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{{Year in Michigan|1935}}
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Events from the year '''1935 in Michigan'''.
Events from the year '''1935 in Michigan'''.


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* [[Governor of Michigan]]: [[Frank Fitzgerald]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]])
* [[Governor of Michigan]]: [[Frank Fitzgerald]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]])
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]: [[Thomas Read (politician)|Thomas Reed]] (Republican)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]: [[Thomas Read (politician)|Thomas Reed]] (Republican)
* [[Michigan Attorney General]]: Harry S. Toy
* [[Michigan Attorney General]]: [[Harry S. Toy]]
* [[Michigan Secretary of State]]: Orville E. Atwood (Republican)
* [[Michigan Secretary of State]]: Orville E. Atwood (Republican)
* [[List of Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives|Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives]]: George A. Schroeder
* [[List of Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives|Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives]]: [[George A. Schroeder]]
* [[List of Majority Leaders of the Michigan Senate|Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate]]:
* [[List of Majority Leaders of the Michigan Senate|Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate]]:
* Chief Justice, [[Michigan Supreme Court]]:
* Chief Justice, [[Michigan Supreme Court]]:


===Mayors of major cities===
===Mayors of major cities===
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* [[List of mayors of Flint, Michigan|Mayor of Flint]]: [[George E. Boysen]]
* [[List of mayors of Flint, Michigan|Mayor of Flint]]: [[George E. Boysen]]
* [[List of mayors of Lansing, Michigan|Mayor of Lansing]]: Max A. Templeton
* [[List of mayors of Lansing, Michigan|Mayor of Lansing]]: Max A. Templeton
* [[List of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan|Mayor of Ann Arbor]]: Robert A. Campbell
* [[List of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan|Mayor of Ann Arbor]]: [[Robert A. Campbell (mayor)|Robert A. Campbell]]


===Federal office holders===
===Federal office holders===
* U.S. Senator from Michigan: [[James J. Couzens]] (Republican)
* U.S. Senator from Michigan: [[James J. Couzens]] (Republican)
* U.S. Senator from Michigan: [[Arthur Vandenberg]] (Republican)
* U.S. Senator from Michigan: [[Arthur Vandenberg]] (Republican)
* House District 1: [[George G. Sadowski]] (Democrat)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 1|House District 1]]: [[George G. Sadowski]] (Democrat)
* House District 2: [[Earl C. Michener]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 2|House District 2]]: [[Earl C. Michener]] (Republican)
* House District 3: [[Henry M. Kimball]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 3|House District 3]]: [[Henry M. Kimball]] (Republican)
* House District 4: [[Clare Hoffman]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 4|House District 4]]: [[Clare Hoffman]] (Republican)
* House District 5: [[Carl E. Mapes]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 5|House District 5]]: [[Carl E. Mapes]] (Republican)
* House District 6: [[William W. Blackney]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 6|House District 6]]: [[William W. Blackney]] (Republican)
* House District 7: [[Jesse P. Wolcott]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 7|House District 7]]: [[Jesse P. Wolcott]] (Republican)
* House District 8: [[Fred L. Crawford]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 8|House District 8]]: [[Fred L. Crawford]] (Republican)
* House District 9: [[Albert J. Engel]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 9|House District 9]]: [[Albert J. Engel]] (Republican)
* House District 10: [[Roy O. Woodruff]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 10|House District 10]]: [[Roy O. Woodruff]] (Republican)
* House District 11: [[Prentiss M. Brown]] (Democrat)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 11|House District 11]]: [[Prentiss M. Brown]] (Democrat)
* House District 12: [[Frank Eugene Hook]] (Democrat)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 12|House District 12]]: [[Frank Eugene Hook]] (Democrat)
* House District 13: [[Clarence J. McLeod]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 13|House District 13]]: [[Clarence J. McLeod]] (Republican)
* House District 14: [[Louis C. Rabaut]] (Democrat)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 14|House District 14]]: [[Louis C. Rabaut]] (Democrat)
* House District 15: [[John D. Dingell Sr.]] (Democrat)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 15|House District 15]]: [[John D. Dingell Sr.]] (Democrat)
* House District 16: [[John Lesinski Sr.]] (Democrat)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 16|House District 16]]: [[John Lesinski Sr.]] (Democrat)
* House District 17: [[George Anthony Dondero]] (Republican)
* [[United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 17|House District 17]]: [[George Anthony Dondero]] (Republican)

