Local Spelling Contest Chooses School Champion
In the gym the 5th to 8th grade spelling teams competed for school honors. Dot Little, an eighth grader, won by spelling satisfy. Mary Thomas is the runner-up and will be Dot’s alternate for the district meet on Thursday afternoon April 28 at the local school with nineteen champions expected.
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Detroit News
Washburn
Hutzel
Miss Horton
Miss Briggs
Dot Little
Mary Thomas
Dot
Epworth League Elects Officers for Coming Year
Epworth League members elected officers led by President Ethel Rogers with Lou Evelyn Bowen in charge of decorations Jack Hunter in charge of mission study Betty King in charge of social service Patricia Perry in charge of recreation Jo Thomas as secretary Evelyn Tanner treasurer and Dora Holmes as pianist.
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Epworth League
Ethel Rogers
Lou Evelyn
Bowen
Jack Hunter
Betty King
Patricia Perry
Betty
Jo Thomas
Evelyn Tanner
Local Hospital Notes On Patients And Births
Saline General Hospital reports Andrew Finkbeiner improving slowly. Mrs. Henry Bredernitz is recovering from an appendix operation performed Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmar Stoll welcome a daughter born Tuesday morning. Henry Dean has returned to the hospital for treatment.
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Henry Bredernitz
Elmar Stoll
Henry Dean
Saline Observer Terms and Notices Policy
The Saline Observer lists subscription and rate details including annual price five shillings per year and single copies five cents. Obituary and marriage notices are published free of charge, with personal or business notices charged at regular rates per line.
May Tax Sale Payment Deadlines Urged by County Treasurer
The county treasurer reminds taxpayers that payments for 1935 and prior years taxes to prevent a tax sale must reach the office before the end of April and be posted on the tax sale list by May 3. Payments received late May 2 will not be posted in time. Receipts must be written and posted before the sale starts.
Washtenaw-Livingston Council Deletes Assistant Scout Exec
Boy Scout operations at the Washtenaw-Livingston Council reduce staff as Boy Scout Activities Hall Woodal leaves for a central Illinois post due to financial limits. At end of Q1 1938, 1,490 boys in 70 groups are served, with 1,106 scouts and 384 cubs. Scout Leaders and troops plan to attend the Detroit Scouting Exposition on April 22. growth expects five to ten new members per troop by June, with new troops possible where volunteer leaders are found.
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Hall Woodal
Washtenaw-Livingston
Illinois
Washtenaw-Livingston Council
Detroit Boy Scout Council
Walter MacPeek
MacPeek
Federated Church Announces Easter Activities and Meetings
Rev. Roy J. Miller leads an Easter Day program with a sunrise dramatization at 6 a.m and morning worship at 10. Sunday school at 11:15 studies The Victorious Servant. Junior Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. union service in St Pauls at 7:30. Presbytery meets April 18 in Ann Arbor. Dorcas circle meets with Mrs Lewis Ernst. Grace S Overton speaks Thursday at Michigan Union for leaders and parents. youth banquet at 6 p.m. in First Presbyterian. April 24 pulpit exchange with William Janssen of People Church.
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St. Paul’s Church
First Presbyterian Church
Ann Arbor
Grace
Overton
William Janssen
People’s Church
St John’s Lutheran Church Schedule Bridgewater MEG
Rev Phillipp leads St John’s Lutheran Church Bridgewater in NIVINE services at 10 a m with Sunday school at 21 English services every second and fourth Sunday. Everyone is warmly invited to attend.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bridgewater
Meg. Phillipp
Spring Home Economics News Highlights Activities and Donations
Edna Zick reports on student projects including pajama cutting and flat-felt seams, a Rifle Club banquet, a regional conference with Mrs. Washburn, and Master Seal sales for crippled children in Michigan. Milk consumption totals 1,165 half-pint bottles from Thanksgiving to spring break, while First Grade recounts rural visits and spring-room decorations.
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Edna Zick
Mr.Weatherman
Rifle Club
Diary style chemistry class notes reveal soap tale
A diary of a chemistry student describes a week in class from April 4 to 7. Entries cover a missed test by Mr Francisco, a tale about floating ivory soap, experiments in acetic acid and vinegar, organic acids, soaps and coal tar compounds, fats and oils, and making ethyl acetate with a spring cleaning night.
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Edna Zick
Francisco
Seventh Grade Bulletin Board Duty and Bee Practice
Seventh graders assign Wilbert Bradly and Jack Winkle to maintain the bulletin board. In English, students rehearse for the Detroit News Spelling Bee to be held Friday afternoon in the gym. They sold Easter Seals totaling 100 to aid crippled children.
