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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
5
A collage of weekend visits and gatherings across Saline and nearby towns includes Mrs. Burkhardt hosting a bridge club, Mrs. Rankin in Detroit, and families visiting relatives in Berkley and Ann Arbor. Church events feature a chicken pie supper, a Christmas party for the Willing Workers, and a pageant planned for December 22 with multiple churches coordinating holiday programs.
A local ad urges residents not to dump usable items like chairs stoves tables and rugs. It invites callers or visitors to the office to learn how little Liners in this paper can turn the items into cash and even offers to frame the ad.
Miss Loretta Schaible returned from Ann Arbor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parsons came from Detroit to visit. Naomi Friis and Mrs. Law spent weekends in Detroit. Mrs. Westfall from the Ridge visited with Mrs. Harmon and Mrs. Davenport. C. W. Mellor moved to Grand Rapids with his family. Carl Gillen and family moved into rooms above the Westphal restaurant and he will be employed there. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Jones of Ann Arbor visited Charles Tower and Miss Minnie Jones. Elson Shaw underwent an appendectomy at his sister’s home, cared for by his mother. Fred Gordon, Saline native now in Elkhart, Illinois, visited on Monday. He commutes daily to Chicago. The Music Study Club held a Thanksgiving party at Miss Mills’s home with Bach and Handel studied and performed. Ruth Aprill was elected secretary, succeeding Miss Alice Lehman. Light refreshments were served.
A jumble of local items: Ward Miller helps Fred Nissly during holidays while township treasurer Fred Burkhart seeks the full tax amount due. Plans for Gottlieb Hertler to build a house west of Will Sturm in spring. Reflections on happiness and the dull January for creameries as butter maker Mr. Myers notes weekly output over two thousand. Miss Mary Rentschier and Thomas Rogers wed, to reside in Hillsdale. Local merchants light powerful lamps to brighten storefronts. Walter Nissly embarks on a two week western trip including Omaha and Colorado Springs. Deer hunting results show 26 killed and 55 wounded in northern Michigan and nearby Wisconsin. Duck numbers at Round Lake near Devils Lake exceed 2,000, then ice freezes over. Brooklyn Exponent reports London canaries being trained to croon and perform in jazz.
Divine services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11. English services held every second and fourth Sunday each month. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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