==Population==
{{Population of Michigan cities and counties (1930 Census)}}


==Companies==
==Companies==
The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1935.
The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1935.
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===Baseball===
===Baseball===
* [[1935 Detroit Tigers season]] – Under player-manager [[Mickey Cochrane]], the team won the [[1935 World Series]], defeating the Chicago Cubs, four games to two. First baseman [[Hank Greenburg]] led the [[American League]] with 36 home runs and 168 RBIs and was selected as the [[American League Most Valuable Player]]. Other statistical leaders on the team included second baseman [[Charlie Gehringer]] with a .330 [[batting average]] and pitcher [[Tommy Bridges]] with 21 wins and a 3.51 [[earned run average]].
* [[1935 Detroit Tigers season]] – Under player-manager [[Mickey Cochrane]], the team won the [[1935 World Series]], defeating the Chicago Cubs, four games to two. First baseman [[Hank Greenburg]] led the [[American League]] with 36 home runs and 168 RBIs and was selected as the [[American League Most Valuable Player]]. Other statistical leaders on the team included second baseman [[Charlie Gehringer]] with a .330 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] and pitcher [[Tommy Bridges]] with 21 wins and a 3.51 [[earned run average]].
* 1935 [[Michigan Wolverines baseball]] season - Under head coach [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]], the Wolverines compiled an 11–11 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book|publisher=University of Michigan|year=2012|accessdate=August 9, 2017|pages=22, 69|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook-2012.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Russell D. Oliver]] was the team captain.<ref>2012 Record Book, p. 13.</ref>


===American football===
===American football===
* [[1935 Detroit Lions season]] – Under head coach [[Potsy Clark]], the Lions compiled a 7–3–2 record, placed first in the NFL's Western Division and went on to defeat the New York Giants, 26–7, in the [[1935 NFL Championship Game]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1935.htm}}</ref> The team's statistical leaders included [[Dutch Clark]], who led the NFL with 55 points scored, and [[Ernie Caddel]], who led the league with 621 yards from scrimmage and 6.4 yards per touch.<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1935/leaders.htm}}</ref>
* [[1935 Detroit Lions season]] – Under head coach [[Potsy Clark]], the Lions compiled a 7–3–2 record, placed first in the NFL's Western Division and went on to defeat the New York Giants, 26–7, in the [[1935 NFL Championship Game]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1935.htm}}</ref> The team's statistical leaders included [[Dutch Clark]], who led the NFL with 55 points scored, and [[Ernie Caddel]], who led the league with 621 yards from scrimmage and 6.4 yards per touch.<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1935/leaders.htm}}</ref>
* [[1935 Michigan Wolverines football team]] – The Wolverines compiled a 4–4 record under head coach [[Harry Kipke]] and finished in a tie for seventh place in the [[Big Ten Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1935fbt.htm|title=1935 Football Team |publisher=Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan|accessdate=July 9, 2017}}</ref>
* [[1935 Michigan State Spartans football team]] – The Spartans compiled a 6–2 record under head coach [[Charlie Bachman]] and won their [[Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry|annual rivalry game]] with Michigan by a 25 to 6 score.<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 16, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1935-schedule.html}}</ref>
* [[1935 Michigan State Spartans football team]] – The Spartans compiled a 6–2 record under head coach [[Charlie Bachman]] and won their [[Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry|annual rivalry game]] with Michigan by a 25 to 6 score.<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 16, 2017|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1935-schedule.html}}</ref>
* [[1935 Detroit Titans football team]] – The Titans compiled a 6–3 record under head coach [[Gus Dorais]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1935-schedule.html}}</ref>
* [[1935 Detroit Titans football team]] - The Titans compiled a 6–3 record under head coach [[Gus Dorais]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1935 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1935-schedule.html}}</ref>
* [[1935 Wayne Tartars football team]] – The Tartars compiled a 5–2–1 record under head coach [[Joe Gembis]] and shut out four of eight opponents.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Football Media Guide|publisher=Wayne State University|pages=111, 114|accessdate=January 2, 2017|url=http://www.wsuathletics.com/documents/2016/9/13//2016%20FB%20MG%20p92-123.pdf?id=2924}}</ref>
* [[1935 Wayne Tartars football team]] – The Tartars compiled a 5–2–1 record under head coach [[Joe Gembis]] and shut out four of eight opponents.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Football Media Guide|publisher=Wayne State University|pages=111, 114|accessdate=January 2, 2017|url=http://www.wsuathletics.com/documents/2016/9/13//2016%20FB%20MG%20p92-123.pdf?id=2924}}</ref>
* [[1935 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team]] – The Hurons compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 43 to 41.
* Michigan high school football championship -
* [[1935 Western State Hilltoppers football team]] – The Hilltoppers compiled a 5–3 record and were outscored by opponents, 91 to 78.
* [[1935 Michigan Wolverines football team]] – The Wolverines compiled a 4–4 record under head coach [[Harry Kipke]] and finished in a tie for seventh place in the [[Big Ten Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1935fbt.htm|title=1935 Football Team |publisher=Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan|accessdate=July 9, 2017}}</ref>
* [[1935 Central State Bearcats football team]] – The Bearcats compiled a 1–6 record and were outscored by a total of 101 to 32.


