Wife Had Nose for Gas Hunt Ends Well
In Deckerville Michigan a man named Walter Wilson was found after a gas purchase led to a state police manhunt across Sandusky Port Huron Detroit Bay City Saginaw and Pontiac posts. His wife warned of the odor before lighting a stove, saving the day with a nose for danger.
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Deckerville
Mich
Fred Watson
Eatate
Sandusky
Port Huron
Detroit
Bay City
Saginaw
Pontiac
Sanilac
Walter Wilson
New Ball Pen Replaces Branding Iron on Farms
Ranchers adopt a new ball pen to brand cattle and tattoo livestock, marking ears and legs with permanent ink. The tool speeds up labeling for cattle rabbits poultry and bees and aids tasks from X rays to gem cutting and pattern outlining.
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Chicago
Eversharp
Stomach Ulcers Seen As Major Modern Health Issue
Dr. Andrew C. Ivy of the University of Illinois estimates 1.5 million Americans develop peptic ulcers in a decade and 5 to 12 percent may be afflicted in a lifetime. He notes rising death rates since 1900, more gastric than duodenal cases, and most diagnoses after age 20.
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Peeret
Ea Andrew ‘C. Ivy
University of Illinois
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ivy
John Hunter
London
United States
Commodity Prices Reach Postwar Peak in January
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports wholesale commodity prices at a new postwar high in January. The index of 900 commodities rose 0.6 percent to 140.8 percent of the 1926 average, 0.7 percent from December, 32 percent above a year ago, 65.1 above January 1937, and 46.8 higher than January 1929.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
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Danny Sullivan
Henry’ Doll
Omer Parent
Henry Doll
Larry Beck
Merchants League
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Loomis Welders
Kraft Foods
Chuck's Tavern
Kelsey Hardware
Schaeffer Dairy
Houghton Drugs Featherston Motors
Glen Thompson
Walt Hales
J. C. Marotzke
Leo Russell
Homer Borle
Ave Clare American Legion
Dover 1A
Parnell Lumber No. 1
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Rockwood Inn
Coleman American Legion
North Bradley No
Rosebush
Thayer Locker
Hubert Schofield
Don Meyer
Pete Gunther
Bill Bauer
Courtney Bauer
H. Schofield
Big Five Construction
Farwell Lumber
North Bradley
Kiwanis
Rotary
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Kiwanis No
Tim Cotter
Wally Merten
Dick Groves
W. Merten
Archie McDonald
Ave Doherty Hotel
Country Club
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Howard W. Jones
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Kroger
Durham
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Massey-Harris Hay Reader
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