Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 29, 1967
Caption:
Ripening Record: Mrs. Lawrence's daughter, Linda, shows off an over-anxious tomato plant that produced its first ripe fruit June 16, nearly six weeks before the normal ripening time. Her mother explained the shock of moving the plant outdoors probably caused its spindly appearance.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 29, 1967
Caption:
Inspecting Seedlings: Backgrounded by her 35 x 45 foot raspberry patch, Mrs. Merle Lawrence inspects the beginnings of the 21 fruits and vegetables she grows annually in her back yard. The garden's scrubby beginning sprouts fell prey to a menagerie of rabbits, raccoons and chipmunks before she acquired the trap in the foreground. The harmless cage caught 35 chipmunks last summer alone, which now reside 20 miles outside of Ann Arbor.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 10, 1959
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CARNIVAL COMMITTEE: Members of the carnival committee of the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club, who are planning the annual "Melody on Ice," attend a rehearsal at the Michigan Ice Rink where this year's show will be presented at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Committee members are (left to right) C. Edward Woodruff, Mrs. Kent Leach, Mrs. Merle Lawrence, Mrs. Carl Raab, William Stegath and Merle Lawrence. Two committee members, Mrs. J. T. Banchero and Mrs. Louis Graff, were absent.