Miss Fairbanks Describes Saline Ties And Seattle Visit
In a letter from Seattle dated February 21 1921 Lulu Fairbanks of Saline Michigan recounts reconnecting with Mrs D Q Barry former Saline pastor and detailing Barry family church work in Bellevue across Lake Washington. The note also recalls a dramatic parachute jump by Flying Cowboy de Villiers misread as Venus and hints at western business plans including a Silk factory and Orient cargo routes.
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Seattle
Washington
Wilson
The
Saline Observer
Saline
Mich
Miss Fairbanks
Lulu Fairbanks
Michigan
D. Q. Barry
Bellevue
Lake
Mother
University of Washington
Barry
de Villiers
Venus
School Notes On Court Wins And Washington Day Plans
The notes recount Britton basketball results with the boys winning 16 to 14 and the girls losing 22 to 9. It also covers a February 22 Washington birthday assembly with student speakers and a February 24 talk by Rev. Phelps on staying in school and going to college. Other items mention Chelsea and Saline games, Tecumseh visits, grade room changes, and a George Washington party for the younger grades.
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Britton
George Washington
Harry Life
Washington
Alice Wheeler
Kenneth Snider
Lauren Schleh
Luella Burkhardt
Ester Feldkamp
H. S
Hazel Fitness
Rev. Phelps
Detroit
Junién High
Chelsea
Saline Basket
Dundee
Tecumseh
Floyd Arid
William.Carr
Faith Rose
Bruce
Farsons
South
Farm Income Tax Reports Made Easy
Michigan Agricultural College expert H. M. Eliot urges farm inventories and yearly start and end year counts. He says careful farming records reduce tax and simplify returns. IRS blanks help transfer data. College offers farm account books at forty five cents to aid tax filing.
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H. M. Eliot
Department of
Michigan Agricultural College
Eliot
United States Treasury Department
Farm Management Department
East Lansing
Michigan
Fathers and Sons Dinner Highlights A Night of Toasts
A February 24 event at the school hall drew about 130 fathers and sons served by twenty waitresses in white. John Finch sang, the orchestra played, and Rev Charles Bayless introduced toastmaster C B Edwards of Dixboro. Edwards spoke on Let’s Go, with jokes about moonshine. other toasts praised boys, fatherhood, and the church.
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John Finch
Charles Bayless
C. B. Hdwards
Dixboro
Edwards
Joshua Jones
Edward Smith
Father
George Manning
Ypsilanti
Martin’Fuoss
Dads and Sons
William H. Phelps
Detroit
Dad
Dr. Phelps
Local Visits and Funeral Attends Highlight Ypsilanti News
Mrs Millie Webb of Ypsilanti visited relatives Tuesday. Mrs Mary Wolf is spending a few days in Ann Arbor with friends. Mrs Etta Williamson of Belleville visits sister Mrs Lena Gordon. Uriah Gooden and family attended the funeral of his brother in Detroit. William Sweet returned from Fort Wayne after two months visit. About forty helped John Hartman celebrate his forty fifth birthday with games and a fire supper. Hartman was presented useful gifts.
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Millie Webb
Ypsilanti
Mary ‘Wolf
Ann Arbor
Etta Williamson
Belleville
Lena Gordon
Uriah Gooden
Detroit
Gooden
William. Sweet
Visi Hying
John’ Mitchell
Fort Wayne
Indiana
John
Hartman
Federated Church Records and Obituaries Update
Church notes report a junior class party at the parsonage hosted by Miss Morden's class with Miss Miller temporarily overseeing Miss Smith's junior group. Trustees elected include Edward Henne Alger Allison Arthur Lutz Mrs W Shaw and Minnie Jones plus continued leaders F L Smith A D Crittenden B A Hauser C F Hildner and S Cotton B N Smith. Benjamin N Smith dies at eighty after long service to the church. his funeral was March second. Ladies Aid meets next week. Sunday sermon titled A Prettily Worded Invitation.
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Miss Morden
Miss Miller
Miss Smith
Edward Henne
Alger Allison
Arthur Lutz
W. Shaw
Minnie Jones
Messrs
F.L. Smith
A.D. Crittenden
B A. Hauser
C. F. Hildner
Iders
S. ¥. Cotton
B. N. Smiith
F. L. Smith
Mr. Crittenden
Mr. Hildner
Mr. Cross
Benjamin N. Smith
Lodi
Edna
Hoffman
Ladies’ Aid Society
Carsonage
All Star Cast for Told in the Hills at Liberty
Robert Warwick stars in Told in the Hills at the Liberty theatre next Wednesday with Ann Little Wanda Hawley Wileen Percy Tom Forman Charles Oyle Margaret Loomis Monte Blue Hart Hoxie and Jack Herbert in supporting roles. The film adapts Marah Ellis Ryan’s best seller centering on Jack Stuart who marries the woman his younger brother wronged.
