Mackinac Island Hosts War Casualties on Fourth of July
On Mackinac Island during the 1944 Fourth of July weekend eight wounded servicemen from Percy Jones hospital at Battle Creek, including Lt. Ray Marty and Major Robert Acheson, stayed at the Grand Hotel while convalescing. The article notes their resilience, island history, and postwar planning discussions underway with Michigan officials and the tourism trade supporting restoration projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac Island
Percy Jones
Battle Creek
Pennsylvania
Grand Rapids
Mackinaw City
Pearl Harbor
Michigan
Grand Hotel
Mack
Mackinac
Jean Nicolet
Rocky Isle
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Northwest Passage
China
Patrick Sinclair
Straits
George Rogers Clark
Kaskaskia
Vincennes
Detroit
Acheson
Michigan Tourist Council
Michigan Agricultural Marketing Council
Kelly
John Jacob Astor
The
American Fur Company
Frank McKay
Earley
Willam Beaumont
Park-Davis Company
Adrian N. Langius
Uct
New Park and Harbor Commission
Bermuda
Mickinac
Paul D. Harrison
Lansing
First Armored
Italy
William Jeffries
Third Division
Cassino
Harry F. Schafer
Columbia Army Air Base
Charles Bolton
Niles
36Th Infantry Division
Marty
Russell L. Holcomb
Military Police Corps
Rex B. Yocum
117Th Field Artillery
31St Division
West Saline Notes From Local Weekend Activities
Mrs William Boehm and daughter Melinda visit Monroe. Young People's League hosts a wiener roast at Ford Park Saline. Leeland Lesser on furlough visits aunt Mrs William Boehm. Harvesting Dynamic Kernels draws locals despite heat. Judge Imogene Harter assists cradling contest. Michigan Crop Improvement Association tour features fertilizer experiments and field visits in Hast Lansing Unionville Saginaw and Pigeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Boehm
Melinda
Monroe
Young People’s League of St James Evangelical Church
Ford Park
Saline
Leeland Lesser
Detroit
Lonnie Alston
Hast Lansing
Lee Verdan
MSC
Saginaw
Bancroft Hotel
Jesse Fiiber
Unionville
Pigeon
Harvey Riley
Michigan Crop Improvement Association
The Song of Bernadette in the Library Spotlight
The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel is praised as a luminous, universal story about Bernadette Soubirous. It highlights Werfel's vow and the book's appeal across faiths, noting its presence in the local library before a related show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Werfel
Europe
Lourdes
Bernadette Soubirous
Werfel
California
Bernadette
France
Babiches Visit Grandparents and Oak Grove Meeting Upset
Robert and James Babiche of Detroit visit grandparents the Omalevs for four weeks. Adelbert Begole becomes Oak Grove treasurer replacing Carlton Murrey as the school has no teacher for next year. Mrs. LeBaron visits near Durand with Bruce and attends weekend with family. Edward Hasted, LeBaron’s father, resides in a recently repaired portion of the house. A note on 300000 English words stigmatized as vulgar not recorded in dictionaries designed for the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
James Babiche
Detroit
Ziva Omalev
Oak Grove
Adelbert Begole
Carlton Murrey
Bruce LeBaron
Fred Trandell
Durand
Bruce
Lloyd LeBaron
Wayne
Edward Hasted
Weekend Visits Noted Across Michigan Towns
Miss Julia Edgar of Ypsilanti spent the weekend with Miss Leoa Gillespie. Miss Carol Diane-May of Muskegon visits Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ernst. Mrs. Frank Day and J. C. Howell of Adrian called on Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howell. Trooper Harold Ernst of Sandusky stays a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ernst. Mrs. Sam Craig of Chelsea and Mrs. Hugh Craig of Britton called on Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Payne. Cpl. Chalmer Bruder of Fort Custer and Mrs. Bruder of Ypsilanti called on Mr. and Mrs. Burt Bruder. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stilts were Mrs. Mary Mueller of Ann Arbor and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mueller of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey entertained Detroit visitors Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt Dumont Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Harrison and Miss Margaret Bailey. Mrs. Lilah Howell and Clyde Burleson party guests in Dearborn. Howell remained for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Edgar
