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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
4
The bank reports total capital and liabilities of 140 473.82 with preferred stock par value 15 000.00, retireable value 15 000.00, and common stock par value 25 000.00. Deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the 1933 Banking Act.
The article outlines gubernatorial prospect Van Wagoner and Kennedy shaping a Democratic platform focused on national defense, state finances, and prudent governance. It notes Kennedy's stance on avoiding personal attacks and targeting issues like boss control in the Republican party and Michigan's fiscal and defense priorities.
A fragmented line from a catalog or ad lists shelves for a home refrigerator with sections for meats, groceries, and vegetables. The garbled text mentions fancy and staple items and a potential brand or model reference.
The piece notes Van Wagoner and Frank Murphy offer pragmatic, nonideological stances while criticizing blind loyalty to F D R. It links Roosevelt endorsement to wartime national issues shaping Michigan’s November state election. The Michigan Mirror cites Republican interviews with James Thompson, then GOP chairman.
Eula Acres suffered a severe hand injury on Monday when the third finger of his left hand was cut off by a hay rope pulley while setting a hay fork at the home of Jesse Bird Jr. The Baughman family moved from the Mertler tenant house to the residence previously occupied by Mr Haines and family.
Hammond District residents host and visit with relatives and friends across Jackson Ann Arbor Dayton Muskegon and Detroit during a busy cycle of evenings and weekends. Names include Bobby Love Clifton Gilbert Clara Kanouse Hovey Needham Frank Allen Louise Tower Julia Gordon Morris Baker Wilbur Cook E M Gilbert Kerry Gordon Walter Gordon and others.
Gust Grams was re-elected director at Mooreville school meeting Monday night. Other notes include residents visiting relatives, travels to Little Rock and West Somerset, and a birth announcement of Raymond Edwin Sluyter in Tecumseh.
Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan sets September 9, 1940 as the deadline for filing claims against the estate of Christian Rentz deceased. Public notice to run three successive weeks in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G. Pray presides.
Weekend visits included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richards and baby. Mrs. Carson stayed in Detroit with relatives. Lois Teachout visited Mr. and Mrs. Levi Teachout. Ann Arbor visitors included Mrs. A G Richards Mrs Clarence Thomas and Mrs Leola Murray. Leola Murray of Jackson visited with her parents D G Richards Thursday through Sunday.
Margaret Wing married Rofa Coffey in a Dexter church parsonage ceremony attended by Mrs. Michael Sheehan. The couple will reside with the bride's parents while Coffey is employed locally. Nearby community notes include visits from Detroit and Toledo residents and a Benton 4-H Club meeting with canning demonstrations.
Joseph Sweeney Jr and family spent Saturday in Detroit. Alger and Mrs Allison visited Toledo. John Dicks elected Oak Grove director. Jesse Bird Sr and family celebrated 31st wedding anniversary with a trip to Greenfield Village. A potluck dinner followed with many relatives and friends attending. Leon Buhl visits grandparents Elwin and Mrs Sanders in Cleveland. Joy Harris of Ypsilanti visits cousins Marie and Vivian Bird.
Probate court in Washtenaw County sets July 28 1940 for hearing John B Geddes petition to determine legal heirs and heirs entitled to real estate of William Geddes deceased. Publication run in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior. Nora O Borgert Register of Probate.
In Washtenaw County Michigan Carl A Curtiss petitions to admit a will to probate and for estate administration to himself or another suitable person A hearing is set for July 24 1940 at 10 A M in the Probate Office with three weekly notices in The Saline Observer. Nora Q Borgert Register of Probate July 4 11 18
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