Dry conditions improve as prohibition stance cited
Federal Prohibition Director James R. Davis says conditions are rapidly improving with former saloon sites replaced by banks and offices. The report notes fewer illegal bars, occasional high priced quarts, and ongoing enforcement results including seizures of beer wine and mash and substantial tax collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. R. Davis
Prohibition
Michigan
Short Prohibition Department
James R. Davis
Real Estate Transfers Furnished by Washtenaw Abstract Co
Abstrt Co records transfer of land in section 33 township York from Adna Mac Stanger to Sayre W Reeves. Local listing notes details unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adna Mac Stanger
Sayre W. Reeves
Township of
York
Live Rock Growers Seek Detroit Market Sellers
Growers announce daily trips to Detroit to purchase live stock. Arthur Armbruster at See’y Saline Co-Op. Ass’n invites sellers to call for shipping dates to ensure full value of stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Arthur Armbruster
Y Saline Co-Op
Ass’n
Local notes include visits and social events in York Pittsfield
Mrs Hruma Campbell nears full recovery from illness. Clarence Salter ships cattle from Bridgewater to Detroit. The Fosdick couple visited Toledo. Mrs Frank Harwood, a Wood district teacher, reports $80 from a box social. Armbruster couple attended a neighborhood club dance. Mr and Mrs Charles Cady and Dona attended a neighborhood party. Elizabeth Steer returns from Coblenz Germany after two and a half years with scarlet fever on Packard Street. George VanBloorum hosts Stony Creek Ladies Aid at Grange hall on Feb 24 with a dinner. Weather brings hints of better days this month. Edward DePuy visits son Jay DePuy in San Antonio Texas.
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Hruma Campbell
Clarence Salter
Bridgewater Ito
Detroit
F.C. Hollis
Ana
Deve Fosdick
Toledo
Prank Harwood
Wood
After Armbruster
Charles Cady
Dona Cady
Elizabeth
Steer
Coblenz
Germany
Packard Street
George VanBlorcum
Stony Creek Laidies’ Aid
Stony Creek Grange Hall
Aid
Edward DePuy
Jay DePuy
San Antonio
Texas
Croswell Man Sentenced in Local Case
A Croswell man received a six month sentence in the county jail for selling items described oddly as a “shind.” The judge’s pronouncement left him visibly upset as he faced his punishment.
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Croswell
Wilder
Anime County
Sellius Meanshind
Hidis Vant
Used Car Bargains Prompt Spring Rush
An advertisement touts several used cars for sale at low down payments and favorable terms. Includes 1991 Ford Touring and 1921 Chevrolet Touring models with notes on new tires, mechanical condition, and prospective buyers saving money with down payments of 50 to 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Family Cares May Retard Recovery
Louis, a Mackinac woodman diagnosed tuberculous, writes of illness and poverty to the Michigan Tuberculosis Association. He left the sanatorium to care for his wife and two children, fearing infection at home and lacking means for a cottage. The TB group notes economic pressure hinders treatment and home life often blocks recovery.
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Louis
Mackinac Woodman
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Louis’ Case
Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis. Association
Association
Probate Court Estate Petitions and Accounts
A Detroit area probate court note lists petitions for administration and final or annual accounts for multiple estates including Frank, Wil mot Losce, Mary Walker, David B. Inglis, Julia A. Thomas, Addie Stevens, William Siderle, John Langley, Arthur Marshall, and Samuel Mee. It records claims by various individuals and mentions sales petitions and will probates, with a school survey about cows on Belle Isle and a zoo cow gift inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Lewis A. Townley
John H. Smith
Wilmot Losce
Mary Walker
Maury Deubel
R. G.G. Fuller
Mary
B. Spaulding
Caroline Reader
John W. Langley
William Siderle
Arthur Marshall
Samuel W. Meée
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James
R. Davis
R. A. Heynes
San Fraviso
Los Angles
Hallswod Sil
Pasa
James Brown
Mim. Brown
Washtenaw. Abstrract Co
4Th Ave
Geo. J. Klager
Ann Arbor
Micky R. F
Ann. Arbor
Saline
York-Pittsfield
William Bernhardt
Miller Garage
Las
Derwood
Minnesota
Mike
Chese Good
FORD
INT
Manwelds ‘Touuring
DORT
Normar
Shane
the Saline Garage
Geo. V. Cook
Probate Court. News
Martha Walkenstein
Joseph
Rockwood
Joseph Zeckmeister
George Wi. Young
Katherine Roller
J. M. Hutchinson
David B. Inglis
George A. Waterman
Ray’ A. Sanborn
John Ross Grant
Julia
A. Thomas
Charles Steinbach
Addie
Lt Stevens
Jersey
Belle Isle
Island
Manchester
Duplex Printing Press Company
Battle Creek, Michigan
Detroit Trust Company
The
United States
A. F. Nissly
MGR
First National Bank
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Moody’s Investor’s Service
Dooce Brothers
Dodge Brothers
Joseph H. Thompson
Ypsilanti
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