Four Lane Michigan Highways Plan Moves Forward
Gov Williams outlines a bipartisan effort to build a four lane arterial highway system across Michigan with a $12.0 billion program funded by $27 million yearly revenues and $225 million in bonds plus federal matches. Gas tax rises 1.12 cents and truck licenses rise ten percent to finance, with 75 percent of new funds for state roads and 25 percent for cities and counties.
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Michigan
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Upper Peninsula
Mackinac Bridge
Uncle Sam
Congress
Drowner in Huron River Near Broadway
ANN ARBOR George Melar Sick 58 2517 Saline Rd drowned Friday evening while fishing in the Huron River near Broadway. Companions tried to rescue him. his body found about two hours after police notified, 200 feet from last sighting. Carl Scheuerer Earl Hotel entered water to help drag Melargick to shore. Two boys, Charles Dotts and John Ardner, notified police after seeing Scheuerer’s attempt.
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Ann Arbor
George Melar
Saline Rd
Huron River
Broadway
Carl Scheuerer
Earl Hotel
Melargick
Charles Dotts
Wright
Lyman Holley
John Ardner
Main
Scheuerer
Legion to Sponsor Free Flag Cleaning Drive Across Michigan
The American Legion and Michigan dry cleaners offer free flag cleaning June 1 to 11 to encourage Flag Day display. Governor Williams proclaims June 6 to 11 as New Glory for Old Glory Week in Michigan, joining a nationwide effort with 26 000 cleaners nationwide.
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Legion
American Legion
Michigan
Leion
America
Kent T. Lundgren
Lundgren
L.G. Farrell
The
Dry Cleaners
G. Mennen Williams
Echoes From The Past June 7 1945 Highlights
Grover Parsons spent Memorial Day with his son Robert and family in Royal Oak. Miss Katherine Briggs won seven dollars on the Dixie Quiz program via Station WPA G. Phyllis Henderson and Pearl Crothers left for Washington DC to work in the Pentagon. The seventh and eighth grades took their mothers and siblings on a trip to Greenfield Village. Rev. Alvin Siemsen began as pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church on June 1. Michigan led in pasteurization requirements for dairy safety.
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Grover Parsons
Robert
Royal Oak
Greenfield Village
Katherine Briggs
W.P.A.G
Alvin Siemsen
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Gov. Williams Reports
Monroe St
Institute
American Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Hartman
Insurance Agency
Saline
Federal Resert
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Morton Poultry Farm
Hiway-Skyway
Greyhound
Manchester
Saline ‘Library
Col. Cleary
Edward Alber
Maurice Robbins
Ypsilanti
Loren Hunt
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Louise
Harry Andeson
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Phyllis Henderson
Pearl Crothers
Washington, D.C
Pentagon
Clarence Haarar
Gerald
Alwin Burkhardt
Hillman Area
William Harris
Basil Badour
Detroit
Miss Florence
George Ehnis
Monroetown
Parrish Hall
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ehnis
Fred Gillen
Harmon Gillen
Betsy Lou
Watkins Lake
George Burkhardt
Donald Burkhardt
Agnes van Duzer
Margaret
Toledo
Hattie Porter
Clinton
Ray Helborn
Elvin Armbruster
Betty Francisco
Luther Dicks
Beverly Thomas
Doris Robinson
Wilma Camburn
Hildegard Riba
Elvin Armbruser
Board of Governors
United States
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Citizens
State Bank
Federal Reserve System
Davy Crockett Indian Scout
Ginger Rogers
van Reflin
George Raft
Cinema Scope
Sun
Lis
Galen
Hester
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