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Newspaper

Saline Observer

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1937

Page

5

Christmas Roundup Chronicles Social Ties and Tragedy

A long list of Christmas visits and dinners unfolds across Saline and nearby towns with numerous families hosting relatives from Detroit Ann Arbor Jackson Ypsilanti and other locales. A two-vehicle crash east of Saline marred celebrations injuring several bystanders while James Daughenbaugh received a traffic citation. Mrs Anna M Staib of Ann Arbor dies, survived by three children and four grandchildren with funeral at St John s.

Fannie Friis J. C. Wilson Ann Arbor Vesta Mills Miss Callie Walter Smith Margaret Burkhart Fred Gillen Detroit Herman Kohler Herman Alber Ladies’ Aid St. Paul's Church Will Sturm Ames Maywood Maurice Henderson Frank Scott Wayne William Austin Edward Smith Seymour Indiana Smith O. C. Wheeler Fred Sellen Roy Ward Ward Harold Hildinger Edwin Carl Stierle Satine Ernest Reick Karl Bredernitz A. J. Warren Hot Springs Ark Nora Pike Chicago Will Barr Nellie Congdon Hillsdale Donald Yost Ronald Tower Luther Briggs Katherine R. H. Bamer A. E. Cole Gib Birkle Virginia Birkle Elizabeth Moore Elvin Armbruster Clifton Ferguson Albion Don Burkhart M. B.noble Jeanette Earl Schroder Jane Dyer Toledo Ohio Birdie Feiner Carlene John Dale Noble Nellie ‘Noble A. E. Hagen Lee Torrey Saline Valley Farms Otto Skutt James Pontiac Guy Hoover Clinton Daniel Mills Plymouth Lawrence Fiferick Howard Palmer Jacob Dieterle Ypsilanti Neil Finkbeiner Sebastian Finkbeiner Charles Dieterle Richard Ernest Dieterle Saline John Dieterle William LaBahn Fred Dieterle James Daughenbaugh Illinois Raymond Grayheim Raymond Davenport Saline Hospital Grayheim Davenport Mr. Grayheim Harold Kincaid Daughenbaugh Dick Seeley Fort Wayne Ind Jimmie Skutt Williams Lake Bobbie Clay Dan Hertler W. O. Warner Bay City W. D. ‘Hart Cecil Davenport Jackson Bliss Curtiss Louisville Kentucky Neva May Port Huron Ray Haeussler W. D. Hart Max Blaess R. J. Redhouse S. R. Wilson H. B. Cole Gary A.E. Cole Merl Barr Chelsea W. H. Barr Gildard Flint James Truesdell C. A. Curtiss LaGrange Curtiss Andrew Decker Josephine Earl Shook Bronson George Barnard Adrian Elsman Edgar Forsythe Jean Bert Gillen Emmet Kelly H. W Rouse William Gillen George Potter Edith Lansing Allen Botter Bedford T. M. Clay Howard Wilson Vesta ‘Wilson Tecumseh Russel Collins Macon Frank Camburn Observer G. C. Townsend Leigh Townsend Millie Webb Delaware Webb Maxine Fosdick W. BH. Dietiker Theodore Feldkamp H. F Mumbreu Royal Oak J. T. Feldkamp Betty BH. H. Cook Charles Dietiker Robert Charles Wyandotte Union School Santa Gertrude Anthony J. W. Cole Harley Cole D. J. Stark Harry Shafer Northville George Cole David Gartman George Randel Anna M. Staib Frederick Staib Mancheser John and Mary Stegmiller J. J. Roberts Stanley ©. Davis Leroy Staib Staib Herman Schiddle George Harington Fred Burkhart William Sler Vineyard Lake St. John’s Catholic Church St. John’s Cemetery

Pioneer trek recalls hardships of the 49ers journey

The narrative details early westward travel from St Joseph to California, describing river crossings, bridges, and ferry tolls, 15 mile first day, and encounters with antelope and illness. It contrasts pioneer mobility with modern travel including 36 hour Chicago to Los Angeles service and electric trailer living.

Uncle Billy Wolfe River Billy Nevada Hel Virginia Chicago Los Angeles St. Joseph California

Contour Tillage Demonstrated In Berrien County Farms

G A Thorpe reports contour tillage as a key soil saving method for 1938 spring planting in Berrien County. Fred Carter's Carter farm near Benton Harbor shows reduced erosion using level cultivation and 100 foot alfalfa and melon strips. He protects orchards with sod buffers, check dams, and new seedlings. Carter doubts erosion will return.

Berrien County G. A. Thorpe Federal Soil Conservation Service Berrien Fred. Carter Thorpe Carter Benton Harbor

Deflated Bear RIF Endangers In Wisconsin Woods Hunters

In Wisconsin a group of city dwellers camps in the woods and encounters a bear that drink from a spring swells to an enormous size. The hunters shoot and deflate the animal using a musical reed, then remove the pelt and celebrate with a tune.

Wisconsin Woods August C. Hennig American Legion Illinois Mr. Bruin Western Newspaper Union

Wrangler from Crazy Woman River Impresses Tenderfoot Quigley

Quigley recalls meeting a bold Crazy Woman River wrangler near Buffalo Wyoming who hunts a bear with a rifle and three .22 shorts. The seasoned rider boasts three years dead in the trail and treats Quigley as an old-timer rather than a tenderfoot.

Quigley Wall Circle Ranch Buffalo Wyo Crazy Womaniver Wrangler Wwazy Woman River Crazy Woman Western Newspaper Union

Squonk Legend Told By Forest Folklore

A North Woods tale describes the squonk a shy nocturnal creature whose sad cries shed tears that freeze in cold weather. A lumberjack captures one but it dissolves in its own tears, leaving only salt water and bubbles in a willow basket.

North Woods Western Newspaper Union

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The Citizens Bank Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Gibson Wm. Milhan Gulf Ray Haeussier Geraldine Hayball Pioneer Times Frank E. Hagan Elmo Scott Watson Scott Watson Elmo Scott Watson
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