The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-01
CHRONOLOGY
OF Year 1871
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luth, 1929, to finish fourth in con-
ference.
Mar. 13-Local Legion convention
committee meets to plan district con-
clave set for Ely in June. Council sets
starting date of one-meter plan for
June 1. Memorial high finished third
in district 81; draws Eveleth in tour
nament. Co. 704 defeats Independents
29-30, to take city crown.
Mar 20-"E'' assembly, banquet set
for LOG students Thirty Ely men at
tend tax limitation hearings in st.
Paul Eveleth knocks Ely out of dis
trict meet with stunning 1928 win.
Co. 704 wins district CCC meet here;
goes to state.
Mar. 27-Ed Janeksela named city
ski champion at 18th annual meet
Sunday Hitler" and "Mussolini"
(Pete Brascugli, Eveleth, and Adolph
Dolenshak, Ely score as best after
dinner attraction in Minnesota; get
pictures in states big dailies. Co. 7O4
/! loses bid for second state CCC title.
Apr. 3-New early season record set
on Vermilion range as loading of iron
ore preparatory to hauling to docks
at Two Harbors starts this week Miss
zella Richter resigns after teaching in
school district 81 years.
Apr 10-Annual deer season opposed
here in poll conducted by The Miner
as legislature considers bills for yearly
hunt. Jugoslav War relief committee
| to be formed Friday.
| Apr. 17-Oliver employees given 10
| per cent pay hike, vacation plan.
School board asks voters to register
| opinion on city-school district recrea-
ton program at election May 20.
Apr. 24-Search inaugurated for
Rudolph Klanchar, missing beaver
trapper. Scouts schedule 10th annual
minstrel show for Sunday. Pickands
Mather company gives employees pay
increase. Modern Service wins city
bowling honors by defeating Vertin's
Cafe two straight. Ely Bowling Center
! takes women's league.
May Frank Urmas drowned below
Silver Rapids, father, George Urmas
saved by Frank Jenko, as canoe upsets
when two start search for missing
beaver trapper Grass fire threatens
Zenith, Is locations
May 8-Memorial high to graduate
116 students. Rep. August H. Andersen
named as one-man committee to in
vestigate abuse of Superior forest
Fritz Banks named manager, William
Langen president of baseball team.
May 15-May 1924 set as traffic,
home safety week here. Rod and Gun
club annual outing set for Saturday.
May 25-John Dragavon and Louis
SLENDER top field of seven candidates
in school election as Anton F. Kot-
chevar is defeated in bid for reelection
City-School recreation program ap-
proved by top-heavy vote. College lists
81 graduates. Ely to be officially pre-
sented with traffic safety award Sat-
urday at public mass meeting.
May 29-City to observe Memorial
day Friday, with Senator Homer M
Carr, Proctor, as speaker. Ely wins
opening baseball game at Cook, Us.
June 5-City council decides to in
vite Minnesota League of Municipalities
to hold 1912 convention here Mann
moth new engine makes initial run to
Ely over D. M & I. R. Monday haul
ing half mile of empties; leaves with
119 loaded iron ore cars
June 12-Ely mines ship 495,782 tons
of ore during April to set record State
Moose invited to hold convention here
in 1912. Selective service board meets
to plan second draft for July l. Look
staff comes here for pictures for
'Where to Spend Your Vacation
series.
| June 19-Ely prepares to entertain
district Legion convention Saturday
and Sunday A. j. Thomas, pioneer
attorney, dies Monday. Bishop WEIGH
of Duluth administers sacrament of
confirmation to 127 at st. Anthonys
Catholic church Sunday.
June 26-Nrs Edward T. Buckley
named auxiliary president, I. F. Clan
otti, formerly of Ely, Legion comman-
der, at district convention. City enters
18th day of sizzling weather as high
of 81 is recorded.
July 3-Celebration to mark indie
pendence day. Cy Lindholm sets sea-
sons record to date with 31a-pound
lake trout.
July 10-Eight Trail Riders from
four states start 13-day canoe trip
along border. Ely men recruited for
defense work on Newfoundland
July 17-Raymond Koehler, 49,,
Chicago solo canoeist begins unheralded
trip through Superior Quetico region
that ends two months later with ma
tion-wide publicity. Ivan Tauzell named
chairman, Jack Gianotti clerk, Dr. T.
Ahola, treasurer of school district.
Vermilion Range Old Settlers hold
9th reunion in Tower.
July 24-Ely plans aluminium drive
Forty local business men to confer with
Arrowhead association directors here
Tuesday. Two die, two injured as
Virginia car leaves Lonstorf curve
1a-year safety record for rural area
near here.
July 31-Northerns fight over "manu-
featured" lure marked with red lip
stick by Ripon. Wis, woman for sea-
sons best fish story.
| Aug. 7-Helmer LepiSto and Ernest
Bailey begin first border fire patrol
in experimental attempt to curb man
caused fires
| Aug. 400 delegates from 10 states
to arrive Friday for AF'U juvenile con-
vention Ely drum corps successful in
defending state title. Eveleth forfeits
to Ely giving the latter tie with
Chisholm in final league standings.
| Aug. 21-Council studies revised one