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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
3
Leigh D Townsend Washtenaw county road commission engineer manages a weekly report detailing planned expenditures for light dust layer on 13 highways including South Ann Arbor street with 1500 in tar or resurfacing and Pleasant Lake road with 1950 for dust suppression.
Divine services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11. English services held every second and fourth Sunday. Everyone invited to attend at St Johns Lutheran Church in Bridgewater.
Default on a 1927 mortgage by William Parros and Mary Parros to George and Margaret Burkhart. Sale on Sept 18, 1931 at 10 am at the front door of the Washtenaw County Courthouse Ann Arbor to pay the mortgage balance plus interest costs and attorney fees. Property described as Lot 1, Section 7, Village of Saline Washtenaw County Michigan. Mortgagees: Margaret Burkhart, George Burkhart. Dated June 17 1931.
Four demonstrations on farm electricity power uses and farm home appliances will be held in Washtenaw county at Jay Halladay farm Augusta township and Arthur Lutz farm Saline township. Michigan State College cooperates with agricultural engineering and home economics.
Michigan State College entomology warns apple orchard owners to spray fall and winter apples for the codling moth before a cut date. Dates are set by moth emergence at 30 observation stations. Use arsenate sprays on late apples, with specific dilutions and potential repeats every two weeks. lime sulfur may be added. check with the county agent for latest application deadlines.
A young friend proudly shows his stamp album, received at age eight, with steady growth from odd jobs and annual rare stamps from his father. He finds stamp collecting boosts his school work in history and geography and values neatness and learning through collecting. Ninety bars of lead weighing 4 500 pounds valued at 450 dollars were taken by robbers from a Chicago smelting company.
Residents and visitors from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Ontario attended gatherings, family reunions, and parties across Saline and nearby communities. Reunions at Denton Park and Point Place Toledo featured potluck dinners and extended kin networks. A new birth at St Josephs Mercy and several bridge and library outings marked the week.
President R S Shaw of Michigan State College warned no quick prosperity for farmers amid Depression era talk. He recalled 1893 1910 1921 1922 downturns and noted personal success after tough years. Director Gardner urged emphasis on profit through farm programs and station work. Prof H C Rather pushed expanding alfalfa acreage and seed production as income boosters for Michigan farms.
Donald H. Haines of Ann Arbor collects lead soldiers models and military minis to recreate historical battles on a basement map table. He paints uniforms from eras past and uses dice to simulate gains and losses, planning a great winter battle with a Detroit lawyer fellow collector.
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