Saline River Damage Repaired After Flood
Flood relief notes indicate Saline river damage has been repaired and the stream nears normal. Ford dam site restored with sandbags removed and banks reseeded. York Mills area unharmed. Friis Bracket Mill suffered erosion. county road crews fill and stone the road gouges for quick public access. Memorial Day prep continues as utilities, cemetery work proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Dam
Saline Park
Haimamond
York Mills
Friis & Bracket Mill
County Road Commission
Saline High School Class of 1943 Commencement Program
The seventy third Saline High School graduation lists salutatory pieces by Ada Dahlgren and others, invocation by Rev. Bach, musical selections from the glee club, and diplomas presented to the Class of 1943 by Dr. Muyskens. Officers include President Margaret Finch and Ralph Uphaus as vice president with Marion Bredernitz as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcarolle
Offenbach
Sullivan
John Muyskens
University of Michigan
C. H. Wittbracht
Dorothy Kohler
Margaret Finch
Ralph Uphaus
Marion Bredernitz
Della Burkhardt
Victoria Stoianowski
Campaign To Return The Empties In Michigan
Michigan dairy bottler and retail groups launch Return the Empties urging patriots to collect over ten million returnable bottles. Volunteers will wash sterilize and reuse bottles to meet growing civilian and military needs due to shipping delays and overseas beverage shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Bottler Association
Saline Valley Farms Tops County Dairy Herds in 1938 Records
The S. V. F. Herd led county testing association No. 1 with an average yearly milk production of 9069 pounds and 446.3 pounds butterfat per cow from 57 cows. Cadence Mickey Barbara and Lois set individual records amid strong showings, with herd head Michael Sheehan guiding the operation since March 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Department of M
Saline Valley Farms
Cadence
Guernsey
Mickey
Guernseys
Barbara
Lois
Michael Sheehan
Sheehan
Card of Thanks to Saline Fire Department
The Rothfuss family expresses sincere thanks to the Saline Fire Department for their response Tuesday afternoon. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rothfuss and George Rothfuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale Success Praise
The American Legion Auxiliary thanks all who helped make their Poppy sale a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Senior Swing-Out Parade Honors Class of 1943
A sunny Thursday afternoon framed the annual Senior Swing-Out Parade for the Class of 1943. The band led the procession in uniform as seniors marched in gowns, with Miss Victoria Stoianowski, class advisor, guiding the Class of ’48 alongside Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Future Farmers marching as separate groups carrying fidg and class numerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Stoianowski
San Antonio cadet class departs for advanced pilot training
Bill Lindenschmidt among 320 cadets from Michigan leaving the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center for advanced training at primary flying fields. The expedition follows inspection by Under Secretary Patterson and lawmakers Thomason and Maybank as the nation expands its combat pilot program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Robert P. Patterson
R. E. Thompson
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center
Patterson
Thomason
House
Burnet Maybank
South Carolna
Senate
Army Air Forces Classification Center
Michigan
Saline
William W. Lindensenmidt
Home Economics Discussed At Rotary Club Meeting
Miss Marie Richardson of the High School spoke at the Rotary Club meeting at The Tavern on training for home economics teachers. She described college coursework and teacher evaluations, and noted the department costs but is a worthwhile investment. Rotarian Edward Foster and guest Walter Mac Peek attended, viewing a Hawaii scenes booklet from Sgt. Alfred Schmid, and a TB prevention note on tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Richardson
Rotary Club
Rotarin
Edward Foster
Ypsilanti
Walter MacPeek
Ann Arbor
Hawaii
Alfred Schmid
Classified advertising rates listed by line charge
Observer Liners notes pricing for classifieds at 6 cents per line for first insertion and 4 cents per line for each subsequent insertion with a 25 cent minimum charge. The ad column emphasizes affordable rates for multiple insertions.
Baccalaureate Service For Class Of Forty Three
Sunday evening baccalaureate in the high school gym featured Reverend William Bach delivering a Joshua inspired message You have not passed this way before The seniors entered under a junior guard of honor Ada Dahleren led the processional and the Glee Club performed two anthems with assistance from Rev Fred A Lendrum and Rev C H Wittbracht
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bach
Joshua
Promised Land
Ada Dahleren
Willing Workers May Meeting Notes Delegation Report
The May meeting of the Willing Workers was held on May 20 with Mrs. Hazel Scudder presiding. Mrs. Elsa Munroe led a program on Legislation, followed by Mizpah and supper served by the hostess, with adjournment to meet Mrs. Mabel Needham in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Scudder
Macon Road
Ilo Luckhardt
Jones
Faust
Genevieve Holcomb
Women's Clubs
Elsa Munroe
Elsie Heininger
Julia Carey
Mabel Needham
Observer Letter From Home Praises Saline Observer
A wartime reader to The Saline Observer from May 25, 1943 writes that the paper feels like a letter from home. Pvt. Walter E. Wild requests his address be updated after leaving the Mississippi Ordnance Plant in Jackson and lists his new address at Camp Livingston, Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Observer
Observer
Mississippi Ordnance Plant
Jackson
Miss
Walter E. Wild
Ord. Co
Camp Livingston, la
Various Classified Ads From Saline Area Listings
A collection of small ads for real estate livestock machinery poultry feed and jobs. Items include rental land for sheep pasture farms for sale houses trailers vehicles and a bookkeeper position at Staebler Kempf Oil Co along with Morton Poultry Farm feed products and a Hayden’s 1900 reference.
