Michigan Mirror urges Mackinac Strait bridge to unite peninsulas
The Michigan Mirror discusses a proposed five mile Mackinac Strait bridge from Mackinac City to St. Ignace with an estimated 25 to 35 million dollar cost. It cites engineering feasibility, toll support, and regional growth, urging promotion by newspapers through the Know Michigan program.
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Lansing
Straits
Mackinac
Upper
Lower
Ironwood
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Upper Peninsula
Detroit
Ironwod
New York City
England
Wales
Mackinac City
St. Ignace
J. H. Cissel
University of Michigan
Mackinac Straits
Straits Span
Michigan
Michigan Press Association
Chester M. Howell
Chesaning
Howell
National Editorial Association
Home Hodgepodge and Cooking Ideas for Summer
Vacation stress on keeping children busy prompts practical home tasks. Suggestions include refinishing chairs, chair caning, sewing for dolls, carpentry projects, and tending a garden or small livestock. Also shared are Creole Chicken Gumbo, a popular potato corn dish, and Whole Wheat Sandwiches with tomato and cheese.
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Dolly
Industrious Ant Ready for Raids Warns Michigan Expert
Professor B I McDaniel of Michigan State College warns housewives ants threaten homes if food is left accessible. He urges sealing crumbs and supplies, using proper storage, and interior cleaning to deter scouts and prevent mass invasion by foragers.
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Michigan
B. I. McDaniel
Michigan State College
Professor McDaniel
Sapar
Ant control tips for home gardens and crops
The text advises using poison mixes with sugar, keeping dry baits available until ants disappear, and notes wet sugar reduces effectiveness. It recommends commercially prepared baits, powders, repellents, and nicotine sprays for roses and outdoor use. Cultivation and crop rotation aid field and garden control, with contact sprays of calcium? no, herris, pyrethrum or nicotine sulfate to keep ants off trees.
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Ausar
Jalis
Tamarack School Reunion Brings Community Together
Central York reports a Tamarack school reunion held on the school grounds Saturday. Visitors include Miss Betty Skittenhilm of Grass Lake and relatives in the area. Guests entertained at the gathering hail from Ann Arbor Milan Webster Township and nearby families.
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Tamarack School
Betty Skittenhilm
Grass Lake
Marie
Vivien Bird
Alger Allison
Curtis Dillon
Willis
Tracy LeBaron
Clare Road
Horace Whitney
Webster Township
Elwin Loveland
Local Social News Highlights from South Saline and Nearby
Frank Stilts called on Claire Rhoades of Macon Wednesday. Dorothy Ide of Lansing visits the Stilts home. Bertha Stilts hosts Ide in Arn Arbor. Russell Heman stays with sister Merle Cross in Britton. O S Evans hosts and Detroit visit. Hallie Mehler and Thurlow visit Kempf family. Herman Mehler attends W B Richmond funeral in Clinton. Hugh Craig weekend in Britton with Downing. Roscoe Craig family and Hugh Craig visit Ypsilanti. Herman Mehier and family visit Hammond. Aaron Luckhardt hosts dinner with Amos Luckhardt. Mary Briggs and Kenneth Johnson graduate Tecumseh High. Morse and Madge Morse visit Leon Vealey. Clyde Spence and Monroe visitors stay with parents. Floydel and Fred Tewuel families listed.
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Frank ‘Stilts
Claire ‘Rhoades
Macon
Hallie Mehler
Thurlow
Ray Kempf
Herman Mehler
W. B. Richmond
Clinton
Hugh Craig
Britton
Harry Downing
Roscoe Craig
Ypsilanti
Herman Mehi
Floyd el
Fred Tewu
Local Visitors And Social Calls In Hammond District
Adrian and surrounding area residents visited friends and relatives across towns this week. Mr. and Mrs. E O Stimpson attended a picnic in Adrian and Cleary College commencement with nephew James Stimpson of Grant Stimpson.
Michigan tourism blooms with festivals and lakeside allure
The piece highlights Michigan as a land of lakes drawing visitors via winter festivals in Grayling Beulah smelt run and Holland tulip events. It notes tourism as the state’s second largest income after autos and details Soo locks history and attractions in Sault Ste Marie along with historic figures and events shaping the region. It ends with a note on cheaper newsprint.
