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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
4
The Saline Observer lists subscription rates and ad rates for notices and poetry with per line charges. It also notes a federal Chicago trial where 42 people face charges over four million dollars tied to Sir Francis Drake’s estate.
A Christmas editorial extols the Bible as the finest Christmas tale. It highlights the star above Bethlehem, the wise men, shepherds, and the benediction Glory to God. The piece links peaceful, civilized society to family unity and shared remembrance during the season.
Sheep owners across Michigan show faith in the industry as 440 purebred rams are sold from the ram truck sponsored by the Purebred Sheep Breeders Association and Michigan State College. The vehicle, cycling through 55 counties, fetched an average price of 32.32 dollars, with Shropshire leading sales. Alcona County leads buyers with 126 rams over nine years of operation.
The page blends a Christmas devotional poem by Fred D. Kiester with prose from a school weekly. It reports senior and junior classes detailing study topics in government physics chemistry math shorthand and history plus student reports from Mary Ellen Kendall and others about season tickets for basketball, tests, and holiday plans.
This notice extols the telephone as vital 24 hour emergency aid for sickness, fire, or crime, urging immediate installation before Christmas. It highlights family use, low rates, and a Christmas delivery promise, with directory listings to appear in the post Christmas issue.
Agricultural engineering researchers at Michigan State College tested wood shavings dry sawdust ground corn cobs and peat moss as wall insulators for farm buildings. When kept dry and treated with hydrated lime these materials significantly improved heat retention, with paper between studs aiding efficacy.
The Saline Woman's Club met at Mrs. Alwin Burkhardt's home for a Michigan centennial study of local composers and musicians. Biographies were read by Mrs. Max Fosdick, Mrs. Bessie Collins, and Miss Vesta Mills. music included a Morrison violin solo and a Mills Collins piano duet. Della Burkhardt sang Lehman's Sugar Cookie Soldiers. Next meeting set for December 31 at Mrs. Bessie Collins' home.
The Federated Church holds a full day of worship starting at 10 a.m. with Christmas music and a sermon. The program features organ preludes, doxology, anthems, solos, and a Christmas pageant at 7:30 p.m. about fifty participants.
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