Battle Creek Enquirer from Battle Creek, Michigan • Page 12

'Launches' Its Trailer Cutting of Ribbon Opens New Plant Special Train Brings Guests To Union City Event. UNION CITY -The cutting of a ceremonial ribbon yesterday morning started production moving in the new $350,000 Duo Mobile Homes plant, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the trailer industry. William B. MacDonald. president of Mid-States which is the parent company of Duo, snipped the ribbon and watched as a bottle of champagne smashed across the end of the 6.000th house trailer to come off the Duo assembly line this year.

Special Train Arrives Also attending ceremony were about 450 persons, trailer dealers and their wives, brought to the ceremonies in a special train. Their Diesel locomotive pulled the first passenger train to come into Union City in 21 years. The New York Central line running past Union City usually carries only one freight train a day. Also present were Mid-States' Pore presidents, managers California of to six sis- Indiana. The visitors were taken on tours of the plant by foremen of each department before they went back to their train, standing on the spur beside the plant, to have lunch.

The tran, 23 cars long, left Union City about 4 p. m. bound for Chicago. New Office Quarters the plant, the first complete factory built by Mid-States, the regular office force moved into spacious new quarters for the first time yesterday. Workmen had been experimenting with the assembly line setup in the new plant for about two weeks before the ceremony yesterday.

Floral greetings from friends of Mid-States throughout the nation filled the new offices, where wellwishers milled inspecting everything from the flowered drapes to the blond office furniture. A total of 30 1954 trailer models, different in size, color and interior appointments, was parked around the building for examination by the dealers and others connected with Mid-States. Host and hostess for the program yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kidwell.

Mr. Kidwell is manager of the Union City plant. Union Votes Strike At Hastings Plant Local Voices Opposition To Compulsory Arbitration. HASTINGS--Local 138. UAWCIO voted 177-13 in favor of a strike at Hastings Manufacturing in a vote held Wednesday night in the IOOF hall.

Nearly two-thirds of the union members turned out for the meeting and election, which was moved from the small union hall on West Apple because of lack of space. Robert Wilcox, president of the local. said he was surprised by the excellent turnout of union members, considering the heat wave. The next step in the dispute, which revolves around the union's refusal to accept compulsory arbitration as part of a revised contract. will be up to company negotiators, union men said.

Both labor and management agreed on other adjustments in the five-year contract, originally written in 1950. including a shift to the BLS cost of of living index, freezing of most of of of the wage gains made under the "old" cost of living index, a five cent wage improvement factor. a 10-cent hike skilled workers, and improved insurance benefits on retirement. School at Prairieville Will Open September 8 PRAIRIEVILLE The local school will open classes for the new semester Tuesday, September 8. with Mrs.

Archie Belson and Mrs. Rankin Hydes as teachers. As in the past. junior and senior high school students will be transported to the nearby Delton school. This year, however.

seventh grade pupils will attend school in Prairieville. 12 THE ENQUIRER AND Battle Creek, Sept. NEWS DR. FRANK CARROTHERS Dr. Carrothers Dies at Hastings: Veteran Dentist Succumbs Of Heart Attack.

-A sudden heart attack, about midnight Tuesday, took the life of Dr. Frank Carrothers, 80, well-known in political and professional circles here for 47 years. Dr. and Mrs. Carrothers were visiting the Frank Andrus family at Wall lake when the attack came.

He sold his dental office, where he had worked since coming to town in 1906, last June. Dr. Carrothers came here from Northville, where he practiced for nine years. after graduation from the old Detroit college of Medicine and Dentistry, in 1897. For 12 years, he was Barry county Republican chairman, and was a member of the city council in 1918- 1919.

He was past president, and an honorary member the Hastings Rotary club, from which he received the Red Rose citation for his community service. He was first president and a life member of the Hastings Commandery. Knights Templar, an honorary member of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo commanderies, chairman of the Commandery's Hospitaler committee, and a member of the Hastings country club for several years. He was a member of the first post-graduate class in child dentistry, sponsored in 1933 by the W. K.

