Belleville Stops Saline Streak In Pitchers Battle
Belleville defeats Saline 2 to 1 ending Saline eight game win streak in a pitchers battle. Owen Hoeft held Saline to two hits as Belleville benefited from two unearned runs. Second run came on Wag us double after Bies was hit by pitch. A disputed ninth inning call preceded a Belleville rally. Vince Jacobs delivered a timely single to tie and win in the ninth.
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Saline
Belleville
Owen Hoeft
Ginbach
Ken Frey
Bob Knisel
Bies
J. Knisel
Wagus
Whip Schneider
Frey
Chuck Frey
Country Gentlemen
Redford
Vince Jacobs
Chuck
Bob Frey
Linderman
Inkster
Crop Insurance Applications Must Be Filed Earlier This Year
Harry M. Cole, secretary of the Washtenaw county AAA committee, urges earlier applications and premiums for this year. Deadline August 31, applications may be made at the county office. Insurance covers full wheat acreage unless seedings are less than nine allotments, with premiums per farm in bushels and payable by warehouse receipts or advances.
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Harry M. Cole
Washtenaw
Contest Starts This Week in Observer Advertising
The Observer announces a local contest with first prize of $1.25 and a second prize of 75 cents for the first two complete correct lists mailed or brought in. Contest ends after p.m. Tuesday following publication. Local merchants Haarer's Quality Market Alga's Dress Shop Burkhart Store C.F. Smith Co Allie Gross and others sponsor the effort to boost Saline Ypsilanti Ann Arbor and surrounding trading territory.
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Haarer’s
Ypsilanti
Burbank
S. Charlie-Augustus Furniture
Moffitt
Frank
Ypsilantia
Saline
Alga
Burkhart
Burkhart’s
C.F. Smith Co
Allie” Gross
Ann Arbor
Cornell
Dr Prout Elected To School Board In Saline
At the Saline school district annual meeting Dr Gordon Prout won the board seat replacing Hart Fosdick by a seven vote margin sixty nine to sixty two while Mrs Anna Miller was re elected to fill the vacancy left by expiration of her term. The gathering included a clash between William Austin president and T M Clay superintendent over a missing typewriter and Clay defended his tenure. A new playfield was discussed with a feasible grading plan costing about four thousand dollars with the board authorized to use two thousand already budgeted plus a thousand from the general fund.
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Bud MacArthur
New M
Gordon Prout
Hart Fosdick
Anna Miller
Clay
Austin
Frank Harms
Harris
Saline High School
Saline
Heller
Walter Cook
Board of Education
Ray Niles
Local Births and Health Notes From Saline County
A daughter was born Sunday at Saline General Hospital. Mrs. Leonard Blain of Milan announces Phoebe Minzey remains about the same. Donald Jeffery had tonsils and adenoids removed Monday. Matthew Miller also had tonsils removed. Louise Schupp of Milan had the first finger of her left hand amputated Tuesday evening after catching it in a gimp. she is not quite two years old.
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Leonard Blain
Milan
Phoebe Minzey
Donald Jeffery
Matthew Miller
Ay Louise Schupp
Card of Thanks from Mrs Karl Wiedman
Mrs Karl Wiedman thanks friends for flowers cards and kindness during illness. Frank Camburn treasurer says she will be at Saline Savings Bank Saturday July 138 1940 to collect water dues and tax statements will be mailed later.
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Karl Wiedman
Saline Savings Bank
Frank Camburn
Electric Service store in Ann Arbor promotes White Sewing machines
The Electric Service store in Ann Arbor acts as the agency for White Sewing machines and carries many electrical appliances. A friendly welcome greets visitors with a musical chime as they arrive. Yard goods ready to wear curtains and a variety of merchandise await inspection.
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Ann Arbor
Stars From Hollywood At Saline Theatre This Week
A Saline theatre program this week features major screen names from Hollywood. Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergan star in Charlie McCarthy Detective as part of a double bill with Road to Singapore starring Bing Crosby Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Destry Rides Again with Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart opens Tuesday for merchants programs. Various local sales and notices follow, including farm goods and services ads.
