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Newspaper

Mount Pleasant Times

Location

Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1926

Page

3

Drowning tragedy at Shiawassee river near Owosso

Hub Links as Aid Reaches Side Henry Orowine 19 son of Edward Orowine of New Haven township Shiawassee county drowned Sunday morning while wading with two sisters and younger brother The body found an hour later after rescue attempts by Ruth 16 and other bystanders The death follows a string of misfortunes for his family.

Henry Orowine Edward Orpwine New Haven Township Shiawassee County Shiawassee River Owos‘so Country Club Ruth Orowine Owosso Ralph Brittson Patrick Rourke Fred Hare Butternut Carson City James Kavanaugh Joe Bryan Midland

Kenya rats four feet long stun London zoological gardens

Kenya rats at the London Zoo measure three to four feet with fox-terrier like teeth and cheek pouches that bulge when filled with nuts and fruit. The exhibit portrays them as the Titans of the rat world, provoking humorous comparisons to the Pied Piper tale.

London United Press Kenya London Zoological Gardens Africa Germany

Blind student graduates Water town High with honors

Fred Loesche, stone blind, graduates from Water town High School with honors and plans to study osteopathy in Philadelphia. At 21, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loesch of New Haven Connecticut. He won the Washington Franklin medal for excellence in history and was elected to the Cum Laude society.

Boston United Press Fred Loesche Watertown Philadelphia College of Osteopathy Loesch Charles Loesch New Haven Conn

Diary Notes and Garden Talk From July Washington

The diary fragment recalls a family day with Jane and old photos then shifts to a summer trip plan with a friend saving money. A scene from a stag party follows, plus a social outing and a money matter discussion. Then a Washington dispatch notes progress in land development and rose gardening advice from the agriculture department.

Jane Wu Social Tenue

Uncle Sam on Flowers and Garden Plants Advice

Uncle Sam advises planting flowers in secluded beds rather than lawns. He favors Chrysanthemums as backbone perennials, notes roses and tree roses are unsuitable for hedges, and highlights Dahlias for late season color. Details on propagation, soil, and storage accompany guidance amid wartime narration and a stray quip about Warsaw.

Uncle Sam Pacific Coast Sam

Court House Real Estate Transfers and Licenses

Real estate transfers include James G. Tiplady to Charles T. Durfee and others in Mt. Pleasant for $1.00 and related parcels. Chatterton to Chatterton and Son Lot 7 Kinney's add Mt. Pleasant for $1.00. Noel D. Gover to David P. Young Lot 2 Kinney's add Mt. Pleasant for $1.00. Various other transfers and a Church of Christ of Coe township parcel to Clinton J. Vroman for $100.00. Marriage licenses issued to Alfred J. Collins Cecil O Hara Elmer Smith Lillian Reach Charles F Gurtiss Agnes Gifford Ancel Norman Una Gumm.

James G. Tiplady Charles T. Durfee City of Mt. Pleasant E. F. Roudetto Sherman Howard E. Chatterton Chatterton and Son Kinney's Noel D. Gover David P. Young Kinney City of Mt. Pleasant Ella B. Leonard Cook Clinton J. Vroman Isabella Trustees Church of Christ of Coe Wi. Com Sec Coe Alfred J. Collins Cecil O’hara Elmer Smith Lillian Margaret Reach Alma Charles F* Gurtiss Winn Agnes Gifford Ovid Ancel Norman Remus Una Gumm Macelona

Probate Notices and Estates in Local Court Dockets

Probate entries list multiple estates including Wm H Blondheim George W Fox and Jacob Walsh with filings such as proofs of publication orders for Board of Determination appointments admr bonds letters of administration and account approvals. Notices cover hearings asset sales and discharge of administrators with recorded inventories dispositions and associated dates per local probate docket.

Wm. H. Blondheim Bullard Drain Board of Determination Board of Detied George W. Fox Admr Jacob Walsh James L. Thorne Andrew Broughton James N. Harris N. Jane Crum Thyrza Tyler Vernon G. Tucker

The Worst Job in the World U S Senator Says

United Press reports a former senator calls the U S Senate the worst job, citing long hours, heavy mail, and lack of personal time. The piece also notes the rise of professional lobbying in Washington with public relations departments and legislative agents shaping bills without overt corruption.

Washington United Press Congress Robert M. LaFollette, Jr House of Representatives Home Office Jone

Michigan paragraph highlights industry and figures

The piece notes Holland St Louis Sugar Company paying 15.3 million for beets over fifteen years, 400 million pounds of sugar manufactured, and pulp and molasses sales totaling 2.676 million and 932,900 dollars. It mentions Buick employing 16,000 now versus 20,000 earlier, growth in Michigan auto fields, Battle Creek highways, a large Ta Waso City tax sale, bankers in Grand Rapids Detroit and Lansing, Ford Motor Company assets at 743.06 million, and leading corporations United Steel, AT&T, and Standard Oil of New Jersey. It also cites advertising for Lake City tourism and Ruth Thompson becoming a lawyer.

Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company Ford Motor Company United States United Steel Corporation American Telephone and Telegraph Standard: Oil of New Jersey

Greyhound Bus Line grows into million-dollar Michigan firm

The Greyhound Bus Line of Muskegon now operates over 60 buses on more than 450 miles of Michigan highways and has become a million-dollar corporation in less than two years. Auto travel to Lake Michigan circles 968 miles and summer tourism drives demand. Straits of Mackinac auto traffic up 35 percent this year with two boats pressed into service and schedules shortened for quicker trips.

Greyhound Bus Line Muskegon Michigan Highway Straits of Mackinac

Miss Muskrat appeals to President Coolidge for aid

Ruth Musk rat, a junior from the Spavi naw hills of Oklahoma and student at Mount Holyoke College, presented an essay to President Coolidge titled The Read Man in the United States. She writes Our old life has gone and urges new traits and schooling with help from white brothers to move forward.

Spavinaw Hills Oklahoma Ruth Muskrat Mount Holyoke College President Coolidge United States Lfe Miss Muskrat

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