Kellogg foundation, and was a past president of the Barry and Eaton County Dental Society. Dr. Carrothers was born December 22, at Belmont, near London, Ontario, the son of John and Isabel (Sinclair) Carrothers. He is survived by his wife. Susan, of 401 West Center, two daughters, Miss Beatrice Carrothers of Detroit and Mrs.

(Frances) Casper, of Walla Walla, and a sister, Mrs. Anna McGuffin, 220 South Church, Hastings. The funeral will be held at the Leonard funeral home Friday at 3 p. with burial in Riverside cemetery. The Rev.

Don Gury will ofFat Homer Registers 957 for New School Semester HOMER The enrollment for the Homer Community school shows to date an increase of 45 over last year. Superintendent E. C. Highlund said today. The total number of students registered at the opening of school on Tuesday was 957.

A few more may be added to this number during the next few days. The 11th grade has the smallest number of students this year and the fifth grade class is the largest. There are 37 students in 11th grade and 113 in the fifth grade. The number of students enrolled in each of the other grades is: kindergarten. 93: first grade, 96: second grade.

88: grade, 73: fourth grade, 88: 6th 86: seventh grade, 82; eighth grade. 57: ninth grade, 48: 10th grade, 57. and 12th grade, 45. Mr. Highlund explained that orientation tests would be completed in the high school grades Thursday and that regular classes would be in session Friday.

The grades started their regular class routine on Wednesday. APPOINTS EXECUTOR APPOINTS EXECUTOR CHARLOTTE -Ion C. McLaughlin, Eaton county judge of probate. has appointed William Worth executor of the Barbara Bennett estate. Area Deaths Deaths of Bellevue, and one sister.

Mrs. Ernest (Bernice) Olmstead, of Battle Creek, and 16 grandchildren. Mrs. Fred Cooper ALBION- Ida Mae Cooper. 81, widow residented Cooper, a former Albion at 7:30 p.

m. yesterday at the Murray Convalescent Home in Concord. She had been a patient there for three years. Mrs. Cooper was born Aug.

17, 1872. on a farm near Charlotte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Horn. She attended the Steein school in Carmel township, Eaton county.

She and Mr. Cooper were married in Charlotte in 1892. He died March 16, 1941. She lived this vicinity for 47 years last residing at 215 West Center street. She belonged to the Presbyterian church, the Maccabees.

Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles, and the Women's Relief Corps. She is survived by a son, Carl of Trenton, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren living in New York state. Fred Treacher COLDWATER. Fred Treacher, a lifelong Branch county resi79, dent, died at his home in Ovid township at 5:30 a. m.

today following a six months illness. He was Hanna of Angola, one son. of William and Mary Ann (Collins) Treacher. He had lived on the farm where he died for the past 51 years. Surviving are his wife, Lizzie (Sherman) Treacher to whom he was married in Coldwater Feb.

20. 1900. a daughter, Mrs. Gale (Marie) Angola, one son Kenneth of Ovid township, one brother, Frank Treacher of Quincy, nine grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. No Settlement at Coldwater Midwest Strikers Reject Company Offer COLDWATER Striking union members Midwest Foundry Co.

last night voted 144 to 18 to reject a company offer of a six-cent hourly wage increase. A total of 30 men at the hour -long meeting did not vote. The company offer was made at negotiations Monday by R. T. Archbold, executive vice-president of L.

A. Darling Co. which operates Midwest. Deadline for acceptance of the offer was set at September 8. Mr.

Archbold's previous offer of a five-cent increase, made before the strike started, will also be withdrawn time, he said. Special Meeting The union, Local of the International Moulders 118, Foundry Workers, held a special meeting at the American Legion hall for the balloting. Before the vote. Elmer Reynolds. international representative for the union, discussed the course of the bargaining in the 28-day-old strike.