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Hollywood
Saline Theatre
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergan
Charlie
Mortimer, Snerd
Robet Cummings
Constance Moore
John Payne
Gloria Dickson
Dennis Morgan
Dorothy Lamour
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Singapore
Marlene Dietrich
James Stewart
Destry
Miss Dietrich
Stewart
Charles Winninger
Mischa Auer
Brian Donlevy
Irene Hervey
Una Merkel
Allen Jenkins
Scout Camp Organized Into Six Troop Groups
Scout Camp reorganizes into six troop groups with named leaders for Backwoods Thunder Bird Chippeway Riverside Outpost and Pine Ridge units. Registrations may strain capacity as June delays fade with summer, and camps run through August 9 before hosting county 4-H groups.
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Scout
Walter MacPeek
Backwoods
Robert Hay
Thunder Bird
William Buys
Chippeway
Howard Ideson
Riverside
Ray Britaine
Outpost
Bruce Haig
Pine Ridge
William Bedson
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Saturday Optometrist Visit
Eyes examined and glasses fitted offered every Saturday from 2:30 to 9:30 PM. Office located in Milan Hotel See. Dr Frank Gifford Toledo Optometrist.
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Milan
Frank Gifford
Toledo
Classified ads roundup showing autos tractors and home insulation
Classified items include a 1937 Plymouth Coupe mechanically perfect at 375 dollars from Wiedman Auto Co, a 1937 F-12 Farmall tractor at 350 dollars, and a 1987 Ford Pickup with description of motor and tires. Also pages note cream buyer in Saline Milan Creamery, used John Deere equipment, a 1939 Chevrolet Truck Sedan for sale, and Capitol Rockwool insulation offered by Burgh Heating with a free dinnerware set promotion. Local contact details in Ann Arbor.
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Rock Wool Manufacturing Company
Burgh Heating and Insulating Co
Ann Arbor
Kenwood Ave
Frigidaire 1940 Models Displayed by Local Dealers
Frigidaire 1940 models are on display at Cook Motor Sales, an authorized dealer. The ad also notes a 1935 Chevrolet long wheelbase truck with dual rear wheels and a platform option, plus a Duo-Therm hot water heater for efficient oil heating and tap convenience. Elmer Steele's Gulf Service at 121 W Mich Ave offers details.
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COOK
Chevrolet
Cook Motor Sales
Frigidaire
Elmer Steele
Gulf Service
Mich
Ave
Oil and gas save repair bills with fast flowing lubrication
It isn’t luck but fine oil and gas that save repair costs. The copy touts fast flowing oils that lubricate all engine parts under rapid driving and provide heat protection. Fosdick & Ford Eli-Speed from Statics Michigan at Harris-Phone 44 inside Lubrication Car Washing.
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Fosdick
Ford
Eli
Michigan
Harris
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Schmids Market
C. M. Phillipp
Gordon Thrasher
J. Gordon Thrasher
Walter R. Thrasher
Dietiker
Sincerely Yours, Martha Dietiker
HE Hoppe
Hamilton
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Jacobs
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J Knisel
B Girbach
K Frey
Knisel
W. Schneider
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Rt H. Frey
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McArt
Lindbergh
C Weeker
Turner Ss
Garret
Carl
Rf Way
Schneider
Hoeft
Dr. Prout
F. Tucker
Choice
Observer Office
Saline Observer
Kelly
Sowan Arbor St
Wolverine
Parsons
Andrew Hartman
Davenport
Chair
A. L. Brooks
Waterworks Road
International
Wiedman Auto Company
Charles Lambarth
Hooft
Avery
Albert Graf
Darling and Co
Saline Valley Farms
The
Methodist Church
Wiedman Auto Cop
Herman Kohler
Clarence Cook
W. E. Dietiker
Emi Balmer and Undertaker
Norman Scherdt
The_Observer
R. G. Wahl
Morton Poultry Farm
Gibson
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Baker
Robert Morton
Mary Minnis
Helen's
Brooks Brothers
Adrian
Dia Adrian
Rausers
Gross Hardware St
Albert Rauser
Hoover
Fourth Ave
Ann <Arbor
Observer
Plymouth
Wiedman Auto Co
Cherries
Henry Goltz
W. Mich. Ave
Macon Road
John-Deere
Herman Heininger
England
Lloyd E. Fairbanks Insurance Agency
Boy
Cole's Feed Store
Didl
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