Long trucks slam into car on Napoleon road
Miss Vera Peterson driving Dorothy Wilkinson’s Ford Coupe on Napoleon road sideswiped by a long body truck from Toledo to Grand Rapids. The car was badly damaged but no one hurt. Peterson blamed poor visibility in the storm and lack of side lights on the truck. A Michigan judge rules the man is head of the household prompting potential contempt by many women.
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Vera Peterson
Dorothy Wilkinson
Napoleon Road
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Electric Companies Endow Scholarships At State College
Detroit Edison and Consumers Power offer two funds to Michigan State College: a farm electrification research fellowship of 2000 dollars per year for two years and a 2500 dollar truck demonstration fund. The fellowship aims to study adapting electric power to farming to reduce costs and raise living standards.
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Michigan
State College
Michigan Farms
Detroit, Ellison Company
Consumers Power Company
Michigan State College
Michigan State Board of Agriculture
Oigan
State College Agriculture Engie
Peddler Warning Encourages Caution and Payment Rules
The article warns against house to house peddlers selling varied goods from mousetraps to raincoats, noting unprotected communities and delivery delays. It cites a Grant incident where a peddler took orders for Sams, failed to deliver, and was later captured in another city, advising paying only after goods are in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Sams
Mysterious phrase from dance leads to rush away
A cryptic line about racing horses home after a dance ends with a daughter telling her boyfriend to hurry and vanish. The fragment hints at a hurried departure and a secretive exit. No further context or names are readable.
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Heve
Notice to Creditors Bow en estate Washtenaw Michigan
Probate Court of Washtenaw County orders creditors of William BE Bow en to present claims by July 26 next for examination and allowance. Claims heard May 26 and July 26 at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Ann Arbor date March 20, 1928. Jay G. Pray Judge of Probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Michigan
Washtenaw
County of
William BE. Bowen
Ann Arbor
Mortgage Sale Forecloses on Ypsilanti Property
Default on a June 18 1927 mortgage by Herman Zold of Ypsilanti to William Braun leads to foreclosure. TheNotice sets a public sale on May 18 1928 at 10 am at the Washtenaw County Courthouse to satisfy 348 13 owed plus costs for Lot 53 Prospect Gardens Subdivision subject to recorded restrictions.
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Herman Zold
Ypsilanti
Michigan
William Braun
Register of Deeds
Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
State of Michigan
County of Washtenaw
Lee N. Brown
Foreclosure Notice on Milan State Savings Bank Mortgage
Mortgage default by William E Bisel and Vernon Eisel of Saline Washtenaw County Michigan triggers foreclosure. Milan State Savings Bank, assignee, will publically auction the land in Washtenaw County on April 7 1928 at 10 am at the Ann Arbor courthouse south front door, for 60 acres in section 34 township 4 south range 5 east.
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William E.bisel
Vernon Eisel
Saline
Washtenaw County
Michigan
John, C. Taylor
Toledo
Ohio
Register of Deeds
John C. Taylor
Milan State Savings Bank
Milan
State ‘of
Court House
Ann Arbor
Elmer J. Alway
Speed and risk blur daily rush to nowhere
The passage laments driving fast on curves and the dangers of speed, noting crashes, funerals, hospital bills, and lawsuits. It argues speed wastes time and questions the modern itch to reach destinations quickly while neglecting purposeful idle moments. It ends with a jab at inflated apple prices and parental neglect.
Notice to creditors in the estate of Sarah Crosby
The probate court appoints commissioners S R Wilson and Walter Towler to receive examine and adjust all claims against the estate of Sarah Crosby deceased Washtenaw county. They will meet at A J Warrens office Saline on May 7 and July 2 at 10 o clock A M to hear claims four months from date March 26 1928 date line indicates.
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State OF
Michigan
Washtenaw
Sarah Crosby
A. J. Warren
Saline
S.R. Wilson
Walter Towler
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Harry H. Gillen
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Jenks
C. C. Jenks
Haarlem
M. Ss. G
Beaton
Virginia
Flat Rock S
T.t
Shrimp
Hilosophical Phil
Kcréam
Jay G. Pray
UiCopyright
F. R. Hersee
Osteopath
S. 4Th Ave
C. H. Schroen
A. J. Warren Tornado
Justice of the Peace Legal
W. .&. Deetiker
Observer
E. S. Barnard Real Estate
Palks and City
Wuerth Arcade
Ann Arbor, Mich
William H. Murray
Nat'l Bk. Bldg
Painter Restaurant
Fables
A. A. Fluff Rug & Carpet Cleaning Company
Broadway
E. M. Worster
North Fourth Ave
Daily One
Ernst Bros
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Solvay
Solvay Sales Corporation
Detroit
Mich
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