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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, Washburn, WI, April 13, 2000

Iron River Memories
Beverlee Thivierge

Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer

May 7, 1942

Iron River Rebekah Lodge members will hold meetings on the first and third Thursdays at 2 p.m. for the purpose of making bandages for home defense. Anyone having large or small sugar or flour sacks, sheets or pillow cases may contribute them to the lodge. Mrs. T.F. Callahan is chairman of the committee, assisted by Mrs. Emil Hanson, Mrs. Isaac Wilkins, Mrs. Willis Ingle and Mrs. Charles Diamon.

Berkeley Wells, who left Bayfield County a few weeks ago as leader of a contingent of some 40 men going into military service, wrote to Charles Willoughby of this city that he has now completed basic training at Camp Crowder, Mo., and is being sent to another post, where he will take a five-month course in radio, for which he is well qualified.

On May 1, Mr. and Mrs. George Grown, who have operated a restaurant in the Jardine Block, turned over their business to Lillian Sauve. Mrs. Sauve is experienced in the restaurant business and intends to give the public the high standard of service they have enjoyed at this restaurant in the past.

Carroll Hobbs, Adolph Dahl and Robert Willoughby leave the county today to enlist in military service. There are now over 50 young men from Iron River in the service to date.

Miss Naomi Lavin, who taught school at Durand during the past school year up to six weeks ago, when she came home ill (with scarlet fever, has recovered) without having permanent side effects. She went back to Durand last week to finish her term.

The 1942 budget of the town of Iron River is as follows: Highway fund, $800; poor fund, $900; hydrant rental, $2,000; street lights, $900; siren, $18; school levy, $2,250; children's band, $200; civil defense, $100; information bureau, $100.

Diner: Do you serve crabs here?
Waiter: We serve anyone; sit down.

Bert Bousley is erecting an addition to his building on Mill Street to make room for the installation of a dining room for the restaurant now being operated by Mrs. Ella Grecol.

April 21, 1960

Two-hundred alumni were in attendance at the annual banquet of the Iron River High School Alumni Association. Roy Lyons, Class of 1940, was the toastmaster. Miss Emy Mollenhoff, Class of 1900, represented the oldest class present. The new officers are William Wick, president; Elmira Knapp, vice president; secretary, Judy Fuhrmann; and treasurer, Ethel Leifeste. The dance at the gym was well attended.

The district meeting of Rebekah Lodges was held at the hall here on April 18, with a supper at Vacha's before the meeting. Seventy members from Ashland, Bayfield, Superior and Iron River were in attendance at the meeting conducted by District President Violet Wilson of the Iron River Lodge.

Service notes: Marine PFC Daniel Knapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Knapp, departed Camp Pendleton, Calif., aboard the USS Mitchell, bound for a 14-month tour of duty on Okinawa. Robert Townsend, fireman apprentice, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Townsend, graduated from Electrician's Mate School at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. George W. Goetsch, aviation electronics technician, U.S. Navy, is serving with Heavy Attack Squadron 6 aboard the aircraft carrier Ranger, operating in the Western Pacific. George's parents are Mr. and Mrs. George A. Goetsch.

Births: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goneau of Thousand Oaks, Calif., announce the birth of a daughter April 9. She has been named Theresa Renee.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Granstrom of Mellen are the proud parents of a baby boy born at Trinity Hospital at Ashland April 11th. Geri Jon is the name chosen for him. The Granstroms have two other children, Julie Ann, and Michael Dale. Mrs. Granstrom is the former Helen Holly.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierce (Myrtle) and Mr. and Mrs. William Falk of Milwaukee and Oak Creek attended the Alumni Banquet and visited over the weekend. They were guests of the Clarence Shukstad (Shulstad?) home over Easter.

Mr. and Mrs. Andy (Phoebe) Mattila and family spent Easter Sunday at their cabin on Mollenhoff Lake and stopped at the Talso home for a visit before returning to Superior.

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