Michigan dairy industry yields 208 million in 1946
The 1946 Michigan dairy sector earned about 208 million dollars for farmers with milk sold wholesale making up 73 percent of income. Cash sales of milk cream and butter reached 189 million, placing Michigan sixth in national production. Wisconsin led cash income with 508 million dollars.
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Michigan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A. C. Baltzer
Michigan State College
Wisconsin
United States
U. S
American Dairy Association
Old Resident Minnie Blaess of Lodi Dies after Illness
Minnie Blaess 80 longtime Lodi resident widow of Robert Blaess died Thursday at her home 3375 S Wagner Rd after a long illness Born May 12 1867 in Lodi daughter of Thomas and Mary Eagan she married Robert Blaess Jan 18 1893 He died Sept 27 1925 She was a St Thomas Catholic Church member Survived by daughter Miss Rhea Blaess twin sons LaVerne and LeRoy and a grandson Robert all at home
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Minnie Blaess
Robert Blaess
Lodi Township
S. Wagner
Lodi
Thomas
Mary Courtney Eagan
Blaess
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Local Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Church Meeting
Local items show Ella Mae Everetts visiting family in Chicago summers, Leona Hichel and Ann Archer returning from a weekend trip to Lexington and southern states, and a Metho distist W S C S meeting set for June 11 at church parlors with Mrs Carl Curtiss leading devotions.
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Ella Mae Everetts
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Chicago
C. Graydon Everetts
Leona Hichel
Ann Archer
Lexington
Kentucky
Methodist Church
Carl Curtiss
Ray Davis
Max Ross
Julius Lindenschmidt
B. J. Spitler
John Baker
Harrison Gonsor
Grace McAllister
Montezuma
Indiana
William S. Brown
Wayne
Alwin ‘Lewis
Edwin Lewis
Ypsilanti
Alwin Lewis
William Kealey
Holland
Robert Oster
Louis ‘Turf
Middleboro
Marysville Graduate Wins Navy Four Year College Scholarship
David Wilson grandson of Sim R. Wilson Sr. of Saline, a Marysville High School graduate, has been awarded a four year Navy college scholarship. He may choose any college and receive full funding to pursue his course with required English and math. He will study two years, then undergo Naval aviation officer training, and finish two more years. Wilson, son of Sim Wilson Jr., is an honor student who served as Torch Club president and placed second in county and district 80 yard track events.
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Saline
Sim Wilson
Marysville
Sim, Jr
Lulu M. Fairbanks
David Wilson
Sim R. Wilson
Marysville Globe
Torch Club
Lansing
Lansing Capitol Club
Secretary of State
Tripp
Hil
SDD
Michigan
Ann Arbor Optimist Club Rodeo Set For June Run
The second annual rodeo at Frisinger Field in Ann Arbor runs June 12 to 14 with bleacher seating for about 6 000. Montana and Wyoming cowboys perform 14 events plus Desert Scene and two cowboy clowns, culminating in a Rodeo Queen crown. Entries from Washtenaw County riders over 16 may compete with their own mount. Net proceeds aid the Optimist Club’s community work.
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Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
H. R. Shipman
Optimist Club
Death follows long illness of Virginia Weavie
Mrs. Virginia Weavie aged 29 died Wednesday May 28 at 6015 Saline Ann Arbor road after a long illness. She was born June 30 1917 in Beier Kentucky a daughter of George and Mary Baker. Survivors include husband Karl and her two brothers Sidney Baker Pineville Ky and Stanley Baker Georgia. Funeral services were held at 11 am Saturday at Lockwood funeral home with Rev Henry McKenzie officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Virginia Weavie
Saline-Ann Arbor Road
George
Mary Baker
Beier
Karl Weavie
Baker
Sidney Baker
Pineville
Stanley Baker
Georgia
Lockwood Funeral Home
Henry McKenzie
Oakwood ‘Cemetery
Sturm Couple to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Sturm will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday June 8 with an open house for friends and relatives at 209 E Michigan Ave from 3 to 7 pm. They were married June 9 1897 in Bridgewater Township by Rev Paul Trion. They have two daughters and two grandsons.
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William. Sturm
Michigan Avenue
Mrs. Sturm
Sturm
Xavier Baur
Bridge
Saline Junior Chamber Elects Officers at Inaugural Meeting
The Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce elects officers for the year starting July 1. Erwin Schmid is president with Bill Lyons as vice president Myron Gallagher secretary and Maurice Robbins treasurer. Committee heads include Armbruster Galtz Gall Michalke Lyons and others. monthly meetings set for the second Friday at 7.
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Saline
Saline High School Class of 1947 Graduation Retires
Last week included a farewell Baptist style service at the Methodist church where Rev. R. S S Hocking addressed 31 Saline High graduates on All that is past is Prologue. A commencement program will conclude the week tonight at 8 in the high school auditorium with diplomas awarded.
