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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
2
Saline Observer header lists publisher Sim R Wilson and editor M C Bouttelle. It notes post office mailing as second class matter in Saline Michigan and provides subscription prices, rates, and charges for obituaries marriages poetry. It outlines free obituary and marriage notices and paid poetry pricing per line.
A contributor argues that every government official or board handling public funds must publish periodic accounting showing how each dollar is spent. The piece frames this as a fundamental democratic principle and calls for transparency from all levels of government.
Hilton R. Eaton, seeking the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, pledges to root out waste in state payrolls and cut expenses. He argues the state must fund institutions and the afflicted while removing nonessential staff and avoiding needless travel, promising real savings and tighter public service. The article notes Eaton’s Plymouth banquets and growing support across Michigan.
The Saline school system lists faculty across departments led by Superintendent Hubert A Bearss and Principal Hazen Jewell. Staff include teachers in social science Latin music home economics and junior high subjects with degrees from Michigan and Michigan State Normal College. The board of education includes President William Austin and Treasurer Dr Gordon J Prout. Textbooks will be handled as usual and career planning guidance is outlined with college prep and vocational tracks.
The sixth annual picnic and reunion of former employees of the Detroit Jackson and Chicago interurban railway was held at Prospect Park in Ypsilanti. A 1 PM potluck dinner preceded a program and sports with guests from Jackson Dearborn Plymouth Grass Lake Detroit Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Chelsea Northville and Farmington. Alfred Augustus of Ypsilanti chaired the arrangements with Roy Wise and Robert Christian assisting. George W Barr displayed the old trolley wheel from the Saline car in his museum and noted the relic’s fit in Saline’s collection.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church invites at 10 a m for English divine services and at 11 oclock for Sunday school led by Pastor H L Engel.
Dr. Fred E. Lendrum will preach at 11 a m with morning worship. Church school runs from 11 to 12, Arthur Wilson serves as superintendent.
The note advertises updated lubrication gear for vehicles claiming improved efficiency and performance. It emphasizes modern tools and suggests benefits for routine servicing and maintenance.
August 31 is the deadline for winter wheat insurance applications and premium payments. Applications for next year must be filed before seeding. Last year Washtenaw county wrote 760 policies. officials expect about 1,000 this year. Coverage up to 75 percent of the average yield, with premiums per farm based on risk and county experience, stated in bushels. A crop insurance contract can be used as loan collateral and indemnity pays in bushels to meet the insured amount if yield falls short through no fault of the grower.
Grover Alber returns from Detroit for a two week vacation. Belleville hosts Roy Kelly and family. Ida and Charles Clements visit Uncle Fred Feldkamp. Louise Martin of Chicago visits cousins. Esther Burkhardt spends weekend with Elbert Wittbracht in Highland Park. Fred Luckhardt hosts the Graf family and Cammet family. Several local outings occur at Hamburg and Whitmore Lake with multiple relatives attending. Parsons wed Rentschler at North Woodward Baptist Church in Detroit.
Sunday visits include Arthur Davenport at home and Albert Ackley of Marshall with Frank Davenport. Flora Mason of White Pigeon visits uncle A F Clark. couples attend Big Silver Lake outing and a Jackson wedding. A ladder accident injures George Towler. multiple families spend time with relatives in Belleville Eaton Rapids and Washington D C.
A collage of home tips and recipes covers canning data gearing toward thrift. It details a cornflake veal patty recipe with bacon skewers, a custard pie method, and a popcorn centerpiece idea. The piece also notes Michigan water safety progress and free statewide water testing offered by Michigan State College.
Michigan State College issues Extension Bulletin 273 titled Safe Drinking Water. Copies available by writing the Bulletin Room Hast Lansing to request the document.
Arthur H. Wood, with two years in the House and 16 in the State Senate, is noted for faithfulness and ability. He has chaired key committees and would preside over the Senate and serve on the State Administrative Board, described as independent and fair in opposing rackets and pursuing a square deal.
The council met in the council chamber Monday evening August 12 with Mayor Townsend presiding. Attending were Gross Dodge Lambarth and Lindemann. The body appointed election inspectors Lucille Henderson Luther Briggs and gatekeeper John Guthardat. Clerks Eisther Landwehr and Melving Anthony were chosen. Bills totaling 6998.66 were read and ordered paid. Motion to adjourn carried.
Divine services at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11. English services held every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Pastor M. C. Phillipp invites everyone to attend.
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