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Newspaper

Saline Observer

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1928

Page

2

Central York social notes include visits and illnesses

Mrs. Darewin spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Leslie Bailey while John Allison recovers from tonsillitis. Miss Una Lamb of Ypsilanti visited the Dicks home. Elects Murray returns home from MS NC for a 10 day vacation. The Sweeneys from Detroit visited the Sweeney farm. Hattie Murray and family called on Cassius Debenham in Milan. The Browne boy returned from Ann Arbor hospital. Parker Murray and son visited Fred Finch’s home. Samuel Dicks of Wayne and Mrs. Kipps of Eloise were with J. W. Dicks. Clarence Johnson and Ione Bailey visited Leslie Bailey. Oak Grove boys defeated Judd boys in a Thursday game. Leslie Bailey and Edith Bailey hosted Rena Towler and her son from Saline. Clarence Johnson and Ione Bailey also stopped by.

Darewin Leslie Bailey John D. Allison Una. Lamb Ypsilanti Murray MS. N.C Joseph Sweeney Detroit Sweeney Hattie Murray Cassius Debenham Milan Browne Annn Arbor Parker Murray Fred Finch Fred Rekitt Samuel Dicks Wayne Kipps Eloise J. W. Dicks Clarence Johnson Ione Bailey Oak Grove Judd School Edith Bailey Rena Towler Saline Saline Township

Local Social Notes From Hammond District Hovey Needham Area

Hammond district social items list visits and family gatherings. Roy Gilbert of Ypsilanti spent Sunday with relatives while Hovey Needham hosted callers. Several residents traveled to Kalamazoo and Detroit areas for funerals and weekend visits, with many relatives noted in ad hoc gatherings.

West Mooreville Passages and Local Moves

Claude Gilbert visited Ann Arbor on Sunday while H B Russ returned from U of M hospital. Burton Long sold his farm and stock. Ralph Long wired his home for electric lights. Rolland Forsythe returned from MS C BushLansing for the weekend. Mrs A J Turner and children visit Milan. Glyde Gauntlett attended the Detroit flower show. Miss Gooding and mother ill at Clarence Gulver farm. Margaret Torrey taken to Beyer hospital Ypsilanti. Everett and Mrs Monroe visited Ellen Collins. John Frost and Tecumseh visitors with EB Hendershot. Clland Allison family visited from Wayne. Fred Reese visited his mother and family. Otto Hanson family visited EB Gilbert. Adelbert Miller moved from M P Phillips farm east of Azalia. Mrs Fred Lewis visited Milan with a poorly mother. Paul Leavis wed Emily Anderson March 27 in Bowling Green Ohio. will reside in Milan.

Claude Gilbert Ann Arbor H. B. Russ U. of M Burton Long Ralph Long Rolland Forsythe Bush A. J. Turner Milan Glyde Gauntlett Detroit Miss Gooding Clarence Gulver Farm Margaret Torrey Beyer Hospital Ypsilanti Everett Monroe Ellen Collins John Frost Tecumseh Hendershot Clland Allison Wayne Fred Reese B. Mohrhardt Otto Hanson EB. M. Gilbert Adelbert Miller M. P. Phillips Farm Azalia Fred Lewis

Post Office Sets Rule On Large Parcels For Rural Carriers

A new ruling by the post office department requires rural free delivery carriers to return parcels that do not fit the box. The package will be carried but returned to the local post office unless the recipient is present to receive it or has filed a special order authorizing outside delivery.

Postoffice Department

Local Social Roundup From Saline and Vicinity

A Detroit visitor and multiple Saline area residents are listed visiting Ann Arbor Willis Ypsilanti Bridgewater and Saline. Notables include O S Evans M Madge Garrett Philip Drum families and Frank Stilts hosting and attending events. Other items note seed firm Harris Seed Ann Arbor ties and area weddings anniversaries.

Pittsfield Daily Social Notes Highlight Local Events

Mrs. Mark Forsythe returns from Clare and Samuel Morgan improves from illness while local clubs schedule meetings in Pittsfield. Schools announce vacations, convalescences, hospital stays, and family visits. The Cresc ent Aid party, Pittsfield Ladies Aid, Union Grange, and P T A activities are reported along with a Republican caucus, a Detroit flower show, and plans for the new Ann Arbor Woman's League building cornerstone ceremony.

