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Newspaper

Saline Observer

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1947

Page

8

Local Social Notes Highlight Saline Area Visits

Mrs. Rhoebe Frustenburg of Monroe visits sister Mrs. Leon Hall for three weeks. Judy and Lee Kleinschmidt of Ann Arbor stay with aunt Mrs. Herman Mehler. others join Sunday dinner with the Mehler family. School begins with new students Gail Merritt and Harold Hussey. Families and neighbors from Plymouth Ann Arbor Macon York Wayne Adrian Tecumseh and Detroit attend gatherings, reunions, and dinners around Saline. Dogs kill two sheep. two dogs shot.

Rhoebe Frustenburg Monroe Leon Hall Judy Lee Kleinschmidt Ann Arbor Herman Mehler Dick Kleinschmidt Howard Hern Joyce Jo Anne Jerry Plymouth Donald Stilts Meason Gail Merritt Harold Hussey Britton Harold Boice Ralph Halliday Macon Free Tueéfel Grover Burg Jennie Burg Grace Burg Ann “Arpor Earl Euders Bertha Bulte Janes Wirth York Laverne Boice Wayne Breese Adrian Saline Clinton Jasper Romulus Manitou Beach Tecumseh Roderick Heilman Detroit

Choral Union Performs Mozart Mass and Bells at Ann Arbor

Youth Chorus under Marguerité Hood and soloists will join in a program featuring Mozart Great Mass in C minor and Machmaninoff The Bells. Inquiries about tickets directed to Charles A. Sink, President, University Musical Society, Burton Memorial Tower, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Marguerité Hood Mozart Machmaninoff Charles A. Sink University Musical Society Burton Memorial Tower Ann Arbor Michigan

Anniversary recalls Cuba history and independence milestone

The Cuban people marked the 45th anniversary of independence and the 1901 constitution, recalling U S involvement from Wood handing power to Estrada Palma after the 1898 war. The piece outlines key dates from 1895 to 1901 and the postwar reconstruction.

Cuba United States Leonard Wood Thomas Estrada Palma General Wood Estrada Palma Havana American Congress Merigan Spain Santiago de Cuba Santiago Sain Paris

Planning Traffic Lanes and Home Decor Tips

This piece outlines arranging a room for functional traffic flow with accessible lighting near chairs and tables and keeping chairs within conversational distance. It also touches on historical cosmetic practices and a report on using DDT insecticides to rid communities of flies and mosquitoes.

Thomas L. Guyton Pennsylvania Bureau of Plant Industry Philadelphia

Age of Face Painting in Georgian England

The article notes that during 50 years in Georgian England more portraits were painted than in three centuries on the European continent. Sir Joshua Reynolds painted over 2,000 sittings, Gainsborough over 1,000, and Romney more than 9,000 in 20 years, highlighting remarkable output though English pictures are not ranked with Italian, Dutch, or Spanish masters.

Georgian England Europe Joshua Reynolds Gainsborough Romney

Local Social Roundup Shows Visits and Weddings

Dean Hammond family hosts visitors from Ann Arbor Tecumseh and Milan while Ed Smith attends the Steufer Wright wedding in Tecumseh. Detroit guests join the Hammond and Smith households as relatives drop by from Wayne Manchester and Milan. Paul Hammond returns home from U S Army service.

Dean Hammond Anne Beth Ann Arbor B. D. Hammond Edith Smith Steufer-Wright Tecumseh Claude Gilberts Gilbert Arthur Smithers Wayne Clarence Turner Charles Rankin Milan Ralph Hammonds Hiram Martin Fred Tracey Manchester Detroit Raymond Girbach George Needham Huon Osborne Ernest Girba

Community Notices From Milan Area Amid Funeral and Visits

Lucille Austin of Stoney Creek spent the weekend with the Clifton Gilberts. Mrs. Cynthia Jane Downs, great aunt of the Gilberts, dies aged 87, funeral in Milan. Everett Gilbert and family attend a buffet hosted by Henry and Mildred Anderson in Milan. Local Finkbeiner relatives host callers from Ann Arbor and other area towns. Mr. Finkbeiner is slowly improving. “Sweet Sea” notes describe the Amazon river as the “sweet sea.”

Lucille Austin Stoney Creek Clifton Gilberts Grant Austin Lucille Everett Gilbert Cynthia Jane Downs Milan Downs Fay Wayne County Henry J. Anderson William LaBahn Larry Chelsea Sebastian Finkbeiner Finkhbeiners Roy Fischer Donald O’hara Milton Finkbeiner George Koch John Dieterle Ann Arbor Clara Finkbeiner Ed Hartwig Jacob Marion Hovey Needham George Gottlob Bauknecht Otto Hagans Amos Luckhardt Finkbeiner

Upper Peninsula seeks fair road funding and unity

The editor recalls a New York visit where critics argued the Upper Peninsula should join Wisconsin due to neglect by Lansing. Local editors urge coordinated action on highways and ferry access, noting Ontonagon County lacks concrete miles and urging regional cooperation to address western UP road deficiencies.

Upper Peninsula Michigan Wisconsin Dr. W. Brown Oconomcwoe Commodore New York City iHe Lansing Milwaukee U. P Lower Peninsula Harold Barle Blaney Park Frank J. Russell Jr Iron Mountain News and Marquette Mining Journal Linwood J. Noyes Ironwood Daily Globe Gogebic Ontonagon Chambers of Commerce Mr. Noyes Ontonagon County

Prospects in the Upper Peninsula discussed next week

A column argues the Upper Peninsula faces exploitation by outside interests as natural resources and processed goods leave the region. It rejects secession from Michigan while urging a debate on a fair share of improvements to aid local residents and economic development.

Elswhere Wisconsin Upper Peninsula Michigan

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