School Opens September 3 With New Faculty and Courses
School opens Tuesday September 3 with a 9 a.m. teachers meeting and 1 p.m. students gathering. New staff include Miss Katherine Small replacing Miss Sisson and Frederick Gettel introducing a Smith Hughes agricultural department. New courses add Biology Manual Arts Farm Crops and Soils Modern Business and Public Speaking. Kindergarten work expands lower grades with combined music. Faculty lists several teachers and roles. Supt. T. M. Clay will hold parent conferences August 30 and 31.
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Katherine Small
Beulah
Mich
Sisson
Lansing
Frederick Gettel
Sebewaing
Smith- Hughes Agricultural Department
T. M. Clay
Glenn Knicely
Elizabeth Keubler
Audrey Pray
Hazen Jewell
Dorothy Warner
Esther Bowen
Mary Morden
Dorothy Hazelschwerdt
Indergarten
Ruth Gar Bes
Destructive fires strike William Love farm and local hazards
A Friday blaze on the Bridgewater road destroyed four large barns and other outbuildings at the William Love farm with about three thousand bushels of grain and an estimated twenty thousand dollars in losses. Insurance partly covers the damage. Fire crews from Saline and Bridgewater saved the house and garage. Next Wednesday the Love Holstein herd will be auctioned as rebuilding is underway. Edward Feuerbacher was struck by a car while crossing and remains in Saline hospital with a broken leg. A second fire Monday morning at Five Points destroyed a carnival equipment truck, with hose lines and a chemical team unable to fully extinguish.
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William Love
Bridgewater Road
Saline
Bridgewater
Love
Edward Feuerbacher
Wilbur Bredernitz
Saline Hospital
Young Family Reunion Seventeenth Held at Robison Home
The Young family held its seventeenth reunion at Duncan A. Robison’s home on Sunday August 25 with a potluck dinner and a business meeting. Officers were re-elected: Wade Hendershot President Fred Stimpson Vice President Adelia Robison Secretary Treasurer Ida Mehler Historian. Leon Hall of Detroit organized a musical program by Spider Doerr former radio star of WLW and WTAM. Relatives came from Britton Tecumseh Macon Detroit and Saline. Visitors included Leon Hall and family of Detroit Enola Hall and Nathan Dibble of Tecumseh.
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Duncan A. Robison
Wade Hendershot
Fred Stimpson
Adelia Robison
Ida Mehler
Leon Hall
Detroit
Spider Doerr
WLW
WTAM
Britton
Tecumseh
Macon
Saline
Enola Hall
Nathan Dibble
Tri-County League standings and weekend results
Clinton and Saline battle for last place while Milan and Dexter vie for second. Manchester beat the locals 8 to 4, Hamburg swept Clinton 6 4 and 1 1, and Milan outpaced Dexter 10 to 6 in a busy weekend of league action.
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Clinton
Saline
Milan
Dexter
Hamburg
Manchester
Clnton
Il Pet Hamburg
Patel
Dexter Sekee
Light in the Window Poem of friendship and memory
A reflective column piece about distant friends and the pull of memory. A mystic borderland between work life and personal ties is explored through imagery of written word, flowers, and the hope of reunion. Contributed by Miss Julia Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Field Fisher
Miss Julia Gordon
Mrs Haarer Recipe for Sweet Pickles That Do Not Shrivel
Mrs. Fred Haarer shares a pickle recipe detailing steps to preserve cucumbers. The method uses boiling water, salt, alum, and vinegar with sugar and celery seed and cassia buds, with a daily sugar addition over ten days before canning cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Haarer
Chaperone Your Cigarettes Warning on National Forest Highway
A cautionary line warns travelers to supervise cigarettes along the National Forest highway. The notice emphasizes responsible use and fire prevention as a safety measure in forested areas.
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National Forest Higway
Dieting Wisdom From Digest Readers
A compact aphorism emphasizes willpower over indulgence, noting mental discipline as key to dieting success. It suggests abstaining from late-night meals enhances progress and aligns with Reader's Digest style of practical motivation.
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Reader’s Digest
Saline Rotary Club hears Rev. Bert Ede on The Alarm Clock
Rev Bert Ede spoke at the Saline Rotary Club meeting at The Tavern last Thursday noon. His remarks blended wit homely wisdom from English foster upbringing and timely notes on a well rounded life urging alertness mentally physically and morally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ede
Rotary Club
England
Choral Union Series Announced At Hill Auditorium
Charles A. Sink reveals the 57th annual Choral Union lineup at Hill Auditorium. The season features three symphony orchestra numbers with St. Louis Detroit and Boston ensembles, Rachmaninoff on November 6, the Metropolitan Opera Quartet led by Martinelli on October 19, the Don Cossacks choir on November 11, Fritz Kreisler on December 3, and headliners John Charles Thomas Myra Hess and the Kolisch String Quartet.
