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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
4
The Saline Observer notes policy on personal notices pricing. Card of Thanks charged at six cents per line, poetry five cents per line, with minimum 23 cents. Obituary and marriage notices run free of charge. Announcements of paid entertainments billed at six cents per line.
Arthur H. Vandenberg asserts that if a private corporation did certain management acts now deemed orthodox in the people's corporation the United States government and the Securities and Exchange Commission would likely shut them down. He emphasizes strong regulatory scrutiny and accountability for corporate practices.
A warning notes two deaths from gasoline explosions when tight cans were left in the sun. It urges caution for households that insist on self dry cleaning and stresses proper handling of highly explosive fluid.
The summer season brings an invasion of itinerant merchants pestering housewives with door to door solicitations. Some get fair value, but more often they do not, and none do better than they could with home town merchants.
A school district asks for a teacher to coach athletics direct orchestras interpret Spanish train student teachers and sponsor Boy Scouts. The piece laments past and present expectations placed on teachers noting how one person often handles many roles and acknowledging teaching as a profession demanding idealism and courage.
The piece covers the Columbia River hydroelectric and irrigation project with Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams, costs near a billion dollars, and criticism from National Grange and taxpayers. It also reports Michigan crop prospects on August 1, including corn, wheat, oats, beans, potatoes, and fruit, with notes on weather and prices.
The National Re-employment Service basement office in the Ann Arbor post office reports an acute shortage of applicants for many local jobs including factory positions. Openings exist in Kalamazoo Ohio Illinois and Michigan with salaries from 2000 to 5000 annually and 85 cents an hour for millwright work. Residents are urged to register at the Ann Arbor office to be referred based on qualifications.
The Delinquency Prevention Council of Michigan coordinates local clubs schools police and courts to combat juvenile crime. It sponsors radio programs with the Michigan Society for Mental Hygiene and seeks legislative action at the next session. Contact Professor J. Carr at the University of Michigan to participate.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg will address a two day Republican rally in Bay City September 17 and 18. He will be joined by Congressman Dewey Short of Missouri with plans led by State Senator Miller Dunckel and Michigan Republican clubs officials.
Saturdays and Sundays lead automobile accidents due to weekend traffic. Citizens are urged to follow road rules while enjoying picnics and camping. Milan’s new bridge and widened highway will be opened and dedicated on September 16 with officials from state, Ford Motor Company, and local departments invited.
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