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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1927
Page
7
In a fog-bound mansion Miss Cornelia and Lizzie confront a haunted house and a restless bat rumor as a ouija session stirs fear. Billy the Japanese servant notes eerie noises while the family considers a double life of danger and a lurking menace in a quiet town.
On November 5 the Saline group teachers were greeted by Mrs Mildred Robinson assistant county commissioner and Mrs Marion Wetzel county nurse. Wetzel urged vaccination with a ten cent fee and parental consent. Robinson discussed engaging beginners reading and geography instruction plus recommended reference books and a model geography lesson for next visit.
Dr M S Pittman head of Rural Education will address the Washtenaw County Men's Brotherhood at First Methodist Church Ann Arbor on Sunday November 13 with Rev Wan R Shas of Ypsilanti also speaking in the afternoon. The program includes music by local choruses and a free luncheon at 6 o'clock. Both men and women invited. sessions at 4 30 and 7 30.
Central Lods William Birkle joined Norman Moore Jacob Kinsley and John Manor at an auction near Whitmore Lake Friday evening. Mrs. Bert Moore and daughters Dorothy and Helen visited Mrs. Carl Shaffer at Maplehurst hospital Saturday. Theodore Steward and family from Detroit visited Callerson Bert Moore and kin Sunday. October pupil list notes non absence or tardiness: Paul Herter Erma Owen Raymond Lampbarth Esther Robert Ruth Lindemann Vernor Manor Paul Mayer Helen Walter Laverne Dorothy Moore.
In Washtenaw County Probate Court on October 27 1927 the petition of Leonora I Noble asks for administration of Milton B Noble estate. The hearing is set for November 25 at 10 AM at the Probate Office. A copy of this order will be published in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks.
Detroit visitor Guy Richards came to Central York last week. Mrs Samuel Creig of Macon stayed with Miss Mary Murray Friday night. Hattie Murray, Parker Murray and son were at Mooreville bazaar Wednesday. Join Gooding and Mr and Mrs Alger Allison attended Mooreville supper and bazaar Wednesday. York Baptist church met at Mrs Hattie Murray home Friday with a potluck and free will offering to buy church stoves.
South Saline residents entertain and visit in Ann Arbor Bowling Green Milan and York. Albert Cross and family visit his parents in Bowling Green Ohio on Sunday. Mrs Sam Craig stays with Mrs Hattie Murray in York. The Gleason school hosts a marshmallow roast in Elmer Roe's woods on Halloween. Br iton and Milford visitors join Mr and Mrs Will Baslick and others for a weekend gathering.
A district reports smallpox quarantines in Sutherland and diphtheria closures at Carpenter school. Villagers attend Ki llian’s Merrymakers dance at Darlington hall and a series of local meetings including Pittsfield Ladies Aid, Grange and 4-H related events. Neighbors share visits across Detroit Ypsilanti Northville Ann Arbor and Alpena. Alva Starr Navy member noted for 105 parachute jumps.
Claude Gilbert and Wilford Harwood returned home after a weekend visit. Families including Frisbees, Needhams, Irvings, and Sydneys gathered for meals and visits across several households. Kerry Gordon, injured in a Friday crash, was taken to Michigan Hospital. his condition described as satisfactory. A birthday party for Mrs Ella Hendershot was hosted by her son with several local attendees.
Mr. and Mrs. Milkey visited relatives in Pontiac Sunday. Miss Keedle attended a teachers meeting in Mooreville. D. G Richards made a business trip to Ionia county. Mr. and Mrs. Richards with A. G. and George Franklin visited Ann Arbor Saturday. Joe Steiman and Lincon Park visitors to the Steiman home. Vern Irish and S. L. Wilkinson of Dundee called on H. C. Reeves. Mrs. Robinson visited school Friday along with Alber Langstaff and Richards. The school earned four stars on the A I school card.
State of Michigan Chancery Court in Washte wana County orders defendants to appear within three months and publication of notice in The Saline Observer for six weeks. The filing names plaintiffs A W Bell Chester Bell and Lestrell A W Bell versus numerous defendants and unknown heirs. Publication dates run weekly from Oct 6 to Nov 17, 1927.
The Saline village council enacts a measure prohibiting parking any motor vehicle in streets, alleys or public places between midnight and six a m for more than one hour. Violators face up to twenty five dollars and possible imprisonment up to ten days. The ordinance takes effect twenty days after passage. A stray line notes a congressional committee seeking simpler texting and tax payment methods.
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