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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
7
The notice urges immediate action to enhance appearance by examining clothing for cleanliness. It promotes Swissilized garments as staying clean longer, implying a cleaning or treatment benefit.
Michigan news reports William Quackenbush of the Rapid Railway warning the company may abandon its Detroit to Port Huron electric line if state legislation fails to protect it from motor buses. The piece notes lower bus fares between Mt Clemens and Detroit, a driving incident in Flint, a train derailment near South Lions, and various local legal and social items in the same column.
A Kalamazoo area boy, Clarence Morlock, 17, died after a tractor accident while working for a neighbor. Norman Dolney, 34, was fatally shot near the Saginaw River. his friend Lee Hinkley, 25, was not charged. A bid of 7,678 dollars for Army surplus goods was accepted by the State Administrative Board. Mrs. Nathan Todd, 96, Monroe County’s oldest resident, died. Bishop E. D. Kelly seeks a church permit in East Grand Rapids. A Muskegon motorcyclist, G. F. Wiltbrant, was seriously hurt in Hart races. Edward Cahill, former Supreme Court justice, died at his summer home. The John Havis Company brokers had their license revoked. Education and public projects across Michigan are noted, including school radio installations, elder home planning, and a new bond issue for the Gogebic Masonic temple. Port Huron may vote on city government changes.
President David Friday of M A C outlined a five year program to boost Michigan farming income by 50 million dollars annually through enhanced production and a state wide marketing system. He proposed a 2.6 million dollar legislative appropriation for agricultural extension and called for broad public and organizational support.
Michigan ranks second nationwide in beet sugar production, trailing only Colorado. Since 1899 the sector has grown, with 149,599 acres planted in 1920-24 yielding 1,312,883 tons of beets and 165,899 tons of refined sugar across 17 factories, the Bay City plant among the first.
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