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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1940
Page
3
Local items list visits and travel from Troy to Toledo to Flint with many families hosting and attending gatherings. Notable events include hunting trips near Lovells and Grand Marais, church calls, birthdays, a christening at the Lange home, and preparations for Thanksgiving visits to Indiana Ohio and California plus a Dorcas circle sale.
Mr and Mrs William Love of Manchester road marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner for 59 at the Third division Methodist church dining room. Mrs Cc Unterkircher played the wedding march as flowers and a five tiered cake adorned the table.
Mrs Elson Shaw of Ypsilanti visited Saline to see friends and report Mrs William Shaw has improved from illness. Mrs Austin Robison and child were mentioned. Sarah Derr spent Sunday at St. Clair Shores with Sarah remaining after a week with uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Harry Friis. Other Derr guests were Mr and Mrs Haze Sanford of Detroit.
Worship at 10 a m with the sermon Force or Counter-Attraction by the church choir provides music. Church school at 11 discusses Hearing and Doing led by Arthur Wilson. Young people service 6 30 p m supervised by Miss Stark. Senior group studies Moses and God led by Dr Lendrum with sponsors Mr and Mrs Ray Davis.
Paul Radenbaugh hunts up north while Mrs. Carson helps her ill sister in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Will Gallaher of Ann Arbor visited D G Richards. Lois Teachout stays with Mrs. Raymond Riggs as Riggs hunts up north.
Mrs Ruth Miller and Mrs Mabel Needham were in Adrian on business last Wednesday. Mrs Ira Hauk and her Plymouth children visited her mother Mrs Glen Gordon. Miss Roop a Hammond district teacher will spend Thanksgiving in Alma. Bobby and Billy Love stayed with grandparents E M Gilbert from Thursday to Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Stimpson of Berkley and Miss Julia Gordon hosted Sunday at the Stimpsons. Mrs Mabel Wheedham visited with cousins the Frank Allens in Jackson. Mr Allen is ill. Fred Mohrhardt checked on Edwin and Mrs Gall in Tecumseh hospital. both improving after an auto crash two weeks ago. The Clarence Ebbert family woke at 2 am to explosions and found shotgun shells on the kitchen cabinet. they doused a blaze and seek its cause from Monday night’s wind. Blissfield and Manchester won joint Lenawee County Athletic football league title by beating Tecumseh and Clinton. Blissfield Advance notes their lone league loss. Ontario produced 2 896 477 fine ounces of gold in 1938. The business man can use the classified plan to keep in touch with buyers.
The council canvassed Tuesday’s 610 votes with 464 Republicans and 142 Democrats. Elected were Clarerice Haarer Henry Schroen Alwin Gross Samuel Lambarth John Cole Constable Bert Gillen. Clerk Lottie Wallace. Meeting Nov 11 shows bills of 1546.13 approved then adjourned. Mayor Pro Tem Gross presided.
In Saline a November meeting of the Future Farmers chapter voted to advance Ralph Sally Reginald Fischer Frank Chrystek Carlton Hertler Dwight Carr Leonard Burmeister and Neil Finkbeiner from Green Hand to the Future Farmer degree. The initiation is set for Wednesday Nov 20.
The Saline High School senior class of 59 sponsored a Halloween event in the auditorium on Halloween night. The party featured clowns goblins icer doughnuts tap dancing and a floor show before a dancing party. A $52 profit after $11 expenses was reported with commendations for cooperation and no incidents in town.
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