Christmas News from York and Surrounding Towns
A Christmas program was held at the York Baptist church and social visits filled the week. Catherine Sanders of Vermilion Ohio spent time with Elvin Sanders and family as Carl Sanders returns home for Christmas from Ohio. Guests hosted by Leslie Bailey include Earl Bailey Robison and Ernest Bailey from various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eswes
Murray
Sanders
Wayne
Alger Alison
Catherine Sanders
Vermillion
Ohio
Elvin Sanders
Elwin Sanders
Allison Gable
Alger Allison
Carl Sanders
Leslie Bailey
Earl Bailey
Robison
Detroit
Ernest Bailey
Ann Arbor
Clarence Johnson
Jane Bailey
Saline Township
Hattie Murray
Electa
Marion Murray
Superior
Dan Murray
Ridge Road
Myrl Murray
Mooreville
Parker Murray
Salem
Menry Murray
Local Personal News and Visit Notes From Town
Last week's letter lists residents at home and visiting relatives in Illinois and Michigan. Names include William Kasno Arthur Weddle Elwyn Bugbee C C Slaght Mattie Harring William Schaeffer Leuis Downing William Curry C O Baily Jack Smith I B Kittle Karl Pank Lucille Halladay Margaret Pennington Roberta Johnson Addie Binns and others with funeral and holiday activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kasno
Arthur Weddle
Illinois
Elwyn Bugbee
Sand Creek
C. C. Slaght
Munising
Mattie Harring
Ypsilanti
William Schaeffer
Leuis Downing
William Curry
Monroe
C. O. Baily
Addie Binns
Yppsilanti
Jack Smith
Adrian
I. B. Kittle
Floyd Cross
Karl Pank
West Branch
Dundee
Lucille Halladay
Margaret Pennington
East Lansing
Roberta Johnson
Our Town School
Ford School
Zeisberger’s Remarkable Missionary Lifespan in America
The life of David Zeisberger spans 63 years among Native American tribes starting in Moravia and Georgia. He founded 13 Indian towns from Schoenbrunn to Gnadenhutten and Goshen, endured wars, massacres, and betrayals, and ended his work near Gosh en on the Tuscarawas river in 1808.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
David Zeisberger
Fr. Zeisberger
Moravia
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Count Zinzendorf
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Shamokin
New York
Six Nations
Wyalusing
Allegheny
Beaver
Ohio
Schoenbrunn
Spring
Garrison and the Famous World Fair Derby Finish
The story recalls Edward H. Garrison, famed for comeback wins in racing. Known for the Boundless drive in the 1893 World Fair Derby at Chicago, he delayed the start for over an hour to shed weight, then guided Boundless to victory amid 100000 spectators. He later served at tracks and died at sixty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Edward.h. Garrison
New Haven
Conn
Betti
James R. Keene
Sheepshead Bay
Nr.y
Pecamie
Chicago
Boundless
Saline area New Year greetings from local businesses
A collage of 1938 New Year wishes from Saline banks stores and services. Messages from UPHAUS Electric Shop Saline Savings Bank Standard Oil Products Earl Foldicr William Burkhardt Saline Greenhouse Saline Bakery Westphals Cafe Cook Motor Sales Citizens Bank and others extend good will, health, happiness, and prosperity for the new year with brief notes of thanks and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Products
Happy New Year
Earl Foldicr
William Burkhardt
Citizens Bank Saline
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
York Mills Flour Ad Praises Seasonal Cheer and Brand Popularity
Edward Alber proprietor notes the return of the Christmas season and extends wishes for a prosperous New Year. The Snow Loaf and Gold Rim pancake flour brands gain popularity with each passing year and are praised as dependable products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Mills
Edward Alber
Saline Observer extends New Year greetings and thanks
The Observer thanks loyal readers and new subscribers, notes its complete printing plant for a city Saline size, and pledges service as publicity specialists offering competitive quality and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Observer
Saline
Saline Hotel Promises Prompt Service For New Year
The Saline hotel welcomes the New Year with wishes for happiness and prosperity and pledges prompt and satisfactory service as its slogan and purpose.
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Saline
The Farm Service Store Keeps Promising Growth and Savings
The Grocery at Your Door thanks customers for past good will and hopes for closer ties and mutual benefit in the coming year. The store has grown since establishment and emphasizes quality food and savings on every purchase.
Golden Eagle Flour Flourishes with Popularity
The note celebrates Golden Eagle Flour and its Fluffy Pancake Flour as they extend greetings to friends and patrons. The message thanks customers for their patronage over the past year and hopes for continued goodwill in the year ahead.
New Year Greetings From Local Businesses
Bridgewater Dept Beez and Thrashers offer car service amid wishes for miles of smiles in 1938. Ernst, Bridgewater Lumber Co and KLager's Hatchery express appreciation and pledge continued friendship and service in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beez & Thrasher
F. Ernst
Bridgewater Lumber -Co
Iiss -Klager’s
Baevice
vLeteus
Dog Tale of Paul Bunyan Camp Spark and Sport
As told to Frank E. Hagan and Elmo Scott Watson, the tale recounts Paul Bunyan’s camp antics with a wolf-dog hybrid named Spark. Sport, trained as a moose guide, survives a bearable accident after an ax misfire and learns to run on two legs. The dog tracks a moose trail to lead Paul back to a moose kill site.
