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1944 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1944 in Michigan.

Top stories

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The Associated Press polled editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1944 as follows:[1]

  1. Judge Leland Carr's grand jury investigation into graft in the Michigan Legislature (213 points)
  2. Dewey loses Michigan to Roosevelt
  3. Gov. Kelly defeats Frank McKay as Republican national committeeman
  4. Strike hamper war production
  5. Detroit Tigers finish in second place in the American League, one game out of first
  6. Principals of Detroit spy ring sentenced to long terms
  7. Fisher Brothers leave General Motors to found their own company
  8. The acquittal of David Filgas in the torch death of Patricia Winters
  9. Mistakes snarl vote-counting in November election

Office holders

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State office holders

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Gov. Harry Kelly

Mayors of major cities

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Sen. Arthur Vandenberg

Federal office holders

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Rep. John Dingell Sr.

Population

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In the 1940 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 5,256,106, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1950, Michigan's population had increased by 21.2% to 6,371,766.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1940
Rank 		City County 1940 Pop. 1946 Est. 1950 Pop. Change 1940-50
1 Detroit Wayne 1,623,452 1,815,000[2] 1,849,568 13.9%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 164,292 176,515 7.4%
3 Flint Genesee 151,543 163,143 7.7%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 82,794 92,918 12.2%
5 Lansing Ingham 78,753 90,000[3] 92,129 17.0%
6 Pontiac Oakland 66,626 73,681 10.6%
7 Dearborn Wayne 63,589 94,994 49.4%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 54,097 57,704 6.7%
9 Highland Park Wayne 50,810 46,393 −8.7%
10 Hamtramck Wayne 49,839 48,938[4] 43,555 −12.6%
11 Jackson Jackson 49,656 51,088 2.9%
12 Bay City Bay 47,956 52,523 9.5%
13 Muskegon Muskegon 47,697 48,429 1.5%
14 Battle Creek Calhoun 43,453 48,666 12.0%
15 Port Huron St. Clair 32,759 35,725 9.1%
16 Wyandotte Wayne 30,618 36,846 20.3%
17 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 29,815 48,251 61.8%
18 Royal Oak Oakland 25,087 46,898 86.9%
19 Ferndale Oakland 22,523 29,675 31.8%

Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 75,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1940
Rank 		County Largest city 1930 Pop. 1940 Pop. 1950 Pop. Change 1940-50
1 Wayne Detroit 1,888,946 2,015,623 2,435,235 20.8%
2 Oakland Pontiac 211,251 254,068 396,001 55.9%
3 Kent Grand Rapids 240,511 246,338 288,292 17.0%
4 Genesee Flint 211,641 227,944 270,963 18.9%
5 Ingham Lansing 116,587 130,616 172,941 32.4%
6 Saginaw Saginaw 120,717 130,468 153,515 17.7%
7 Macomb Warren 77,146 107,638 184,961 71.8%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 91,368 100,085 126,707 26.6%
9 Jackson Jackson 92,304 93,108 108,168 16.2%
10 Muskegon Muskegon 84,630 94,501 121,545 28.6%
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 87,043 94,206 120,813 28.2%

Companies

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The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1944.

Company 1944 sales (millions) 1944 net income (millions) Headquarters Core business
General Motors $4,262.2 $171.0[5] Detroit Automobiles
Ford Motor Company na na[6] Automobiles
Chrysler Automobiles
Briggs Mfg. Co. Detroit Automobile parts supplier
S. S. Kresge Retail
Hudson Motor Car Co. Detroit Automobiles
Detroit Edison Electric utility
Michigan Bell $9.3[7] Telephone utility
Kellogg's Battle Creek Breakfast cereal
Parke-Davis Detroit Pharmaceutical
REO Motor Car Co. Lansing Automobiles
Graham-Paige $1.8[8] Automobiles
Burroughs Adding Machine Business machines

Sports

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Baseball

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Rudy York

American football

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Frankie Sinkwich

Basketball

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Ice hockey

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Other

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Joe Louis
  • Joe Louis - On November 14, in his first fight since 1942, Detroit's Joe Louis defeated Johnny Davis by a knockout after 53 seconds of the first round before 7,107 spectators at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. Louis fought while on a 21-day furlough from his Army service.[22]
  • Michigan Open - Sam Byrd won the tournament at Orchard Lake on August 6.[23]
  • Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race – On July 15, the Manitour, a 64-foot yawl skippered by James H. Grove, crossed the finish line first with an elapsed time of 43:08.18. The sloop Vitesse II won the racing-cruiser division.[24]

Chronology of events

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Main article: 1944 in the United States

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Grand Jury Best '44 News Event". Detroit Free Press. December 31, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "L.A. Gives the Count to Detroit". Detroit Free Press. July 28, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "City Needs 7,000 Homes". Lansing State Journal. March 10, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unusual Statistics Of State Revealed". Lansing State Journal. January 25, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1944 Net Income of GM Climbs to $170,995,865". Detroit Free Press. March 30, 1945. p. 19.
  6. ^ Ford was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1944 were not made public.
  7. ^ "Michigan Bell Reports Slump in Net Income". Detroit Free Press. March 2, 1945. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'44 Earnings of G-P Rise 51 Per Cent". Detroit Free Press. April 10, 1945. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1944 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  11. ^ 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
  12. ^ "1944 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "1944 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "1944 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  15. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1940 - 49". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  16. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  17. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos School History". SR College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  18. ^ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  19. ^ "Detroit Mercy Titans School History". SR College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  20. ^ "1943-44 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  21. ^ "Michigan Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  22. ^ "Joe Louis Kayos Johnny Davis in First Round". The Odessa American. November 15, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Royal Robes Fit Byrd Well as He Tops State Open by Six Strokes". Detroit Free Press. August 7, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Vitesse Wins Mackinac Sailing Race". The Port Huron Times-Herald. July 17, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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