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Charles A. Sink
University Musical Society
University of Michigan
Hill Auditorium
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Rachmaninoff
Metropolitan Opera Quartet
Martinelli
Don Cossacks
Ann Arbor
Fritz Kreisler
John Charles Thomas
Myra Hess
The
Kolisch String Quartet
Saline Woman's Club to Sponsor Flower Show
The Saline Woman's club will sponsor a community flower show on September 17 at the school house. Participants are urged to exhibit flowers house plants glass gardens ferneries window boxes and wall pockets. There will be classes for artistic arrangements of baskets vases and table arrangements. More next week.
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The
Saline Woman's Club
York Nebraska collectors sell beadwork to Michigan buyer
York residents A G and Victor Johnson sold a renowned Indian beadwork collection valued at 2000 to F J Plym of Niles Michigan. The collection was once part of the local historical society exhibit. The piece was praised amid wartime talk but life goes on with golf and daily routines.
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York, Neb
A. G
Victor Johnson
York
F. J. Plym
Niles, Mich
Historical Society
Oil and Gas Exposition Planned for Mt Pleasant
Michigan’s oil and gas sector will host the first annual Oil and Gas Exposition in Mt. Pleasant from September 23 to 28. The 40 acre Island Park site will feature permanent buildings a tented city and exhibits by oil gas and equipment companies with drilling rigs demonstrations and relief maps of Michigan geology.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Michigan
Island Park
Roy S. Taylor
Saginaw
Muskegon
West Branch
St. Louis
Alma
Midland
Crystal
Carson City
Clare
Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Association of Michigan
Hillsdale County Fair to Top Past Exhibits in September
The 85th Hillsdale County Fair prepares for a big week September 22 to 28 with improvements on the grounds, a bustling midway, and a strong entry slate. A baseball tournament ends the fair week while 12 horse races await, and officials expect attendance to match or exceed last year’s high turnout.
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Hillsdale County
Hillsdale
Fairgrounds
H. B. Kelley
Speed
Tax Drive Aims to Clear Debts Across Michigan
State treasurer Theodore I. Fry says August tax collection boost will let counties and towns wipe overdue bills, cut debt, and reveal true finances. He estimates about 25 million dollars in debts could be cleared, saving around 5 million annually in interest. With back taxes paid, balanced budgets and reorganization of districts may follow. County treasurers rush to man the September 1 deadline.
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Michigan
Theodore I. Fry
Auditor General
Fry
Peter
Paul
Holstein Herd and Ayrshire Bull Auctioned After Fire
On a fire loss, William Love offers his herd of high grade Holstein cows and an 18 month Ayrshire bull at 1 pm on Wednesday September 4 1935. The sale takes place at the Gross farm on Bridgewater Saline road three miles west of Saline and three miles east of Bridgewater. Cash terms. Auctioneers Jim Finnell.
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Bridgewater-Saline Road
Saline
Bridgewater
Gross Farm
William Love
Jim Finnell
Religious Thief Arrested at Community Church
James Tyler aged 33 was jailed on petty larceny charges after allegedly taking $6 from the Community church office in Longview Washington. Church director E P McVey witnessed the act from a closet, saw Tyler take the money, then sit in the Pastor’s chair and read the Bible.
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Longview
Wash
James Tyler
E. P. McVey
Tyler
Observer Liner Ads Show Local Goods and Services
Classifieds list seed corn cucumbers and tomatoes for sale, used tractors and implements, shoes and bicycles for sale, farm supplies, and insurance offers. Readers urged to place liner ads to move small items and services in Saline area. Edmund Guenther and Jacob Klumpp are among listed sellers. Fred Braun and G L Parsons handle multiple items. Address and phone notes appear for contact.
Chrysler sedan advertised with brakes and price
Chrysler four cylinder sedan with four wheel hydraulic brakes advertised as safe and reliable for 65 dollars at a Dodge Plymouth dealer. Also mentions eye care services, glasses by U. of M. graduate, cash for past due notes, and used Frigidaire refrigerator for sale.
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Chrysler
Elmer Steele
Multiple vintage autos and local notices advertise sales and events
Classified items list 1930 Chevrolet Coach and other vintage cars for sale with eagerness to sell. Local notices include tax collection schedule by Frank Camburn and a probate printing request urging residents to send notices to The Observer. Also mentions Slyvan Gardens ballroom in Sand Lake with dancing and dining.
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Slyvan Gardens
Sand Lake
Weddie Bertling
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Art
Shell Station
Pleasant Lake
Sherwin-Williams Paints
the Saline Bakery
Howdy
Hillsdale Fair
Theodore I Fry
the Observer
Jacob Marion
Wolverine
G. L. Parsons
Florence Wiedmayer
Parsons
Jacob Klumpp
Dr. Hess
Saline Mercantile Co
Fred Braun
Fordson
Old Settler
Saline Mercantile Company
Edmund Guenther
E. J. Muir
Confc
H. W. Keubler
Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Howell
Milwaukee
Herman Heininger
EH. J. Muir
Observer
Hyes
National Fidelity Co
Ypsilanti, Mich
General Electric
GEO. V. Cook & Son
Frigidaire
Chevrolet
TSED
GEO. W. Cook & Son
Savings Bank
Citizens’ Bank
Frank Camburn
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