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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
4
The Saline Observer lists subscription price of $1.50 per year and 10 month terms, with notices on charges for obituary and marriage notices, poetry, and personal or business benefit items. It notes paid rates for announcements and entertainment ads, with minimum charges and line rates.
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association urges Washtenaw residents to buy 1938 Christmas seals to support the 32nd annual campaign. Executive secretary Theodore Werle says every penny helps prevent the disease and protect county residents, noting past deaths and the goal of eliminating tuberculosis through education and case finding.
The issue contains a church note by Rev. Roy J. Miller urging arbitration over international disputes and peaceful cooperation. It lists Christmas Day services at Federated Church and Dorcas and Help Lift circles meeting later in December. Bad Axe reports a Roy Hicks wildcat hunting exhibit and 4 H livestock show preparations with judging in Detroit December 6 to 8.
Electrical Inspector Harry Burbridge warns readers to inspect Christmas decorations after storage. Check insulation, sockets, and live bases, discard faulty sets, and use outdoor rated cords. Buy safety approved products listed by Underwriters Laboratories to prevent fires and injuries.
Joseph H. Warner is named to the board of directors of the Southeastern Michigan Tourist and Publicity Association, expanding Washte naw county representation to six. The coming year includes Arthur Stace Don Silkworth John S. Maiter Paul Ungrodt Richard Hodges and Warner as members. Howard W. Smith of Port Hope is elected vice president. Officers named include H. A. Hopkins president Michael Meyer Lexington Dr J. E. Wurm Mount Clemens JS Gray Monroe Donald R. Westendorf and A. D. Brewer vice presidents John A. Anderson Port Huron treasurer and J. Lee Barrett Detroit secretary Pf. Te Mercher Detroit reappointed field secretary.
Walter Laxman presides over a 10 00 morning worship with the sermon The Gift of the Wise Men A 11 15 Church school led by Ray Davis Superintendent The Junior and Epworth Leagues will not meet Christmas Sunday A mid week prayer and Bible study runs Wednesday 7 30 8 30 The annual Christmas program by the Methodist Sunday School is Saturday at 8 00 p m in the church auditorium The program mirrors past Christmas Eve practice and will include worship and a staged Santa appearance
Mrs Lillie Feldkamp aged 68 died last Thursday night at her home on Pleasant Lake Road following a brief illness. Born July 7 1870 in Freedom township she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Marie Spitler Pfitzenmaier. She married Jan 20 1898 to Philip Feldkamp. Surviving: husband two daughters Mrs Edwin Schill and Mrs Clarence Finkbeiner of Saline two sons Hugo and Joseph Feldkamp of Ann Arbor five grandchildren three sisters Mrs August Kuhl Manchester Mrs Charles Kittle Ann Arbor Mrs Charles Eschelbach Grass Lake and a brother Ernest Pfitzenmaier Chelsea. A daughter Olivia died March 11 1912. Funeral 1:45 Sunday at residence and 2:30 at St Pauls church with Rev CC H Wittbracht officiating. Burial Lodi Plains Cemetery.
Christmas Eve program at St James Church features Sunday School recitations and dialogues, a two part pageant The Message of the Christmas Candles and carols by the choir with performers from the Kohler Alber Hertler and Klein families.
Notes from Detroit and nearby towns recount social visits and moves. Henry Ormsby visits on business. Mrs Lance Rogers helps at the post office. Edward Feuerbacher and family see D. J. Stark. Local transfers include Lewis Ernst buying Mrs Jerittie McMichael’s farm. Thomas Gamboe moves to Pioneer Ohio. A birth is recorded at Washtenaw hospital.
Fine road and weather described as good for Bred Moehn selling his farm to Mr. Trout. Mrs. Davenport visited Miss Parsons at Wayne. Arthur Brown and wife from Ann Arbor visited W. D. Simmons family. George Burg advances in new store with interior nearing completion. Saline callers from Bridgewater include Herman Wackenhut and Herman Mandt. School drill conducted from third story via new fire escape. Silas Briggs and family to spend Christmas with the Bennetts at Bronson. Burkhart Bros advertise wool fleece underwear and patterns for Christmas. Wolf and Kibler’s pole sign attracts attention as focal option petition signers. Mesdames Kaiser and children of Lansing to Christmas with Schroen family. Sweet hosts plan for Christmas visits from relatives in Amherstburg, Warsaw, Detroit and Pittsfield. Toastmasters Club met in high school. George Miller elected toastmaster and Holythe Skimmer appointed music director.
Vernon J. Brown announces Gus T. Hartman will be deputy auditor general, pairing two veteran Michigan lawmakers famed for cost cutting. Hartman, from Houghton, previously served as deputy auditor and chaired Ways and Means, with a record of economy measures that aided a large state budget reduction.
The notice outlines 1938 and 1939 Boy Scout plans in Washtenaw and Livingston counties. It lists Christmas baskets, winter camp with 40 scouts, and a push toward Certified First Aid Patrols with a goal of at least 100 certifieds in 1939. It also notes a local marshal enforcing sidewalk and bike laws and contains a satirical aside about a Roosevelt question and a banking anecdote.
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