Saline Observer Notes Local Happenings and Parade
Myron Gallagher Jr. writes from Saline Michigan. The Observer reports on a Tuesday parade view and a two week outing by Edgar and Armine Westphal. Other items include a family gathering at the Thearer home, fishing at Laird Lake, visits to Ralph Hammond’s family, a Detroit trip to see Knight Templar parade, and a Saline Poultry Association picnic planned for July 26 at Pleasant Lake.
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the Observer
Saline Mich
Edgar
Armine Westphal
Saline
Camp Newkirk
Max Fosdick
Michigan
North Lake
Reviewing Our Yesterdays on July 22 1938
Local notes record illnesses recoveries and social visits. Helen Lambarth beds rest after tonsil and adenoid operation while Ernest Stiener receives daily hand treatment. Families paint, visit, attend the Cherry Festival, and travelers share updates from Saline to Traverse City and Langley Washington.
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Helen Lambarth
Ernest Stiener
Ralph Uphaus
Billy Ash
Abe Alber
Ray -Niles
Saline General Hospital
Ambrose Ernst
Raymond Daniels
Truman Faces Party Split Over 1948 Nominee
Observers note a Democratic party split as Truman clings to polling support while leaders in Illinois New Jersey New York California and other states tilt toward Eisenhower. They debate whether Truman’s record suffices while GOP hopes hinge on Dewey or Eisenhower and a possible nonpartisan coalition.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Harry Truman
Gallup
Truman
Ilinois
New Jersey
New York
California
Geniget Eisenhower
Teon
William O. Douglas
Washington
White House
Dewey
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Records Show Value Of Iowa City Fire-Resistant Roofing
Fire Chief H F Hemphill reports 1947 Marshalltown calls totaled 40 due to chimney sparks. Of 15 homes with flammable roofs, fires occurred. 25 with fire resistant roofs had no fires. Building codes in 600 towns require fire resistant roofing like asphalt shingles. Re-roofing after any roof fire is mandatory in Marshalltown. Previously up to 90 roof fires yearly. recently as few as 17.
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H. F. Hemphill
Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa City
Cattle Warned to Avoid Fresh Paint on Buildings
Dr. E A Woelffer of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine warns that cattle should be kept away from freshly painted farm buildings until the paint dries. He notes paint is the most common source of lead poisoning in cattle.
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E. A. Woelffer
University of Minois College of Veterinary Medicine
iHe
Salisbury Law Requires Fire Resistant Roofs Citywide
Salisbury North Carolina requires all new and existing houses to be roofed with fire resistant shingles to cut fire hazard from sparks. The ordinance passed over 14 years ago had delayed enforcement to ease homeowner costs with deadlines extended from March 23 1946 to May 9 this year. Fire Chief Charles L Burkett notes early roofs were a major fire risk and says shingle roofs were vulnerable to sparks with only four such fires reported last year.
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Salisbury
N. C
Charles L. Burkett
Time to file claims in Wackenhut estate 1948
Probate Court of Washtenaw County orders creditors to present claims for Herman Wackenhut estate by September 20 1948 at ten in the forenoon. Public notice to be printed in the Saline Observer for three successive weeks prior to hearing.
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State of Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Udge
Herman Wackenhut
Saline
Corn Color Separation Guidelines and Racial Note
White and yellow corn share soil needs and require at least 200 yards isolation to prevent color mixing in early rows. Of the 90 million acres of corn grown originally in the United States only 12 percent is white.
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United States
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