Snowbound winters shape Upper Peninsula towns and sports
A Michigan column recalls how Houghton and nearby towns blank out sidewalks and streets for four months due to heavy snow. It notes record 226 inches, a Chicago visit with Robert Hutchins, a wild Ishpeming ski weekend, and the region's growing winter sport appeal with seven ski jumps and evolving ski tows. The piece also highlights state funding for snow removal and UP road maintenance amid long winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Houghton
Keweenaw Peninsula
Lake Superior
Copper City
Grover P. Dillman
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Chicago
Robert Hutchins
University of Chicago
Hutchins
Paul Bunyan
Upper Peninsula
Quebec
Canada
Duluth
Minnesota
Ishpeming
Bietila Brothers
Middle West
Straits of Mackinnac
Iron River
Hancock
King's Gateway
Watersmeet
Lower Peninsula
Petoskey
Cadillac
Alpena
Michigan
Winter trip to Ellawatha with Upper Peninsula hospitality
Readers are invited to experience a winter journey into Ellawatha and enjoy the hospitality of Upper Peninsula residents. The article promises a royal good time with traditional local warmth and storytelling by Paul Bunyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellawatha
Paul Bunyan
Upper Peninsula
Local Social Notes From Central York Area
Central York residents shared visits and schooling events. Millard Allison dined with brother Alger in town Monday. Catherine Sanders visited Vermilion Ohio and with Luella May Murray Mooreville and Hattie Murray and daughter Hleda stopped by Alger Allison's Saturday. Teachers attended a Lincoln school meeting causing Oak Grove to cancel Friday classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Allison
Alger Allison
Catherine Sanders
Elwin Sanders
Witherspoon
Aleda Murray
Lincoln School
Oak Grove
Vermillion
Ohio
Luella May Murray
Mooreville
Hattie Murray
Hleda
Community Notes From Central Lodi Neighbors
Central Lodi residents share weekend visits and gatherings. LaVerne Moore spent Sunday with cousin Harold Drake and family. Dorothy Moores planned a two week stay with her sister in Platt. Mr and Mrs William Birkle of Platt visited Mr and Mrs Carl Braun. The Ulrichs of Ann Arbor moved onto Mrs John Mamner’s farm last Saturday. Ralph West and Mary Drake from Detroit called on Harold Drake and Bert Moore’s households Friday. Charley Naylor and daughter Mary Jane visited Bert Moore’s family Monday. Bert Moore hosted LaVerne and Ralph with Norman Moore’s birthday celebration last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Moore
Harold Drake
Dorothy Moores
Platt
William Birkle
Carl Braun
Clyde Ulrich
Ann Arbor
John Mamner
Ralph West
Mary Drake
Detroit
Bert Moore
Charley Naylor
Mary Jane
Norman Moore
Mooreville Community Notes Describe Socials And Moves
Mooreville residents held smelt suppers and showers for neighbors. Local families hosted birthday celebrations and visited kin. Mooreville PTA planned a meeting with a penny supper, and teachers attended a rural institute. Several families moved to new farms in Lodi and Holloway.
Local Social Visits Highlight Detroit Weekend
JUDD DISTRICT reports visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Teachout in Detroit Saturday. Mrs. Knowles returned from Hearse road. Richard Avy and son visited the Avys Monday. D G Richards suffered a finger injury from a beet cutter, requiring nail removal. Mr. and Mrs. A G Richards hosted twenty five guests Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Teachout
Detroit
Knowles
Hearse
Richard Avy
Fred Avy
D. G. Richards
Bailey
Fred Awy
George F. Richards
A. G. Richards
Local Social Notes From Hammond District Events
Mrs E J Forsythe is on the sic list. Mr and Mrs Hovey Needham were Adrian visitors Saturday. E H M Gilbert entered Mc Cleary Sanatorium at Excelsior Springs Mo for treatment. Rex Gleason and children were guests of Carl Schaefer. Waynard Carr rented the Wilbur Cornish farm and will move soon. Mrs David Depue and baby of Charlotte stay with her father Lloyd Carey. Phillis Sally and John Gordon of Adrian visited grandparents Glen and Mrs Gordon. Pearl Gilbert and Gertie Gilbert helped move Ed Sneary to Fosdick farm. Minnie Hammond family spent Sunday with Ralph Hammond. Mrs Mary Mc Mann and Ella Mc Mann visited with Lloyd Carey. Hubert Diller and Mollie Ebaugh were married in Flint and will live at a trailer by E M Gilbert. Robert Hammond and family hosted Ralph Hammond's birthday party with Ed Heininger and Gordon families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Forsythe
Hovey Needham
EH. M. Gilbert
McCleary Sanatorium
Excelsior Springs
Rex Gleason
Carl Schaefer
Waynard Carr
Wilbur Cornish
David, Depue
Charlotte
Lloyd Carey
Phillis
Sally
John Gordon
Adrian
Glen Gordon
Pearl Gilbert
Gertie Gilbert
Ed. Sneary
Fosdick Farm
Minnie Hammond
Ralph. Hammond
Mary McMann
Ella’ McMann
James March
Clarence March
Tecumseh
Clarke Gordon
Morris Wilson
Hubert Diller
Mollie Ebaugh
Flint
E. M. Gilbert
Robert Hammond
Ralph Hammond
Ed. Heininger
Mr. Hammond
New 1000 Barrel Well Starts Flow Near Deerfield
A new oil well on Edgar Osterhout farm north and east of Deerfield began a natural flow at about 1000 barrels per day after acidizing with 500 gallons. Sohio lacked equipment to handle the output and shut the well in after a short test. The Osterhout site is the region’s fourteenth producer and more rigs operate nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Osterhout
