Saline Army Service Totals Highlight Local Weight Drive
The Saline group lists names by rank and weight totals with a grand sum of 41 000 pounds. Sergeants Kilvin Brown and Gerald Miller lead, while Corporals and PFCs such as Kay Austin and Glen Hagen contributed solidly. The Bridgewater unit shows Sgt Lloyd Nissley and Gordon Barnes among top collectors. Scouts earned the General Hisenhower Medal for 100 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Miller
Kilvin Brown
Elton Moehn
Earl Feldkamp
Howard Brown
Donald Feldkamp
Colleen Gross
Frederick Feldkamp
Steve MacArthur
Raymond Niles
Kay Austin
Mildred Hart
Glen Hagen
Walfred Larsen
Eugene Hunt
Jane Jordan
Sally Campbell
Joyce White
Beverly Levey
James Cullin
Jackie Hoeft
Robert Leutheuser
Sharon Muir
Ann Taylor
May Wahl
Robert Murrell
Robert Tower
Jane Ogden
Jane Funk
Howard McAllister
Alwin Wahl
Mary Lou Burkhart
Helen Dibble
Thomas Mitchell
David Lemke
Barbara
Dechert
Joyce Graf
Gordon
Eugene Jacoby
Bridgewater
Lloyd Nissley
Gordon Barnes
Hisenhower
Hart
Perry Hayden Speaks at Pittsfield Grange on Dynamic Kernels
Tecumseh resident Perry Hayden, founder of Dynamic Kernels Biblical Wheat, presented colored films at the Pittsfield Grange. Finkbeiner of Saline supplied the first Bald Rock wheat, four crops have been harvested, and 230 acres are under Dynamic Kernels on Henry Ford land at Macon with harvest expected in July and nine tenths planned for fall planting. Mrs. William Rowan Sr. serves as Grange lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Hayden
Tecumseh
Pittsfield Grange
Co. D. Finkbeiner
Henry Ford
Macon
Macon Ford Farms
William Rowan
Pittsfield
Saline Woman's Club Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The Saline Woman's Club closed its 1944 45 season at the Michigan League Ann Arbor May 1 marking forty years since its 1904 founding. Delegates were elected for the County Federation May 12 and a $50 goal was set for a Pool Fund. Mrs J N Lewis elected president to succeed Mrs Max Fosdick. retiring president Mrs Walter MacArthur presented the office keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Woman’s Club
Michigan League
Ann Arbor
Ethel Fountain Hussey
Walter MacArthur
County Federation
Manchester
Martin Fucss
Ways and Means
Max Fosdick
J. N. Lewis
MacArthur
Robert Merchant
Merritt Martin
Allen Smith
Story Tellers’ League
Waitage
Lewis
Saline observes V E Day quiet and closed shops
On V E Day May 8 1945 Saline Michigan turned unusually quiet with stores displaying Victory Closed for the day. Only Uncle Sam and essential services kept operations while banks and post offices stayed open as people reflected on the end of hostilities in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salime
Eiven
Sam
Army
Navy
Detroit Edison Company
Europe
New Books at Your Library
New titles heading to shelves at Inglis Lusty Wind for Caro Keyes Crescent Carnival Williams Leave Her to Heaven Hersey Bell for Adana Kelland Miracle Chambers Love and the Lieutenant Westcott Apartment in Athens Juvenile Enright Four Story Mistake Dennison Susannah Rides Again Young Young Hickory Emmett Secret in a Snuffbox Blyton Mystery Island Meigs Vanished Island Pool of Stars Worth Middle Button Baldwin Mary Lou Rawlings Yearling Brink Anything Can Happen on the River
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hersey—Bell
Adana
Kelland
Miracle
Chambers—Love
the Lieutenant
Westcott
Athens
Enright
Dennison
Susannah
Hickory
Emmett
Blyton
Mystery Island
Meigs
Pool of Stars
Baldwin
Mary Lou
Rawlings
Nation's School Children Lead Seventh War Loan Drive
A nationwide drive mobilizes 30 million school children to help reach a $7 billion quota for War Bonds. Reports cite school led house to house canvassing, rallies, and record sales in Penns Grove New Jersey Detroit Michigan King County Washington Kings County New York and Fairfax County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Penns Grove
New Jersey
War Finance Committee
Uota
Michigan
Detroit
Laconia
New Hampshire
Washington
King County
Kings County
New York
Virginia County
Fairmount School
Hackensack
N. J
America
Saline Observes Poppy Day Honor for World War Dead
American Legion Auxiliary drives Poppy Day on May 26 in Saline to honor fallen soldiers from two world wars and aid veterans and families. Luella Deli leads the William B. Lutz unit with Ethel Hunt as poppy chair. volunteers will sell crepe paper poppies citywide for fundraising and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
France
Belgium
William
Lutz
Auxiliary
Luella Deli
Ethel Hunt
Flanders
Rumors Fly Over Notorious Gangsters Death And Hitler
The column reflects on reports of a gruesome end for two infamous gangsters and widespread reactions amid violence and mob psychology. It notes lingering rumors about Hitler’s fate and moral reflections on justice, fear, and public opinion.
