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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
2
The commentary notes Battle Creek fills with war wounded awaiting prosthetics and surgery. It urges readers to reconsider income tax concerns by reflecting on the human cost of war and the toll already suffered.
The Saline Observer is entered at the Saline postal facility as second class matter with Sim R. Wilson as publisher and Esther Landwehr as reporter, indicating the newspaper’s official mailing status and leadership.
Obituary and marriage notices are published free of charge. Announcements of entertainments with admission must be paid at 6c per line. Poetry paid at 5c per line. Minimum charge 26 cents.
Near Billings Montana the Polytechnic Institute stands as a cooperative school founded in 1908. The piece frames the Nazi threat as conquer or destroy and urges national cooperation to support the war effort.
The column reports on a hard freeze damaging early fruit buds last Wednesday night. It notes visits by Mr and Mrs Hélinda Alber to Monroe on business and various local activities including a Saline 4-H meeting at Warren Finkbeiner’s home, illness of Wealthy Wallace, probate business in Hillsdale, a Saline Home Furnishing gathering, music clubs convention in Pontiac, clothing donation to Farmington Children’s home, a theft at Henderson Dixie Service Station, and Sunday callers at Hovey Needham’s home with multiple local residents listed.
Miss Schleh and her sister Ruth, senior at the University, served as bridesmaids. The bride wore aquamarine crepe with an orchid corsage. the maid wore gardenias. Mr Yarwood, son of Mrs. Robert Yarwood of Cincinnati, crowned best man Fred Kreuger of Cincinnati. The bride earned bachelor and master of arts degrees and belongs to Alpha Gamma Delta and Zeta Phi Eta. they plan to live at 3911 Devonshire Drive Cincinnati after May 15. More than 200 Army Air Forces jobs are filled by members of the Women’s Army Corps.
Mrs C H Miller and son George spent Monday in Detroit. Joseph Gauss shipped cattle and hogs to Toledo on Saturday. Born Sunday to Mr and Mrs William Garwood a son. Mr and Mrs W W Dell of Stony Creek were guests of relatives Sunday. Charles H Carven visited his nephew Walter Carven in Macon. Civic League meets Wednesday May 6 with full attendance desired. Leigh Townsend of Lansing spent Sunday with his parents. Ladies Bible Study of Presbyterian Church met with Mrs Emma Nissly and others. Opera trip to Ann Arbor for grand concert. Bliss Curtiss underwent another operation in Ann Arbor hospital. Mr and Mrs Ernest Bailey entertained at 6 o clock dinner with family in York.
Scouts plan to attend the 1944 camp at the Newkirk Reservation near Dexter from June 18 to July 30. Some troops will hold troop camps on site while others join provisional patrols and groups without leaders. The staff includes camp, program, waterfront and assistant directors, a chef, and three other members.
Total liabilities and capital accounts show 1 086 130 89 dollars. Capital consists of 14 000 dollars first preferred stock 514 000 dollars total retirable value and 25 000 dollars common stock par value. Memoranda note mentions U S Government obligations pledged to secure deposits. Bank cashier A R Burkhardt swears the statement is true with attestations from directors L Tescher S Lambarth and A Heininger.
Divine services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 English services every second and fourth Sunday of the month All are welcome to attend the church services and Sunday school at the Bridgewater location.
The Federated Church invites worship at 10:30 a.m. with a 11:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages and a 7:45 p.m. evangelistic service. Miss Margaret Finch directs the 6:45 p.m. Young People class. Wednesday features Ladies Aid and Red Cross sewing, plus 7:45 p.m. program by Christian Service Centers with motion pictures and testimonies.
Elmer Powers of the Michigan Milk Producers Association says Michigan dairy farmers have no common ground with the Lewis-led union. He notes MMPA has marketed milk for 28 years, charges 3 cents per hundredweight, and pays no join fee while returning the best prices after fair bargaining.
Reverend C. A. Haneberg of Saline Township near Salne on US-112 invites the public to divine services each Sunday at 10 a.m. Sunday school follows at 11:15 a.m. Everyone welcome.
An overnight remedy claims to treat athlete's foot with a penetrating fungicide made from 90 percent alcohol. It markets full strength application for itchy sweaty or smelly feet and promises a 35 cent refund from any druggist if not pleased. Local sale advertised at Hugh O Keveling's.
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