer pressing. By the end of July, they will all be liquidated, and only caretakers will be left to guard the 360 campus throughout the United States. Pattison Park, in Douglas County, a former camp, is now being used by U.S. military forces.

The Northwest�s Greatest Aid to the war effort has been filmed and titled "Lake Carrier." It takes you step by step from the iron ore pits of Minnesota Iron Range to the blast furnaces of Gary and Pittsburgh. It shows the movements of long ore trains, loading of the lake carriers and their passage through the Soo Locks. Frederick MARCH, the noted screen actor, is the commentator. The film will be shown at the Rex Theater in this city July 10-11.

Harry ROGERS, who is employed as a carpenter on a new defense plant in Milwaukee, has been at his old home here for a visit and rest for a few days.

Judge I.L. LENROOT, if the United States Court of Customs and Appeals, arrived at his cottage on the Brule to spend his summer vacation here. His distinguished daughter, Miss Katherine LENROOT, head of the Children�s Bureau of the United States, is with him and will remain for two weeks.

The family of Raleigh O. GREENLEE reports that he is quite definitely better, after having been given several blood transfusions.

June 30, 1960

Two thousand six hundred eight Bayfield County residents had free chest X-rays at the State Board of Health Mobile X-ray Unit from May 23 to June 3.

The Board of Directors of the Port Wing Co-op Assn. announce the appointment of a new manager for the local store. He is Mr. Gordon WALLIN, married and the father of two children, Polly and Glenn. He was formerly with the Co-op Supermarket in Superior.

Michael SCHEER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin SCHEER of Artesia, Calif., arrived Friday to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Paul BROZOVICH.

Mrs. Mag KUCERA returned from Chicago, where she attended her son, Robert�s, 25th wedding anniversary.

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