Pennies from Heaven No Checks from the Sky
A destructive storm near Rollin last week scattered wreckage across fields west of town and yielded cancelled checks among the debris. Fred Peterson found about a thousand dollars in checks issued by Hiram Snyder of Rollin, while Chris Meeks carried a Hudson Milling Co. check for 132.32 from a field north of Napoleon to the Brooklyn Exponent.
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Rollin
Will Fosters
Kelly Kerr
Fred Peterson
Hiram Snyder
Chris Meeks
Brooklyn
Classified Ads Urge Ads in The Observer
A dense string of old time classified lines invites buyers and sellers to use the Observer for employment partnership farm sales money lending and goods trades. It emphasizes attracting new customers retaining old ones and boosting business through advertising.
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Observer
Saline Observer Publication Policy and Rates
The Saline Observer notes mailing at Saline Michigan as second class matter. It lists rates: single copies eight cents, subscription one dollar per year, six months and three months options. Notices and poetry have per line charges. obituaries and marriages are free. personal notices incur regular rates.
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THE
Saline
Sim
Tate
Editor's Beatitudes for Local News Reporting
A satirical guide urges editors and readers to value timely well written items. It blesses advertisers country correspondents party reporters early copy and cooperative citizens for a town known for good business and strong reporting.
Parks Train Guides for Nature Walks at State Parks
Forty experienced nature guides and playground managers were appointed to 56 state parks after completing an intensive course at Wilderness state park headquarters. The conservation department, with help from the Works Progress Administration, ran a three day school for staff featuring lectures and tours on local wildlife and natural features to enhance visitor experiences.
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Department of Conservation
Wilderness State Park
State Works Progress Administration
Conservation Department
Michigan 4 H club pheasant project backs breeding program
Michigan 4 H club leaders partner with the State Department of Conservation to manage pheasant propagation. About 6 000 eggs and 5 000 day old chicks are allotted from the Mason game farm with R G Hill coordinating efforts. Mt Pleasant students hatched 500 chicks from 800 eggs and released 200 adults, noting high mortality but valuing the learning and conservation benefits. Similar results occur in Calhoun Allegan and Lenawee counties along with campus support. Local clubs aid crops, feed, and habitat work, plus send delegates to a Chatham camp in the Upper Peninsula.
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Michigan
Michigan State Department of Conservation
Mason
State Department
R. G. Hill
Michigan State College
Chatham
Upper Peninsula
St Johns Lutheran Church Bridgewater Services
St Johns Lutheran Church Bridgewater announces morning worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 am. Bible preaching services occur on the second and fourth Sundays each month. Everyone is warmly invited to attend.
Local Arrivals and Changes Highlight Saline Social Scene
Mr and Mrs George Ernst and family visited friends in Norvell Sunday. Roscoe Cammett and son visited George Steele and family. Mrs Julius Zahn entertains Mrs George Smith and Detroit visitors. Saline Savings Bank sold its building to Detroit buyers. A fence at the Gordon property on Michigan Avenue was removed. Local families hosted visitors from Ann Arbor Detroit Manchester and Alpena. A farewell party for Carl Heininger was held as he moved to Alpena. J B Wallace entertained Ruth Jones and a Cleveland friend. Several locals visited Ann Arbor Detroit and Whitmore Lake. A marriage announcement for Miss Mabel M McKinnon and William Stierle was posted. Presbyterian spire lightning strike noted. Prof A Hall and family arrived for summer. Saline orchestra to play. ice cream social planned on parsonage lawn. Ward Miller heads to Chicago for visits and potential work.
