Patman Bill Threatens Michigan Chain Stores
The piece explains Representative Wright Patman's proposed anti chain store bill now before the House Ways and Means Committee. It would tax and eventually close thousands of chain stores in Michigan, affecting stores like Great Atlantic and Pacific and J C Penny, and would end leasing to local managers. The item notes Michigan’s reliance on chain stores for farming, transport, and employment, and summarizes broader economic woes and proposed reforms in 1939.
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Lansing
Wright Patman
Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Patman
Michigan
Great Atlantic and Pacific Company
United States
J. C. Penny
Mid-West States
Federal Trade Commission
Detroit
John D. Dingell
Dingell
Central York Notes on Local Visits and PTA Meeting
Alger Allison called on his brother Millard near Milen and visited Willis with Grant Allison. Carlton Murray and Myrl Murray attended church in Detroit and Mooreville respectively. Oak Grove P T A held a special meeting at the schoolhouse Monday afternoon.
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Alger Allison
Millard Allison
Milen
Carlton Murray
Detroit
Grant Allison
Willis
Oak Grove P. T. A
Myrl Murray
Mooreville
Scout Finals Map First Aid and Michigan Contests
The council finals for First Aid in which patrols with Class A ratings may participate will be held Friday evening March 11. The Michigan finals occur Saturday afternoon March 19 at Camp Kannestake the Wolverine Council camp beginning at 3 00 p m. One patrol from the Washtenaw Livingstone area will be invited to compete. A survey by Scout Executive Walter Macreek notes many new members join Troops in winter with five to ten additions planned before spring. Some communities may need another troop to offer more Scouting opportunities, limited by available scoutmasters.
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Michigan
Camp
Kannestake
Wolverine Council
Washtenaw-Livingstone
Walter Macreek
Julie
Macreek
Probate in Washtenaw County admits Leander I LeBaron will
The Washtenaw Probate Court schedules March 30 1988 at 10:00 AM to examine and approve the final account and hear petition by W A Austin for probate of Leander I LeBaron’s will. Public notice to run for three weeks in The Saline Observer.
Community Notes of Local Visits and Duties
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moehn spent Sunday with Ann Arbor relatives. Miss Helen Craig of Macon visited her aunt Mrs. Charles Harmon and family. Mrs. E R Schill and daughter Geraldine of Ypsilanti visited Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhardt. Rita Layher and children from Dearborn visited Mr. and Mrs. William Schnirring. Ella Burkhardt and Frieda Finkbeiner were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Esch at Pleasant Lake. Mrs. L G Rogers stayed with her daughter Mrs. Joe Schmid. Henry Nieland and Arthur Buss visited. Mrs. Fred Luckhardt and the Graf families attended the funeral of John Dresselhouse in Manchester. Forbes school pupils Wade Scudder Esther Scherdt Lawrence Tucker Alice Trout Elmer Scherdt Donald Trout showed no absences in February. Miss Olive Townsend and Christel Pratt from Omaha visited in town. Townsend teaches in a private Omaha school, west of New York City.
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Carl Moehn
Ann Arbor
Helen Craig
Macon
Charles Harmon
William Schnirring
Ella Burkhardt
Frieda Finkbeiner
Gustave Esch
Pleasant Lake
L. G. Rogers
Joe Schmid
Frank Daniels
Henry Nieland
Saline Township
Arthur Buss
Detroit
Edward Krause
Fred Luckhardt
Charles Graf
Albert Graf
John Dresselhouse
Manchester
Forbes School
Wade Scudder
Esther Scherdt
Lawrence Tucker
Alice Trout
Elmer Scherdt
Donald Trout
Olive Townsend
Christel Pratt
Omaha
Neb
Miss Townsend
Local notes and notices from town life and incidents
Births, visits, job placements, and travel mention residents such as Laura Feldkamp visiting Ann Arbor and John C. Smith returning from Grand Lodge. Local injuries from a hay load accident, deaths, a depot fire at Milan, and a charity social planned by B P A. A Literary Club meeting, a Cement City accident free record, and a Brookly n Exponent quote on farming ethics.
