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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
3
Local social life fills the pages with engagements weddings and moves. John F Seitz and Mary Beckington apply for a license to wed while couples visit Detroit Lansing and Royal Oak for events. School assembly and band performances mark the fall start as residents attend reunions and church and club gatherings across Saline and nearby towns.
The nine tieth annual Hillsdale County Fair will run Sept 22 to 29 with remodeled and decorated buildings. An unusual free act program accompanies five day events featuring horse races baseball horse pulling and a new children's spelling bee. Exhibits include farm products livestock machinery and education while Grange hall space shifts to corn displays and a grand livestock cavalcade caps the evening program.
At The Tavern last Thursday noon Rotary program featured Mr. Bearss and his daughters Bonnie Belle and Betty Rose performing music. Bearss delivered an informative talk on the development of government from ancient cave dwellers to organized nations, praising inventions like the water wheel and steam engine for progress and alluding to civil service, prompting good natured discussion. Visitors included Cyrus T. Camp of Ypsilanti, A. P. Wagner, A. L. Fox of Ann Arbor, and Henry Burgess the new Agriculture teacher.
The council met on September 9 1940 with Mayor Townsend presiding and approved bills totaling 3676 03 and a permit to grade Michigan Ave east of the bridge. Dodge resigned, and the council adjourned. A second note covers the September 12 canvass of primary votes with 20 total ballots 173 Republican and 47 Democrat. An item previews the fifth annual State Bar convention at Lansing September 19 20 and 21 hosted by Justice Howard Wiest at Shagbark with a large steer roasting for the event and a schedule of dinners lunches and banquets
Miss Mary Beckington became the bride of John Seitz Sunday afternoon at the Beckington home on Bemis road. The ceremony occurred before an improvised altar with immediate family present. Attendants were Helen Seitz and Garth Beckington Jr. Rev. Roy Miller officiated. The bride is a Saline high school graduate from the class of 1938. The groom works in Rim Arbor.
A series of short notices lists residents visiting or visiting dates. A. G. Richards was in Lapeer Saturday. Harold Hansen is a Mooreville school beginner. Mrs. Bruce LeBaron works at Milan bakery. Mrs. Raymond Riggs and Mrs. Herbert Teachout visited Ypsilanti on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey and Edith Bailey spent Tuesday evening with D. G. Richards. D. G. Richards entertained children and families and Mrs. Smith of Jackson on Sunday.
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