Obituaries and notices fill Saline pages with small town ties
Mrs Emma Nissly is recovering from rheumatism while Miss Mabel Estabrooke of Delhi visited Miss Laura Kaiser over the weekend. Mrs Rena Towler improves her home with a porch as George Hartman and Michael Meyer and families spent the 4th at a Jackson lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Nissly
Mabel Estabrooke
Delhi
Laura Kaiser
Rena Towler
George Hartman
Michael Meyer
Jackson
Otto Benz
G. Zahn
Dexter
Theodore Feldkamp
Carl Moehn
Adrian
Emanuel Hyne
Brighton
R. H. Bamer
Elowene
Lansing
A. Bi Cole
Alfred
Lewis
Erwin Schmidt
Herbert King
Toledo
Welson Wag
Vesta. Mills
Battle Creek
Blanche Meade
E. G. Hinman
The Hours Offer Daily Opportunities for Self Improvement
A concise moral urging that every hour offers a chance to better oneself and uplift others, suggesting personal growth benefits the community and world through consistent effort.
Weed Problem Grows With Heavy Rainfall
Abundant rainfall spurs a weed surge that risks hay fever sufferers by increasing pollen. Urges immediate attention to weeded back lots and road sides to curb misery and reduce future fire hazards while preserving beauty.
Government must cut costs to balance 1938 budget
The piece argues the federal government cannot balance the 1938 budget despite job creation of 100 per day. It asserts that balanced budgeting requires cutting government costs first and criticizes blind spending while income is uncertain, urging a cleaner Washington.
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Washington
Credulity and the moral weight of belief
Frank B. Craig argues credulity weakens judgment and ethics. People accept unfounded statements aligned with their prejudices, spreading misinformation. The cure lies in self discipline and critical thinking.
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Frank B. Craig
Sympathetic Ear Costs in City and Town Life
The text contrasts urban and rural ways of sharing troubles. It notes city dwellers pay for a listener, while small towns offer free neighborly listening and gossip for support amid misfortune. It reflects on privacy, community bonds, and the value of sympathetic listeners.
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New York
Former Saline Residents Urged to Send News to Papers
Readers are encouraged to send letters about life away from Saline and how former residents are faring in their new communities. The note notes old hometown interest and welcomes updates or messages for publication. A local Holstein owned by C H Hidder bore twins on Saturday, marking the cow's fifth consecutive twin birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
News
C. H. Hidder
Lee Township
Charlotte Republican-Fribune
Local notices and social calls span town and beyond
The page lists visits and gatherings across Portage Lake Ann Arbor Howell Ypsilanti and Clinton with mentions of Mrs Feldkamp Mrs Stierle Mr Burkhardt Miss Lederer and families. It notes a kitchen shower for Rev and Mrs McTaggart and career moves for Miss Nettie Simmons. A tale of quiet desire to avoid crowds closes with historical note on William Wells and Native American exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ehnis
Detroit
Julius Feldkamp
Ann Arbor
G. L. Hoyt
Portage Lake
Norman Wood
Stierle
John Burkhardt
Michael Zahn
Frieda Lederer
Bay City
Carl Lederer
Abner Monroe
Louis, Blum
Caryell
Mabel Monroe
The
Baptist Church
George McTaggart
Amos Miller
Wealthy Kellogs
Howell
Mabel Brooks
Ypsilanti
Thomas Leith
Seville
Ohio
Aaron
Coroner to hold inquest into Wabash crossing crash
Coroner Paul B. Mott of Adrian will hold an inquest Tuesday afternoon into the Wabash grade crossing crash at Britton that killed Donald Shook 27 and Russell Reum 21, Tecumseh Products Co employees. The crash occurred about 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon when Shook’s car, with Reum as passenger, was struck by an eastbound freight at the crossing as they were en route to Blissfield. Tecumseh Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Mott
Adrian
Wabash
Britton
Donald Shook
Russell Reum
Tecumseh
Shook
Mr. Reum
Tecumseh Products Company
Ream
Wabash Crossing
Blissfield
Tecumseh Herald
Saline Boy Scouts Reserve Newkirk Camp Seats
Saline boys aged 11 and older may enroll to attend the Newkirk Scout camp at Dexter for a half week or longer, with 11 year olds preparing to become Scouts also eligible. Camp Director Walter MacPeek announces reservations are taken at the council office 324 East Huron Ann Arbor up to camp capacity. Saline attendees this summer include Fred Grunewald Billie Ash and Bobby Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Newkirk
Dexter
Walter MacPeek
East Huron Street
Ann Arbor
Shirts for Men Need Less Shrinkage and Better Fit
A study on dress shirts outlines neckband and sleeve shrinkage limits, favoring no neckband shrink and minimal sleeve contraction. Standards suggest a size 15 chest 46 inches, 33 inch front and back, armholes 20 1 4 inches, sleeve mid circumference 16 1 2 inches, plus 75 pound warp tensile strength and 30 pound fill.
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Julia Tear
Michigan State College
Division of Trade Standards
Federal Bureau of Standards
Chicken robberies solved after Capture on Prospect Road
Sheriff officers report a dawn arrest of three men in a Detroit Inkster chase ending near Prospect road with 20 sacks of chicken feathers. Hue Smith 31 Ed Williams 25 and William Whitfield 18 admit thefts and say they sold chickens at a poultry market. They await arraignment in county jail. Belvidere the St Bernard was imported in 1892 by BE Sears of Boston for 6900 dollars.
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Prospect Road
Ford Road
Hue. Smith
Ed. Williams
Detroit
William Whitfield
Inkster
Lewis Dickerson
Ann Arbor
BE. B. Sears
Boston
Tell It If You Want to Sell It
A terse line urges clear instruction on selling content. The phrase suggests a blunt sales mindset and direct approach to commerce without rhetorical flourishes.
Children in Court by Judge Hatfield
A young man returning from visiting relatives learns in court that the world does not owe him a living after being caught burglarizing a gasoline station. He blames labor dispute violence witnessed in youth for anti social conduct and class hatreds. Also noted is Mrs. Laura Oliver burned melting paraffin on her stove and Alfred W. Oliphant Jr collecting 38000 postage stamps in 14 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Oliver
H. F. Persons
Brooklyn
Alfred W. Oliphant, Jr
Texas State Board of Control
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Sim. R. Wilson
M. ©. Boutelle
Saline, Mich
White
Adieu
Cleveland Plain Dealer
William Wells
Little Turtle
Maumee
Wells
Anthony Wayne
BY Edwin Finc
bin Haits
Western Newspaper Union
Malcolm Hatfield
Roy Bixby
Tanner’s Store
ACORN
Saline, Michigan
Detroit Edison
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