Community Flower Show Next Tuesday
Saline Woman's Club sponsors a community flower show at Saline High School gym on Tuesday September 17 at 2 PM. Exhibits must be set by 11 AM. rules cover specimen blooms artistic arrangements ferneries house plants and glass gardens with various stem counts and setup requirements. A garden talk by Glen Gregg follows at 3 PM with tea at 3:30.
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Saline Woman’s Club
High School
Glen Gregg
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Mr. Gregg
Mark Sugden
Gordon Prout
Clarence Haarer
Harl Fosdick
Charles Miller
C. O. Woodbridge
Minnie Ruckman
Ford
Daredevils Booked for Lenawee County Fair Thrill Day
Two daredevils on custom racing motorcycles will race and crash through flaming board walls in the Race of Death at the Lenawee County Fair Adrian on Tuesday September 17 as part of B Ward Beams International Congress of Daredevils Thrill Day program. The event features motorcycle races head on car collision Eddie Wells parachute jump from 6000 feet Ray Kennedy jumps over a car with a motorcycle and other stunts including acrobatic seats thrust atop motorcycles and Roman standing thrills along with auto polo and motorcycle chariot races.
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B. Ward Beam
Lenawee County Fair
Adrian
Eddie Wells
Ray Kennedy
Buster Anderson
Bill Powers
Rotary talk recalls Michigan’s centennial pioneers
Saline Rotary Club heard Prof. R. Clyde Ford of Ypsilanti recount the early settlers of Calhoun County. He described log cabin life a century ago and how families carved out homes without New Deal help. Walter Staebler of Ann Arbor attended as a guest.
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R. Clyde Ford
Ypsilanti
Rotary Club
Michigan
Calhoun County
Ford
Walter Staebler
Ann Arbor
Inspirational Rural Column and Recipes Reflect Community Spirit
A neighborly column in 1930s tone shares reflections from Rev A Brown Caldwell and Will Rogers lore, praises humility, and urges Christian outreach. It also presents motor-trip observations across North America and ends with two home recipes: Molasses Drop Cookies and a chicken dish with sour cream for after-school meals.
Return Game to Be Played on Sunday
The long awaited return match of Milan old-timers baseball will be played Sunday afternoon. Art Armbruster has guarded his pitching arm after a severe injury in the first Battle of the century and will likely start for Saline. A large local turnout is expected to root for the Saline team, with a possible deciding game here later if Saline wins.
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Will Rogers
Los Angeles
America
Santa Monica
Mr. Rogers
Chukker
Milan
Art Armbruster
St. Pauls Church Ladies Set October 24 Chicken Supper
The ladies of St. Pauls church announce October 24 as the date for their annual chicken supper event at the church hall.
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Ladies of
Local School Opens With Strong Enrollment and Limited Football
The opening week saw robust enrollment with ninth grade at fifty, the largest in school history, and overall growth over last year. Football interest is down, prompting postponement of tryouts, while additional activities including basketball tennis and softball are planned.
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Kircher
Ede
Singing of
America
Eole
Lincoln Ana University
Hillsdale Fair Sports Highlight Busy Week of Contests
Hillsdale County Fair officials spotlight baseball, horse racing, and pulling events during fair week September 22 to 28. A $780 purse backs eight baseball teams, with semi finals midweek and county finals Friday morning. horses race for a $300 purse per race, with lightweight pulling Wednesday and heavyweight pulling Tuesday.
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Hillsdale County Fair
Jackson
Hillsdale Fair
Auction Sale at Clara du Wood House Saline
On Saturday September 21 1935 at 1 pm the contents of the Clara du Wood house on North Ann Arbor street Saline will be sold to the highest bidder. The house will also be offered for sale. Auctioneer George Klager and A G Woop sign as administrators.
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Clara ® du Wood
Ann Arbor Street
Water loo Project action taken by Washtenaw group
Washtenaw County Conservation Association approves Waterloo Recreational Project in original form and backs a Wilamston Plan style hunter farmer cooperation for the coming hunting season. The group cites a prior unfavorable Biological Survey report but urges federal support to restore wildlife and recreation development. Leaders Stimpson Kappler and Campbell report farmer support favors cooperative access over hunting fees.
