Saline District No 1 Fractional School Meeting Report
Annual meeting held July 8 1940 presided by William Austin. W D Cook presented receipts and disbursements for year ending June 30 1940 including general fund and debt retirement fund. Total receipts 31 717.97 and 33 402.70 with budget expenditures 26 893.37. Balance carried to June 30 1940 with detailed lines for salaries, supplies, library, maintenance, and capital outlay.
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Saline District No. 1
William Austin
W. D. Cook
MacArthur
Wheeler
Board of Education of
Board of Education
Pega
PIOMS
Fuller Party Narrowly Escapes After Car Demolished
Donald H. Fuller reports a westbound trip ended in a severe crash near Glencoe Minnesota. The car rolled four times but no one was seriously hurt. His mother suffered a knee wound requiring 30 stitches and was healing. Mrs Fuller bruised. he nurses a strained back. Merilyn Bronson uninjured. He thanks Mr Sim R Wilson of Saline Michigan and the Observer staff for cooperation through the 1939 40 school year and asks for paper delivery to Ludington Epworthy Assembly.
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Ludington
Michigan
Sim. R. Wilson
Saline
Wilson
Observer
Epworthy Assembly
Misspelled Words Contest Winners Announced
Readers sent in over forty replies to the Misspelled Words contest in the ads section on page four. Mrs. Samuel Lambarth won first prize of 1.25 dollars and Mrs. Merritt Martin took second prize of 56 cents. winners must call at The Observer office Saturday afternoon to claim prizes.
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Samuel Lambarth
Merritt Martin
Observer
Collins family reunion selects officers for 1940 gathering
The 26th Collins family reunion met at the home of Mr and Mrs Join Camburn with forty five attendees from Detroit Jonesville Adrian Tecumseh Macon Ann Arbor and Whiting Ind Elton Osborn presiding and officers elected President Miss Grace Burg Vice President Guy Collins Secretary and Treasurer Junior Collins The 1941 reunion is set for the second Thursday in August at Mr and Mrs Russell Collins Macon
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Collins
Join Camburn
Detroit
Jonesville
Adrian
Tecumseh
Macon
Ann Arbor
Whiting
Ind
Elton Osborn
Grace Burg
Guy Collins
Junior Collins
Russell Collins
Harry Parsons Survives Armed Robbery Escape
Last week Harry Parsons picked up two soldiers near Saline who produced a gun and robbed him of money and his car. Bound, he freed himself using lit cigarettes, then contacted state police from a farmhouse. The suspects Arnold Wilson and Earl Guthrie, AWOL soldiers from Ft. Oglethorpe, GA, were arrested near Clinton and face federal and local robbery charges.
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Harry Parsons
Saline
Harry
Clinton
Arnold Wilson
Earl Guthrie
Ft. Oglethorpe
Georgia
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Saturday Eye Clinic
Eye service advertised at Milan Hotel with office hours 2:30 to 9:30 P M every Saturday. See Dr Frank Gifford noted as Toledo optometrist.
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Milan
Frank Gifford
Toledo
Dr. L. ©. Gibson
Packard Et Bill
Ann Arbor
Independents Lose Their Second Game To Inkster
Saline nine suffer a 6-5 setback to Inkster in a see-saw contest. Vince Jacobs led Saline with three hits, Ken Frey and Bob Girbach contributed solid defense, and Jerry Kaisel walked three times. Next Sunday Saline travels to Detroit to face the Olympics seeking a rebound win.
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Inkster
Saline
Belleville
Harvey Frey
Jerrry Kaisel
Bob Girbach
Ken Frey
Bob Kaisel
Frey
Kaisel
Whip Schneider
Harv Frey
Jerry Kaisel
J. Kaisel
Vince Jacobs
Edison The Man Opens Saline Theatre Week
Three top-line pictures headline the Saline Theatre bill this week led by Edison The Man with Spencer Tracy as Thomas Edison. Star Dust features Linda Darnell with John Payne. Three Cheers For The Irish debuts Tuesday with Thomas Mitchell Priscilla Lane and Dennis Morgan.
