The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
CHRONOLOGY
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retary, of committees in charge of
Community Center dedication set for
May IA.
April 21-Seventh annual minstrel
Iof Scout troops 173 and 174 set for
Sunday. Judge Hughes refuses tenn
Iporary injunction on Civic Center furni-
Iture, dissolving restraining order.
April 28-Tony Yakich. II, browns in
Shagawa lake, Tuesday, when leaky
canoe sinks. Thirty men start work
on WPA project designed to improve
school grounds of city.
May School officials announce 118
candidates for diplomas at June COM
|mencement. Ely Finnish-Americans
gathered Sunday to lay plans for 300th
Anniversary of first settlement in Della
ware on June 26.
May 12-Three hundred Girl Scouts
presented awards at spring court of
honor, Friday. Herman G. Wenzel,
state conservation commissioner, to
speak at Ely Rod and Gun club outing
saturday; pike season to open Sunday;
lgolf course ready for use.
! May 19-Ely to dedicate civic center
saturday with dance, banquet, program
and open house; DR.. George T. Ayres,
banquet POSTMASTER. Ilmari Hirvivarra
killed, William Maxi and Gust Niemi,
Ely, and Jack Hackey, Tower, injured
in auto collision early Sunday morning
east of city on No. /.
May 26-Announce S. S. c.. U. fortieth
anniversary celebration to be held here
July 16, II, 10. Ely entertains 5000 at
dedication of Community building.
June marjorie Berglund, with an
average of 96.32, and Florence Novak
with 96.12, named as high school honor
lstudents. Judge Mark Nolan pays trib-
lutte to soldier dead in Memorial day adj
dress Monday.
June ely host to Finnish National
Temperance convention here June 12-14.
Diplomas given ISL students in pro-
lgram Thursday ending school year.
June 16-Cook baseball team whips
Ely, 1874, in opener here. First band
concert set for Friday evening at park.
Edward T. Buckley, Jr., announced as
winner of American Legion medal for
Outstanding leadership, scholarship and
! Iathletic ability.
June 23-Joseph Veranth and Jacob
L. Pete nominated for commissioner
post as record vote of 3,135 ballots is
recorded here in primary election. Du-
luth goodwill tour to arrive here Friday
for dinner in Community Center.
June 30-Twenty-ninth anniversary
of establishment of the Jugo-Slav Ma
tional home to be observed Sunday.
Frank Lozar post of the American Le-
gion, G. I. o., Oliver and Zenith en-
iployes associations to sponsor July
celebration.
July Drum and bugle corps, Aux
iliary glee club win honors at district
legion convention at International
Falls last weekend. Only four births
July IA banquet and dance, Sat
. reported in city during month of June.
rday evening, a picnic and dance at
Sandy Point, and a Memorial day OBJ
servance Monday to observe fortieth
, anniversary of S. S. G. u. here. Elys
five-game winning streak nippel by Vir-
GINA Rangers, baseball club, 12-1, at
the Queen City, Tuesday.
July 21-John Dragavon and Anton
Kotchevar named school directors in
election Tuesday; 1856 votes cast. Matt
Marolt, Jr., killed Friday when truck
collides with auto on Moose lake road.
Three thousand attend S. S. c. U. cele-
bration.
July 28-Lake county and Ely officials
suggest new dam for Prairie Portage
after inspection trip Friday. Vermilion
Range Old Settlers association meet
ing at Tower last Thursday attended by
1000; DR.. George T. Ayres, Ely resident
since 1899, elected president.
August 4-Worlds largest drill con-
quers stone for TOO feet at Zenith mine.
John Wilmunen installed as Chief de
Care of newly organized Forty and
Eight voiture. Seven Oliver employees
presented IS, 30, and Is year badges.
| August 11-Five members of the
Shagawa Country club return from Vir-
ginia last weekend with three prizes
in the Northwest Publinx Golf tourn-
ament.
August 18-With the thermometer
registering SO, Elyites swelter in the
summers hottest day, Sunday. Tourist
season reaches peak as heat wave
sweeps middlewest.
August 25-Work will start Sept. on
Sc miles of paving east of Tower
Joseph Startz, Ely resident since 1890,
dies Friday.
Sept. Ely Community Fair gets
under way today. Calendar arranged
for school opening next Tuesday.
Blacktopping completed on Grant Nc
Mahan boulevard. Ely girl guide an
nounces marriage.
Sept. 8-Labor unions entertain Ely
in cityis first Labor Day celebration,
Monday. A total of 2,O72 entries, 400
more than year before, made at fair.
Signs of fall: bowling to start Saturday;
initial football game at Hibbing, Fri
day night.
Sept. l5-Burntside Lodge suffers
s., 900 loss as boathouse burns. Ernest
Madden reelected manager of base
ball team after most successful season
in years.