Grow what you can and can what you grow
War Food Administration officials in Chicago urged the nation to boost Victory Gardens as a solution to a severe food shortage. Michigan’s Paul Rivone warned seed sales are down and civilian and military demand is rising, urging timely planting of tomatoes corn beans and beans for canning and protein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Jakab
Saline Victory Garden Committee
Chicago
War Food Administration
Michigan
Paul R.ivone
Michigan Office of Civilian
Defense
Defense and Member of the Extension Service
Michigan State College
Jakad
Victory Garden
Victory
Jakab
Europe
Saline High Grad Wins Wayne University Bachelor Degree
Catherine Cody Knicely, a Saline High School alumna, received a bachelor’s degree at Wayne University’s June 1 commencement. She was among 772 graduates honored by President David D. Henry, with several honorary degrees awarded to notable local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Cody Knicely
Saline High School
Wayne University
Knicely
Morley
Detroit
David D. Henry
Frank Dwight Eaman
Archibald Nelson Goddard
Icie Macy Hobler
Children’s Fund of Michigan
Sarah Mary Sheridan
Detroit Edison Company
Adolph Gustav Studer
Detroit Young Men’s Christian Association
Detroit College of Law
Armed Services
Edward J. Jeffries, Jr
William Cody
Pittsfield Township
Storm Damage Cuts Phones in City Neighborhood
A Thursday electric storm hit central city areas, toppling branches and striking a chimney at the William Milhan home on West Michigan Ave. A maple in front of Mrs. John Landwehr’s house shed bark and damaged a telephone cable, disabling West McKay street phones for days until repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Milhan
West Michigan Ave
John Landwehr
West McKay Street
Saline Couple Weds Sailor in Macon Wedding
Saline teacher Ralph Uphaus earns Navy wings at Jacksonville after training. The Macon ceremony united Ralph Uphaus and Seaman John S. Ketchum in a double wedding with Agnes Thomas and Mrs. Ketchum. The bride wore a green crepe dress and white corsage, with 30 guests attending the reception at the Miller home. Uphaus completed aviation ordnance and gunnery training and is listed for duty with an air combat team after enlisting March 23, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Uphaus
Macon
Martha-Mary Chapel
Agnes R. Thomas
A. C. Thomas
Suttons Bay
John S. Ketchum
Robert Logan
Petoskey
Fred A. Lendrum
Mathodist Church
Betty Johnston
Willard Wiedmayer
Saline
Charles Miller
Ann Arbor Street
U.S. Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Ralph C. Uphaus
East
Henry St
Mich
U. S. Naval
Ben BK. Uphaus
Uphaus
Navy
Saline Soldier Wounded At Anzio Recalls War Tales
WPAG Farm and Home Hour featured T4 Robert Bassett a Saline High School Class of 1939 graduate as guest speaker on furlough after three years overseas. He served in seven campaigns including landings in North Africa and Anzio where he was wounded before his hospitalization near the German border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPAG
Robert Bassett
North Africa
Anzio
Detroit Edison to Build Farm Lines At Company Expense
Detroit Edison urges Michigan Public Service Commission approval of a ruling allowing farm line extensions to be built at the company’s expense with customers paying a nominal monthly bill. Farmers would pay 2.25 dollars monthly for three years and receive standard service. The company plans about 800 miles of new lines to reach remaining farms, aided by wartime restrictions lifted by the War Production Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Hudson Company
Michigan Public Service Commission
Edison
Commission
Detroit Edison
R. R. Brown
Detroit Edison Company
War Production Board
Last Convoy To Cross Atlantic In Blackout Returns Home
Cpl. Samuel Gall Jr. is on a 45 day furlough with his parents after 31 months in service. He sailed from Marseilles on V-E Day eve aboard the Moses Austin, the last blackout crossing, and reached New York June 2. He earned the Bronze Star for a single shot down over the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
T. Cpl
Samuel Gall, Jr
Samuel Gall
Texas
Casablanca
Bizerte
Sardinia
Holy. Battery
533Rd Aaa Bn
AWM
Marseilles
France
Aydaille
Wiesenberg
Offenbach
Midterstadt
Straits of Gibraltar
South Atlantic
New York
Moses Austin
States
Cpl. Gall
Fort Sheridan
Rhine
Gloomy outlook for bass enthusiasts this season
The Michigan conservation department warns a poor 1945 smallmouth bass hatch may reduce future age class due to mild late March and early April warmth followed by cold spells. Bluegill fry losses may be smaller while muskie runs along Torch river attract anglers. guiding and trolling remain favored methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Conservation Department
Fish Division
Lydell
Comstock Park
Grand Rapids
Michigan Lakes
New Rifle River
Groesehaven
Ogemaw County
Devoe Lake
Torch River
Round Lake
Torch Lake
Department
Institute For Fisheries Research
Khow
A. S. Hazzard
Institute
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treasury
Ted R. Giuble
War Finance Division
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Iwo Jima
Robert Denig
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Marine Orps
Wpag Farm and Home
Cpl
Sam Gall
Heidelberg
Dallau
Germany
Kochersteinfeld
Mainhardt
Goppingen
Winterreichen
Fussen
Essen
Saarburg
State Conservation Department
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