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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
4
The Saline Observer lists pricing for notices including Card of Thanks at six cents per line Poetry five cents per line and obituaries marriage notices published free. Entertainment announcements with admission charged are six cents per line with a minimum 35 cent charge.
Hugh S. Magill argues that while people can curb power and wealth of individuals or corporations, they have yet to curb a powerful, corrupt political machine backed by vast wealth drawn from the public.
Local merchants provide convenient locations desirable merchandise and friendly service at equitable prices based on quality. Citizens are urged to patronize these stores that embody good citizenship and reliable products.
Michigan farm earnings rose for the fourth straight year in 1936, with many central Michigan farms showing their best incomes since 1928. The report bases on 178 farms in Clinton, Ingham, Barry, Livingston, Washtenaw, and Jackson counties, noting improved prices for potatoes, beans, dairy, and grains, plus reduced feed purchases.
A state liquor law update enforces a 21 year age limit for all alcohol purchases and mandates posting signs in liquor rooms. Michigan State College irrigation expert O. E. Robey reports rainfall shortages complicate irrigation tests at Lake City plots.
Michigan potato growers will gather at Lake City on September 2 for Potato Field Day. The event, organized by Michigan State College and led by potato specialist H. C. Moore, will display 40 acres of demonstrations on planting spraying digging and grading. Experts from several departments discuss irrigation disease and insect control fertilizers and new potato varieties.
New figures from the National Tuberculosis Association show tuberculosis sanatoriums and hospitals in the United States valued at over 329 million dollars with annual maintenance costs of about 76 million. Dr. Bruce H. Douglas urges intensified preventive work and notes tuberculin testing and X rays for positives as cost effective compared to treatment of the sick. He stresses local high incidence areas require concentrated community support and cooperation in funding the Christmas seal anti tuberculosis campaign.
The Michigan Liquor Control Commission orders revocation of licenses at any establishment with slot machines baffle boards or skill games and extends this prohibition to connected rooms where liquor is sold. If enforced nationwide, it could set an example for broader bans. The Rev Albert Robinson of Azalia was fleeced of 10 by a seven person Gypsy group with Ohio plates, deputies report, as they hunted the suspects who lingered in Azalia.
The piece warns readers to inspect extension cords sockets and lighting to avoid shocks. It notes many people have received shocks and stresses insulation and ground safety. It ends by remarking that about 4,900,000 people live on federal funds and one in eight depend on the treasury.
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