New Subscribers In April List Names
April subscribers include William Milhan Mrs. Robert Rogers Mrs. Raymond Klumpp EB W Stoll Mrs George Jacoby Herman Bruckner listed in the local record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Milhan
Robert Rogers
Raymond Klumpp
EB. W. Stoll
George Jacoby
Herman Bruckner
Fisher Circus Postponed Due to Weather
The Fisher circus show is postponed because of weather. An eye examination event with optometrist Frank Gifford is held at Milan Hotel on Saturday from 1:00 to 9:30 p.m. Glasses fitted during the clinic in its 12th year in Milan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Circus
Frank Gifford
Toledo Optometrist
Milan
Rotary Club hears Starr Commonwealth talk on boys home
May program chair Alwin Gross hosted Nellie M. Judkins of Starr Commonwealth for Boys near Albion. She traced Floyd Starr's founding of the home, its growth to 123 boys on 1,000 to 1,200 acres, and public fundraising, as guests from local Rotary and the Starr program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwin Gross
Rotary Club
Nellie M. Judkins
Starr Commonwealth For Boys
Albion
Floyd Starr
Starr
Leo Jensen
Ray Brassow
FRA
Guy Miller
Gerald Heath
Milan
Leon Smith
Dearborn
Sam Lambarth
Henry Leutheuser
Edwin C. Warner
Club
Local Ads Signal Strong Market for Poultry and Livestock
Observer Liners notes ongoing demand for poultry and livestock with Schmid's and Carlton & Harris Packing Co offering top price ceilings for cattle and hogs. Wiedman Auto Go promotes Ford-priced batteries and new electric ranges are available via Johnson and Co for essential needs under the War Production Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Johnson and Co
South Fourth Ave
Ann Arbor
Mich
Notice of Tin Can Drive and Local Ads
A tin can collection is planned for Friday afternoon May 11 to benefit the wading pool. Salvage chairman William Jarad oversees proceeds. Also listed are used car buyers in Saline and prices on cream separators, enamelware, a John Deere mixer, and farm supplies from local dealers and Morton Poultry Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wading Pool
William Jarad
Old Clothing Drive a Great Success in Saline
The Saline old clothing drive collected one and a half tons of clothing, sorted by the Home Ee girls, with Mrs. Clark as chairwoman. School children contributed and wore entry fees of clothing to the event, then the items were sent to Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Winfred
Britain
St. Boniface
Albert Schweizer
Equatorial
South Africa
Jimmie
Mamie
City
Yale Faculty Promotions Announced by Yale President
Yale University announces four faculty members promoted to full professorships and several other promotions and new appointments. Harold J. Lutz, associate professor of forestry since 1933, advances to Professor of Forestry, directing school forests in Keene New Hampshire and Mt. Holly Vermont, with noted research and a forthcoming forest soils textbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seymour
Yale University
Harold J. Lutz
Lutz
Yale
Keene
N. H
Mt. Holly
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Paper Trooper
Mary
Schaid
Aes
Campbell’s
Snider
Woodbury
NBC
Woman’s Club
Inglis—Lusty
Caro
Ina
Keyes
Crescent Carnival
Williams
Heav
American Legion Auxiliary
Rotary
Miss Judkins
Starr Commonwealth
Fischer
Observer
Schmid's
Ford
Wiedman Auto Go
Carlton & Harris Packing Company
West Michigan
Ypsilanti
Tel
Wiedman Auto Co
Saline
Wards Farm
John Deere
H. P
Fred Gladish
Macon Road
Morton Poultry Farm
R G. Wahl
Howard Electric Service
Brow Brothers
South
Dan Burkitt
Jefferson St
Bachman-Osgood Co
E. Henry St
Saline, Mich
Chester
Charles Lambarth
Saline Mercantile Company
Adrian
Tankage Co
Adrian, Mich
New Idea
Wolverine
Parsons
Broo Brothers
Saline Hatchery
Saline Theatre
Gene Autry
Joan Davis
Leon Errol
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Jack Oakie
Donald O’connor and
Peggy Ryan
Merry Monohans
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