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Saline Theatre
Edison
Spencer Tracy
Thomas Edison
Linda Darnell
John Payne
Warner Bros
Thomas Mitchell
Priscilla Lane
Dennis Morgan
Saline General Hospital Update and Local Birth
Miss Minzey remains about the same. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Herman Bruckner of Milan on Friday July 12. Sam Grey, recovering from a broken shoulder after an auto accident, was able to return home Sunday.
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Miss Minzey
Herman Bruckner
Milan
Sam Grey
CCC Worker Milestones Highlighted At Rotary Meeting
Milto n Cap py Gross, CCC instructor and Saline native, spoke at the Rotary Club about CCC activities in the Upper Peninsula camp. He noted 30 percent of enrollees are high school graduates or better and that all receive 30 dollars monthly with 20 sent to parents. Employers favor CCC graduates for training quality. Gross answered questions after the talk, with Supervisor Edward Foster of Ypsilanti township as a guest.
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Rotary
Saline
Milton “Cappy” Gross
CCC
Gross
Upper Peninsula
U. of M
4As
Council Proceedings July 1 1940 in City Chamber
Council meeting held in the Council chamber July 1 1940. Mayor Pro Tem Dodge presided with Lambarth Lindemann and Gross present. Clerk read last minutes and bills totaling 1605.98. motion to draw orders and to adjourn. City Clerk Lottie Wallace. Mayor Pro Tem Dodge.
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Townsend
Dodge
Lambarth
Lindemann
Gross
Lottie Wallace
B. EH. Dodge
Local Classified Ads Highlight Odd Jobs and Sales
Classified notices list part time help for a mother, home laundry, and lost cat\n plus bargains in a 13th anniversary sale. Also advertised are farm machinery, rental apartments, a 1939 Chevrolet truck, furniture and antiques, and several autos from Wiedman Auto Co in Saline.
Diverse Local Ads Offer Tractors Automobiles and Services
Mixed classified items include for sale notices on 8 acres of land, a Farmall tractor, 1936 Ford pickup, 1937 Plymouth coupe, and various farm and home services. Also promoted are speakers on printing, radio service, heating, dairy creamery, hatchery products, and legal notices via The Saline Observer.
Battery Checks Promote Safer Summer Driving
Headlights draw 10 amperes from the battery while starters pull at least 200 amperes. With peak summer travel, have your battery checked. Poor lights and weak batteries cause accidents. Fosdick & Ford Hi-Speed Stall Michigan at Harris-Phone 44 Inside Lubrication Car Washit.
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Fosdick & Ford
Michigan
Harris
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Financial Report
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Glencoe
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Girbach
W. Schnieder
Council Proceedings
Andrew Hartman
Norman Scherdt
Laura, Moyer
Burkhart Store
John Deere
Deering 8
Ibinder
Herman Heininger
Rainbow Division of
Methodist Aid
Postoffice
E. Midh Ave
Cook Motor Sales
Chevrolet
A.J. Warren
Michigan Avenue
Wiedman Auto Company
Cook Motor
Wiedman Auto Co
Kay. F. Tucker
Clarence Cook
Saline Observer
Kelly
Ann Arbor St
Wolverine
Parsons
Plymouth
Macon Road
Avery
Albert Graf
R. Frost
Darling and Co
Frigidaire
Elmer Steele
Gulf Service
W. Mich. Ave
Round Oak Company
Burgh Heating and Insulating Co
Kenwood Ave
Herman Kohler
Wiedman
Auto Company
W. E. Dietiker
The
Hooft
R. G. Wahl
Morton
Baker
Robert Morton
Brooks Brothers
Luca
Charg Adrian Tankage Company
Rausers
Gross Hardware Store
Albert Rauser
Fourth Ave
SM OF Polth
America
Lloyd E. Fairbanks
Insurance Agency
Bill Booster
Cole
EIGAR
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Cole's Feed Store
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