Governor Fitzgerald Faces Civil Service Backlash in Michigan
Governor Fitzgerald must navigate growing Republican anger over civil service reform as investigations led by Senator Elmer R. Porter reveal concerns that the merit plan favors Democrats, allows questionable salary assessments, and raises state budget costs. Detroit lawmakers John Hamilton and Chester Fitzgerald proposed a corrective bill to curb civil service evils, leaving the governor on the defensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Fitzgerald
Elmer R. Porter
Bissfield
Bouse I
Detroit
John Hamilton
Chester Fitzgerald
Political favoritism in state sales tax audit storm in Detroit
Senator Porter's committee exposed irregularities in the state sales tax office. An examiner testified he was pulled from a $6,000 to $8,000 deficiency audit while a Republican friendly firm received a demand for immediate payment. Other testimony alleged campaign fund soliciting in offices and mailing lists used for campaign cards on state time. The Detroit inquiry questioned civil service fairness as Governor Murphy pressed for higher wages while personnel reform faced limits.
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Porter
Detroit
Robert K. Healey
Urbah V. Hill
State
Unemployment Compensation
Frances Sutton
Dorothy Frainbrink
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Frank Murphy
Fitzgerald
Let Lansing Take It A Plea For State Aid In Budget Woes
Communities fail to solve issues so local officials plead with the legislature to step in. Budgets are stretched with 18 million in 1937-38 and 100 million requested for 1939-40. Governors seek economy while home rule ideas let cities tax cigarettes and amusements for welfare funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
New York City
Michigan to collect more sales tax in 1939 funds
During 1939 Michigan plans to raise additional sales tax revenue. The Murphy deficit will be recorded in red ink on the 1939 treasury issue, with funds set aside to repay it as if it were a standard bond issue. The budget will be balanced on that premise.
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Michigan
Murphy
Treasury
Central York notes snow disrupted roads and activities
Miss Beulah Sanders visits relatives in Ohio and Indiana while others at the State hospital face travel woes. A snow storm blocks roads in the area delaying work, school and milk delivery. No mail for two days and a broken snow plow child. Community members visit, rest and attend at homes and Oak Grove school suspends Monday classes due to blocked routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Sanders
Ohio
Indiana
Alger Ali- Tison
Yoder
Dr. Inch
Ypsilanti State Hospital
James Coryell
State Hospital
Lester Faust
Ralph Witherspoon
Oak Grove
Ypsilanti
Ruth
Alice Gable
Malcolm Sanders
Howard Copeland
Saline High School
Jesse Bird
Arthur Desbrough
Saline
Page
Judd
Warner
Elwin Sanders
John D. Allison
Frank Barber
Munger Road
Allison
Joseph Sweeney
Raymond Sweeney
Detroit
Lloyd Gauntlett
Milan
Bruce LeBaron
Ypsilanti Visitors and Family Gatherings Noted
Mr and Mrs Clarence Riggs visited Ypsilanti and Milan relatives. A G Richards and Vern Ery transported hogs to Detroit. Levi Teachout and Edward Gregg families visited Platt. Clifford Brown and Ridgeway guests joined multiple Richards households for meals and Sunday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence ‘Riggs
Ypsilanti
Clarence . Riggs
Mrs. Ery
Monroe
D. ‘G. Richards
Clarence Spencer
Milan
A. G. Richards
Vern Ery
Detroit
Levi Teachout
Edward Greggs
Platt
D. G. Richards
George F
Clifford Richards
George F. Richards
Ruth Riggs
Hammond District Social News Roundup
Mr and Mrs E O Stimpson visited Manchester Monday. Several locals attended gatherings in Lansing and Adrian. Glennis Gordon from Dayton was home for the weekend. Funeral attendance included Mrs May Morden and George Reese. Gerald Miller's third birthday was celebrated near Macon with the Miller family. Families: Hovey Needham, George Needham, Diana Robison, Clyde Gauntlett, Lena Gordon, Orange Gordon, Walter Gordon, Mary McMann, Ella McMann, Helen Robison, Gertie Gilbert, E M Gilbert, Claude Gilbert, Everett Gilbert, Glen Gordon, Rhodaes, Robison, Budd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Stimpson
Manchester
Gertie Gilbert
Helen Robison
Glennis Gordon
Dayton
Ohio
George Needham
E. M
Claude Gilbert
Lansing
Hovey Needham
George
Adrian
James Hammond
Mary McMann
Ella’ McMann
E. M. Gilbert
EB. M. Gilbert
Claude’ Gilbert
Luella Rhoades
Gladys. Robison
Hast Lansing
Gerald Miller
Arthur Miller
Macon
Local notes from Macon and surrounding towns
Macon residents share visits and travels from Plymouth, Detroit, Ypsilanti, and Adrian. Families visit, attend events, and News notes report births, illnesses, weddings and anniversaries while the Wicklund Development Co drills near Napoleon abandon a promising hole after reaching 1810 feet.
