Army Travels On Its Stomach at Camp McCoy
Pvt. Alvan C Lange writes from Camp McCoy Wisconsin reporting cooks feed hungry soldiers and that the army travels on its stomach. He notes service clubs theaters fine pictures and soldiers always asking for seconds. He signs from the mess section of Camp McCoy in May 1943.
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Alvan
Lange
Camp RecCoy
Wis
Land of Hills and Pines
Army
Alvan C. Lange
S. A
SCTC
Cook
Camp McCoy
Sportsman's League holds monthly meeting and notes 1943 growth
The Tri County Sportsman's League met at the Polar Bear Casino with strong turnout. Michelsen reported pheasants thriving with about 900 eggs to hatch, and five young foxes added for display at the game farm. Dr Hazard of the Fisheries Research Division spoke on Michigan lake surveys mentioning Washtenaw counties Whitmore Portage and Pleasant. Memberships were coming in satisfactorily for 1943.
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Michigan
Washtenaw County
Whitmore
Portage
Pleasant
Local Hospital News Notes Births and Injuries
Saline General Hospital reports Alvin Haeussler recovering well after surgery. Dale Higley welcomes a son born May 8. Mrs Clark Berthke and infant daughter home Friday. Florence Marble of Milan admitted for treatment. Clyde Creech injured in a Sunday night automobile accident on the Manchester road with cuts and bruises.
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Alvin Haeussler
Dale Higley
Clark Berthke
Florence Marble
Milan
Clyde Creech
Manchester Road
Rotary program features Miss Downey on health control
Saline Rotary Club chairman Hubert Bearss introduced Miss Downey of the County Health Department at the Thursday noon meeting at The Tavern. She explained how the department works to control communicable diseases and how follow up ensures cases are cleared before release. Miss Dorothy Kohler played trombone with Miss Ada Dahlgren on piano, drawing enthusiastic reception.
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Hubert Bearss
Downey
County Health Department
Rotary Club
Dorothy Kohler
Ada Dahlgren
Hydrants Flushing Scheduled for May 25 26 City Notice
The semi annual hydrant inspection and flushing will occur May 25 and 26. Water users should draw the day’s supply for domestic use before 8 AM. The Water DepartmentThank you for cooperation. Charles Kern Supt.
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Water Department
Charles Kern
Citywide Cleanup Days Promised May Twenty One Twenty Two
The Observer urges Sa line residents to place rubbish at the curb on May 21 or 22. To save time, place rubbish in containers and have it out early. Cooperative effort appreciated.
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Saline
Charles Kern
Canteen News and Home Front Notes Across Town
Community column recounts canteen generosity at a near disaster scene with reporters praising Kern Hunt and local matrons. Notes dog quarantine, job hunting woes, and the photo of Rosie Woodbridge at the bomber plant. Includes remarks on education, tuberculosis risks, and a surge of women in aircraft work per McNutt.
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Fellws
Cary
Kern
Hunt
Rosie
Woodbridge
Ruckman
Minnie
Boyds
East Henry Street
Husband
Mildred Milhan
Sunshine
Oscar
Johnnie
Eye Exam Offer With Dr. Gifford and Milan Patel
Eye examinations available with Dr Frank Gifford Toledo and Milan Patel at a branch office every Saturday from 2 30 to 9 45 PM glasses fitted during visit sessions at the Milan location.
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Frank Gifford Toledo
Milan Patel
Washtenaw County Women's Clubs Convene at Methodist Church
The Washtenaw County Federation of Women's Clubs met at the Methodist church with Mrs. Thomas Shurtz presiding for the business session. Dr. Ida Metzger of the Ypsilanti State Hospital gave the main address on Mental Health During War Time. Officers for the coming year were elected: Armstrong, Milliman, Drews, Bush, and Woodbury.
