State Board Awards Many Scholarships at Michigan State College
Twenty two Michigan youths win State Board of Agriculture scholarships for excellence in club projects during the past year. Awards cover handicraft clothing electricity and poultry with summer distinctions in canning crops and livestock. Recipients include Jack Nixon Inkster Nicholas Van Wingarden Coopersville Arthur Martinchek Petoskey Theodore Francis Elmira Frank List Frankenmuth Ned Martinson Tekonsha Carl Simila Ironwood Dewey Tippit Ishpeming Lewis Conant Williamsurg William Schlitt and Lewis Wells. Girls honored in clothing include Mary Louise Aldrich Tekonsna Jean Root Grand Prairie Anne Hackett Marne Betty McPherson Rapid River Lowena Ludlow Springport Mary Frances Greiner Bridgeport Lona Belle Rhode Plymouth Anna Stiglick L Anse Mary Lucy Glarum Elberta and Mary Eager Bay City. Cloud Cray Birmingham named best poultryman. Scholarships cover freshman year tuition and sophomore year if scholastic standing is met. A Kansas editor's definition of a woman appears in the Detroit News.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
State Board of Agriculture
Jack Nixon
Inkster
Nicholas van Wingarden
Coopersville
Arthur Martinchek
Petoskey
Theodore Francis
Elmira
Frank List
Frankenmuth
Ned
Martinson
Tekonsha
Carl Simila
Ironwood
Dewey
Tippet
Ishpeming
Lewis Conant
Williamsurg
William Schlitt
Bay City
Lewis Wells
Burlington
Mary Louise Aldrich
Tekonsna
Jean Root
Grand Prairie
Annne Hackett
Marne
Betty McPherson
Rapid River
Lowena Ludlow
Springport
Mary Frances Greiner
Bridgeport
Lona Belle Rhode
Plymouth
Anna Stiglick
L’anse
Mary Lucy Glarum
Elberta
Mary Eager
Cloud Cray
Birmingham
Foreclosure Sale Ordered by Huron Valley Trust
Mortgagee Huron Valley Building and Savings Association announces public sale of premises in Ann Arbor Washtenaw County Michigan to satisfy a mortgage dated February 27 1930. The sale and all costs are due September 14 1935 at 10:00 AM at the south front door of the Court House. Premises include Lots 6 and 7 Tappan Park in Ann Arbor.
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Ralph S. Crowl
Marie H. Crowl
Madison
Dane County
Wisconsin
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Office of the Register of Deeds
Hurona Valley Building and Savings Association
Court Esase
Circuit Court
County of Washtenaw
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W.E. van Ameringen
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Home economists offer hard water wash day aids at MSU
Michigan State College specialists present homemade water softeners to ease wash day. Trisodium phosphate and washing soda rank best and cheapest while borax suits wool and silk but is costly. Softener amounts vary with water hardness and must be tested by a simple mixture with soap to ensure suds form before use.
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Michigan State College
Sheriff Crackdown On Slot Machines In Two Michigan Counties
Sheriff Bakley in Monroe county and Sheriff Andres in Washtenaw county led a campaign against gaming devices, confiscating and smashing slot machines. Money found was turned over to the county treasurer. In Milan, beer sales on Sundays were banned by the city council with immediate effect.
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Monroe County
Jacob B. Andres
Washtenaw County
Carleton Messenger
Milan
Foreclosure Sale Notice on Saline Lot 10 Risdon Addition
Notice details a mortgage default by Frederika McBride on a 1927 loan to Ethel P Fowler and Willis M Fowler. It states the amount due of 1627.25, power of sale, and a public auction at the Washtenaw County Circuit Court building in Ann Arbor on August 8, 1935, to satisfy the debt for Lot 10, Section 5, Alien H Risdon's Addition, Saline.
