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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
2
Sim. R. Wilson is publisher and M. C. Boutelle serves as editor. The notice records their roles with Saline Michigan postal registration and second class matter status.
An editorial argues every government agency that handles public funds must publish periodic detailed accounts showing how each dollar is spent. It frames this as a fundamental democratic principle and calls for transparency across boards and officials.
Tax figures from Moiisato Chemical Company break down the cost of common items. Automobile purchases, furniture, rent, wall paper and cinema tickets carry taxes ranging from 3c to 37c per dollar or per item, illustrating city costs and the strain on Washington growth.
In Washtenaw County probate matters Judge Jay G. Pray orders August 27, 1940, for examination and allowance of final administrator George J. Geisel’s account in the estate of Susan Lyon. Public notice to run in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing. Nora O. Borgert, Register of Probate. Aug. 18-15
Mrs. Orpha Birkle seeks a formula to remove honey that oozed from a desert ed chimney after bees settled in a house. The tale notes bees blocked the chimney, oil rag ignition, and honey running down the wall. Other items praise neighbors, cookies, and local harvest scenes around York.
The piece praises scout activities for shaping character through hands on experiences. It emphasizes respect for the flag, practical first aid practice, tool use, safety skills, and social participation guiding boys toward citizenship and future achievement.
The Methodist Church announces morning worship from 10 to 11 led by Minister Dr. Fred E. Lendrum. Rev. N. C. Crosley of Oberlin Theological School will fill the pulpit 11 to 12, followed by church school with Arthur Wilson as superintendent.
The notice lists Trinity Ev Lutheran Church with Pastor H. L. Engel and Sunday services at 10 a m in German, along with a Sunday school and a League gathering on Wednesday evening. A humorous dialogue about the Wingless Airship promoter mocks overcoming gravity.
Miss Mildred Cook visits relatives in Flint and Goodrich. Numerous local names visit relatives or host gatherings in Ann Arbor and area. Weather notes claim July was extremely cold by Michigan records. A storm caused minor damage to Herman Heininger’s North Ann Arbor Street dwelling. Bradstreet data links 4 percent of last year’s business failures to lack of advertising.
Thirty years ago Nettie Simmons spent a week in Detroit with relatives. An August 18 birth reports an 814 pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. John Rowe Jr. William Schumacher of Bridgewater wed Mrs. Sophia Bohnett. Mrs. B S Biery and daughters Merle and Louise visit C A Curtiss. Olive Townsend joined a Buffalo Niagara Falls weekend excursion returning Monday. Raymond Burkhart and Florence Rogers visit North Adams relatives. Calvin Wolf and wife from Ann Arbor stay with D A Crittenden family. A large barn and contents owned by George Burg south of town burned. C R Parsons and son Bruce occupy rooms in the Boettner house. Christina Burrow and daughters Pauline and Emma and Mrs Fred Wild with son John visit Belle Isle. Elsa Paul of Jackson, soon to wed Philip Whittenbury of Clare. Bert Derendinger travels to Colorado Springs for Printers Home then to southern California. Cook family and others attend Valentine reunion at Hague Park Jackson.
Michigan State College entomologist Ray Hutson recommends pyrethrum or derris dust to control the Mexican bean beetle in many Michigan localities. The beetle overwinters near bean fields and lays eggs in spring. Arsenical sprays are unsafe for hay, and derris or pyrethrum should be used after pods appear. For more details, request Extension Bulletin 180.
Oldhouses relied on a pantry beside the kitchen for baking and storage. Gas and electricity changed schedules making weekly shopping common. Readers share pantry uses, built in cupboards, breakfast nooks, and improved kitchen space.
A dated relish method uses 12 cucumbers and 3 onions ground finely with 2 tablespoons salt. After draining, mix in 4 tablespoons sugar, add pepper, and pack into pint jars. Pour diluted vinegar to two thirds full, seal, and store.
Cream the sugar and lard together then add molasses and sour milk. Blend with 4 cups flour, soda, ginger and salt. mix well. Roll thin, bake on sheet in moderate oven, remove and cut into squares. Optional icing: powdered sugar with lemon juice and butter. The highest wood produced in the United States is from the corkwood tree.
Michigan State College home economics staff advise that only the best firm ripe peaches should be used for canning. Heat peaches 3 to 5 minutes before packing to avoid browning, use water bath processing rather than oven methods, and inspect for bruises worms and green background color. An Illinois engineers compact air conditioner is noted for home use but limited in extreme heat.
In Washtenaw County Probate Court at Ann Arbor Judge Jay G. Pray orders creditors of Walter Davis Cook to present claims by October 14, 1940 at 10:00 am. The order also appoints a three week publication in The Saline Observer before the hearing.
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