State Fair Set To Be Finest In Michigan History
The 6th annual Michigan State Fair will run August 30 to September 8 in Detroit with hopes of being the finest yet. Officials cite stronger auto output and higher farm income as indicators, with $65,000 in awards and extensive livestock and farm exhibit prizes for Michigan residents.
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Detroit
Michigan
George A. Prescott, Jr
State Fair Board
Board of Managers
A. G. Kettunen
Michigan State Board of Health
Beckman & Gerety
Olympia
Coliseum
James F. Thomson
James B. Jones
Andrew Adams
Litchfield
Jas. F. Hopkins
Emmet J. Windle
Brooklyn
James Vernor, Jr
Robert P. Buckley
George A. Prescott
William H. Watt
H. B. Kelley
Retired Teacher Harriet Cook Dies at Urania Station
Miss Harriet Cook, a longtime Tappan school teacher in Ann Arbor, died Sunday at her Urania Station home. She leaves sister Miss Rachel Cook and brother Fred Cook. another sister Mrs. George Cobb lives in Grandville. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the residence with Dr C E Kircher officiating. Interment followed in the Cook cemetery.
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Harriet Cook
Urania Station
Rachel Cook
Sherman
Miss Cook
Peter
Ann Hinckley Cook
Tappan School
Ann Arbor
George Cobb
Ella
Grandville
Mich
Fred Cook
Delhi
Joseph F. Sanders
Franklin Hinckley
Fred Johnson
C. E. Kircher
Cook Cemetery
Ypsilanti Press
If You Tell You Can Sell Trial Slogans
A concise promotional piece urgesTry it and sell products by sharing tips and strategies. The note emphasizes word of mouth and easy outreach for sales growth.
Light in the Window Inspires and Cooks for Community
A friendly column offers moral reflections by Ada Van Rennselaer and neighborly tips. Recipes include a bean loaf, cherry olives, and a cherry pickle with vinegar and salt. readers share hints from Mrs. Charles Tower to Mrs. A B Cole and Mrs. Bessie Collins.
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Jon
Jesus
Earth
Ada van Rennselaer
Charles Tower
3. B. Wallace
Bessie Collins
A. B. Cole
Jam making with Epsom salts and pectin claims
A recipe claims 7 cups crushed fruit with 4 percent cups sugar boiled for a minute then 1 teaspoon Epsom salts boiled three minutes, plus a note that two rounding tablespoons Epsom salts equal one bottle of costly fruit pectin. It cites readers and Vanity Fair quotes about editorial mistakes.
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Belding Banner News
Local couple thanks friends for condolence support
The Carson family expresses gratitude to friends for consolations after the death of Howard Carson. E L Riley announces a new $700 telescope atop the Irish Hills Tower and Cafe, once used at Chicago's World Fair, offering visitors a wide view.
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Howard Carson
Thomas Carson
E. L. Riley
Irish Hills
Chicago
Brooklyn
Saline Selected As Field Of Carnage
Saline enters a showdown against Milan in the Tri County League race with former stars and coaches vowing to prove their prowess. Jack Gaunt allegedly shipped Milan twirlers to Hot Springs to tune for the crucial clash, while Art Armbruster and Mac McHenry pledge a comeback to “lick the stuffin out of them Milanites” at the announced date.
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Milan
Jack’ Gauntlett
Hot Springs
Ark
Art Armbruster
Mac” McHenry
The Vagabond King at Navin Field Opens Aug 5
The Vagabond King, a popular operetta, opens Monday Aug 5 on the outdoor Navin Field stage by Opera Under the Stars. Tenor Paul Keast stars as Francois Vilson with a large chorus and notable cast. performances run nightly at 8 30 with all seats reserved.
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Detroit
Navin Field
Opera Under the Stars
Francois Vilson
Paul Keast
Keast
Dennis King
King
Justin McCarthy
Rudolph Friml
Villon
Louis IV
Katherine
Gladys Baxter
Leonard Ceeley
Hope Emerson
Bartlett Simmons
Barnett Parker
Washington Physician Repays And Then Some
Scout Executive Walter MacPeek described a Washington DC doctor who funded his hometown library with nearly ten thousand books and established a Boy Scout camp to aid local youth. He emphasized Rotary's ideal of service to personal, business and community life.
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Walter MacPeek
Rotary Club
Washington, D. C
Carolinas
Washington
Rotary
Comedy Of Errors Costs Saline Game
Milan defeated Saline 10 runs on 9 hits as Lambarth and Hoeft held Saline to 6 hits. Saline committed eight errors to Milan's two, a factor in the lopsided score. Aluk of Milan allowed six hits while Dexter and Clinton played well. Hamburg routed Manchester 17 to 3.
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Milan
Saline
Lambarth
Hoeft
Aluk
Dexter
Clinton
Hamburg
Manchester
Lone Scouts Expanded Use in Washtenaw Counties
Walter MacPeek promotes Lone Scout use for boys far from troops with a volunteer adult counselor. The Home Patrol model allows 3 to 5 boys to scout at a home led by a community man. Area headquarters in Ann Arbor offers more information. Meanwhile, the Three-Quarters Century Club invites all county residents aged 75 plus to a picnic at Newport Beach on Aug 10 with basket lunches and musical program.
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Boy Scouts of America
Walter MacPeek
Washtenaw-Livingston
Area Scout
East Huron Street
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Century Club
Newport” Bathing Beach
Dexter
Saline
Lottie Wallace
Washtenaw Post-Tribune
Congdon Street
Congdon
Chelsea Standard
Doctor Unterkircher Ran Drug Store for Many Years in Saline
An obituary update notes Dr. Unterkircher owned the local drug store for about 27 years after moving it to a new building. He practiced medicine and ran the store until selling the stock to O. C. Wheeler. The note recalls his Manchester roots and schooling before practice.
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Mr. Wilson
Dr. Unterkircher
The
Observer
Saline
G. B. Mason
Ben Uphaus
O. C. Wheeler
Manchester
Fannie C. Unterkircher
Descendants Of Saline Pioneers Visit Local Meet
Miss Floy McMullen and Mrs Arnold of Piedmont California visited Miss Vesta Mills and were luncheon guests. They toured the town and picnicked at the Irish Hills with Mrs L W Kimball. The group trace lineage to Schuyler Haywood and Levi Haynes, early builders connected to the town’s historic sites. They have traveled through 26 states since April.
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Floy McMullen
Arnold
Piedmont
Calif
Vesta Mills
L. W. Kimball
Clinton
Miss Mills
Mrs. Arnold
Irish Hills
Miss McMullen
David Schuyler Haywood
Schuyler Mill
Levi Haynes
Ann Arbor Street
Ambrose Ernst
Ice Cream Social for Benton Church Benefit
Community event at West Saline on the church lawn August 8 invites all residents to enjoy ice cream social and support church activities. Proceeds aid church programs and outreach in the area.
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Benton Church
West Saline
Local Ads and notices from The Observer page
Several small ads and public notices listed including special values on shoes and hosiery at Parsons, sales of tractors and farming equipment, hardware and linoleum products, spruce up samples for suits, insurance agency offerings, and a call for legal printing needs for estate settlements with Probate Judge referrals to insert notices in the newspaper.
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Observer
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the Observer
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H. W. Keubler
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