===Basketball===
===Basketball===
* 1934–35 [[Detroit Titans men's basketball]] team -
* 1934–35 [[Detroit Titans men's basketball]] team
* [[1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team]] –
* [[1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team]] –


===Ice hockey===
===Ice hockey===
* [[1934–35 Detroit Red Wings season]] – Under general manager and coach [[Jack Adams]], the Red Wings compiled a 19–22–7 record.
* [[1934–35 Detroit Red Wings season]] – Under general manager and coach [[Jack Adams]], the Red Wings compiled a 19–22–7 record.
* 1934–35 [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey]] team –
* 1934–35 [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey]] team –


===Boat racing===
===Boat racing===
* [[APBA Gold Cup]] -
* [[APBA Gold Cup]]
* [[Harmsworth Cup]] -
* [[Harmsworth Cup]]
* [[Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race]] –
* [[Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race]] –


===Boxing===
===Boxing===
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===Golfing===
===Golfing===
* [[Motor City Open]] -
* [[Motor City Open]] -
* [[Michigan Open]] -
* [[Michigan Open]] -


===Other===
===Other===


==Chronology of events==
==Chronology of events==



==Births==
==Births==
* January 22 - [[Seymour Cassel]], actor, in Detroit
[[File:Seymour Cassel2.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Oscar nominee [[Seymour Cassel]]]]
[[File:RogerChaffee.1964.ws.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Astronaut [[Roger B. Chaffee]]]]
* February 15 - [[Roger B. Chaffee]], astronaut in Apollo program, in Grand Rapids
[[File:Sonny Bono.jpg|right|thumb|120px|[[Sonny Bono]]]]
* February 16 - [[Sonny Bono]], singer, producer, and politician, in Detroit
* January 21 - [[Carol Wald]], artist and illustrator known for her collages and paintings, in Detroit
* January 22 - [[Seymour Cassel]], actor (Oscar nominee for ''[[Faces (1968 film)|Faces]]''), in Detroit
* February 8 - [[Council Cargle]], stage and film actor (''[[Detroit 9000]]'', ''[[Jackie Brown (film)|Jackie Brown]]''), in Detroit
* February 15 - [[Roger B. Chaffee]], astronaut who died in a fire during a pre-launch test for the [[Apollo 1]] mission, in Grand Rapids
* February 16 - [[Sonny Bono]], part of the singing duo [[Sonny & Cher]], producer, and politician, in Detroit
* February 17 - [[Bill Van Tichelt]], developer of VanTech Motorcycles, in Kalamazoo
* March 11 - [[Nancy Kovack]], actress and wife of [[Zubin Mehta]], in Flint
* March 11 - [[Nancy Kovack]], actress and wife of [[Zubin Mehta]], in Flint
* March 13 - [[Leon Burton]], led NCAA in rushing yards in 1957, in Flint
* March 12 - [[Hugh Lawson (jazz pianist)|Hugh Lawson]], jazz pianist, in Detroit
* March 13 - [[Leon Burton]], American football player for [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] who in 1957 led the NCAA in rushing yards (1,126 yards) and scoring (96 points), in Flint
* March 13 - [[Joan LeQuia]], pitcher and infielder in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]], in [[Negaunee, Michigan]]
* March 20 - [[Bettye Washington Greene]], first African-American Ph.D. chemist to work as a professional at Dow Chemical, in Midland
* March 29 - [[Moby Benedict]], coach of [[Michigan Wolverines baseball]] team from 1963 to 1979, in Detroit
* March 29 - [[Moby Benedict]], coach of [[Michigan Wolverines baseball]] team from 1963 to 1979, in Detroit
* April 12 - [[Lee H. Katzin]], television director, in Detroit
* April 12 - [[Lee H. Katzin]], television and film director and creator of ''[[Man from Atlantis]]'', in Detroit
