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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
2
Outside Michigan the paper lists paid notices including cards of thanks obituaries and marriage notices. Poetry and entertainment notices require per line payment with rates publicly stated. Admission notices incur a per line charge with minimum fees specified.
A World War II era notice from Washtenaw County documents wartime draft training shifts as students in the Army Specialized Training Program return to college life. The piece weaves student humor with references to tuition meals and medical or legal notices, including a Michigan court action and public newspaper publication dates.
The Junior class will sponsor dances to raise funds for the J Hop with Hep Kittens Orchestra providing music. All home games occur after Christmas with dances from game end until about eleven. The public is invited and pop and hot dogs are sold at all home games with refreshments during breaks.
The Ag 1 class toured to trim Shorty Wahl s fruit trees and inspect rabbits owned by Russell Wiedmayer and George Silveus. The project was educational and the rabbits were healthy until a burial occurred.
The narrative follows a multi-group initiation at Chapter Farmers with six members. Juniors endure candlelit room pacing, raw eggs and an electric fence handshake. Sophomores undergo the same rite with Charlie Anderson supplying the eggs.
East Lansing publishes the American School Weekly News on January 3 aimed at high and junior high students. It covers world news, student achievements, fiction, sports, health and science while stressing Pan American goodwill and encouraging cross country correspondence. The guidance includes a cautionary line about language.
Albert and Maurice Henderson are home from Detroit for the holidays. A light fall of snow and colder weather usher in Christmas townwide. Various locals and guests spread Christmas across Ypsilanti Chelsea Ann Arbor and Glenwood with visits teaching jobs and church events.
December week detail of residents and visitors across Detroit and nearby towns. Henry Ormsby and Jay Harmon attended business in Detroit while Bernadine Thearer visited Ann Arbor. Families like Scheffler Kalmbach Gross Hutzel and Lambarth joined guests. U of M play Cotton Stockings drew Saline folks. Basketball prep for girls listed with Ruth Bracey and others.
Thirty years ago Miss Luella Nissly returns from Portland for the holidays. Various residents including Cerra Boettner, Misses Gertrude and Margaret Miller, Minnie Day, and Mrs. Susie Williams visit or host relatives in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. Local students perform, crafts are showcased, and the indoor baseball league resumes with the Hounds versus Champions. Rudolph Layher teaches in the area.
A Christmas gathering at Mrs. Hazel Cook's home honored Cadet Edward Batchelor of Oakridge Military Academy. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ramby of Detroit and Mrs. Irene Albright with her son Garry of Pontiac, plus Mrs. Grace D. Cook. Dean EB Moore and his mother visited Lois Moore Adix in Royal Oak. Philip E. Adix is home on furlough from Merchant Marine Officers Training camp in Fort Trumbull, Conn. Pvt. Beatrice Neilson of St. Johns spent Christmas furlough with the Dell family. John G. Maher, reported missing in September, was found to be a prisoner of war. Robert Ormsby of the Coast Guard was home on leave, and Junior Parsons hosted a Christmas party for Collins, Uphaus, Jahnke and Ormsby. Ken Rogers returned to Alabama after a 10 day furlough with family. A card party and visits with relatives rounded out the holiday.
Mrs S Y Cotton spent Tuesday in Ann Arbor. Miss Pauline Burrow visited Ann Arbor Saturday. Mrs K B Simmons and Mrs S Wheeler visited Ypsilanti Monday. Rev and Mrs J West entertained Epworth League members Friday. Miss Berniece Barr hosted Miss Hazel Lavender of Pittsfield Township for the weekend. William Seitz of Amn Art or stayed with his mother. Luther Phelps of Detroit visited his sister Mrs B N Smith. Misses Mattie and Rose Allen returned from two weeks with relatives in Jackson and Ypsilanti. Maud Payish left for Newark Valley N Y after a month with old friends. Oscar Stolsteimer of Detroit spent Sunday with uncle George Stolsteimer Sr. and family. Mr and Mrs Arthur Schoen of Ypsilanti spent weekend with her parents. Mr and Mrs Martin Gable left for Detroit to spend winter with daughter Mrs Lucy Snible. Mr and Mrs Henry Goltz and daughters Esther and Helen visited Saline Twp with Mr and Mrs Fred Niethammer. Mr and Mrs George Walker and daughter Olga of Saline Twp were guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Gross.
The piece reflects on leaving sorrow behind and facing the future with courage. It quotes James Whitcomb Riley urging readers to fold away fears and shed tears, embracing years ahead with gladness.
A vintage style recipe mixing graham rye cornmeal and molasses with sour milk and water. Raisins are folded in at the end, batter is steamed in greased molds for two hours to yield two small loaves.
Michigan farmers report muskrat meat is edible and marketable beyond pelts. After soaking to remove blood, marinated or vinegar-tinged flesh can be fried or baked in several dishes, with parboiling and battering before browning and slow cooking. In 1942 crews trapped 343,534 musk rats, potentially yielding 552,335 pounds of meat if fully utilized.
St James Evangelical Reformed Church in Saline Township invites worshipers to Sunday services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 15 a m. Pastor A Fianeberg leads at the church three miles west of Saline on U S 112. Everyone is welcome.
Boy Scout units from the Ypsilanti district prepare for a Court of Honor to be held in the Roansavelt school auditorium on Wednesday January 10 at 7 30 p m. Leaders and scouts look forward to recognition of achievements.
Miss Fanny Friis visited the Boyd home Monday. Local families hosted or joined Christmas celebrations with Fosdick, Osterhout, Yost, Barr, Congdon, Tanner, Van Dorn and Shurtz households from Michigan and California. Several dinners and gatherings included Detroit and Ann Arbor guests. A child from the Wagner family died Sunday in Adrian Hospital, prompting illness-related absences.
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