Michigan Tops Playground Parade For 1939 Tourism
Michigan expected to harvest 80 million in tourist expenditures in 1939, leading a Midwest region that includes California 235 million Minnesota 205 million and Wisconsin 160 million. The peninsula offers Lake Michigan beaches thousands of lakes deer fish pines and easy access within a day’s drive for millions of Americans.
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Lansing
New York City
San Francisco
Michigan
California
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Peninsula
Lake Michigan
Lower Peninsula
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Nature
Lake Huron
Lake St. Clair
Business Week
Dearborn’s hidden marvels lure outsiders, locals unmoved
From familiar acquaintances to a Michigan hometown view, residents often overlook nearby wonders. The weld's vast assembly line and Greenfield Village in Dearborn rank high for out-of-state visitors, yet Michigan residents scarcely visit, missing a remarkable roadside appeal.
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Straits of Maikinaw
Michigan
Dearborn
Weld
Greenfield Village
Cascades at Jackson and Grand Haven Tourists Draw Crowds
Michigan features the illuminated Cascades at Jackson a major free attraction with 360 800 gallons of water and 252 000 watts of electricity drawing 1 500 000 visitors yearly. The Grand Haven area promotes sand dunes beaches Coast Guard harbor and Hopkins Gardens plus a Cherry Festival at Traverse City July 12 13 and 14 with Great Lakes ships in the program.
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Jackson
William Sparks
Matilda
Michigan
Grand Haven
Lake Michigan
Highland Park
North Shore
U.S. Coast Guard
Escanaba
Oval State Park
Spring Lake
Hopkins Gardens
Big Lake
Charles C. Hopkins
Claude C. Hopkins
Modern Advertising
Lord & Thomas
Chicago
United States
Traverse City
Great Lakes
Fes
Michigan Tourism Reveals Hidden Winter and Summer Getaways
A tour through Michigan highlights Copper Country and Keweenaw Peninsula with golf at Copper Harbor and views from Brockway Mountain. The piece praises Isle Royale visibility, Grayling’s winter park plans, and federal park service ski trail investments. A Civic group recalls a midnight slide and glow of campfires amid subzero skies.
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Copper Country
Keweenaw Peninsula
Lake Superior
Maine
Copper Harbor
Naiture
Brockway
Isle Royale
Michigan
Grayling
Pine Woods
United States
Park Service
Harry Kipke
Ann Arbor
Ink White
Gladwin
Alpena
Spike
Michigan State tests alfalfa-brome silage for hay yield
Michigan State College farm crops men report an average silage yield of ten tons per acre from alfalfa and brome grass with strong second crop prospects. They say this silage requires less labor than corn, yields at least as much volume, and contains about twice the protein of corn silage.
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Michigan State College
Boy Scout Camp Dexter Shows Strong Enrollment and Activities
Enrollment for the first week of the Dexter Boy Scout camp was high with room for more. The camp features two new buildings and improved facilities, plus an active staff. Visitors Nights draw about 300 weekly, while clubs from Ann Arbor, Chelsea, and Dexter plan visits and events including a July 10 Lions Club trip, July 14 Cub Leaders Round Table, and July 17 inter-club baseball with Kiwanis. Photography, a dark room, and equipment donated by Dr. Albert J. Logan enhance merit badge opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
O. E. Rozel
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
Livingston
Newkirk
James Gormson
Jack Harwood
Albert J. Logan
Chicken killer at Kellogg farm puzzle for McCrary
McCrary at Augusta on Michigan State College Kellogg farm suspects a fox is the thief of chicks but suspects badger traits in the culprit. A carbide exploder failed to deter thefts and 19 chicks died. He now uses large weights as a night safeguard to protect eight acres. A barking dog cannot be quieted by scolding.
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C. M. McCrary
Augusta
Kellogg
Michigan State College
McCrary
Central York Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Alger Allison spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Elwin Sanders. Miss Beulah Sanders lives at home and attends school in Ann Arbor. Henry Murray of Ann Arbor visited his mother Mrs Hattie Murray Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joseph Sweeney Jr entertained friends and relatives from Detroit Sunday. Murray and Malcolm Sanders of near Wellington Ohio spent Thursday with their parents. Mr and Mrs Grant Allison and children Anita Beth and Seth of Willis Road visited Alger Allison Sunday. Leslie Bailey remains in bed after an accident when a hay loader passed over him, breaking three ribs and injuring his head.
