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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
2
The Saline Observer lists rates and policies for notices and poetry. Card of thanks and obituary notices are free. poetry costs 5c per line. paid announcements 6c per line. minimum charge 25c. second class matter status noted for Saline Michigan.
A column mix of home ideas on planning and renovating, plus a practical baked beans recipe with finishing tips. It includes a vignette about transforming an attic into a recreation room and steps for a custard-like dessert using graham crackers and marshmallows.
Local residents hosted and visited relatives from Detroit Ypsilanti Adrian Adrian Dearborn and Pontiac. Family gatherings marked Easter and birthday celebrations with visitors from Flint Fenton Byron and Palmyra and a Flower Show in Detroit noted.
Mrs. E A Clark requests local women to stitch surgical dressings for war relief and the U S Army after county call from Ann Arbor. County volunteers have produced hundreds of sweaters, dresses, gowns, layettes, and bed shirts totaling large numbers, with 17 000 dressings shipped and calls for more workers due to urgency.
Poem expresses inner dignity of disabled children, asserting that spirits are uncracked while bodies bear hardship. It contrasts external crippledness with a straight Billy soul shaped by faith and imagined future where souls resemble well children.
Reverend H. L. Engel conducts 106 a m Divine services in German and 11 o clock Sunday school. A sacred concert by Arlington Avenue Lutheran Church choir of Toledo is planned for Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. All are welcome.
Divine services at 10 a.m. with Sunday school for English readers at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays. Pastor M. C. Phillipp invites all. Also mentions plant disease outbreaks linked to careless seedbed practices.
The Masonic Lodge will grant the Second degree on Tuesday April 22. Mrs. Washburne spent a few days last week at her Clear Lake home. Miss Dorothy Spitler vacationing with her parents the Spitlers. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Helzer of Ypsilanti visited the Hunts. Miss Alice Schieh, Joliet teacher, vacationing with her parents. Easter hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Westphal Bridgewater and Mr. and Mrs. Mabel Dean.
A collage of social notes from Ann Arbor and nearby towns lists visitors, motor trips, home improvements, and community events. It mentions birthdays, a new daughter, plays at the high school, spelling contests in Saline township, and local business and visiting patterns among residents and families.
Thomas Mitchell has measles Betsy Dicks has whooping cough Wirth children have measles Bula Acres of Ypsilanti called on friends Martz road residents visited Alger Allison family Martz road visit Earth altered by humans more than nature over eons Earth’s interior studied via distant earthquakes Garden flowers favor sandy loam slightly acid soil
The Methodist Church hosts worship at 10 a.m. with the sermon Unshaken Stability and church school at 11 15. Epworth League study follows, led by Arthur Wilson and Miss Stark. Wednesday prayer service at 7 50 p.m. A 3 p.m. Sunday concert by the St Paul’s Highland Park Men’s Chorus is sponsored by the Men’s Club and Get Acquainted class. public invited.
The Federated Church holds morning worship at 10 with Pastor speaking on Your Resurrection. Sunday school follows at 11:15 titled Using Witnessing Power. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p m for youth. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 at Mr and Mrs Silvens. The Help List circle meets Wednesday afternoon April 22 at 2 with location to be announced.
George Burke of Ann Arbor will speak at the appreciation dinner for Scoutmasters and Cubmasters at the Michigan Union on Wednesday evening April 23. The Washtenaw Livingston Boy Scout Council Leadership Training Committee and Rabbi Cohen organize with Ford Motor Company providing entertainment by magicians and the Texas Rangers. Citations will acknowledge years of service. guests include council troop leaders and other volunteers from the community. Tickets are available to support honoring the leaders.
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