4-H Club Achievement Day and Health Contests Planned in Ann Arbor
County agents A E Hagen H S Osler and nurse Marian Wetzel will run a May 2 4 H event in Ann Arbor with two boys and two girls classes for clothing handicraft and hot lunch work. County champions advance to district state and national contests including a Paris trip and watches for top winners.
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Marian Wetzel
Ann Arbor
Michigan State College
Michigan
Chicago
National Club Congress
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Paris
Europe
Country store fire near Church’s Corners destroys building
The general store owned by Thomas Burt eight miles southwest of here burned to the ground after 7 pm last Wednesday. An explosion from a lighting plant engine backfired into the gasoline tank, starting the blaze. Addison and Hudson rural fire trucks battled the flames, saved some stock, and prevented spread to Roy Towsend’s farm buildings. Loss estimated at 5 000 to 6 000 with partial insurance.
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Church’s Corners
Here
Thomas Burt
Addison
Hudson
Roy Townsend
Addison Courier
Log taverns and prices taste of Plymouth history
P W Thomas uncovers 110 year old Plymouth records noting John Long and Jacob Vanhouten ran log taverns on the old state road near the public square. Signs read Entertainment with hog hominy and whisky. Whisky 15 cents per gallon, water 20 cents. Plymouth grew from two dozen log huts to 200 by 1831 when incorporated.
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P. W. Thomas
Portsmouth
Ohio
Petroleum
V. Nasby
John Long
Jacob Vanhouten
Old State Road
Plymouth
Clinton Local
Saving Weak Lambs Aids Flock Profit
Michigan State College specialists outline practical lambing time practices to reduce losses. Techniques include immersing chilled lambs in hot water, artificial respiration, rubbing and nostril blowing, and two tablespoon milk feeds every two hours. Methods to induce ewes to adopt orphans include placing the dead lamb’s skin on the orphan and using mild scents or a stray dog to trigger maternal instincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocks of
Michigan
Michigan State College
Livestock Loss Prevention Warns on Transit Hazards
Shippers warned to take extra precautions as April and May are labeled hazardous for hog transit to market by the Michigan Livestock Loss Prevention Association. May shows the highest dead hog ratio at Detroit stock yards with one death per 446 hogs, while January July and December also rank high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Livestock Lose Prevention Association
Detroit
Greenville Leghorn Hen Lays Odd 8x%% Inch Egg
A Greenville leghorn hen surprised her owner by laying an egg in a nest measuring 8x%% inches and weighing 4 ounces. The egg has been sent to a leading poultry journal for study.
Livestock Losses Rise in Heat Across Michigan
The Michigan Livestock Association reports heavy losses tied to sudden temperature rises with April fatalities at one dead per 588 received. Hog deaths rose 10 percent in 1929, while overall livestock losses fell about 3.5 percent.
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Association
Michigan
Mortgage default notice and sale of Ypsilanti property
Notice of default on a 1927 mortgage by Frank Ealy and Hattie Haly to the Ancient Order of Gleaners. Foreclosure sale set for 1930 at 10 am at the Ann Arbor courthouse door to satisfy $3323.52 plus charges for Lot 1, Block 18 Normal Park Addition, 102 Wallace Blvd, Ypsilanti Washtenaw County Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ealy
Hattie HE. Haly
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Order of Gleaners
Michigan Corporation
Detroit
Register of Deeds
Washtenaw
Tyne
A. D
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Normal Park
Wallace Blvd
Ancient Order OF Gleaners
H. P. Orr
Caro
Mich
Outwit Fatigue and Hypertension Health Ad
San Yak pills promote kidney support and stomach ease. An antiseptic laxative from vegetable sources claims to prevent various digestive issues. Provides simple relief for fatigue and blood pressure concerns in advanced years.
Suicide by carbon monoxide in car near Dundee
Leon Raymond age 33 died by his own actions in a carbon monoxide asphyxiation inside a car found parked on a side road near the D T I viaduct east of Dundee. Deputy William Custer and Hazen Heisler reported the car engine was running and the victim had been dead about four hours. A pipe from the exhaust extended into the floorboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Raymond
Inhaing
Willam
Wuster
Hazen Heisler
Custer Road
Dundee
Custer
Foreclosure Notice on 1930 Washtenaw County Mortgage
Default has been made on a real estate mortgage by John Seevers and Margia Seevers to William Braun dated Nov 10 1925 recorded Nov 12 1928 in Washtenaw County Michigan. Public sale scheduled April 11 1930 at 10 am at the south front door of the courthouse in Ann Arbor to satisfy the debt of 2299.51 plus costs, covering Parcels 381 and 382 in Parkridge subdivision in Ypsilanti City Washtenaw County Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Seevers
Margia Seevers
William Braun
Register of Deeds
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Washtenaw
State of Michigan
Parkridge Subdivision
William Bragn
Lee N. Brown
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Fred C. Dresselhouse
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