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Alger Allison
Elwin Sanders
Beulah Sanders
Ann Arbor
Henry Murray
Hattie Murray
Joseph Sweeney, Jr
Detroit
Murray
Malcolm
Seth
Willis Road
Leslie Bailey
Local Social Roundup from Judd District
Mr. Mitchell spent Saturday calling on friends in Milan. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Teachout spent Sunday at the home of Levi Teachout. Mrs. Carson attended the Aid Society meeting in Saline at Miss Morden's home. Mr. and Mrs. D G Richards and others visited Jackson for a Sunday gathering with Mr. and Mrs. A R Murray.
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Mr. Mitchell
Milan
Herbert Teachout
Levi Teachout
Carson
Aid Society
Saline
Gordon family visits and out of town relatives
Mrs Ira Hauk and children of Plymouth visited Monday with Mr and Mrs Glen Gordon. Mrs Maude Deem of Newport and Miss Delores Gotts of Detroit have been visiting. Miss Gilennis Gordon of Dayton Ohio returned home Tuesday after a vacation with the Gordons. Bruce and Larry Gordon of Dayton Ohio and Mr and Mrs Max Goff of Ann Arbor visited with the Gordons, as did Miss Julia Gordon.
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Ira Hauk
Plymouth
Glen Gordon
Maude Deem
Newport
Delores Gotts
Detroit
Gilennis Gordon
Dayton
Ohio
Walter Gordon
Bruce and
Larry Gordon
Max Goff
Ann Arbor
Julia Gordon
Mooreville Farm House Destroyed by Fire
A fire started by chimney sparks destroyed the tenant house on the Norman Hawker farm on Dennison road near Mooreville Saturday noon. A shed also burned. Mr and Mrs Fred Clark and their five children occupied the two story house and saved furniture and some clothing. Canned fruit and farm tools were lost. Milan fire departments responded. the Clark family stayed with the Andersons on Day road pending a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hawker
Dennison Road
Moorevile
Fred Clark
Milan
Clark
George Anderson
Day Road
Saline Social Roundup At Local Clubs And Visits
West Saline residents Walter Wiedmayer and son Larry spent Monday with his parents Mr and Mrs Matthew Seeger hosted friends from Royal Oak Sunday. Lawrence Tucker visited the Fred Arend home Monday evening. Several local families gathered for Saline Valley Recreation Club activities with Kohler Young and Wiedmayer sisters. Jello and cake were served after a Benton 4 H club cherry canning demonstration by Alice Klein and Pauline Hertler. Guests from Detroit Plymouth Ann Arbor Chelsea Jackson and Lansing joined the Fourth of July celebration hosted by Fred Arend and family.
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Walter Wiedmayer
Larry
Matthew Seeger
Royal Oak
Lawrence Tucker
Fred Arend
Florence and
Lorena Kohler
Marjorie Young
Florence Wiedmayer
Saline Valley
Saline
William Sanderson
Grass Lake
Benton 4-H Club
Alice
Anna Klein
Alice Klein
Pauline Hertler
Laura Edelmayer
Detroit
Kenneth Truesdall
Plymouth
Otto Schwocho
W. P. Schwocho
John, Arend
Fredericktown
Ann Arbor
Chelsea
Jackson
Lansing
Card game mishap ends with broken tumbler
Joe Cozzuol’s partner exposed the dummy hand during a card game on the Tron River. In disgust he snapped his fingers, sending an empty glass shattering onto the table into pieces, the crack matching the snap’s sound.
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Tron River
MPR
Joe Cozzuol
Joe
Fire Department Logs Few City Calls Since 1938
On May 9, 1938, Stanton fire department answered a local home blaze. No city calls since then and no chimney or roof fires this winter. Most work has been rural response only.
Macon Social Notes Highlight Visits and Weddings
Mrs Ivan Spitler of Butler Pa visits Macon relatives. Miss Ardith Baily attends wedding in Whitaker. Elizabeth Simonds and Robert Fasser wed with Addie Crittenden and John Crittenden guests. Numerous calls and visits include Detroit Ypsilanti Grand Rapids Whitehall and Cheboygan with local families.
