Looking Back in The Observer News Items
Mr and Mrs Adam Klumpp visited Detroit last Thursday Rev and Mrs Simon Scho field vacationing at Ludington Heights Their daughter Mrs Milton Young and her daughter joined them north Misses Bertha Schairer and Minnie Buckman hosted a farewell dinner for Mrs Lucy Fairbanks at Schairer home Alphonse Schmid to convert corner Ann Arbor and Henry into a two story family apartment Melvin Alber Bliss Curtiss Robert Knight Richard Clark and Anthony Koselka with Michigans 32nd Signal Corps at Camp Grayling A Heininger meal at home interrupted by local workers who ate first then they found more food Luella Réhtschler visited Detroit relatives Dr and Mrs Unterkircher travel to Whitmore Lake for summer Nellie Warner of Ypsilanti visits D F Reeves Posters announce a dancing party at the opera house with May's Orchestra from Ann Arbor Emanuel Gross Pauline and Harry Gross visit Mrs O C Wheeler and family Cherries abundant on market with clean fruit overall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Klumpp
Detroit
Simon Schofield
Ludington Heights
Milton Young
Bertha Schairer
Minnie Buckman
Lucy Fairbanks
Alphonse Schmid
Ann Arbor
Henry Street
Melvin Alber
Bliss Curtiss
Robert Knight
Richard Clark
Anthony Koselka
Camp Grayling
32Nd Signal Corps
Michigan National Guard
Ypsilanti
Arthur Heininger
State Hospital
Luella Réhtschler
Unterkircher
Whitmore Lake
Nellie Warner
D. F. Reeves
Opera House
May
Emanuel Gross
Pauline
Harry Gross
Materials Used in the Manufacture of Oleo
Families and relatives noted visiting Rushton and Ann Arbor as Mrs. E. F. Layher recovered from surgery. O. C. Wheeler children enjoy the week with Katherine in Ann Arbor, Grace with Charles Geyer in Pittsfield, and Alice with Samuel Gross in Freedom. Sam Coleman’s team ran away with a hay load Monday. no injuries but harness and hay rack damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Layher
H. F. Wenger
Ann Arbor
O. C. Wheeler
Katherine
Grace
Charles Geyer
Pittsfield
Alice
Samuel Gross
Freedom
Sam Coleman
Sam
Night sports across history illuminate under floodlights
The article traces floodlight baseball origins from 1883 in Fort Wayne to 1930 Des Moines, noting failed early attempts and rapid adoption by major and minor leagues. It cites broader effects on attendance, and mentions other sports expanding to night play, plus Olympic and military athletic competitions and notable figures like Frank Hayes and Pancho Segura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Pine
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cincinnati
White Sox
Comiskey Park
Chicago
General Electric Company
Lynn
Mass
Lynn Field
Des Moines
Iowa
American Athletic Union
London
Devil Diver
Princeton
Rutgers
Frank Hayes
Cleveland Indians
Ray Mueller
Pancho Segura
U. of Miami
U. S. Army
Europe
Brussels
Belgium
Home From War Theatre Celebrates Joint Birthdays
A neighborhood gathering at Mrs. Walter Schroeder’s home marked a joint birthday for Mrs. Schroeder and Clarence Feldkamp with about fifty guests. Pro gressive euchre and refreshments followed. Clifford Finkbeiner, recently discharged at Fort Sheridan after over 214 years in Europe, plans to stay on the farm as Willard Hertler prepares to depart for Camp Maxey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Walter Schroeder
Clarence Feldkamp
Dan Hertler
Geoge Weber
Warren Finkbeiner
John Lesser
Dexter
Orrin Wiedmeyer
Dexter Road
States
Clifford Finkbeiner
Gottlieb Finkbeiner
Fort Sheridan
Herman Kohler, Jr
Herman Kohler
Clifford
Willard Hertler
Carl Hertler
Camp Robinson
Arizona
Camp Maxey
Texas
Softball Schedule With Several July August Battles
The schedule lists multiple 7 06 P M games between Methodist Hoeft s Federated Railroaders and Hoeft s is spelled various ways across July and August. Rain dates push unsettled games to the following Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Hoeft’s
Federated
Railroaders
Hoeft
Railroadera
Hoeft’s. Federated
Railroadere
Silver Wedding Brings Guests From Nearby Cities
A Silver Wedding two weeks ago drew guests from Detroit Ann Arbor Jackson Plymouth Flat Rock Dexter Belleville Waltz Ypsi lanti Chelsea Milan and Hamburg. The couple received many silver gifts including 25 silver dollars and were attended by Warren Martin of the Marines Representative Joseph Warner and Dr. R Clyde Ford of Ypsilanti among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Plymouth
Flat Rock
Dexter
Belleville
Waltz
Ypsilanti
Chelsea
Milan
Hamburg
Warren Martin
The
Marines
Joseph Warner
R. Clyde Ford
Your Garden This Week Rooting Vines for Squash
Garden tip explains that burying squash vine joints to cover with soil encourages auxiliary roots, helping plants survive borers by maintaining nourishment through the new root network.
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Ealing
Erial
Lambarth Bros
Leonard Gas and Oil
Ed’s Grocery
Pen Dally
Sundeyo
Fred Hertler
August Braun
Chris Braun
Esther
Rushton
United States
War Theatre
West
Herman Heininger
Elvin Armbruster
Michigan Ave
Klager’s Hatcheries
Bridghwates
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