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The Alcona County Herald, a/k/a The Lincolln Herald Lincoln [25] [26] [27] The Lincoln Herald began publishing on Jan. 1, 1908 by D.C. Magahay. On Mar. 10, 1910 it changed names to Alcona County Herald with Rola E. Prescott as publisher.
Pages in category "People from Grand Rapids, Michigan" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand Rapids [16] [19] Paul B. Henry — U.S. Congressman [20]
Ford was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1890 to George R. Ford and Frances (Pixley). [2] Ford's father George died in a train accident in 1903, forcing him to drop out of school to support the family. [3] He was working as a paint salesman at the Grand Rapids Wood Finishing Company when he met Dorothy Ayer Gardner King.
Heartwell was the first politician to announce the death of former President Gerald R. Ford on December 26, 2006, and, along with then-President George W. Bush, then-Senator Harry Reid and then-Governor Jennifer Granholm, spoke at Ford's Grand Rapids funeral, which took place the day after Ford's Washington, D.C. funeral.
Larry Kwong, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Valleyfield Braves, New York Rangers), first player to break NHL's colour barrier. [377] Bronson La Follette, 82, American politician, Wisconsin Attorney General (1965–1969, 1975–1987). [378] Ling Yun, 100, Chinese politician, 1st Minister of Public Security (1983–1985). [379]
The Grand Rapids Press is a daily newspaper published in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is the largest of the print publications of MLive Media Group. It is sold for $1.50 daily and $7.99 on Sunday. AccuWeather provides weather content to the Grand Rapids Press.
2011 Grand Rapids shootings: Grand Rapids: 2011-07-07: 8: Spree killing: Murders of Jourdan Bobbish and Jacob Kudla: Detroit: 2012-07: 2: Two white teenagers tortured and murdered in Detroit by two black males: 2016 Kalamazoo shootings: Kalamazoo: 2016-02-20: 6: Shootings at an apartment complex, car dealership and restaurant: St. Joseph ...