Deerfield
Clark and Baldwin
Detroit
Sohio Corporation
Osterhout
S. T. Busey
McIntosh Drilling Company
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Cape
River Road
Ho. Reaume
Petersburg
Halberstadt
Munson
Celebrated soloists in Ann Arbor concert series 1940 41
The choral union announces ten programs in Hill auditorium with Marian Anderson Rudolf Serkin Don Cossack Chorus New York Philharmonic Boston Symphony Horowitz and more. Big names from opera and orchestra headline the season running through March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choral Union
Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Charles A. Sink
University Musical Society
Marian Anderson
Rudolf Serkin
Don Cossack Russian Chorus
Serge Jaroff
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
John Barbirolli
Columbia Broadcasting System
Studnets
Richard Bonelli
Metropolitan Opera Association
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussévitzky
Vladimir Horowitz
America
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Budapest String Quartet
Georges Enesco
Toll Tales of a Hairline Flight by Dr Ramsey
A sensational tale attributes a bizarre invention to Dr Ramsey aided by Harry Ewert. The story claims a plane flight was achieved with a hairline line attached to the craft, dangling for hours before burning away part of the plane to detach the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
Harry W. Ewert
Chicago Board of Trade
Doe
Wert
Doc
Cagers Help Fight Farmhouse Fire After Game
Local high school players returning from a game in Oxford spotted a blaze at a nearby farm house. They battled the flames until firefighters arrived and assisted by moving furniture and belongings to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
Mpr
Oxford
Appointment of Administrator in Luckhardt Estate
Probate Court of Washte naw County Michigan orders public notice for hearing Amos C. Luckhardt petition to appoint Ernest Luckhardt or suitable person as administrator of Aaron Luckhardt deceased. Hearing set March 26, 1940 at 10 a.m. Notice to be published weekly for three weeks in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G. Pray. Register Nora O. Borgert. Feb 29, Mar 7, 14 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Aaron Luckhardt
Amos C. Luckhardt
Ernest Luckhardt
Saline
Precautions in Ensing Grass for Silage by Michigan Doctors
Michigan farmers are urged to perfect grass silage methods after doctors Dexter and Huffman outline cautions. Cut when in full bloom but not overly wet or dry, load one batch at a time, keep the silo filled and compacted, and use molasses as a preservative for alfalfa blends. They predict growing acceptance due to better quality and fewer nutrient losses than hay under bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
S&. T. Dexter
GC. F. Huffman
Dexter and
Huffman
Michigan State College bul Letin distribution highlights agriculture work
Michigan State College reports 783 957 bulletins in a year 428 330 from extension agriculture and home economics and 355 627 from the Experiment Station. Poultry landscaping dairying gardening and fruit production lead demand. Credit for outreach goes to county agents and student help. about 15 000 copies weekly on average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Michigan Agriculture
Michigan
Lois Knowlton
Michigan Experiment Station
Knowlton
Rescuer Williams, 80, Saves Boy From Lake Drowning
C E Williams, an 80 year old rescuer from 80 Cossopolis Minnesota, learned swimming at Little Fish Lake nearby. He saved a young lad from drowning after ice gave way while the boy chased a ball, Williams staying afloat and bringing the boy to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cossopolis
MPA
C. E. Williams
Little Fish Lake
Minnesota
Williams
Local Woman Uses Eight Hickory Nuts for Cake
In Southern Illinois a local woman baked a cake using nut meats from eight large Hickory nuts found near Quincy. Some nuts measured five inches in circumference and yielded meat as large as an English walnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michigan Press Association
Straits
Central York
Lodi
LaVerne
Ralph
Risbert
Norman
Floyd Ganong
St. J. Phillips
Edward Sneary
York Hall
Loyal Kanitz
C. EK. Kamitz
Peter Craig
Dale Stump
Lillian Loveland
Dearborn
Gordon Telling
Reta Norman
Elizabeth Austin
County Rural Institute
Lincoln Consolidated School
Lemuel Goldsmith
Harry Westrick
Mead School
Wilderspin House
Burt Draper
Louis Smith
George Day
Percy Craig
Ladies’ Aid
Will Kirk
Milan
Beatrice Randolph
Duane Anderson
Richard Ferrington
Karl Craig
Richard Russ
Eleanor Wilkie
Joann Conde
Sandra Craig
Carl Wilkie
Louis Hill
Willard Crawford
Andrew Mueller
Hollowaly
Carl Heininger
Muellers
Mooreville Grammar Room
George Conroy
Dora Mae Crittenden
Thelma
Ellen Murray
Richard O’brien
Kenneth Ferrington
Virginia Neff
Ben Phillips
Charles Rankin
Alia Searfoss
Jeannie Craig
Mildred, Fuller
Donald Searfoss
Judd
Hammond District
Toll ‘Tales
Elmo Scott Watson
Frank E
Hagan
Western Newspaper Union
Observer
Nisee
Saline, Mich
Detroit Edison
ME. Farmer
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