* April 13 - [[Michael Joseph Kaniecki]], Roman Catholic Bishop of Fairbanks from 1985-2000, in Detroit
* April 19 - [[Hans W. Becherer]], president and CEO of John Deere from 1987-2000, in Detroit
* May 18 - [[Ken Hamlin (baseball)|Ken Hamlin]], Major League Baseball infielder (1957-1966), in Detroit
* May 24 - [[Ronald Edmonds]], educator, author, and pioneer of [[effective schools]] research, in Ypsilanti
* June 17 - [[Rudolph G. Wilson]], aka "Papa Rudy", professor, writer, storyteller, and public speaker, in Detroit
* June 19 - [[Sarah Goddard Power]], Democratic Party activist and University of Michigan Regent, in Detroit
* June 19 - [[Sarah Goddard Power]], Democratic Party activist and University of Michigan Regent, in Detroit
* June 26 - [[Hank Greenwald]], play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants, in Detroit
* June 26 - [[Hank Greenwald]], play-by-play announcer for the [[San Francisco Giants]] from 1979 to 1996, in Detroit
* June 27 - [[Dan Currie]], American football linebacker, in Detroit
* June 27 - [[Dan Currie]], linebacker in the NFL from 1958 to 1966 (2× NFL champion), in Detroit
* July 29 - [[Joan Gerber]], voice actress, in Detroit
* July 29 - [[Joan Gerber]], voice actress (''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''), in Detroit
* July 31 - [[Theodore Weesner]], author/novelist, works including ''The Car Thief'' (1972), in Flint
* August 14 - [[Gary Tobian]], gold medal winner in springboard diving competition in 1960 Olympics, in Detroit
* August 14 - [[Gary Tobian]], gold medal winner in springboard diving competition in 1960 Olympics, in Detroit
* August 20 - [[Stephen Yokich]], labor union activist and UAW president from 1994-2002, in Detroit
* August 15 - [[Tom Morey]], aka "Y", musician, engineer, shaper, surfer, and surf equipment designer, in Detroit
* August 20 - [[Stephen Yokich]], labor union activist and UAW president from 1994 to 2002, in Detroit
* August 26 - [[Shirley E. Schwartz]], chemist and research scientist for General Motors, in Detroit
* August 26 - [[Shirley E. Schwartz]], chemist and research scientist for General Motors, in Detroit
* September 10 - [[Sammy Sessions]], race car driver, in [[Nashville, Michigan]]
* September 10 - [[Sammy Sessions]], driver [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series from 1965 to 1975, in [[Nashville, Michigan]]
* October 12 - [[Paul Humphrey]], jazz and funk/R&B drummer, in Detroit
* October 12 - [[Paul Humphrey]], jazz and funk/R&B drummer, in Detroit
* October 13 - [[Etterlene DeBarge]], gospel singer and matriarch of [[DeBarge]], in Royal Oak
* October 13 - [[Etterlene DeBarge]], gospel singer and matriarch of the musical group [[DeBarge]], in Royal Oak
* October 13 - [[Edgar Culbertson]], recipient of Coast Guard Medal for heroism leading to his death in 1967, in Ferndale
* October 28 - [[Thomas J. Schriber]], technology professor known for his work on "Simulation using General Purpose Simulation System", in Flint
* December 4 - [[Robert Vesco]], fugitive criminal financier, in Detroit
* December 4 - [[Robert Vesco]], fugitive criminal financier, in Detroit
* December 21 - [[Kurt Seiffert]], gold medal winner in coxed pair rowing at 1956 Olympics, in Detroit
* December 21 - [[Kurt Seiffert]], gold medal winner in coxed pair rowing at 1956 Olympics, in Detroit
* December 26 - [[Abdul Fakir]], founding member of the [[Four Tops]], in Detroit
* December 26 - [[Abdul Fakir]], singer and founding member of Motown's the [[Four Tops]], in Detroit

