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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
Season Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
A courteous message extends Season's Greetings and friendly wishes for a year filled with abundance. It expresses hope for the realization of all ambitions and conveys warm regards to the reader.
Oak Grove School closes for vacation and festive program
Central York notes the Oak Grove school closes for two weeks. Miss Eileen Noble of Lodi visits Miss Marie Bird. Glenn and Grant Allison visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Mea Killion welcome a daughter. Beulah and Malcolm Sanders attend Ford at the Detroit Ma sonic temple. A Christmas program and tree at the school house fills the venue with several short plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Eileen Noble
Lodi
Marie Bird
Glenn Allison
Ann Arbor
John D. Allison
Grant Allison
Willis Road
Alger Allison
Mea@ Killion
Fairhaven
Miss Killion
Murray
Miss Beulah
Malcolm Sanders
Ford
Masonic Temple
Detroit
Mooreville Christmas Exercises and Local Gatherings
Mooreville hosted Christmas exercises Thursday evening as Lewis school students performed. Mrs Clinton Lewis and family moved into a new home. Mrs Glenn Conde entertained Mooreville Ladies Aid Thursday. Floyd Ganong visited Friday with Loyaln Kanitz family. Jack Gaines returned from University Hospital Ann Arbor after a severe eye injury. Mooreville Methodist Young People held a party with Glenn Conde. Azalia and Saline Granges held a euchre party at York Hall with seven tables and refreshments. Mrs H W Gilman and Mrs Garth Langree attended the Lady Maccabees Christmas party in Milan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis School
Clinton Lewis
Glenn Conde
Mooreville
Conde
Milan
Azalia
Saline Granges
York Hall
H.W. Gilman
Garth Langree
Lady Maccabees
John Lawson
New Streamlined Trains Increase Rail Traffic
A Coverdale & Colpitts survey notes modern lightweight streamliners have boosted passenger traffic and earnings across Western, Eastern, and Southern railroads in the last five years. It cites the Denver Zephyrs of Burlington as highest grossing for year ended June 30, 1939, and lists prominent lines from Santa Fe to Illinois Central and Atlantic Coast Line as popular models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coverdale & Colpitts, Consulting Engineers
New York
Denver Zephyrs
Burlington
Budd Manufacturing Company
Santa Fe
Northwestern
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Pacific
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Ilinois Central
Staboard
Atlantic Coast Line
Wasps Blamed for North Carolina Bald Mountains
Dr. W A Gates of Louisiana State University attributes the bald mountains of North Carolina to a vast wasp activity. He notes swarms surrounding denuded edges and explains how these insects strip oak trees over hundreds of acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
W. A. Gates
Louisiana State University
Dr. Gates
Television gear shrinks as mobile rigs downsize
New York's NBC RCA tele transmis sion for outdoor events previously required two large vans. Now only about one tenth the weight is needed with a station wagon or limousine able to haul the equipment. Costs drop to about one sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Broadcasting Company
RCA
Empire State Building
Dutch Pictures in Cook Collection Acquired After Negotiations
The Dutch pictures in the Cook collection, said to be the finest private English holdings, have been acquired by Nathan Katz of Dieren after long negotiations. Since Sir Herbert Cook's death rumors spread about disposing of art at Doughty House. The collection includes a Prado sketch for the Betrayal of Christ and Rubens pieces including the Brazen Serpent once linked to Vandyck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
England
Nathan Katz
Dieren
Holland
Sir Herbert Cook
Cook, Son & Co., Ltd
Doughty House
Richmond
Rubens
Vandyck
Atelier
Washington considers plans to speed defense program
A proposal to defer next year's automobile models to free industry capacity aims to accelerate America's emergency preparedness. The plan is one of several under review in Washington as officials seek to increase production of airplanes toward President Roosevelt's goal of 50,000 aircraft in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Roosevelt
Local Social Notes From Macon Minnesota This Week
Macon residents and visitors are listed with weekend calls and holiday visits. Families such as the Camburns, Wantys, Osbornes, Baily, Wintersteens, and Hendershots appear, along with military and student travelers. Guests include Ann Arbor and Monroe residents visiting local families, with numerous small gatherings and calls noted.
Christmas Gatherings Mentioned Across Saline Area
West Saline families hosted Christmas events with relatives visiting from Ypsilanti Detroit and Plymouth. Illness and hospitalization clustered around Mrs Anna Woelper and Mrs Kenneth Truesdale while the community mourns Frederick Schweitzer who died at University Hospital after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Seeger
Otto Gal
Anna Woelper
Gall
Charlie Graf
Pete Graf
Saline
Albert Graf
Walter
Ypsilanti
W. P. Schwocho
Otto Schwocho
Detroit
William Schwocho
Kenneth Truesdale
Plymouth
Mount Carmel Hospital
Frederick Schweitzer
University Hospital
Eye Color In Children From Parental Heredity
Eye color in children follows heredity with transmission from parents. A mixed-eyed family parent may pass their own eye color or that of a grandparent. Black-eyed families tend to produce black-eyed children regardless of the other parent. Unmatched adult eye color and features like long lashes can appear in offspring. Some movie stars and animals show mismatched eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Vision Institute
Auto Workers Wage Peak in 1939 Amid Rising Pay
A report from Automobile Facts by the Automotive Manufacturers Association says average hourly earnings in 1939 reached 92.8 cents while living costs in automotive cities fell slightly. Weekly earnings rose to 31.23 dollars with payrolls averaging 894000 workers and 12.303 million dollars in weekly payrolls, marking the decade’s high purchasing power. Mussolini approves Italian technical studies courses to train technicians for industry and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auomobile
Automobile Facts
The
Automobile Manufacturers Association
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Apple growers spend millions to fight the codling moth
Each year apple growers allocate about 17.5 million dollars to control the codling moth, the largest pest-control expense cited for any single crop in the nation.
