Kentucky Boy, Age 15, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Elmer Dillon a 15 year old from Magoffin county Kentucky pleaded guilty to murder for killing Mevin Whaley 63 in Canandaigua to steal his car. He was sentenced to life in the State Prison of Southern Michigan by Judge Rathbun noting the boy’s line of upbringing and lack of birth records in the hill country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer.Dillon
Kentucky
Mevin Whaley
Canandaigua
Whaley
Ohio
Magoffin County
Michigan
Rathbun
Lenawee
Hill Country
Clinton
Time Wasters and the Home Front in 1920s Culture
A critique of telephone interruptions and door to door salesmen as time wasters for housewives. It warns women to respond with a firm refusal to cut daily disruption and protect precious moments from persistent sales pressure.
Three Authors Report On Mushroom Production Bulletin
The Circular Bulletin No. 158 from Michigan State College details mushroom production by C H Mahoney BE A Bessey and E I McDaniel in horticulture botany and entomology. It explains the strict requirements for success and warns the public to consider the risks before entering the enterprise. The note also mentions beaver dentition as a life battle fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
East Lansing
C. H. Mahoney
BE. A. Bessey
E. I. McDaniel
Christmas Stories and Electric Fence Talk Gather at Christmas
A lonely Christmas Eve tale follows Paul Boyd and Jean Hathaway sharing company by candlelight as power fails in Martinville, while Silas Wentworth confronts a holly sprig and a robbery. Michigan State College reports farmers increasingly adopt electric fencing for cost and ease, with 6, 32, and 110 volt controllers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Michigan State College
D. G. Ebinger
Ebinger
Central Station
Agricultural Engineering Department
Michigan State College At
East Lansing
4-H Show In Detroit Draws 260 Ready Animals
More than two hundred and sixty future 4-H show animals from across the lower peninsula enter preparation for the Detroit livestock show on December 8 to 10. Washtenaw entrants include Elmer Bristle Clara Loren Loengeter Carl Gross and Mary Lesser with various lambs and an Angus steer. Steers and lambs go to Detroit stock yards December 8 with judging and an auction on December 10. past top prices highlight the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joa. Oe Ee
Lower Peninsula
Dickinson County
Detroit
Nevell Pearson
Michigan State College
Washtenaw County
Elmer Bristle
Chelsea
Carl Gross
Dexter
Hampshire
Clara Loren Loengeter
Shropshire
Mary Lesser
Angus
Detroit Stock Yards
Lawrence Boyd
Homer
Louise Porter
Sidney Smith
Lake Orion
Jack Ridley
Harry Hackmer
Prof
George A. Brown
East Lansing
Bert Hammond
Charles Culver
Registration Cards BeingFilled Out But Dates Unclear
Many registration cards to comply with the Social Security Act have been signed by employees during the past week. Each is to give his name address age and place of birth name and business address of his employer and the full name of his father and mother. The information must be given correctly as the cards become permanent records. The employees have until December 5 to return the registration blanks to the legal post office from where they will be sent to the Social Security Board from where numbers will be issued.
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Legal Post Office
Social Security Board
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Stuant
Ned Moore
Westernew
Ieyer
Fitzgerald
Exmourne Crince
Lansing
Lyi Bt Us
Ick
Ted
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
By Luella B. Lyons
Carol
Helen Waterman
Martinville
Paul
Power Company
Jean Hathaway
Jean
Western Newspaper Union
Silas Wentworth
Sally Blaine
Silas
Mr. Wentworth
Sally
Tommyrot
Ces
Bob and Betty
Ann Arbor
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