Chase Osborn Remembered as a Servant Leader in Michigan
The tribute recalls Chase Osborn, former Michigan governor, as a public servant who prioritized the people over personal ties. An anecdote from his governorship highlights his insistence on serving the public by supporting a state project, even against faculty resistance. The piece reflects on wartime and postwar military spending trends, noting costs of about $6,000 per service member in 1944 and just over $8,000 in the following year amid the Cold War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
A. Een
Chase Osborn
Michigan
Osborn
Michigan Agricultural College
Lansing
State Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Berlin
Charm to Room By Making Williamsburg Valances
Promote charm with a Williamsburg style window valance pattern. No carpentry skills needed just mail 25 cents for Pattern No 27 to East Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NY for full size printed outline, instructions, and assembly drawings plus material list buyable at any lumber yard.
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Williamsburg
Wiliamsburg
East Bird Pattern Company
Dept. W. Pleasantville
N.Y
Kid stars fade as baseball and golf seek new youth
The piece notes baseball and golf struggle to find younger stars as aging greats like Musial Williams DiMaggio Boudreau Snead Hagen Sarazen fade from the spotlight. It discusses large bonuses for high school players and questions prospects in both sports. Gene Sarazen reflects on aging, explaining reduced focus and ambition affect performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Grover Alexander
Bobby Jones
Gene Sarazen
Walter Hagen
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Boudreau
Sammy Snead
Lloyd Mangrum
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Cary Middlecoff
Ty Cobbs
Walter Hagens
Gene Sarazens
Bobby
Bread Beyond Grain: Medieval Flour Sources
The text notes bread in medieval times came from scarce supplies, using oats millet horse beans chick peas white beans saw thistles lentils peas and vetch mixed with flours. It also cites fish flour from Scotland and India and even tree sawdust as suggested ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
India
Rolling Stones Sure of Getting Mail at Lews
Seattle post office operator Lew Chlarson marks 40 years of service with more than 700 seafarers and distant customers. The private mail hub, started by Charles Raymer, uses US stamps and offers three daily deliveries from a backroom desk. Box holders include sailors in Wee Waa, Medina, and Santiago, with forwarding addresses kept private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
United States
Lew Chtarson
United States Post Office
Raymer
Chlarson
Charles Raymer
Alaska
Lew Chlarson
Wee Waa
New South Wales
Medina
Saudi Arabia
Santiago
Chile
Maritime Service
Train Stops For Cat Gift To Young Girl
In Oxford Louisiana a passenger train halted to present 13 year old Marlene Wendt with a tomcat named T P in response to her cake bake. The cat replaces her pet Cinder killed by a Texas & Pacific locomotive and the engineer attended the ceremony at the store owned by Marlene’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Louisiana
Marlene Wendt
Texas & Pacific
Marlene
W. H. Wendt
Cinder
T&p
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Keep Worries to Yourself They're Catching Says Doc
Chicago report notes psychiatrist Dr Benjamin Karpman says blues are contagious like measles. He warns emotional tension spreads as people imitate anxious behavior, driving others into anxieties or depressions and increasing susceptibility to war propaganda.
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Doc
Chicago
Washington
Benjamin Karpman
First Aid to the Ailing House Floor Base
The article notes sub floors are often rough with board gaps making them unsuitable for rubber tile or linoleum. It recommends laying plywood or hard fibreboard over the rough sub floor to create a smooth rigid base before installing any floor covering.
Cleaning rust from worn chromium kitchen chair rungs
Worn chromium plating should be re plated at a plating shop for best results. Cleaning rust can help briefly but does not restore original appearance. Use rust removing prep sold in auto stores to soften rust before professional plating.
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The
Patoka Register
HR. Pike
Baby D. Pike
Patoka
Illinois
Marion Co
LLOVO
Joe Mahoney
Gorgeous George
Curly
Lana Turner
Kid Stars
Grantland Rice
Golf
Marvel
Skokie
Sarazen
Oakmont
Augusta
Gene
Jones
Nelson
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Pioneer
Pointer
Newark
N.J
International
Grodeon
Mascoutah, Ill
Julian Kidwiler
Elsa
Texas
Allen Fireworks CO
Ringgold
Georgia
Snow-White Paint CO
North Dearborn
Chicago, Il
Nancy Halls
Farmers Exchange
Dresden
Tennessee
U.S
Metion AY
Medical Institute
Pine &T
Fullerton Bldg
WNU
Tom Gregory
J.C. Bi
Askland, Ky
Rolling Stones
Roger C. Whitman
Kellogg
Leslie Starnes
Spruce Street
Rock Hill
S.C
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Yancey Laboratories, Inc
Uttla Mock, Arkansas
Sapp
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Doan
Doans
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