Beware itinerant home improvement canvassers
Michigan State Police warn property owners to vet canvassers before contracts after a Saginaw County case where two painters charged thousands for termite work. Restitution followed. charges of false pretenses dropped. Check with BBB or chamber of commerce and local police. itinerants target elderly clients and may flee if pursued.
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Michigan
Saginaw County
Better Business Bureau of Chamber of Commerce
Auto Service Lags In Mich
APIM says Michigan vehicle registrations rose 15.7 percent from 3,071,474 to 3,555,066 while service stations grew only 0.6 percent from 9,455 to 9,509 over five years. Nationally stations gained 2 percent to 211,500 as car registrations climbed 20 percent to 81.5 million due to highways and changing traffic.
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Michigan
Associated Petroleum Industries of Michigan
APIM
William Palmer
U.S. Census Bureau
Palmer
Muzzle Loaders Festival at Greenfield Village
Thunderous volleys and Civil War reenactments unfold June 26 27 at Greenfield Village a 260 acre outdoor museum. More than 500 shooters from Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia New York and Michigan expected to participate in muzzle loading rifle and pistol target firing. Cameras ready from 10 a m each day with admission included.
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Greenfield Village
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
Michigan
Community Notices and Social Gatherings Nearby
West Gilmore Martin Boger resumes light tractor work. Elwin Pitts hosts a Friday party for Gregory Pitts who graduated Farewell High. Bay City guests Howard Hoag visit Hugh Douglas family over weekend. Douglas attends Belding graduation with grandson. Allen of Commerce tours in trailer. trip across Straits planned. Charlotte Hart and Violet Lowery dine with Bertha Clark Weidman then White Curtis near Winn. Swan, Kriepa and Helen visit Paul Cole. Cole released from South Bend hospital and stays with daughter. Charlotte Hart and Violet Lowery visit Rodger Hart in Barryton. Lowery calls on Hugh Douglas Tuesday evening. Paul Cole learns husband hospitalized in South Bend. Mary Lou surgery reported. both improving. Violet Lowery visits Clifford Brasington and Emma Phipps. Shilling and John Shilling also guests. Lowery to return to Pontiac Sunday. Port Huron’s Clarence Davidson and William Burgess visit Edgebert Fordyce Monday.
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Elwin Pitts
Gregory
Farewell High
Howard Hoag
Bay City
Hugh Douglas
Douglas
Belding
Claris Allen
Commerce
Straits
Charlotte Hart
Vicelet Lowery
Bertha Clark
Weidman
Winn
Lester Swan
Olivier Kriepa
Helen
Jeno
Mt. Pleasant
Paul Cole
Ruby Douglas
South Bend
Joe Mossell
Violet Lowery
Indiana
Joe Mossel
Cole
Mary Lou
Clifford Brasington
Emma Phipps
John Shilling
Martin Boger
Lowery
Pontiac
Clarence Davidson
Port Huron
William Burgess
Edgebert Fordyces
Answer To Milk Surplus
Michigan State University dairy specialist Don Murray says farm per capita milk use is 87 pounds higher than urban use, accounting for most surplus. He notes the gap has shrunk from 126 pounds a decade ago and that aligning nonfarm consumption to farm levels could largely eliminate the surplus.
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Don Murray
Michigan State University
MSU
Murray
Forward March Cadence of NROTCBA at World’s Fair event
Seventy three bands from the National ROTC Band Association entered Singer Stadium at the New York World's Fair for the Fourth Annual NROTCBA Competition. The piece traces the organization’s origin from a Saint Peter's College professor's idea to a nationwide association with 73 member bands.
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Jersey City
N. J
Get Jump On Canning Time
Before fresh produce arrives check your canning gear. Test pressure with water, inspect gaskets and seals, replace worn parts, tag gauges, and store canner clean and dry. Contact the County Extension Office for details on home canning care.
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County Extension Office
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Ray Cunningham
Wildwood
Anata
Connie Radd
Ell
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Marvel
Rodney, Mich
Mecosta
Big Rapids
Royal King
King
Orville Courier
Citizens, State Bank Auctionsers of
Jak
Dranse
Justerin’ & Brooke
Meng
Istory's Great
Agsencok Pnempyie
Nrotcba
The
University of
Willow Run Laboratories
Gallon Marx
Lastic Hose Tarry
DuPont
Tyrex, Inc
Agey Witbeck’s
Plaza Clare, Mich
Bob Witbeck
Mgr
Yang
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