===Gallery of 1935 births===
<gallery>
File:Moby Benedict.png|[[Moby Benedict]]
File:BM1 Edgar Culbertson.jpg|[[Edgar Culbertson]]
File:Abdul Fakir.jpg|[[Abdul Fakir]]
File:Nancy-kovack-trailer.jpg|[[Nancy Kovack]]
File:Bob Webster and Gary Tobian.jpg|[[Gary Tobian]] (left)
File:Bill.VanTichelt.jpg|[[Bill Van Tichelt]]
File:Carol Wald at a show.jpg|[[Carol Wald]]
File:Bettye Washington Greene at work.tif|[[Bettye Washington Greene]]
File:PapaRudyBio (cropped).jpg|[[Rudolph G. Wilson]]
</gallery>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
[[File:Caroline Bartlett Crane.jpg|right|thumb|130px|[[Caroline Bartlett Crane]]]]
[[File:FrankNavin.jpg|right|thumb|115px|[[Frank Navin]]]]
* January 5 - [[Frank S. Kedzie]], President of Michigan Agricultural College (1915–1921), at age 77<ref>{{cite news|title=Heart Attack In Night Fatal To Dr. Kedzie|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=January 5, 1935|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12319852/heart_attack_in_night_fatal_to_dr/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* January 31 - [[Harry Tuthill]], athletic trainer for boxers and sporting teams, including the New York Giants (1904-1907), Detroit Tigers (1907-1921), and Michigan Wolverines football (1916-1917), at age 65 in Detroit<ref>{{cite news|title=For 50 Years Tuthill Fought and Fixed Stars|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=February 1, 1935|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5451990/for_50_years_tuthill_fought_and_fixed/}}</ref>
* February 2 - [[Clara Smith]], blues singer, in Detroit
* February 2 - [[Clara Smith]], blues singer, in Detroit
* February 19 - [[Zelda Sears]], actress, screenwriter (''[[The Divorcee]]''), novelist and businesswoman, at age 62 in Hollywood, California<ref>{{cite news|title=Play Writer Zelda Sears, Native of Michigan, Dies|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=February 20, 1935|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12319724/play_writer_zelda_sears_native_of/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* March 24 - [[Caroline Bartlett Crane]], Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist, known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve urban sanitation, at age 76 in Kalamazoo<ref>{{cite news|title=Noted Kalamazoo Woman Is Dead: Dr. Caroline Bartlett Crane Was City's 'First Woman Citizen'|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=March 25, 1935|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12320291/noted_kalamazoo_woman_is_dead_dr/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* April 2 - [[Edwin F. Sweet]], U.S. Congressman (1911-1913), Assistant Secretary of Commerce (1913-1921), at age 86 in [[Ojai, California]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Congressman Is Dead In West: Edwin F. Sweet Was First to Be Elected From 5th Michigan District|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=April 3, 1935|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12320474/excongressman_is_dead_in_west_edwin/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* April 29 - [[William J. Olcott]], iron mining and railroad executive who was captain of the University of Michigan football teams in 1882 and 1883, at age 73 in Pasadena, California<ref>{{cite news|title=Retired Head of Oliver Co. Dead: William J. Olcott Dies Monday Following Stroke of Paralysis|newspaper=Ironwood Daily Globe|date=April 30, 1935|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12321358/retired_head_of_oliver_co_dead/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* May 21 - [[Sarah Killgore Wertman]], first woman law student at the University of Michigan and the first woman to be admitted to the Bar of any state in the United States, at age 72 in Seattle
* October 19 - [[Henry M. Kimball]], U.S. Congressman from Michigan's Third District, in Kalamazoo<ref>{{cite news|title=Death Strikes a Fifth Time in the 'Fatal Third' District|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 20, 1935|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12265281/death_strikes_a_fifth_time_in_the/}}</ref>
* October 19 - [[Henry M. Kimball]], U.S. Congressman from Michigan's Third District, in Kalamazoo<ref>{{cite news|title=Death Strikes a Fifth Time in the 'Fatal Third' District|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 20, 1935|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12265281/death_strikes_a_fifth_time_in_the/}}</ref>
* November 13 - [[Frank Navin]], principal owner of the [[Detroit Tigers]] for 27 years, in Detroit<ref>{{cite news|title=Navin Will Be Buried Saturday, Five Weeks After Achieving Goal That He Sought for 32 Years|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 14, 1935|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4758930/navin_will_be_buried_saturday/}}</ref>
* November 13 - [[Frank Navin]], principal owner of the [[Detroit Tigers]] for 27 years, in Detroit<ref>{{cite news|title=Navin Will Be Buried Saturday, Five Weeks After Achieving Goal That He Sought for 32 Years|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 14, 1935|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4758930/navin_will_be_buried_saturday/}}</ref>
* December 25 - [[Horatio Earle]], Michigan's first Highway Commissioner and a leader of the good roads movement, at age 80 in Detroit<ref>{{cite news|title=Horatio Earle Dies Suddenly|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 26, 1935|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12319651/horatio_earle_dies_suddenly_good_roads/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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1935
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Michigan