Irving Gerard, federal mediator, and Al Leggat of the state labor mediation board were offically notified of the results the meeting last night, Mr. Reynolds said. Dinner Program Will Precede Hospital Opening MARSHALL The social event to be held in Marshall's new Oaklawn hospital will be an informal dinner this evening. There will be 40 guests seated in the dining room including members of the n.edical staff, the board of managers, board of trustees, their husbands and wives and Miss Nellie Koster, the superintendent of the hospital. Miss Koster said that following the dinner the guests will be taken on a conducted tour of the building.

New furniture and equipment are being moved into the hospital in preparation for the dedication of the institution which will be held Sunday at 1 p. m. Moving of patients and equipment from the old Oaklawn hospital. which stands just to the north of the new building, will begin next Tuesday and must be completed by Thursday, September 10, when operations of tearing down the old hospital one of the city's landmarks is scheduled to begin. Legislation Is Studied By County School Board MARSHALL -The principal subject of the next regular meeting of the Calhoun county board of education at the circuit court rooms in Marshall Tuesday evening September 8 will be the enactment of the new legislation which affects county school officers, Clinton F.

Whetstone. county superintendent of schools. said today. The members of education committee and the chairman of ways and means committee of the board of supervisors have been invited to attend the meeting. Frank Zinn, president of the county board of education, will preside.

The union originally asked for a 15-cent hourly wage increase in negotiations before the strike was called. At the time the workers were called demand had been sliced per hour. tout, theirs Fund Drive Started For War Memorial Wakeshma Township Residents Seek $800. FULTO -Residents of Wakeshma township, which includes this community, have launched a campaign to raise about $800 to erect a monument in honor of those who have served this country in wartime. The stone memorial is to be located in the Fulton cemetery on the south side adjacent the GAR monument.

which was erected in 1895 in honor of area veterans of the Civil war. The new monument will stand about five feet eight inches high and will bear an inscribed dedication to Wakeshma area soldiers of the Spanish American, First and Second World wars, and the Korean conflict. Dedication ceremonies for the edifice are tentatively scheduled for next Memorial day at which time traditional township-wide Memorial day program will be held here. The canvass for funds to finance construction of the monument was launched this week under the supervision of a committee of four men. Illo Briggs will have charge of solicitations in the northwest quarter of the township, Lee in the northeast, Russell Cramer.

southwest, and Forrest Snyder, the southeast. The inscription on the monument will read "Dedicated to all loyal men and women of Wakeshma township who helped to preserve the peace of the nation 1900 to 1953." Newcomers Plan 'Hi Neighbor' Event Tonight COLDWATER- A "Hi Neighbor" program will mark the opening of the 1953-54 season for the Newcomers' club tonight at 7:45 in the auditorium of the Edison school. Mrs. David Biehler will act as chairman of the program, which features a three-man panel discussion for those who are new to the city. Questions and answers on facilities and services offered in Coldwater will be the basis of discussion.

Mrs. Vernie Knowles will a act as hostess during the social and refreshment hour. The program includes a "finding your neighbor" game designed to get everyone acquainted. Reservations have been made by about 40 people for the opening program tonight, according to Mrs. John Shuttleworth, president.

The special meeting wAS called last night although a meeting to vote on the question originally had been set for Friday night, the regular monthly meeting date of the union. As a result, the meeting Friday night has been cancelled. Plans Broadcast Mr. Reynolds hoped to give a 15- minute broadcast tonight over radio station WTVB. setting forth views of union members on the strike.

The broadcast has been scheduled tentatively for 7:15 p. m. Officers of Local 118 will meet briefly with about 35 employes of Quality Aluminum Products. Saturday morning at the Eagles hall to give them the obligations of membership in the union and discuss what contract provisions will be presented to the corporation if the men ratify the union as a bargaining agent. The election deciding whether the men become members of Local 118 will probably be held within the next 10 days under the auspices of the National Labor Relations Board.

