Local residents and war effort notes chronicle life in Washtenaw
Michigan communities report visitors and family news from Lansing to Ann Arbor. Civil defense efforts expand with new badges and drive for township participation while incidents include a fatal fire and local obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw County
Anne Sprague
State Council of Defense
Miss Sprague
Civilian Defense Volunteer Office
Harrison H. Caswell
County Council of Defense
Army
Mr. Caswell
Second Grade Clock Faces and School Projects Across Classes
Readiness in time telling continues as second graders master hour and half hour, adding and subtracting through word problems. Immunization clinic attendance rises. art posters reflect songs learned. Freshmen sewing projects progress. home economics includes mending. Sophomores and seniors study meal planning, budgeting, and serving. Plant science covers mutations and a drug called calchinine, boosting plant size and resilience.
Scotchmen propose bouquet method to stretch memories
A group of Scotchmen in the class advocate a method seen as a long-sought answer to preserve sweet memories longer. They claim the bouquet approach doubles the duration of memories for the same expenditure.
Special Mothers Day Service at Federated Church
The Federated Church led by Pastor William H. Bach invites all to Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with a Mothers Day sermon Mothers of Men. The oldest mother youngest mother and most-prolific mother will receive a plant and special music by the choir. Sunday school follows at 11 15.
Christian Endeavor Weekly Schedule and Services
Special missionary speaker for the young people at 6 30 p m with 7 45 p m evening service. Happy hour service of sermon and song, bring a friend. Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 o'clock emphasizing Bible study and prayer. Thursday evening choir practice. Also note India exported 2 500 000 snake skins in 1932 for use in women’s accessories. The paper invites locals needing legal printing for estate settlements to contact the Probate Judge and The Saline Observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McHenry
Lansing
George W. Barr
Florida
George Lindauer
Ann Arbor
Gottlob Hinderer
Charles Kern
Herman Fritz
C. A. Curtiss
Josephine Decker
Mrs. Brown
Chelsea
W. R. Stierle
Sarah Mohamet
Omaha
Nebraska
Anna Burns
Battle Creek
Henry Morris
Waldo Gross
Winnetka
C.O. Woodbridge
Ed. Lambarth
Ray Lambarth
Jacob Bauer
Louell Boehm
Reuben Feldkamp
Johnson Quick
New England States
Mr. Quick
Newton
Mass
Ithaca
N. Y
Albert Gross
St. Joseph Hospital
Herman Gross
Eldean Hanson
Monroe
Lloyd Rath
Virginia
Frank Rath
Katy
Jean Beasley
Everard Beasley
John Powers
Grand Rapids
John Mangan
Powers
Harold Brabant
Webb Carr
Ernest Kochenderfer
August Feldhouser
Alvin Hiseman
Loren Hinderer
Elmer Hinderer
Hidean Hanson
Saline
Department of State
Highway Department
State Highway Department
War Department of Office of Censorship
County Council of Defense
Ypsilanti
Milan
Manchester
Dexter
Protective Services
Harrison Caswell
C. W. Tuomy
CDVC
Theophile Raphael
Defense Council
Christian Endeavor
India
Esstates
Saline Observer
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Ts Conserving
Detroit Edison Company
Lucille Schmid
Detroit
Reuben Visel
Rudolph Feldkamp
Camp Ord
California
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Maurice Robbins
Lanny Lincoln
Farwell
Alton Schneider
Melinda Neebling
Don Shurtz
Arletta Jane
Thomas James
Louis Winkle
Don Ford
Francis Lockwood
153Rd
Rotary
Windsor
Nellie Armbruster
Frank Camburn
Hiram W. Garrett
United States
Garrett
the Observer
Penama
Red Cross
Ford's
Red Cross Council
Joan Elsman
Beverly Thomas
Katherine Reece
Austin
Eliza Harmon
Lynn Reece
George
Fred
Rafe Reece
Stevens & Bush
Mooreville
Norman Plummer
Saline Mercantile Company
Betty Alvina
Sanford Road
Robert
Aaron C. Walker
E. G. Menard
Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Walker
Julius Walker
Clinton
Robert Walker
Annn Arbor
Mathilda Theurer
Muehlig
Grace Clark
Western Michigan College
Walwood Hall
Women's League
Clark
Saline High School
Biology
Federated Church
William H. Bach
Michigan
Joan Blondell
John Wayne
Roy Rogers
Gabby Hayes
Cheyenne
Kaye Kyser
John Barrymore
Antonio Moreno
Amida
Gene Autry
Heart OF the Rio Grande
Denis O'Keene
Jane Wyatt
Arcady
Lodi Hatchery and Poultry Farm
Bernard Kuyda
Ann Arbor Rd
Pleasant Lake Rd
Ment
Cate
Gaiam Stee
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