Saline Township Holds General Election and Bond Issue vote
Saline Township in Washtenaw County schedules a general election and township meeting for April 3 1950 at Polar Bear Hall. Voters will decide on issuing bonds totaling 2 600 000 for a county building and a proposal to raise the 15 mill tax limit on real and personal property. Polls open 7 am to 8 pm EST. Clerk Micah Robison notes date March 15 1950.
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Saline
Washtenaw
Michigan
Polar Bear Hall
Saline Township
Micah Robison
Salina Township
Time for Hearing Claims and Heirs in Washtenaw Probate
Michigan Washtenaw County Probate Court sets May 15 1950 as deadline for filing sworn claims against Katherine Boettner estate and to appoint time and place for examination allowances. Public notice to be run three weeks in Saline Observer. Judge Jay H. Payne presiding. William R. Stagg, Register of Probate. 3-30
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State of Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay
H. Payne
Katherine Boettner
Della B. Mann
R.F.D
Saline Michigan
Saline Observer
Jay H. Payne
Saline 4-H Club Honor Roll Noted
Mildred Alber and Ruth Stuil of the Saline Extension Club appear on the 4-H Club honor roll. Reports mention rob bins, meadow larks, and geese flying north as spring mood returns after a cold week. Easter signals seasonal change.
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Mildred Alber
Ruth Stuil
Saline Extension Club
Mooreville School Board Buys New Playground Equipment
The Mooreville school board purchased a pull away playground device. Herman Meininger returned from Davenport Iowa after visiting his daughter and son in law the E D Wolfins. Scouts and parents are invited to a pot luck dinner and Court of Honor on March 26 with Saline Milan Willis and Whittaker troops in Saline.
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Mooreville
Herman Meininger
Davenport
Iowa
E. D. Wolfins
Saline
Milan
Willis and
Whittaker
Youngster Marriet Ann Born to Ayan Family
Twenty years ago a daughter named Marriet Ann was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Ayan on Monday, March 3. Myrtle Rogers accepted a position with Morris Seed Company in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Carl Guenther, recently released from St. Joseph's Mercy hospital, returned home. Wendell Tower celebrated his sixteenth birthday with a Sunday school class gathering. Reuben Hartman, of Bridgewater road, injured when his car tipped in a ditch. no bones believed broken. Emil Milkey welcomed a baby girl Phyllis Charlotte. Berty Moore sold a team of horses to Ernest Wild.
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George Ayan
Marriet Ann
Myrtle Rogers
Morris Seed Company
Ann Arbor
Carl Guenther
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Wendell Tower
Reuben Hartman
Bridgewater Road
Emil Milkey
Phyllis Charlotte
Berty Moore
Ernest
Wild
Harry Brown
Milan
Bert Eddingston
Mary Phillips
Belle Pogany
Mooreville School
Doris Meyer
Jean Drevdahl
Russell Kanitz
John Taylor
Detroit
Harlem Globetrotters
Olympia
Loyal Kanitz
Alvin Sauer
Rita Norman
Jn Kanitz
Mertie Conklin
Mary Cox
WSCS
Mooreville
Alice
Norman Hawker
Community Socials and Visits Across Hammond District
Middlesbrow notes report euchre club hosts Mrs. Sebastian Finkbeiner and prizewinners Mrs. Robert Hammond and Leon Greashaber. South Saline Extension Group meet for crafts at Mrs. Adolph Stierle’s home with 18 attending despite bad roads. Numerous visits: Greashaber family in Milan, Sharyland social calls, and trips to Nashville Michigan to visit Mrs. E. Dean Frith.
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iMrs. Hovey iNeedham
Everett Gilbert
iMr
Sebastian Finkbeiner
Éuchre Club
Robert Hammond
Leon Greashaber
Raymond Girbach
Adolph Stierle
Kenneth Ernst
Douglass Hall
Leon Vealey
Gertrude Carter
George Greashaber
Milan
George Motions
Ypsilanti
Roy Richard and Son
Elton Osborne
Bernard Merritt
Henry Anderson
Nashville
Michigan
Iceberg Lettuce Varieties and Misnaming Explained
The text clarifies that most commercial lettuce labeled Iceberg actually refers to New York and Imperial strains. It asserts true Iceberg is a distinct variety with red-tinged leaves and has no commercial importance.
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New York
50 Years Ago Farm Rentals and Moves Across Town
Walter Thorn rented the A. F. Clark farm for years Everett Shaw and family moved to Jackson and welcomed The Observer in their home Fred Kanouse moved to the Charles Ellis farm Carl Harmon left for Chicago to seek a new job Monday faced a day of water fighting Thaws and heavy rain caused ice clogged culverts and gutters flooding cellars and other places as the freshet overwhelmed precautions
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Walter Thorn
A. F. Clark
Everett Shaw
Jackson
Observer
Fred Kanouse
Charles Ellis
Carl Harmon
Chicago
Mooreville Social Calendar and School Honors Report
Mooreville events fill weekends with visits and club gatherings. Mrs. Pogany ill. substitute teacher in Mooreville grammar room. Mooreville School announces grade spelling bee champions and Milan High School honor roll students.
Cabinet Wood Specific Gravity Range and Mahogany
The article notes cabinet wood has a specific gravity range from 0.45 to 0.65 with mahogany averaging 0.55. It provides a concise reference for wood density useful to cabinet makers and woodworkers.
Pullman Furnished 119800 Coat Hangers in 1948
The Pullman Company supplied 119 800 coat hangers across its cars in 1948 to accommodate passengers.
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Pullman Company
When I Go to Sleep I Never Count Sheep
A playful item highlights how a writer recalls counting want ad results instead of sheep for rest. It evokes a newsroom shorthand tone and hints at a humorous obsession with classified listings.
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Michigan Press Service Inc
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William R. Stagg
Hammond District
Printzess
Ours
Miss Kelsey
Elizabeth Dillion
S. State Street
Christian Science Monitor
ABC
Norway St
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
Reseri System
Harlan Benjamin
Donald Conklin
Jesse Norman
C. BE. Cox
Gerald Smith
David Dietrich
Marvin McKibben
Shirley Russ
Arlis Sanford
Eleanor Wilkie
Sandra Craig
Elaine Jones
Carl Wilkie
John, Anderson
Seavttins
Milan Road
Durham
Guernsey
Eaton
George Burg
Guy F. Thompson
Saline Savings Bank
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