NEW TRAILER PLANT SHOWS are put on show at the new factory brought from Chicago by the parent the new plant covering 750.000 square an abandoned building of the old the trailer plant replaces in importance Trailer Company Opens New Plant At Union City UNION CITY The new Duo Mobile Homes plant opened yesterday took 18 months to build, according to Homer Kidwell, plant manager. It was constructed on the site of an old cement plant, just a little way from the original Duo plant, which was taken by MidStates Corp. on Jan. 1945, from its owner, Gerald Davison. Mr.

Davison, is now mayor of Union City, built the first Duo trailer in 1928. Facilities in the new plant will be capable of turning out twice as many trailers as in the old factory. A total of 100 trailers per week are expected at the new site, as opposed to 50 trailers per week was the capacity of the old plant." The floor space in newlyopened factory is 75,000 square feet. The plant and its grounds cover about seven acres, Mr. Kidwell said.

plant is in the shape of elongated "L' with the stem comprising the main part of the factory where the trailers, are assembled. The base of holds the al-finished trailers and the offices of the plant which face Broadway street. The plant was built to relieve acute overcrowding in the old factory. Mr. Kidwell said.

No new additions will be made to the labor force, which has been gradually increased in the old plant. Rotary Hears Talk By Chamber Officer Fred Bocks Gives 'Swan Song' Address. HASTINGS-In a "swan song" address before the Hastings Kiwanis club, Chamber of Commerce Secretary Fred Bocks gave his "Ten Steps of Growth and Prosperity for Any City." "Solid. diversified industries are the backbone of a city. through their payroll and their advertising of the city." said Mr.

Bocks, who leaves October 1 for a similar post Cadillac and Caberfae. Good homes and houses make for a stable labor force, while a lack of rental units often discourages new industry and new workers, he pointed out. A forward looking city government, which plans ahead for expansion, and advertises the city with good roads. good civic buildings, and good recreation, is vital. A complete, good looking, active Main street or retail trading area sells a town as well as its products.

he told the club. He pointed out that a motorist passing through might have his only contact with a city through a single clerk in a downtown store or waitress in a restaurant. Good schools and good churches build citizens and sell a town in their contacts with other schools and churches. The future of a city is in its children. Development of its airport coming air age, may affect its future, Bocks said.

The location of a city is a key to its progress, though adequate transportation can correct the oversights of early settlers. The people who promote their own home town, and the individual who realizes that "the good old days" are gone, and that the future is the place to live are likewise important to a city. The tenth point Mr. Bocks gave explained the work of the Chamber of Commerce. "You won't see its results on your cash register," he cautioned.

"but through its work. ideas, promotion, and advertising, both inside a city and out, the chamber can help a city grow." OFFICER TO SPEAK MARSHALL Calhoun County Conservation Officer Wayne Blanchard of Marshall is scheduled to speak at a meeting of the Fredonia township fire department at the fire station at 8 p. m. Thursday. Carl Yaudes, the fire chief, is making arrangements for the meeting.

OFF -Row upon row of Duo grounds yesterday inspection Mid-States Corp. which operates feet. the opening of which portland cement plant which or.ce to the town's economy. MOE. LE PRO UCED BY HONE MID-STA ES CORP.

ID 3 -Photo by Keller. trailers manufactured in Union City by more than 450 dealers and wives the In the background is occasioned the show. At the right stands occupied the plent site and which Photo by L. B. Keller.

NUMBER B. MacDonald, president of MidStates to proclaiming as trailer built by them this year a trailer manufactured at the Duo plant which began operations at Union City in a new factory. Watching are Gerald Toberman, trailer dealer from Minneapolis, and Homer Kidwell, vice president and general manager of Duo. Galesburg Man, 103, Banana Lures Dies at Nursing Home 'Lost Monkey Into Custody GALESBURG -William J. Ridler, this community's oldest resident at 103 years, died Wednesday afternoon at a local nursing home.