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Methodist Church
R. S&s. Hocking
Saline
Hocking
Legion Meets June 12 Install Officers at Post
The newly elected officers of William B. Lutz Post of the American Legion will be installed on Thursday evening June 12. Tonight’s meeting was cancelled due to other activities. H. Singleton & Son of Saline gain exclusive use of the name Single Lane for their Holstein-Friesian herd in registration with the Holstein Friesian Association of America.
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William B. Lutz
Erican Legion
H. Singleton & Son
Saline
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Saline Opens Tri County League Season At Home
Saline will play its first game of the season in the Tri County League on Sunday at 2 30 PM against South Lyon here. The schedule includes June 15 at Manchester, June 22 vs Pinckney, June 23 at Chelsea, July 6 vs Ann Arbor, and July 43 at South Lyon.
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Saline
South Lyon
Manchester
Pinckney
Chelsea
Ann Arbor
Saliné
Children Day Grand Master Program at Federated Church
The Federated church hosts a Children’s Day program with a long list of participants including junior choirs, recitations, solos, and a sermonette. Nearby events note Clarence A. Hooper elected Michigan Grand Master at Detroit meeting and a missionary society guest day at the church parlors.
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Grand Lodge of Michigan
Detroit
Clarence A. Hooper
Flint
Michigan
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Federated Church
The
Missionary Society
Bertha Fraser Cooper
Ronald Tower
Stuart
Henry McKenzie
van Horn
Arthur Lutz
Janet McCrea
Hazen Jewell
Charlotte
Helen Streeter
Culture Club
Fred Otte
C. van der Witt-Jones
Clarence Johnson
Hugh Crane
Tower
Shriners Plan Lakeland Trip From Washtenaw Club
The Washtenaw Shrine club meets Friday at Lakeland Country Club for a regular session. Nobles gather at Zal-Gaz Grotto Ann Arbor at 6 pm and travel to Lakeland together for entertainment and refreshments.
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Washtenaw Shrine Club
Lakeland Country Club
Zal-Gaz Grotto
Huron Street
Ann Arbor
Lakeland
Michigan Briefs from Lansing and Detroit
Michigan residents rush to stockpile cigarettes before a new tax takes effect. The piece surveys state taxation, veteran bonuses, doctor supply, trooper uniforms, liquor policy, and rising costs, noting Michigan's wettest spring on record and various prices and rates.
Warfare as life and a note on local events
A reflective passage argues that struggle is inherent to existence and that mankind must stay vigilant and strong. It warns against pacifism while noting a mix of historical conflicts and the ongoing human tension. Local notices include the Ann Arbor Rabbit Breeders meeting set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in City Hall council room and forthcoming visits by Rev. Arnold Lambarth to St Paul’s Church in Saline, plus Decora tion Day travels of Miss Dorothy Spitler and others.
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Ann Arbor Rabbit Breeders Association
Counci Room
City Hall
Ann Arbor
Arnold Lambarth
Hampshire
St Paul’s Church
Saline
Charles Lambarth
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Olson
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Skull Crescent
Albert Staebler
Capper
Marvin Olson
School of S Aeronautical Engineering
Purdue Uni
Wilson
Seattle
Washington
Saline Observer
Fred Otto
Kon
Indiarapolis
J. GC. C
Legion
Federated Chunch
Tolons
Kenny Rogers
Jewell
Jaéy Wenk
Karen
Nancy Reveling
Barbara
Mann
Gale Merritt
Birdies
Jimmy
Austin
Janet Tower
Jesus
Gene Worthington
Judy Miller
Charles Gilligan
Linda Allen
Beverly Tower
Sally Cook
Jimmy Gilligan
Johnny Miller
Earl McTaggert
Jean Ramsay
Bobby Brown
Douglas McKenzie
Joan Austin
Marilyn Gillespie
Billy Austin
Jimmy Richards
Barbara Mann
Carol Brown
Janice Gogo
Marjorie Tower
Rosine Jaeger
Sunshine
Federated Church
Missionary Society of the Church
Africa
McKenzie
Missionary Society For
Marlene Hersch
Lois Finch
Ardala Hersch
Elaine Rogers
Gayrene Sweveland
Wis
Marjorie
Woman's Guild of the
St. Paul's Church
Missionary Department
Florence Ehnis
Lance Rogers
Elmer Lange
Alvin Lange
Church School
Harold Brown
Douglas
Washington, Penn
Hillis
John Albert
Leon Schaible
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sclo
Rudolph Feldkamp
Wilbert Schaible
Dorothy Blair
Marilyn Still
Max Fosdick
Emma Burrows
David Wild
Kenneth Spitler
Trenton
Lewis Ernst
Spitler
William Rogers
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ferman
Clements
C. W Carr
Findley, Ohio
Clarence A, Hooper
Shriners
Gene Alleman
England
Wodera
University of Michigan Postgraduate Conference On Medical Education
Michigan State
Donald Leonard
Pennsylvania
Leonard
Timan
Mexico
Aliso
Existance
Dorothy Spitler
Melvindale
North Baltimore
Ohio
James Ingram
Albert Kays
Martin Blair
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