Obituary and church notices for Joan Fritz and St James bazaar
Joan Fritz aged 73 died at home Wednesday evening and funeral services were held at Dietiker funeral home and Trinity Lutheran church. He was born November 24 1864 in Lodi Township and survived by wife Katherine Schittenheim a daughter Mrs Arthur Alber three sons Carl Otto and Clarence, three brothers Adolph Julius Rudolph, and interred at Oakwood cemetery. Also noted is the St James congregation ice cream social bazaar on church grounds last Thursday with a large turnout, needlework displays, and a concert by Prof Schaefer on the new Hammond organ.
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Dietiker Funeral Home
Trinity Lutheran Church
John Fritz
Lodi Township
Katherine Schittenheim
Arthur Alber
York Township
Carl
Carlton
Mich
Otto
Jackson
Clarence
Adolph
Ann Arbor
Julius
Lodi
Rudolph
Los Angeles
Fritz
A. G. Wacker
Scio
Oakwood Cemetery
St. James
Schaefer
Detroit
Wilson Attends Rotary in Wash and Island Visit Notes
Langley Whidby Island August 4 1938 report from The Saline Observer describes Great Northern telephone pole heights near wagon roads and McCormick Deering machinery presence in the west and northwest. It notes Whidby Island as the second largest in the U.S. with fruits berries and poultry industries and a small population under 500 with a fine school and water system. The writer toured the island with Mr Furman, praises scenery, and recalls sleeping under heavy blankets. Attended Rotary at Everett highlighting the club project to send blind youths east for seeing eye dogs, with a beneficiary musician and her dog aiding navigation in the city.
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Langley, Whidby
Saline Observer
Saline Telephone Company
Great Northern Railroad
McCormick Deering
Whidby Island
United States
Long Island
Langley
Furman
Rotary
Everett
Liebestraum
Washtenaw Road Officials Warn of Road Damage Law
The Washtenaw county road commission urges readers to heed a state law that makes damages three times the injury to road surfaces. Heat softens black top causing damage by steel wheels and animals, potentially endangering drivers and farmers using planks to protect roads.
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Washtenaw County Road Commission
Car Titles Necessary Before Plates Can Be Purchased
Department of State officials warn residents to locate their car titles before applying for plates ahead of the August 31 deadline. If a title is lost a duplicate must be obtained for $1, with the applicant’s motor and serial numbers matching the car and the original title details. Applications and instructions are available at branch offices or by writing Loew D Case, Secretary of State, Lansing Michigan.
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Department of State
Loew D Case
Secretary of State
Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Motor Vehicle
Detroit Milk Dealers Meet Over Price and Plans
Detroit milk dealers and producer representatives met July 26 with committee chair Fred W. Meyer to note producers would not accept 1.90 dollars per cwt for July fluid sales milk. For August, Dr. Edward Gaumnitz of the A A A Dairy Division was asked to advise on plans and prices. Farmers face low returns in butter cheese and condensery markets and weigh city inspection costs against local manufacturing milk prices. Later, a pleasant social by Mrs W D Cook featured a mock wedding with Bobby Cook as bride and Warren Martin as groom, attended by Goodwill class members.
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Detroit
Fred W. Meyer
Edward Gaumnitz
A.A. A. Dairy Division
Prevent Beach Accidents By Clean Up Movement
A cautionary call urges beachgoers to take responsibility for litter and hazards. It emphasizes removing glass bottles jars and sharp cans returning them to baskets or garbage boxes and burning papers to keep beaches safe and appealing.
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Robert Mowerson
Card of Thanks for Beloved Mother Anna Lambarth
We extend heartfelt thanks for acts of kindness and floral offerings during our bereavement. Our thanks go to friends neighbors and relatives especially Rev C M Phillino for comforting wares and the singers. Children of Mrs Anna Lambarth.
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C.M., Phillino
Anna Lambarth
First Michigan unemployment check awarded to veteran Joseph Fischer
Governor Murphy presented Joseph Fischer a $1 550 unemployment benefit check as the first under Michigan’s job insurance program. Fischer, a 41 year old World War II veteran and Hudson Motor Car screw machine operator, had not worked since March 12, 1937.