He had been seriously ill for about three weeks. 26. 1850, in Bristol, England, had Mr. a Ridler, who was born March been a farmer all his life and before going to the nursing home had lived on a farm about half a mile from here in Comstock township. His parents were Joseph and Mary Ann Ridler.

He is survived by two sons, Cortland of Dayton, and Deo of Kalamazoo: a daughter, Mrs. Philip Schrieber of Kalamazoo: five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m, Saturday from the Burk and Hoag chapel with the Rev. George Burton in charge. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.

8 in Colon's 1953 Class Plan Further Schooling -From the class of 1953. eight Colon high school graduates plan further schooling. Morris French of Bronson will enter the Michigan State college and take a veterinary course. Marlene Wood of Colon will tend Argubright college in Battle Creek. Joseph Swonk of Leonidas will attend the school fo journalism at Western Michigan college.

Carolyn Merrifield of Colon enters University hospital in Ann Arbor for nurse's training. Gerald Nichols of Mendon will attend Western Michigan college, studying business administration. Dale Eash of Burr Oak plans to enter a church school. Several others are still making plans for further training. Edna Carpenter of the class of 1952 is planning to attend a Fort Wayne nursing school.

Richard Judd of Colon, class of 1949, has transferred from Bob Jones university University of Michigan for his fourth year of college in music education. Maisner Family Reunion Held at Fredonia Hall HOMER- The annual reunion of the Maisner family was held recently at the Fredonia Grange hall. A cooperative dinner was served to 50 members of the family. At the business meeting officers elected for next year were: Francis Fox of Route 1, Marshall, president: Ray Lutz of Battle Creek, vice president: Mrs. James Linton of Homer, secretary-treasurer.

A social time was enjoyed later. The date and plans for the 1954 reunion are to be announced later. BELLEVUE "Monkey" is back in custody and the Brice Crawford family is happy again. It is bad enough to lose a your own, but they were keeping. the halfgrown simian for Mrs.

Crawford's brother's family, Mr. and Mrs. John Drum of Beadle lake, when she got away last night. The Crawfords roamed the neighborhood until dark calling for the monkey, then gave up sadly. She pulled loose from her harness when her chain tangled in the branches of a plum tree.

This morning. Mrs. Ralph Allen saw "Monkey," the only name she answers to, in their back yard on the other edge of the village. She called Deputy Sheriff Bob Lane, who told her to keep the monkey there, he would be right over. Mrs.

tour Crawford hurried over, too. with -year-old Greg Crawford. Armed with a banana. the child lured the monkey close enough to be caught. She didn't seem to mind: in fact, while munching her banana she seemed happy to be back.

DRIVER WITHOUT LICENSE IS GIVEN FIVE-DAY TERM MARSHALL-Mrs. Marjorie King, 35, of Route 2. Marshall, pleaded guilty Wednesday before Justice R. D. Scott to a charge of driving when her driver's license had been revoked.

She was sentenced to five days in jail and ordered to pay a fine and costs totaling $55.50 or serve an additional 60 davs. The arrest was made by city officers. AREA BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Russell Trader of Route 1.

Homer, a son at 2:50 p. m. Wednesday at Sheldon Memorial hospital in Albion. Mr. and S.

Glen Wilson of Route 2, Hastings, a daughter at 1:20 p. m. Wednesday at Pennock hospital in Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Augustine of Route 1.

Union City, a son at 6:20 a. m. today in the Branch County Community Health center at Coldwater. and Mrs. Paul Winebrenner of Orland, a son at 9:14 a.

m. today in the Community Health center a Coldwater. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Blakslee, of 217 South Mulberry, Marshall, a son at 2:25 p.

m. Wednesday in Oaklawn hospital at Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. James Heidenfelter, of 436 South Mulberry, Marshall, a daughter at 7:42 p.

m. Wednesday in Oaklawn hospital at Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller of 551 North Madison, Marshall, a daughter at 4:13 p.

m. Tuesday at Leila hospital in Battle Creek. 50 More Homes Planned Albion's Building Boom Is Continuing ALBION Speculative construction of houses may be started here this fall by the Alberts-Satin construction firm, according to J. E. Harper, superintendent of the company's building project in the Wiener addition.

