Orphan Cherry enters new chapter with guardian plan
Cherry Rawlings, an orphan since seven, is sent from Saint Dorothea's to a secretarial post with Mrs Porteous Porter in San Francisco. Judge Marsh, her guardian, arranges the move while Emma remains a key intermediary. Cherry's uneasy arrival at the Marsh mansion hints at personal intrigues among Fran Amy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Cherry) Rawlings
Judson Marshbanks
Emma Fasbell
Saint Dorothea's
Emma
Amy
Helly Coates
Cherry
Fran
Kelly
A&my
Mrs Porter and Cherry Amid Quiet Mansion Life
In a San Francisco mansion, Cherry serves Mrs Porter while grappling with boredom, power dynamics, and past memories. The elderly employer relies on routine and staff, while Cherry seeks purpose and independence amid a sheltered, confining routine. A foggy afternoon excursion marks a turning point.
Debutante Night unfolds at Glashell mansion in rain
Cherry supports Mrs. Porter as preparations for a grand debutante party escalate. Fran and Amy, along with Kelly Coates, mingle with guests while Dororthy Page-Smith arrives. Mrs. Porter recalls past romances and plans a lavish dinner for dozens, as Cherry seeks excitement and belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panion
Cherry
Merryweather
Fran Marshbanks
Kelly Coates
Fran
Kelly
Mrs. Porter
Polk Street
Amy
George
Dorothy Page- Smith
Santa Barbara
Portland
Lenawee Fair Board Re Elects President at Adrian Meeting
Ralph A. Tew of Medina township was re elected president of the Lenawee County Fair Association. EH Ray Kemp Adrian is vice president Frank A Bradish Adrian is secretary and George N Jones Adrian is treasurer. Six new directors, plus Tew and Kemp, join the board to meet a state ruling. Balance on hand 1830.09 and receipts 33939.37 with expenditures 32129.28. The corporate union was dissolved and reorganized after failing to file a required report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Tew
Medina Township
Lenawee County Fair Association
Adrian
EH. Ray Kemp
Frank A. Bradish
George N. Jones
G. A. van Deusen
Clinton
Wilfred Waldron
Tecumseh
Leon Knox
Morenci
Leo Robinson
Tew
Kemp
State Securities Commission
Association
Fair Association
State Commission
Fair
Richards Family Reunion Highlights Christmas Visit
Mrs. Fleury remains ill while Shirley Exelby spent time with relatives in Detroit. Mr and Mrs D G Richards hosted their children and families for Christmas as Tommie Richards stayed with grandparents. George F Richards and family also visited the Richards parents on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Fleury
Shirley Exelby
Detroit
D. G. Richards
Tommie Richards
George F. Richards
Mortgage Sale Forecloses Farr Leveer Property in Ypsilanti
Default on a 1942 mortgage by Delbert D Farr and Ruth E Farr to Leever and Leever prompts foreclosure. Public auction set for February 14, 1944 at 2 PM at the south front door of the Court House in Ann Arbor to satisfy due principal interest and costs on Lot 58 Hill Crest Subdivision Washtenaw County. The note is subject to a prior mortgage of 350 dollars at 6 percent. Attorney Leever represents the mortgagees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert D. Farr
Ruth E. Farr
Fred O. Leever
Adrian J. Leever
Leever and Leever
Office of the Register of
Washtenaw County
State of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Washtenaw
Michigan
Hill Crest
Office of the Register of Deeds
Fred C. Leever
Leever
Wilburn v Wilburn Chancery Notice Washtenaw County Michigan
In Washtenaw County Michigan Chancery Court Stella A Wilburn sues Walter L Wilburn The defendant must enter appearance within three months from December 1 1943 or judgment will be entered Publication to begin within two weeks in The Saline Observer The Saline Observer is the newspaper for the notice. The entry date is December 1 1943 with Clerk Luella M Smith and Deputy Barbara M Dowse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Geo. W. Sample
Luella M. Smith
Barbara M. Dowse
Lee N. Brown
Sav
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Mooreville Social Notes Show New Year Gatherings and Local Moves
Local residents report New Year’s Eve gatherings at Cone and Milan. Mooreville pupils resume school after holiday break. Families attend funerals and host gatherings with relatives visiting from Ypsilanti and Beyer hospital. A December 24 wedding near Milan joined Ori Zeluff and Cliffe’la Lemkin in a quiet ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Kanitz
