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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
2
The Saline Observer lists affiliate details and pricing: Mich. post office registration as second class, publisher Sim. R. Wiser and Esther Landwehr as reporter. Subscription $1.50 per year, six months outside Michigan $1.60, single copies 5 cents, obituaries and marriages free, poetry 5 cents per line, announcements with admission charged 6 cents per line, minimum charge 25 cents.
Church notices list Rev.G A Haneberg as pastor for Divine services on Sundays at 10 or 19 a.m. in Saline Township miles west of Lane on US-112. Sunday school at 11 15. German service on the first day of each month. Everyone welcome and invited.
Joseph’s Conrad novel The Resurrection is set for two showings at the Liberty Theater this weekend. An upcoming meeting of the W C T A yielded a pleasant session at the M E Church last Thursday. Camp Fire Girls finalize headbands and gowns for an upcoming school play. Mr and Mrs Cecil Davenport hosted a Clayton gathering celebrating her father’s 61st birthday with family.
Mose Gates of Bridgewater has a new automobile. Haster buys iron Clad silk hose at 50 cents a pair. H. W. Bartlett visited Jackson businesses this week. Mrs. Marietta Larue of Ypsilanti visited Mrs. Kate Weinmett. Hulda Layher spends week with brother and sister in Ann Arbor. Mabel Westphal and Margaret Rentschler visited Ann Arbor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cotton of Clinton visited Alfred Lewis. Mrs. Hubert Spangler of Detroit spent the past week with G. C. Townsend. Thomas Kinsey moved his family to the Austin Robison farm. The B F U Easter tea will be served April 3 in the church dining room from 5 until served. Mrs. Samuel Josenhans spent the week in Ann Arbor with relatives.
The Methodist Church schedules a 10 a.m. worship with a sermon titled The Glory that should follow. An organ prelude and choir anthem precede. Church school at 11 a.m. Walter Towler presides as superintendent. Additional activities include a student prayer circle Monday at 7 30 p.m. led by Mrs C A Curtiss and a Tuesday W S Co S meeting in the church parlors at 7 45 p.m. A choir rehearsal is planned Thursday at 8 p.m.
The notice states the assessment roll will be open for public inspection during the second week of April. Any person may file a written complaint with the City Clerk detailing the grounds of the complaint. Lottie Wallace, City Clerk.
Health officials report rising diphtheria cases, especially among school age children, and urge immunization or testing. Clinics run by local physicians will vaccinate or test children from months old to school age, with areas Saline and Pittsfield hosting sessions on May 8 and May 1 respectively.
Raymond W. McLaughlin pastor leads Sunday morning worship at 10 80 with a sermon. Sunday school at 11 30 offers classes for all ages. Young people meet at 6 45, evening service 7 45. Wednesday prayer 7 30 at Mrs Kendall. No choir practice this week. attendance requested Sunday morning.
Daniel Ling training chairman of the Washtenaw Livingston Boy Scout Council invites Cub and Scout leaders to a handicraft institute at the YMCA in Ann Arbor on Monday April 16 at 7 pm. Leatherwork woodwork ceramics and plastics will be taught. Dr Jane Betsy Welling of Wayne University will speak. Beethoven began violin lessons at age five.
Fourteen Michigan radio stations join Michigan State College to present a weekly Garden Morning program during the growing season. MSC extension specialist Paul Krone leads the effort with college and state gardening authorities and guest experts. Stations include WKAR Hast Lansing WLAV Grand Rapids WIM Lansing WHLS Port Huron WELL Battle Creek WHD Houghton WSOO Sault Ste. Marie WHEXL Royal Oak WOOD WASH Grand Rapids WBCM Bay City WEZO Kalamazoo WJEEF Grand Rapids WTICM Traverse City WSAM Saginaw.
The article urges saving and fully using kitchen fat for wartime needs, offering guidance on cooking use and fat clarification. It cites Beatrice V. Grant of Michigan State College on using beef or pork drippings for seasoning and describes practical methods to clarify small amounts and larger batches. It warns clarified fat should be used promptly and salvaged fats can yield glycerine for explosives and medicines. It ends with a stray note on male pedestrians overwhelmed by visual distractions on streets.
Three members of the Washtenaw County Youth Guidance Council will participate in a video program at 2 45 p m sponsored by the University of Michigan Adult Education program. Participants are Wallace Watt of the Michigan Children’s Institute and state Youth Guidance Committee, Rev Drews chairman of the Dexter Youth Guidance Committee, and William Jakab chairman of the Saline Youth Guidance Committee and county treasurer.
Miss Helen Hart of Adrian visited Sunday with Joan Elsman. Mrs. Lizzie Boyd and Mrs. Garfield Gray of Britton visited Sam Boyd. Hart Smith of Clarks Lake spent Easter with Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Wittbracht. Mrs. Charles Irelan and her Tecumseh children stayed a few days at Sam Boyd and T. J. Irelan homes. Mrs. Jennie Younglove of Britton and Mrs. Ida Younglove of Detroit were Sunday guests. The Irelans hosted Lee Irelan and daughter Karlene with Mrs. Crane of Tecumseh. Charles Huntley and family moved from the Tanner house to Bridgewater. Mrs. Keith Kendall and son Donnie of Detroit spent weekend with W. W. Kendall. Miss Mary Eien Kendall, Dundee teacher, was home for Easter. Edna Gross received a letter from Lulu Fairbanks of Seattle noting her mother’s recent operation and steady recovery.
A February list shows new subscribers including Mrs. George Finkbeiner Donald Shurtz William Birkle F G Barnes Mrs Rex Gleason S C Bachman Mrs Keith Kendall Walter Herter Louis F Schneider Minnie E Lewis. The boss has a brain storm that disrupts office routine.
Miss Margaret Nebbergail visiting South Bend over the weekend as the Friday April 18 Community Party at the high school promises a fun evening. The event, titled Black Cat Dance, features Berg’s Orchestra and faculty entertainment starting at nine, with all invited to enjoy a Friday night out. Easter gathering at Ruben Finkheimer home brought together the Burkhardt children and friends, including Schill, Belton, Schenk, Heusel, Guenther, Esch, Coker, Reed, and others from Ann Arbor, Detroit, Freedom, and Chelsea.
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