Social notes from Saline area and nearby towns
A collage of visits and movements across Michigan towns including Toledo Detroit Ann Arbor Tecumseh Chelsea Saline and Manchester. The items note guests movers and travelers such as Mr and Mrs E F Henne Miss Marion Rouse Mrs Amelia Hutzel and the Hertlers with various family and business visits plus local events and a misprint correction on election results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Henne
Toledo
Fred
Rudolph Hertler
Detroit
S. G. Lambarth
Ann Arbor
Beverly Gates
Ola Hammond
Marion Rouse
Ernest Towler
E. F. Hassenzahl
East Henry Street
Edwin Smith
Indianapolis
Jacob Smith
Frank Hanlon
Austin White
S. C. Macy
Tecumseh
Elwin
Thomas Bridges
Amelia Hutzel
F . Wiedman
Mary Chase
Lillian Burgan
A. J. Warren
Fred Burkhart
Selah Fitzgerald
Manchester
Walter Cook
Alwin Burkhardt
Chevrolet
Mary
Bertha Hertler
Blissfield
Nina Lighthall
William Stringer
Ann Anchor
Josephine VanHouten
Marshall Canine
Chelsea
Federated Church
Ypsilanti
Porter
Leigh Townsend
Jennie Morey
Fifteen Years Ago Walter Gross Gets A New Auto
A 15 year old item notes Walter Gross has acquired a new automobile. Other local notes include Charles Kleversaat entering the soldiers' home in Grand Rapids for the winter and marriage licenses issued to Gottlieb Finkbeiner Hanna Guenther of Saline and Oscar Staebler and Minnie of Freedom and Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gross
Charles Kleversaat
Grand Rapids
Gottlieb Finkbeiner
Hanna Guenther
Saline
Oscar Staebler
Freedom
Minnie
Ernst
Bridgewater
J.A. Alber
Alheodore Renau
Lillian
Grover
Melvin Alber
Detroit
Harry Lawrence
A. G. Lawrence
Lansing
Adrian
Thirty Years Ago Local News Highlights From Saline
Thirty years ago Bert Gillen left street-car work to become a full beauty sheriff. A $35.50 prize check arrived for the Ann Arbor fair winners. Saline beat Milan 42 to 0 in a Friday football game. Wallace Foot returned from Somerset to resume work after illness. George Dell sidelined with abscesses. The lecture committee adds a sixth entertainment due to high reserved-seat sales. Baptist supper and second-best refreshments at M E church parlors Friday night. Sophomore class formed with 11 members. Margaret Sears president Arthur Wood vice president Lee Tower secretary Edith Vogt treasurer. Class colors green and white motto Conquest Before Contest. Saline is not dead. locals rebut jealous rumors. Lake Shore freight backlog delays and 70 car orders behind. Ordinance grants Preston W. Shute a 10 year acetylene plant franchise in the village. Signed by G. C. Townsend and George R. Lutz. Liner Ads are a Good Investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Milan
Wallace Foot
Somerset
George Dell
M. E Church
Margaret Sears
Arthur Wood
Lee Tower
Edith Vogt
Rose
Lake Shore
Preston W. Shute
the Observer
Shute
G. C. Townsend
George R. Lutz
Saline 4-H Exhibit Opens Saturday With Banquet
The Saline Farmers Club sponsors a 4-H show and banquet in Federated church on Saturday November 15. Exhibits open at noon and stay until 6 pm with clubs Canning Food Study Clothing Handicraft and Pig and Calf led by local members. Banquet at 7 pm with speakers from local banks and Farmers' Club. No admission. event honors 4-H and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Farmers’ Club
Saline Township
Federated Church
Canning Club
C. D. Finkbeiner
Otto Hanson
Glenn Gordon
Austin Robinson
Raymond Girbach
C. A. Curtiss
Citizens Bank
Lee Tescher
Saline Savings Bank
Arthur Lutz
Farmers
October County Sheep Claims and Dog Tax Summary
Sheep claims totaling 1946.27 were paid in October per L. O. Cushing, chairman of auditors. There are 5383 licensed dogs in the county with 188 in Saline township paying 417 in taxes. The county pays 5 to 10 for each sheep destroyed by dogs and three October claims exceed 150 while 30 was spent on medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Cushing
Board of Auditors
Saline Township
Back Taxes Less in 1930 Than in 1929
Village Treasurer Frank Camburn says village books are with the board of trustees and the delinquent list filed with county officials. He notes that unpaid taxes were far lower than last year despite hard times. Local residents doubt any bandit attack on the Springville storekeeper, suspecting a nighttime illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Camburn
Board of
Springville
Brooklyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens Bank Saline
Mich
Dietiker’s
H. Gross & Sons
Calvin Wolfe
Milton Gross
Michigan State
William Schultz
Helen
Ayr Arbor
Matie Wood
Douglas
Wyoming
Salin Township
Michener
Frensdorf
John Thumm
Chester Leonard
Pedro
Archie Lawrence
F. O. Wiedman
Frank Randall
Wiedman
Emmett O'Brien
Floyd Ganong
Isaac Shaw
Omaha
Nebraska
Ida Wood
Lloyd Crittenden
Denver
Colorado
Aaron Scairer
West Point
Rev. C. BE. Kircher
Lee Brown
William Braun
Walter Towler
Lawrence Prakken
Sim
Wilson
Observer
Fred H. Blosser
Phoenix
Ariz
Manchester Enterprise
Aaron Luckhart
Ernest Luckhardt
George Steele
Mrs. Steele
W. E. Sweet
Mamle Avenue
Henry Goltz
Esther
Simon Hirth
Loretta
Alfred Jedele
Christian Jedele
Lodi
Jacob Theurer
York
Walter Coe
Toastmasters’ Club
Cook
Stella Westphal
Wilma Cole
Hazel Derr
John Finch
Webb Cos
Raymond Orr
Grant Cady
Lloyd Dell
Mabel Tucker
Raymond Hicks
Margaret Rentschler
Merle Barr
David Hammond
Donna Cady
Bert Gillen
Farmers’ Club
October County
BUICK
Wiedman Auto Co
Goodrich
Burkhart
Farm Service
Killogg
Ho Yosiack
Kellogg Core
Earnica Mes
Kellogg’s
Coffee Yacht Club
Santos
Campbell’s Beans
Monarch
L. D. Tanner
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