03 Aug 1933
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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
1
A concise ad notes confidential wedding invitation orders with emphasis on latest styles of type and paper stock. It asserts customer satisfaction and suggests the Observer handles personalized orders discreetly.
Michigan officials restore high salaries after 1932 cuts as new deal politics take hold. Governors and attorneys general reverse voluntary reductions, boosting pay to former top levels while taxpayers face mounting costs and budget strain. The piece traces pay raises for figures like Voelker Dillman O Brien Metzger and others amid legislative battles over compensation and governance.
A longtime voice urges Saline residents to pack the band concert and support the students and their hard work. The speaker thanks parents for sacrifices, notes the director's challenges, and emphasizes appreciation for every band member's role. Also via broadcast, a nod to Ripley’s Believe It or Not and fair features ties the town to broader events.
Johann Friedrich Wiedmann aged 74 died in an Ann Arbor hospital Saturday. Born November 9 1858 in Germany he came to Ann Arbor at age two. Survived by daughter Elizabeth and six sons Karl Edward John Reuben William Oscar. sister and brothers in Germany. sister Mrs Jacob Kilgus Milan. Funeral Monday private at home then 2 30 at Trinity Lutheran church led by Rev Adolf Lederer. Burial Oakwood Cemetery.
Health Officer J. B. Wallace urges citizens to refrain from any outside fires on lots or elsewhere as heat and wind could ignite roofs and fences, risking widespread conflagration and costly destruction to parts of the city. Public safety note signed by health official.
The Michigan Municipal League will pilot an experiment in Saline to test a new accounting system aimed at guiding governance for over 300 small Michigan municipalities. Harold D. Smith said the city will fund about one fifth of the audit costs, with a conference planned within a year for other city leaders. Mayor Mark Sugen of Saline cooperates fully with the project.
A citizen urges Saline residents to combat starling roosts harming shade trees and sidewalk cleanliness. The letter cites starlings as a pest worse than English sparrows and suggests forums and possible shooting as a drastic, controversial remedy, referencing Tecumseh’s approach.
Milan’s pick team visits Saline Friday while local squad backs Maurie Henderson. Bridgewater suffers a season defeat 12 to 4 to Gross Hardware as Ruess fanned 8 and Mann allowed 6 hits. Alwin Burkhardt shines with three singles. Ormsby throws out a runner for a pivotal play. Tuesday Gross Hardware blanked Haarer’s Market 8 to 0 aided by Fubss’s pitching. 60 foot baselines debut noted. Schedule lists games through Thursday plus church service invitation from Federated church.
Water dues and summer taxes will be received at Savines Bank on August 5 and 19 in the afternoon and evening. Citizens' Bank will accept dues on August 12 and 26 at noon and in the afternoon. Frank Camburn, Treasurer.
We thank neighbors friends and relatives for expressions of sympathy during our bereavement and Rev Led erer for comforting words and the singers. The Children of Johann Friedrich Wiedmann.
A note expresses gratitude for kindness during Wes Verr Asy Ernst Luckhardt’s illness from the family. Another fragment advertises breeding and meat rabbits for sale with an inquiry line at the office.
Local ads list cash sales at Parsons and Saline Mercantile Co. farm equipment and livestock for sale. Wool ewes, dairy cows, used tractors, vehicles including 1928 Chevrolet models, dental services, a beagle lost with reward, and a July ice cream social at Gottlob Girbach. Includes multiple local business names: Edward J. Muir, C R Parsons, Wiedman Auto Co., Dr R G Sigler, Saline Mercantile Co., Herman Heininger, Geo Cook & Son, O C Wheeler.
Car offers a new two tone finish and smooth six cylinder motor with good tires. An excellent buy at only $150.00. GHO V COOK & SON handles the listing.
Maurice Henderson announces readiness to fill orders for fuel oil and to supply oil burners. Prompt delivery is promised and orders are being taken by phone at 272.
Good duco finish and excellent tires. Mechanically O K and ready for many thousands of miles of economical transportation. GEO. V COOK & SON, Authorized Chevrolet Dealers.
An advertisement lists coal and coke products with pricing. Brands include Standard Petroleum Coke White Star Petroleum Coke Koppers Miami Coke Koppers Pocahontas Koppers Hikkhorn Dundon Red Ash and contact details for D. L. W. Coal with a residence and office numbers 3 R 105 and 2 R EDW J Muir.
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