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Frederika McBride
Saline
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Willis M. Fowler
Ethel P. Fowler
Office of the Register of Deeds
Ann Arbor
County of
Washtenaw
State of
H. Risdon
Arch D. Wilson
Farmers Day at Michigan State College Set for July 26
Michigan State College previews Farmers Day with tours of experimental work across departments. Highlights include draft colts, mature horses, plowing contests, soy bean plots, potato seedling trials, and forest demonstrations. A tablet dedication to Professor L. R. Taft and talks on home grown dairy rations cap the program.
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Forest Nursery
Forestry Department
L. R. Taft
Taft
State Police
Harrison Avenue
Milk Drilling Contest Big Feature At State Dairy Picnics
In Michigan the week of July 29 to August 2 features a family oriented dairy picnic at Ypsilanti State hospital on July 30. The highlight is a men milk drinking contest marking the start of a national event with guests including Thomas Horsford and J Nisbet. Also at Imlay City a large milk plant demonstration will show June production levels and processing to Connecticut markets. The Michigan Milk Producers Association reports 70,737,673 pounds produced in June by its 15,000 members in the Detroit area. Indians of Guatemala retain Maya color symbolism in textiles with black for obsidian weapons yellow for corn red for sacrifice and blue for royalty.
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Ypsilanti State Hospital
Thomas Horsford
North Dakota
The
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J. Nisbet
Hoard
Dairyman
Imlay City
Connecticut
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Detroit
Local Social Roundup From County Towns
Central York residents from Detroit visited Joseph Sweeney Sr and relatives. Frank Barbour hosted Detroit guests Sunday. Carleton Murray and daughter toured Monroe Monday. Hertler tenant house reshingling continues. Herbert Gilman of Mooreville visited John Gooding and family. David Hertler broke his wrist recently. Miss Harriet Cook underwent surgery at U of M hospital. Mary Murray arrived from Pryor Montana to stay four weeks. Mrs. Samuel Craig of Chelsea and Miss Murray visited Alger Allison’s home. Don Richards and son George spent Thursday with Mrs. John Gooding. Mrs. Hattie Murray hosted 31 relatives on Sunday after Miss Murray’s Montana trip. Mrs. Hattie Murray dined with Mrs. Gooding and Mrs. Allison Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Gable was a caller there.
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Detroit
Joseph Sweeney, Sr
Frank Barbour
Carleton Murray
Monroe
Hertler
Herbert Gilman
Mooreville
John Gooding
David Hertler
Harriet Cook
U. of M. Hospital
Mary Murray
Pryor
Montana
Samuel Craig
Chelsea
Alger Allison
Fred Richards
Charles Akers
Ann Arbor
Don Richards
George
Hattie Murray
Miss Mary
Frank Gable
Social Roundup of Local Visitations and Family News
Norman and Walter Moore hosted Sunday visits while Detroit guest Airs. Victor Haughton’s niece spent time with her. Several local families hosted relatives through weekend. Coastal fishing, summer visits, and nursing updates followed by harvesting help from Paul Weinlander of Ypsilanti.
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Norman
Walter Moore
Victor Haughton
Detroit
Clarence Grosshans
M. F. Grosshans
Ethel Skinner
Pittsfield
William Lindemann
Alton Diable
Erwin
Walter Lindemann
Paul Weinlander
Ypsilanti
Herman Lindemann
Jacob Kinsley
William Birkie
Pleasant Lake
Dorothy Moore
Pratt
Bert Moore
Orin Drake
Ann Arbor
Theodore Steward
Mary Drake
William Birkle
Platt
Laverne
Ralph
Wall Lake
Henry Clark
Joe Corey
Local Social Visits Highlight Hammond District Notes
Miss Genevieve Gilbert spent Tuesday night to Thursday with Joan Elsman. Mrs. Flora Richmond of Detroit visited Mrs. Mary McMann. Mrs. Mable Needham and Mrs. Clara Kanouse called on Mrs. Rose Gilmore. Miss Vaneta Carr took a boat trip to Port Huron with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holmes and Dora. Various couples from Saline Belleville Jackson Howe and Manchester visited local residents among weekend and midweek calls.