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George Ernst
Norvell
Roscoe Cammett
George Steele
Julius Zahn
George Smith
Detroit
Saline Savings Bank
George Klein
Edward Alber
Fred Wahr
Charles Wahr
Mary Dow
Caroline "Wahr
Ann Arbor
Donald Burkhart
George Heininger
Carl Heininger
Ruth Jones
Cleveland
Charles Wolford
T. N. Ross
George Ross
Deisch
Sumner Wolford
Delos
Townsend
Olive
Pearl Derr
Harry Friis
Ida Steffy
Ypsilanti
Amanda Lutz
Leah
Emma Binder
Margaret Rogers
Edna
Ruby Kanouse
A. Alber
Fred Nissly
Silas Briges
Gauss & O’hara
Mabel M. McKinnon
William Stierle
Charles Sweet
W. H. Sweet
Presbyterian Church
Hall
Dan
Chestertown
Maryland
Max Rosenthal
Whitmore Lake
Lake House
Ward Miller
Chicago
Christian Endeavor Society
Presbyterian Parsonage Lawn
Saline Orchestra
Methodist Church Notes From Saline Valley Farms
Walter C B Laxman, minister, leads 10 am worship with the Book of Daniel sermon. Sunday school at 11:15 directed by Ray Davis. The church school board elected officers for the year. Get Acquainted meeting and party at Saline Valley Farms hosted by Frank Campbell, John Rule, and Willis class guests.
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Ray Davis
Church School Board
William Hart
Orrin Briggs
Betty King
Paul Davis
Harry Holmes
B. J. Spiller
Dale Fosdick
Dora Holmes
Katherine Briggs
Willi Hart
Get Acquainted
Saline Valley Farms
Frank Campbell
John Rule
Willis Sunday
Federated Church Notes Rev Roy J Miller Minister
The Federated Church announces worship at 10 o clock Sunday with sermon Broadcast ing Our Faith. Sunday school at 9 15. A July 13 picnic is planned at Mrs Aprils home. Beginning Saturday night the minister will hold prayer at the church from 8 to 9. The note invites those seeking prayer to join in silent waiting on God. A humorous remark on a dish washing contest is included.
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Sermos
Apriil
Household hints and recipes from a bygone column
A collage of home tips and recipes ranges from kitchen wisdom to a call for reader ideas. It extols “grab hold with both hands” in life, traces global origins of common vegetables, and shares step by step methods for waxing hardwood floors and baking dishes including ham loaf and a biscuit fruit bake.
Saline Merchants Fall to B. A. at Wayne, 5 to 3
The Saline Merchants lost to B. and A. at Wayne Sunday afternoon by a 5 to 3 score. A rally in the second inning gave B. and A. the lead they held for the rest of the game. Final line shows bases and runs for both teams.
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Saline Merchants
Wayne
Softball Standings and Friday Morning Accident Report
The Valley Farms led by Feldkamp FitzGerald Collins and Gross posted 7 6 . Valle y Farms 2 and 7 , Gross 12 and Feldkamp 11 in Monday action. An early Friday crash on US 12 injured Mr and Mrs Wilford Hoffman of Hillsdale as their truck overturned near Reener tavern four miles from Chelsea. most hogs were killed or injured requiring euthanization.
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Feldkamp
FitzGerald
Valley Farms
Collins
Gross
Us-12
Wilford Hoffman
Hillsdale
South Side Hospital
Ann Arbor
Reener
Chelsea
Standard
Three essentials for furniture buyers beauty comfort durability
Michigan State College expert Winifred S. Gettemy says buyers should study three factors in furniture purchases: beauty determined by proportions and style, comfort from fit to human shapes and postures, and durability as a key but often undervalued trait. She notes standardized chair heights and bed dimensions and urges comparing grades and prices to avoid poor construction.
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Winifred S. Gettemy
Michigan State College
Miss Gettemy
Thanksgiving Day Dilemma in Haton County
Haton County cl ers office lists two turkey days November 23 and November 30 with the 30th official as Thanksgiving Day by law. Milan builder Bob Holcomb injures his face when a crank slips on a concrete mixer. he's treated by a local physician. George Patton, a local mechanic, fractures neck vertebrae after a fall and is treated at Foote hospital with neck traction planned to heal over weeks.
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Bellevue
MPA
Haton County
Bob Holcomb
Milan
George Patton
Foote Hospital
Brooklyn
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Editor's Beatitudes
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Federated Church Notes
Roy J. Miller
Southwest
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