Ford Tractor Day Draws Hundreds to Wiedman Event
About 400 farmers attended the first annual Ford Tractor Day at Wiedman Auto Company despite wet weather. The program featured films, Ford plant travel footage, music by Mercury Rangers, lunch for 300, and 30 prizes including a $50 tractor purchase slip won by Oral Bassett.
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Wiedman Auto Company
Ford
Jim, Cathers
Mr. Spencer
William Ford Tractor Sales
Dearborn
Mercury Rangers
Ford Company
Oral Bassett
Walter E. Miller
Ann Arbor
Ludwig Meyer
Standard Oil Company
Washtenaw Youth Conference set for Ypsilanti march 31
The 1940 Washtenaw County Youth Conference will meet in Ypsilanti on Sunday March 31 under the County Council of Churches and Religious Education with Rev. Edward Lants of First Methodist Church Ann Arbor as chairman. Cooperating groups include young people's societies Y M C A Four H Clubs Boy Scouts Dunbar Center and school student councils. The theme Youth Looks at Its World guides discussions on vocation personal development home adjustment leisure religion expression and peaceful means to resolve conflicts.
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Washtenaw County
Ypsilanti
County Council of Churches and Religious Education
Edward Lants
First Methodist Church
Ann Arbor
Young People's
Boy Scouts
Dunbar Center
Tax Day Notice From York Township Treasurer
Citizens Bank hosts the last day to pay York township taxes on Friday March 15. Dog taxes must also be paid. Dan Murray Treasurer.
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Citizens Bank
York Township
Dan Murray
Saline Farmers Club Records Reveal 19th Century Community Life
The Saline Farmers Club minutes show roll call prompts lively debates on topics from Lincoln quotes to home and farm improvements. Meetings drew 60 to 100 members from 1887 to 1907 with long programs, dinners, and a shift to a question box reflecting evolving rural life and governance.
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Saline Farmers’ ' Club
Saline Farmers’ Club
Roll Call
Lincoln
Forayan
C. H. Miller
Arthur
Theodore Josenhans
Michigan
Arthur Lutz
John Lutz
Koethe
Whildner
Wioman
Hazel Cook
J. T. Koebbe
Henry Bredernitz
R. Wieinnett
Saline
R. L. Finch
A. D. Crittenden
Willis Fowler
Saline Eliminated In District Tournament By St. Thomas
Saline Hornets lost 36 to 15 to St. Thomas of Ann Arbor in the district playoff on Friday night. Five seniors depart including Steiner Bassett MacArthur Barnard and Tower. returnees include Schaefer Bamner Martin Bredernitz and Burkhart. Morgan the St. Thomas center dominated, Saline struggled from the line while St. Thomas hit 16 of 23 foul shots. Plans to schedule St. Thomas next season while Morgan remains.
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Ypsilanti
St. Thomas
Ann Arbor
Saline Hornets
Steiner
Bassett
MacArthur
Barnard
Tower
Schaefer
Bamner
Martin
Bredern
Hornets
Morgan
Saline
Beloved Songs and New Films At Saline Theatre
The Saline Theatre screens Swanee River with Don Ameche Andrea Leeds and Al Jolson singing Stephen Foster songs led by the Hall Johnson Choir. Also shown is Sonja Henie in a dramatic comedy with Ray Milland and Robert Cummings. We Are Not Alone, a Warner Bros. film, premieres locally Tuesday with Lionel Muni and Jane Bryan.
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Stephen Co. Foster
Swanee River
20Th Century-Fox Technicolor
Don Ameche
Andrea Leeds
al Jolson
Saline Theatre
Ameche
Jolson
E. P. Christy
Hall Johnson
Old Kentucky
Sonja
Henie
20Th Century-Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck
Alps
Ray Milland
Robert Cummings
Paul Hunt
James Hilton
Chips
Warner Bros
Edmund Goulding
Hollywood
Muni
Jane Bayan
Saline hospital notes birth and local health updates
Saline General Hospital reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dell on February 28. George Martin returned home after an appendectomy. Anta Woelper remains a medical patient. Adam Stoll of Weber road in Lodi suffered a fall with a broken arm and pneumonia recovery. Katy Bartlett is not as well.
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Lloyd Dell
George Martin
Anta Woelper
Adam Stoll
Weber Road
Lodi
Katy Bartlett
1985 Chevrolet Coach Dark Green Duco Finish
Dark green 1985 Chevrolet coach with a Duco finish in good condition features an economical six cylinder motor clean upholstery and a hot water heater. Sold by COOK MOTOR SALES an authorized Chevrolet dealer.
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Chevrolet
Cook Motor Sales
Eye Exam and Glasses at Milan Hotel Office
Eye examination offered by Dr. Frank Gifford of Toledo Optometrist. Appointments on Saturday from 2 30 to 9 30 PM at the Milan Hotel office for fitting glasses.
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Milan
Frank Gifford
Toledo
Classified Advertising Listings With Various Offers
Local classified item list includes for sale and rent notices, farm and poultry supplies, animals, vehicles, insurance, and services. Names, phone numbers, and locations from Washtenaw area appear, with multiple entries for Embalmer W. E. Dietiker, Dan Hertler & Son, Cole's Feed Store, and Adrian Tankage Company among others.
Mor ton Poultry Farm Invites View of Breeding Stock
We specialize in White Leghorns hatched from our own flock. Birds blood tested and tuberculin tested. You are invited to see our breeding stock and hatchery. Mor ton Poultry Farm, Saline, 182 F22.
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Morton Poultry Farm
Saline
Motorists urged to use compasses over maps
An aging ad notes travelers between Damascus and Bagdad relying on compasses not road maps. It promotes full lubrication checks, guaranteeing correct lubricant at every point and promising customer satisfaction at Fosdick & Ford's Hi Speed Station in Michigan at Harris Phone 14 with car washing services.
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Damascus
Bagdad
Fosdick & Ford
Michigan
Harris
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Mr. Scerman
Services
Cole's Feed Store
INS. CO
North America
Lloyd E. Fairbanks
Ins
Agency
Technicolor
Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds and
al. Jolson
Sonja Henie In
Paul Muni
Jane Bryan
Rotary Box
Box
A. Gross
Rotary Club
Jim Cather
Clarence Cook
Alwin’ Gross
C. F. Smith
Saline General Hospital
C. A. Curtiss
Walter MacPeek
Chet Manning
Bernard Weaver
Harry P. Manning
Neb
York
Pioneer ‘Times
Sonja Honie
Observer
W. E. Dietiker
Ensilage
Harold Hammond
Andrew Hartman
Waterworks Road
J. W. Young
W. L. Rundel
G. L. Parsons
Dan Hertler & Son
Tra Pfeifle
Weber Rd
Washtenong Memorial Park
Lena Gordon
C. R. Frost
Darling & Co
Victor M. Schultz
Chelsea, Mich
Brooks Brothers
McCormick- Deering
Herman Heininger
Observer Office
R. G. Wahl
Kelly Radio Service
Ann Arbor St
Roy Yenkel
Vreeland Road
R.F.D
Ronald L. Fitz- Gerald Agency
Adrian
Adrian Tankage Company
L. O. Gibson
Packard
Hill
Ray Rauser
Rauser Outfitting c Co
North Fourth Avenue
BABY
Polly
Schmid
FISH
Heinz Dills
City Club
Blue Point
Ibi
Milo
Schmids
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