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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1953
Page
2
The notice lists subscription prices of 2.50 per year in advance for Michigan and 3.00 per year in advance out of state and in U S possessions. Single copy price is 0.05. Advertising rates are available upon request.
Grange leader Hayes participates in county rural committee planning to solve the Fair grounds purchase. Ann Arbor committee proposes five circuit court trustees and a six member development panel with City Council and agricultural appointees. Kellogg Foundation funds five township agent workshops to aid farmers. York Township eyed for trial.
Weather woes hit local sports as Chelsea ball boys saw rain cancel most play. a few innings were played before a wind and rain ended the session. Otto Bliss and wife visited town. he now works for a Detroit hardware firm. Butter thieves broke into Belleville creamery and stole 720 pounds. Mr and Mrs S M Bixby returned Tuesday from their Alle- obscured trip.
Mrs Fucss spent Sunday with her son Martin and his wife in Ann Arbor. Jim Fitzgerald C H Conklin and George Coats plan a six week road trip to Oklahoma by team and wagon. Flave Ford and Adam Horning display farmer tools and implement inventories. Hay loaders rise in demand due to labor shortages. Rural carrier OC B Herbert recovers from a eyelid boil while Chas remarks on the discomfort.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Everard Beasley visits her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Burkhart. A thief stole five lambs and four chickens from the George Walker farm on Bridgewater road Saturday. Walter Sturm and family from Ypsilanti visited Saline relatives Sunday. Mrs R H Bye of Pontiac stays with Miss Nettie Simmins. Harold McMardle of Hamburg called on Saline kin Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Herman Gross and Marion Bredernitz visited Walter Luckhardt's home Sunday. Joan Elsman spent Saturday night with Mary Jane and Paul Hammond. Ina Brown of Saline Easter guest of Miss Hazel and John Dee Goldsmith. Julia and Dorothy Gordon and Theodore Stimpson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs H J Forsythe.
Mrs. Jane Merritt notes April room decorations. Students split into baseball teams with Ronnie captaining Indians and Sandra Johnson Tigers. Tigers beat Indians 53 to 32. Neil Bohnett reports on team results.
Entries from students show daily life at the school. Spelling contest results name Bud Reid as winner and runner-up in different entries. A Milan visitor joins, a make-believe radio project uses tin can microphones, and six weeks spelling tests are noted.
The Old Masters dropped into the cellar after a late season 2109 series. Heininger was the only bowler to reach 400. Wilmac moved up to 11th place, replacing the Old Masters as the season concludes.
Frank's Texaco top the standings at 85 points with B and B Recreation at 82 and Haviland's Tavern 76. Burkhart's Store and Frank's Texaco split a third game tie. Hoeft's Service beat Standard Oil by seven pins. George's Tavern topped Hull's Grocery in total pins. Frank's hit 2500 pins this week, first time in eight weeks, aided by Burdick and Hartman.
Miss Dora Holmes of Lansing spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Holmes. Mr and Mrs B J Murback and daughter Judy of Sikeston Missouri visited Henry Karner. Mrs Chet Leonard spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Helen Dexter of Whittiker.
Legal notice from Michigan Probate Court Washtenaw County announces a court session held at the Probate Office in Ann Arbor. The document fragments indicate a formal proceeding with dates to be specified and official actions to be recorded.
In the matter of the estate of Emily P Davenport the Detroit Trust Company filed 21st account as trustee. Judge Jay H Payne sets May 25 1953 at 10 00 am in the probate office to examine and allow the account with public notice to run three weeks in Saline Observer prior to hearing.
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