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Robert Warwick
Liberty Theatre
Mr. Warwick
Ann Little
William S. Hart
Wanda Hawley
Paramount Artcraft
Wallace Reid
Wileen Percy
Douglas Fairbanks
Tom Forman
Cecil B. DeMille
Charles Oyle
Margaret Loomis
Monte Blue
Hart Hoxie
Jack Herbert
Marah Ellis Ryan
Jack Stuart
Christian Science Notes Service and Meeting Details
Notes indicate a serviced Christian Science meeting will be held in the Citi zen Bank building Sunday at 10 mm. Testimony meeting follows Wednesday at 8 00 p.m. An invitation is extended to all. Sunday pool at 11 8 mi for pupils under 20 years may be admitted.
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Citiszens Bank
Real Estate Transfers in York and Bridgewater Townships
Transfers include Fred Sanford to John W Jewell W234 SEY 4 York and Dirr to Porter in Bridgewater with multiple parcels totaling 13500 dollars. Other entries show Fitzgerald to Fosdick Saline lots 10 22 and part of 9, Baty to Gruner Saline lot 14 block 10, Anderson to Degen Eastover Hills Pittsfield, Murray to Sanford York section 29, and Hunt to Parres Saline lot 1 section 7. An embedded quotation about wisdom and foolishness appears.
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Fred Sanford
John W. Jewell
Township of
York
Porter H. Dirr
Charles F. Porter
Ney
Bridgewater
Sela A. Fitzgerald
Earl T. Fosdick
Saline
Mary D. Baty
Jacob Gruner
Cellie L. Anderson
William R. Degen
Eastover Hills
Pittsfield
Merle A. Murray
Sidney W. Sanford
Edmund W. Hunt
William Parres
Classified Ads from Observer Liner Section
For Sale Scotch Collier puppies contact Wm. Clough at 191-Fl1. Also cows ensilage and alfalfa hay offered by Walter Gross at 237 and a heater and roof-boards by W. Ra Stierlé. Wanted a good general purpose horse via Alfred Briggs at 137-21. Driving horse sought by Macon at 1-F). William King advertises a safe driving horse. Found Ford auto tire. owner to prove ownership. Observer office offers visiting cards and announcements. Emil H Arnold Optometrist advertises exams at 220 S Main St Ann Arbor. Piano tuner B E Combs offers services from 406 N Hamilton St Ypsilanti. Eggs wanted from straight bred chickens at top price. Wil pay 5 cents per dozen, by FF, C. Hollis at 183-532 B41F. Also 400 bundles corn stalks listed by C M Klein at 62-F2Z- .26
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C. Hollis
C. M. Klein
Piano Tuning Notice From Victor Allmensdinger
A notice states Victor Allmensdinger, piano tuner for University of Michigan music programs, authorized no one else to take his customers and will continue regular Saline trips every two weeks. Orders may be left with Mrs. Vesta Mills or at 1203 Forest Avenue Ann Arbor.
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Saline
Vesta Mills
Forest Avenue
Ann “Arbor
Nuity
Victor Allmensdinger
University
School of Music
Detroit United Lines Timetable Fragments
Eastern timetable shows travel between Saline and Ypsilanti with departures starting 8:40 am from Saline and 6:25 am from Ypsilanti. Service appears every two hours through 7:40 pm with some remaining gaps and a note about a theatre car from Ann Arbor.
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Ypsilanti
Arbor
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Saline Savings Bank
Federal Reserve. Bank
Burkhart Bros
Martin Fuoss
Schnebelt
Schnebelt’s Bakery
Wes
D. @. Barry
Mrs. Barty
Benjamin Noble Smith
Ridgefield
Connecticut
Stephen Sr
Marcia Noble Smith
Myr ‘Smith
Martha M. Phelps
Smith
First Saline Farmers’ Club
Presbyterian Church of
Alt
Federated Church
W. J. Cross
Christian Science Notes
Washtenaw Abstract Co
4Th Ave
Observer
Wm. Clough
Walter Gross
W. Ra Stierlé
Alfred Briggs
Macon
William King
Ford Auto Tire
Emil. H. ,Arnold
S. Main Street
Ann, Arbor
E Combs
Gall
Hamilton Street
Detroit United Lines
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