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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
2
A daily newspaper roving reporter asks residents about the oldest gifts they saved. A young musician recalls a red, white and blue snare drum that sparked his career. A housewife and a collector’s correspondent cherish dolls from mothers and a beloved aunt. A cutter recalls his mother’s ring given after her death, worn since and hoped to pass to his own child.
A holiday shopping note suggests poinsettia as a standout Christmas plant for mothers. It compares red poinsettia, Jerusalem cherry, and red cycla men plants and recommends presenting the gift in a colored pot with paper and a red ribbon for a festive finish.
A nostalgic recipe for a two tone hard sauce to accompany steamed puddings and mince pies. It guides beating butter with sugar then dividing into lemon and orange portions, coloring the orange half, and rolling it into a jelly roll to chill before slicing for serving.
Danish children skip Santa Claus and welcome a Christ mas brownie named Nisson, a small old man beneath the ground. Christmas dinner features roast goose and fritters, while autumn brings pig-shaped savings banks bought by children to drop pennies into.
The poem recalls Christmas bells singing of peace while a distant war unleashes cannon fire. Longfellow contrasts the hopeful carols with the South’s cannon, ending in a vow that truth and justice prevail and peace will come.
An expert warns that native Christmas greens face extinction due to over harvesting. The plea urges organized collection, legal protection, and substitution with evergreen boughs or artificial red berries to preserve species like American holly, laurel, winterberry, ground pine, and bittersweet.
The article notes that the calculation of the Christian era is ascribed to Dionysius Exiguus in the sixth century but may be off since Jesus was born before January 1 AD 1. It states Anno Domini as an abbreviation first appeared in 1219.
Last year a night school in Buffalo to train recruits into Santa Clauses opened. The piece notes a time may come when every jovial figure with red garb and bell-ringers whiskers bears a Bachelor of Santa Claus Psychology.
Local residents attend Christmas events and visits across Saline. Pfc Raymond Steele returns to Camp Bowie after furlough. church choirs plan cantata performances. Masonic and Eastern Star parties held with potlucks and gifts. Neighborhood visits include Shurtz, Arbruster, Hagen, and Brindles. Community Sing set for Christmas Eve on the school lawn.
The Methodist Church holds worship at 10 a.m. with a reception of members and special choir music. An organ prelude and offertory precede service. Church school at 11 15 discusses How the Great Guest Came, led by Superintendent Arthur Wilson. Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m with Christmas carols and story. Go to Church Sunday. Join in His Praise.
Rev William H Bach leads a 10 oclock morning service on the Christmas message The choir offers Christmas anthems and the day includes Sunday school at 1115 Christian Endeavor at 615 pm presenting The Other Wise Man A 745 pm evening service features Girls Glee Club music Miss Dahlgren directs and Miss Kohler performs a Christmas horn medley Wednesday prayers at 740 pm Also notes a dozen Owen Stanley summits in New Guinea exceed 10000 feet
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