1948 in Michigan

none 1948 1948 Events from the year 1948 in Michigan. 3 Top stories The Associated Press polled editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1948 as follows:Editors Pick Upset In Lansing Politics As 1948 No. 1 Story The Escanaba Daily Press December 31, 1948 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37070389/ford_death_voted_top_michigan_news_story/ Newspapers.com The November 2 election of G. Mennen Williams as Governor in an upset over Kim Sigler (354 points) The April 20 shooting of Walter Reuther with a shotgun blast through his kitchen window (333 points) Crusades of Michigan Attorney General Eugene F. Black and his feud with Governor Sigler (232 points) Historic wage agreement between the CIO-UAW and General Motors with a sliding pay scale tied to the cost of living (195 points) 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team is undefeated and ranked No. 1 in final AP Poll (171 points) The December raid by 300 union men on strike-bound plants of Shakespeare Company in Kalamazoo (158 points) Federal prosecution of Michigan automobile dealers (84 points) Arrest of James Tamer and ice hockey betting scandal (59 points) The April 27 death of William S. Knudsen, a former Ford executive who served as a general in World War II and helped lead the country's efforts to produce war materials (58 points) The spring strike by 75,000 Chrysler workers (56 points) Office holders State office holders Governor of Michigan: Kim Sigler (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Eugene C. Keyes (Republican) Michigan Attorney General: Eugene F. Black (Republican) Michigan Secretary of State: Frederick M. Alger Jr. (Republican) Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Victor A. Knox (Republican) Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: George E. Bushnell Mayors of major cities Mayor of Detroit: Eugene Van Antwerp (Democrat) Mayor of Grand Rapids: George W. Welsh (Republican) Mayor of Flint: Edward J. Viall/George G. Wills Mayor of Dearborn: Orville L. Hubbard Mayor of Saginaw: Harold J. Stenglein Mayor of Lansing: Ralph Crego Mayor of Ann Arbor: William E. Brown Jr. Federal office holders U.S. Senator from Michigan: Homer S. Ferguson (Republican) U.S. Senator from Michigan: Arthur Vandenberg (Republican) House District 1: George G. Sadowski (Democrat) House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican) House District 3: Paul W. Shafer (Republican) House District 4: Clare Hoffman (Republican) House District 5: Bartel J. Jonkman (Republican) House District 6: William W. Blackney (Republican) House District 7: Jesse P. Wolcott (Republican) House District 8: Fred L. Crawford (Republican) House District 9: Albert J. Engel (Republican) House District 10: Roy O. Woodruff (Republican) House District 11: Charles E. Potter (Republican) House District 12: John B. Bennett (Republican) House District 13: Howard A. Coffin (Republican) House District 14: Harold F. Youngblood (Republican) House District 15: John D. Dingell Sr. (Democrat) House District 16: John Lesinski Sr. (Democrat) House District 17: George Anthony Dondero (Republican) Population Companies The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1948. Company1948 sales (millions)1948 net earnings (millions) Headquarters Core businessGeneral Motors DetroitAutomobilesFord Motor CompanynanaFord was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1948 were not made public. AutomobilesChrysler AutomobilesStudebaker Corp. AutomobilesBriggs Mfg. Co. DetroitAutomobile parts supplierS. S. Kresge RetailHudson Motor Car Co. DetroitAutomobiles Detroit Edison Electric utilityMichigan Bell Telephone utilityKellogg's Battle CreekBreakfast cerealParke-Davis DetroitPharmaceuticalREO Motor Car Co. LansingAutomobilesBurroughs Adding Machine Business machines Sports Baseball 1948 Detroit Tigers season – 1948 Detroit Tigers Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com July 10, 2017 https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1948.shtml 1948 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled a 21–6 record and tied for the Big Ten Conference championship.2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book University of Michigan 2012 August 9, 2017 22, 71 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook-2012.pdf March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120456/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook-2012.pdf dead Jack Weisenburger was the team captain.2012 Record Book, p. 13. American football 1948 Detroit Lions season – 1948 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com July 9, 2017 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1948.htm 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team – https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1948fbt.htm 1948 Football Team Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan July 10, 2017 1948 Michigan State Spartans football team – 1948 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1948-schedule.html 1948 Detroit Titans football team – 1948 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1948-schedule.html Basketball 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – University of Michigan Basketball Record Book University of Michigan 29 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years.pdf 2017-07-13 2018-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20181026080859/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years.pdf dead Ice hockey 1947–48 Detroit Red Wings season – 1947-48 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics Sports Reference LLC Hockey-Reference.com July 10, 2017 https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1948.html Boat racing APBA Gold Cup – Danny Foster Harmsworth Cup – Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race – Boxing Golfing Motor City Open - Ben Hogan Michigan Open - Chick Harbert Other Chronology of events 1948 in the United States Births April 2 - Tom Gage, sportswriter for The Detroit News (1979-2015) and 2015 recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, in Detroit June 16 - Ron LeFlore, Major League Baseball center fielder (1974-1982) whose life story was depicted in One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story, in Detroit September 29 - Mark Farner, singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, in Flint, Michigan October 1 - Cub Koda, singer, guitarist, songwriter ("Smokin' in the Boys Room"), and music critic, in Detroit October 12 - John Engler, Governor of Michigan (1991-2003), in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan November 6 - Glenn Frey, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a founding member of the rock band Eagles, in Detroit November 24 - Rudy Tomjanovich, professional basketball player (1970-1981) and 5× NBA All-Star, in Hamtramck, Michigan December 7 - Dennis M. Hertel, U.S. Congressman (1981-1993), in Detroit December 13 - Ted Nugent, musician and conservative political activistin Redford, Michigan December 27 - Edsel Ford II, great-grandson of Henry Ford a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company, in Detroit Deaths Deaths in 1948 Category:1948 deaths See also History of Michigan History of Detroit References 30em