Saline Echoes Of the Past May 6 1897 Highlights
Saline weekly notes mark trial of Charles Estremas for house fire, council talks on guttering near Fairbank store, births in town, Marion K. Ralston and Roy Marsh wed, Epworth League officers elected, and Saline Savings Bank opens. Also mentions mill workers relocating, new smoke stack at foundry, and local honor rolls from multiple schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
A. M. Humphery
E. Hill
Lottie M. Wallace
Alice K. Sturm
Mattie E. Schaffer
A. M
Humphery
Mary Armbruster and Ernest Jaeger Wed at Lutheran Parsonage
Mary Armbruster and Ernest Jaeger of Saline Township were married at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. Adolph Lederer. Mrs. Minerva Flarsons widow of Orrin Parsons died at Up land California. More than a hundred farmers attended a barn raising on John Stesb's farm near Pittsfield Junction. A fizie dinner was served at noon by 40 ladies. A seashells exhibit was at Saline Savings Bank. They were gathered by Mr and Mrs S Josenhans during a visit to More shend City North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armbruster ’ S
Ernest Jaeger
Saline Township
Adolph Lederer
Minerva Flarsons
Orrin Parsons
Upland
California
John Stesb
Pittsfield Junction
Seeashells
The
Saline Savings Bank
Paving Improves Access To Filling Station In Small Town
In a 1927 report, paving the approach to a filling station allows larger trucks to reach pumps more easily. The article notes nearby bridge work, a rail upgrade, and local business changes including the Weidman Auto Company removing trees and altering property. It mentions theater performances, a Navy furlough, a calf club formation, a Saline baseball win, and a maple syrup industry decline due to fewer trees tapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim Wilson
Farm and insurance talks mix with polio vaccine push
A long column blends farm fundamentals, tax views, and the need for capital with an insurance inventory guide for homeowners. It also notes a strong polio vaccination push by medical groups and urges public uptake to prevent future crippling cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American -Medical- Association
Medical Association
American Academy.of Pediatrics
American Academy
General Prairie
U. S. Health Service
Saline Gun and Rifle Club Edges Adrian in Close Test
In Saline a 876 to 874 victory over Adrian marked a tight shooting contest with Walter Cook as leading scorer. The week also opened the Irish Hills summer season at Sylvan Gardens Sand Lake with music by Pel Delbridge and Ray Gorell. Prospective summer acts included the Frohne Sisters Thelma Bow Jack Douglas Rudy Vallee Ben Bernie Olie Olson and Jack Pettis. A 12 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Alber died after being struck by a car on North Ann Arbor Street during play. About twenty relatives surprised Mrs Herman Gross on her birthday anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Gun and Rifle Club
Adrian
Saline
Walter Cook
Irish Hills
Sylvan Gardens
Sand Lake
Pel del- Delbridge
Ray Gorell
Frohne Sisters
Thelma Bow
Jack Douglas
Rudy Vallee
Ben Bernie
Olie Olson
Jack Pettis
Louise Clarine Alber
Edward Alber
Ann Arbor Street
Saline 1907 News Highlights Include Local Marriages and Trades
Fifty years ago this week Saline residents planned summer coal deliveries while a work incident left Fred Stierle with a severe hand injury. Mary Schmid and John Schieb wed at the parsonage with a small wedding party and left for Ypsilanti. The Saline High baseball team visited Milan as Peter Schuestler arrived from Westfalen to settle here. Electric lighting work was to begin, the Unterkircher Building waiting room progressed, and a thunderstorm sparked a tree fire near Isaac Shaw’s home the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schmid
John ‘Schieb
Saline Township
Otto Papsdorf
Minnie” Wagner
Carl Schafer
Wand
Ypsilanti
Saline School Grounds Improve Sidewalks and Shrubs
May 6 1937 notes three sidewalk stretches under construction and added shrubbery at Saline school grounds. The item also reports the marriage of Miss Alice Jordan Lee to William Alfred Vincent Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Alice Jordan Lee
William Alfred Vincent Arthur
Saline Opera House Hosts Engagement by Company
A local company presents a scheduled engagement at the Saline Opéra, bringing performers to the venue for an evening of music and theatre. Details on cast and exact performance time are announced by organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wias
The
Saline Opéra
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Estremas
Fairbank
Andrew
J. ‘Warren
the Observer
Charles Rogers
George Sell
Roy
Marsh
Marion K. Ralston
Lansing
Observer
Saline Fire House
Unterkircher Pharmacy
Sturm & Son
Cadillac
Tom Lawrence
Free Press
George Burkhart
Detroit
Linmie Rogers
Ralph Isbell
Mabel Kyte
Eva Shairer
Lena Friis
Maggie Sears
Bessie Carven
Harry Bennett
Ernest Josenhans
Walter Nissly
Arthur Wood
Lloyd Fairbank
Everett Jones
Melville Iner
Ralph Mead
Jay ‘O’hara
Reuben Bent‘chier
Otis Traver
Lennie
Michigan
Ann Arbor Road
George A. Lehman
George J. Mann Ard Gottlob Hertler
E. D. Skinner
R. L
Finch
George J. Feldkamp
J. H. Feldkamp
Frank Rose
U. S
George Lehman
New York Central
Weidman Auto Company
Wilson
Charley Murray
Chester Conklin
McFadden
Liberty Theater
Clarence Schmid
Navy
Panama
Haiti
Virginia
Melvin Hartman
High Austin
B. Gordon
Ida
Bob Hamilton
Up Roe
C. E. Haster
Jim Kent
New Central
Tailtoag
Phyllis Klagstad
Nose
Andi
Pau ¢ Lambarth
Advertising Representatives
Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Michigan Press Service
Charlés ‘Bee
Aun
Buréau
McRete
Shuman
Ado Stierle
Polar Beg
Cour
Saline High School
United National Model Assembly
Hillsdale ‘ Lege
Ric Miller
Rhea Menzel
Dorothy Yarion
Ann Taylor
James Gleasay
Helen Graf
Christa Breisktreyg
Sabina Zetil
Glen Hart
Saline City
Madipe
Saling
Baliabi
America Legion
Herman Gross
Thomas Zahn
Fred Stierle
Carridge
Wallace
Saline “High School
Milan
Peter Schuestler
Westfahren
Germany
Adam Schroen
Unterkircher Building
Isaac Shaw
Edison
Southeastern Michigan
Ind
Detroit Edison
Waitag
Reddy
Faby
Ceol Cvidt
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