Michigan Hens Sweep International Egg Laying Contest
White Leghorn pen owned by E H Shaw finished first with 195 eggs from ten birds, narrowly beating O G Thompson’s pen by 28 eggs. W C Eckard of Paw Paw placed third, with Plymouth Rock top honors won by Mrs W H Chilsom of Grandville. Ontario and Rhode Island Reds also scored high as 100 pens competed from various states and Canada.
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E. H. Shaw
Shaw
O. G. Thompson
Adlen
Ché
W. C. Eckard
Paw Paw
GB Ferris
Grand Rapids
Hllywood Poultry Farms
Hollywood
Washington
Plymouth
Rock
W. H. Chilsom
Lawrence
EB. Si
Canada
Michigan Apple and Potato Show Planned for Grand Rapids
Michigan will stage an annual Apple and Potato Show this fall in Grand Rapids on November 20 1923. The event attracts a record prize list and hopes to boost production and consumption of apples and potatoes across the state. J P Munson presides as president with Hu C Moore as secretary, as planners from agricultural and business groups coordinate exhibits and cooperative associations.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
West
Hu CG
Moore
Red Cross Helps War Sufferers After Armistice
The Red Cross reports its five years of postwar work assisting ex service men and families. About 200000 ex servicemen received aid, with 75000 admitted for treatment at 130 hospitals and 63296 given specialized services. Total year spending nears 5.87 million dollars, and since 1917 the Red Cross has spent nearly 164 million for veterans aid.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Army
Red ‘Cross
United States
Hearstquarters
Anemals
Veterans’ Bureau
Navy
Marine Corps
the Red Cross
Bankers Back Dairying Drive for Kids in Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan bankers and agricultural leaders joined forces in Virginia Minnesota to back calf clubs and pure bred bull associations. Banks across St Louis County pledged support while a 1920 Arkansas loan of 70 dollars helped a boy buy a Poland China gilt, leading to over 1000 dollars in credit from stock profits.
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Michigan
Virginia
Minnesota
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis County
Arkansas
Béine
Marl and sunflowers shift farming profits in Kansas
The article recounts a farmer discovering marl as a lime substitute for soil acidity after finding a marl deposit while digging a grave for a pet. It notes use of sweet clover and sunflowers as crops for feed and soil fertility, highlighting how observation and brains on the farm turn drudgery into profit.
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Middle West
Kansas
Ford Motor Company Establishes New Weekly Output Record
Ford plants report a six day average of over 7 000 vehicles with 42 271 cars and trucks produced for the week ending October 30. The Fordson Tractor plant output reached 1 836 tractors while the Lincoln division set a new weekly record of 223 cars.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford
Ford ‘Motor Company
Ford News
Ford Motor
Fordson
Lincoln
Wild partridges found dead near Turtle Lake amid hunter reports
Roundabout notes deadly wire incidents near Northern Michigan with over one hundred partridges found dead around Turtle Lake after being hit by larger birds. Reporter also covers a pumpkin vine boast by Dick Newton and Florida departure plans for Mr and Mrs Shia Estes and a travel convoy led by Mr and Mrs C E Richmond of Hudsons with pilots joining in.
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Michigan
Harbor Beach
Turtle Lake
Dick Newton
Shia Estes
Florida
C. E. Richmond
Hudsons
Brooklyn
Remarkable Savings Growth Shown At Bankers Convention
Samuel H Beach reports rising U S savings in 1922 reaching 7 3 billion dollars up from 4 7 billion in 1921 and 8 4 billion in 1912 School savings banking draws nearly two million pupils with deposits totaling 9 6 million dollars last year. rises of 34 percent and 58 percent since prior years reflect broader savings habit progress.
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United States
American Bankers’ Association
Samuel H. Beach
Savings Bank
Beach
Actua
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Plan State Apple and Potato Show
Arthur E. Schrader
Saline, Mich
Bankers
Boys and Girls Club
Kmas
Lynn Ferris
Packani
Ann Arbor
Newton
Berrien Springs
Emai
Buick
T.E
Schaible
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Yay
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