Michigan Farmers Week to Feature Heavyweight Horse Pulling Trio
Four top teams vie in the Livestock Pavilion at Michigan State College on Horse Day February 2. National Champions from Fowler Brothers lead a 4500 pound pair, with challengers including John Drake’s 4400 pound pair and the Roehl and Sons team at 4600 pounds. Harry Roehl is noted as a top driver. Other events include a parade of draft colts, quarter horses, and Arabians, plus the Little International staged by the Black and Bridle Club. The day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends with the 1:00 p.m. pull as spectators fill the pavilion from across Michigan and neighboring states.
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Michigan State College
Fowler Brothers
Reading
Michigan
Fowler Bros
John Drake
Pioneer
Ohio
Chas. Roehl and Sons
Smith’s Creek
Illinois
Roehl
John Huizenga
Grandville
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Champion Project
Black and Bridle Club
Motor travel and fuel use reach record suburban totals
The Automobile Manufacturers Assn reports U S driving exceeds half a trillion miles yearly with 54.7 million vehicle registrations expected this year. Fuel consumption tops 4.014 billion gallons annually and highway taxes reach 5.3 billion dollars.
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America
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
U.S
U. S
State Legislature Confident on Michigan Finances
Michigan's 67th Legislature moves to budget discipline with no new taxes expected. Republican leaders pledge balanced spending and a reduced deficit, citing past steps to stabilize finances despite the governor's objections. Leaders Morris and Clements contrast governor proposals with available revenue.
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Michigan
Carlton H. Morris
Kalamazoo
Senate
Morris
Herb Clements
Deckerville
Clements
Sympathetic Man Faces Risk of Abuse of Kindness
A cautious remark warns that a man who asks for sympathy may misuse it. The statement reflects concerns about exploitation of goodwill and potential manipulation.
Panfish Touch Aids Ice Fishermen On Michigan Lakes
Michigan Outdoors outlines how to improve perch and bluegill catches through depth finding, proper gear, and precise jigging. Experts urge a lightweight rod of four feet or less, tiny diameter line, and a quick lift followed by a natural settle to trigger bites. When fish are fished off their feed, twitches attract them and the bite shows as a nibble.
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Michigan
Michigan Recruiting Command Shifts to New Leader
Major Donald E. Draper relinquishes command of the Michigan U S Army and U S Air Force Recruiting Service to Lt. Col. William L. Chapel Jr. a WWII and Korea veteran who began as a second lieutenant from Cornell ROTC and Forestry degree. He served with the XIII Air Force Service Command and the Fighter Interceptor Wing in Korea.
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Michigan U.S. Army
U. S. Air Force Recruiting Service
Donald E. Draper
William L. Chapel
Chapel
INF
Cornell Unversity Rotc
Xiii Air Force Service Command
Pacific
Bist
Korea
Future coal refinery to blend gasoline and fuel oil
A projected coal refinery of the future would be a highly integrated processing plant producing high grade gasoline, fuel oil, heating gas and various chemicals for manufacturing uses.
York Township Tax and Dog License Notice 1954
York Township taxes due and payable with tax collection by the treasurer at Milan State Bank on Saturdays in January and February 1954. Additional collections at Citizen's Bank Saline on Friday January 8 and Saline Savings Bank on Friday February 19. Dog licenses due with vaccination certificates. Signed Mrs. Neva Delke York Township Treasurer.
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York Township
Milan State Bank
Citizen’s Bank
Saline
Saline Savings Bank
Coal firm eyes 273 million tons in 44 years forecast
A single continuous mining machine would take 260 years to load 273 million tons of coal, the output of one major U S coal company over 44 years. Bituminous Coal Research Inc Locomotive Development Committee has spent over 4 million dollars on a coal fired gas turbine locomotive with extended component tests planned early this year.
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U.S
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Coal Industry
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Neva. Delke
Milan
Mark Stevers
Dorothy Malone
Jack Slade
Sun.-Mon
Esther Williams
van Johnson
Technicolor
Ford
Wiedman Auto Company
Ann Arbor Street
Saline, Michigan
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