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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1936
Page
5
Milan High School football lost a 14 to 13 decision to Belleville in a Huron League game last Friday afternoon. The one point deficit stemmed from a late touchdown and single point conversion, a topic of debate among coaches for years.
Huron Valley Building and Savings Association will sell at public auction on November 14, 1936 at 10:00 AM at the south front door of Washtenaw County Court House. The lot is Lot 25 in Eber White First Addition to Ann Arbor, subject to recorded restrictions. Principal due $4,214.99, interest $256.25, attorney fee $50, total $4,521.14 plus costs.
Public auction to the highest bidder will be held November 11 1936 at 10 00 AM at the south front door of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court House Ann Arbor to satisfy obligations on mortgages from Vernon J McCrumb Helen McCrumb and Frederick Harris Timmerman to Huron Valley Building and Savings Association The property is the northeast eighty two feet of lot 60 Samuel G Miller Addition Ann Arbor with all interest costs and attorney fees included The total due as of notice is 8487 61 dollars including principal interest and attorney fee plus costs
Sultana a white Hungarian shepherd in Kistaresa near Budapest set a world mark with a 26 puppy litter. Owner Joseph Takacs, a village butcher, watched as 19 pups had to be destroyed due to insufficient nourishment. The prior record was 20 young from a German Alsatian. A Lafayette straw hat linked to a U S visit is shown at the New York Historical Society.
In Washtenaw County Probate Court at Ann Arbor on September 25 1936 Judge Jay G Pray heard the matter of Celia A Briggs deceased. Silas L Briggs petitions to administer the estate or to name a suitable person. Hearing set for October 28 1936 at ten in the forenoon at the Probate Office. Public notice to be given by three weekly publications in The Saline Observer. Nora O Borgert Register of Probate. October 1 8 15 1936.
The Wash tenaw Probate Court orders the sale of real estate of Theodore Emanuel Schill deceased. R Schill as Administrator petitions for license to sell to distribute estate. Hearing set for the 20th day with publication in The Saline Observer Sept 24 Oct 1 8 1936.
V. E. Van Ameringen announces foreclosure for two mortgages made by Omar Rash and Mabel Rash to Huron Valley Building and Savings Association. The sale of Lot 146, Willis Heights Addition, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, is set for November 14, 1936 at 10:00 AM to satisfy a debt of 1080.96 plus costs, with stated restrictions from a 1925 deed.
In Washtenaw County Circuit Court a 1938 order directs defendants William Dutmer Frances Dutmer Carrie Rix Henry Hilmer R Maude Hardenberg and Jesse Howley to appear within 35 days. Hearing set for November 21. Publication to run weekly for three weeks in The Saline Observer. Property described is west half of northeast quarter of section 21 in Freedom Township Bonnie Brae subdivision lots released.
A probate notice announces that four months from October 1, 1936, creditors may present claims against Mary Elizabeth Kern, deceased, to the Washtenaw County Probate Court in Ann Arbor with hearings set for December 5, 1936, and February 5, 1937, at ten in the forenoon. Also includes a civil suit notice against Lena Cady Hall by State Savings Association, with appearance ordered by November 7, 1936, and publication required for three weeks. The land contract involved is Lot 63 in Allmendinger Heights Addition, Ann Arbor.
A remark highlights that microscopic germs on currency ignore its face value, whether 100 or 59 cents. The note emphasizes the constant risk posed by contamination regardless of denomination.
The Conservation Commission under Act 230, P. A. 1925, bans raccoon trapping in the Lower Peninsula for one year north of the north line of T 16 N and west of Saginaw Bay with openings Nov 15 to Dec 15 and south of the line including Huron County with an opening Dec 1 to Dec 15. Signed July 9, 1936 by Director P. J. Hoffmaster and officials. Public notices dated Oct 8, 15, 22, 29, 1936.
State of Michigan probate court in Washtenaw County orders final administration account for Charles W. Harmon deceased. Administrator Benjamin B. Uphaus to file and seek allowance and residue distribution. Hearing set October 23, 1936 at 10:00 AM at the Ann Arbor Probate Office. publication in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks.
The oyster begins life as male then becomes female after six weeks, returns to male, and may repeat the cycle. Eggs are fertilized inside the parent and nourished until larvae form, with early stages sheltered in the mantle cavity. Young oysters emerge as “white sick” then “black sick” before entering open water.
Three French explorers sent by a Paris newspaper report on a primitive race in Africa. They travel from Dakar to Bamago and Gao into Secundou lands to reach the white pygmies three feet tall with large heads who hunt elephants and antelopes. Also note that only two percent of Indians in America earn more than $500 yearly.
Englishmen Charles A. Preller and Walter L. Maxwell were roommates at the Southern hotel in St Louis. Maxwell killed Preller in a staged trunk murder to rob him, then fled to Paris and New Zealand before returning. The case ended with a first degree murder verdict against Maxwell. Also included is Guardsman Albert Lorrimer walking 400 miles to save postage and facing a court martial.
Michigan State College extension horticulturists H D Hootman and T 4 Merrill plan a fall campaign to educate orchard owners on rodent baiting. In Lenawee county a demonstration is set for Monday October 12. Methods to reduce underground injury include exposing trunk soil, installing 18 inch guards, and clearing weed growth. Bait stations and periodic rebaiting are advised where mice numbers are high.
Michigan State College coach Lauren P. Brown offers dietary tips for the cross country squad. He advocates milk and vegetables, limited coffee and tea, occasional fried foods, small salad dressings, avoiding bananas, ample water, butter, boiled or baked potatoes, one dessert per meal, and lean meats. The MSU team has dominated, winning the Intercollegiate championships with five runners in the top ten.
Some major papers publish a grim invitation for speeding or reckless drivers to leave obituaries with editors. The request aims to spare relatives and papers by having career-ending facts ready when a crash occurs. It targets drivers who mix highways with highballs and beat trains.
A Brooklyn tomato puree factory ended its season with a locomotive brought to the factory siding to steam for canning. The engine blew farewell whistles at seven, noon, and night before returning to the Jackson roundhouse. The Observer invites local readers needing legal printing for estate settlements to send notices to the paper via the Probate Judge.
A warning to peach growers seeks stock of the Halehaven variety introduced through the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station of Michigan State College, issued by W R Garner director of the station. Due to Halehaven's popularity since 1932 other varieties are substituted to satisfy demand. Prospective growers should ensure they receive the true to name variety.
Registration notice dated October 1 1936 from Herman Gensley township clerk outlining registration rules for the November 3 1936 general election in Lodi Township Michigan. It specifies eligible voters may register personally on days except Sundays and holidays, with blackout period before elections, and details on absent voters. It also notes locations and dates at the clerk's home for review and reregistration.
Township of Saline Michigan notice announces registration by affidavit and reregistration options. Lester Hanson states availability at his home on February 2 1929 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to review the registration and reregister qualified electors if they properly apply, Shaul properly apply.
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