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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
1
Morning worship at 10 o clock with subject The Inner Man Sunday school at 11 under H A Holmes superintendent Epworth League Junior League meet at 6 30 p m Thursday choir meeting Saturday eveningIntermediate and Junior choir rehearsal
C E Kircher D D pastor leads morning worship at 10 oclock with 11:15 Sunday school overseen by S Y Cotton Carl Geddes assisting Mrs House as chorister and Miss Eileen Martin at piano. Evening schedule includes 6 45 Senior Intermediate and Junior Endeavorers and 7 30 worship.
Local gun club posted 884 points to Adrian’s 856, led by Hertler and Bligh with strong scoring. Advertisement notes a John Deere spreader for sale, good condition at 25 dollars, and Wiedman Auto Company listings for Oliver 99 plows and a Model A Ford coupe priced at 95 dollars with a reliable motor.
Gordon Neb Billy Jones, a Gordon businessman, finds a cat and dog show attachment. He relocates the cat a mile away, but the dog vanishes and both pets reappear together. After a further separation the dog returns with the cat. Jones decides to keep both pets.
Alma Dioux, a puzzle worker, used her skills on a torn letter her husband William tore up and reconstructed it to reveal a divorce suit. The case centers on the recovered document and its implications for their marriage.
Town notes report Trinity Lutheran presents Paula Goes Modern on April 27 in a royalty play, Jubilee Singers perform at 8 pm in the school auditorium, and local happenings include church events, town team outlook, a forfeit with Belleville, a robin incident at Uphaus store, and a returning son’s reflection on faith and family.
The Tigers and the Blue Eagles each won all three games in a tight week of play. Ralph Jennings quipped about stock as a humorous aside while a customer requested a small square linoleum pattern for a bird cage.
D B Mattison expresses sincere thanks to friends for plants flowers letters cards fruit and other kindness shown during his stay at Community General hospital.
Dr Inch and his hospital staff hosted 4001A.L. and A. L.A. members and guests Sunday. District meeting opened at 4 pm led by Mrs Goodwin. Distinguished guests included Mrs Agnes Dunn and Bertha Prozstel. A three course dinner followed, then a circus by inmates with a calliope and a former Metropolitan Opera singer. The joint event was a greater success than previous district functions.
Jack Miner’s bird sanctuary, run by the naturalist, relies on lectures and government support. No hunting within two miles, birds cared for at ponds, fed with corn, and banded to study migration. Feeds 150 bushels daily, 11 5290 bushels last year, many ducks geese and mourning doves. Swan numbers on the Swenee river noted. visitors can view, with peak migration in ten days. Open all days except Friday, near Siline, with limited access and guided observations.
The Puyol Seine Community club was reorganized at the high school with about thirty attendees, twelve adults, led by John Bure as president, Kenneth Hiimeer as vice president, and Willard Feldkamp as secretary treasurer. The Corn club is fully organized with twelve members and Arthur Lutz to lead. dairy and pig clubs attract five members each. Mr Osler, the county agent, and a top club leader directed activities, signaling a promising year.
Gerald Henry Lowell Mich offers a portrait of the modern community newspaper as a reflection of local life. It notes how it informs on church and fraternal activities schools and government while aligning merchants with a broad audience through ads and trusted content. The piece emphasizes decency restraint and reader trust through preserved, cherished clippings and memories.
The centennial program runs May 9 to 13 with nightly events and speakers from Flint Cass City Midland Dawson Port Huron and Ann Arbor district superintendents. May 13 features Bishop Edgar Blake as morning speaker and closing remarks by Dr J Halmhuber. Also noted: bank robbery suspects Shank and Davis serving 10 to 25 year terms in Ohio. witness identification details reported.
Merced reporter George Bloss traded one quart of rare old bonded whisky to Elmer B Maze a Merced druggist for 20 acres of land rabbit feed and other supplies. The Observer office carries details of the unusual exchange.
A dense classified page listing numerous For Sale notices from Drygoods to seed potatoes and shoes. Advertisers include Mrs Norman, G L Parsons, E M Gilbert, Elmer Stimpson, Andrew Hartman, Geo Steele, Wiedman Auto Company, Saline Mercantile Co, Burmeister Poultry Farm, and Ray Barnard among others. Items range from dining room suites, shoes, stock hogs to seed corn, cows, and tractors with contact details and prices.
DeSoto and Plymouth dealer position open in local territory requires some cash. Good proposition for right party. Contacts: Hendee Motor Sales, 502 BE, Washington Ann Arbor, phone 9752. Breeders supplying eggs for Burmeister Hatchery pass tests including pullorum and rapid blood antigen tests under state and federal supervision.
An advertisement lists standard and white star petroleum coke and various coal brands including Koppers Miami coke Koppers Pocahontas and Dundon red ash. It directs readers to contact J Muir for legal printing and estate settlement notices and notes rates for such notices in The Observer via the Probate Judge.
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