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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
5
Residents hear of visits and travels among families in Saline township and nearby communities. Appointments, picnics, church activities, and school events are listed with numerous names and locations through August and into autumn.
Fifteen years ago Guy T Ratner and wife of Ann Arbor called on relatives Sunday evening. The Ypsilanti Mortgage Investment Company with 100 000 capital has been formed to finance home building in Ypsilanti. Misses Ruth Bond and Mary Morden are enjoying a week at Cavanaugh lake with a Tecumseh Ypsilanti party. Fred Gross of Detroit and Marie Knowles of North Adams were married at the bride's parents home and now reside in Detroit. S. B. Weiennett counted autos 4:00 to 7:00 p m guessing 400. Lumber prices are said to be low. building soon. Eighty four percent of business failures occur among firms that do not advertise per Bradstreet.
The item lists social events and local names including Miss Emma Gross and Edwin L. Jenkins marriage, Miss Marie Gardner visiting Barrs, Mrs. C D Wright of Cleveland visiting Stangs, and Fred L Gallup elected captain of the Uniform Rank K P of Ypsilanti. It mentions Mrs McKinnon entertaining her sister, and a Carleton group trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
The article notes lanterns placed at night danger spots are being stolen and Mayor Gaudy vows action with his "big gun" to catch the culprits. It also mentions D. A. Crittenden and wife attending a Jackson reunion and visits to Mason and Eaton Rapids. A local man Fred Heininger reports two large rattlesnakes found under a shock while mowing, one with nine rattles, both killed in a fracas.
A county program allows delinquent taxes from earlier years to be paid over ten years, with weekly or monthly payments and an annual lump sum equal to one tenth of the delinquent amount. Taxpayers can pay in full or via the ten-year plan, with a small carrying charge. contact the County Treasurer and bring old tax bills or property descriptions, and act now to avoid crowds.
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