Frederick Stock A Century's Conductor and Festival Leader
Frederick Stock, longtime conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, rises to world recognition through the Ann Arbor May Festival and other major events. Born in Julich Germany, he studied under Humperdinck and others, joined Chicago in 1895, became conductor in 1905, and earned honorary doctorates from Michigan Northwestern Chicago and Cornell. He also holds honors from France and directs festivals in Cincinnati and Evanston. The piece notes his influence on programs and his role in America’s festival trio along with Ann Arbor and North Shore.
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Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ann Arbor
Julich
Germany
Frederick
Whents
Colon
Humperdinck
Zoellner
Jensen
Woellner
America
Theodore Thomas
Thomas
University of Michigan
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Cornell College
France
Cincinnati
North Shore
Evanston
Battery Service Ad Promises Quick Charge Upgrade
An automotive shop advertises a One-Day Constant Potential system that charges run-down batteries in 8 to 12 hours. It claims a better charge at lower cost and invites customers to make the shop their Battery Service Headquarters.
Rural Women Plan to Take Vacation Week at College
Michigan farm women plan the fifth annual Rural Women Week at Michigan State College from July 26 to August 1. The program offers study in child development health music and reading with recreation to prevent monotony. Nearly 200 attended last year and camps enable regional participation. The organizing committee includes Mrs. Eben Mumford Mrs. Arthur Tonkin and others from East Lansing Fairgrove Davison Charlotte and Hart.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Eben Mumford
East Lansing
Arthur Tonkin
Fairgrove
Helen Ashley Hill
Davison
Nellie Spurrier
Sonia
Bernice Curtis
Charlotte
Fred Morse
Jasper
Edith Wagar
Carleton
Ida Richards
Hat Claire
William Armstrong
Nilts
Maude Shull
Hart
Drastic Plan Aims Weed Population Reduction In Michigan
County agricultural agents in Michigan plan weed control meetings to curb rising weed varieties and farm pests. Michigan State College reports 47 varieties in 1839 and 147 today, with seeds as the likely introduction source. Demonstrations will show chemical controls by farm crops specialists across Midland Mecosta Allegan Saginaw Huron Tuscola Livingston Macomb Oakland Eaton Alpena Montmorency Lake Manistee Wexford Sanilac counties.
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Michigan
Botany Department
Michigan State College
Farm Crops Department
Midland
Mecosta
Allegan
Saginaw
Huron
Tuscola
Livingston
Macomb
Oakland
Eaton
Alpena
Montmorency
Lake
Manistee
Wexford
Sanilac
Quizzing the Kids to Learn a Little
Columbia University professors tested 512 boys aged six to seven. Only five chose president as their future, six had heard of Mr. Hoover, and several named Calvin showed little knowledge of their namesake. Most chose policeman or fireman as preferable careers.
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Columbia University
United States
Mr. Hoover
Calvin
Cheap Method Kills Parasites of Sheep
Michigan State college specialists describe a cheap drench using copper sulfate and a nicotine preparation to control internal parasites in sheep before pasture. Dosing varies by age, with careful handling and post treatment feeding and pasture rotation recommended to prevent losses.
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Michigan State College
Inventory Gone Wrong Ends With A Laughter
A southern Michigan deputy sheriff who was sent to inventory a house failed to return for three hours. The sheriff found him asleep on a lounge after he listed items including a full bottle of whiskey and a cross out beer with revisions ending in the note 1 revolving carpet.
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Michigan
Ionia News
Konjola Promises Relief From Nervous Ailments
Mrs. Robert Cruise of Saginaw reports chronic stomach pain dizziness and nerve distress improved after one week of Konjola a medicine with 23 roots and herbs. She says after seven bottles all pains vanished and health was restored and urges others to try the treatment sold at Salt O. Wheeler's Pharmacy in the region.
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Robert Cruise
Warren .Avenue
Saginaw
Bankers and Editors
Fred Keister humorously notes editors versus bankers in rural life. He recalls editors’ constant skepticism and bankers’ wary cooperation, praising the editor’s stubborn optimism and predicting more editors joining the financial world while lamenting the old order changing.
Girls Find Honest Purse on Main Street Rewarded
Two girls Barbara Henney and Alberta Bishop found a purse containing 138 dollars on Main Street. They returned it to a nearby business where the owner was located and rewarded the honest youngsters for their deed.
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Barbara Henney
Alberta Bishop
Main Street
Ionia News
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