War Insights From Overseas Report by Dale Noble
Dale Noble describes German labor rights under Hessian constitution and GM investment plans, noting democratic processes and the impact on absentee landlords. He reflects on German street behavior, rank consciousness, education, drought impact in the Rhine valley, and urges better questioning of authority to aid future peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. G. Farben
Hesse
Nurembers
Manchester Guardian
General Motors
Board of Directors
Wiesbaden
Rhine Valley
April 1988 social notes and local incidents
In April 1988 residents report a house insulation update for Mr. and Mrs. Day Maeassler. Jean Parsons spent vacation with cousin Mildred Nissly in Muskegon Heights. Mrs J W Wheelock reports about 40 missing chickens, likely lost to a dog. Erwin Lindemann and Kenneth Jeppeson start Wiedman station operations. Claude Thomas awarded 500 for July 4 Weber road car crash injuries. Robert Randolph hosted classmates for a birthday. Maurine Kopka shower hosted by William Kopka and relatives ahead of April 7 wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day Maeassler
Jean Parsons
Mildred Nissly
Muskegon Heights
J. W. Wheelock
Fosdick Road
Erwin Lindemann
Kenneth Jeppeson
Wiedman
Claude Thomas
Weber Road
Robert Randolph
Mooreville
William Kopka
Maurine Kopka
Local Notes and Travel Updates From Saline
April 8 1928 Mrs C A Lederer is sick with pneumonia. Max Blaes of Ann Arbor visited Saline yesterday. Waldo Gross returns home from Saginaw for spring vacation. Mrs Beverly Gates of Detroit visited sister Ola Hammond. Community choir plans a concert repeat to be held here Sunday night and Wayne next Monday night. Eva Zahn leaves for Boston to teach penmanship to student teachers. The Ann Arbor road opens to light traffic though heavy traffic needs a safer route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lederer
Max Blaes
Ann Arbor
Waldo Gross
Saginaw
Beverly Gates
Detroit
Ola. Hammond
Wayne
Eva Zahn
Boston
Local News Briefs From Early April 1913
April 8 1913 report lists Miss Frieda Leaeer leaving Monday for Bay City to teach the rest of the year. Miss Nina Bordine of Chicago visits her parents Mr and Mrs Nathan Bordine. Olga Finkbeiner passes away Saturday morning after a long decline. Adebert McCarberry and family move to Milton Phillips farm. Mrs Stoll and daughter Marion of Ann Arbor visit sister Mrs George Schumacher. A blaze at the rear of the interurban station Tuesday noon was quickly controlled by a ready crew and extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Leaeer
Bay City
Nina Bordine
Chicago
Nathan Bordine
Olga Finkbeiner
Adebert McCarberry
Milton Phillips
Stoll
Marion
Ann Arbor
George Schumacher
Freight Car Sizes and Capacities Across U.S. Railways
The article notes freight cars range 34 to 75 feet with average about 43 feet. It states 500,000 box cars owned by 25 leading systems vary in capacity from 1,167 to 5,901 cubic feet, averaging 3,359 cu ft. The average railway freight car capacity grew from 39.1 tons in 1914 to over 50.9 tons currently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Vertical Disk Mew Theplow offered for sale in 1926
A 1926 catalog lists the vertical disk plow for sale with emphasis on farm equipment. The note mentions seed content in lemon fruit after a cold snap, indicating crop quality concerns and potential agricultural impact.
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America
Germany
Auf
Dale Noble
New York, N. Y
FARM
A. J. Ernst
Bemis Rd
Ernst
Farm Home
Ernst Home
Fivie Point
E. Mich
Edison
Wm. Gallagher Co
Fenton, Michigan
Tion
Avenue
Damocles
U. S
U.S. Savings Bonds
Federal Reserve
Economy Heating Co
Detroit St
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