Notice of Probate Estate Claims Meeting
State of Michigan Probate Court in Washtenaw County announces four months from January 17 1939 for creditors to present claims against the estate of Charles J Stierle. Commissioners Harry W Holmes and Homer W Kuebler will meet at Citizens Bank Saline Michigan on March 25 1939 and May 25 1939 at ten oclock for examination and adjustment of claims. Dated Ann Arbor January 17 1939. Jan 26 Feb 2 9 1939. LinER ads get results.
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State OF Michigan
Washnaw
Charles J. Stierle
Citizens Bank
Saline
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Harry W. Holmes
Homer W. Kuebler
The Secret of Brief Claimed by a Count in Dispute
A tense scene unfolds as a self-proclaimed investigator pressures Lord Ferdinand to reveal the secret of Brief and certify a claimed lineage. The speaker warns of a looming warrant and extradition, while promising clemency if the injured party consents and the statement is endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa
Mej
Elizabeth Virgil
Ferdinand
Percy Elbert Virgil
London
Statement to London and Return to Innsbruck
A tense scene unfolds as a negotiator presses Lord Ferdinand to sign a crucial statement. The protagonist plans to take the document to London while Ferdinand faces the truth of the parricide and its claims. Winter arranges travel to Innsbruck and Gabble as urgency builds for a witnessed signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gabble
Ferdinand
Innsbruck
Parricide
Trare
Iniah
Winter
Mr. Parish
Parish
Mooreville Social Roundup Notes Local Visits
Mooreville residents report family visits with Mr and Mrs Edward Guenther and Pauline from Scio. Otto Matt and family dined with Roland Guenther in Lima. Floyd Ganong and Clinton Torrey joined Farmers week in Lansing with Milan high school students. Loyal Kanitz Harlan Holcomb and G F Holcomb attended Clinton Torrey’s 25th wedding anniversary at Stony Creek. Lorraine Ganong hosted Larkin club with four tables and prizes for Mrs Cook and Mrs Bissell followed by a dessert luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Guenther
Pauline
Alfred Tony
Scio
Otto Matt
Roland Guenther
Lima
Floyd Ganong
Clinton Torrey
Lansing
Harold Holcomb
Franklin Smith
Milan High School
Loyal Kanitz
Harlan Holcomb
G. F. Holcomb
Clyde Wineland
Clinton. Torrey
Stony Creek
Lorraine Ganong
Larkin
Pedroswase
Charles
Clayton Bissell
Local Folks Share Weekend Arrivals and Visits
Hugh Craig of Britton called in the neighborhood Monday. Miss Joyce Vealey returned from Ypsilanti for the weekend. Gleason P T A meeting set at the Mashino home Friday evening. Herman Mehler and family joined Mrs Hallie Mehler and Thurlow for Sunday dinner. Ernest Cross of Bowling Green and his brother Albert Cross hosted relatives. Eldred Evans of Dearborn visited with O B Evans and family. Almond Kutler and daughters Ruth and Mrs Jessie Wise stopped at the Stilts home Sunday. Clyde Spence and Jackie of Monroe visited with Floyd Spence and Fred Tuefel families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Craig
Britton
Joyce Vealey
Ypsilanti
Gleason P. T. A
Mashino
Herman Mehler
Hallie Mehler
Thurlow
Ernest Cross
Bowling Green
Ohio
Albert Cross
Eldred Evans
Dearborn
Evans
Almond Kutler
Ruth
Jessie Wise
Stilts
Clyde Spence
Jackie
Monroe
Floyd Spence
Fred Tuefel
Michigan college hosts Farmers Week meetings for dairy and livestock groups
Michigan State College hosted Farmers Week with thousands attending despite snow drifts. Agricultural division and extension service organized sessions where many elections were relectons. Breed group leaders named presidents and secretaries including Harold Harwood and Sid ney Smith across beef and dairy associations. Short Course Association officers re elected while new directors joined. Titus Yettaw, 77, was fatally struck by a train near Chelsea.
