Saline area notes and local farm updates in late July
Local notices report Miss Helen Armbruster at the here shop part time, Mrs. Maude Rankin fencing her farm, and Mrs. Paul Lee recovering from gall bladder attack at St Joseph’s Mercy Ann Arbor. Visitors include Mrs. Julia Carven and others touring Blue Hole Spring Castalia Ohio. Community events cover church moves, reunions, school picnics, and a Detroit trip for family groups amid rainfall and farm activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Armbruster
Maude Rankin
Charles Allman
Ann Arbor
Allmand
Paul Lee
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Julia Carven
Bessie Collins
Max
Lottie Wallace
Blue Hole
Castalia
Ohio
Roland Scheele
Tecumseh
Canada
Stopiny Jackson
C. A. Curtiss
Detroit
Clifford Walters
Jeananne
Chicago
Carl Moehn
Kenneth Taylor
Toledo
Guernseys
J. J. Roberts
Richard
Fred Burkhart
A. JE. Warren
Lillian Hinderer
Bridgewater Road
Alvin Hiseman
Saline
Luther Klager
Bridgewater
Frank Williams
Oakland
Calif
Karl Bredernitz
Paul’ Pfitzenmeier
Shirley Ann
Martin
Sam Gall
Fred Whiting
Ypsilanti
Edward Brown
Jackson
Arid Y Aid
St. Paul's Church
Bernard Boettger
Tanner’s Grocery
Boettger
Blue Bird
Jean Carlene Burkhart
Mildred Wissly
Roland Hughes
Bay City
Vesta Mills
St. James Church
Leigh Townsend
Josephine
Delaware
Olive
Omaha
Ned
James
G. C. Townsend
Townsend
C. G. Everett
Phillip Everett
Jan Ard Charles
Dearborn
Ellen May
George Everett
Charles Hanson
Benton 4-H Girls Win Honors At Camp Benton
The annual Washtenaw County 4-H girls camp at Lakeside Park near Brighton last week hosted about seventy girls plus seven counselors and staff. Stunt night featured Benton club groups tying for first with a barn dance. Major Bowes night drew twenty participants. Alice Klein won group one badges and third prize for Nobody's Darling. archery debuted. Dorothy Kohler earned a group two badge. Lorena and Killian Kohler passed swimming tests. camp closed with a candle lighting ceremony led by Miss Margaret Hening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waghtenaw
Ryns
Lakeside Park
Brighton
Sevehy
Nugent
Washtenaw County
Florence Wiedmayer
Benton 4-H Club
Carléne Heininger
Betty Kazmaier
Vivian Kalmbach
Major Bowes
Ruth Lowery
Alice ‘Klein
Beater
Alice Klein
Dorothy Kohler
Lorena
Killian Kohler
Margaret Henning
Council proceedings fire chief appointed and bills approved
Council met in the council chamber Monday evening August 8 with Mayor Townsend presiding. Clerk read last meeting’s minutes and they were approved. O C Wheeler resigned as fire chief and Henry Ormsby was appointed to fill the vacancy. Regular monthly fire drills were ordered. The clerk listed numerous wages, taxes, supplies, and salaries for city departments including park staff, sewer supplies, gravel, lighting, and gas. Bills were reviewed and approved with some payments withheld pending votes. The meeting adjourned with Lottie Wallace as Clerk and G C Townsend as Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Uphaus
Lindemann
Lambarth
Gross
O.C. Wheeler
Henry Ormsby
William Milhan
Robert Cullen
Hd. Schmid
Park
Robert Gillen
William Schmid
Carl Gillen
Elder Merriman
Beach Mfg
Saline Telephone Co
Wiedman Auto Co
Ann Arbor Foundry
Kenneth Anderson
Killians Gravel Co
Arthur Armbruster
Gordon Anthony
George Koch
Jacob Wisel
Frank King
Tory
Parle
Co. B. Alber
Martin Schaible
W. D. Hart
Charles Koch
George Rothfuss
Rayments
Bert Gillen
J. A. Alber
Saline School
E. M. Alber
Milton ‘Wartman
Lottie Wallace
G.C. "Townsend
Saline Rotary Club Meeting Report and Picnic Plans
