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Veda Ponikvar
Veda Frances Ponikvar (May 26, 1919 – October 13, 2015) was an American publisher and businesswoman from Chisholm, Minnesota. The first female publisher in Minnesota, she was the owner and operator of the ''Free Press-Tribune'' for fifty years. Early life Ponikvar was born in 1919 in Chisholm, Minnesota, the oldest of the five children of John Ponikvar, a miner, and Frances Globokar, Slovenian immigrants. Her father died in March 1952, at home in Chisholm, while her brother, John, was killed in the Korean War later in the year. She was an honor graduate of Drake University's School of Journalism and Political Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, she enlisted in the WAVES, with training taking place at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was then assigned to naval intelligence in Washington, D.C., working at the World War I barracks on Constitution Avenue which were repurposed for naval offices. She was Military discharge, honora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm, Minnesota
Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,775 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city has been called "The Heart of the Iron Range" due to its location in the middle of the Mesabi Range, Mesabi Iron Range. History The city was named for its founder, Archibald Mark Chisholm (1862–1933), a mining man and investor from Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada. Chisholm was incorporated in 1901. A post office called Chisholm has been in operation since 1901. With a railroad line to Duluth, Minnesota, Duluth and plenty of mining work available in and near town, Chisholm's population grew rapidly, and by 1908 it had more than 6,000 people and 500 buildings. On September 5, 1908, a fast-moving forest fire obliterated the town due to dry conditions and the wooden construction of nearly all the town's buildings. Many people escaped by going into the lake. No one died in the fire. Afterward, building cod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |