Ann Arbor Visitors and Local Social Round
Mr. and Mrs. Carson hosted visitors in Ann Arbor on Tuesday while Raymond Riggs entertained Ohio guests over the weekend. Emil Milkey Jr. returned home Sunday after an operation three weeks ago. The Richards and associated families shared Sunday supper with relatives in town and evening callers included Clyde Small and A G Richards.
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Carson
Ann Arbor
Raymond Riggs
Ohio
Emil Milkey, Jr
V. Ery
D. G. Richards
George F
R. G Richards
Gale Riggs
Egg Contest Records Highlight Michigan Poultry Show
The 17th annual egg laying contest at Michigan State College shows the Coopersville pen leading with 2105 eggs and 2150 points for seven months. Individual honors go to a Weber Duck Farm hen with 195 eggs and 213.75 points, while a P. J. Osborne White Leghorn from Holland, Michigan leads eggs with 198 eggs and 182.0 points. Local Mooreville notes report ill children, visitors, and school achievements with a year-end picnic and students marked for perfect attendance.
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Coopersville
Mich
Michigan State College
Rhode Island
Ward
Riverbank Poultry Farm
Weber Duck Farm
Wrentham
Mass
P. J. Osborne
Holland, Mich
Walter Cotto
Detroit
Loyal Kanitz
Aimus Hale
Ann Arbor
Mae Sherman
Barther
Charles Hale
Kenneth Laidlaw
Sue
Yale
H. W. Gilman
Mooreville
Ruth Ann Seleska
Robert O'Brien
Ronald Kelsey
Alan Ferrington
Grace Ann Crittenden
Clarence Turner
Mooreville Grammar Room
George Conroy
Alan
Kenneth Ferrington
Robert
Richard O'Brien
Ruth Ann
Joyce Seleska
Emmett
Thelma
Murray
Walter Randolph
Lois Holcomb
Alia Searfoss
James LeBaron
Audrey Schwartz
Jennie Craig
Marion
Mildred
Walter Fuller
Emma Goddard
Hugh Gordon
Hen
Frances Murray
Dorothy
William Matt
Beatrice
Mary Randolph
Patricia Ferrington
Shirley Searfoss
Ruth Clark
Richard
Donald Russ
Eleanor Wilkie
Joan Conde
Local families host guests across Macon area weekend
Earl Pennington and family moved to Vineyard Lake on Saturday. Addison resident Mrs Ida Jackson called on Mrs G D Ellis and others. Numerous visits featured residents from Jackson Detroit Lansing and other Michigan towns as guests at farms and homes around the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Pennington
Vineyard Lake
Ida Jackson
Addison
G. D. Ellis
Alonzo Lince
Som
Roy Heilman
Libbie Healey
Jackson
Almon Rutler
Lewis. Kehoe
Manchester
Ray Gilmore
Walter Harring
Detroit
Martha Harring
George Osgood
St. Johns
Katherine Langan
Russell Collins
F. J
Adrian
Laverne Randall
Manitou Beach
Mark Randall
Will Colling
Ann Arbor
George Wintersteen
Lucille Halladay
Lansing
Ralph Halladay
Marjorie Morgan
P. K. Morgan
L. H. Camburn
Hillsdale
John Bell
Harry Skinner
Lewis Skinner
Ypsilanti
Nome
L. W. Coller
Frank Morgan, Jr
Marvin DuBois
B. H. Sarvey
Stanley Fritz
Lenndor Graf
Addie Crittenden
Michigan Potato Industry Sees 15 Million Annual Value
Michigan potato crop remains the state’s top cash farmer with an average annual value near 15.03 million dollars. In 1938 producers yielded 30 million bushels, ranking second nationwide, aided by extension work from Michigan State College and farm division researchers. A new bulletin, Better Potatoes for Michigan Bulletin 49, outlines varieties, soil needs, fertilizer use, seed treatment, green sprouting, and best practices to boost yields.
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Michigan
Michigan State Colege
H. C. Moore
Farm Crops Department
Michigan to Send 4 in 4H to Camp in Washington
Four Michigan 4-H members, two boys and two girls, were selected at the State Fair in Detroit to attend the 1939 National 4-H Club Camp in Washington, D C, June 15 to 21. The delegates, all linked to Michigan State College, are Biner Olstrom, Robert Clifford Heisler, Juanita Christenson, and Patty Jean Sibley. The trip marks the 25th anniversary of the state extension service and aims to train leaders.
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Washington
D.C
Michigan
Detroit
Michigan State College
Biner Olstrom
East Jordan
Robert Clifford Heisler
Albion
Juanita Christenson
White
Cloud
Patty Jean Sibley
Stockbridge
Miss Christenson
Miss Sibley
Spooner Region Fish Tale Delivers Hidden Treasure Tale
A Spooner Wisconsin fish story recounts a Barrington Illinois man and friend discovering a $10 gold piece and two $2 bills inside a huge pickerel. They calculate six dollars in interest accrued over ten years, a neat surprise reported by the Western Newspaper Union.
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Spooner
Wis
Fred Record
Barrington
Ill
Record
Western Newspaper Union
Gladwin Beef Cattle Sale Sets Ninth Auction Day
The ninth annual Gladwin beef cattle sale attracts 50 animals for auction on Thursday June 8. Breeding stock from Aberdeen Angus Hereford Shorthorn Milking Shorthorn and Red Polled breeds will be offered for beef or dual purpose use. A livestock feeders tour of Isabella County farms is planned for Wednesday June 7 and MSU hosts a full day of livestock feeding information Friday June 9.
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Gladwin
Isabella County
Michigan State College
Fresh Fish Buying Tips Highlight Eye and Gills Cues
The guide advises buyers to pick fresh fish by bright eyes that are not sunken. Look for firm flesh and scales firmly attached. Sniff gills to ensure no strong odor for quality checks.
Notice of Board of Review for Saline Township
The Saline Township Washtenaw County Michigan announces inspection days for the assessment roll at Saline Savings Bank on May 31 and June 7 8. The Board of Review will meet for at least six hours beginning 9 a.m. on each date to correct valuations to achieve just and equal taxation for 1938. Co W CARR Supervisor.
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Saline
Washtenaw
Michigan
Saline Savings Bank
Board of Review
Bull calf sets birth and six week weight record
Robert Cook reports a Highlands Dairy bull calf weighed 182 pounds at birth and 220 pounds at six weeks. He notes calves over 100 pounds at birth are not rare in the herd.
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Hastings
MPA
Highlands
Robert Cook
Cook
Hill Auditorium at University of Michigan Hosts Notable 1938 39 Concerts
The University of Michigan showcases Hill Auditorium as a major venue for the Choral Union and May Festival. Artists like Lawrence Tibbett Kirsten Flagstad Yehudi Menuhin and Jose Iturbi headline appearances reflecting Ann Arbor’s status as a Midwest musical center. The 5 000 seat hall, a 1913 gift from Regent Arthur Hill, is famed for its acoustics enabling a whisper on stage to reach the far corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Midwest
Hill Auditorium
America
Europe
Arthur Hill
Saginaw
University of Michigan
Choral Union
Lawrence Tibbett
Kirsten Flagstad
Yehudi Menuhin
Jose Iturbi
Budapest University Chorus
Jersey cow bears triplets at Mt Morris farm
A 30 year old jersey cow at Mt Morris farm gave birth to triplet calves weighing 35 35 and 40 pounds. Owner T P Glendening reported mother and calves in good health. The item notes local fashion trends in ladies hats.
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Mt. Morris
MPA
T. P. Glendening
Tail-less calf born on Lt Daniels farm shocks locals
A calf born near Lt Daniels farm lacks a tail and shows extra limbs, a rarity among ten normal siblings from the same cow. Observers note the anomaly contrasts with the mother’s other ten calves. Scientists urge caution and curiosity.
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Lt Daniels
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