At present about 50 homes to sell are contemplated and building will be started on Wiener drive and eventually extend around on Broadwell street. The firm to date has foundations underway for 21 of the 62 rental homes in the addition. Four houses are being framed up and another should begin this week. Mr. Harper stated that about three houses a week would be framed in.

Lonergan Co. Plans Step- Up In Production ALBION When manufacturing of room air -conditioning equipment begins again this month at Lonergan Manufacturing company production will be about quadrupled over this year's contracts, company spokesmen indicated, today. were somewhat over a million dollars and the 1954 series will be four times as great," said J. G. Hamil, personnel manager.

At present two additional production lines and various facilities are being installed to handle the increased work. Nine months steady production will be necessary to fill present orders. Mr. Hamil stated that employment in the plant will be increased 50 to 100 men. "Lines for space heaters.

dehumidifiers, fans and chimney jacks are about done and workers on these lines will be switched over to air conditioning equipment," he continued. The firm produces equipment for the Admiral company. Adults Needed To Help at School Crossings HASTINGS-Five adults: are being sought to guard key first and second ward street crossings during the times youngsters are going to and from the ward schools. School, police. and city council members chose state road at Boltwood and at Michigan, in the first.

ward, and Bond at Hanover. Dibble at Green, and State street at Hayes in the second ward as crossings needing protection. The extra traffic precautions were made necessary by the return of kindergartners to the ward schools this year. ofFat Stock Sale Today Cattle Champions Picked at Eaton Fair CHARLOTTE Fine stock and poultry from the farms of Eaton county claimed the limelight vesterday at the 23rd annual 4-H fair went into its second day at the trim fair, Although grounds. some observers feared the hot wheather cut attendance.

the crowds in all parts of the grounds compared favorably with those attending earlier county fairs in this area. Children's Day yesterday went off without lost child or a sick one, fair officials, said. The largest list in the mule team pulling contest since the contest began tugged and hauled. Of the 12 Michigan teams and one from Indiana. driven by Fred Garner of Blanchard, winning $50.

The $40 second prize went to Cliff Becker of Hastings. Third prize was won by Glenn Wertz of Charlotte. Other places in order were won by John DePue of Charlotte, Merlin Horn of Charlotte. Bob Thompson of Charlotte, Floyd Peck of Durand. Jim Fields of Goshen, and Lawrence Orr of Blanchard.

Mr. Wertz was superintendent of the contest, which dispersed $230 in prizes. Cattle judging ended with the following champions named: Jersey, entered by Jewell Monroe. of Charlotte: Guernsey, Duane 16. Wollpert, 16, of Charlotte; Brown Swiss.

George DenHerder, 19. of Charlotte; Ayrshire, Ronalda Mead, 12, of Mulliken; Red Poll. Charles Berner. 17, of Grand Ledge, and Holstein, Forrest Kelsey, 17, of Grand Ledge. Gary Walters, 17, of Route 1.

Charlotte, received the championship ribbon for his pen lambs and individual lamb. Mike Lahr, 11. of Route 5, Charlotte, won the championship ribbon for individual hog and pen of hogs with Chester Whites. Fat Stock Sale This morning was occupied with the fat-stock sale. Tomorrow afternoon, Eaton county livestock will be exhibited in the grand parade after harness racing on the racetrack.

There was harness racing scheduled for this afternoon. Where Bellevue high school band played a concert, last night, the Charlotte band gives a half -hour of music tonight before the "Inter- GRANGE CONVENTION HASTINGS The Barry county Grange convention is to be held tonight at 8:30 p. m. in Star Grange hall. Area Marriage Licenses Eaton County Ronald Butts, 19, and Miss Lois Hice, 19, of Route 4, Charlotte.