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Waterloo
Washtenaw County Conservation Association
Ann Arbor
Association
Cc. D. Platt
Biological Survey
National Parks Service
Washington
Platt
Washtenaw
Jackson
Williamston
Washtenaw County
Kent County
Ted Stimpson
Bridgewater
L. A. Kappler
Manchester
Jennings Campbell
Ypsilanti
Kendall Family Reunion Brings 48 Kin Together in Mason City Park
A Kendall family reunion gathered 48 members at Mason City park to celebrate the first gathering. Wilbert D. Kendall and Charles J. Kendall are the surviving children of William and Mrs Kendall, early Wexford county settlers. The group included Wilbert’s large brood with Opal ill, and Rev Charles J. Kendall’s family represented by Joyce and John Wesley. An organization formed with C. J. Kendall as president and plans set for a gathering next July 3 at Bennett park near Charlotte, marking Wilbert D.’s 68th birthday.
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Kendall
Mason City Park
Wilbert D
Charles J
William Kendall
Wexford County
Copemish
Ann Arbor
Opal
Orville Bailey
Ludington
Carrie
Hugh Allen
Flint
Alma Ives
Dansville
Edna
Earl Church
Wyandotte
Lida Cole
Washington, D. C
Jessie
Clyde Schick
Marshall
Ralph
Orin
Milan
Evelyn
Bennett Park
Charlotte
New Year Launched for Boy Scouting in Washtenaw
Fielding H. Yost announces a Scouters assembly at the Michigan Union on September 28 with George Chronic of Chicago to speak. Training conferences for Scout leaders begin October 2 at Ann Arbor High School, with district meetings planned and a Bridgewater troop forming. A four year old girl suffered severe scalding from hot water at home. condition reported as improving.
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Fielding H. Yost
Washtenaw-Livingston Boy Scout Council
Scouters
Michigan Union
George Chronic
Chicago
E. G. Johnston
Ann Arbor High School
Bridgewater
Music Study Club opens Fall term for piano lessons
The Music Study Club begins fall term lessons this week with pupils urged to select days and hours promptly. Prizes for gold Stars earned over the year went to Doris Jean Henne, Marjorie Young, Glennis Heininger, Emergine Ernst, Laura Lawrence, Catherine Cotton, Doris Smith and James Hammond. The old saying notes a fellow’s head can be swayed by his pocket.
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Doris Jean Henne
Marjorie Young
Glennis Heininger
Emergine Ernst
Laura Lawrence
Catherine Cotton
Doris Smith
James Hammond
Local ads roundup from Cole's Feed to Saline Mercantile
A collection of classified notices and shop offerings including dry hard wood for sale at Cole's Feed Store, Wolverine Shoes advertising soft wear, furnished rooms for rent at 98 Maple Street, Dr Hess stock and poultry sale at Saline Mercantile Co, used I H C tractors, hardware and linoleum supplies at E J Muir's, pure cider vinegar 20c per gallon, and tractor equipment from Herman Heininger and Art's Radio Service on Saline Pleasant Lake Road.
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Dr. Hess
Saline Mercantile Co
Farmers urged to save on fertilizer with advance orders
Saline Mercantile Company promotes a $1.000 per ton fertilizer discount for early orders. The notice also advertises furnace repairs for all makes by E. J. Muir and a general classified line for selling or buying items in The Observer column.
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Saline Mercantile Company
Chrysler sedan ad and automotive listings from Ann Arbor area
Classified items include Chrysler sedan with 4-wheel hydraulic brakes priced at 65 dollars from a Dodge Plymouth dealer. Also car listings for a 1930 Chevrolet coach and other used cars. Eye glasses by G L Parsons offered from U of M graduate oculist. Cash for past due notes by National Fidelity Co. of Ypsilanti. Local ads for Frigidaire and used appliances.
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Chrysler
Helmer Steele
National Fidelity Co
Ypsilanti, Mich
Dodge
Plymouth
Elmer J. Steele
Chevrolet
GEO. V. Cook & Son
Musical Merchandise and Piano Bargain Notices
Classified notices advertise accordions new and used at low prices from Metropolitan Accordion School in Ann Arbor and a near Saline piano sale with transferable contract. Also requests for legal printing help in estate settlements to place probate notices in The Observer newspaper.
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Metropolitan Accordion School
Ann Arbor
Packard St
Mich
P. O. Box
Detroit
Observer
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Rev
A. Brown Caldwell
Walbrook Presbyterian Church
Baltimore, Md
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Elmira
Buffalo
Grand Rapids
Union
District of Columbia
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Arthur Good
Dundee
the Observer
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Wolverine
G. L. Parsons
Maple Street
I. H. C. 1580
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J. Muir
Herman Heininger
Art’s
Shell
Saline-Pleasant Lake Road
E. J. Muir
The
U. of M
General Electric
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