Abandoned High Island recalls King Ben and House of David
An old lake island ghost town on Lake Michigan near High Island bears relics of a former summer colony led by King Ben Purnell and his House of David. The deserted village includes a church school saw mill barns and cabins once tied to a mysterious sect and nearby Beaver Island.
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High Island
Lake Michigan
King Ben Purnell
House of David
Benton Harbor
Beaver Island
Ben
St. James
Siorman
High Island island history and ghost settlement tour described
A Saline Michigan post notes a conservation boat trip to High Island off Beaver Island. It recalls Ottawa and Chippewa dwellings around 1906 and details a seven sided log stockade and empty, weathered buildings amid lilacs and silent docks.
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Conservation Patrol Bost No. 1
Beaver Island
Charlevoix
Edwin Belly
High Island
Belfy
Emil Pischner
Charles J. Allers
Enduring War Forms Spark Patriotism Debate
Don Robinson argues against filling forms for sugar fuel oil gas tires and more as wartime controls grow. He recalls the war’s rise in regulations and penalties, contrasts voluntary patriotism with compulsion, and suggests replacing forms with appeals to national duty. Archers will get two months to shoot desks in Alleman county next fall.
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FBI
Desk
Allegan County
Breakfast for rationed meals boosts daily nourishment
The article urges a hearty breakfast to meet one third of daily needs amid rationing. It advocates fruit or juice, cereals with milk, toast with butter or margarine, and optional eggs, plus proper cereal preparation and adequate sleep to keep the family alert and fed.
Select Awards for Boy Scout Gardens
A General MacArthur Garden Medal will honor a limited number of Boy Scouts in each community who raise and harvest a variety of produce in gardens of at least 400 square feet. The award is provided by the National Victory Garden Institute. Scouts nationwide plant gardens and work on farms. The Green Thumb Certificate will go to every Scout raising food and reporting it to his Local Boy Scout Council.
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General MacArthur
M National Victory Garden Institute
Boy ‘Scout Council
Storm Gathering Over Rowland Ranch Opening
Rusty Rowland travels toward the Napoco range to run the Rowland Ranch while her brother Ralph heads to wartime duties. A looming flood threat blocks the road as a lone rider in high boots appears, signaling trouble ahead for the lone mission.
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Ralph Rowland
Napaco
Rosalynn
Rusty) Rowland
Ralph
Rusty
Decker
Gene Autry
Manny
Jed
Manuel
Napocos
Rowland Ranch
Napoco Range
Ladue Decker
Ladue
Rusty Encounters Strange Stranger On Prairie Road
In a night storm on the Four D Ranch route, Rusty helps a muddy stranger Herb after his car plunges into the Big Sandy. They share coffee and shelter as they debate danger and chivalry while tension builds toward a perilous night.
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Rusty
Ello
Big Sandy
Herb
Sane
Herbert
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Lee Se LE
Yuelepe
Cross Village
Petoskey
L’arbre Croche
Saline, Mich
Myron Gallagher
Sim. R. Wilson
Esther Landwehr
King Ben
Don Robinson
Boy Scout
Four D Ranch
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