City Commission Meeting June 21 1926 Actions and Approvals
City Commission met June 21 1926 with Mayor Pearce and Commissioners Kenney Morton Winslow present. They approved gas rate Ordinance No 207 with possible changes via Utilities Commission and authorized curb gutter work fire truck tires and sidewalk and garage permits. Rolls for payrolls 127A 135B&C totaling 10771.07 approved. Special assessments for curb gutter on East Broadway Kinney Ave and Lincoln St approved with three yearly installments. Calcium Chloride spread on Lincoln St confirmed and July 6 meeting set to review assessment roll. Meeting adjourned signed Pearce and Brownson.
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City Commission
W. H. Pearce
Kenney
Morton
Winslow
Harris
C. A. Gorham
C. D. Pullen
Kinney Avenue
Mt. Pleasant Lumber Co
O. C. Raymond
Kinney Richmond
East Broadway Street
Illinois Street
Lincoln Street
Main Street
F. Brownson
Community notes from Six Lakes area gatherings
Local residents share family news with visits and travels among Blanchard, Six Lakes, Mt. Pleasant and Big Rapids. Highlights include births and home visits, church conference trips, windmill repairs after a fire, and relatives visiting from Union City and Lansing. A Ferris Institute worker transitions to a prosecuting attorney office in Big Rapids. Dennis and Gail Marston enjoy camping at Town Line Lake and Six Lakes camp meeting.
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Robert Allen
Charley Sanders
Robinson
Eva Compson
Peter Mason
Munn
Lakeview
Tom Hill
Lettie Sheets
E. Compson
L. D. Decker
Dutton
Church of God
Ed. Sanderson
Union City
J. R
Ed. Marston
Ma. Hill
Loren Dickson
Lansing
Charles Leighton
Herert
Hester Fate
Mt. Pleasant
Walter Hall
Miss Mulholland
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Cassatt
Celon
Mt. Pleasant Normal
Caszatt
Ionia
Dennis
Gail Marston
Town Line Lake
Six Lakes
J. R. Marston
Watermelon Juice Used At Lincoln Christening
Lincoln Hl July 1 United Press relates how Abraham Lincoln christened Lincoln NL in 1853 by squeezing a watermelon to let its juice drip to the ground during the sale of the first town lots. John L. Stevens recalls the event, noting Lincoln’s reluctance yet public naming of the town.
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Lincoln Hl
United Press
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
John L. Stevens
St. Louis
Middletown
Stevens
Bull Fighters Organize Pawnshop in Mexico City
In Mexico City on July 1 United Press reports matador Juan Silveti dubbed the Tiger of Guanajuato was elected president of a bullfighters pawnshop formed to aid out of work and financially strained fighters. Luis Leon, former barderillero and Agriculture Secretary, becomes vice president. board includes senior bullfighting professionals.
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Mexico
United Press
Juan Silveti
Guanajuato
Luis Leon
Barderillero
Thrift drives $30 million in US school savings
New York July 1 United Press reports that over 30 million dollars is on deposit in school savings banks. Arthur H Chamberlain of San Francisco notes progress in thrift education as 8 million pupils received thrift instruction and nearly 4 million had access to school savings programs, with balances and accrued interest approaching 380 million dollars.
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New York
United Press
United States
Arthur H., Chamberlain
San Francisco
National Congress For
Philadelphia
America
Chamberlain
Monkeys Reanimated By New Glass Roof
London zoologists install a glass roof that passes ultraviolet light at the London Zoo Dr Chalmers Mitchell says the ultraviolet rays stimulate the monkeys making them lively once more They chatter swing and throw coconuts with renewed vigor under the new roof.
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London
United Press
London Zoo
Chalmers Mitchell
Zoo
Stars and Stripes Milestones Across American History
The article traces flag history from its first battles on Sept 11 1777 at Brandywine to Sitka in 1867 and Boston ship trade. It notes key moments including 1818 stripe reduction, 13 stars for 13 states, and first flag raisings and displays by figures and places such as Fort Schuyler Vimy Ridge and Captain Paul Jones.
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Alaska
Sitka
Brandywine
Columbia
Salem
Mass
George Balch
New York City
Germany
Fort Schuyler
Rome
N. Y
United States
William Driver
Nashville
Tenn
High School
New Bedford
William H. Clancy
Royal Field Artillery of
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Congress
Rathbone
Sloop of War
Providence
Fort Nassau
Bahama Islands
Paul Jones
Portsmouth
N. H
Ranger
Ones
British Admiralty Reverts to Named Submarines
London July 1 United Press says the British Navy returns to naming submarines by traditional names rather than letter-number designations. An Admiralty official cites growing naval sentiment that submarines, now larger and more powerful, should bear names like other warships. The piece notes the change follows wartime practices and broad crew support.