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Herman Grogs
Laura
Feldkamp
Ann Arbor
John C."smith
Grand Lodge
Heith« Kyte
Wyandotte
Edward Alber
Eureka
Kansas
Herman Heininger
Mary Morden
Near
Macon
Collins
Edward Whissle
Rudolph Jedele
Joseph Jedele
John
Fred Rowe
Emeline Humphrey
Alfred
Milan
Literary Club
Lillie McMichael
Miss Jones
Grace Darling
Miss McMichael
Public Auction Sale Hits Farm Near Macon Abilene Area
Due to blindness the owner quits farming and offers a public auction on the farm two miles northwest of Macon six miles southwest of Saline at Saline–Macon corner to Arco na roads seven miles east of Clinton on Tuesday March 8 1938 at 12 30 pm. Items include bay gelding 8 years old weight 1680 black mare 13 years old weight 1500 three cows Holstein and Durham with calving dates several calves two bred girls 17 feeding shoots one sow bred December farm machinery wagon with bed rake binders hay tools and 10 tons hay alfalfa and timothy mix plus many other articles. Cash terms. M W Trout Jim Finell Auctioneers.
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Macon
Saline
Saline-Macon
Arcona Roads
Clinton
Jersey
McCormick
Deering
VanBrunt
M. W. Trout
Jim Finell
A Guide to Home Landscaping and Yard Ideas
An article discusses front garden layout in England and American yards with lawns and flower beds. It suggests layering plants by height, using walls for floral borders, shrubs to screen the yard, and using garages as backdrop. It also mentions rock gardens pools and natural, lasting designs. It ends urging readers to read liner ads.
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England
America
Appointment of Administrator for Agatha Rentschler estate
In Washtenaw County Arbor at the court of Judge Jay G. Pray a petition by Emanuel Rentschler seeks administration of the late Agatha Rentschler's estate. The hearing is set for the 29th with a public notice to publish weekly for three weeks. Nora O. Borgers, Register of Probate, March 3 10 17, 1938.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Agatha Rentschler
Emanuel Rentschler
Herman Rentschler
Nora O. Borgers
Chancery Notice in Dorney Case Issued by Michigan Court
The Circuit Court for Washtenaw County Michigan seated in Ann Arbor on February 21 1938 orders Florence House Dorney to appear within three months or risk judgment. Publication of two weeks begins with The Saline Observer. Lee N Brown attorney for plaintiff based in Ypsilanti.
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Chancery
State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Harold H. Dorney
Florence House Dorney
Lee N. Brown
Saline Observer
George W. Sample
Notice of Probate Court Claims Meeting
State of Michigan Wash tenaw County Probate Court appoints commissioners to receive inspect and adjust all claims against the estate of Arthur G Wheelock deceased. Hearings set for April 18 and June 18 1938 at ten o’clock in the forenoon at Roscoe O Bonisteel law office Ann Arbor.
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State of Michigan
Washtenaw
Arthur G. Wheelock
Roscoe O. Bonisteel
Wolverine Building
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Said
Sumner
Cotton
Probate notice in Washte naw County Michigan
The court in Ann Arbor presides over the estate of Lewis A. Schellenburger. Emms Schellenburger petitions to admit a will and grant administration to Theodore Stimpson or another suitable person. A March 15 hearing is set by Judge Jay G. Pray with publication required in The Saline Observer for three weeks. Creditors must file claims by June 2, 1938, with hearings scheduled April 2 and June 2, 1938.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Leander I
LeBaron
W. A. Austin
Saline Observer
Panies Ang ‘Sree
Theodore’ Stimpson
Nora O. Borgert
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Michigan Mirror
Gene Alleman
Michigan Press Association
State Highway Department
Secretary of State
Legislative Council
Automobile Industy
W.P. A
WRA
Central York
Cement City Cement Plant
Brooklyn
Exponent
Garrick
Jane Withers
Thomas Beck
Tom Tyler
Sun
Nelson
Rosalie
Wallace Barry
Billy the Kid
Pete
Tino
George Klager
Arbor, Ami Arbor
Rid
Luella M. Smith
Ypsilanti
Savings Bank
COURE
Joe
E. J. Muir
Lambarth Brothers Successors
Muir Hardware
Mouch
Sher
Amel
Mark
Saline “Mercantile Co
Raelle
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