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Spark
Paul
Big Joe
Sport
Western Newspaper Union
Bersuder Brothers New Year Greeting Ad
A year end greeting from Bersuder Brothers promises old fashioned friendly service and honest values. The notice extends best wishes to friends and patrons for a prosperous New Year and a joyful Waletide season.
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Bersuder Brothers
First to Throw Curves Was Chester Amateur Pioneer
The Washington Star notes William Dee of Chester New Jersey as the first to throw a curve. An amateur who discovered the curve by using a torn ball and manipulating the seam. He supposedly used a paring knife to slit the seam for a better curve, fooling catchers for years. October was labeled the early moon by the Natchez Indian tribe.
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William Dee
Chester
N. J
Washington Star
Dee
Eirley
Natchez
New Year Greetings From Ormsby's Barber Shop
At the start of 1938 Ormsby s Barber Shop extends friendly greetings to customers and friends. Jay W Harmon proprietor offers best wishes for a happy New Year and continued progress built on pleasant relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay W. Harmon
Ormsby’s Barber Shop
New Year Greeting From Herman Bredenritz
As the new year opens, Herman Bredenritz extends hearty wishes for happiness and prosperity to all friends and patrons. He hopes the year will surpass all before and that his service will reach a larger, growing list of patrons.
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Herman Bredernitz
Saline store bids farewell to 1937 and welcomes 1938
The owner reflects on a year of development and gratitude for community support in Saline. The message extends sincere greetings for happiness and prosperity to all residents of Saline and surrounding areas as the new year begins.
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Reveling’s
Saline
New Year Greetings and Hopes for 1938
The note offers cordial greetings for the season and expresses best wishes for a prosperous New Year. It reflects on past disappointments and anticipates increasing opportunities in 1938 for efforts and success, hoping listeners experience enriching days ahead.
Potatoes May Feed Chickens Says Michigan State College
Michigan State College Poultry Department explores using excess 1937 potato crop in hog mash and chicken feed. Studies by Melvin Klooster show cooked mashed potatoes boost efficiency. raw potatoes underperform. Hens on free choice eat about a fifth of a pound daily in addition to mash, with guidelines on keeping potatoes in good condition and not exceeding half the mash.
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Michigan
Poultry Department
Michigan State College
Poultry ’Department
Shen
Melvin Klooster
Byron Center
East Lansing
C. G. Card
Theodore Dreiser Early Life and Career Highlights
The article recalls Theodore Dreiser born 1871 in Terre Haute and raised in Indiana. He worked in Chicago as a hardware clerk and in real estate, then as a furniture bill collector before joining the Chicago Daily Globe as a reporter. His rise included editorship at a publisher and later acclaimed novels like Sister Carrie and American Tragedy, banned in some places and translated widely.
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Chicago
Theodore Dreiser
Terre Haute
Ind
Warsaw
Chicago Daily Globe
Erick Publier? Ss
Ma Ozine
Carrie
Jennie Gerhardt
America
Germany
WNY Service
Lowell Thomas Rise From Humble Roots to Global Fame
Lowell Thomas grew up in a rough Colorado mining town where his family was not wealthy. He worked as a janitor salesman and night cook while studying at Valparaiso University and later Denver University. He served in World War I, reported from Arabia, and built a worldwide career in newspapers, film, and radio, meeting prominent figures and writing many books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifa
Ae Lowel Thomas
Humdrum
Couple Creek
Colo
Lowell
Thomas
Ing ‘Valparaiso University
Indiana
University of Denver
Chicago
Kent College of Law
Princeton
Lowell Thomas
D. H. Lawrence
Arabia
Alaska
Burma
United States
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Central
York
Jim Finnell
V8 Diamonds
Eufried
Maalee ST. Ann
Qrbor
Garrick
Milan
Sonja “Henié
Tyrdas
Our Gang
Gary Cooper
George‘. Raft
Frances Dee
Bing Crosby
Martha Raye
Elmo Scotts Watson
Famericams
Elmo Scott Watson
Uphaus
Wiedman Acto Company
Saline Savings Bank
Westphal
COOK
Chevrolet
Cook Motor Sales
Ach
Bridgewater: Savings Bank
International Farm
Herman Heininghr
George. W. Seeger
W. L. Sturm
H. S. Gildard
Carl's Place
G. L. Parsons
FitzGerald & Son
Happy One
Schmid
JHE Saline Observer the Home Newspaper
the Saline Tavern
the Farm Service
Fros & Brackel
the Saline Flour Mills
Bridgewater Dept
Frank E. Hagan
Barrer
Jeanne
Dreiser
By Jeanne
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