Five Dionne Quints Draw Michigan Tourists
Michigan editors tour Ontario to see the five Dionne quints in Callendar near North Bay. The piece notes how highways and autos spur local tourism and cites Ontario Travel bureau estimates of about 250000 visitors to Callendar last year to view the quints and meet Dr. Dafoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Yvonne
Marie
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Canada
Michigan
Ontario
Callendar
North Bay
Calendar
Saulte Ste. Marie
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Sault Ste. Marie
Lower Peninsula
Alan Roy Dafoe
Mother Nature
Corbeil
Douglas Oliver
Ontario Travel and Publicity Bureau
Quints of Cana da Charms Tour and Canadian Travel Rules
Dafoe describes five quintuplets living in a cottage with guards and a glass-walled playground. They sing in French and English with nurses, while a Michigan reporter plays a miniature organ. Canada limits alcohol by the glass, owns hotels, and keeps roads good though no transcontinental route exists. Travel boom is on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dafoe
Canada
England
H. A. MacLennan
Hamilton
Hotel Association of Canada
Michigan
Quints
Ontario
Imall
Royal York
Dominion
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Ottawa
Chateau Laurier
Canadian National Railroad
Michigan travel boom seen across northern resorts in 1941
A northern Michigan travel survey notes record activity in Traverse City Petoskey Harbor Springs Mackinac Island and Upper Peninsula towns along Route 27 with strong hotel and cottage demand and Americans visiting Canada due to gasoline and tax constraints. It cites Callendar sisters fame as a regional draw and references wartime economic factors shaping vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Traverse City
Petoskey
Harbor Springs
Mackinac Island
Sault Ste. Marie
Lansing
Mackinaw City
Tronwood
Menominee
St. Ignace
Harold Ickes
Association of American Railroads
Defense Savings
Probate Court Sets Claims Deadline for Zella Harris Estate
In Washtenaw County Michigan the Probate Court under Judge Jay G Pray orders creditors to present claims against the estate of Zella Harris by September 29 1941 at ten before noon. Publication of this order is required for three consecutive weeks July 24 31 and August 7 1941. The note also mentions Petoskey an Indian chief Pe-to-se-ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Zella Harris
Saline Observer
Order Appointing Time For Hearing Claims
Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan orders time to hear claims against Ola Hammond Estate. Creditors must present claims by October 13 1941 with public notice to run three weeks in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G Pray presides.
Probate court orders claims for deceased Burkhart
The probate court of Washtenaw County directs all persons to present claims against the deceased Fred L. Burkhart by October 1, 1941. A hearing will occur at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the probate office. Publication of this order runs for three consecutive weeks in The Saline Observer on July 31 and August 7 and 14, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Fred L. Burkhart
Saline
Said
Jay G, Pray
Probate Court hearing for claims against deceased Jay G Pray
The Washtenaw County Probate Court in Michigan sets July 15 1941 for examination and adjustment of all claims against deceased Jay G Pray. Creditors are notified that public notice will be published for three weeks prior to the hearing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schuller’s
S. Main
Society Brand
Ritz
Cooper
Stetson
LaSalle
First National Bank
Kellogg’s Health Garments
Kellogg’s Corset Shop
East Liberty Street
North Pole
Magnetic Pole
Detroit Edison Company
Wes
Gene Alleman
Michigan Press Association
the Quints
Keith Munro
The
Dionnes
Milan
BPS
Lambarth Brothers
Foreign Exchange Board
Egbert. Bow
Josephine Bow
Hattie F. Richardson
Nora O. Borgert
Register of Probate
Pe-to -Se-Ga
Ola Hammond
Clare Jay
Styles
Huffman
Lee Bib
Esreom
Preeti Cee
R. & 8S. Shoe
South Main
Coats
Nickels Arcade
Kay-Jay Shop
Brian Stephens - Wheeler
Michigan Ave
Ypsilanti, Michigan
B. E. Muehlig
S. Main St
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