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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
2
The steady rise in Michigan cancer deaths prompts state health groups to launch cancer control education during April Cancer Control Month. Last year 6,368 cancer deaths occurred, 12 percent of all deaths, ranking cancer second among top causes. Early detection offers the best chance for cure as education aims to reduce mortality.
Researchers compare outreach tactics and find that using Ob server advertising columns reaches far more people at a fraction of the cost. The study notes cost efficiency and broad reach for large audience engagement.
The Saline Observer lists Sim R. Wilson as publisher and Mrs Maurice Robbins as reporter with the Saline, Michigan post office entry as second class matter and a contact phone number 163R3.
Single copies cost 3 cents and subscriptions are 1.90 per year with six months at 50 cents and three months at 25 cents. Outside Michigan 1.50 per year. Poetry is paid at 5 cents per line. Obituary and marriage notices are free. Entertainment announcements with admission charged cost 6 cents per line, minimum 25 cents.
A home front appeal urges sacrifice to support the Second War Loan. Citizens are asked to dig into savings and reduce take home pay to fund war needs, stressing the danger faced by soldiers and the moral duty to support them. It emphasizes personal responsibility, shortages, and the cost in lives versus dollars.
Public education campaign highlights steps for individuals and merchants to verify identity and secure payments. From Preston, Green Island Town, reports of rabid gray foxes attacking farmers and farm dogs raise local concern.
Local notices recount visits and movements around Ann Arbor and nearby towns. Carl Lambarth joins Citizens Bank. Charles Herbert visits New Boston friends. Detroit visitors Harry Harmon and family. Edward Alber visits sister Will Kuebler in Freedom. Mrs. Joe Jedele of Lodi stays with daughter Mrs. Jacob Theurer. Prohibition agent George W. Cook from Bay City home briefly. The Wiedmans attend a Knights Templar ball in Ann Arbor. John Wurster renovates a North Ann Arbor house. The Clarks visit Pittsfield daughter Kennard Pester and family. Misses Fairbanks Doris Grace Wheeler home from U of M vacation. Armbruster and King couples visit Ottmar. Mrs Meyers and daughter Matilda and Mrs Hartman in Ann Arbor on business. Heininger & Heininger see Arthur depart for farming. Ypsilanti’s Fred Heininger remains. An Ann Arbor truck from the south trips with goods held two hours on South Ann Arbor due to in-transit fire.
Thirty years prior May 9 was set as Arbor and Bird Day by Governor Ferris. Local society notes include Olga and Adam Schroer visiting from Ann Arbor, Violet Johnson visiting from Milan, and various residents hosting relatives and friends over the weekend. A 70 acre Scots pine grove will be established by Hastern Michigan Edison on former Mc Ginn and McCarthy farm land in Sole village.
Divine services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11. English services every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Everyone invited. Normal cell growth follows definite biological laws while cancer growth defies them.
A speaker laments mistreatment and perceived handicap while affirming healthy meals and movement. A hopeful stranger passes, his sleeves empty, suggesting unseen battles. The piece echoes themes from The Art of Living Successfully.
A Hammond district veteran from Saline High writes home about a road from the Nile to Tripoli. He sees ghosts of men and tanks along the westernward march, battlefield ruins, and planes shot down. He reflects on war’s toll and ponders his own fate.
Mix dry ingredients including eggs milk flour salt sugar and baking powder. Beat yolks and add to milk then combine with flour and melted butter. Fold in beaten eggs, cook spoonfuls on a hot greased griddle and serve with syrup preserves or jelly.
Home economics specialists at Michigan State College advise careful maintenance to lengthen the life of vacuums and carpet sweepers during the war period. Empty dirt containers after each use, ensure nozzle contact for suction, keep brushes free of hair, avoid picking up strings, and salvage worn belts. Regular service by reliable shops and proper storage when not in use are urged.
A WW II era appeal urges every American to buy war bonds to hasten victory and save lives on farming fronts. It frames saving lives as the sacrifice of citizens’ money matching the service of soldiers, emphasizing that even small investments matter.
A wartime exhortation quotes Secretary Morgenthau urging Americans to pay taxes and invest in War Bonds. It emphasizes national duty and compares financial support to aiding the country’s soldiers. The question is raised: should dollars be spared more than sons?
Circuit Court at Ann Arbor on March 15 1943 orders the defendant E Catt to appear within three months from date or suffer judgment. Publication to be in The Latime Ob server starting within two weeks. Lee N Brown attorney for Lois MC Catt of Ypsilanti offices at Ypsilanti Savings Bank Building. Dates March 18 25 April 1 29.
The Sunday program lists worship at 10 am with minister Fred A Lendrum and religious education by W Blakeman of the University of Michigan. Church school at 12 15 led by A V Wilson, junior and senior leagues meet at 6 30 pm.
Pastor C A Haneberg leads services at St. James Ev Lutheran in Gheardh Saline Township located west of Saline on US 142. Divine service Sundays at 10 am. Sunday school follows at 11 15. All welcome.
Rev William H Bach leads Easter Sunrise 6 30 a m and morning worship 10 30 a m with sermon, choir music and Sunday school 11 30 a m Easter Cantata 7 45 p m good Friday 1 3 p m services Thursday and Friday 7 45 p m Wednesday prayer 7 50 p m Women s Missionary Society meets at Mrs Arthur Lutz home choir practice Thursday evening Cancer explained in liner ads
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