Frank Kanitz
Cone
Mooreville
Waldo Wardle
Ypsilanti
Harlan Holcomb
Joe Bach
Clarence Schwartz
Alfred Machus
Melvindale
Maxs
Glyde Jacobs
Grace Jacobs
Doris
Milan
Ray Smith
Fred Lewis
Paul Lewis
Delbert Deck
Marry Dennison
Beyer Hospital
Lee Smith
Manchester
Herman Smith
LG Lan
Miss Cliffe'la Lemkin
Alan Zeluff
Ori Zeluff
William A. Johnson
Orin T. Halstead
East Main Street
Lois
John Murray
Catherine
Harold Murray
Patricia
Faye Nelle White
Augusta
Louis Smith
Harold Holcomb
Carolyn
Observer Advertising and Subscriber Call Campaign
A promotional note advocates calling 100 people to demonstrate why using Ob server advertising columns is cheaper and easier. It emphasizes teaching this number many times to prove the method, urging subscription to The Observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observer
West Saline Social Notes Among Neighbors
New Year's visits mark the West Saline scene as Mr. and Mrs. Victor Berkich toured friends near Plymouth. In a Sunday gathering, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Howeisen joined the Finkbeiners for dinner while Dan Roehm and family hosted Howeisen. Edward Finkbeiner remains hospitalized in Ann Arbor after a Case road crash. Virginia Braun, daughter of the Brains, visits from New York City with her WAC unit. Otto Papsdorf family hosts dinner guests including the Schoen and Haneberg couples from Dexter and St James church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Berkich
Plymouth
Herman Howeisen
Fred Braun
Wacs
New York City
Otto Papsdorf
Bruno
A. A. Schoen
Dexter
St. James Evangelical Church
Papsdorf
Carl Haneberg
Oat and Barley Seed Scarcity Ahead in 1944
H C Rather of Michigan State College warns weather has reduced oat crops with barley also short. Farmers should inspect stored seed for 1944 planting, favoring oats weighing 28 pounds per bushel and barley 44 pounds, and use clean, disease free seed treated with ceresan. Preferred Michigan varieties include Huron Marion for oats and Wisconsin No 38 for barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Rather
Michigan State College Farm Crops Department
Rather
Michigan
Huron
Marion
Lower Peninsula
Wisconsin No
Vicland
Tama
Boone
Iowa
Upper Peninsula
Weighing Hens A Guide To Feed
C G Card head of Michigan State College poultry dept says hen weight links to winter egg production. Weigh monthly, or biweekly, to track gains or losses. heavier birds need more feed and adjustments via mash or wet mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Card
Michigan State College Poultry Department
Professor Card
You can eat your cake and have it too war bonds
A wartime Christmas slogan urges saving via war bonds promising both indulgence and national support. The message combines festive imagery with financial exhortation to bolster war financing.
Local Socials Report From Macon Area Set For Weekend
Macon society notes visitors and relatives from Flint Jackson Fort Custer Dearborn Cleveland Detroit and Lansing. Families share Christmas Eve dinners and weekend gatherings in Macon Kalamazoo Detroit Deerfield Tipton Britton and Blissfield with multiple households hosting and traveling guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rogers
Flint
Lena Pennington
Jackson
Louis
Charles Thomas
Fort Custer
Carl
Claud Harmon
Dearborn
Guy Zeloff
John Teufel
Andrew Chappelle
Cleveland
Clare Rhoades
Grace Ayers
Springville
Wade Scudder
Dansville
Ralph Walker
Clyde Spence
Monroe
Fred Teufel
William Gibson
Blissfield
Joe Weiland
Martha Gerbrich
Detroit
Shirley Ladd
Devils Lake
John Ladd
Orel Harmon
J. C Leech
Kalamazoo
Ervenia Harmon
Lansing
Marion
Verna Crittenden
Harold Crittenden
Carl Sorensen
John Crittenden
Jennie Yourglove
Deerfield
Tipton
Britton
Macon
Fred Lewis
al. Pierson
Ray Frisbie
Ypsilanti
Henry Bruckner
Milan
Paul Lewis
Herman Schanz
Otto Schanz
Flora
Caroline Beal
Chelsea
Dolores Schanz
Colleen Thorn
Ann Arbor
al. Heizerman
Tecumseh
Clayton Bigelow
Jessie Bovey
Ray Hendershot
Brooklyn
Lura Fulkerson
Charles Bigelow and Sons
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Chapter
Davey Glashell
Porter
Presidio
Porter Mansion
Anita
Madeleine
Elizabeth
Frances Unger
Glashell
Dorothy
Fenny
Lenawee Fair Board
Judd
Savings Bank Bldg
Chancery Notice
West Saline
J. Smith
Kroger
Spain
Country Club
Vitami Paulick
Kroger’s
Deticions Grea Sive
Avondale
Ea Country Club
Boz
California
Florida
Delhi
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