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Michigan
Land of Lakes
Grayling
Beulah
Holland
Iit
Hamburg
America
Amiong
Sault Sté.“Marie
Plymouth Rock
Gault
Ottawa River
Quebec
Sault Rapids
Htenne Brule
Champlain
Jean Nicolet
China
Orient
Wisconsin
Nicolet
Jogues
Raymbault
Father Marquette
Northwest
The
Soo
Vidor
Isle Royale
Louis le Gardeur
Sieur de
Repentigny
France
Lieut
James
John Johnston
Henry R. Schoolcraft
Longfellow
Lewis Cass
Michigan Territory
Soo Rapids
Henry Clay
Hammond Family Visit Includes Michigan Relative
Mrs. Robert Hammond spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chester Richard at Holloway to see Mrs. Hammond’s brother Calvin and his family from northern Michigan.
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Robert
Hammond
Chester-Richard
Holloway
Calvin
Northern
Michigan
Teachers Take Varied Vacations After School Break
The Surrener school staff disperses for summer with Mrs. Washburn heading to Central Lake, Miss Horton to Lansing, Miss Feller to Findlay Ohio, Mrs. Swall to Santa Cruz California, and Miss Huehl on a California trip. C A Jewell plans Michigan State College study while guiding Future Farmers.
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George Washburn
Central Lake
Horton
Lansing
Feller
Findlay
Ohio
Swall
Santa Cruz
Calif
Miss Huehl
California
Pacific Coast
Francisco
Caledonia
Hazen Jewell
Cheboygan
Miss Briggs
Hutzel
Kuebler
Saline
Don Rock
Mr. Clay
Uncommon Americans by Elmo Scott Watson
The article profiles George Wilkins Kendall, native of New Hampshire, printer by training, who helped found the New Orleans Picayune in 1837. It details his war reporting during the Mexican War, his rise to major and frontier farming life in Texas, and his legacy as a prominent journalist and entrepreneur.
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George Wilkins -Kendall
New
Hampshire
Kendall
New York
New ‘Orleans
Afl
True
York Sun
aReene Ledger
Francis A.lumsden
Kendall Saunas
New Orleans Picayune
The
Picayune
Mexico
New Orleans
Washington
Baltimore
Scott
Taylor
Buena Vista
Chapuitepec
Texas
Western Newspaper Union
Buckie the Bronco Rider Breaks Free After Lone Range Accident
Buckies Bad Break on Montana range leaves him pinned under a fallen horse with a broken leg and no help within 127 miles. He crawls to find a sturdy pole to lever the animal off his leg during a freezing night while wolves howl nearby.
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Montana Range
Buckie
Western Newspaper-Union
Local Social Notes and Obituary Update
Mrs. James Beach attended EW Payne home activities on Wednesday. Grand Rounds guests included Mr. and Mrs. Guernsey Collins of Ann Arbor and Miss Clara Hendershot’s visitors from Ann Arbor. Funeral services for William B. Richmond were held at his Clinton residence after his death in the U of M hospital.
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James Beach
Mipsilanti
EW Payne
Offige
Mixa
J. W. ‘Howellgenter- Peters
Guernsey
Collins
Ann Arbor
Guy Collins
Clara Hendershot
Ida ‘van Vaikenburg
Simon
Schofield
Pontiac
Hattie Robison
Detroit
Nippasing Lake
Virginia
Notice of Hearing Claims in Hildinger Estate Michigan
The Probate Court of Washte naw County Michigan gives four months from June 3 1838 for creditors to file claims against Harold E. Hildinger deceased. Claims due by October 10 1938 to be examined and adjusted. Hearings scheduled August 10 1938 and October 10 1938 at 10 a.m. in Ann Arbor. Judge Jay G. Pray presiding.
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Michigan
Washtenaw
Harold E. Hildinger
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Pedestrian Death Toll Blames Careless Walkers Says Insurance Report
A Travelers Insurance study asserts that about half of U S pedestrian fatalities stem from pedestrians actions. It cites risk factors such as stepping into traffic, darting across streets, and failing to face oncoming cars. The piece argues many deaths are preventable if pedestrians act more cautiously.
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United States
Travelers Insurance Company
Kingdom Come
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Michigan Education Association
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Flint
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Adrian
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John Taylor
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Platt
Lloyd Wagner
E. O. Stimpson
Jennie Leonard
Mary Jane
Paul Hammond
M. E. Church
John Boettger
Belleville
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E. J. Forsythe
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Kalamazoo
William Martin
Hiram
Harriet
Manchester
Ralph Hammond
Morris Wilson
Charlotte
Lloyd Carey
Bernard Richardson
Minnie Haig
Mary McMann
Hilla McMann
Clarke Gordon
Tecumseh
James Marsh
Ira Hauk
Coin Perrin
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Dean Gordon
Harold Hammond
Durwood Young
Thelma
James Young
Dick Kleinschmidt
Ann ‘Arbor
Fred Stimpson
Saginaw
Cleary College
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Grant Stimpson
Elmo Scott Watson
Ike
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