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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
8
A speaker argues a store must cover rent, clerks, lights, insurance, taxes and many expenses and still earn at least 3 or 4 dollars weekly from advertising. if not, the owner should sell and enter a paying business.
Nutrition specialists at Michigan State college advise baking potatoes or boiling them in jackets to preserve minerals. Pars or cut small pieces wastes minerals. keep water boiling and reuse it for soups or gravies. Skins can be eaten with minerals intact. potatoes supply iron B and C and help neutralize acids.
Governor Brucker labeled tourism as low mood proof and state parks show higher attendance than last year. Campers and daily visitors rise as improved camping and facilities draw visitors. Last year park attendance surpassed 8 million. 1931 may reach or exceed 10 million.
State authorities report a combination of dry weather and careless seed handling has led to widespread smut in Michigan Wheat fields. The 1931 crop suffers as smut prevalence rises from last summer's drought and poor seed practices. The outcome could be costly for producers yet offers lessons for future seasons.
Attorney General opinion states a non resident rowing or paddling a boat used for fishing must hold a non resident fishing license. If one person fishes while another rows, the rower is actively participating and would need the license.
Mrs. Hoover christened the Akron, the world’s largest dirigible, in Akron Ohio with white pigeons released. The Navy plans five to six flight trials in late summer to test speed, endurance, and structural integrity before possible commissioning at Lakehurst.
The article notes Doctor Howe credited Edison withdetermination that helped him recover after a collapse. Edison soon sat in his library reading papers and wished to smoke, though forbidden. Son Charles said he was in good spirits and feeling chipper as his health had declined since a Florida trip seven weeks earlier.
Curtis of New York appointed minister to El Salvador replacing Boyd. Schoenfeld of Rhode Island named minister to the Dominican Republic. The Wick ersham commission reports no new public findings. prohibition cases rise in Connecticut while police reform faces public confidence issues. Roosevelt, Walker, and Murray feature in health, governance, and oil disputes as aviation advances dominate the week. D. R. Anthony, longtime congressman and Susan B. Anthony nephew, dies.
Michigan State College animal husbandry department urges cheap, effective parasite control for flocks. A $0.50 chemical mix plus one hour of work protects 59 sheep using black leaf copper sulfate with nicotine. Drench three times yearly, treat spring lambs now, and watch for pale skin, rough wool, and emaciation as warning signs.
In Monroe county a renewed effort seeks to reopen the 44 year old Nygard oil well near Dundee. Explorers led by Clare Denninson of Detroit plan to unwater the old quarry, check the tubing, and reproduce the earlier petroleum showings after a week or two. The venture follows prior wells at Deerfield Petersburg Cone Oakley and nearby areas.
Harold Barrow, state conservation officer, told a South Lyon meeting of conservation officers that the law makes it a misdemeanor to set brush fires or bonfires without written approval from the township supervisor or state conservation officer. Officers were urged to notify residents to prevent fires that could easily get out of control in the dry weather.
Mrs. Louisa Heath of Milford plans to celebrate her 100th birthday on February 25. Renowned for her health, she is this week visiting relatives in Lanawawee county, according to the Pinckney Dispatch.
Michigan hosts 2300 junior dairymen in 4 H dairy calf clubs supervised by state leaders. Members keep cost records from calf to lactation and judge animals at fairs. Prizes include a Holstein calf won by Sam Aldrich, Ward Aldrich, and Wendell Biddle of Fairgrove.
Kent Walworth lost a casting rod and reel in a lake near Lake Superior. He told Jack Ballard to seek real fish there. Ballard found and retrieved the rod and reel while pursuing big fish, turning the loss into a humorous reel story for Chelsea Standard.
Michigan considers copper alloy for 1933 automobile plates to aid local copper mining. The department will study copper viability against 24 gauge steel, with 1932 plates already in production featuring a dark blue background and white numerals.
The state shows fewer licensed autos than last year but higher gasoline use. June 1931 gasoline tax receipts reached 2,259,491 dollars versus 2,249,551 dollars in June 1930.
Five new reels of motion pictures will be available for loan from the Department of Conservation on September 1. The films cover forest fires prevention detection and suppression, the Land Economic Survey inventory of natural resources, and a geological view of mines quarries oil wells and mineral use.
Fidelia Haughn and Fairy May Halstead were cut by flying glass when another car, driven toward a milk station by a Senfker boy, crashed into the Haughn vehicle at the corner of County and Dexter streets. Halstead suffered a broken nose. both were treated by a local physician.
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