Michigan Seasons of Mystery in Lansing Politics
Governor Dickinson orders investigations into two state purchase scandals. The McKay fee tied to a $2.37 million Blue Water Bridge bond issue prompts scrutiny of Frank McKay and Stewart Blazier with Ickes' dissent noted. A second probe by Auditor General Brown questions higher priced substitute orders and coal deals in state purchasing amid a looming $18 million deficit.
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Lansing
Michigan Capital City
Frank McKay
Blue Water Bridge
Loren D. Dickinson
McKay
Fitzgerald
Murphy
Toledo
Stranahan, Harris & Co
State
Port Huron
Dickinson
Read
Thomas
Reed
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Port
Commission
Stewart P. Blazier
Grosse Pointe
Detroit
Washington
Blazier
Grand Ledge
Oth McKay
Pendergast
Kansas City
Internal Revenue Department
Toledo Bond House
Michigan
McKay and
Vernon J. Brown
Auditor General
State Administrative Board
Brown
Treasury
Local Visits and Family Calls Reported in Milan Mooreville
Carlton Murray and Karl Bird visited Detroit friends Saturday. Elwin Sanders opened a welding shop in a garage in Milan. Grant Allison of Willis called on his brother Al ger Allison Saturday. Alger Allison and his son called on his sister Myri Murray in Mooreville Saturday.
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Carlton
Murray
Karl Bird
Detroit
Elwin Sanders
Milan
Grant Allison
Willis ‘Road
Alger Allison
Alger Allison and Son
Myri Murray
Mooreville
Richards and Riggs Families Visit Ann Arbor
Mr and Mrs A G Richards visited Ann Arbor on Wednesday. Mrs D G Richards and George Franklin also visited. Clifford Richards with his wife visited his parents Mr and Mrs D G Richards. Raymond Riggs hosted friends Saturday night for his birthday. Herbert Teachout and Raymond Riggs with Gale Riggs hosted Sunday supper for the Riggs couple.
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A. G. Richards
Ann Arbor
D. G. Richards
George Franklin
Clifford Richards
Raymond Riggs
Herbert Teachout
Gale Riggs
Community Notes from South Saline and Nearby Visits
Clarence Kopka visited his mother Mrs Martha Kopka over the weekend. Herman and Mrs Mehler with children were visitors in Ann Arbor Saturday. Gleason PTA met with Roscoe Craig. Hilsworth Losee returned from a hospital in Ann Arbor. Caaicte-Mersilt and Roy Ragan of Ypsilanti attended with Morse and Madge Morse of Ann Arbor and Ralph Stone and sons of Detroit. Jim Wirth and children from near Milan joined Bertha Stilts’ birthday celebration. Leon Vealey and family, Jack and Jean, also Frank Stilts Donald Stilts Alonzo Kuder Earl Kuder and others attended.
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Clarence Kopka
Martha Kopka
Herman Mehler
Ann Arbor
Gleason P. T. A
Roy, Ragan
Ypsilanti
Leon ’ Vealey
Morse
Beulah Roehm
Will Roehm
Ardis Heininger
Matthew Seeger
Leona Klein
Marjorie Young
St. James
Fred Arend
Bernard Arend
J. GC. Fey
Johanna Arend
Toledo
Ohio
John Wiedmayer
Fred Wiedmayer
D. Finkbeiner
Wiedmayer
Oscar Klein
Detroit
Bertha Clark
Jonesville
W. P. Schwoche
Irish Hills
Red’ Orr
Tecumseh
Orr
Birthday party honors 80 year old Almon Kuder in Macon
Mr and Mrs Harold Kuder and daughter Ann attended a birthday party for Almon Kuder of Macon Thursday evening. Almon Kuder is 80 years old.
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Harold Kuder
Ann
Almon Kuder
Macon
Kuder
West Saline Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Community events, visits, and family gatherings fill a West Saline page. Local residents share weekend calls, dinners, and birthday celebrations across nearby towns including Ann Arbor Toledo Ypsilanti Clinton and Armada. A minor car incident prompts police word of caution on license status.
Local Social Roundup from Hammond District
Mrs Joyce Gordon spent Tuesday with Mrs Lorena Heininger Miss Dorothy Munger of Milan spent Sunday evening with Miss Doris Gilbert Mr and Mrs Ralph Hammond spent Sunday with Mrs Mary McMann and Miss Ella McMann Mr and Mrs Oakley Eberle and George Hherle of Bedford spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gordon Mrs Chester Richard of Holloway and Mrs Earl LeBar of Tecumseh spent Thursday with Mrs Robert Hammond Mr and Mrs Morris Baker and children Leona and Sonny of Muskegon spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs B E M Gilbert and family Mr and Mrs Dean Gordon and family of Adrian Mr and Mrs Ira Hank and son of Plymouth spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Glen Gordon
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Joyce Gordon
Lorena Heininger
Dorothy Munger
Milan
Doris Gilbert
Ralph Hammond
Mary. McMann
Ella McMann
Oakley Eberle
George Hherle
Bedford
Kenneth Gordon
Chester Richard
Holloway
Earl LeBar
Tecumseh
Robert Hammond
Morris Baker
Leona
Sonny
Muskegon
BE M Gilbert
Dean Gordon
Adrian
Ira Hank
Plymouth
Glen Gordon
Local Social Notes Highlight Macon Visits and Travel
Macon and Dundee residents share weekend visits and travels across Michigan towns. Families from Utica Detroit Wayne Battle Creek Tecumseh and Milan are noted as guests or hosts with gatherings at Jackson Grand Haven and Detroit area locales.