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Events from the year 1935 in Michigan.

Office holders

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State office holders

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Mayors of major cities

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Federal office holders

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Population

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In the 1930 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 4,842,325, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1940, Michigan's population had increased by 8.5% to 5,256,106.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1930
Rank
City County 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. 1940 Pop. Change 1930-40
1 Detroit Wayne 993,678 1,568,662 1,623,452 3.5%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 137,634 168,592 164,292 −2.6%
3 Flint Genesee 91,599 156,492 151,543 −3.2%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 61,903 80,715 82,794 2.6%
5 Lansing Ingham 57,327 78,397 78,753 0.5%
6 Pontiac Oakland 34,273 64,928 66,626 2.6%
7 Hamtramck Wayne 48,615 56,268 49,839 −11.4%
8 Jackson Jackson 48,374 55,187 49,656 −10.0%
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 48,487 54,786 54,097 −1.3%
10 Highland Park Wayne 46,499 52,959 50,810 −4.1%
11 Dearborn Wayne 2,470 50,358 63,589 26.3%
12 Bay City Bay 47,554 47,355 47,956 1.3%
13 Battle Creek Calhoun 36,164 45,573 43,453 −4.7%
14 Muskegon Muskegon 36,570 41,390 47,697 15.2%
15 Port Huron St. Clair 25,944 31,361 32,759 4.5%
16 Wyandotte Wayne 13,851 28,368 30,618 7.9%
17 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 19,516 26,944 29,815 10.7%
18 Royal Oak Oakland 6,007 22,904 25,087 9.5%
19 Ferndale Oakland 2,640 20,855 22,523 8.0%

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Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 50,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1930
Rank
County Largest city 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. 1940 Pop. Change 1930-40
1 Wayne Detroit 1,177,645 1,888,946 2,015,623 6.7%
2 Kent Grand Rapids 183,041 240,511 246,338 2.4%
3 Genesee Flint 125,668 211,641 227,944 7.7%
4 Oakland Pontiac 90,050 211,251 254,068 20.3%
5 Saginaw Saginaw 100,286 120,717 130,468 8.1%
6 Ingham Lansing 81,554 116,587 130,616 12.0%
7 Jackson Jackson 72,539 92,304 93,108 0.9%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 71,225 91,368 100,085 9.5%
9 Calhoun Battle Creek 72,918 87,043 94,206 8.2%
10 Muskegon Muskegon 62,362 84,630 94,501 11.7%
11 Berrien Benton Harbor 62,653 81,066 89,117 9.9%
12 Macomb Warren 38,103 77,146 107,638 39.5%
13 Bay Bay City 69,548 69,474 74,981 7.9%
14 St. Clair Port Huron 58,009 67,563 76,222 12.8%
15 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 49,520 65,530 80,810 23.3%
16 Ottawa Holland 47,660 54,858 59,660 8.8%
17 Houghton Houghton 71,930 52,851 47,631 −9.9%
18 Monroe Monroe 37,115 52,485 58,620 11.7%
19 Lenawee Adrian 47,767 49,849 53,110 6.5%

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Unternehmen

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The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1935.

