1949 in Michigan

none 1949 1949 Events from the year 1949 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 1949 as follows:Pick 10 Best 1949 Stories The Herald-Press December 31, 1949 IV-1, IV-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37071937/pick_10_best_1949_stories/ Newspapers.com The March 1 "lonely hearts" murders of a widow and her three-year-old granddaughter in Grand Rapids. The killers were Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck. (274 points) The shooting UAW leader Victor G. Reuther (224 points) A historic contract between the UAW and Ford Motor granting pensions to workers (175 points) The speed-up strike against Ford that began in May and lasted 26 days (169 points) The July 19 death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former Michigan Governor Frank Murphy (129 points) Record production by the automobile industry and shutdowns resulting from the steelworkers strike (115) The March 31 death of Willard Dow, president of Dow Chemical, and his wife and three others in a plane crash (98) Farmer in Waterford shoots 10 people with a shotgun (88) The "social reform" program of Governor G. Mennen Williams and political battles to institute it (87) The end of Michigan's one-man grand juries (86) Office holders State office holders right|135px|thumb|Gov. G. Mennen Williams Governor of Michigan: G. Mennen Williams (Democrat) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: John W. Connolly (Democrat) Michigan Attorney General: Stephen John Roth 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: Edward M. Sharpe Mayors of major cities Mayor of Detroit: Eugene Van Antwerp (Democrat) Mayor of Grand Rapids: George W. Welsh (Republican)/Stanley J. Davis (Democrat) Mayor of Flint: George G. Wills Mayor of Dearborn: Orville L. Hubbard Mayor of Saginaw: Harold J. Stenglein/Edwin W. Koepke 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: Gerald Ford (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: George D. O'Brien (Democrat) House District 14: Louis C. Rabaut (Democrat) 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 1949. Company1949 sales (millions)1949 net earnings (millions) Headquarters Core businessGeneral Motors DetroitAutomobilesFord Motor CompanynanaFord was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1949 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 1949 Detroit Tigers season – 1949 Detroit Tigers Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com July 10, 2017 https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1949.shtml 1949 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled an 18–9–2 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 Harold Raymond was the team captain.2012 Record Book, p. 13. American football 1949 Detroit Lions season – 1949 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com July 9, 2017 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1949.htm 1949 Michigan Wolverines football team – https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1949fbt.htm 1949 Football Team Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan July 10, 2017 1949 Michigan State Spartans football team – 1949 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1949-schedule.html 1949 Detroit Titans football team – 1949 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1949-schedule.html Basketball 1948–49 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 1948–49 Detroit Red Wings season – 1948-49 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics Sports Reference LLC Hockey-Reference.com July 10, 2017 https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1949.html Boat racing APBA Gold Cup – Bill Cantrell Harmsworth Cup – Stan Dollar Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race – Boxing Golfing Motor City Open - Lloyd Mangrum and Cary Middlecoff Michigan Open - Al Watrous Other Chronology of events 1949 in the United States Births January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi, The Big Chill), director and producer, in Detroit January 15 - Bobby Grich, Major League Baseball second baseman (1970–1986), in Muskegon, Michigan August 9 - Ted Simmons, Major League Baseball catcher (1968–1988) and 8× All-Star, in Highland Park, Michigan Deaths April 11 - Chase Osborn, 27th Governor of Michigan (1911-1913), at age 89 in Poulan, Georgia June 16 - William Comstock, 33rd Governor of Michigan (1933-1935), at age 71 in Detroit July 19 - Frank Murphy, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1940-1949), 35th Governor of Michigan (1937-1939), at age 59 in Detroit See also History of Michigan History of Detroit References 30em