Bayfield County Journal
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Bayfield County Journal Memories Column
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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.
County Journal, Washburn, WI, June 1, 2000
Iron River Memories
Beverlee Thivierge
Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer
June 18, 1942
President Franklin Roosevelt has designated the period June 15-29 for the greatest scrap rubber campaign ever put on in this country, and oil stations throughout the country have been authorized to receive and pay for all scrap rubber delivered to them for the price of 1 cent per pound. Those who desire to donate the rubber outright are informed that the money the government pay for the rubber ($25 per long ton of 2,240 pounds) will be divided between the USO, the American Red Cross and the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Society.
Michael FARNADY Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael FARNADY of this city, was one of the lucky 92 percent of the personnel of the aircraft carrier Lexington to survive when that giant carrier was sunk the Battle of the Coral Sea in early May. His father got a telegram from him Monday of this week informing him that he would be home very soon on leave.
Among the students at the University of Wisconsin To be given a B.A. degree this year was Robert HOUGAS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley J. HOUGAS of the town of Tripp.
Norman L. SHULSTAD, who has spent four years teaching in Bayfield County, the last year in this home town, Iron River, left today to join the Navy. He hopes to take an accelerated course to fit himself for a cadet position.
Clarence PETERSON, director of the USO drive in the Iron River area, reported that the quotas for the town of Iron River and Tripp were topped by 200 percent and the town of Hughes by 300 percent. Ray JOHNSON and his co-workers and all the residents of Hughes who "came up with the dough" are to be congratulated. The very fact that our service folk are being backed over 100 percent must be a morale booster of the first order.
June 16, 1960
From Cedric ADAMS� column in the Minneapolis Star:
The Rev. LAMBERT of Marshall, Minn., mailed a room request to a hotel manager in Alexandria, Minn. The alert manager noted that the pastor�s request covered the exact dates for the District American Legion Convention, so he wrote to the pastor accepting the reservations but also apologizing in advance for any noise, commotion or other inconvenience the Legionnaires might cause him. What the thoughtful manager didn�t know was that Mr. LAMBERT was a delegate to the district convention! Rev Fredrick Lambert was the son of Mrs. Edna LAMBERT STEPHANS of Iron River.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Amel POLKOSKI June 11 at an Ashland hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene STAFFORD announce the arrival of their third child, a daughter, Donna Jean, at St. Joseph�s Hospital June 11.
Roy SHOEMAKER, administrator at the Washburn Hospital for seven years, has accepted a similar position at the Barron Community Memorial Hospital at Barron, Wis. He will assume his new duties June 15. Mr. SHOEMAKER plans to move his wife, Betty, and five children, Sandra, Robert, Tommy, Billy and Susan, to Barron the early part of July.
Brule -- Welcome callers at Adolph and Ethel WOERLE�s home this weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Harry MASON of Iron River, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford IRVING of Detroit, Mr. Ed PERKINS of Alaska, and Mr. Roy PERKINS of Idaho. This news writer (Mrs. John TUURA) also celebrated her 61st birthday with a dinner out with the "old man."
Mr. and Mrs. George PUDAS returned from a week�s trip that took them to Saco, Mont., where they visited the Bill MORAN family. Mr. MORAN and Mrs. PUDAS are brother and sister. They were accompanied by their son, John, and their three granddaughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Kavajacz, who have been stationed in Georgia, are visiting the Matt SHYKEs.