World Conference Center Rises on Mackinac Island
The Moral Re-Armament center on Mackinac Island's south shore nears completion with a 453 foot residence building set to open in May. The complex, colonial in design, will house about 1090 people and features a theater, dining rooms, Great Hall and 32 white columns. Ambassadors and leaders from Asia and the Middle East visited over New Year praising the project as a global peace effort.
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Mackinac Island
Moral Re-Armament
World Conference Center
Avopeagame, aFuture
North American
United Nations
Asia
Middle East
Mackinac
Frank Buchman
MRA
Canada
America
United States
Camp Takona Seeks 71 Camper Sessions by Mail
Registrations for four two week summer sessions at Camp Takona on Clear Lake in Jackson County are accepted by mail only. Girls from fourth through ninth grades may attend, with early registration urged for group planning. No applicants outside Washtenaw County will be considered before April 15. Capacity increased to 71 campers per session due to nearby land and facilities expansion. Mrs. Robert T. Calef of Ann Arbor directs Camp Takona.
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YWCA
Takona
Clear Lake
Jackson County
Washtenaw County
Robert T. Calef
E. University Avenue
Ann Arbor
Tappan Junior High School
Vakona
Average Family Spends $30.98 for Food Fact Week
An agriculture department report shows the average family in the North Central states spent 30.98 dollars on food in one week during spring 1955. The total breaks down to 23.26 dollars for food purchased at home 4.95 for meals and drinks away from home 2.16 for home produced food and 0.61 for gifts or pay in kind.
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Agriculture Department
North Central States
Food Supply Prospects For 1957 Near 1956 Record Levels
The agriculture department reports 1957 food supply prospects close to 1956 records. Domestic demand is expected strong with consumer income high, and per capita consumption near last year for most foods. Meat may lag last year’s pace while turkey per person rises and cereal demand slows. exports unlikely.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Turkey
Toledo War saga linked to Robert E Lee in 1835
An OCR fragment recounts the Toledo War dispute between Michigan and Ohio with Robert E Lee aiding survey work in 1835. It notes Talcott, Fulton line issues, and surveys to settle the border. The piece mentions Michigan seeking statehood, political upheaval in 1835, and the eventual value of the Upper Peninsula over the Toledo strip.
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Toledo
Robert E. Lee
Michigan
Ohio
Great Lakes
Vays F. Clayer Tid
Universty of Michigan Historical Collections
Stratford
Virginia
Army Engineer Corps
Andrew Talcott
Talcott
Lee
Fort Monroe
William Harris
Cass
Fulton
Union
Congress
Mason
Lucas
Presid
Jackson
Msson
kSon
Mson
Conkgress
Upper Peninsula
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Camp Takona
Moral Re-Armament’s World Conference Center
Se Anicana
Ccaal
DeSoto
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Wxyz-Tv
Channel
CKLW
Edison
Detroit Edison
Glumber’s
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