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London
United Press
Admiralty
Local Social Visits and Church Gathering Recap
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Frogget entertained company Sunday from Mr. Pleasant. Rev. Aldroge called on Mr. and Mrs. Layton Taylor Monday. A well attended class meeting was held at Mrs. Emma Pease's Friday night. Family visits included the Edd Miller home and Mr. Taylor's parents. Howard Patterson of Mt. Pleasant attended church in Coomer. Elmer Taylor of Crawford visited his grandparents Sunday.
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Nelson Frogget
Pleasant
Aldroge
Layton Taylor
Emma Pease
Edd Miller
Orthy Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Wilber Young
Eli Smith
Gerald
Layton
Taylor
Howard Patterson
Mt. Pleasant
Coomer
Elmer Taylor
Crawford
Great New Federal Building Program To Be Well Under Way Within Year
Washington July 1 United Press Ten new federal buildings to house thousands of workers will be built in five years. Fifty million dollars is allocated in a 165 million public buildings bill. construction expected to start within a year. Departments Justice Commerce Agriculture and archives are favored for sites south of Pennsylvania Avenue in the ellipse district near the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.
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Washington
United Press
Congress
Reed Smoot
Utah
Public Buildings Commission
Smoot
Senate
District of Columbia
Tively
U.S. Supreme Court
Government Printing Office
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Justice Department
Great Treasury
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Ashington Monument
Archives
National Museum
Treasury
Capitol
Michigan prison population drives state ward rise
Michigan welfare department report shows a 40 percent rise in state wards over five years, with 2,631 more inmates since June 1, 1921. Total population across 16 institutions reached 18,090 led by Jackson Ionia and Marquette penal units. prison industries employed 1,862, highway work 629, and state fair grounds 42.
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Lansing
Mich
United Press
Michigan
State Welfare Department
Jackson
Ionia
Marquette
Marl T. Murray
Eloise Infirmatory
Wayne County
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Pontiac State Hospital
Traverse City State Hospital
Newberry State Hospital
Ionia State Hospital
Farm Colony
Michigan Home and Training School
Tate Prison
Michigan Reformatory
Branch
German Republic to Restore Medals
Berlin July 1 United Press reports Germany will restore medals titles ribbons and other insignia of distinction abolished by the 1916 revolution. The revival will require an amendment of the republican constitution as the new practice resumes the historical honoring of merit.
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Berlin
United Press
Germany
German government plans prize medals to honor public service
The government aims to reward heroic deeds with medals as a cost effective public gift. It plans to submit a bill to the Reichstag to revive the practice of granting titles and insignia to prominent public figures.
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Reichtag
Expedition Seeks New Fish Species by University Team
Professor Carl L. Hubbs leads a five month motorized expedition from Ann Arbor to northwest and Pacific coast regions to collect and classify species unknown to science. Chevrolet truck donated by General Motors carries gear while Chevrolet service stations offer free aid. Restocking programs aim to boost fishing and tourism as state commissions monitor results.
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Northwest
Pacific Coast
Carl L. Hubbs
University of Michigan Zoological Museum
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Hubbs
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Central States
Prof
Washington
Oregon
Fish collection project spans several regions under Prof Hubbs
Specimens will be gathered from Wisconsin Lake Superior Minnesota North Dakota and California streams and preserved in a compact laboratory for zoological study. Prof Hubbs known for river and lake fish work in Michigan Cheboygan County and on the Pacific coast notes about two hundred fish species and many others in Washington Oregon remain undescribed. What has happened to old fashioned Paris fashions.
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Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Minnesota
North Dakota
California
Hubbs
Au Sable, Mich
Cheboygan County
Michigan
Washington
Oregon
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Mexico City
the Stars and Stripes
July
British Admiralty
NEA
Chicago
Ratleigh Deat Farms
Freeport
Poland
China
University Ofllinoig
Ward Campbell
Isabella County
Wesley J. Morrison
German Republic
Los Angeles
Herbert Wenig
Hollywood
Calif
Millon
Wag
Dawes
Pasy
Paris
Mount Pleasant Lumber Co
Perry
Thompson
Republican Party
A. C. Bandeen
Repub
Lican
Gravarco
Grand Rapids Paint & Enamel Co
Roy Dawson
Garvarco
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