Michigan Celery Leads National Production and Ferry Op
Michigan supplied one eighth of U S celery last year and has 6500 acres in active production this year. Growth centers in Kalamazoo and Muskegon counties as Michigan leads summer celery and ranks second in fall crop. The Ironton Lake Charlevoix ferry has operated over 50 years with the same skipper since inception.
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U. S
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Muskegon Coun
Lake Charlevoix
Ironton
Guessing game reveals daily ad phrases and winners
A newspaper item explains a guessing contest with dates from June to September listing taglines from advertisers Kessel's White Swan Laundry and others. Homer Kuebler and Clarence Cook will count replies and publish winners, with over fifty participants and prizes not guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Swan Laundry
Kessel’s
Sally Sheer
Schmid’s
Mae Reddy’s
Cole’s Feed
R. & H. Clothiers
Paristyle
Brian Stephens-Wheeler
Lenawee Fair Receives State Safety Exhibit
Patrick Mitchell of the State Department of Motor Vehicles announced the Safety Exhibit from the Michigan State Fair will tour Lenawee County Fair in Adrian from August 15 to 20. The display highlights six major auto accident causes with large photos and explains gasoline tax refunds and allocations from 1940, including 19.19 percent returned to county and township road funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Mitchell
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Adrian
Motor Vehicle Department
Auction Sale at Weber Road Farm Near Ann Arbor
Lawrence Weber offers a dairy farm sale on Thursday September 15 starting 12 30 p m at six miles south of Ann Arbor two miles north of Saline four miles west of Saline Ann Arbor road on Weber road. Livestock include chestnut mare, sorrel mares and foals, several cows bred to various dates, Guernsey and Holstein stock plus a 10 month old Guernsey heifer. Farm machinery includes milking equipment, a Reo pickup, mowers, cultivators, planter, wagons, trailer and more. Terms CASH. Jim Finnell Auctioneer Arthur Heininger Clerk. Rich copper deposits noted at Keweenaw Point Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Saline
Saline-Ann Arbor
Weber Road
Guernsey
Holstein
Durham
Reo
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
Lawrence Weber
Jim Finnell
Arthur Heininger
Saline notes praise for youth and community efforts
The piece highlights young Pete Graf Jr choosing to stay in Saline to work in his father's shop and help with the family cow. It also covers local repainting, gardening, and redecorating by residents Chauncey FitzGerald, Amanda Harmon, Bud Koebbel, and Max Fosdick, plus bank and house improvements. The column notes Labor Day traffic, state police, and a large family gathering at the Feldkamp farm, with references to a nurse’s army joke and local move-ins.
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America
Pete” Graf, Jr
Pete
Saline
Pete”, Sr
Masonic Club
Chauncey FitzGerald
Amanda Harmon
Bud” Koebbel
Max Fosdick
Citizens Bank
Jerry” Miller
Papa
Miller
Sonny
Michigan
Mrs. Schmaltz
Schmaltz
Emmy
C. O. Woodbridge
Willip Kelly
Gillett’s Lake
Jackson
Ann Arbor
Feldkamp
Eugene Crittenden
Petersburg
Mumbrae
Royal Oak
Dietiker
Devils Lake
National Defense
Defense
Ernest Dunagan
Daniels
Alabama
Danagan
Last Of The Gift Nights Ends Big Saline Event
The ten Merchants' Nights series concluded with a grand finale drawing large crowds in Saline. Prizes ranged from cash to goods including a steak broiler, a toy John Deere tractor, groceries, and trade credits from local businesses. The Saline high school band will receive a gift from the Business Men's Association for its concert support. The successful programs are expected to return next summer.
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Saline
Gross Hardware
John Deere
Lockwood
Schmid
Detroit Edison Company
Lambarth Bros. Hardware
Ben Uphaus
Herman Heininger
O. C. Wheeler
Saline High School
Supt. Bearss
Business Men’s Association
Crane collision downs traffic lights in late Friday incident
A large crane being moved through town caught in traffic light wires, toppled two poles and disrupted main intersections. No injuries reported. Damage around 300 dollars. The crane owned by M. T. Faulhaber was en route to Ann Arbor with Elmer Blumhardt driving the pulling truck. Authorities and utility crews restored power by Tuesday.
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M. T. Faulhaber
Manchester
State Highway Department
Ann Arbor
Faulhaber
Elmer Blumhardt
Highway Department
Detroit Edison Company
Michigan Associated Telephone Company
Home And Farm Christmas Booklets For Out Of Town Folks
The newspaper notes a limited run of extra copies of Home and Farm for Christmas. These booklets will have advertising free covers with calendar plates for 1942 1943 and 1944 and will be sold about October first at 25 cents each. Orders are encouraged early due to limited supply.
Seven Year Old Mary Jane Warns of Reckless Breakdowns
A seven year old Mary Jane, corrected often, tells her mother I’ll have a reckless breakdown if you don’t leave me alone. The piece ends with a call to read the liner ads now.