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Ivan Spitler
Butler
Macon
C. O. Baily
Robert Moore
Holloway
Harry McHenry
Evans Lake
Sue. Langan
Jean . Crittenden
Detroit
Charles Wisner
Clara
Hendershot
Louis Trout
Los Angeles
Calif
Merle Trout
Trout
Clarence
Eugene Clarence
Ethel
Everett Lindsley
Ross Biddle
Ypsilanti
Roy Heilman
Cheboygan
H. E. Lamb
Cyril
Pranc Michel
Ella Richart
Martha Gruenke
Grand Rapids
Don Craig
Helen Karwoska
Virginia Gloria
Dan’iel Sanike
Ardith Baily
Whittaker
Elizabeth Simonds
Robert Fasser
Addie Crittenden
John Crittenden
Herbert Rowland
Washington, D. C
Raymond
Service
Whitehall
Bert Creger
Dorothy. Creger
Rainmaker Device To Irrigate College Farm Trials
Michigan State College engineers unveil a high pressure water gun driven by a gasoline engine to irrigate about two acres at a time. The system covers a 350 foot diameter area and aims to ease pasture irrigation for dairy farmers and other crops across Michigan.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
QO. E. Robey
Roby
New Milford
Conn
Dedication of New Veterinary Hospital by Michigan Veterinary Association
At Michigan State College the 57th annual meeting of the Michigan State Veterinary Medical association dedicated a new veterinary hospital completed at a cost of $133,000. Over 300 attended along with the 16th annual post graduate course and the 8th annual women’s auxiliary meeting. Funding included a federal PWA appropriation.
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Michigan State Veterinary Medical Association
Michigan State College
PWA
Appointment of Administrator for Harold Hammond Estate
The Washtenaw County Probate Court in Ann Arbor orders that Minnie Hammond widow of Harold Hammond may receive administration of the estate or that another suitable person be appointed. A hearing is set for July 17 1939 at 10:00 AM at the Probate Office. Public notice to be published weekly for three weeks in The Saline Observer.
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Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Harold Hammond
Minnie Hammond
Saline
Saline Observer, A Newspaper Printed and Circulated In Said County
Nora O. Borgert
Trees Taken During Lincoln Park Cleanup Reported
An overzealous citizen allegedly removed three two foot tall pine trees from Leland Vogel's yard during Lincoln Park beautification. The trees valued at $11 were reported to police.
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Lincoln Park
MPA
Leland Vogel
Vogel
Probate Court Grants Administration Hearing for Frederick A. Stoll Estate
In Washte naw County Michigan the Probate Court at Ann Arbor on June 27 1939 orders that Robert A. Stoll or another suitable person may be granted administration of the estate of Frederick A. Stoll. The hearing is set for the 31st in the forenoon at the probate office with publication of this order weekly for three weeks.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Frederick A. Stoll
Robert A. Stoll
Saline
Nora O. Borgert
Register of Probate
Mortgage Sale Notice for Ypsilanti Property 1939
Default on a 1932 mortgage by Edward Gotts and Liza Gotts triggers foreclosure. The mortgageed parcel in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. is set for public sale October 12, 1939 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ann Arbor courthouse route Huron Street entrance to satisfy $1571.16 plus accruing costs and 1937 1938 attorney fees.
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Edward Gotts
Liza
Gotts
the Register of Deeds
County of
Washtenaw
State of Michigan
Routey
Huron Street
Ypsilanti
Jay Moore
E. W. Basson
Washington Street
Justin Gale
P. Rodgers
Arthur J. Boatwright
Michigan
Lee N. Brown
Savings Bank Brds
Road resurfacing bids due July 7 Washtenaw County Michigan
Sealed proposals will be received at 415 West Washington Street Ann Arbor Michigan until eleven A M Friday July 7 1939 for placing an oil aggregate surface on the Stony Creek road from Whittaker Road to US 23. Right to reject any or all proposals reserved. Board of County Road Commissioners Washtenaw County Michigan. K J Hallenbeck Superintendent and Manager. LINER ADS GET ERESULIIS
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West
Washington Street
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Stony Creek
Whittaker Road
Us-23
Board of County Road Commissioners
County of
Washtenaw
K. J. Hallenbeck
Simpson Memorial Institute at Michigan Revolves Around Pernicious Anemia
The Thomas Henry Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Michigan advances pernicious anemia treatment with the Ventriculin therapy. Funded by Mrs. Christine M. Simpson in memory of her husband, the institute opened in 1927 with a $150 000 building gift and a $250 000 endowment. Since then over 700 patients have been treated and 129 medical journal publications have disseminated the institute’s findings.
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Thomas Henry Simpson
Observer Advertising Columns Promote Wide Reach
A persuasive note explains why using Observer advertising columns can reach far more people than calling fifty individuals, highlighting cost efficiency and broad audience impact.
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Hammond District
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