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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
1
The Christian Science Society of Saline meets in the Citizens Bank hall every Sunday at 10 30 a m with the subject Christ Jesus A testimonial meeting is held Wednesday at 7 30 p m A cordial invitation is extended to all and the Sunday school opens after the morning service for pupils under 20 years old
No services Sunday August 28 at Federated church due to interior redecorating. Watch for notices about rededication services. Oxford University to allow one woman student for every four men in debating curriculum. LINER ADS GET RESULTS.
A voyage begins July 18 aboard the Princess Charlotte a ten year old ship built in 1937 with two engines and two propellers capable of 23 knots. The journey includes Vancouver Seattle and Victoria with stops at the Empress hotel and Crystal Garden and visits to Parliament Building and a Banked pool a highlight. The trip continues through Seattle Portland Spokane Arlie and North Dakota then Minnesota and St Paul before returning home with memories of a Pacific coastal cruise.
Hundreds of job seekers flood Detroit as employment offices report crowded conditions and rumors of Ford Motor Company hiring. Industrial employment in late July stood at 199 593 with about 30 000 more workers than a year earlier due to reopenings and inventory. Morris Smith of Chester West Virginia and others lease farms in Webster Township to drill for oil, planning operations soon.
A large Saline crowd cheered as Saline defeated Buck’s Ann Arbor team 9 to 4. Fandall struck out 14 in a standout performance, with Brimshaw alternating on the mound. The win boosts confidence for upcoming tournament games.
About 120 attended the Judd School Association fifteenth annual reunion with a full afternoon to evening program. The sequence included singing, prayers, readings, duets and solos. George Theurer was elected president for the coming year, with attendees from Grand Rapids Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Clinton Saline Milan and distant guests from Kansas and Ohio.
The eighth Altenberndt reunion gathered 60 for potluck at Pleasant Jake on Sunday August 21. Mrs Louise Woodherst chaired the meeting after the repast and led the Lord s prayer. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs Louise Woodherst Vice President Fredy Ernst SecretaryTreasurer Mrs BEd Mc Callum. Guests came from Grand Rapids Jackson Manchester Dexter Saline Macon Sharon and Freedom.
Louise Lorraine stars in The Wild Girl at the Liberty next Wednesday evening. On set she kept close to animal co stars Sambo the bear and a dog with a horse named Black Beauty, sharing treats and friendship during filming.
Ben Uphaus and family with Mr and Mrs George Uphaus attend a reunion at Peasant Lake. About 150 members participate. Miss Koebbe, a former Sharon resident and missionary from China, speaks as a featured guest. A ball game led by George Brady and Arthur Dresselhouse ends with Dresselhouse team winning. Potluck dinner at noon. Officers elected: President William Unkaus, Vice President Mrs Thomas Bales, Secretary Margaret Roller, Treasurer Louis Dresselhouse, Sports Committee Arthur Dresselhouse and Ella Scheid.
Saline school prepares for the new year with three new teachers Dorothy Osborne Jessie Stuber and Aileen Fisher taking positions. Osborne heads the mathematics department bringing University of Michigan training and years of experience. Stuber, a Michigan State Normal College graduate, will teach Latin and junior high work. Fisher will lead music and art after training at the Michigan State Normal College and a prior teaching year in her hometown.
The Kazmaier family held its annual reunion on Saturday August 21 at Andrew Kazmaier's home. About 77 attendees, mostly from Perrysburg Ohio, enjoyed a literary and musical program and a very pleasant time.
The third annual Zahn family reunion will be held Sunday at Mannie Sodt's grove in Pleasant Lake with details for attendees.
An item recalls a man who began smoking corn silk cigarettes at a farm back lot and later switched to a popular brand for throat reasons. The joke is that he likely cannot walk a mile for them anyway.
Pred Luckhardt, Commissioner, says sewers will be flushed next week with advance preparation advised. Floyd Mitchell, linked to the theft of Herm Wesch’s Buick, is returned to Jackson. the car remains in Kansas and will be brought back. Mitchell once worked on roads and lived in Napoleon. he reportedly took his family on a Kansas trip from Indiana.
The note expresses gratitude to kind friends and relatives who responded willingly during a recent illness, specifically naming Mr. and Mrs. Chester Leonard.
Classified ad items from The Observer Liner include car batteries at $12 each, five acres of alfalfa for sale, furnished rooms, garages, monuments and cemetery work, tin work plumbing estimates, trucking services, local hardware store offerings, poultry health products, grain treatment, and auction advertising guidance. Notable entries mention O Briggs old planing mill, G V Cook Chevrolet dealer, Sanford Hardware Co, Saline Mercantile Co, and Walter Armbruster.
All village taxes must be paid by August 25 and no later than September 1. L. E. Fairbank, treasurer, announces the deadline and urges timely settlement.
George V. Cook, authorized Chevrolet dealer, advertises a 1926 Chevrolet coach, a Ford roadster with pick-up box, and two extra good vehicles. Saline Mercantile Co. notes plentiful fertilizer stock with delivery service and low, fair prices.
V. Cook Authorized Chevrolet dealer announces Ford Tourings and Coupes at inviting prices. Charles Wolford offers wallpaper hanging in a factory style at reasonable rates and invites customers to view samples. contact 237 F2.
Spacious new residence finished in oak with six rooms and modern improvements. Includes a new garage and is located two blocks from the school. Right price, see advertisement for details.
W M Fowler offers a five room house with sewer water Edison lights garage poultry house fruit shade and shrubbery priced near $2000 on easy terms Also a choice building on a good street with improvements Priced right by A C Lange Wanted: legal printing for estate settlements sent to this newspaper Rates apply nationwide to have notices appear in the paper Probate judge to forward notices there is a bargain in liner ads for such items
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