Local social news from Saline and Tecumseh families
William Love of Bridgewater returns after a week with relatives including Everett Gilberts and Philip Hendershot of Tecumseh. Families host picnics and visits in Saline Milan Ann Arbor and Wayne with tours to Toronto Niagara Falls and Muskegon and Benton Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Love
Bridgewater
Everett Gilberts
Philip Hendershot
Tecumseh
Elton Osborne
Charles
Osbornes
Harold Finch
Tecumseh Hospital
Clark Gordon
Mex Goff
Ann Arbor
Wampler’s Lake
Clark Godon
Kirk
Toronto
Niagra Falls
Mary Sue
James Marsh
Clifton Gilbert
Kenneth Briggs
Milan
Claude Gilbert
Farr
Manley Robisons
Wilma Rhoaces
Beth Gilbert
E. M. Gilbert
Clifton
Harold Holcomb
Dora Zelaenrust
Seattle
Wash
BE. M. Gilbert
Muskegon
Benton Harbor
Miss Zeldenrust
Claude Gilberts
Gilberts
Wayne
Cyrus Bigler
Clark Bigler
Los Angeles
Queenie Davis
Larry la
Main Drag Update Hints at Progress and Local Notes
Enrollment at the University of Michigan is expected to reach 20 000 to 20 500 when the Fall Semester opens on September 20. City water supply remains ample according to City Manager Garry. The first marine insurance office opened in New York City in 1759. Editor in Chief takes two weeks vacation in Canada with his son Bill of Fenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Wilson
Sullivan (Ind
University of Michigan
J. Steele
Canada
Bill
Fenton
Garry
United States
New York City
Saluting Youth Month Proclaimed With Stamp by White House
Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson presented President Truman with the first Youth Month stamp at a White House ceremony on August 11. President Truman urged observance of September as Youth Month to raise awareness of youth issues and foster responsibility, with schools churches and youth agencies urged to participate in a comprehensive community program including youth Sundays parades assemblies and sponsor events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Jesse M. Donaldson
Truman
America
Women Bowling League Opens Season With Local Teams
The Women's Bowling League begins play September 15 16 with teams including Lucky Strikes Strikettes Bom bardiers Keglers Greenhorns Maybees Atomics Salinettes Blairettes Slicky Chicks Rockets Speks Alley Cats Ramblers Clippers W Five. Meetings at St Pauls Church invite bowlers to attend. Roque is noted as the modern croquet variant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Hertler
Virginia Gross
Dot Stimpson
Marion Gillespie
Sec. Atomics
Salinettes
Blairettes
Slicky Chicks
Rockets
Speks
Peg Hunt
Alley Cats
Ramblers
Bridgewater Rollers
Clippers
St. Paul’s Church
Ralph Hunt
John Coryell Funeral Held for Local Resident at Lockwood
Funeral services were held for John Coryell 74 a former resident who died Monday at Saline General Hospital He was a native of Williamston He leaves five sons Baron New York City Louis and Wil am Detroit John Ford s y J and Willis Milford plus two daughters Mrs Hamilton Whitman Kalamazoo and Mrs Robert Mayerson Battle Creek Rev R S Hocking officiated Burial took place in Oakwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockwood
John Coryell
Saline Genral Hospital
Williamston
Baron
New York City
Louis and
Wilam
Detroit
John
Fords
Y. J
Willis
Milford
Hamilton Whitman
Kalamazoo
Robert Mayerson
Battle Creek
R. S. Hocking
Oakwood Cemetery
Michigan urges use of DDT to combat flies in 1948 season
The Michigan Department of Health warns the fly crop rises with lack of industry among harvesters. Dr. LaRue Miller advises homeowners to spray houses and privies with 5 percent DDT and treat lawns with wettable powder. Flies spread typhoid fever dysentery cholera polio and other diseases. individuals should act to protect themselves and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Michigan Department of Health
LaRue Miller
Lightning Rods and Franklin's 1752 Invention Longevity
The piece notes Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1752 and asserts it can function precisely in 99 out of 100 uses on barns and similar structures when properly installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
The Shady Woodman Lays in Leaf Bed
A wooded realm hosts a queer little man lying on a mattress of needles and leaves. Squirrels dart about as birds and an owl observe, a meadow lark peeking from the man’s beard. The scene suggests he has slept there long, his weathered skin and nature surroundings vivid.
Onions and Other Odors Stir Public Debate in 1940s Column
A satirical essay laments onion fumes polluting air travel and dining, railing against culinary excess and social norms. It contrasts feudal lords hoarding sustenance with modern appetite and criticizes canned soups and urban aroma. The piece shifts to praise of Great Smoky Mountains flora with notes on tree and plant diversity.
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Hammond
Bakn
Chelsea
Sebastian Finkbeiner
Bricker
Toledo
Charles Hendershot
Harold Hammond
Paul
Saline Park
Roy Fischer
John Dieterle
Milton Finkbeiner
Clara Finkbeiner
Raymond Girbach
Jacob Marions
Lake Cottage
Lewiston
First Insurance
Kroger
Libby Vienna
Kroger Wiener
Manhattan
Kroger Beverages
Kroger Iced
Barry
Malagas
Calif
Saluting Young America
Ned
E. Michigan Ave
Seule
Columbus
Brooklyn
Ferdinand
Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Pluribus
Sons
Italy
Messrs. Campbell
Heintz
Smokies
Great Smoky Mountains
Europe
McKim
Nellencamps
Boys’ Store
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