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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
1
Saline residents enjoy Christmas spirit with Junior Chamber of Commerce efforts and church carols from St Pauls. Local rotary party gifts go to the Salvation Army while the fire department answers alarms and eye a plan to buy boots with ticket sales.
Twenty nine steers, weight 370 to 535 pounds, are entered in the 1949 Junior Livestock Feeding Project fed by 23 club members with 21 Herefords and 8 Angus. Total weight 12520 pounds, aimed at 30000 pounds by next fall with a daily gain over 63 pounds.
Hassil EB. Schenk of the Indiana Farm Bureau told the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Atlantic City that consumer demand for prewar pork chops eggs and corn risks the nation s economic future. He warned a prewar price structure would bankrupt the government prevent revenue to pay debt and reduce national income below 80 billion. Farm prices have fallen about 12 percent in the last year.
Saline's Fire Department had a busy Christmas Day with calls at 7 AM for a Curtiss farm roof fire on Jordan road caused by chimney sparks and at 3 PM for a grass fire on Henry street and a Pittsfield Village dwelling fire that could not be saved.
Mrs. Carl Haneburg thanks friends of St. James congregation for Christmas and birthday greetings and wishes God’s reward for their love and kindness.
St Pauls church school presents a Christmas Eve program featuring a Christmas dramatization The Little Shepherd with roles for Primary and Junior departments plus a choir number Oh Little Town of Bethlehem and a play The Joys of Christmas Time among other songs speeches and a gift distribution The event ends with benediction and gift distribution Make your wants known with a liner ad.
George Schmid suffered a scalp laceration and body bruises after being hit by a car at the Michigan avenue and Ann Arbor street intersection on Christmas Eve. He will remain home for a couple of weeks. His daughter Lucille Schmid, a nurse at Deaconess Hospital in Detroit, was home to care for him. The car slid about 30 feet before impact after braking.
Judges in the Junior Chamber of Commerce contest picked the winner by drawing names from a hat. H J Muir's home received the ten dollar award with runners up Alwin Gross Albert Lange and Dr Leidheiser noted. Saline decorations were praised for their beauty and lighted trees on Harry Holmes and Carl Curtiss grounds. The Jaycees will continue the project as a major annual event.
A handwritten annual Christmas note from Lloyd E Fairbanks is found in his coat pocket after his passing. The message offers cordial greetings and best wishes for health happiness and success to his friends at home.
Christmas dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bredernitz included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frey and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bredernitz in a family gathering.
The Saline Theatre hosted a kiddy show last Friday morning drawing a full crowd of children. Santa Claus helped lead Christmas carols as the Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce distributed candy at the end. The event was courtesy of Mr and Mrs Geiersbach, proprietors, with Warner Brothers donating the pictures.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of Lloyd Emerson Fairbanks. Sincere appreciation to Lloyd E Fairbanks Jr Dorothy Lor Fairbanks and all who helped during the fire including the fire department Waynard Carr and Clair Gilbert and others. Myr and Mrs John Kohler.
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