Michigan politics and tax woes push Eisenhower bid
Article outlines Eisenhower campaign activity in Michigan led by Arthur H. Van denberg Jr. with statewide endorsements, Taft opposition, and possible Grey-Horse MacArthur outcome. It also covers cigarette bootlegging losses, Detroit inflation, hospital overcrowding, birthrates, tax growth, and defense contract measures.
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Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr
Grand Rapids
Arthur
Taft
Grey Horse
MacArthur
Governor urges immediate use of extra road funds
Gov Williams argues $38 million in extra highway money from higher gas and weight taxes should be appropriated now. He notes the pool could reach $138 million, with about $26.7 million available by June 30 for counties cities and villages and $11.4 million for the State Highway Commission, aiming to create jobs this spring amid unemployment. Wayne and Oakland counties would see multi million shares, with precise figures still tentative.
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Lansing
State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Wayne County
Oakland
Cappy Miller Buys New Car Quietly Stirs Old Memories
The author recalls Cappy Miller purchasing a new car and leaving behind the old jalopy. Jiggs the pointer once rode in the trunk by accident, prompting humor about expectations and habits. The piece ends with a jab at neighbors telling others how to act and a call to discard such outmoded thinking.
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Cappy Miller
Cappy
Jiggs
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Saline Observer
Michigan Ave
Saline, Michigan
A. J. Coley
BF. OW. Giesel
Michigan Press Service
Saline
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Eisenhower
Kefauver
Detroit
St. Louis
Department of Revenue
Revenue Department
Alpheus P. Decker
Deckerville
Department of Health
New York
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Eugene C. Keyes
Keyes
Emergency Commission On Defense Contracts
Washington
Commission
David Wahl
Alton Wahl
Karl
W. Michi
Buick
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Frazer
Dodge
Kaiser
Ford
Chevrolet Co
Gov. Williams
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Manchester Enterprise
Exlo
Carhartt
Carhart
Parsons
A & M Chevrolet Co
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