Land Owners Must Aid Fight Against Elm Disease
The Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority urges every land-owner to cooperate with State Regulation No 613 to eradicate diseased elms. Chief designer Hugh A. Lamley warns lack of rural enforcement and funds endangers Michigan’s elms on 9600 acres near Detroit, with spraying costing up to 88 000 in six months.
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Michigan
Huron-Clinton
Hugh A. Lamley
Huron- Clinton
Wayne
Washtenaw
Livingston
Oakland
Macomb
Lamley
Lower Huron Park
Belleville
Metropolitan Beach
Michigan Northern Peninsula exhibit highlights Fort Wilkins era notes
University of Michigan Historical Collections presents The Agate diary of 1846 soldiers at Fort Wilkins Copper Harbor and William W. Spalding diaries from 1844 46. The display covers mineralogy reports by Dr. Douglas Houghton logging and mining in Upper Michigan and Sault Locks diary by Richard Bury with tourism themes and gemlike agates along Lake Superior shores.
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Michigan Newsapers
Fort Wilkins
Copper Harbor
Lake Fanny Hope
Lake Superior
William W. Spalding
Copper Country
Keweenaw Peninsula
Douglas Houghton
Michigan
Eagle Harbor
Upper Michigan
Sault Locks
Richard Bury
Detroit
Sault Ste. Marie
Isle Royale
Committee to study US Forest Service recreation needs
The forestry subcommittee of the House Agriculture subcommittee begins a western tour to assess if more funds are needed for Forest Service recreation facilities. Proposals include diverting 10 percent of timber sale and mineral rights revenue to campsites and other facilities or funding via use permit fees. Visit lists Colorado Idaho Oregon California preserves.
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House Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Colorado
Idaho
Oregon
California
August Meteor Shower Highlighted by U M Professor
University of Michigan astronomer Hazel M. Losh says the Perseid meteor shower peaks around August 10 and 11 with about 50 meteors hourly under favorable conditions. The meteors appear to originate near Perseus as they enter Earth's atmosphere, while Saturn shines in the southwest and the Milky Way spans the sky. The Sun's tilt is noted to shorten days to about 13 hours by month’s end.
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University of Michigan
Hazel M. Losh
Professor Losh
Washington Red Cross names 1955 56 executive board and chairs
The executive board of the county chapter selects committees for 1955 56. Chapter president Lawrence Ouimet appointed chairmen including Disaster Jack Hogan Home Service Herb Jestes Junior Red Cross Ethel Hedrick Blood Program Mrs Frederick Coller Nursing Service Mrs Thurston Thieme Public Information Relations Louis Graff Finance Jack Shipman Personnel Lawrence Ouimet and co chairs for Volunteers Mrs Douglas Gregory and Mrs Richard Sinn Water Safety Dr Charles Fries First Aid Dr Frederick Coller and Service Groups chairman Mrs John Worley.
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the Red Cross
Lawrence Ouimet
Jack Hogan
Home Service
Herb Jestes
Red Cross
Ethel Hedrick
Frederick Coller
Thurston Thieme
Louis Graff
Jack Shipman
Douglas Gregory
Richard Sinn
Charles Fries
John Worley
Mark Paint Cans With External Level Line
Instruction notes to mark a line around the outside of paint cans to indicate remaining paint. For the next job, lifting the lid isn’t needed to gauge quantity.
Red Cross Seeks 1955 Fund Campaign Chair
All committee appointees are new this year except four holdovers. The Red Cross Chapter is considering a slate of candidates for the 1955 Fund Campaign Drive chairmanship. President Quimet said the new Campaign Chairman would be announced soon.
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Ethel Hedrick
Fries
Coller
Worley
Red Cross
Quimet
Birthday List for Local Residents in August Dates
Local notices celebrate birthdays for residents including Mrs. Carl Hertler Wilma Luckhardt Edna Blair August 16 Robert Hartman August 17 Suzanne Royal Tommie Meddaugh Wendy Ann Livingstone August 18 Bruce Haeussler Marilyn Still noting Augusts 14 to 18. The brief lists names with corresponding dates as a social corner update.
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Carl Hertler
Wilma Luckhardt
Edna Blair
Suzanne Royal Tommie Meddaugh
Wendy Ann Livingstone
Six Counties In Search For Tuberculosis Disease
Six southeast Michigan counties led by Washtenaw plan an intensive TB drive starting in October. The Detroit Southeastern Michigan Case Finding Project pools resources from Washtenaw Macomb Monroe Oakland St. Clair Wayne and Detroit with four state X ray cruisers plus county units. Dr. Albert E Heustis notes 4403 new cases last year and aims to locate cases earlier to reduce spread.
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Lansing
Southeast Michigan
Michigan Department of Health
Washtenaw County
Macomb
Monroe
Oakland
St. Clair
Wayne
Detroit
Michigan
Albert E. Heustis
Heustis
Shortest Stroke V8s in Chevrolet Truck Lineup
Chevrolet introduces ultra short stroke V8s in its new truck lineup marking a modern oversquare design. The engines claim to be the shortest stroke among leading truck V8s, emphasizing compact bore and high-rev characteristics.
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Chevrolet
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Marilyn Still
Huron Farms
Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor Normandy
Joni James
Frankie Laine
Mills Brothers
Fontane Sisters
Ella Fitzgerald
Roy Hamilton
Kirby Stone
Honey Brothers
Pete Rubino
Roy Tracey
Herschel Leib
Cisco Kid
Duncan Renaldo
Annie Oakley
Gail Davis
Rotor
America
A & M Chevrolet Company
Michigan Ave
Saline
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