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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
2
Worship at 10 a m with holy communion organ prelude offertory and choir music. Church school at 11 15 a m themed The Prince of Peace with Arthur Wilson superintendent Epworth League 6 50 p m for youth. Board meeting Tuesday 7 45 p m in church parlors Mother and Daughter banquet Friday May 8 in church dining rooms.
Divine services every Sunday at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 15. Pastor Rev C A Haneberg. Fiverrendy welcome. Tuberculosis death rate in Michigan in 1941 shows a new low at 32 78 per 100 000 versus 33 3 the previous year. Tuberculosis Christmas seal work began in 1908 with a death rate of 100.
The Saline Observer shows Sim R Wilson as publisher and M C Boutelle as editor with mail facility noted as second class matter at the Saline Michigan post office.
Public notices outline pricing for obituaries marriages and announcements with rates for single copies subscriptions and paid admissions. Card of thanks and notices have specified charges with minimums and outside Michigan pricing.
The piece reprints wartime statements by Hitler and Nazi actions from 1935 to 1940 to argue for conscription. It warns against appeasement and urges readiness to oppose Nazi expansion, noting invasions of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Holland. It cautions against compromise peace with Hitler and calls for national defense.
Local notes list visits among Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Arbor and Saline residents with several weekend trips. Mentioned are Mrs. J N Lewis Mrs. Merritt Martin and Ruth Carl Curtiss and Professor Sawyer and others. A Milton Clark death is noted along with new shade trees planted by the Lutheran church society.
A quotation discusses the foolish use of a cemetery fence and China’s wall, arguing isolation stalls progress. It likens businessmen who shun advertising to building walls between themselves and the living world, urging openness to business and society.
Divine services at 10 a m Sundays with a second and fourth Sunday English service. Pastor M C Phillipp invites all to attend. Local congregation extends cordial invitation to worshippers in Bridgewater and surrounding area.
A domestic column invites reader ideas for household tasks and recipes and shares a verse about perseverance. It asks for favorite recipes and new vegetable methods while reflecting on faith and gratitude for past guidance.
A reminiscence to revive pioneer sugar practices using maple sap sugar honey and corn syrup. Recipes describe dry ingredient preparation creaming shortening with lemon rind mixing in syrup eggs flour milk and spices baked in layer tins at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Winter wool prices hint at higher value for woolens next fall and need for moth protection. Michigan State College home economics extension urges war measures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, emphasizing good housekeeping and moth control methods. Dry cleaning, sunning, brushing, and washing with neutral soap kill moths, after which proper storage in paper bags or similar containers follows.
Taper wrapping and sealed containers protect stored items. Moths cannot eat through intact paper but will exploit any tears. Use tight lids on trunks and chests and seal wool storage closets against cracks around baseboards and plaster.
A light column of items notes quirky incidents from the week. A merchant accepted a debtor’s offer to take a car to settle a debt, then benefited when tires failed but the other car proved usable. A nurse warns against apple pie during blood transfusions. A bouquet in Wheeler’s window cheers a brisk day and a Michigan visitor markets old tires at $7.50.
Sunday dinners and weekend visits mark social life with Hendrickson Gordon Gilbert Forsythe and Hammond families hosting relatives from Detroit Ypsilanti Milan and Adrian. A note on wildlife history ties Michigan pheasants to 1780 with Richard Bache and a separate Iowa windstorm accident releasing birds near Cedar Falls. A Gallup poll shows December illness cost 23 million workdays, the common cold most responsible, and 14 million days lost in defense industries enough to build 48 thousand tanks, linking health to war needs.
The Trinity Evangelical Association Church presents a 10 a.m. English divine service led by Pastor H. Engel. Sunday school at 11 o'clock. The Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon, the Men's Club Wednesday, and the League Thursday evening.
The Federated Church led by Pastor William H. Bach offers a 10 o'clock Sunday morning service with communion and new member reception, a 12:15 Sunday school, a 6:30 Christian Endeavor youth service featuring Mrs. Ruddock, and an evening service at 7:45. Midweek activities include a Wednesday Ladies Aid at the church, a 8 o'clock prayer meeting, and Thursday choir practice.
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