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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
2
Five year old Maxine Mott of Vineyard Lake was playing with corn Sunday when a kernel became lodged in her ear. Dr. & Physician of Brooklyn Exponent removed the obstruction.
Evelyn Dunn reports Mrs. Robinson visited on Monday afternoon. The school now has 14. families settle in new homes. Mrs. Acton spent Thursday with Mrs. Langstaff. Mrs. Russ moved to the Wirt LeBaron farm. D. G. Richards and Florine Richards visited Friday. The Sommer family and Robert Dunneen’s family hosted Friday evening. Mr. Conklin sold his farm for Milan property and will auction soon. Mrs. Milkey improves after an accident. Howard Dunn and family visited Robert Dunn’s home. Charles Hale Alfred Acton D. G. Richards at Karl Theurer’s as well as Gale Riggs and family gathered Friday. Miss Ella Wilson of Michigan State Normal College will speak on Spain at the P T A Monday April 29 at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Masten hosted Sunday with friends from Jack. He is at Sentate hospital. Madison Richards, Joan Marie, Mrs. Sidney Yape and Mary Lee Blum of Ann Arbor spent Sunday with D. G. Richards. Florine Richards returned home with them.
Mrs John Kreuper of Detroit visited Mooreville with Mr and Mrs Al Turner family while Delbert McCarberry of Saline spent Sunday with Dan Murray and family. Mrs Louis Smith and son visited Frank Holcomb's home with Ralph Webb and Harrison Harwood of Pittsfield calling. Mary Conde and daughter Alice were in Detroit for Charles Conde illness and death. Gus Goldsmith family attended Charles Conde's Milan funeral. Mooreville Ladies Aid served a Friday supper for the building fund.
William Robbins aged 93, Washtenaw pioneer, dies after three weeks illness at his son Fre Robbins’ home three miles west of Ypsilanti. Born October 16, 1836 in August township, he leaves two daughters Minnie Wheeler and Samuel Post, and a son Fred M. Robbins. Funeral at home, Highland cemetery. Rev. Marshall Reed officiates. Crescent Aid Society notes a meeting with a large dinner, program, and planned May gathering with Mrs. W. Watling and Mrs. Merle Preston assisting. Local social items report visits and a forestry meeting for rural school teachers on Liberty Street April 20.
Local social activity spans Hammond and nearby towns with many visits. Residents Mrs Hovey Needham ill and pneumonia cases in Hammond are noted along with numerous Sunday calls from Ypsilanti, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Belleville, Milan and Britton. The Hammond P T A plans an April 29 meeting at the Cornish home.
A long list of visits and greetings across nearby towns shows exchanges among residents of South Saline and surrounding communities. Names include Popp, Craig, Vealey, Bartlett, Mead, Johnston, Cross, Teufel, and others visiting Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Detroit, and Tecumseh. A social note highlights a welfare club meeting and a potluck with a rug gift, plus a humorous aside about two faced wives and face powder.
Michigan State College reports six year trials showing three alfalfa groups. Variegated types led by Hardigan Grimm Cossack Ontario excel for winter hardiness and hay. common alfalfa from western regions also performs well. Arizona Argentine Turkestan and Peru varieties fail to survive Michigan winters. Farmers should select seed from groups one or two. Detailed yields are available from the crops department. Trials will continue and new varieties will be benchmarked.
Regular Saline Common Council meeting in the council room with President Rentschler presiding. Bills from Detroit Boisdiz Co and others approved. treasurer's report accepted. election board appointed with Crittenden Lambarth Towler Henderson and clerks Fitzgerald Clough. garage burglary noted with tires stolen, no suspects found.
Michigan farmers report improved winter weather ahead of harvest with April 1 crop conditions at 83 percent of normal, above last year's 74 percent and near the ten year average. national rye and potato conditions are also noted, while farm wages rise to about 42.50 dollars per month with board in April.
Seventh and eighth graders finish studies in literature grammar and history. Eighth grade covers business math topics and a Michigan history report with a focus on post Civil War expansion. Students prepare posters for a musical festival on the 26th and 27th.
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