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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
1
City officials say Saline tax rates will be trimmed with modest cuts already in force, despite past higher levies. A Monday board of review heard citizens complain valuations were too high while noting no broad reductions are planned, though future eco nomic measures may lower the rate.
Mr and Mrs William Paul observed their golden wedding anniversary on April 12 in Pittsfield township. Relatives and friends from Detroit Ann Arbor Monroe and Saline joined sixty guests for a gold decorated table a sermon by Rev Adolf Lederer music by a six piece orchestra and a supper reception with many gifts and congratulations.
Thelma Faust and Harold Feeman quietly wed on Wednesday April 12 1932 at Willis parsonage with Rev. Walter B Laymon officiating. Bride wore blue gown groom grey. Attendants were Leota Feeman and William Morse. The couple will reside in Saline with the groom's parents. Feeman is Texaco station manager.
Mr and Mrs William Acton extend sincere thanks to neighbors and Saline Fire Department for aid in extinguishing flames at their home Sunday morning.
A message to Tay and schoolmates thanking teachers and neighbors for lovely gifts received while J. was in the hospital. Signed by Lloyd Armbruster.
The Southeastern District of the Michigan Federation holds its fourteenth annual meeting in Ypsilanti on April 21 and 22 with notable speakers. Emma Fox presides as parliamentarian. N R Wallace greets officials. J H Baker introduces the district response. Sessions cover economic adjustment, Chinese student performances, and education topics, with a dinner, sections, and elections to conclude.
A Michigan woman offered a two dollar banknote from 1831 as partial payment of taxes in Saline. County Treasurer Herman R. Lau, a noted numismatist, bought the note for five dollars, valuing it to coin while describing it as intrinsically worthless yet collectible. The incident was reported by the Detroit Free Press.
The Benton 4-H club met Saturday April 9 at Miss Florence Wiedmayer’s home. Twelve members attended and elected officers including President Viola Hertier Secretary Dorothy Finkbeiner Treasurer Heather Finkbeiner Vice President Mildred Kohler News Reporter Melinda Finkbeiner Song Leader Florence Kohler Yell Leader Martha Finkbeiner. Miss Wiedmayer led the session. A separate Blissfield Advance report notes Dave Xouegs sustained a deep facial wound from a failed attempt at a plunge into the left cheek.
The Washtenaw County Federation of Women's Clubs met at the Federated Hall last Tuesday with about 125 members present. Officers were elected for the year, and resolutions reaffirmed support for the Eighteenth Amendment and law enforcement. An antique Saline exhibit with colonial costumes, music by a local sextet, and talks on adult education and American policy were featured.
The Music Study club gathered Saturday at 3 0 p m with no papers just lively discussions of composers. Pieces discussed included Haydn Andante andante, Strauss Waltz, Tschaikowsky leaf, Mendelssohn Spinning Song, Schumann Happy Farmer, Brahms Waltz, and several works by Hartman Harwood King Mills Burgan Henne.
Fragmented catalog style notice shows plaid blankets at 50 cents and work shirts at 39 to 65 cents at Parsons. An auto firm Wiedman offers a truck with 50 dollars down. The Observer office advertises rubber stamps and satisfactory service.
The ad list includes cash sales at Parsons for overalls and various goods from Zaline Mercantile Company. It repeated offers on livestock, dress materials, coal and Coke products, automotive items from Wiedman Auto Company, petroleum coke, paints, and a range of farm supplies. Also notes rentals, car sales details, and contact numbers for local merchants.
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