Farm Council plans building on Veterans Park in Ann Arbor
Washtenaw Farm Council in Pittsfield Grange Hall launched a fund drive for a proposed Farm Council building on the old fairgrounds Veterans Park site. The six acre lease on Dexter Avenue hosts a project expected to cost about ten thousand dollars, with pledges already reaching one thousand and wide county support from 4-H, home demonstration groups, and Pomona Grange.
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AGUS
Washtenaw Farm Council
Pittsfield
Grange Hall
R. E. Reichert
Farm Council
Old Fair Grounds
Veterans’ Park
Ann Arbor
Dexter Avenue
Arthur Carpenter
Willam Hayes
County Council of Home
William Hayes
Pomona Grange
Frank McCalla
Washtenaw County
Donald Johnson
Marvin Ross
Washtenaw
Michigan
Dave Baldus
Blissfield Vows Full Cooperation in River Pollution Fight
Blissfield officials and Gerity Michigan Die Casting Corp representatives pledged full cooperation to solve River Raisin contamination near Blissfield. Officials noted cyanide readings prompted closing the village filtration plant, with storage wells providing supply during the shutdown.
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Adrian
Blissfield
Gerity-Michigan Die Casting Corp
Cecil Neal
Gerity
E. J. Cannane
Stage and Screen Stars in Paris and Hollywood Gossip
Bob Hove cables from Paris about a Broadway return offer from Max Gordon to headline Mizner stories with music by Irving Berlin and a Kaufman Behrman book. Tony Quinn shines in Step Down to Terror for Sidney Harmon, while Grace Kelly chats Monaco plans, and Elsinore Machris dates Tom Neal amid Hollywood whispers.
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Bob
Paris
Max Gordon
Max
Wilson Mizner
Irving Berlin
George Kaufman
Samuel Behrman
Mizner
Tony Quinn
Sidney Harmon
Harry Horner
Tony
United Artist
U. A
Producers Association
Europe
Notre Dame
Gina Lollobrigida
Grace Kelly
Pacific Palisades
Debbie
Eddie
Gaylord Hauser
Beverly Hills
Palisades
Prince Rainer
Aristotle Onassis
Elsa Maxwell
Monte Carlo
Rainer
Monaco
Tom Neal
Elsinore Machris
Palm Springs
Nea
Elsinore
Ray Gilliland
Neal
Ines
Franchot Tone
Barbara Payton
Tone
City of Hope
Frame Your Memo Slate for Home Use
Clever project using an old picture frame to create a memo slate. Clean sand prime and enamel the frame. Fit a piece of Masonite tempered hardboard and apply chalk board paint per directions. Mount slate in frame and add a chalk trough for easy writing. Unframed boards also work for versatile sizes.
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Slumber Yard
Meader Outlines 1956 Predictions and GOP Challenges
Rep. George Meader spoke at Hotel Huron addressing gas regulation federal aid to education and farm policy questions. He warned of monopolistic gas areas urged targeted federal spending and cautioned against Washington run schools while stressing GOP organization at the precinct level. A women’s meeting in Ypsilanti followed with a recap and tea.
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George Meader
Board of Commerce
Hotel Huron
Meader
James Warner
Rep. Meader
Washington
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
Ezra Taft Benson
Ypsilanti
James T. Breakly, Jr
Congress
Beth Milford
Congressman Meader
America
Russell T. Dobson, Jr
Ann Arbor
Republican Women’s Club
Grace Snyder
James Hopkins
Rosa Cartwright
Allen Dieter
State Food Laws Flouted Survey Highlights Seizures
A Michigan report shows over 3 million pounds of food in more than 800 lots seized last year for short weight misbranding and adulteration. Ground meat products led adulteration, sanitation convictions rose, and enforcement gaps tied to inspection methods.
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Michigan Department of Agriculture
M. A. Nelson
Division of Foods and Standards
G. & McIntyre
Nelson
Five Day Weather Outlook With Below Normal Temps
Temperatures will run 8 to 12 degrees below normal through Saturday with highs ranging from 24 to 33 and lows from 8 to 17. A warming trend for Sunday, light precipitation totals under 0.25 inch north to 0.5 inch south, and occasional snow flurries especially Thursday. Lakes Erie Ontario will average 12 degrees below normal with continued cold and about half an inch of snow on Thursday.
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Lakes Erie
Ontario
Ypsilanti Republican Women to meet March 12 with O'Sullivan
The Ypsilanti Republican Women will hold a March 12 meeting. Clifford O'Sullivan of Port Huron, Michigan national committeeman, will be the speaker. The women will be joined by the men’s group for this event.
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Ypsilanti
Clifford O'Sullivan
Port Huron
Michigan
Loans Open for Washtenaw County Farmers
Washtenaw county farmers may apply for additional loan funds to cover 195 operating expenses. R. B. Mec Leaish, national administrator of the Farmers Home Administration, notified P. J. O Malley, the local representative, that these loans can pay for fertilizer tractor fuel livestock feed and seed. Loans target family-type farms unable to obtain credit and may be filed at the county FSA office at 201 E Liberty St Ann Arbor.
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Washtenaw County
R. B. MecLeaish
Farmers Home Administration
P. J. O’malley
Eceney
E. Liberty Street
An Arbor
O'Malley
Farmers *Home Administration
GI Insurance Holders Told How To Alter Dividend Payment
Eligible policyholders must notify the Veterans Administration if they want to change their 1956 regular annual dividend payment method. Those keeping the same method will have automatic payments. Dividends for World War I policies total about 5,000,000 participants. World War II policies total about 24,000,000 to 370,000 permanent plan holders.
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Veterans Administration
Lloyd H. Jameson
Detroit
Jameson
U.S
Population Mobility Declines Since World War I
The Kiplinger Letter notes reduced movement across states since World War I with only five million people relocating within the past year while 123 million remained in their homes. The Saline Observer.
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Kiplinger
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