Last Thursday Dr. Prout summarized the secretaries and presidents convention held at the Detroit Golf Club. Only 11 delegates from Saline attended, with Walter Cook and John J. Howens visiting from Sterling, Illinois. This week’s meeting will be in the evening and Rotary Anns will join Rotarians for a picnic supper in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastian Finkheiner
M&rs
Gottlob Bauknecht
Harry Brown
William Morse
Detroit Zoo
Donald Shurtz
Arletta Jane
Thomas Shurtz
Mary Lewis
Toledo
Lewis Kuebler
Ben “Uphaus
George Uphaus
Uphaus
Ella” ‘Sharp Park
Jackson
Herman Heininge l
Springfield
E. D. Wolfin
Red. Cross
Delhi
Manchester
Ann Arbor
Sim. R. Wilson
Washington
Grand Coulee Dam
Saline
Dexter
Owen Hoeft
Douglass Liston
Bountiful
Utah
Liston
Dana Hertler
Fair Grounds
Robert Townsend
Townsend
Ing. “Utes
Rotary
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Floral Offerings
We extend heartfelt thanks for acts of kindness and floral offerings during our bereavement for our husband and father. Special thanks to Rev. C. H. Wittbracht and the singers. Mrs Charles Hanson and the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Wittbracht
Charles Hanson
Bereaved Family Thankful for Support After Loss
The family expresses heartfelt thanks for floral offerings and sympathy shown during the recent bereavement of our beloved husband and father. Special thanks go to Rev A G Wacker and the singers from Mrs John Fitz and children. Conditions will improve with time and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wacker
John Fitz
Henry Fo A Ae el
Oak Grove Reunion Celebrates Larger Attendance and Officers
The Oak Grove reunion drew about 125 attendees for the potluck dinner and 25 more in the afternoon. Mrs. Jesse Bird chaired in the president’s absence as various performances were given and Leonard Estleman of Toledo was elected President with Elwin Sanders as Vice President and William Harwood as Secretary. Several district residents were listed as having passed away in the past year, including John Gooding, whose memory was honored with hymn singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Hattie Murray
Jesse Bird
Alger Allison
Walter Gable
Ruth Gable
Marilyn
Murray
Josephine Williams
Electa
Beulah Sanders
Laura
Sylva Sanders
Thelma
Ellen
Frances
Marilyn Murray
Schoetz
Toledo
Ohio
Hertler
America
Germany
Jewells
Leonard Estleman
Elwin Sanders
William Harwood
Ernest ‘Schroen
Charles Wheeler
Dolly Wheeler Bliss
Andrew Warren
F. M., Miller
John Gooding
God
Methodist Church Notes and Local Reflections
Walter Laxman notes guest preacher Rev. Clarence Young who will share curios and art from China. Dale Fosdick teaches Sunday school in Laxman’s absence. The group plans a Lake Michigan trip to Grand Haven and reports small camp enrollment but good overall time. Walter C B Laxman mentions Bay View church visit and a reflective quip about marriage and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Young
Young
China
Dale Fosdick
Grand Haven
Lake Michigan
Walter C. B. Laxman
Bay View
Petoskey
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Astie
The
Citizens Bank
Members
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Home News
Saline Theatre
Paramount—News
Rochelle Hudson
Robert Wilcox
Borrah Minevitch and His Gang
M. G. M. News
Waikiki
Harry Friis
Mansfield
Alice Myers
Edward Alber
Bliss
Coldwater
Theodore Stimpson
Leonard Hutzel
Pleasant Lake
Edward Itzen
Albert Beu
Gilead
Nem
Jacob Marion
Walter and
Irene Korte
United States Bureau of Agriculture
Bureau
Council Proceedings
Oak Grove Reunion
Philgas
Phileas T
Satine
Methodist
Walter Laxman
Africa
Kroger
Latonia Club
Angel Food
Sudan
Marasching Escen
Az, Sake
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