Michigan National Guard Faces Modern War Shortfalls
In 1940 Michigan National Guard units lack key modern arms and air support. Only 12 observation planes at the 107th Squadron, no new anti-tank or anti-aircraft guns, and reliance on outdated Springfield rifles show gaps. Officials warn the guard, though capable, is far from ready for rapid war, with prep needs and funding debated in state and federal circles.
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United States
Michigan National Guard
Sons of
Michigan
Col. Johns. Bersey
Adjutant General of
107Th
Wayne County
Detroit
106Th Cavalry
182Nd Field Artillery
Congress
Michigan Guard
Hitler
English Isles
Loren D. Dickinson
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Henry Ford
Ford
National Guard
Health tips on corns and foot care from joint health committee
A joint health education effort lists participating Michigan medical and health organizations. It describes hard and soft corns, causes, and home and medical treatments, including soaking, rubber plasters, oil poultices, cleanliness, shoe modifications, and possible surgery for severe cases. It also includes a stray cooking tip about baking powder aiding vegetable cooking and pan cleaning.
Michigan political scene after Vandenberg and Willkie nods
Michigan politics shift after the Republican National Convention. Senator Vandenberg may trigger a Senate race reallocation. Harry F. Kelly eyes the Senate, Thomas Read weighs governor bid, and Miller Dunckel faces pressure to step aside. Read strategizes to avoid a split field while Gov Dickinson remains a central figure. Willkie’s Michigan delegation, led by Lawrence and Butler, earns praise for a strong showing.
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Michigan
United States Senate
Vandenberg
Senate
Lansing
Howard C. Lawrence
Harry F. Kelly
Gratiot Inn
Port Huron
Thomas Read
Dickinson
Read
Lawrence
Philadelphia
Leslie B. Butler
State Central Committee
Jay D. van Wagoner
Chicago
Michiganery
van Wagoner
Michigan Bell Tax Bill Increases Primary School Fund
Michigan Bell Telephone's 1939 tax bill exceeds 6 million for the first time, a 7.1 percent rise from 1938. Frank L. Hall states final payment on the $3.1 million property tax is due by October 31, with taxes helping fund the Primary School fund distributed to 83 counties by school population.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Frank L. Hall
Vernon J.ary
Roosevelt war cabinet choice sparks partisan and policy debate
The editorial questions Roosevelt's appointment of two prominent Republicans Knox and Stimson to key wartime posts. It argues the picks signal interventionism, political maneuvering ahead of the Republican convention, and a confessed failure of New Deal theory to deliver practical military readiness. It compares debt and governance past and present, urging voters to choose between fiscal responsibility and populist appeal.
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Roosevelt
Col
Frank W. Knox
Congress
Messrs
Knox
Stimson
Madam Perkins
Wallace, Ickes
Hopkins
Corcoran and Cohen
Thrills Adventure and Romance in the Gobi Desert
A millionaire and his glamorous daughter face spies and peril as they uncover a plot to conquer the world during an exciting journey into the Gobi desert. Read this Herbert Jensen story in the Detroit Sunday Times. For Sale at The Wakefield Pharmacy.
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Gobi Desert
Herbert Jensen
Detroit Sunday Times
Wakefield Pharmacy
Orange Refrigerator Cookies Page Feature
A nostalgic note extols cookies as hospitality, sharing a simple recipe for Orange Refrigerator Cookies yielding five dozen. Ingredients include shortening sugar orange juice rind flour soda salt pecan meats. Instructions cover creaming, mixing, rolling, chilling, slicing, and baking at 375 F.
Judges Back Parole Board Policy Oriented to Reforms
Several circuit judges urged extending civil service to prison wardens and parole board members as part of crime control improvements. They favored hiring on qualifications over politics, supported parole factors such as mental health and crime gravity, and suggested more discretion in first degree murder cases. Judges generally backed parole board practices, with some criticism of leniency and calls for tighter supervision of parolees.
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State
Parole Board
A. Ross Pascoe
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Three Rivers
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