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30 years ago

ISHPEMING — Ishpeming High School defeated West Iron County 305-110 on Nov. 20 during WMNU-TV’s Upper Peninsula High School Bowl. Representing Ishpeming were: Nathan White, Jeff Hanninen, Tim Mattson, and Kirsten Seitz, with alternates Eric Nyman and Aaron Mattson. Their coach is John Manchester. The West Iron County team members include Luke Gunderman, Josh Hudson, Phil Nocerini, and Kris Johnson, with alternates Jenny Paine and Adam Baumgartner. James Stortu is the WIC coach. High School Bowl, which airs Saturdays from 8-9 p,m., was hosted by Dr. David Goldsmith. The show is produced by Jackie Calcaterra at the Northern Michigan University studios and is underwritten by Mead Paper of Escanaba.

90 years ago

ISHPEMING — “Gold Diggers of 1933,” Warner Brothers’ all-star, dramatic musical spectacle, said to be even greater than “42nd Street,” opens a four-day engagement in the Ishpeming theater on Sunday. A fitting sequel to “42nd Street,” which started new styles in screen fare, “Gold Diggers of 1933,” excels its predecessor in beauty, in catchy tunes and “whistling” music, in comedy and in its story value. Included in the cast are Warren William, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks and 200 beautiful chorus girls directed by Busby Berkeley. Charles “Chic” Sale, noted make up artist, comedian, and humorist, appears for the first time as he is in real life in “Lucky Dog,” the Universal production which will be shown Saturday only in the Ishpeming theater, with Buster, “The Wonder Dog.”