Saline Dollar Day draws huge crowds and big sales
Shoppers flocked to Saline for Dollar Day with prices cut below cost and extensive promotions. Merchants report record attendance from across the county and towns like Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, plus vaudeville acts and a hypnotic buried alive stunt drew crowds. Next year planners expect even larger participation and more bargain items.
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Saline
Tere
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Dietiker
Old Saline Resident Armida Wilson Dies at 2:30 Friday Morning
Mrs. Armida Wilson, born 1853 in Montreal, longtime Saline resident and Methodist member, died at 2:30 Friday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were Sunday at 2:30 from her East Henry Street home, with Rev. S Schofield officiating. Survived by daughter Mrs. Fred Schmid and three grandchildren. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Saline
Armida Wilson
East Henry Street
S. Schofield
Methodist Church
Mrs. Wilson
John
Martha Mitchell
Montreal
Canada
Fred Schmid
Wiliam Schmid
Margaret
Hazel Tripp
Ann Arbor
Oakwood Cemetery
Federated Church Notes and Upcoming Sermons
The Federated Church led by Pastor C. E. Kircher reports strong services with plans for a series of Bible topics starting September 14 “A Lock of Hair” and September 21 “Left Handed Folks.” A public reception for teachers is set for Tuesday September 16 at 8 o'clock in the church parlors with all invited.
PTA Meeting Cancelled This Month
Mrs. Bessie Collins, PTA president, states there will be no meeting this month. The first meeting of the year is planned for October in the new building.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Bessie Collins
Taxes extended to October 1 for village payments
Treasurer Frank Camburn announces the village tax deadline extended to October 1. He will be at Citizens Bank on evenings Sept 13 through Sept 27 and at Savings Bank on the Saturday evening of Sept 27 to collect payments.
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Citizens Bank
Savings Bank
Frank Camburn
Saline Village Drains Bids Announced for Extensions
Bids will be received for the Saline village drain extension and the west branch by Drain Commissioner Clayton E. Deake at the village hall on September 23. Details include deposit requirements, completion timing to be announced, and hearings on property apportionments. The proposed works cover 1610 feet of main and branch drains with specified depths. A separate bid date on September 2 covers the Downer drain in Lima and Freedom townships at Herman Haas’s home.
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Saline Village
Clayton E. Deake
Special Assessment
Downer
Lima
Freedom
Herman Haas
Freedom Township
Final Entertainment Draws Crowd for Last Wednesday Show
The final Wednesday night film event on North Ann Arbor Street beside Citizens Bank drew the season’s largest crowd, about 1500, attracted by the finale and Dollar Day. G E Waltman of Detroit supplied the projector, with two vaudeville acts, the Renardi trio and a coffin burlesque, entertaining a gathering organized by numerous local businesses and banks.
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Ann Arbor Street
Citizens Bank
G. E. Waltman
Detroit
Renardi
Saline Savings Bank
Arthur Armbruster
L. D. Tanner
the Tavern
H. Gross & Sons
Wiedman Auto Co
Uphaus & Schroen
Sanford Hardware Co
Saline Mercantile Co
A. L. Westphal
Michigan Avenue Balkery
Alber & Theurer
Friis & Brackel
John Dicks
C. Volz
Noonan & Ehlenberg
George Seeger
Dr. Woodbridge
Dr. Wallace
Fitch Sales Corporation
Kroger Grocery
Reader renews subscription to Observer newspaper
Mrs R M Wood of Douglas Wyoming writes to The Morning Mail to renew her Observer subscription for another year. She expresses attachment to home acquaintances and enjoyment of past papers and includes a check for payment.
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Sim R
Card of Appreciation from Miss Mary Murray
Mary Murray thanks neighbors and friends and the Milan and York Baptist churches for gifts and expressions of love as she leaves for new work in the Crow Indian Reservation at Pryor Montana. The piece ends with a humorous remark about men and jobs.
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Milan and
York
Local Exhibitors Sweep State Fair Honors
Washtenaw county exhibitors led at the state fair with top prizes across wheat, hogs, cattle, poultry, and vegetables. Saline district entries earned major awards including the sweepstakes cup for wheat and premier breeder for Poland China hogs, plus multiple junior and open class victors earning trips to Chicago and countywide honors.
