Local society notes and events from Saline area
Grace Wheeler visits Detroit. May Festival attendance in Ann Arbor. Lea Gruner of Bridgewater in Saline on business. Flag Day designated June 14 by proclamation. News on locals including Wackenhut birth, Jackson auto races, and Memorial Day closings. Scattered social events, bridge party, and church notices. Boy Scout Ramp opening June 21 and local infrastructure updates. Oklahoma visitor promotes lecture series and intercity entertainments for 1926 27 season with growing interest and backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Wheeler
Detroit
Paul Kempf
Ann Arbor
Lea Gruner
Bridgewater
Salin
Alphonse Schmid
Harry White
J. L. Hudson
Tecumseh
Austin White
Milan
Harl Fosdick
Wampler’s Lake
Leo Westphal
Edna Gross
Jackson
Norman Ash
Billie
Romulus
C. A. Jordan
G. E. Kuh
Denver
Colorado
Mary Skinner
George Lehman
Royal Oak
Melvin Alber
Charles Marlin
Grand Lodge
Kalamazoo
Aid Society
Legion
Ben Urhaus
Alfred Wolfe
Chicago
Michigan Union
Wolfe
Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Walter’ Brackel
Roy Rogers
Washtenaw Council
Boy Scouts
Stark
Oklahoma
Miss Wood
Mterstate Leceum Bureau
Saline Farmers Club Meets At Hellman Home May Night
The Saline Farmers Club met at Mr and Mrs C F Hellman on May 1. Vice president C F Hielman presided as minutes from the prior meeting were read. Dr Forsythe of Ann Arbor spoke on state health work while Mrs Hielman urged health thoughts and bulletins from Lansing were requested. A prayer was offered by Mr Smith and the group adjourned to meet June 12 with the Finch home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Farmers’ Club
C. F. Hellman
C. F. Hielman
Sen
Forsythe
Ann Arbor
Lansing
Smith
R. L. Finch
Trial by Water in Orissa Described as Costly Alternative
In Orissa tribes, a water trial uses sacred Phulbani tank to settle disputes. Contestants and seconds stand with poles as priests chant prayers, a chicken is offered to underworld demons, then heads are submerged. The loser is the one whose head surfaces last.
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Orissa
India
Had Solid Grounds for Her Objection
Henry Parker claims Tom Taylor’s wife objected to his use of $4,000 from savings to buy 50,000 shares of oil company stock. Paul Perkins recalls Tom faced a harsh rebuke not for the stock but for paying $5 annually for a safe deposit box to store the shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Parker
Tom Taylor
Savin’s Bank
Tom
Paul Perkins
Taylors
Henry
Kansas City Star
Showman secrets reveal Holland the butler’s theater escape
James Agate recounts Holland, the butler for actor Richard Mansfield, doubting his servant status. At a performance of Richard QT he rushes mid Dream scene to warn others that Mansfield is “carrying on something awful,” recalling a past incident with antiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Agate
Holland
Richard Mansfield
Agate
Mansfield
Couldn't Sell Her a Ticket
A Western woman called a town ticket agent and asked to be routed to a remote Southern state. The agent improvised directions with many changes, then she asked if a letter could arrive at the same time while she was writing it to the fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Inquirer
Porky Clings to Treetops in Freezing Winter Mystery
The text wonders why a porcupine named Porky climbs into the upper tips of hemlocks during a 10 below zero wind. It notes he has no fur coat like beavers or otters and survives extreme cold by rolling into a ball among the branches. The piece frames the animal’s cold survival as a nature mystery.
