Editorial Caprice Caps Off Esther Landwehr Column
The Saline Observer bids farewell to Esther Landwehr who wrote Seen an Heard for two and a half years and introduces new reporter Martha Lindenschmidt. The piece urges public cooperation, discusses wartime restrictions and OPA, and weighs risks of continuing controls versus a freer market after the war.
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Esther Landwehr
Heard
The
Observer
Miss Landwehr
Esther
Martha Lindenschmidt
Longtime Saline Teacher Dies at 48
Mrs Fred Stephenson age 48 died Sunday at Saline General Hospital after a long teaching career in county schools. Born August 27 1896 she lived in Saline her whole life. She graduated from Saline High School studied at Michigan State Normal Ann Arbor married Fred Stephenson in 1921 and left a daughter Shirley surviving along with her parents Charles and Lydia Alber two sisters Mrs Ed Warner and Mrs Gordon Anthony and brother Calvin Alber. Funeral services were at Lockwood Funeral Home and burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Saline Genera/ Hospital
Fred Stephenson
Charles
Lydia Schill Alber
York Township
Saline High School
Michigan State Normal
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Shirley
Charles Alber
Ed. Warner
Gordon Anthony
Saline
Calvin Alber
Indianapolis
Ind
Hocking
Lockwood Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Locals to Play Manchester July 4
A newly organized Saline baseball team played Britton Sunday, losing 4 to 0 in their opener. Manager Glenn Crittenden praised the outing as a first run together for many players and expects regular summer games. Hoeft, Wiedmeyer head the pitching staff with Kelley catching. They plan home games in Manchester on the Fourth of July.
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Saline
Britton
Glenn Crittenden
Crit
Milan and Saline Joint Bathing Beach Opens
Milan and Saline councils teamed with Saline Valley Farms and local Rotary clubs to create a bathing beach for youths. The lake area was prepared with hauled-in sand and will operate Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer from 2 to 5 p m with transportation from the high school. Supervision will be by Saline coach Everett and Milan coach Isbell, a certified lifeguard, after health officials certified the water as drinkable.
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Milan
Saline
Saline Valley Farms
Alvin Siemsen
Coach Everett
Isbell
County Board of Health
Donkey Benefit Ball Supports Legion Memorial Home
A City Park donkey ball game drew a crowd Sunday afternoon with rough rodeos as donkeys slipped under players. Both sides won and a following softball game raised funds, netting about $100 for the Legion Memorial Home fund.
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Legion Memorial
Engaged: Stella Kohler to Harold Peplau Set for September
Mrs. Matilda Kohler of Braun Road announces the engagement of her daughter Stella to Harold J. Peplau son of Mr and Mrs Julius Peplau of Fosdick Road. Stella is a Saline High School graduate employed at Alef s Manufacturing Service. Harold a Wayne High School graduate helps his father operate a dairy farm east of Saline. The wedding will be in September.
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Matilda Kohler
Braun Road
Stella
Harold J. Peplau
Julius Peplau
Fosdick Road
Miss Kohler
Saline High School
Alef
Wayne High School
Saline
Washtenaw County Farms Shrink Then Grow In 1945 Census
The 1945 census shows Washtenaw County's farm count rose to 8,006 from 3,863 in 1940 with average size up to 124.8 acres from 109.6. Total agricultural land rose by 6,686 acres. Livestock changes include fewer mules and horses, more cattle hogs and sheep, while wool and butter products fell. Corn and poultry output rose, oats and barley declined, and fruits dropped sharply.
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Washtenaw County
Blazing Tractor Threatens Barn On Lindsley Farm
A tractor attached to a manure spreader on the Lindsley Brothers farm on Lindsley Road in Saline Township flashed into flames. Neighbors and Ellsworth Lindsley fought the blaze as Macon and Saline fire departments responded. the tractor was moved away from the barn and extinguished, but the machine suffered damaged tires and blistered paint.
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Lindsley Brothers
Lindsley Road
Saline Township
Ellsworth Lindsley
Macon
Saline
Lindsley
Hardware Change Hands In Saline
Alwin Gross retires from the Saline hardware business and transfers ownership to Mr and Mrs George Wood who took over the shop on July 1. Gross will focus on his implement business at 206 Park St and uses the warehouse near the New York Central depot, part of which houses the Saline Hatchery.
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Alwin Gross
Saline
George Wood
Blissfield Rotary Hosts Saline Guests At Banquet
Blissfield Rotarians honored visiting Saline club members with a banquet at Blissfield High School auditorium. Women of the W R C served the meal while Five Men of Note provided harmony. Dr M Bradstrom and Dr Harold A Miller praised the event and Robert C Dunn spoke on A Lawyer's Night Off. About 30 Blissfield Rotary members attended. next meeting canceled due to July Fourth date.
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Blissfield Rotarians
Saline
Blissfield High School
M. Bradstrom
Blissfield
Harold A. Miller
Saline Club
Robert C. Dunn
Toledo
Ohio Kiwanis
Rotary
Truck crashes through Carl Curtiss property fence
A heavy truck failed to brake after stopping at Five Point gas station and rammed through a fence on Carl Curtiss property late Tuesday night. The vehicle lodged between a fire hydrant and a telephone pole after the impact.
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Carl Curtiss
Five Point
New GI Bill Applicants Urged to Apply for Eligibility Certificates
The Veterans Administration urges all veterans planning to attend school next fall under the GI Bill to apply immediately for certificates of eligibility to avoid last minute delays. Applications can be handled by mail through regional offices, and certificates are not required for enrollment though many schools request them. Subsistence begins from training start once applied. Michigan Veterans Affairs offers a loan equal to one month's subsistence via the state program.
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Veterans Administration
Michigan Office of Veterans’ Affairs
Bird House Fire Sparks Escape After Smoking Bird
A bird in Arthur Sturm’s tree nest knocked a lit cigarette from its perch into the nest causing a small fire. The local fire department extinguished the blaze and the birdie fled the scene.
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Arthur Sturm
Birdie
Michigan colleges face space and enrollment strain statewide
Michigan colleges brace for growth as the University of Michigan plans to rise from 14 400 to 18 000 students by fall while Wayne, U of D, Adrian and others can only expand slightly due to housing and classroom shortages. The state also faces veteran education demand with 500 000 nationwide at risk this fall.
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Michigan
University of Michigan
Michigan’ State
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Houghton
Fort Brady
Sault Ste. Marie
Wayne
U. of D
Adrian
Holland
Albion
Hillsdale
Alma
Uncle Sam
Charles Figg
Wayne County
Andrew Wisniewski
Washington
Robert Hannegan
William Nelson
Howard M. Werner
State Corporation and Securities Commissioner
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research
Redeemer Ev Lutheran Church Dedicates School in Ann Arbor
The Wisconsin Synod Mission church Redeemer Ev Lutheran will dedicate its new church school next Sunday morning. Pastor Scheele reads the dedicatory service and Rev H L Engel preaches. Rev L Koeninger to be installed by his father Rev L Koeninger. Evening sermon by Rev B Westendorf on Christian education at 8.
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Wisconsin Synod
Ann Arbor
Redeemer Ev. Lutheran Church
Scheele
H. L. Engel
L. Koeninger
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
B. Westendorf
Flint
Redeemer Ev. I Lutheran Church
W. Pauline Blvd
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Grams
United States
OPA
Manchester
Blissfield Club
Royal Entertainers
G.I
Michigan Mirror
Gene Alleman
American Legion Auxiliary
United States Armed Forces
Merritt Martin
Fred Koebb
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