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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
8
Joan Crawford recalls fear of darkness and a lamp that flickered at eleven then twelve each night. After she observed four nights of odd lights, she learns a longtime friend died at midnight the night before, linking the timing to the hospital operation. The lights then returned to normal.
A 30 year program built purebred draft horses into a leading U S collection at East Lansing. Loewenstein a top Belgian joins Belgians Clydesdales and Percherons in show and classroom work. Stallions Ginger Sir Laet Mediator strengthen the herd with longevity and many foals born at the college.
The Mason and Dixie Line marks the Maryland Pennsylvania border traced by English astronomers Mason and Dixon in 1763. The line separated slaveholding from free states and the phrase now broadly denotes the entire boundary.
The piano was invented in 1720 in its present form. Earlier instruments like the clavichord spinet and harpsichord produced sound by plucked strings. The shift to hammer action came with the piano design enabling strings to be struck.
A Colorado drought tale explains how a supposed cinder beetle ate ballast on the Santa Fe railway causing nightly losses of ballast and delays. Charley Blakesley of the Kansas City Star proposed the beetle theory, leading to a switch to hard coal cinders and later to crushed rock to deter the pests.
The archeologist reports definite signs that Panama's White Indians descend from white men who reached America before Columbus. Scientists often claimed they were albinos yet observed brown-skinned offspring, challenging the albino theory.
A traffic officer in Chicago is quoted overhearing a remark about 31 percent triple A's. A high speed camera shows blinking takes only forty of a second, yet consequences can linger for years. Snakes in South Africa eat eggs, and one reptile swallows eyes whole, crushing shells with its vertebrae projections.
The Probate Court of Washte naw County Michigan orders publication for Roy Robison estate hearing on January 10 1938 at ten A M. Notice to be printed in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior. Judge Jay G Pray presides. Nora O Borgert Register of Probate.
Michigan Conservation Commission bans dip nets for fishing in the Huron River through Ypsilanti and Superior Townships for three years from January 1, 1938. Director Hoffmaster signs with Loutit and Osgood. notice runs December 8, 16, 23, 30, 1937.
Order from Ann Arbor Probate Court dated December 1 1987 appoints January 4 1938 as hearing date for the annual account of trustee G C Townsend for the John George Schweitzer estate. Notice to be published in The Saline Observer for three weeks. Nora Borgert Register of Probate.
Ulysses G. Darling’s Pittsfield mortgage to Huron Valley Building and Savings Association triggers a foreclosure. On February 5, 1938 at 10:00 a.m. in Ann Arbor the property at Lot 132, Darlington subdivision, Washtenaw County will be sold to satisfy $1,467.82 plus costs and accrued interest.
Mortgage dated November 30 1925 and recorded December 1 1925 in Washtenaw County Michigan remains unpaid for four months as of now. Huron Valley Building and Savings Association holds the lien and is empowered by its board to act on the default.
A Washtenaw County foreclosure notice states the Huron Valley Building and Savings Association will auction property in Pittsfield Township to recover principal 2030.28 and interest 682.40 plus 2762.68 attorney fees and costs. Separately a Detroit man, John Marut, 30, was captured after an intrusion at Gage school in Green Oak Township and faces possible charges of carrying concealed weapons and attempted assault and robbery. In Monroe County, Peter Auten and Hermann Patterson of Milan are jailed for aluminum theft from Ideal Furnace Company. Raymond Weiss, 18, faces 6 months to 5 years, with Auten and Patterson seeking probation.
The notice argues weekly borrowing of the observer is hard on neighbors but cheap at less than 3c per week. It promotes becoming a regular subscriber to avoid waiting and sharing, offering immediate access without bothering others.
A guide from a county agent outlines safe laying-house rules with 5 feet hopper space per 50 hens and 5 gallons of water per 100 hens. It details a low exhaust vent, a push-an'-pull scraper, a dropping platform, and a Missouri Experiment Station designed broody coop with three compartments to improve egg yield.
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