Ypsilanti
Leoa Gillespie
Carol Diane-May
Muskegon
Kenneth Ernst
Frank Day
J. C. Howell
Adrian
J. W. Howell
Harold Ernst
Sandusky
George Ernst
Sam Craig
Chelsea
Hugh Craig
Britton
E. W. Payne
Cpl
Chalmer Bruder
Fort Custer
Bruder
Burt Bruder
Donald Stilts
Mary Mueller
Ann Arbor
AL. Mueller
Detroit
George Bailey
Gerhardt Dumont
Hartley Harrison
Margaret Bailey
Chancery Order Calls Former Michigan Resident to Appears
In Washtenaw County Michigan Circuit Court a notice orders William T. Banks Jr to enter appearance within three months. He is nonresident with last address c/o London Prison Farms London Ohio. Judge George W. Sample signed. Clerk Luella M. Smith. Deputy Dorothy M. Schmidt. True copy dated July 6 to August 3 17 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Michigan
Washtenaw
Chacery
Rhea Banks
William T. Banks, Jr
Ann Arbor
Sach County
George W. Sample
William’ T. Banks, Jr
London
Farms
Ohio
John‘ FP. Kirk
Geo. W. Sample
Luella M. Smith
Dorothy M. Schmidt
Publication Order Seeks Quiet Title in Washtenaw County
In Washtenaw County Circuit Court a 1944 order for publication targets defendants in a land title dispute over the east half of the northeast fractional quarter of section five in York Township. The order urges appearance within three months, publication for six weeks, or personal service as alternate. The case centers on quieting plaintiff Reuben Visel’s title amid heirs and trustees tied to Jacob Louillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Reuben Visel
Thomas Cannon
Thomas Crinnion
Sarah Crinnion
Alonzo Stone
A Stone
Nicholas Dean
Jacob Louillard
N. Dean
Joy & Porter
James F. Joy
George H. Porter
Henry Gassett & Others
Hebron Rogers
W. C. Rogers
James EB. Rogers
Robert Lambie
Benjamin Clark
Ann Arbor
A. D
George W. Sample
Victor H. Lane, Jr
Saline
George W. Samples
York
County of
Michigan
Aluminum in JRM-1 Cargo Shipplane Highlights Credit
The JRM-1 cargo aircraft contains enough aluminum to produce 100,000 saucepens, underscoring the scale of its construction and material use.
Fourth of July Socials and Navy Family Allowances
The Exelbys spent the Fourth at Pleasant Jake while Detroit visitors joined Joe Fleury's home. The Richards and Milkeys gathered at Wampler's Jake and later visited the Richards family. Over half a million naval dependents now receive family-allowance benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exelbys
Pleasant Jake
Martin
Detroit
Joe Fleury
D. G. Richards
Marjory
A. G. Richards
Tommie
Milkeys
Wampler’s
Jake
George F. Richards
Bridgewater Savings Bank Insurance Termination Notice
Notice to depositors stating The Bridgewater Savings Bank in Bridgewater Michigan will terminate insured status on September 22, 1944 under the Federal Reserve Act. Deposits remain insured up to legal limits and pass books should be presented immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater Savings Bank
Bridgewater
Michigan
Federal Reserve Act
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504Th Paratroopers
Petcy Jones Hospital
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Great Lakes
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Grace Orwick
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Macon
Hily
Ghancery
Chancery Notice
Luella H. Smith
Dorothy Schmidt
Vin
First National Bldg
Mooreville
Helen Naugle
Texas
Barbara Berry
Kokomo
Ind
Eleanor Wilkie
Gust Grams
Milan
Loyal Kanitz
Maurice Draper
Burt Draper
Marlie Heath
San Marcos
Harlie Heath
Anna
Louis Smith
Nellie Holcomb
Lois Holcomb
Atlanta
Otsego Lake
Parley Yaw
Kathryn
Fort Smith
Ark
Ella Miller
Helen
Norman Highme
John Frost
Tecumesh
Clarence Schwartz
Edward Hartwig
Curtis Anderson
Wilkie Farm
EB. Berry
Margaret Carr
Joseph Carr
New Mexico
Shirley Temple
de Gaulle
Navy
Air Transport Service
Grosse Isle
Albert Stoll, Jr
Saipan
Ben Uphaus
East Michigan Ave
PHOND
Sarah
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Incy
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