Sunburned pigs take more feed and stay out longer
Michigan State College research shows sunburned pigs delay gains by two to three months and incur higher costs. White pigs are most sensitive to sun rays, with redness on ears and neck, itching, and risk of mange. Shade prevents damage. treat burns with mild antiseptic and oil mixtures, avoiding gasoline-containing products.
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Michigan State College
W. A. Freeman
Michigan
Freeman
Portable Range Shelters Help Pullets Survive Summer Heat
Michigan State College experts say portable range shelters costing 20 to 30 dollars for materials can protect 125 pullets and boost fall egg production. A nine by ten foot frame placed on green feed ranges reduces contamination from nearby stock, with alfalfa or sod as ideal cover. Copies of Extension Bulletin No. 124 detailing construction and materials are available from East Lansing.
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J. A. Davidson
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Michigan Hosts Twenty Six Horse Events This Summer
Michigan farmers in all Lower Peninsula counties will enjoy 26 horse events this summer coordinated by the Michigan Horse Breeders association and Michigan State College staff. At Dryden's D J Alison farm the Preston Wolfe horse day on July 20 features two fat Hereford yearlings for a half ton of sandwich beef, drawing 208 visitors this year after nearly 1000 last year. King of the Belgians stallion Preston Wolfe leads a display of 25 progeny among the purebreds.
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Michigan
Lower Peninsula
William Myers
Lapeer
Preston Wolfe
D. J. Alison
Dryden
Michigan Horse Breeders Association
Michigan State College
Allison Farm
E. L. Anthony
Harry Moxley
John Carter
College
George A. Brown
Ralph Hudson
College Farms
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Farmers Day at Michigan State to Feature Team Pull
Michigan State College's Farmers Day program on Friday July 30 will include an endurance team pulling contest between farmers and college bred sorrel geldings Stub and Major. The Michigan Horse Breeders association funds two trophies one for the best team and one for the best teamster.
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Michigan State College
Stub
Major
Ralph Hudson
College
Michigan Horse Breeders’ Association
Andy Adams
Litchfield
Lady engineers save electricity tips from Michigan State College
Miss Helen Noyes home management specialist offers advice on safely using electric appliances. She covers proper cord handling, washing machine use, iron care, vacuum maintenance, and range cleaning, plus refrigerator upkeep and spill cleanup.
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Helen Noyes
Michigan State College
Sunflower Rock Pictures Explained by Geologist
Walter B. Lang of the geological survey explains that the sunflower images on southwestern rocks were created by erosion. He confirmed the phenomenon with chemical tests on a specimen at the Smithsonian Institute. The article notes artists from the Royal Academy designed Christmas cards from 1878 to 1888 and a single card collection brought $10,000 in 1884.
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Science Service
Walter B. Lang
Geological Survey
Lang
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Royal Academy of England
Tuberculosis Fight Urged To Wipe Out Deadly Disease
Theodore J. Werle of the Michigan Tuberculosis Association spoke on a radio talk urging personal action and early detection. He noted 70 000 die yearly, praised tuberculin testing and X rays, and highlighted cost in hospitalization and lost wages while stressing the physician’s key role.
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Theodore J. Werle
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Thc
Werle
Fac
United States
Michigan
Treasury burns rare Hetty Green currency collection
The Treasury in Washington burned 198 176 dollars of old bills from Hetty Green estate. Officials valued the collection at over 41 million, with duplicates redeemed at face value for Col Edward H R Green. One 1864 $500 national bank note was spared for display under glass.
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Treasury
Washington, D. C
Hetty Green
Edward H. R. Green
Green
Mickie Says A Stick Of Dynamite Gets Results
A compact classified style line asserts power in a bold, punchy slogan. The ad emphasizes action over size and uses a brash, salesy tone typical of midcentury classifieds.
Hearing on claims in Washtenaw probate case
Notice from Michigan Probate Court Washtenaw County for Edward James Muir deceased. Four months from June 15 1937 to present claims by October 21 1937. Hearings scheduled August 21 1937 and October 21 1937 at 10 a.m. in Ann Arbor. Judge Jay G. Pray presiding.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Edward James Muir
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Mortgage foreclosure notice for Briggs property in Washtenaw County
The Citizens Bank of Saline Michigan forecloses a June 1931 mortgage on Silas L. Briggs and Celia H. Briggs to sell at public auction. The sale is set for August 13, 1937 at ten in the morning at the south front door of the Washtenaw County Courthouse in Ann Arbor. The property includes portions of section 19 in Pittsfield Township totaling about 160 acres with described rights of way. Burke & Burke, attorneys for the mortgagee, publish the notice with monthly publication dates through August 12, 1937.
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A. D
Silas L. Briggs
Celia H. Briggs
City of
Saline
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Citizens Bank of
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
Pittsfield
County of
State of
Jefferson C Rouse
Webb E. DePuy
Saline Township
Citizens Bank of Saline
Office of the Register of Deeds
County of Washtenaw
Section Thirteen
Township Four
Saline and
Monroe Road
Section
Easton Said
Oeginning
Salin and Monroe Road
Burke & Burke
Mortgage Sale Notice and Land Description in Washtenaw County
Public auction scheduled for August 13 1937 in Ann Arbor to satisfy a mortgage dated August 2 1920 by Webb E DePuy to Citizens Bank of Saline. Property includes multiple Saline Township parcels totaling about 120 acres of land as described in the mortgage and recorded in Liber 143. Also mentions damage reports from Munith area weather events and a note on the Chosroes II throne.
Federal raid seizes large moonshine still in county
Nine federal agents with Sheriff Irvin Kennedy and four deputies raided a Cohootah area farm on Thursday night finding a four vat moonshine operation with 21 000 gallon mush capacity and 750 gallon 188 proof output. They seized sugar and yeast and a truck and car carrying the product bound for Detroit. The six men were taken to Detroit for arraignment. the sheriff and deputies conducted a lengthy stakeout and the still described as among the largest in years.
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Irvin Kennedy
Cohootah
Detroit
Brighton Argus
Foreclosure Notice for Ann Arbor Mortgage Assignee Bilakos
Mortgage on property in Ann Arbor Washtenaw County Michigan will be foreclosed after default. The assignee Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation later transferred to Christ Bilakos. Sale set for August 23 1937 at 10 am at the south front door of the Court House Ann Arbor.
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Register of Deeds
County of
Washtenaw
State of Michigan
Martha M. Robbins
Alice J. Robbins
Ann Arbor Savings Bank
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Huron Street
Office of the Register of Deeds
Ann Street
Annn Arbor
Washtenaw County
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Christ Bilakos
Court House
John P
Ypsilanti, Michi
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