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Washtenaw County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Methodist Church
Thomas Shurtz
Fred Lendrum
Frank Campbell
Merritt Martin
Bonnie Bearss
Arletta Jane Shurtz
Ida Metzger
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Henry Burgess
Saline Club
Ada Dahlgren
Fred April
William Bach
Martin
Charles Jordan
Jackson
W. J. Armstrong
Ann Arbor
Doris Milliman
Ypsilanti
E. W. Drews
Dexter
Grace Bush
Harvey Woodbury
Field mice blamed for winter injury to junipers
Dr. M. D. Pirnie at Michigan State College W. K. Kellogg bird sanctuary notes field mice girdling junipers last winter. Mice tunneled into deep snows seeking shelter and food. Junipers are damaged but not dead and can be pruned back to restore vigor.
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M. D. Pirnie
Michigan State College
W. K. Kellogg
Augusta
Crop Corps Plans to Award Certificates in 1943
The War Food Administration announces that about 3.5 million people will be eligible for Crop Corps certificates for work in 1943. Eligible groups include volunteers in farming, members of the Women's Land Army and Victory Farm Volunteers, high school and college workers, seasonal laborers, canning and food processing workers, and foreign labor entrants.
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U. S
Federal
War Food Administration
Michigan
Women’s Land Army
Victory Farm
Who Has The Money For 2nd War Loan
Treasury experts say the 13 billion dollar Second War Loan will be funded by a 45 billion dollar surplus earnings in 1943 and rising consumer savings. Personal savings reached 9 billion in 1941 and are expected to grow by 36 billion by 1945 as prices stay high. Thrifty shoppers will stretch goods and funnel more funds into War Bonds.
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Treasury
Hornets Shut Sut Man Twice In Rainy Season Finale
Saline High School’s Hornets defeated the Milan Reds 14 to 0 Friday as coach Jack Greenstein prepares to leave for Navy duty. The win lifts Saline to 3-1 for 1943, with several games canceled by floods. Henry Burgess will coach the next game at Ypsilanti.
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Jack Greenstein
Tomcecrrow
Navy
Saline High School
Milan Reds
Hornets
Saline
Ypsilanti
Henry Burgess
Classified Advertisements From Saline Observer
Local classified items list goods for sale including hay, tractors, radios, and cars. Also notices for farms, seed potatoes, poultry supplies, real estate, and services from Wiedman Auto Co and Saline Hatchery. Readers urged to send legal printing questions to the Saline Observer.
War Work Telephon e Operatives Wanted in Saline
Wartime job notice seeks full time telephone operators in Saline. No experience required. Young single women preferred. Apply immediately at a Saline telephone office. Do not apply if already engaged in other war work.
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Saline
War Industry Jobs Seek Help Keep Em Rolling
Advertises essential wartime positions including brakemen switchtenders telegraph operators yard clerks and a superintendent's office in Jackson Michigan. Applications from current war industry workers will not be considered.
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NYCAR
Jackson, Mich
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Jou
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Scnimio
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Schmid
Nicerary
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Lis
Joyce Davenport
Ann Arbor Street
Mildred Lee Hart
By ER. J. Fox
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Pearl Harbor
Observer
Wolverine
Parsons
Saline Mercantile Co
Pratts Poultry
Lambarth Bros
Wiedman Auto Co
Chester
Clarence Carr
Willow Road
Zenith Armchair Style Radio
Saline-Milan Road
P. O
Saline Marcantile Company
Rotary
Dan Hertier & Son
W. McKay St
Lewis Ernst
Ypsilanti City
Washington St
Oliver
George L. Robins
N. Huron St
Ypsilanti, Mich
Helen
Morton Poultry Farm
Hayden
Kasco
Montgomery Ward Farm
Clarence Coin
A. C. Miller
Ann Arbor St
C. A. Jordan
R. G. Wahl
Pfister
Frank Kanitz
Cone
Wiedman Auto Company
Carroll Frost
Darling & Co
Singer Store
N. Huronst
Boone
Brooks Brothers
Adrian
Mick
Adrian Lankare Co
Saline Observer
Main St
Mich
Saline Theatre
Warren William
The
Kent Taylor
Frances Langford
Sun
Elizabeth Bergner
Randolph Scott
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