Foreclosure Sale Planned on Ann Arbor Mortgage
Notice of mortgage foreclosure by Huron Valley Building and Savings Association against John T Knapp and Genevieve O Knapp of Ann Arbor Michigan. The mortgage dated January 12 1938 covers property in Ann Arbor Washtenaw County and will be sold at public auction at the Washtenaw County Circuit Court building on June 3 1939 at 10 00 AM for 5592 85 dollars plus costs.
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John T. Knapp
Genevieve OD. Knapp
Ann
Anchor
Michigan
Huron Valley Buildings and Savings Association
Office of the Register of Deeds
Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor
County of Washtenaw
Washtenaw
Packard Lawn
Annn Arbor
Mabel A. Stoll
Springtime room makeovers with slip covers and wallpaper
Frances Reis of Michigan State College guides homemakers in refreshing homes for spring. Choose pre shrunk materials for slip covers to avoid wrinkling and bagging. Use coordinated patterns and textures, brighten cupboards with wallpaper scraps, and cover worn items to revive the room without overloading patterns.
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Frances Reis
Michigan State College
Séale
Clean Sweep Thief Strikes Plymouth Stolen Vacuums
A Plymouth man reports five used vacuum cleaners stolen from his parked car causing about 300 dollars in loss. The thief ignored a set of valuable tools and other instruments of similar value. Henry Manchett is the affected salesman.
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Plymouth
MPA
Henry Manchett
Appointment of Administrator in Henne Estate
Publication order from Washtenaw County Probate Court notes Emma P. Henne petitioning for administration of Edward F. Henne deceased. Hearing set for April 27, 1939 at 10:00 am at the Ann Arbor Probate Office. Public notice to run in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks.
Public notice of final accounting in Washte naw probate
Eighteenth and final account of trustee The Detroit Trust Company filed in the Michigan Probate Court for Washte naw County. The court orders May 2, 1989 at ten to examine and allow the account with publication required in The Saline Observer on April 6 13 and 20 1989. A successor trustee may be appointed.
Tenth Annual Account of Trustee for Drake Estate
The Detroit Trust Company files its tenth annual account as trustee for Herman Drake and Leigh BE Drake in Washtenaw County probate court. A hearing is set for March 29, 1939, before Judge Jay G. Pray at the Probate Office in Ann Arbor. Publication notice in The Saline Observer will run for three weeks prior to the hearing.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Walter S. Morden
Detroit Trust Comany
Detroit
Michican
Saline
Ann.Arbor
Edward A. Hauser
Detroit Trust Company
Michigan
Hmman Drake
Leigh
Saline Observer
Mora O. Borgert
Chancery Notice in Washtenaw County Michigan
In Washtenaw County Circuit Court Chancery No 857 M Sidney Tucker sues Ruth Tucker. Defendant must appear within three months or a judgment may be entered. Publication to begin March 21 1939 in The Saline Observer. judge GEO W SAMPLE deputy Irene A Seitz plaintiff attorney Lee N Brown.
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Chancery
State OF Michigan
Circuit Court
County of
Washtenaw
Amn Arbor
Sidney Tucker
Ruth Tucker
Lee N. Brown
Saline Observer
Geo
W. Sample
Irene A. Seitz
Ee N. Brown
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Law
Bank Bldg
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Alleman Michigan Press
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D. Hale Brake
Judiciary Committee
Blake
Murray D. van Wagoner
House of Representatives
State Highway Department
Frank Rogers
Grover C. Dillman
van Wagoner
State Department
West Michigan
Central York
Judd
South Saline
West Saline
Anna Kasno
Armada
Hilda Gilmore
Parma
Ray Gilmore
M. E. Erb
Addison
J. W. Howell
GL. W. Coilier
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Florida
B. H. Sarvey
W. M. Craig
Dewey Thomas
Will Camburn
Dale Hodges
Byron Rhoades
Colleen Thorn
Ida van Valkenburg
R. C. Pennington
Virginia
R. M. Nash
Fairfield
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Monroe
Clinton
Edward Miller
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Gerald Carey
Allen
Don Wisely
Delmar Bruder
Jean
Dorothy Allen
Bettie Johnson
G. D. Ellis
Claud Bailey
Fred Bailey
Mr. Ellis
Joanne Bailey
Lynne McIntire
Hammond District
Muewer
Dundee
Addie Crittenden
Nippensing Lake
Wilma. Ernst
Margaret Mulligan
Jane Yamke
Grand Haven
Ruth Yanke
W. H. McClellan
Utica
Mattie Harring
Dale Creger
Whithall
Service
Jay Howell
Ruth
Wayne
Robert Howell
W. G. Stockham
Freda Quiring
Gertrude
Jesse Scudder
Bert Creger
Dorothy
Battle Creek
William Kellogg
Clayton Bigelow
Will Pennington
Liyle Lewis
Lewis
Jackson
Vera Pennington
Lewises
Hattie Robison
Stephen Haysted
S. A. Jeffries
South Bend
Ernest Robison
David ‘Newcomy
Allen Wise
Alnson Kudet
Alnson Kudet,’ Who Was Pelehrating: Ris’ “80Th’ Birthday “Anniya A.polluck
Jackman Arbor
Glinton
Britton
Franklin
Inez Halpin
Flint
Sue Langan
William Gibson
Harry Craig
Roy Heilman
Chas. Heilman
Elizabeth Wysor
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Detroit Edison
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