Tragic Accident Injures Saline Area Child
Tommie Joe Schwocho, three, son of Mr and Mrs W P Schwocho, from west of Saline on US 112, is at University Hospital Ann Arbor after falling through a barn chute at Fred Arend farm. He struck a concrete floor, suffered a fractured skull, and was described as in satisfactory condition with recovery expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie Joe
W. P. Schwocho
Saline
Us-112
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Fred Arend
Schwoche Place
Judge Breakey Thanks Voters In Ann Arbor Area
James R. Breakey Jr thanks citizens of Ann Arbor Washtenaw County and Ypsilanti for a large vote of confidence after his appointment as Circuit Judge. He notes limited time to meet all residents due to judicial duties and expresses gratitude for support across the city and townships.
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Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Ypsilanti
Harry F. Kelly
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Wurster At Home
A Sunday birthday dinner at 822 N. Lewis Street honored Mrs. John Wurster. Eleven guests attended including Mrs. Wurster’s brother John and family of Manchester, her daughter Mrs. C. O. Napier and Mr. Napier of Dearborn, her sister Mrs. J. Lehman and Mr. Lehman of Chelsea, and Mrs. Minnie Stoll steimer of Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wurster
N. Lewis Street
John Wurster
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Death
The John Wolfe family thanks relatives friends and neighbors for floral offerings acts of kindness after the untimely death of their husband and father They also thank the singer and Rev Baumann for comforting words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baumann
John Wolfe
Valley Farms Group Reunites At Wolverine Lake Gathering
Eight families from the original Saline Valley Farm group gathered at Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Garner home in Wolverine Lake for a Sunday pot luck. Guests included Lee Torrey, D. S. Mills, Arthur Hagen, George Wittrup, L. A. Fiferick, E. M. Palmer, and C. A. Parsons. The Smalley family mission work in Africa was noted. a letter to them was written by all attendees. The group plans a Christmas party December 28 at the Mills home in Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Valley Farm
O. B. Garner
Wolverine Lake
Lee Torrey
Stony Creek
D. S. Mills
Plymouth
Arthur Hagen
Saline
George Wittrup
Tecumseh
L. A. Fiferick
E. M. Palmer
C. A. Parsons
Birmingham
Guy Hoover
Clinton
Otto Skutt
Pontiac
Ray Smalley
Africa
Smalley
Mills
Seitz-Phillips Wedding at Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
Miss Virginia Phillips of Milan and Ormand Paul Seitz wed Monday evening November 11 at Trinity Lutheran parsonage Saline. Rev H L Engel officiated with sister Mrs Eddie Schroen as attendant. A 130 guest reception followed at Stony Creek Grange hall. couple to reside with Mrs Schroen on Judd road after brief trip. Mr Seitz employed at Haarers Quality Market in Saline. Frank Deede heads to Gaylord for deer hunting.
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Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
Saline
Virginia Phillips
Milan
Ormand
Paul Seitz
H. L. Engel
Terrance Phillips
Fowlerville
Eddie Schroen
John
Stony Creek Grange Hall
Special Prosecutor Addresses Saline Woman's Club
Mrs. Francis Lockwood hosts Saline Woman's Club meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Special prosecutor Brewster speaks on Law and Order noting citizens should back state officials and that honesty should be stressed at home, school, and church. Judge Camille Kelley discusses 44 000 children under Memphis Children’s Court and special dispensation to practice law. Next meeting at Mrs. Harold E. Francis home on US 112 with Mrs. A J McDonald of Detroit speaking on Our Opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lockwood
Saline Woman’s Club
J. N. Lewis
C. H. Miller
Breakey
Brewster
Ann Arbor
Connecticut
Michigan
Dan Hall
Camille Kelley
Children’ Court of
Memphis. Tenn
Harold E. Francis
Martin Fucss
US 112
A. J. McDonald
Detroit
Cars Carr Sungs 16-Lb Pie Pictured With Big Buck
Carl Carr of Saline returns home with a 290 pound buck and a 16 pound Great Northern pike from a Canada hunting trip with H O Waters of Columbus and Howard Waters of Akron. They joined a hunt at Nester Falls on October 18 and also brought back several four and five pound walleyes. Funeral services followed for Ada Rogers at Emanuel church in Clinton with burial at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Carl Carr
E. Henry Street
Saline
Carr
H. O. Waters
Columbus
Howard Waters
Akron
Nester Falls
Canada
Death of John H. Wolfe Prominent Lodi Farmer
Funeral services were held Monday at Bethel Evangelical church in Freedom for John H. Wolfe a Lodi township farmer who died Friday after severe burns from kerosene and live coals while tending a furnace. He was born June 5 1887 in Bridgewater township and married Laura Wiedmayer in 1914. survived by his wife two daughters two grandchildren his mother and a sister.
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John H. Wolfe
Lodi Township
Bethel Evangelical Church
Freedom
Wolfe
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Bridgewater Township
Laura Wiedmayer
Lodi
Norman Scheldt
Saline
Rudolph Feldkamp
Walter Hieber
Leon Schaible
Emma Schumacher
Chelsea
Mrs Catherine Schlicht Dies at 73 in Tecumseh Hospital
Mrs Catherine C Schlicht aged 73 died Sunday night at Tecumseh hospital after birth in Freedom township on January 3 1878. Widow of William J Schlicht she lived in Aaron township Manchester since 1928 with children Bertha Feldkamp Emma Alber Anna Middlemiss Henry and Clarence plus a sister Mrs John Kieser. Private prayer services were held at the family home.
