Octogenarian Cyclist Bailey Tours the Nation
William C Bailey of Underhill Vermont, 86, has ridden over 18 000 miles in seven years and is traveling by bicycle from Vermont to Chicago and back His journeys include a Chicago bicycle meet where he placed second as the oldest rider He carries his name and address on a box behind the seat and a Chicago firm gave him a custom bicycle with special features He plans to travel about 2500 miles this summer and has even appeared in Ripley s Believe It Or Not and on We the People
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Observer
William C. Bailey
Underhill
Vermont
Bailey
Chicago
Detroit
United States
Saline Rotary hears members on trips and health program
Roy Miller and Gordon Trout spoke of Alpena and Clear Lake trips while Dr Prout described Canada travels. T M Clay proposed a horseshoe pitching court at the school ground. A committee was named to explore lighting and matches. A new teacher aid Hints on Teaching Health is distributed by Washtenaw County Tuberculosis Association with health education units and posters.
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Rotary Club
Roy Miller
Gordon J. Trout
Alpena
Clear Lake
Orion
Prout
Canada
T.M. Clay
Fosdick
Washtenaw County Tuberculosis Association
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
License must be worn on back with hunting permit
Hunters will receive a transparent holder with their license to wear on the back. Warnings urge compliance or risk being sent home by conservation officers. Open seasons run October 15 to November 5 for squirrels and cock pheasants and October 15 to December 31 for rabbits.
Milan Doctor Opens Saturday Eye Clinic
Dr Frank Gifford Toledo optometrist offers eye examinations and glasses fitting at the Milan Hotel Saturdays from 2 30 to 9 30 p m.
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Frank Gifford
Toledo
Milan Hotel
Health Security Plan for Washtenaw County Endorsed by Local Citizens
A local notice advocates Washtenaw County health security as a proven, inexpensive program. It aims to prevent maternal deaths and disease spread by organizing county health departments, urging Washtenaw supervisors to adopt the plan, citing examples from 60 of 82 counties and over 44 states. The piece notes the Washtenaw medical society’s approval and invites public discussion. Installation services for Rev. H. L. Engle followed at Trinity Lutheran Church with multiple ministers attending and a reception for the pastor and his wife.
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United States
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Engle
Rowland Scheele
Tecumseh
Wacker
Scio
BE. Hoeniche
Plymouth
Hoeniche
Albert Hoeft
Laura Hoeft
Ladies Aid
Helen Bredernitz
Young People’s League
George Ehnis
Monroe
Roland Scheele
E. Layher
Waterloo
Richter
Detroit
Ira Pfeif
Boy Scout Day at Michigan State College Plans Announced
Local troops outline fall activities including Boy Scout Day at Michigan State College in East Lansing on Saturday September 30 Scouts and leaders admitted free to the Wayne University Michigan State game at 2 pm. Uniformed scouts wear uniforms and use membership cards for admission. Registration at the gym main hall records group leader and approximate boy count. Overnight camping may be arranged with tents near the Freshman football field.
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Michigan State College
East Lansing
Wayne
Shirley Temple Stars In Dramatic Western Susannah of the Mounties
Shirley Temple appears in Susannah of the Mounties at Saline Theatre with a frontier romance and daring siege by savages. Randolph Scott and Margaret Lockwood lead the romantic plot as Irving Berlin songs and new dance features boost the 20th Century Fox presentation. The Jones family follows in The Jones Family in Hollywood with comic misadventures at the theater in Los Angeles.
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Shirley Temple
20Th Century-Fox
Susannah
Randolph Scott
Margaret Lockwood
Irving Berlin
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
Rudy Vallee
Edna May Oliver
Berlin
Joneses
First Family
Jones
Hollywood
Dad
American Legion
Los Angeles
Jack
Roger
Lucy
Michigan to issue uniform 1940 truck license plates
Starting March 1 1940 Michigan will ban special truck license plates and replace them with uniform two letter and four number plates. The county code will appear on each plate to aid police and a saving of about 50000 dollars is anticipated from eliminating special plates and related costs.
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Michigan
1.C.U
Harry F. Kelly
Secretary of State
Lansing
St Johns Lutheran Church Bridgewater schedule
Divine services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 English services every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Every-
Thankful note to Saline Fire Department
We express heartfelt thanks to the Saline fire department for valuable assistance at our recent fire. Mrs. Ruth Bond Hoyt and Cari Barreith extend their gratitude for the service.
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Saline Fire Department
Ruth Bond Hoyt
Cari Barreith
Parallel Parking Law Draws Saline Discussion
State officials at a Lansing conference say the new parallel parking law enforceable September 29 will face exceptions for difficult curbs in Saline. Car doors cannot open on high curbs, so cases like Saline will get separate consideration.
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Saline
Oscar G. Olander
Murray D. van Wagoner
Lansing
H. A. Olson
Michigan Municipal League
Clamber
van Wagoner
St Thomas Lutheran Church Festival September 10
The mission festival at St Thomas Lutheran Church near Pleasant Lake will feature three services on Sunday September 10. At 10:00 a German service with Pastor Haesler from Ida, and at 2:45 and 7:45 p m Rev Samuel Miller from the Wisconsin Indian Reservation will preach about Christian work among Native Americans and globally. Public invited to hear these ministers.
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St. Thomas Lutheran Church
Pleasant Lake
F. A. Sattelmeier
Haesler
Ida
Samuel Miller
Wisconsin
Classifieds Directory Excerpt with Local Listings
Sheep for sale and farm items listed by C R Parsons and F R Clements. American Banner Seed Wheat offered by F R Clements. Car radio service by Kelly at 211 South Ann Arbor Street. Date Cookies and Parker House Rolls advertised by Saline Bakery. Concord grapes offered by Mrs H A Hoffman at 320 N Ann Arbor St. Used McCormick-Deering binder and tractors plus two Model A Ford trucks listed by Herman Heininger.
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Kelly
Ann Arbor
Concord Grapes
H. A. Hoffman
Ann Arbor St
McCormick-Deering
Herman Heininger
Polly's Inn Opens Under New Management Sept 13
Polly's Inn at 5229 West Michigan Avenue on US-112 begins business on and after September 13. The notice highlights special Sunday chicken dinners and various lunches. Wilbert offers 1000 bushels at Schleh's restaurant on US-112 near M-124 or Wampler Orchards, $1.15 per bushel.
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Polly’s Inn
Us-112
Wilbert
Schleh’s
Wampler Orchards
Wampler’s Lake
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