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David Vaughn
Wilbert Bradly
Jack Winkle
Detroit News
Fifth Grade Learn About Crow and Good Animal Kindness
Fifth graders study crows in nature class noting their black color and talkable pets. They color bird pictures and learn Western states with mountains. They also raise Easter seals to aid crippled Michigan children while enjoying a dog show by J A Franke and performances by Ron Ton and Bingo.
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CeCelia Essig
Nature
Ron Ton
J. A. Franke
Mr. Correll
Michigan
Turning Back the Pages of the Files
Mr and Mrs Mike Klager and son Luther of Ann Arbor visit Mr and Mrs M Schaible Recently Miss Nellie Congdon returned to Hillsdale after vacation week with sister Mrs W H Barr Chauncey FitzGerald purchased the Thomas Ross house on South Ann Arbor street and will occupy in May Mrs Lillian Burgan learning post office routine to work as substitute clerk Parsons family moved from farm to newly purchased house at East Michigan avenue and Harris street Caroline Cullen of Pontiac and Emil Susterka of Ypsilanti visited their parents Robert Cullen and family Geraldine Schill and Will Heusel of Ann Arbor with E R Schill and daughter spent Easter with John Burkhardt family Walter Boettger returned to Ann Arbor from winter with J F Weissinger parents Last week Mrs C O Woodbridge entertained Mrs Neil McMillan and three children who were in Florida and Cuba and traveling to Winnipeg Canada
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Mike Klager
Luther
Ann Arbor
M. Schaible
Nellie Congdon
Hillsdale
Chauncey FitzGerald
Thomas Ross
Ann Arbor Street
Lillian Burgan
Do. R. Parsons
East Michigan Avenue
Harris Street
Caroline Cullen
Pontiac
Emil Susterka
Ypsilanti
Robert Cullen
E. R. Schill
Géraldine
Will Heusel
John, Burkhardt
Walter Boettger
J. F. Weissinger
C. O. Woodbridge
Neil McMillan
Florida
Cuba
Winnipeg
Canada
Local News and Property Trades in Clinton Local
Thirty years ago A B Hamlin bought the Mason property and Jacob Clough purchased the Cora Newwell property on West Chicago street. The Saline Farmers Club plans a meeting with Preston Rouse and wife on April 17. Mrs Kate Lindaur and Mrs Waltz visited relatives in town. A buggy accident damaged Jacob Burkhart's horse and farm equipment. A surprise gathering at Alden Isbell's home honored Mrs Kate Jarvis and Miss Mabel Jarvis who plan to move to New Orleans. A man shot his wife and then killed himself on Sherman street in Blissfield local area.
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A. B. Hamlin
Mason
Detroit
Jacob Clough
Cora Newwell
Chicago Street
Luther Briggs
D. Schaffer
Saline Famers Club
Preston Rouse
Charles Tower
Ernest Sutherland
Pittsfield
Maude Fr
Waltz
Jackson Haveeen
Ed Stierle
W. Clough
John Koebbe
Adrian
Ann Arbor
Jacob Burkhart
The
Baptist Church
Alden Isbell
Town
Kate Jarvis
Isbell
Mabel Jarvis
New Orleans
Sherman Street
Blissfield
Clinton
Methodist Church Easter Activities Announced
The Federated church hosts Sunday morning 6:00 sunrise service 10:00 worship with subject The Waster Meditation and 11:15 eschool special program. Cantata at St Pauls 5:30 pm. Easter plants for decoration may be brought with cards for memory. Good Friday union service 1 00 to 3 00 with Rev Miller and Rev Laxman. Lenten boxes to be returned Easter morning.
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Federated Church
Epworth’ League
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Methodist Church
Miller
Laxman
Mr. Miller
Saxman
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Ostheopath
Ann Arbor St
Detroit Edison
Rauser Outfitting Co
West Washington
Erins Kraft
Miller Ave
Mich
J.L. Arnet & Son
Ann Arbor, Mich
Singer Sewing Machine Agency
Singer
HH. Stanton
Metr
E. Washington
Jim Finnell
Observer
Liberty
Saline, Mich
Federated Church Notes
Roy J. Miller
High School News
Thelma Wahl
Joan Winkle
Phyllis Hall
Shirley Ann Hagans
Marlene Hirth
Joanne Wallace
Arlette Jam Shurtz
Robert Cook
Lenore
MacArthur
Bingo
India
Marcella Owen
Margaret Muncy
Joyce Braun
Christine Church
Bob Clay
Billy Koebbe
Herbert Lange
Viola Schaffer
Phyllis
Maureen Henderson
Methodist
Gharelt Neotes
Walter Laxman
Roy Bixby
Tanner's Store
Saline, Michigan
Detroit Edison Company
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