The Enigmatic John Smith T and Four Name Changes
A historical sketch traces John Smith T known for dueling and land speculation in early Missouri and his possible Burr conspiracy links. It also recounts four other Smiths who altered names at West Point and their varied military careers from 1825 to 1865.
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John T. Smith
John Smith T
Missouri
Moses Austin
Worthy
Republic of Texas
Burr
John Smith
United States
Ohio
Senate
Smith
United States Army
J. Allen Smith
Pennsylvania
J. A. S. Izard
United States Military Academy
West Point
Joseph Brice Smith
Joseph S. Bryce
William Smith
William D. Fraser
Morgan Lewis Smith
Michigan State College Courses Train Dairymen in Short Sessions
Michigan State College offers two eight week courses beginning January 3 to train dairymen in dairy production and dairy manufacturing. Students will learn cattle management dairy judging disease control and plant operations with practical lab work at the college barns. Additional short courses include agriculture poultry home economics forestry golf course management fruit production and floriculture open to anyone 16 or older. Information available from the short course office Hast Lansing.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Hast Lansing
Gertrude Stein and Her Paris Career in Brief
A caricatured wartime image shows Gertrude Stein in a French ambulance with her secretary Alice B. Tobias. Born in Allegheny Pennsylvania in 1872 she studied at Radcliffe and Johns Hopkins before settling in Paris in 1903. Her fame grew with The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas and The Making of Americans. Her famous motto and quirky lines drew critical attention to her literary style and possible strain from ambulance work.
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France
Gertrude Stein
Alice B. Tobias
Allegheny
Europe
California
San Francisco
Oakland
Radcliffe College
Johns Hopkins
Paris
Alice B. Toklas
Susie
BANGS DISEASE TESTING BEGINS ACROSS MICHIGAN COUNTIES
Michigan State College efforts report nationwide first as Antrim County completes a full cattle check of 1310 herds with signs of high reactors. Washtenaw and other counties follow. federal indemnities up to 50 dollars assist grade and purebred cattle. Disease reduces production and calf crop value, risking human health and consumer food quality.
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Michigan
B. J., Killham
Michigan State College
Antrim
United States
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
State Department of Agriculture
Extian Service
Washtenaw County
Killham
Detroit
Order for Publication Probate of Will in Roy Robison Estate
In Washtenaw County Michigan the Probate Court in Ann Arbor schedules January 10, 1938 at 10 A M for hearing Carl A. Curtiss petition to admit a will and grant administration for Roy Robison deceased. Public notice to be published in The Saline Observer for three weeks.
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Michigan
Washie
Ann Arbor
Cotty
Jay G. Pray
Roy Robison
Carl A. Curtiss
Saline Observer
Said
Jay G
Pray
Nora O. Borgert
Register of Probate
Dip Net Ban Ordered For Huron River Segment
The Michigan Conservation Commission prohibits dip net fishing in the Huron River as it flows through Ypsilanti and Superior Townships for three years from January 1, 1938. Director Hoffmaster signs with the commission, dated October 13, 1937.
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State. OF
Michigan
The
Conservation Commission
Huron River
Washtenaw County
Ypsilanti
Superior Townships
Publication Order for Trustee Account in Michigan Probate
In Washte naw County Michigan Probate Court Judge J G Pray orders January 4 1938 for examination and allowance of the annual account of trustee C Townsend for the estate of John George Schweitzer. Notice to be published in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
J. G. Pray
John George Schweitzer
C. Townsend
Saline
Foreclosure Sale Notice for Ulysses G Darling Mortgage
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association will auction the Pittsfield Washtenaw County property on February 5 1938 at 10 00 am at the Court House Ann Arbor to satisfy the mortgage debt of 1467 82 with interest costs and attorney fee. The mortgage dated April 8 1927 covers Lot 132 Darlington Subdivision and is recorded in Liber 165 page 444.
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Ulysses G. Darling
Pittsfield
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association
Ann Arbor
Office of the Register of Deeds
Huron Valley
Arid Savings Association
Huron Street
Court House
County of Washtenaw
Darlington
Michigan’ ‘Corporation
V.E. van Ameringen
Ann Arbor Trust Bldg
Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Washtenaw County
Ulysses G. Darling of Ann Arbor defaulted on a mortgage to Huron Valley Building and Savings Association dated November 30 1925 and recorded December 1 1925 in Washtenaw County Michigan. The mortgage has four months arrears and the association is authorized to act under its terms.
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Ulysses G. Darling
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association
the Register of Deeds
Foreclosure Sale Planned by Huron Valley Savings on Pittsfield Lot 174
The Huron Valley Building and Savings Association will auction the Pittsfield Township parcel Lot 174 in Darlington subdivision to satisfy a mortgage. Principal 2030.28 and interest 682.40 plus 2762.68 attorney fees and costs are due. Sale February 5, 1938 at 10 a.m. in Washtenaw County Circuit Court.
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Huron
Court House
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Circuit Court
County of Washtenaw
Huron Valley
Pittsfield
Washtenaw County
Darlington
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association, & Michigan Corporation
Ann Arbor Trust Bldg
Cost of Observer Subscriptions Drops Under Three Cents
The notice urges regular subscribers to consider the low cost of under 3 cents per week to prevent neighbors from borrowing the Observer. It argues that owning a personal copy saves trips, waiting for others to finish, and the loss of clipping privileges.
Christmas Table Color Tricks From Michigan Expert
Miss Evalyn Bergstrand of Michigan State College offers budget friendly ways to brighten holiday meals. She recommends clean linen, polished silverware, orderly place settings, red apples, pine branches, artificial snow, and lighted candles for a festive table. Cranberries can flavor sauces, cocktails, salads, relishes, or desserts and can visually mimic maraschino cherries when prepared in a thick sugar syrup.
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Evalyn Bergstrand
Michigan State College
Hybrid seed belief tested by Wisconsin farmer
A Wisconsin farmer split a field between purchased hybrid seed and saved seed from last year. The bought seed yielded 80 ears from 20 hills, while the saved seed produced 62 ears. The piece also notes home metal projects from oil drums and six aged Holstein cows from Parsons State Hospital achieving high lifetime milk output.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Parsons
Kan.) State Hospital
Kansas
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Woman’s World
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