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Genevieve Gilbert
Joan Elsman
Carol
Ralph Uphaus
Saline
Betty
David Gordon
EH. O. Stimpson
Donald Stimpson
Owosso
Flora Richmond
Detroit
Mary McMann
Ella McMann
Mable Needham
Clara Kanouse
Rose Gilmore
Britton
Vaneta Carr
Port Huron
Dean Gordon
Phyllis Dee
Howe
Ind
Glenn Gordon
Betty Gordon
Ernest Gleason
Rex. Gleason
Hart
Lloyd Wagner
Azalia
Carl Schaefer
Manchester
Good Hunting Eauclaire halt? Bear killed and honey found
Henry Burton felled a pine near Eau Claire Ontario and earned four cords of wood a black bear and three gallons of honey. A black bear emerged from a den as the tree fell and was killed with two axe blows. Acil B Underwood of Maple Rapids Michigan begins albino raccoon breeding, shipping progeny to many states.
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Henry Burton
Burton
United States
Acil B. Underwood
Maple Rapids
Mich
Local Social Roundup From Macon Area Activities
Samuel Haas and EB Payne visited. Russell Collins and wife visited Kokomo relatives. Grace Loveland stayed with Nellie Burleson in Milan. Multiple Detroit Ypsilanti trips. farm accident injured David Ernst. many visits by Weddle, Williams, Ladd, and Schoolmaster families.
Mrs Rebecca Harberson Dies at 81 in Ridge Road Home
Mrs Rebecca Harber son of Ridge road died Sunday at home from liver cancer aged 81. She left two daughters Nellie Glascow of Buff alo New York and Mary E Gooding of Milan and a son John W Harberson of Whittaker. Funeral services were at 2 pm Tuesday at the home of Mrs Gooding with Rev W A Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Marble Park cemetery. Does it pay to advertise Ask the man who has tried it.
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Ridgeroad
Nellie Glascow
Bufffalo
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Mary E. Gooding
Milan
John W. Harberson
Whittaker
Fossil Stratum Being Excavated in Amargosa Desert
Scientists from the California Institute of Technology are excavating a fossil stratum in the Amargossa desert near Death Valley. Paleontologist Dr. Chester Stock reports finds include a near perfect Titano skull, ancient rodent bones, seven toed mammals, and a small fast rhinoceros. He dates the lower Oligocene age to thousands of years before the Great Ice Age, suggesting the area was once vegetated and well watered.
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Cal
North America
Amargossa Desert
California Institute of Technology
Chester Stock
Desert
Death Valley
Stock
Accept These Fine Novels With Our Compliments
The Observer touts serial fiction as a major feature, claiming readers gain three or more top quality stories yearly. It notes the $1.50 annual subscription cost and urges continued patronage, while highlighting other local notes on Alaska, fur values, extinct elk, Navajo weaving, and estate printing notices.
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Observer
Utopia
Portland
Oregonian
Alaska
New York State
Welshmen Before Columbus Found Along Missouri River Forts
Historians link Indian village remains to Prince Madoc's voyage in 1163 and argue Welsh explorers reached America before Columbus. Reports cite fortresses along the Missouri River, bridges reminiscent of King Arthur, and dwellings 90 feet wide, with ties to the Mandan and Mound Builder legends.
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Wife's Worth Warsaw-a railway guard barters wife
A Warsaw guard living in Szubnie planned to retire and farm. His wife resisted leaving town for a farm and was found to have a lover. He offered a divorce for compensation. The lover agreed, and the wife was handed over for 400 dollars and two cows, police reported.
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Warsaw
Szubnie
Oldest Bible in Canada on display in Meadford
H B Knight displays a 1591 London printed Bible by John Wolfe in splendid condition, believed oldest in Canada. The Observer office announces a new line of typewriter ribbons and adding machine rolls.
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