Unternehmen 1935 sales (millions) 1935 net earnings (millions) Hauptsitz Core business
General Motors Detroit Automobiles
Ford Motor Company na na[3] Automobiles
Chrysler Automobiles
Studebaker Corp. Automobiles
Briggs Mfg. Co. Detroit Automobile parts supplier
S. S. Kresge Einzelhandel
Hudson Motor Car Co. Detroit Automobiles
Detroit Edison Electric utility
Michigan Bell Telephone utility
Kellogg's Battle Creek Breakfast cereal
Parke-Davis Detroit Pharmaceutical
REO Motor Car Co. Lansing Automobiles
Burroughs Adding Machine Business machines

Sports

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Baseball

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American football

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Basketball

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Ice hockey

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Boat racing

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Boxing

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Golfing

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Other

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Chronology of events

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Births

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Oscar nominee Seymour Cassel
Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee
Sonny Bono
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Deaths

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Caroline Bartlett Crane
Frank Navin
  • January 5 - Frank S. Kedzie, President of Michigan Agricultural College (1915–1921), at age 77[12]
  • January 31 - Harry Tuthill, athletic trainer for boxers and sporting teams, including the New York Giants (1904-1907), Detroit Tigers (1907-1921), and Michigan Wolverines football (1916-1917), at age 65 in Detroit[13]
  • February 2 - Clara Smith, blues singer, in Detroit
  • February 19 - Zelda Sears, actress, screenwriter (The Divorcee), novelist and businesswoman, at age 62 in Hollywood, California[14]
  • March 24 - Caroline Bartlett Crane, Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist, known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve urban sanitation, at age 76 in Kalamazoo[15]
  • April 2 - Edwin F. Sweet, U.S. Congressman (1911-1913), Assistant Secretary of Commerce (1913-1921), at age 86 in Ojai, California[16]
  • April 29 - William J. Olcott, iron mining and railroad executive who was captain of the University of Michigan football teams in 1882 and 1883, at age 73 in Pasadena, California[17]
  • May 21 - Sarah Killgore Wertman, first woman law student at the University of Michigan and the first woman to be admitted to the Bar of any state in the United States, at age 72 in Seattle
  • October 19 - Henry M. Kimball, U.S. Congressman from Michigan's Third District, in Kalamazoo[18]
  • November 13 - Frank Navin, principal owner of the Detroit Tigers for 27 years, in Detroit[19]
  • December 25 - Horatio Earle, Michigan's first Highway Commissioner and a leader of the good roads movement, at age 80 in Detroit[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Volume 1 Population. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1930. pp. 512–514.
  2. ^ Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Volume 1 Population. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1930. pp. 515–516.
  3. ^ Ford was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1935 were not made public.
  4. ^ "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ^ 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
  6. ^ "1935 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "1935 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "1935 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "1935 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "1935 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  12. ^ "Heart Attack In Night Fatal To Dr. Kedzie". Lansing State Journal. January 5, 1935. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "For 50 Years Tuthill Fought and Fixed Stars". Detroit Free Press. February 1, 1935. p. 19.
  14. ^ "Play Writer Zelda Sears, Native of Michigan, Dies". Detroit Free Press. February 20, 1935. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Noted Kalamazoo Woman Is Dead: Dr. Caroline Bartlett Crane Was City's 'First Woman Citizen'". Lansing State Journal. March 25, 1935. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Ex-Congressman Is Dead In West: Edwin F. Sweet Was First to Be Elected From 5th Michigan District". Lansing State Journal. April 3, 1935. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Retired Head of Oliver Co. Dead: William J. Olcott Dies Monday Following Stroke of Paralysis". Ironwood Daily Globe. April 30, 1935. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Death Strikes a Fifth Time in the 'Fatal Third' District". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1935. p. 12.
  19. ^ "Navin Will Be Buried Saturday, Five Weeks After Achieving Goal That He Sought for 32 Years". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1935. p. 1.
  20. ^ "Horatio Earle Dies Suddenly". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1935. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.