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Michigan State College
Agricultural Division
Agricultural Extension Service
Michigan Beef
Harold Harwood
Tonia
George A. Branaman
Aberdeen Angus
Sidney Smith
Lake Orion
Avery Martin
Croswell
Sarah van Hoosen Jones
Rochester
A. L. Jones
Three Rivers
M. A. Parsons
Litrwood
Herbert Miller
Ayrshire
Howard E. Lamb
Hillsdale
Guernsey
F. E. Scott
Charlotte
Henry Wigman
Lansing
Lawrence Stewart
R. W. Tenny
Ellis Aldrich
Fairgrove
Raymond Bohnsack
Columbiaville
Charles Dimmick
Publican Order for Final Admin Account Saline Order
State of Michigan Washtenaw County Probate Court notes E R Schill administrator filed annual and final accounts for Theodore Emanuel Schill deceased and petitions for allowance distribution and extra compensation. Hearing set February 24 1989 at 10 a.m. at the probate office with three weeks of publication in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G Pray presiding. Nora O Borgert Register of Probate true copy.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay” G. Pray
Theodore Emanuel Schill
E. R. Schill
Saic
Saline
Appointment of Administrator for Washtenaw estate
In Washtenaw County a probate court session on January 17 1939 appointed Raymond C Rentschler to administer Amelia K Rentschier estate or another suitable person. A hearing was set for February 17 1939 at ten in the forenoon at the probate office with notice by weekly publication in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior. Judge Jay G Pray presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Amelia K. Rentschier
Raymond C. Rentschler
Raymond C. Rentschier
Saline
Nora O. Borgert
Order for Publication of Probate Account 16449
In Washie HAW County at Ann Arbor Probate Office on January 8 1939 Judge Walter S Morden presiding The Detroit Trust Company as trustee filed its 17th annual account and petition for allowance Hearing set February 1989 with three weeks of notice via publication in The Saline Observer Nore Borgert Register of Probate Jan 26 Feb 2 9 1939
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washie- Haw
Ann, Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Walter S. Morden
Detroit Trust Company
Detroit
Michigan
Saline Observer
Public sale of estate real estate ordered in Ann Arbor
In Wash tenaw County Michigan the probate court under Judge Jay G Pray orders hearing on February 15 1939 at ten in the morning for license to sell the estate of Joachim Burmeister to pay debts. Administrator Theodore Simpson must show cause why the license should not be granted with public notice in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay ‘G. Pray
Joachim Burmeister
Theodore Simpson
Saline
University of Michigan Astronomy Pioneers and Telescopes
The University of Michigan has a long astronomy history with the 1855 Observatory and a planned modern facility to house a 96 inch reflector, among three major observatories including ones near Pontiac and in South Africa. The Pontiac unit, funded by McMath and Hulbert families, studies sun prominences via motion pictures. The old 12 inch refractor began operation in 1855, while the 37 3/4 inch reflector built in 1911 was among the nation’s largest at the time.
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Michigan
America
University of Michigan Observatory
Ann Arbor
Pontiac
South Africa
Pontiac Institution
Messrs
Robert R. McMath
Henry S. Hulbert
Francis C. McMath
United States
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Michigan Mirror
Gene
Alleman
Michigan Press Association
Brownrigg
Civil Service
William Brownrigg
Civil Service Study Commission
Lansin Lansing
Central York
Hammond District
William Morgan
Plymouth
P. K. Morgan
Donald Craig
Tecumseh Hospital
Ella Pennington
Kenneth Frost
Argyle Biddie
H. F. Moore
San Antonio
Texas
Roy Heilman
East Lansing
Ned Hawkins
Melvindale
I. Chittle
Kenneth Pennington
Tennessee
C. O. Bailey
R. G. Sage
George Bailey
Donald Ward
Zanesville
F. J. Day
Glenn Pennington
Will Pennington
Carl Wuerthner
Walter Craig
Herbert Gilmore
Verle Sandh
New Boston
Sumner Howell
Ferndale
Metta Nelson
John Howell
Lloyd Clark
William Galloway
Waltz
Floud Young
Belleville
Carl .McClue
C. F. Hybarger
Hattie Robison
Stephen Hasted
David Newcomb
Alta Collins
Ida van Valkenberg
Clara. Hendershot
Collins
F. J Day
J. W. Howell
France Mickel
Elva Richart
Ellsworth Collins
Tecumseh
James Bowker
Wicklund Development Co
Chris Meeks
Napoleon
Dundee
Brooklyn
Banner
Lowe E
Dornford Yates
Mooreville
South Saline
Titus Yettaw
Michigan Central Wolverine
Chelsea Standard
University OF Michigan
Observatories
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