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Michigan
Joseph Fischer
Frank Murphy
Fischer
Frank A. Picard
Abner HB. Larned
Commisson
Murphy
Hudson Motor Car Company
Southeastern High School
Detroit
Bischer
Alexander Hamilton
van Antwerp
America
Customs Service
Fischer—Smith
Brown
Card of Thanks for Miss Ethel Rogers
Miss Ethel Rogers expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during her illness and recovery.
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Ethel Rogers
Doris Ward Weds C. Graydon Everett
A wedding Saturday evening joined Doris Ward daughter of Mrs. J. C. King Breckenridge to C. Graydon Everett son of Mrs. C. Everett Strait. Rev Roy Miller officiated with Richard Ward delivering a bouqueted entrance. Guests from St. Louis Breckenridge Detroit Darborn Lakewood Ohio and Saline attended. The couple will reside in Saline.
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Doris Ward
J. C. King
Breckenridge
C. Graydon Everett
R. J. King
St. Louis
Mich
Robert P. Everett
Lakewood Ohio
Amanda Mayer
J. C. Little
Maude ‘Rankin
Minnie Stolsteimer
Detroit
Darborn
Lakewood
Ohio
Saline
Ford Motor Company
Michigan 4-H Contest season outlines national awards
A. G. Kettunen announces nine national 4-H contests for Michigan youths with county and state champions to reach national competitions. Prizes include gold medals, watches, and trips to the 17th club congress in Chicago. Sponsors include Dutch Kraft, Westinghouse, RCA, and Chicago Mail Order Company.
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Michigan
A. G. Kettunen
State
Michigan State College
Detroit
Chicago
Dutch Kraft Corporation
Grand Rapids
Mich
International Harvester Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
Thomas E. Wilson
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Radio Corporation of America
Ice Cream and Bazaar at St James Church Lawn
An August 4 Thursday evening event on the church lawn at St James Evangelical Church Us 112 Saline Township invites everyone. Cards available at The Observer office. The Rainbow Division of the M E Aid holds a fair sale Saturday at Kroger store starting at 1:00 PM.
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St. James Evangelical Church
U. S. 112
Saline Township
Rainbow
M. E. Aid
Kroger
Ice Cream Social Promised by Veterans at Mooreville
Community notices describe an ice cream social at Mooreville's old Maccabee Hall on Friday night August 12 under Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2408. Multiple ads follow for local services, sales, and farm produce, including flour promotions from Hayden Flour Mills Tecumseh and appliance offerings from nearby businesses.
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Mooreville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Good Values Chevrolet Classics Drive Bargains
Advertisement listing multiple vintage models from 1930 to 1937 including a 1937 Chevrolet Deluxe Coupe a 1934 Chevrolet Pickup a 1930 Chevrolet Coach a 1932 Ford Tudor a 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery and a 1930 Chevrolet. Adsir Pickup COOK MOTOR SALES is identified as an authorized Chevrolet dealer.
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Chevrolet
Cook Motor
Quiet wedding links school and community life
In a quiet Saturday ceremony Miss Evelyn Ernst married Hazen Jewell. After a brief honeymoon they will live in Saline where the groom serves on the local school faculty.
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Evelyn Ernst
Hazen Jewell
Saline
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Saline Savings Bank
Lambarth Brothers
Plymouth
Cole’s Feed Store
G. L. Parsons
Joan Fritz
Wilson
Wash
Palm Beach
W.D. Cook
Doris ‘Ward Everett
Goodwill
Federated Sunday School
Bobby Cook
Grace
Devine Street
WPA
Doris Ward Weds
Benton
Club
Doris
Anna
Alice Klein
Alice
Anna Klein
Lillian
Lorena Kohler
Oscar Wilde
Observer
Hayden
Hayden Flour Mills
Tecumseh
Jacob Klumpp
R. G. Wahl
Wolverine
W. E. Dietiker
Embalmer and Undertaker
St. Paul’s
Reuben Finkbeiner
George Wood
S. Ann Arbor St
W. Kelly
Jersey
Crane Road
Tracy LeBaron
The
Wiedman Auto Company
Herman Heininger
Central Dead Stock
Cut
Glads
Cecil
Davenport
Ann Arbor Street
Saline Mercantile Co
Michigan Avenue
Gibson
Packard
Hill
Ann. Arbor
Cole’s
Harry Brown
Albers Mill
J. Hack
New York Life Insurance Co
Grant M. Jones
Milan
Art
Saline-Pleasant Lake Roads
Kaiser Rd
Bridgewater
Guernsey
Ed Heininger
Tae
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