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Porky
When Chairs Were Scarce Chairs in Jacobean England
Walter Rendell Storey notes chairs with standardized designs became popular only late in the Jacobean era. An inventory of 1624 at Gilling Castle lists two chairs and 35 stools, while in 1661 at a dinner for Cosmo the Turd, grand duke of Tuscany, only the guest chair is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Walter Rendell Storey
Antiquarian Magazine
Gilling Castle
Yorkshire
Charles II
Cosmo the Turd
Tuscany
Hoor
Boys and Girls Club Achievement Day Draws Big Crowd
Over 500 boys and girls with parents and friends attended the County Achievement Program at the fairgrounds on Saturday. Gerald Hoag of the Majestic Theatre showed a free movie before a Clothing Judging Contest and a 4-H program. Lewis C. Reiman of the Ann Arbor Kiwanis spoke, urging continued effort. Dale Howard of the Delhi Hammer Club responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairgrounds
Gerald Hoag
Manger
Majestic Theatre
Fair Ground
Sadie Laine
Sylvan Center
Bertha Hekhart
Welccome
Lewis C. Reiman
Ann Arbor Kiwanis Club
Dale Howard
Delhi Hammer Club
Health champions lead county achievement effort in 4 H drive
William Bennett of Chicago spoke to youths and parents on Opportunities of our Young Americans. Miss Bertha Eckhardt staged a Musical Appreciation. County nurse Miss Edith Stoll announced health champions Lee Begol and Edna Ortbring, with champions earning trips to Lansing and the state fair, while Florence Essery awarded 100 percent honor certificates to 72 clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bennett
Chicago
Bertha Eckhardt
Coounty
Edith Stoll
Lee Begol
Frains Lake
Edna Ortbring
Lima No
Lansing
Florence V. Essery
Edith Wagner
Michigan State Farm
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau
Katherine Strohle
Francis LaForge
Virginia
LaForge
Dorothy Zimmerman
Eva Bugel
Alice Rawson
Ruth Rawson
Florence Rawson
Pierence Palmer
Anita Palmer
Sadie Laine
Erma Zeeb
Joe Marsh
Olney Gutawater
Harriet Wilder
Mary Hadly
Lyndon No. 10
Ruth Lesser
Dexter Village
Julia Rentschler
Mary Katherine Day
Monreville
Mildred Altenburnt
Wabster
Lauretta Schlimmer
Lodi
Eleanor Freeman
Francis Lake
Francis LeBarr
Ann Arbor
Anna Schmidt
Ellen Nixon
Dorothy Pettibone
Superior
Charlotte Finkbeiner
Saline
Esther Knapp
Freedom
Nora Gordon
Lotta Mein
Alice Roberts
Pittsfield
Katherine Outwater
Delhi
Eera Strohle
Sadie Saine
Sylvan Center
Ernia Zeeb
Alice Lawson
Bridgewater
Sadie
Laine
Enma Zegb
Hopkins School
Josephine Crocker
Dexter
Michigan State College
Junior Senior Banquet and Graduation Schedule
The annual Junior Senior banquet is set for Friday May 28 at the Masonic hall with Grand March by the Ann Arbor orchestra and tributes to seniors and juniors. Baccalaureate will be at St Pauls church May 30 at 8 00 with Rev Willbrandt delivering the address. Graduation is June 3 at 8 00 followed by a High School picnic June 4 at Wampler's Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Ann Arbor
Erma, Heininger
Bruce Gordon
Irene and
Eunice Barr
Martha Visel
Genevieve Camburn
Mrs. Mott
Lorena Bernard
Alfred Schmid
Ormond Phillips
John Stimpson
St. Paul’s Church
Wampler’s Lake
J. B. Edmonson
University High School
Early grazing cuts milk and hurts pasture yields
Experiments show that dairy farms letting cows graze on new spring grass risk losing at least one third of pasture value for the year. Keeping cows indoors on a full grain ration a month longer delays pasture damage, preserves milk production, and yields fuller milk through summer and into fall and winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iocas
Wurtiz
Riffian Courier Seen Racing Between Sunsets
A terse sighting describes a Riffian courier speeding about 70 miles between sunset and sunrise, suggesting the rider was in a hurry during the night. The report emphasizes the rapid travel window and the implied urgency of the courier task.
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G. L. Parsind
Paymory
Butler
Nevell K. Pearson
Christopher Markham
Ralph Braun
Webster
Jack Arnd
Saling
Leo Begole
Donati Staebler
Ralph Wheeler
Bert Moore
Qiney Gutwater
Wiedman Auto Co
Chas
Lord
Hankinson
Ypsilanti
Huron
Michigan
Gian Ae
F. O. B. Flint
Mich
Geo. V. Cook
Ame
Chevrolet
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