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Traverse City Record-Eagle from Traverse City, Michigan • Page 14

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PAGE.FOUXTEEN CITY, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBEK 1, 1936 SERVICES FOR FREDW, GREEN WEDNES, P. M. WEATHER DETROIT, Dec. weatlier forecast: Lower Michigan: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with probably occasional light, snow; slowly rising, temperature. BUSINESS IS PICKING UP AT THE NORTH POLE TOO! IONIA, MICH; Dec 1 -Flags were- at half mast-'today 'as city, and a a i homage" to former W.

Green, whose body arrived last night, from Munr ising. Funeral' services tor -the former chief "state executive will be held here tomorrow, afternoon. A the 1 ''last rites.the body will? be placed i H1ghland -Park'inau- sblgum here, -to'be b'uried at a lat 1 er date, probably at Cadillac.) Mich. A unostentatious a wish- of the man-- who twice was Michigan governor-'and 13 times mayor of Ionia--was planned by surviving relatives. There will be i no pallbearers, was announced.

Active pallbearers will be chosen among-Mr. Green's business and political associates and friends. "The body arrived before night all-day trip from where the former- gover- 3ior stricken 11 days-ago on 'a I hunting trip: Death came a 1 2 3 0 a-m, yesterday'following an attack of. indigestion. Accompanying the body were the i widow, Miss Lucille Wilson, pri- secretary to Mr.

Green, and two state Awaiting 'the "body were Mrs. Glenn Bradley, Detroit, the former goVemor'S', only daughter, and '-Howard R. Bradley, former secretary and' business associate deceased. Hundreds of friends of -er'Republican state'executive i be present for the funeral at 3 p.m. 1 Tomorrow.

Rites will be held in the i Green home, with the- Rev. Joseph of former of the Ionia Presbyterian officiating. As condolences poured into the Green home from all parts of Plate. -Mrs. and Howard.

Lawrence made plans Summary of weatlier conditions: The northern high pressure area has moved eastward; its crest is now at. Montreal, .30.78 inches. Temperatures have fallen in the Atlantic slates and the St. Lawrence- valley. In the Canadian Northwest pressure conditions have changed to -low, central (29.66 inches) at Edmonton.

Pressure is high in Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming, and low in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The temperature has risen considerably in Minnesota and tlje Lake Superior region. Rain has been rather general in the south with light snow at a number of stations in the northeast region. The sun sets Tuesday at. 5 0 2 and rises Wednesday at 7:42.

Temperature readings include: SA Alpena 14 Chicago. 22 Detroit. 13 Duluth 22 Grand Rapids 12 Marque-tte 22 Saiilt Ste. Marie 10 Hi 16 2S 25 22 22 22 in OFFICIAL COUNT OF STATE VOTES NOW COMPLETE for a funeral as unostentatious as the former governor's position-will permit. Mayor Foss Eidred decreed a all Ionia business be suspended morrow afternoon out respect for the mayor and non.

More than 2,000 Ionia school children will a the 1 neral. lining the route of the cor-' The a i be attended by official representatives United Spanish War Veterans, an organization of which Green formerly was national commander. lii.ke- wise. a Michigan National Guards S-1U participate. Green was inspector general of Hie giiardsmen former Hazen Pingree.

Many i a i and political leaders from Detroit. Lansing and other cities" expressed i sorrow to. today. Xany of them will last "rites for "the i as he was a i a tomor- 'row. WAIT APPROVAL LA.VS1NG.

Dec. 1 -Michigan's TVPA winter highway relief program, which includes the relocation and grading -of 2 1-2 of M-43 between Ha- and Bangor, has heen delayed temporarily hut is now awaiting approval President Rqpsevelt, Highway Commissioner Harry C. Coons said today. "The- original application was returned to ns for i revisions and has been resubmilted." Coons said. "We are prepared to begin work, Including the job of M-43, a few clays a final ap- proval." A I Dec.

increase in President Roosevelt's popularity in Michigan was clearly shown today as the official canvass of the November general election was prepared for certification. The President polled' 1.016,791 popular votes against 6Q9.733 for Governor Laudon. Four years ago Roosevelt's margin over Hoover in Michigan, was and in 1936 he led his Republican opponent by 317.061. The total vote cast for president this year was or an increase of 140,333 over the 1932 balloting. Governor-Elect Frank Murphy fell behind the President, polling 892,774 votes against S43.S55 for Republican Governor Fitzgerald.

State Treasurer Theodore I. Fry led all Democratic candidates for state offices with S11.375 votes against Howard MV Warner's S97. U. S. Sen.

Prentiss M. Brown of St. Ignace received 910,937 votes, Former Gov. Wilber M. Brucker uad Louis B.

Ward The vote for other state offices: Secretary of State--Leon D. Case. S4S.530 and Orville Atwood, 806,256. Attorney a a W. Starr, 866.555 and a i H.

Crowley, 771,596. Auditor General--George T. dry, SG5.152 and .1. O'Hara, 770,913. Lieutenant-Governor--Leo J.

Nowicki, 870,961 and D. Dickinson. 777.548. State Supreme Court Justice- Bert D. Chandler, 862,147 and Harry S.

Toy, 755,227. The vote tor congressional candidates: i i i A ,1. Engel, Lake City, 40,675 and Jack Eliasohn, Ludington, 40,095. Eleventh district--John Luecke, Escanaba, 44,528 and Herbert J. Rushtou, 'Escanaba, 39.G02.

PI ACE OH CjQOD WILL PAY PROBLEM IN MIDLAND STRIKE organization maintained an effic- ent routine of providing them with food. C. I A The ff the Traverse City Muslcale will be held Friday afternoon at two-thirly in the Woman's clubrooms over the Chamber of Commerce. The subject for the afternoon is the charged. "Development of Oratorio" and Mrs.

