Michigan Safety Drive Uses 51 Dailies 200 Weeklies
Michigan launches a year long traffic safety push backed by 51 daily newspapers and 200 weeklies. Henry Ewald reports that Detroit Lansing Pontiac Jackson and Marquette saw declining fatalities in 1935 with continued school age safety education and statewide campaigns.
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Michigan
Henry T. Ewald
Michigan State Council
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Mrr. Ewald
Council
Walker
Detroit
Lansing
Pontiac
Jackson
Marquette
State Safety Council
Fitzgerald
Striker
Barney Oldfield
Secretary of State
General Motors Corporation
State Department of Public Instruction
Department of State
Ewald
Michigan Safety Council
National Safety Council
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Washington
Time to Think of Flowers in Crookston Minnesota
Harold Thorforde encourages readers to start flower and vegetable gardens now. He highlights easy to grow varieties like tulips irises pansies sweet peas petunias marigolds salpiglossis zinnias verbenia larkspur and dahlias with fall aster. He invites readers to request articles and plans advice.
Courting Trouble with Credit and Confidence
The piece argues that avoiding debts undermines trust in credit and harms modern business. It warns that violating creditor confidence leads to loss of support, leaving a debtor adrift without essential financing in an economy built on mutual good faith.
Human Nature and Everyday Delusions
A reflective piece notes common belief in being brighter than others leading to risky acts. It cites attempts to beat a train, commit the perfect crime, and sway others’ beliefs, illustrating self deception across walks of life and the lure of easy money.
Better Rural Life Through Michigan Vocational Agriculture
A Department of Public Instruction bulletin outlines two goals for Michigan public school vocational agriculture. It promotes scientific farming and improved rural life through biology and social science applications, supervised projects, and Future Farmers of America training. It aims to boost earning capacity and leadership as students graduate into farming and community roles.
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Department of Public Instruction
Michigan
Future Farmers of America
Usurious Rates and Small Loan Tactics Spur Prosecutions
Wayne county Prosecuting Attorney McCrea warned Detroit finance companies that illegal practices will meet severe punishment. Penalties for late payments and inflated charges were noted, with banks urged to develop industrial loan departments to meet small loan demand, while Monroe County reported a high accident and fatality count in 1935. An archaeologist cites Zapotec Indians in Mexico using a natural anesthetic for painless dentistry centuries ago.
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Addison Courier
Mexico
St John s Lutheran Church Bridgewater and Insurance News
St John s Lutheran Church Bridgewater M C Philipp pastor in English services on the second and fourth Sundays with 10 a m worship and 11 a m Sunday school. Merle Porter of John Hancock Insurance tops 1935 state volume and premiums. Dexter Leader reports an 11 pound Great Northern pike caught in mill pond by Elmer Kolander. A Doncaster fire melted a water pipe and was extinguished automatically.
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Merle E. Porter
John Hancock Insurance Co
Porter
Blissfield
Elmer Kolander
Dexter
Doncaster
England
Michigan Horse Breeders Plan 1936 International Show Exhibit
Michigan breeders plan a larger 1936 International Live Stock exposition display after 43 animals and 40 ribbons earned in 1935. The state exhibit won best near and attractive display with funds from the Michigan Horse Breeders Association and allies for broad exhibitor participation. Speakers included James Thomson, Gus Carton, Harry Kelly, and Prof. G A Brown.
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Michigan
Morse
Michigan Horse Breeders’ Association
Department of Agriculture
Michigan State College
James Thomson
Gus Carton
Harry Kelly
Michigan State Fair
G. A. Brown
Progress Awards Announced for Autumn Scout Groups
Forty five groups qualified for Progress Awards across the council for the Autumn quarter. In the Northern District Howell Brighton Fowlerville Hartland earned the award. Western District groups Dexter Manchester Bridgewater Chelsea Sea Scout Ship 226 also qualified. Middle District lists Ann Arbor packs and Sea Scout Ship 201 with Dixboro and Dixboro packs 102 110 112 115. Southern District includes Ypsilanti packs 1 3 4 7 8 10 12 Sea Scout Ship 245 Saline and Milan 1. Plaques will be presented by the Neighborhood Commissioner soon. 12 groups did not qualify. Next awards March 31 1936.
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Howell
Brighton
Fowlerville
Hartland
Dexter
Manchester
Bridgewater
Chelsea
Ann“Arbor
Ann “Arbor
Dixboro
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Platt
Saline
Milan
Methodist Church Notes Bert Ede Minister
Church Loyalty Month urges 100 percent attendance across services and church groups. Sermons include The Church of the Minimums and The Church's Message on January 12, with additional topics on January 19 and January 26. Special music planned. schedule lists morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, Epworth League, Junior League, and Intermediate League activities with respective leaders. Evening service at 7 30. Prayer service Wednesday and choir practice Thursday.
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Twofold Church
H. A. Holmes
Epworth
J. Stark
Lillian Burgan
Federated Church Schedule Promotes Sunday Services
The Federated Church led by Pastor E Kircher offers 10 a.m. worship and 11:15 a.m. Sunday school under Superintendent S Cotton, with a 6:30 p.m. young folks gathering and 7:30 p.m. worship. A Milton Massachusetts high school teacher owns the world’s largest collection of china dogs at 400230 items.
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Milton
Mass
Still Time for Men to Enroll in Training Course
Beginning Wednesday January 8 men may join a weekly training course from 7 to 9 p m in room 231 Angels Hall Ann Arbor. Sponsored by the University of Michigan Extension Division the program features two speakers per meeting with lectures and discussions. A $1 fee covers expenses and enrollment remains open with noted speakers including Herbert H Twining John S Page and others.
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Angels Hall
Ann Arbor
Extension Division
University of Michigan
Fathers of Boys
Herbert H. Twining
John S. Page
H. L. Turner
Lewis Reiman
Raleigh Scherling
George Alder
S. A. Courtis
Henry Yoder
W. C. Trow
Ernest Chapelle
T. S. Langford
Hubert Spangler
Jackson Sharman
Walter MacPeek
Robert Watson
Fred Walcott
C. J. Barclay
Paul S. Samson
Homer M. Noble
White Fox rabbit with black eyes reported by Swiss breeder
Fr Mueller president of the Fox Rabbitry Specialty Club of Switzerland reports ownership of a White Fox rabbit with black pupils. The animal is pure white with no tint and shows hereditary black-eyed offspring. Tests will continue. также mentions a separate note about Virgil Gulick, 26, of Belleville, found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a Michigan gas station operator. sentenced to 25 years in federal penitentiary for theft and Lindbergh act violation.
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Fr. Mueller
Fox Rabbitry Specialty Club
Switzerland
Virgil Gulick
Belleville
Merl Meyers
Stroup Corners
Michigan
Alcatraz Prison
San Francisco Bay
al. Capone
Moinet
America
Devil's Island
Carleton Messenger
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Noone
Dundee
St. John’s Lutheran Church
M.C. Philipp
Methodist
Bert Ede
Federated Church Notes Co
E. Kircher
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Tanner's Store
Figaro
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Detroit Edison Company
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