Charles Page, 74, and Mrs. Clara Bailey, 68. of Dimondale. Wayne Kellogg. 20.

of Charlotte and Miss Dorothy Nierenberger, 19, of Lansing. James Malik, 24. of Lansing and Miss Julia Armstrong, 19, of Grand Ledge. Duane Kirvan, 31. of Potterville and Miss Doris Feyerabend, 24, of Route 1, Bath.

Gerald Horton. 24. and Miss Barbara Mix, 20, of Route Vermontville. Owen Knoll. 19.

of Route 2. Bellevue and Miss Edith Sellen. 17, of Route 2. Vermontville: with consent of the latter's mother, Mrs. William Sellen.

Richard Harmon, 19, of Route 5, Charlotte and Miss Elaine Shumaker, 16, of Vermontville: with consent of the latter's Cather, Gerald Shumaker. national Varieties" show. Fireworks are to follow. Friday morning there is a heavy horse pulling contest at 10 o'clock after the second heat of the pony races. The Grand Ledge high school band plays Friday evening before the change of bill in front of the grandstand entitled "Broadway Oddities." Saturday will be veterans' day, with all veterans being admitted free upon showing proper credentials.

Guy W. Hart LAKE ODESSA Guy W. Hart. 31. a printer and lifelong resident here, died at 12:30 a.

m. today his residence after a long illness. He was born July 2, 1872. the son of Dr. William S.

and Alice (Pearson) Hart, in Onondaga. He and his parents moved here in 1887 when Lake Odessa was founded. He began learning the printing business when he was 16 years old with Harry Walker, publisher and editor of the Lake Odessa Wave. specialty was show business printing. He is survived by a brother, Herbert of Greenville, and a sister, Irene Hart of Lake Odessa who lived with him.

Mrs. Lawrence Maurer NASHVILLE Mrs. Gertrude Maurer, 61. wife of Lawrence Maurer, died in Community hospital at Battle Creek Wednesday afternoon where she had been admitted five weeks ago. She was born Dec.

6. 1891, three and onehalf miles west of Bellevue, the daughter of William and Mary Jane (Walsh) Lennon. On October 15, 1913, she married Lawrence Maurer in St. Cyril church here. She was a past president of the St.

Cyril Altar society, the Women's Literary club, and the Jolly Dozen group. Surviving are the husband, daughters, Mrs. Arlo (Mary Rose) Bishop of Olivet, Mrs. Lawrence (Ruth) O'Mara of Lake Odessa. Mrs.

Harold (Annetta) Figg of Mulliken, Mrs. Robert (Louise) Stockham of Nashville and Bernice at home, seven sons, Bernard of Roscommon, Edwin of San Francisco. Francis and Dale of Nashville, Hugh of Murfreesboro, and Joseph and Patrick at home; one brother Bernard Lennon For The Active Student For The Industrialist For The Farmer DOUBLE WATCH a NO 17 JEWEL BANG IT $1095 WATER E-X-P-A-N-S-I-0-N WET IT ch for DROP IT ONLY Save on this smartly styled watch that con take it. Incabloc shock absorber that cushions jolts inside your watch. The water -resistant case is also dustproof.

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Purchasers would have a choice of plans. This construction is expected to begin before the entire completion the rental units. If the 50 homes to sell are built, it will bring the total of new house construction to about 250 in the city. Government controls hold the 200 homes as rental units, however. In the Sheridan Heights addition 26 houses are in various stages of construction on North Mingo street.

Homes, Inc. has started three houses the east side of Fitch street near Broadwell and several on Broadwell street between Fitch and North Mingo streets. The firm will also start construction soon on the extension of Hall street. Homes, Inc. has the go-ahead on some 80 houses Sheridan and an option on additional lots on Broadwell to bring their total well over 90 houses.

In the Magnotta addition, in the northwestern sector of the city, Calhoun Homes, Inc. has nine of their 20 houses planned under construction. Alberts- Satin has three foundations Cooper street and eventually will build 17 more homes there. Some of the houses in all three developments should be ready for occupancy within several weeks..