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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
2
Local residents visit relatives in Ohio and Michigan with a summer plan for Murray Sanders and Carl Sanders. A Lenawee Court probation ends for Olive Fisher after pleading guilty to stealing 73 dollars from her employer and ordered to repay 50 immediately and the rest in six months.
Gus Kern won the 80 mile auto race held in Flint on Sunday. The event is noted among community reports from Clinton Road with other social visits and gatherings including residents from Detroit Lansing and Tecumseh.
Mrs. F. W. Schoen spent a few days in Detroit last week. Miss Helen Armbruster of Saline weekended with George Wiedman. Mrs. Caroline Rentschler of Saline stayed at Arthur Heininger’s home during her daughter’s absence. Mrs. Elmer Johnston of Clinton and Mrs. Meriel Wardwell and child visited Mrs. George Wiedman on Friday. Melinda Paul, Ellen Lewalter, Irene Hardy and Walter Papenkopf visited Will Paul and Albert Heininger on Sunday. George Wiedman hosted his brother Ed and two friends Peerless Cobb and Carl Friane. they toured Irish Hills. Libbie Guthard and John Heininger of Saline with Arthur Heininger and family visited Rev. J. H. Rilling and family at Culver Indiana over the weekend. Mrs. Rilling is Miss Guthard’s sister.
Jackson visitor Miss Ruth Needham and many Adrian Macon Deerfield and Detroit visitors frequent the area. Burke Wentz of Peru called on George Needham. a garage fire at Richard Ellis’s north of Billington corners destroyed a garage and car with unknown cause. Tecumseh Herald reports limited damage to other buildings and no injuries.
Macon residents hosted and visited numerous family friends this week. Attendees included Oliver Donat of Atwerp, J. B. Gowman and George Parks parties in Hillsdale, and Daisy Bryan with Detroit guests. Weekend stays feature Imlay City, New Boston, and travels to Grand Rapids, Sheffield, and Wisconsin.
Norman Moore hosted Sunday at home in Central Lodi. Blanche Manor drives a new sport Ford. William and Blanche Lindemann visited Detroit. Ernest Mayer and family from Ann Arbor called on Bert Moore. Orrin Drake of Ann Arbor spent evening with Theodore Steward. Jacob Bruckner of Ann Arbor visited Edgar Drake and daughter Gertie on Decoration Day. David Schaefer and family visited Waltz with William and Christina Zieman. Mrs. John Manor called on sister Mrs. Cyril Kleyn at St Josephs Mercy hospital. Mrs Kleyn slowly improves after three weeks. Ernest Gestler and daughter Betty plus Martha Kitts and Albert Mayer and David Schaefer families were Sunday guests of Bert and Mrs Moore. Mrs Thursa Gilliland of Muskogee Okla cites divorce grounds due to husband failing to buy her a set of false teeth.
Michigan Normal faces Western State in Kalamazoo for a return game that will decide the last Michigan Collegiate Conference title as the league folds this month. Vic Neigenfind and Russell Michaelis were the appeal pitchers in a 15 inning opener won by Normal 10 1. If Normal wins five of seven titles stay in Ypsilanti. otherwise four stay in Normal with the rest shared. Normal leads in football cross country track and golf. Western owns basketball and tennis.
Preparations are under way for the Washtenaw County Fair in Ann Arbor after a Washtenaw County Fair Society meeting at C. D. Finkbeiner’s home. J. C. Mortenson will chair the poultry division and E. F. Lohr will lead the dog and rabbit divisions. Directors report all fair book space sold and concession requests flooding in.
A Town City Iowa notice invites attendance at 10 a m worship with announcements. The youth groups meet at 7 15 p m. A recent flaming courtship ended in marriage as Margaret Smoke wed David Ash in Town City Iowa.
Miss Ruth O Miller of Clinton and Charles Howell of Macon quietly married Saturday evening at the Methodist parsonage in Saline. Rev Schofield officiated. Howell recently joined Henry Ford operations near Macon and the couple will reside there.
Mrs Katherine Dorothea Knapp 87 widow of John Knapp died Monday at her daughter Mrs Jacob Hasenfuss home in Freedom township Born July 30 1843 in Germany she belonged to Bethel Church and Ladies Aid She is survived by daughter Mrs Hasenfuss son Adam three grandchildren and many nephews Funeral services will be held privately at 1 30 PM at the Hasenfuss residence then at 2 PM at Bethel Church Rev J Meyer to officiate Interment in Bethel Cemetery
Gale Riggs and family hosted relatives from Toledo on Sunday. Local residents attended a Mooreville dance Saturday night. Robert Dunn, recently hospitalized with pneumonia, is improving. Ann Arbor visitors stayed with Levi Teachout Monday. D G Richards hosted Thursday with Joan Marie and Madison Richards from Ypsilanti. Clifford Richards and Merbert Teachout played Milan against Monroe at the Milan grounds. Rosemary Dunn's birthday was celebrated with friends and cake. Spinoodles the cat from Portland Maine is noted for stuffed olives as a favorite delicacy of Mrs L M Ward.
Official notice to landowners and occupants in Pittsfield Township Michigan to cut and destroy all noxious weeds by July 1 1931 and again by September 1 1931 with repeats as needed to prevent seeding. Failure to comply incurs cutting costs plus a 10 percent levy on the property. Also brush along highway rights of way must be cleared by the first date. Dated June 1 1931 by D C Campbell Forestry Commissioner.
In a hospital bed Fred Williams of Centralia Illinois was injured in an automobile accident yet hired an ambulance to take him to the polls to vote.
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