W C T U Revival Amid War Anxiety In Michigan
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union gains renewed vigor amid wartime fear and national policy debates. Leaders like ex Governor Dickinson press prayer as a quick fix, while others argue for lasting reform tied to morale and preparedness as America faces possible conflict. Local figures discuss war avoidance and public sacrifice.
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Lansing
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
America
Hitler
Congress
Baren Dickinson
Gvernor
Arch Fee
Florida
Possum Poke
Georgia
Chase $. Osborn
Hearst
Grand Rapids
Dickinson
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Leningrad
God
United States News
David Lawrence
Michigan
Walter Lippmann
United States
Nglish
Russia
Drouth Disrupts Finishing Lambs in Michigan
Drouth across Michigan in July and August left lambs undernourished and too thin for profitable sale. Michigan State College animal husbandry expert C L Cole advises weaning, shifting to legume pasture, parasite treatment, and a grain mix of corn and oats. Gradual grain start, then self-feeding can push gains to a third to a half pound daily, with breed and quality affecting rate.
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Michigan
Martet
C. L. Cole
Animal Husbandry Department
Michigan State College
Cole
Good Price Era for Michigan Farmers Seen in 1941 Outlook
Michigan State College notes a favorable price situation for 1941 based on surveys from federal and state offices. Prices received by farmers rise about 30 percent from a year ago while costs climb modestly. hog and lamb markets look strong, wool at decade highs, dairy demand solid, beans near aided price floor, and a likely higher potato return amid offset demand.
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Michigan
R. V. Gunn
Michigan State College
Gunn
Federal
Lansing
Seaboard
Mooreville Community Notes Highlight Local Movements
Clarence Swartz visited Detroit on a business trip. Milan teacher Mrs. Willis Smuck handles Lewis school duties this year. Mooreville teachers are Mrs. Esther Jones and Mrs. Reta Norman. Ola Billau attended a Perrysburg wedding. Mooreville school enrolls 33 in grammar and 32 in primary. A York hall shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Glyde Jacobs. Rudducks move from Milan to an apartment with his parents. Peter Craig and Elizabeth Austin wed at Fowlerville. Earl Gordon family returns from a monthlong western and Canadian trip. Schafer family from Belleville visited Loyal Kanitz. Howell Spear from New Mexico stays with Paul Spear and attends Milan High School.
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Clarence Swartz
Detroit
Willis Smuck
Milan
Lewis School
Mooreville School
Esther Jones
Reta Norman
Ola Billau
Perrysburg
Ohio
York Hall
Glyde Jacobs
Milford Rudduck
Peter Craig
Elizabeth Austin
W. S. Nelson
Fowlerville
Earl Gordon
Bruce
Hugh
West
Canada
Joseph Schafer
Betty Jean
Belleville
Six-Legged Calf Born at Eli Aron Farm
A six legged calf with two normal back legs and four front legs was born at the Eli Aron farm. Five of the six legs have hoofs and a three inch tail is located on the shoulder. This unusual birth was reported by the Pinckney Dispatch.
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Eli Aron Farm
Pinckney Dispatch
Defense Bonds Boost Urged in War Emergency Appeal
Government support urged through Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps. An annual report from George L. Leslie M D medical superintendent notes 683 patients treated at Michigan State Sanatorium, which marks its 34th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 7.
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Defense Savings
Defense
George L. Leslie
Michigan State Sanatorium
Probate hearing set on Mary S. Cornish will in Washtenaw
In Washtenaw County Probate Court Ann Arbor on August 26 1941 Judge Jay G Pray scheduled September 24 1941 at 10 AM for Ray Frisbie to probate the will and estate of Mary S Cornish. Public notice to run in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks. Nora O Borgert Register of Probate.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G Pray
Mary S. Cornish
Ray Frisbie
Saline Observer
Coourt
Egbert Bow
Saline
Jay G. Pray
Farley v Farley appearance order in Washtenaw Circuit Court
In Washtenaw County Michigan the circuit court orders Isaac Farley to appear within three months or the bill will be confessed. Publication is ordered in The Saline Observer weekly for six weeks starting late July 1941.
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Isaac Farley
Michigan
Edward F. Conlin
Saline Observer
Washtenaw
George W. Sample
Local Social Notes From Hammond Area
Hammond District residents visited relatives and hosted gatherings across Sand Lake Milan Trilby and Macon. Families named include Gilbert Needham Stempson and Love with several Sunday calls and weekend visits noted.
Social News From Conneaut And Nearby Towns
Hatch of near Manchester. Mr and Mrs Louie Burns of Conneaut Ohio spent several days last week with cousins Mr and Mrs E M Gilbert. John Stimpson of Berkley called on H O Stimpson while returning from Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills. Mrs Dean Hammond and daughters of Los Angeles and her father Flo of Dearborn visited Rob ert Hammond and Miss Ella Mc Mann. The Hammond group dined with Mr and Mrs Ralph Hammond and Miss Ella McMann. Harry Lewis of New York City and Mrs Mary Lewis joined Mrs Minnie Hammond and Henry and Mr and Mrs Robert Hammond at a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Walter Gordon and extended family including Mr and Mrs Bruce Gordon and Mr and Mrs A Armstrong of Dayton Ohio and Mr and Mrs Max Goffe of Ann Arbor. Also noted is a lotus blossom sighting in a Grand River bayou near Spring Lake, best seen late July and August.
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Ellen Collins
Sand Lake
Mable Needham
Everett Gilbert
M. Gilbert
Lillian Love
Beth Gilbert
Ponda Sneary
BE. O. Stempson
Ernest Needham
Milan
D. L. Holdt
Trilby, O
Flo
Dearborn
Robert Hammond
Ella McMann
Ralph Hammond
Hther Lewis
New York City
Mary Lewis
Minnie Hammond
Henry
Grand River
Spring Lake
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Michigan Press Association
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles P. Taft
William Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Knudsen
Frank L. Klackhorn
New York Times
W. E. Woodward
New
Galahads
FoxDeLuxe Brog.Co
Detroit 9
Detroit Edison
Drouth
Mooreville
Nora O. Borgert
Register of Probate
Chancery Notice
Ruth M. Farley
Ann Arbor Trust Bldg
Hammond District
Mrs
Walter Gordon
Bruce Gordon
A. Armstrong
Dayton, O
Max Goffe
Clarke Gordon
Kerry Gordon
Ogemaw State Game Area
West Branch
Harold Tubbs
Adrian, Michigan
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