Mark Forsythe Clare Samuel Morgan Carpenter P. T. A Pittsfield Thimble Ira Biddle Roberts Oak Grove Stone, Carpenter and Begole John Fiegel Alta Krause Packard Street St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital G. Moore Jennie Flint Crescent Aid Charles Roberts Emma Webb Cora Webb Detroit W. E. Olds Grand Rapids J. Sutherland John D. Zimmerman A. Augustus Pittsfield Union Grange Maccabee Hall Ann Arbor Charles MccCalla J. Showerman Williamston Frank Sutherland Delegstaes Dora Legg F. Legg Everett Oril Ferguson Ed. Hutzel Edward G. Ferguson Woman’s League W. D. Henderson Alumnae Council

Central Lodi and Ann Arbor Social Notes Summary

Laverne and Walter Moore with cousins Harold and Elmer Drake and the Manor family spent Sunday in Detroit. William Esch moved to a new home on West Madison Street, Ann Arbor. District No. 10 P T A meets Friday night March 30 at the schoolhouse. Edward Grosshans of Ann Arbor visited his mother Mrs. Mary Grosshans. Mildred Maher led a teachers meeting with six pupils. Several families, including the Moores and Drakes, hosted Sunday gatherings. February class attendance for District No. 10 lists several named pupils with no absences.

Laverne Walter Moore Harold Elmer Drake J. D. Manor Willard Mildred Lois Detroit William Esch West Madison Street Ann Arbor William Birkle Jacob Kinsley Norman Moore Bert Moore Es Bla Mildred’ Maher

Medieval Tower rises on wooded hill near Vandercook Lake

A 60 foot freestanding fieldstone tower, built on a wooden hill at about 200 feet elevation, overlooks the south Vandercook Lake area. Constructed by Mr. Helmer, a prominent violinist with extensive travels abroad, the estate project aims to create a markedly unique Michigan locale, per the Manchester Enterprise.

Vandercook Lake Helmer Michigan Manchester

Market Report for Grains and Goods

Market report shows Wheat at 1.53 per unit, Oats at 0.55 per unit, totaling 1.06 per unit for mixed grains. Gelves priced 12 to 15 cents, Begs quoted 0.26 per dot, indicating varying commodity values in the era market.

Garden display at Detroit show highlights Michigan flora

Edmund E Gunther led a top flower show display in Detroit featuring 500 varieties of wild flowers plants and shrubs with 200 native to Michigan. His garden scene included miniature brooklets meadows hills and wooded tracts and critics called it among the finest garden sculpture seen. The exhibit also showcased Michigan blooms and marked a repeat of prior national exhibition success in 1927.

Edmund E -Gunther Hall Town Detroit Gunther Michigan

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Johns-Manville Saline Mercantile Co Lumber Department Sunfast Voile BE Ora Cretonne Klager’s Bridgewater Mich Purina Products Central York Hammond District Hovey Needham Roy Gilbert Morden i Mary Wyian Peters Ardis Heininger Ruth Needham John Stimpson Ralph Hammond Mary McMann Ella Adrian Kalamazoo Edward Knight Stimpson Donald Stimpson Owosso Julia Dorothy Gordon John Collins Roscoe Eberle Macon Kenneth Gondon Clyde Jones Gledys Brabeau Ted Saunders W. E. Gordon John Boettger Belleville Lena Gordon Etta Williamson West Mooreville South Saline O. S. Evans Leon Vealey Ann Abor Madge Garrett Harris Seed Company Philip Drum and Family of Paul Metzger Frank Stilts Clare Rhoades Albert Cross Sam Westlake Hugh Loraig Hilah Jean ‘Biéree Sam Craig Albert Johnston Frank Cammet Mary Murray George Mile Denton Fred Teufel Doris Murphy Chester Gooding Jacob Mall Ralph Mall Hugh Craig Carol Pierce Hilah Jean Anna Harmon Ben Uphaus Begole P. T. A Jay Knapp W. Foster T. Phillips Foster Lodi Ralph West Mary Ann Drake Carl Cornell Ernest Heller Martha Kitts Doc Wise Gome Market Report Wishtenaw Sarah Crosby A. J. Warren Saki County S. R. Wilson Walter Towler the Mills Company Chesterfield Liccerr & Myens Topacco Co
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