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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
8
W A Kennedy bought a car in St Cloud using a bag of money weighing 55 pounds. He paid 410.66 dollars after the motor company workers counted 5166 pennies 420 half dollars 360 quarters and 59 dollars in currency for the vehicle.
Portable radio sets weighing 30 pounds provide sending and receiving radius of nearly 400 miles, marking new equipment for the Victoria police force.
The Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan orders August 22, 1935 for examination and allowance of Fern E. Crittenden administratrix final account in the Lucy A. Cobb estate. Hearing will precede distribution with three weeks of publication in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G. Pray. Nora O. Borgert.
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association will sell at public auction the mortgage tied property in Ann Arbor Washtenaw County Michigan due to four months of arrears on a 1930 loan by Ralph S Crowl and Marie H Crowl. The sale is set for September 24 1935 at 10 00 AM at the south front door of the Washtenaw County Court House. The property includes Lots 6 and 7 in Tappan Park per the plat with Lot 7 released from the mortgage. The total due on the mortgage is 16453.38 plus costs and fees.
Mrs O C Wheeler spends week in Corydon Indiana. Miss Katherine Sears visits London Ontario relatives. Mayor Sugden spoke at Three Quarter Century Club picnic. Families visit, campers plan at Wampers Lake. Townsend clubs hold mass meeting next Monday at school auditorium with Rev Sam Jordan White speaking. American Legion event hosts twenty eight Auxiliary at Ann Arbor with pedro prizes awarded.
Last Thursday noon Rotarians shared hunting and fishing tales with several tall yarns told. A guest, Mr. Webber of Aetna Life Insurance Company, Detroit, guest of Alwin Gross, recounted fishing in Florida where only fish at least eight inches between the eyes counted. the talk closed with a Baldwin quote on dictatorship.
Michigan probate notice for the estate of William B. Lutz deceased. Creditors have four months from July 26, 1935 to file claims with the Washtenaw County Probate Court in Ann Arbor. Claims heard September 30, 1985 and November 30, 1935 at ten thirty AM.
In Washtenaw County at Arbor on August 6 1935 Judge of Probate William Acton deceased Walter J Acton administrator petitions for license to sell estate real estate to pay debts Hearing set September 10 1935 at ten oclock in the forenoon at the Probate Office all interested to appear show cause why license should not be granted Notice to be published for three weeks in The Saline Observer Nora O Borgert Register of Probate August 15 22 29 1935 LINER ADS GET RESULTS
Miss Marjorie Shepherd of Detroit visited relatives in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pullen of Milan spent Wednesday evening with the Gooding family. John Gooding attended the Three-Quarters Century Club picnic at Newport Beach on Saturday. Wirt LeBaron and Mrs. Lloyd LeBaron and daughter visited the Gooding family. Misses Mary and Bertha Hertler hosted relatives from Toledo, Ohio. A linen shower honored Miss Mary Murray at Miss Lugenia Richards’s home in Ann Arbor with towels and blankets given.
Helen Dunn of Willis visited Florine Richards last week. Mr and Mrs Carson entertained guests from Bedford over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Emil Milkey called on friends near Monroe Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs D G Richards, George Franklin, Joan Marie and Jerry Richards visited Clifford Richards of Waltz Sunday evening.
Sunday visits and weekend gatherings across Hammond district towns list numerous families traveling to Adrian Detroit Saline Peru Manchester and Tecumseh. Reunions at Collins and Gilbert homes draw dozens including Baker Gilbert May Hicks Rouse Carpenter Gordon Gordon and others from Muskegon Lansing Ypsilanti Rothbury and Conneaut Ohio.
Mrs. O. S. Evans is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zeloff visited the Irish Hills Sunday evening. Mrs. Hazel Walden of Detroit visited her brother Elmer Roe and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Craig spent Sunday in Milan with the Roscoe Craig family. Mrs. Hugh Craig attended a reunion at Oak Grove school last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Hilsworth Losee and Mrs. A. S. Johnston visited relatives in Toledo Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Spence and family called on sister Lulu Lyke in Ypsilanti Sunday. Hilah Jean Pierre and Lois Downing spent part of last week in Chelsea with Sam Craig. Adolph Drum and children and Frank Drum and children from Detroit were Sunday guests of Paul Metzger.
Miss Geraldine Kuder and Tom Anderson of Detroit visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kuder on Sunday. Families from Ann Arbor Milan Macon Britton and Monroe shared midweek calls and Sunday evenings with relatives, including Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Spence and others. Several gatherings centered on Wel fare Club meeting and Collins reunion near Macon.
Macon residents host and visit relatives across Michigan and beyond. Over weekend, Mrs. Inez Halpin of Flint and Miss Sue Langan stay guests. families from Jackson Detroit Ann Arbor and Van Buren dine or visit in Macon. The Collins clan gathers for an 80-person reunion with relatives from multiple states and cities.
Coupe for sale in Atlanta by appointment only. Ford coupe features new tires new paint tiled bath fur nace heat servant's room and large frontage. Call N. O. 53 Journal. Georgia.
The August 1 crop outlook for Michigan shows overall improvements and the best conditions since 1922, with yields above average for most major crops barring late-season weather. Wheat, rye, corn, oats, barley, beans, beets, potatoes, and fruits are detailed, noting record or near-record potential in several categories and varying by region and weather patterns.
The Michigan State fair runs August 30 to September 8 and waives residency limits for calling contests. The catalog proclaims no geographic divides and invites any farmer or his wife to attempt hog calling, while any person ages 8 to 80 with or expecting a husband may enter husband calling.
A Shiawassee county farmer cites an old adage on preventing sheep losses by placing small bells on about a third of the flock to deter predators. A New Hampshire reader and collectors report their dog Codota finding a valuable pewter salt shaker, taking it upstairs to its owner.
E. E. Berry and John Logan return from Phillips Wisconsin with a tale of tiny eggs from hens busy scratching mosquito bites. Ed enjoyed eggs at breakfast but found the last were pullet size. The reason given is an regional mosquito epidemic reducing hens feed time.
Editor Griffith Ogden Elis touts The American Boy as a ticket to foreign lands and space odysseys through stories set in the South Seas polar regions Africa and Mars. Readers meet Bonehead Tim Tierney Square Jaw Davis Hide rack Connie Morgan and Douglas Renfrew while gainful hobbies contests and coaching tips entice subscriptions. Foreign rates and pricing are listed with Detroit mailing details.
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