Lighting Need Varies With Room Woodwork Tone
A report says 15.10.25 percent more current is required for proper light distribution in a room with dark woodwork than with light woodwork.
Bassett house sells. local births and visits noted
The Bassett house on West Michigan avenue sold to Chris Rentz. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heininger on Saturday January 1 1921. Several residents visit relatives and attend New Year gatherings in Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Dexter and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassett
West Michigan Avenue
Chris Rentz
Herman Heininger
Paul Kleuter
Daniel Paul
Rock Island
Arthur Miller
Hast
Charles Cox
Ann Arbor
R. W. Mills
Vesta
B. Weienneitt
Florence Wurster
Erma Heininger
Theodore Schaible
Ypsilanti
Ernest Bailey
Albert Rauser
Helen Alber
George Finkbeiner
Dexter
C. D. Finkbeiner
Chester Leonard
Stony Creek
Martha Aiken
Jacob Burkhardt
Edwin Smith
The
Saline Savings Bank
Missing Early Issues From Three-Decade File
A note indicates the first several issues of a thirty-year file are missing. The article notes gaps in the archive and references incomplete records hindering a full timeline.
Foreclosure Notice on Saline Township Mortgage
In Washtenaw County Michigan Floyd Rhoades and Luella Rhoades defaulted on a July 11 1934 mortgage to Bessie Collins administrator of Charles H Carven estate. The 1940 assignment leads to a foreclosure sale January 25 1941 at 10:00 AM at the south front door of the Washtenaw County Courthouse Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Rhoades
Luella RB
Rhoades
Saline
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Bessie Collins
Charles H. Carven
Register of Deeds
Julia E. Carven
Bessie E. Collins
Ann Arbor
Circuit Court
County of
Washtenaw
Salime
Bessie EB. Collins
Mortgargee
B. van Ameringen
Treateiate of
Mort- Borbos
Arbor Trust
Knudsen Urges Michigan In War Production Drive
Michigan’s industrial leadership is credited with key wartime output as William S. Knudsen, former GM president, urges Americans to raise production of defense goods. The piece notes U S mass production methods shape the war, with Detroit plants viewed as pivotal to sustaining England’s munitions supply and defeating Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Hitler
Europe
Detroit
England
United States
Richards Family Dinners Highlight Christmas Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. A G Richards hosted a family dinner with their children and grandchildren, while Mr. and Mrs Edward Guenther hosted a separate family gathering. Mr. and Mrs D G Richards also entertained their children and families for Christmas dinner. The Teachouts hosted Riggs and Hanson relatives for a shared turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Richards
Edward. Guenther
D. G. Richards
Herbert Teachout
Gale Riggs
Raymond Riggs
Harold Hanson
Shepherd Village Bethlehem Pageant Sparks Global Christmas Fame
Shepherd Village in Bethlehem Les Baux France stages a renowned Christmas pageant yearly for over a millennium. Peasants reenact the Bethlehem story with real oxen as thousands visit each Christmas Eve. The note adds Florida’s state flower is the orange blossom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Les Baux
France
Bethlehem
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.G Wahl
Go Harpy
W. L. Sturm
Central York
Pocketbook of
Aru
Macon
Léo Camburn
Edward Kamka
Clayton
W. Payne
Frances Wintersteen
Kentucky
Robert Wanty
C. O. Baily
Kenneth Frost
Lynn Duane
Tecumseh Hospital
Burt Osborne
Elton Osborne
Toledo
Ardith
Otis Baily
Leva Gillespie
Ralph Camburn
Claire Gillespie
M. McPhail
Ruth
Joan Gillespie
Monroe
W. L Hardin
F. C. Zizzleman
Carl Hawkins
R. R. Hendershot
Hilton Osborne
Sam Patterson
Britton
William Kahne
Army
Sacketts Harbor
N. Y
Sam Tamana
Lois and
Louise Wintersteen
William Ernst
Ard
Jean Vealey
Clara Ford
Lyle Jeffry
Jonesville
Floyd Spence
Clifford Mansfield
Casper Michelson
Murl Draper
Clyde Spence
Lloyd Clark
Clinton
Jane Kerin
West Saline
Benito Mussolini
By Gene Alleman
Michigan Press Association
Judd
Chris. Volz
Hoeft’s Service
Gulf Products
Graf
Saline, Mich
CBU
Standard Oil CO
Roy
G. Loeffler
Jon Hall
Lynn Bari
Kit Carson
Lloyd Nolan
Sun
Mon
Don Ameche
Betty Grable
Dennis Morgan
George Tobias
River’s End
Margaret Lockwood
Rex Harrison
Lew Ayres
Rita Johnson
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