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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
5
Christmas greeting from Bersuder Brothers extends warm wishes for cheer on May day and a coming year filled with joy. The message preserves a quaint, era voice.
Saline High Hornets defeated the Alumni 34 to 23 after a first half barrage. Wes Steiner suffered a knee injury. Bamer led the Hornets with 14 points and Westphal topped the Alumni with 11 points.
The Saline Grange Christmas party drew a large crowd with entertainment by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hanson. A trimmed tree and gift exchange were the main features, followed by a card game, popcorn, and refreshments. The group voted to hold winter meetings at members' homes, starting with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller in January.
The Theodore Roosevelt quote frames a fire insurance salesman as a fortune teller, noting death and old age require leaving economic security for dependents and for oneself. Life insurance is presented as a reliable safeguard without guessing outcomes.
Kenneth Bondie will take first communion on Christmas day. Mrs. W P Schwoche visited her parents and brother at Milford on Monday and Tuesday. Florence Sheehan of Valley Farms visited her parents, Mr and Mrs John Wiedmayer, last Thursday. Jack Arend attended a lunch eon in his honor at the Michigan Union last Thursday. The Dell school held its Christmas program Friday evening with Santa Claus gifts. the school closed for holidays.
Edith Harris endures a lonely Christmas Eve in a snowless city room waiting for mail from home and for Ken to arrive. He finally appears with news of a promotion and a proposal, while a missing delivery note arrives with a belated Christmas package from her mother.
Mr and Mrs Levi Teachout visited Maybee on Monday. Mr and Mrs Raymond Riggs were in Ann Arbor on Thursday. An Ann Arbor resident was also noted as visiting Wednesday. Mrs Guenther stayed in Milan Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Matt’s home.
The Washtenaw-Livingston Council says 1940 saw strong advancement across 52 troops with Ira M. Smith as general chairman and 1,400 awards. Thirty Courts of Honor were held as 219 scouts earned Second Class, 102 First Class, 70 Star, 21 Life and 14 Eagle. Merit badges totaled 892.
Miss Edna Ropp led Christmas exercises at the Hammond school Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hammond visited with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Richard at Holloway on Sunday. Mrs. Mabel Needham and Mrs. Ellen Collins were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller of Macon. Mr. and Mrs. E J. Forsythe attended the funeral of their aunt Mrs. Mary Forsythe in Ann Arbor Friday.
Macon area notes include births at Tecumseh hospital a December 4 son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Frost. Visitors Rose Keener West Unity Ohio to Mrs Burleson and Mrs Heilman. Nellie House and Plin Frye host Sunday supper with L C House. Kasno of East Northport N Y visits Sam Tanana family. Andrew Johnson Detroit spends weekend with Robert Johnson family. Frances Wintersteen Detroit weekend with George and family. 4 H stock show attended in Detroit by L C House class and teacher. Baily family attend shower in Ypsilanti for Lois Patton. Woman's Club banquet with husbands 75 guests. Americans in Bordeaux note diverse roles and social gatherings. Panama Canal proximity fact favoring New York visitors over Los Angeles.
Prolific redwood region spans about one and a half million acres in northern California and southern Oregon. It contains nine seven percent of the world’s redwood growth with trees thousands of years old and hundreds of feet tall.
A Texas game warden spotted a rare white dove in Gillespie County last year. He viewed the bird through field glasses at 30 yards and confirmed it appeared to be an albino with pink eyes.
The Montreal Herald notes the badger feast at Ichester Somerset is one of the strangest Christmas customs. Started by poachers in Norman times, it has continued annually with villagers catching a badger, killing and dressing it before Christmas Eve. It is roasted slowly on a spit over a large fire at the inn.
Peter Johansen returns to Clark City on Christmas Eve forty years after disaster. He recalls his long drift as a hobo and the sister Linda who long kept him in memory. A chance encounter with an elderly woman reveals Linda is alive, and Peter hides his recognition as he sleeps in a freight car, hopeful she remembers him.
The article explains Aachen Printen as a famous German Christmas cake from which the English word print derives. It notes imprinting patterns in cakes predated book printing and mentions decorated cakes often depicting old gods such as Wotan and Thor.
A whimsical note questions Santa Claus smoking habits suggesting he might avoid cigars if better informed on their quality.
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