Ford School Ends Year With Picnic
The Edison Institute closed its school year with a 6:30 potluck supper and a chapel program. Diplomas were awarded to seven eighth graders: Robert Bredernitz, Robert Cook, Phyllis Hertler, Marie Kuebler, David Levleit, James Rogers, Thelma Wahl. Awards honored 12 top spellers and several students received silver dollar, half-dollar prizes. County Commissioner Haak presented diplomas. Carl Hood conveyed Edison greetings. Clare Collins taught and will return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Institute
Ford School
Robert Bredernitz
Robert Cook
Phyllis Hertler
Marie Kuebler
David Levleit
James Rogers
Thelma Wahl
Harry Anderson
Josephine Ford
Charlotte Feeman
Barbara Anderson
James Ford
Ruby Elliott
Gerald Baarer
Patricia Rogers
Evelyn Korte
Mildred Collins
Carl Hood
Dearborn
Reception Tonight At St. Pauls Church
Members of St Pauls church meet their new pastor Rev Alvin Siemsen Mrs Siemsen and Judith Joy at a reception tonight A program will be given in the church before the group moves to the basement for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Church
Alvin Siemsen
Military wedding in Windsor at Central United Church
Mrs C O Woodbridge and daughter Mrs Dale Noble with Jo Ann attended a military wedding in Windsor Canada. Relative James Cousin, a recent medical college graduate, wed and left with his bride for an internship in Saskatchewan immediately after the ceremony.
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C. O. Woodbridge
Dale Noble
Jo Ann
Windsor
Canada
James Cousin
Central United Church
Saskatchewan
Softball Schedule Hints at Summer League Matchups
A sequence of softball games lists Hoefts Federated Methodists and Railroaders in rotating fixtures from June 14 to August 30 with all games at 7 00 PM. If rain hits, games move to the following Tuesday.
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Hoeft’s
Federated
Methodists
Railroaders
Methodist
Farewell Party For Arletta Shurtz At Methodist Church
The Doris Circle of the Methodist church hosted a farewell party in the church parlors for Arletta Jane Shurtz on Thursday evening. Guests played games and enjoyed light refreshments as she received a gift. Arletta remains with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Shurtz after her parents moved to Marquette.
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Doris
Methodist Church
Arletta Jane Shurtz
Arletta Jane
Thomas Shurtz
Marquette
Past Matrons Club Meeting at Mrs Wheeler’s Home
Seventeen of eighteen Past Matrons attended a noon gathering at Mrs. C. C. Wheeler’s home on Monday. The informal meeting featured fellowship among members of the club.
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Mrs. Wheeler
C. C. Wheeler
Red Cross Home Nurses Meet at Mrs Kern House
Red Cross home nurses will meet Tuesday June 19 at 7 30 PM at the home of Mrs Charles Kern. Each member is requested to bring her favorite sugar substitute recipe.
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Saline Red Cross
Charles Kern
Entertained Bridge Club Hosts Delightful Friday Evening
Mrs Dan Hall and Mrs Hazel Cook co hosted the bridge club at the Hall home on Ann Arbor road. A supper was served at seven followed by a night of bridge. Guests included Mrs J B Wallace and Mrs Dale Noble along with club members.
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Dan Hall
Hazel Cook
Bridge Club
Hall
Ann Arbor Road
J. B. Wallace
Dale Noble
Behind Your Bonds Lies the Might of America War Bonds Feature
The piece highlights a large water products industry backed by War Bonds. It notes four million dollars yearly from water products and a North Carolina barrier reef producing thousands of fisher men and 150 million pounds of menhaden. Menhaden are processed into fertilizer and oil and support national resources backing War Bonds.
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Barrier Reef
North
Carolina
U.S. Treasury Department
Ends Pastorate Here Sunday
Dr. F. A. Lendrum will leave the local Methodist church with a closing service in Saline next Sunday. The pastorate ends after years of leadership and service to the congregation.
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F. A. Lendrum
Saline
Miss Glenny Heininger Graduates From State College
Miss Glenny Heininger of Michigan graduates from Michigan State Normal College Ypsilanti with a Bachelor of Science degree. Dinner honors include Mr and Mrs Arthur Heininger and guests from Marine City Detroit Ann Arbor Vassar and local towns. The entry notes include Glennys Heininger’s achievement and a brief aside about the Amazon basin.
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Arthur Heininger
Glennys
Michigan State Normal College
Ypsilanti
Terhune
Dorothy
Marine City
A. L. Smith
Jean
Loraine Valaide
Detroit
Doris Mae Evans
Eleanor Tyler
Vassar
Kenneth Heininger
Jeanne Matson
Ann Arbor
John Heininger
Fifteen Years Ago Ypsilanti Hospital Work Begins
Back through the Observer files a note recalls that work started Monday on the Ypsilanti State hospital. The item highlights local activity, social visits, and ongoing community events from the era including cinema outings for farmers, store ownership changes, and sports results.
Summer visits and social notes from a past era
Thirty years ago Miss Esther Rentschier and Helen Walker visited the high school on Tuesday afternoon. Ruth Rose visited relatives in Manchester. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Harmon and daughter Luella, and Mrs. Anna Baslick visited Gus Goldsmith and family. Florence Bond was an Arbor visitor. Aaron Wiedmayer of Ann Arbor spent a week with his daughter Mrs. C. D. Finkbeiner. Katherine and Mark Travers visited cousins Mrs. G. L. Parsons and families. John Lutz made a business visit to Ann Arbor and met Congressman Beakes. Fishermen and townsfolk took the day off. Groups visited Silver Lake and Blind Lake. Mrs. Henry Schroen of Pittsfield, injured nine months earlier, could dress Sunday for the first time since the accident.
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Ypsilanti State Hospital
L. D. Tanner
Norman Ash
Saline
Manchester
Owen Hoeft
Otto Hansen
Glen Gordon
E. M. Gildere
Mesdames
Lon’ Kutler
Frank Stilts
Welfare Club
Hattie Murray
Joh Gooding
Erent
Milan
Richard Clark
Lansing
Dorothy Gump
Ben Uphaus
Clara Schroen
Ruth Aptrill
Esther Rentschier
Helen Walker
Ruth Rose
Claude Harmon
Luella
Anna Baslick
Gus Goldsmith
Florence Bond
Arbor
Aaron Wiedmayer
Ann Arbor
C. D. Finkbeiner
Katherine
Mark Travers
Williamston
G. L. Parsons
W. H. and
G. W. Barr
John Lutz
Congressman Beakes
H E. A. Hauser
Fred Koch
C. O. Woodbridge
C. Carter
Silver Lake
E. Muir
O. Wheeler
Charles Koch
Fred Burkhart
Blind Lake
Sam Weinnett
Irving LeBaron
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Ford
Clare Collins
Haak
St. Paul’s
Saline Theatre
Jon Hall
Louise Allbritton
Edward Everett Horton
San Diego
I Love
You
Lum
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Faye Emerson
Helmut Dantine
Berlin
Roy Rogers
Gabby Haynes
Utah
Edward Arnold
Selena Royle
Sun-Mon
Bette Davis
Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen
Brian Donlevy
Ann Richards
W Appreciate Amer
Red Cross Home
America
Heininger
Amazon Basin
Brazil
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Bob
Mons
Schmid
Fiour
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