May Subscriptions Listed For Local Citizens
New subscribers include Gertie Drake Mrs Arthur Silvins Charles Burkhardt Manchester Harry C Carter Ray VanDorn Mrs Lillian Burgan Rev W F Baumann. Business men appointments for eye examination after hours Dr Frank Gifford Toledo Optometrist Milan Hotel Saturday 2 30 to 9 45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Drake
Arthur Silvens
Charles Burkhardt
Manchester
Harry C. Carter
Ray VanDorn
Lillian Burgan
W. F. Baumann
Frank Gifford
Toledo Optometrist
Milan
Saline Township Board of Review Dates to Inspect 1943 Roll
The Saline Township Board of Review will meet on Tuesday June 8 and Tuesday and Wednesday June 15 and 16 1943 at Hertler's Hall from 9 am to 4 pm each day. The inspection of the 1943 assessment roll will occur, and the reviewed roll will become Saline Township's 1943 assessment roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Saline Township
Hertler’s Hall
Diverse Classifieds From Saline Area Listings
A broad assortment of classifieds includes auctions, items for sale such as geraniums seeds corn pigs and building lots, services like heating, sheet metal work, welding and auto repairs, plus wanted ads for sewing machines and stock, and job notice for a gasoline station attendant. Listings reference Clarence Cook auctioneering, Wiedman Auto Company, Saline Hatchery, and Staebler Ann Arbor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Safekeeping Service
Saline Savings Bank
United States
Scale Books
Lumber Estimates Books
Artium Dry Cleaner
Carter’s. Ink
Jose
Schmid
Frankfurts
Bologna and
NEW York Ham
SILL
Fear
Pschmid
Isalada
Schmidt Marki
Elgar
Ada Dahlgren
Charlotte Phelps
Bonnie Bearss
Marimba
Chandler Stardust—Carmichael
The
Glee Club
J. Edward Anderson Russell Lee Bearss
Omah Dorothea Bernard Irmagene Blair Marion B. Bredernitz
Lynn Carlyle Burdick Della Marie Burkhardt
Florence Harriet Clark Lois M. Deede
Marilyn Joy Dietiker Willard Austin Ellis Katherine P. Elsasser Howard C. Feeman
Sylvia Edna Feldkamp Margaret Helen Finch Doris Wilhelmina Finkhbeiner
Wesley W. Jahnke
Alice Rose Klein
Wanda Regina Koebbe
Alta Margaret Koebler
Dorothy Mae Kohler
Edwin C. Lewis
Virginia May Luckhardt
Shirley Jean Maschino
Beatrice Nelson
Charlotte Margaret Phelps
Alberta Mae Robison
Shirley J. Rogers
Laura Emma Sally Harold Frederick Schaefer
Arthur Howard Singleton
Doris B. Smith
LaMar N. Steiner
Norma
Louise Tower
Ralph C. Uphaus
David Ellsworth Vaughn
Eugene Allen Weed
Harold A. Wilson
Jack Winkle
S. V. F. Herd
Bill
Lindenschmidt
San Antonio, Texas
Rotary
Wolverine
Parsons
Saline Mercantile Co
Pratts Poultry
Lambarth Bros
Grove Bros
Wiedman Auto Co
Ann Arbor St
A. C. Miller
W. McKay St
West Michigan Ave
HB. Henry
Lewis Ernst
Dan Hertler & Son
Adrian Elsman
Ann Arbor Street
George L. Robins
N. Huron St
Mich
Staebler Kempf Oil Co
S. Main St
Morton Poultry Farm
Saline Township Board OF Review
Clarence Cook
Lampbarth Brothers
Ly, G. Wahl
Pfister
Frank Kanitz
Cone
Wiedman Auto Company
Bruce LeBaron
Milan Rd
Carroll Frost
Darling & Co
Singer Store
Brooks Brothers
Adrian
Mick
Adrian Tankage Co
Henry Hammond
Brittom Road
Hayden
Ask Haarer's
Staebler- Kempf Oil Co
Main St
Saline Theatre
Jane Withers
Patrick Brook
Johnny Doughboy
Maria Montez and
Patric Knowles
Marie Roger
Sun
Mon
Tres
John Wayne
Anna Lee
Flying Tigers
Jerry Colonna
Vera Vague
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