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Washtenaw County
Saline District
Poland
C. D. Finkbeiner
Rex Gleason
Saline
Ira Houk
Warren Finkbeiner
Hollis Carr
Chicago
United States
Canada
Warren
Herman Alber
Artur Lutz
Adolph Stierl
William
Michigan
Dean Gordon
Glenford Hansen
Ernest Girbach
Chester White
Russell McCalla
Raymond McCalla
Cattle Club
Erwin Steel
Wayne Spike
Norman Brasso
Harold Gross
Frank McCalla
Melvin Hartman
Clifford Hanson
Dean Fosdick
Edmund Shuart
China
Washtenaw County Club
Chester
Interior finishing nears completion on new school
Workers complete final phases of interior work on the new school as October 1 nears for turnover to the board of education. Electrical fixtures, woodwork, terrazzo and ventilation units, gymnasium floor, bleachers and plumbing fixtures are being installed though progress remains gradual. A transfer will occur once classes can be housed with minimal disruption from builders.
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Board of Education
Classified Ads Stream of For Sale and Rentals
A dense collage of notices lists for sale items including honey onions tomatoes Belgian mares and foals wagons and tractors used appliances and furniture. It also notes rentals houses and an apartment plus farm equipment, tires, scale, typewriters and office supplies. Contact details include multiple phone numbers and names such as Parsons & Dodge Wiedman Auto Co The Observer Saline Mercantile Co and A C Lange.
Real Estate Listings in Washtenaw and Lenawee Counties
Wm. L. Westphal offers good homes farms and vacant property for sale in Washtenaw and Lenawee counties. Cash terms or exchange. Saline area contact 204-F32.
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Saline
Ann Arbo
Wasttenaw
Monroe
Lenawee
A. C. Lange
Wm. L. Westphal
Washtenaw and
Handy little coupe offers affordable second car
This compact coupe is pitched as a budget second vehicle with good tires and finish. Mechanically O K and priced at 100 dollars by GEO W. COOK & SON, authorized Chevrolet dealers.
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O. K
GEO, W. Cook & Son
Chevrolet
Vacuum Furnace Cleaning Outfit Promises Dustless Work
An advertisement promotes an electric Vacuum Furnace Cleaning Outfit that cleans with no dust or dirt created in the home. It urges readers to phone The Saline Mercantile Co. or ask William Martin for an order or inquiry.
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Saline Mercantile Co
William Martin
Automobile sale pitch from George V. Cook & Son Chevrolet
An advertisement by GEO. V. COOK & SON Chevrolet Dealers offers a fully equipped car in excellent condition with a guarantee tag. Down payment $125 and balance due in one year. Authorized Chevrolet dealers.
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O. K
GEO. V
Cook & Son
Chevrolet
Dark blue coach with low mileage and guaranteed finish
The ad describes a dark blue coach with low mileage and good tires, Duco finish, near new upholstery, and a Guaranteed OK Tag. Down payment is 120.00 with balance through GEO W COOK & SON. A separate notice asks locals needing legal printing for estate settlements to send notices to this newspaper via the Probate Judge.
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GEO. W. Cook & Son
Chevrolet
Publication Order in Elisabeth Larzelere Estate
The Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan orders final account review for Elisabeth Larzelere deceased. Administrator Fred H. Nissly to appear October 10, 1930 at ten in the forenoon for examination and allowance. Notice to be published monthly for four months in The Saline Observer.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Elisabeth Larzelere
Fred. H. Nissly
Saline Observer
Nora O. Borgert
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Stabbler Oil Company
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East Michigan Avenue
Blue Sunoco
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Observer
Federated Church Notes
C. E. Kircher, D. D. Pastor
PTA Meeting
Ge. D. Finkbeiner
Parsons & Dodge
Dietiker’s
Chris Rentz
Park Street
S. G. Lambarth
Eckert Farm
E. C. Baker
Kelvinator
H. Gross. & Sons
Herman Kohler
Goodyear
Wiedman Auto Company
Fordson
A. Schmid
Maple Avenue
Vesta Mills
Saline Mercantile Company
Fordson Tractors
Wiedman Auto Go
Star Leader
the Generis
Goodrich
Geo, V
Cook and Son
Mercantile Ca
the Observer
F. R. Clements
Mark Randall
Macon
Mich
Pocahontas
Ford Coke
J. Muir
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