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Catherine C Schlicht
Tecumseh Hospital
Freedom Township
George
Wilhelmina Buerkle Schaible
William J. Schlicht
Aaron Township
Manchester
Ransome B. Rouse obituary notices in Ann Arbor
Ransome B. Rouse of 1629 Granger Ave Ann Arbor died Saturday at University Hospital after a four day illness. Born September 13 1861 in Saline he married Hattie E Rogers who died in July this year. He moved from Saline to Ypsilanti in 1906 and to Ann Arbor in 1939. Surviving are daughter Ruth A. Rouse and granddaughter Helen L. Shaffee. A daughter Ruby R Lambie died in August 1948. Burial at Highland Cemetery Ypsilanti officiated by Dr William P Lemon.
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Ransome B. Rouse
Granger Ave
Ann Arbor
University Hospital
Saline
Jefferson
Caroline Rouse
Hattie E. Rogers
Rouse
Ypsilanti
Ruth A. Rouse
Helen L. Shaffee
Nashville
Ruby R. Lambie
Hastings
Muehlig
William P. Lemon
Highland Cemetery
Optimistic Outlook for 194? Public Reform and Youth Steering Club
Henry Barnes of Ann Arbor told Saline Rotary Club that tax cuts, lower government spending, a balanced budget, and new labor laws would shape the coming year under Republican leadership. He urged eliminating labor racketeers and returning to production and broad distribution. The club discussed a Steer Feeding Club for local youths, each mentored by a Rotary member, to raise a steer for next year's Community Fair.
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Henry Barnes
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Press
Saline Rotary Club
Barnes
Circuit Judge
Rotary Club
Feeding
Chile
Trinity Lutheran Men Host Hat Trim Contest at Ladies’ Night
The Trinity Lutheran Men’s Club entertained their wives with a hat trimming contest led by Albert Hoeft and Jarrheurer. Prizes went to Alice Hack Esther Wiedman John Seitz and Fred Braun. The event included a playful “Ladies’ Aid” sketch and a lunch prepared by Bliss Curtiss Francis Lockwood and others.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Albert Hoeft
Jarrheurer
Alice Hack
Esther Wiedman
John Seitz
Fred Braun
Bliss Curtiss
Francis Lockwood
Roland Bredernitz
Owen Hoste
Karl Theurer
Alfred Ack
Mayor Presents Highlights From Local Fair Celebration
A film reel shown by Mayor Alwin Gross closed the F.F.A. Appreciation Banquet at the high school. The night included music, novelty acts by Don Mueller and Company, and Songbusters from WPAG Ann Arbor. Leo Jensen reported a balance over 400 dollars as Fair funds. guests included George Allan and George McCalla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwin Gross
Haswell
Donald Wiedman
Howard Heath
R. S. Hocking
Walter Sally
Aaron Girbach
F.F.A
Lynford Rentwhler
Myron Gallagher
Leo Jensen
Donald Mueller and Company
Motion Pictures
Lutheran Society Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
Ladies of the Trinity Lutheran Aid Society held their annual meeting on Wednesday November 7 naming officers President Gertrude Braun Vice President Lena Burkhardt Secretary Lucille Bredernitz Treasurer Mrs Roland Bredernitz Flower Committee Bernadine Bredernitz and Mary Seitz Birthday Committee Melita Feldkamp and Wilma Camburn
Child Study Club Meets Dr Lichty On Children’s Diseases
Tuesday evening November 19 at 8 p.m. the Child Study Club convenes at 104 Detroit Street to hear Dr. Dorman Lichty, noted Ann Arbor pediatrician, speak on Childrens Diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
Detroit St
Dorman Lichty
Ann Arbor
Detroit Edison seeks rate cuts and retirement fund move
Detroit Edison filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission a formal request to reduce charges for all customer classes with a Lansing hearing set for October 29 1946 The plan would cut farm residence and commercial bills by 1 500 000 for the rest of 1946 and industrial rates by 3 for 1947 The proposal aims to total 1946 savings above 5 million with previous adjustments and also requests transferring 5 804 500 from a reserve to its Employees Retirement Fund aided by tax law savings from wartime construction funds
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Detroit Edison Company
Michigan Public Service Commission
Lansing
Prentiss M. Brown
Detroit Edison
Public Service Commission
Commission
Edison
Edison Company
Dell School Hallowe'en Party Draws Students and Mothers
Dell School held a Hallowe'en party last Thursday with children in costume and games followed by refreshments including fried cakes cider popcorn and apples. Mothers attended and Mrs Monaghan handed out candy. door prize went to Mrs Emma Jedele.
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Hallowe’en
Dell School
Monaghan
James Marion
Larry Norton
Tommy Joe Schwoche
Richard McHenry
Mary Ann Sacks
Barbara Ramsey
Jerry Webster
Glen Bredernitz
Emma Jedele
Helene A. Monaghan
Auction Notice For Amanda Becker Household Goods
Mrs Amanda Becker announces an auction sale of household goods at her home southwest of Bridgewater. The sale will be held on Saturday November 23 at the Longdon premises about six miles south of Saline. Christmas Cards priced with your name 1.25 at The Observer.
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Amanda Becker
Bridgewater
Sat
Longdon
Saline
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James R. Breakey, Jr
Valley Farms Group
Frank Deede
Gaylord
Woman's Club
LAW and Order
Emanuel Church
Rogue
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ada Rogers
Glen Randall
Miss Rogers
Clinton Congregational Church
C. A. Rogers
Chicago
John Rogers
Bert Rogers
Randall
Mary McCollum
Charles McCollum
House Funeral Home
Ann Arbor Hospital
Catherine Schlicht
Lutheran Society
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