A. S. Rowley, who is leader for the afternoon, has arranged an. interesting and entertaining program. This will be an open meeting and the public is cordially invited.

The usual guest fee will be ASBURY MISSIONARY. Asbury Missionary society will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Charles Thies, AVediiesday afternoon at Mrs. James Hunt will be leader of the devotions and Mrs. W.

W. Goble wil' conduct the study hour. Dec of Labor representatives entered the Midland Steel- Company sit-down strike controversy today in an effort to return to the work four days ago. A. L.

Faulkner, federal conciliator, flew from Cleveland, to meet with Gordon Midland vice-president and J. W. Mortimer, vice president of the United Automobile Workers of America, on proposals for a. settlement. Fear was expressed that some automobile factories dependent upon the Midland plant heavy steel 'frames may be forced to curtail production activities which lave been stepped up to meet de- amnds for new models.

Negotiations for putting the strikers back on their jobs have i deadlocked over the union's demand for a uniform 10 per cent wage increase for all employees. Company officials already, have agreed to recognize the union and establish maximum hours, but balked at the proposed wage scale. A temporary slowinsr "f-'-. ities in dependent factories occurred yesterday lines of Plymouth Motor Company's huge plant were halted for lack of materials. Officials of the Plymouth local of the UAWA said about 6,000 workers were sent home early, but we're told to report today.

About 10,000 are employed in the plant. Only a small margin remained between demands of the union and offers of the Midland. Company. Mortimer Is seeking $1 per hour tor welders, 75 cents for assemblers, SO cents for machine shop workers, and a a 60 cents per hour for women employees. Stoner is offering 95 cents, 72 1-2 cents, 68 cents aud 5S 1-2 cents, respectively.

Meanwhile, 1,200 workers on Midland's regular shift still were bivouacked in the chilly, barn-like interior of the vast plant. They built fires in corrugated tin barrels and huddled near their idle machines to keep warm. The "outside" strike STUDY ILLS OF THE EMPLOYES LANSING, Dec. hearings will be held in Thursday and Friday by live state commission to study workmen's occupational diseases, it was announced'today by Secretary Fred I. Chase.

Employes and those interested in the workmen's side of the question will be heard Thursday at 9:30 a. m. and manufacturers and employers will appear Friday morning at the same hour. The commission, appointed under authority of the last' legislature, is gathering information re- the feasibility of compensation for occupational diseases presentation to the 1937 Fountain Pens Pen and Pencil Sets Alarm Clocks Toilet Sets Manicure, Sets Perfumes Toilet Water Atomizers Body Powders Bath Crystals Perfume Sets Electric Heat Pad Heat Lamp Brooks Candy Gilberts Chocolates Pipes Cigarette Cases Cigars Razors Flashlights vShaving Brushes Shaving Sets Bill Folds Thermos Bottles Travel Sets Soaps Military Sets Wiesler Drug Store 238 E. FRONT I A i Johnson and son Helmer R.

F. D. No. .6, Monday night for Chicago to attend the I a i a Livestock, show. NOTICE-HUNTERS! NOW that the Season is OVER It will pay you to let us thoroughly 'clean your Hunting Garments and either store them here for you, or return them in a sealed, mothproof Modern Cleaners 250 E.

Phone 469. He's at Milliken's Toy land In Person! Yes, sir, Kids, ycur old Pal MICKEY came all the way to MILLIKEN'S TOYLAND this year to meet you in person and help old Santa with his big Christmas MICKEY will be on deck Saturday from 3 'til 5 and again from 7 'til 9, and if you come with your parents he'll give you a swell MOVIE PALETTE FREE! IF THEY um GAMES Standard Table Tennis. 25c, 50c, $1.00 Bradley's Wheel of Fortune 25c Indoor Horse Shoe Pitching 25c, 50c The American Roll Game 50c Major Bowes' Amateur Hour $1.00, Twenty Games In One 25c Wolverine Shooting Gallery $1.00 Merry Twirl Racing Game 50c Touring, Bunco or Flinch 75c MECHANICAL Popeye and Wimpy 50c Mechanical Tractors 25c to $1.50 New G-Man Pursuit Car $1.00 Buck Rogers' Rocket Patrol $1.00 Kingsbury Reversible Coupe $1.00 Slipping Sam the 50c "Knock Qut Champs," Boxing Toy Mechanical Merry-Go-Round $1.00 "Broncho Bill" the Cowboy TOYS TODDLERS Stream Lined Bikes $2.00 Rocking Horses and Shoo i $2.00 up Hobby Horse Chimes 50c, $1.00 Teddy the Drummer, Pull Toy Musical Tops 25c, 50c and $1.00 Miniature Cars a Pull Toys. Stuffed Teddy Bears a Dogs: 5 0 Donald Duck a Pluto $1.00 Gabby Goose Pull $1,00 Home Foundry Casting Sets $1.00 to $3.50 Gilbert Chemistry Sets to $5.00 American Logs 2-5 5 Oc and $1.00 Gilbert Erector Sets $1.00 $5.00 Big Boy Steel Tool Chests. $1.00 to $5.00 "Rap-a-Tap" Metal Craft.

$1.00 and $2.00 Knitting, Embroidery, Tapestry. 25c to. $1.00 Junior Artists' Color Kits $1.00 Chalk and Slate Sets. and 50c Don't Miss Seeing the "MICKEY MOUSE Booth" and the "DOLL HOUSE!" MILLIKEN'S TOYLAND JL I ea oeS a.

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