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Mary Jane
Eye Exam and Glasses Offered at Milan Hotel Office
Optometrist Dr Frank Gifford in Toledo conducts eye exams and fits glasses every Saturday from 2 38 to 9 30 P M at the Milan Hotel office.
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Milan
Frank Gifford
Toledo
Rotary Club Meeting Highlights Leadership Speech
Rev William Bach of the Federated church urged Rotary attendees to tackle difficult tasks and train to lead. He emphasized doing what cannot be done and keeping soul and church as guiding goals. Visitors from Ann Arbor Ypsilanti and Milan attended. Theodore Stimpson joined as a new member.
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William Bach
Federated Church
Rotary Club
Henry Ford
Douglas Loree
Ann Arbor
Hugh Cooper
Ypsilanti
R. H. Baugh
Nick Miller
Arthur Stevens
E. R. Miller
Milan
Theodore Stimpson
Grid Season Kicks Off September Nineteenth
The grid squad under Coach Pentecost labors to shape for the opening game with Clinton set for September 19. Sixteen to thirty one players report, led by backfield hopefuls Fred Grunewald and Wes Jahnke along with end Eugene Weed and newcomer Clayton Ernst.
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Clinton
Pentecost
Clayton Ernst
Eugene Weed
Charles Anderson
Ed. Anderson
Wilbert Bradley
Keith Cammet
Dave Gordon
Waldo Hack
Harold Ruddock
Harold Schaefer
Warren Martin
Dale Hirth
Ralph Uphaus
Harry Miller
Ralph Sally
Richard Little
Ellsworth Koebbe
Weston Haeussler
Dave Vaughn
Bil Koebbe
Carl Winters
Cary Underhill
Ed. Jacobs
Paul Hack
Don Heininger
Roy Dechert
Kenneth Gramer
R. Fisher
Henry Berglind
Chelsea
Flat Rock
Dundee
Roosevelt
Romulus
Belleville
Townsend Clubs Rally at Saline High School Auditorium
The regular monthly public rally will be held Sunday September 14 at 3 p m in the Saline High School auditorium. The Townsend Clubs of Michigan Second Congressional District sponsor the meeting inviting all. Principal speaker Bert H Smith a railroad conductor will address Food for Thought in Townsendism.
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Saline High School
Council of the
Townsend Clubs
Second Congressional District
Michigan
Bert. H. Smith
Farm Auction Near Ann Arbor Seeks Cash Bidders
On Saturday September 20 at 12 30 p m five miles east of Ann Arbor and 14 miles east of Dixboro on US 12 the E H C Smith farm offers eight new mild Holstein cows with calves by their side and 20 Guernsey and Holstein heifers. All cows and heifers are T B and Bangs tested. A 1941 model V C Case tractor and equipment are for sale plus horses cows hogs heifers and various farm tools. Smith and Son owners, EH C Smith, auctioneer.
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Ann Arbor
Dixboro
E. C. Smith Farm
Bangs
Smith and Son
Prop EH. C. Smith
Classified Ads From The Observer Liners Display Local Deals
Publication lists numerous classified items including for sale trailers rooms to rent farm equipment seed wheat feed lumber and hardware services plus local business ads. The notices mention names addresses and phone numbers across Ann Arbor Saline Tecumseh Adrian and surrounding areas with various offers and prices.
Farm equipment and notices offered in Saline area
Auction and trade list includes McCormick Deering corn binder two 14-inch plows a John Deere corn picker for A or B tractors and several tractors and plows. Also request for legal notices to be printed in The Saline Observer with probate and estate settlement references and instructions to contact the Probate Judge.
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McCormick-Deering
McCormick
John Deere
Saline Observer
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WSU
Saline Savings Bank
Cole’s Feed Store
Symons
Schmid’s Food Market
Lenawee
Keweenaw Point
Tiose
Detroit Edison
Flat Rock Or
Allsports
Oberver
Travelo Trailer
Lewis Ernst
Ann Arborst
Wolverine
Parsons
Clarence Cook
Concord Grapes
A. J. Hoffman
Nice
C. Boettner
F. R. Clements
Burkhart
R. G. Wahl
Haarer
Mother
Call Collect Tecumseh
Carroll Frost
Darling & Cc
Rauser Outfitting Co
N. Fourth Ave
Allis- Chalmer
Brooks Brothers
Morton Poultry Farm
Fred Harrison
Andrew Hartman
A. E. Cole
Textile Road
Nesco
Florence
W. E. Kennedy
East Michigan Ave
Mary Minnis
S. Main
Williams
Wiedman Auto Cs
Rambo
Woodward Fruit Farm
Kies Road
Adrian, Mich
Adrian Tankage Co
the Observer
Saline Theatre
Charles Starrett
F. MacMurray
M. Carroll
Lisbon
P. Shingleton
Arthur Lake
Blondie
Society
Howell
Oscar Myers Rendering CO
Milan, Mich
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