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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
3
The Saline Observer outlines pricing and policies for notices and ads. Card of thanks obits and marriages may be free. poetry and paid announcements have per line rates. subscription rates listed. post office mailing class noted.
A Detroit mother raises five children alone after her husband dies. She disciplines with chores and a treat, stating she must be both father and mother. The children learn responsibility through work and mercy, shaping them into respected adults. The piece argues correction extends beyond corporal punishment.
Greenfield Village announced by Henry Ford will add eight historic structures including Edison’s West Orange laboratory replica and the Chapman home. Other new buildings include Grimm Jewelry store and Adams birthplace, plus a cotton mill and mills for rice sorghum and ash. The expansion will form a pioneer industry district with a new Clinton Inn wing to serve village children.
The Methodist Church led by Minister Fred A. Lendrum offers worship at 10 a.m. with the sermon Why Life is Hard, organ preludes and choir anthems. Church school at 11:15 a.m. Epworth League plans a 5:30 p.m supper social and 6:30 p.m juniors meeting, plus 7:30 p.m prayer and 8:15 p.m education committee. Kansas volcano note and handwriting light observation follow.
The Reverend Otto F. Scott will preach on the Exposition of the 3rd Chapter of 1st John at 11:15 a m with a lesson on Jesus Forgiveness and Gratitude. Graydon Everett leads 7:00 p m Christian Endeavor while Dorcas Circle and prayer meetings meet around February 19 20 at local homes. A prank dummy on Oak street caused a near collision before being revealed as a prop.
Mr and Mrs Cotton visited Charles Wahr in Ann Arbor Sunday. Births: Donald Jacob to Mr and Mrs Jacob Finkbeiner on Friday Feb J. B. D. Hammond and family of Detroit visited here Sunday. William Bell and family of Plymouth spent Sunday with W L Rundel. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs William Haston of South Saline on Friday Feb 4. Lyle Rankin of Chicago visits at farm with Charles Broderick. Mrs George Braun visited her brother Ernest Reimold and family in Ann Arbor township Sunday. Deputy Sheriff George Cook captured two bootleggers and 118 quarts Friday. Fred Brenson and Ormond Feldkamp were Sunday guests of William Clements and family. Ruey Spitler stays with Mrs Eliza Hammond while nurse Irene Watts is away. George Jaeger and Carl Jaeger of Ann Arbor visited Ernest Jaeger part of last week. Karl Lambarth of Lodi and Christ Lambarth with families visited Sunday. Mrs Charlotte Briggs hosted W M Briggs of Detroit Harmon Briggs and son Marvin of Jackson, Edward Gregg and daughters Frances Charlotte Margaret, Orrin Briggs.
A list of social visits and local happenings includes Miss Celestia Eddy of Ypsilanti visiting Miss Florence Rouse, Mrs. Adam Sauer spending time with her children in Ann Arbor, and Mrs. George Burkhardt of Manchester visiting her daughter. Other items mention trips to Chicago, a Florida excursion, a Washington call for Miss Mae Wheeler, a new vacuum cleaner business in Saline, a hat social at S J Coleman's, and multiple neighborhood visits among local families.
Saline Grange met at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Arend with about 25 attendees. Two State Grange deputies were present Mr Mann of Lenawee County and Mrs Emma Campbell of Pittsfield. An open discussion covered lawful meeting conduct under by laws. Saline Grange will entertain Pittsfield Grange at the next meeting. A potluck supper was served.
Lenawee county officers pursue a band suspected of stealing about 60 five horse power electric motors used in conveyors at coal yards. A motor was taken from Hotrum Coal Company yards with similar thefts reported in Blissfield and Hudson. Deputies note the motors are a special make and manufacturers report inquiries from over 60 concerns.
The page shares cooking ideas including a hedging seam tip and a ladder grip fix, plus two apple and pear dessert recipes with cinnamon sugar glaze and lemon spiced cake batter. Fred Burkhart arrives in Saline from Milwaukee with his daughter Mrs. Beasley and Dr. Ritter accompanying him.
Michigan State College home economics staff explain that modern kitchens are divided into work centers for food preparation serving cooking and dish washing. Storage should align with centers and the right handed flow guides dish washing from right to left with frequent items near the plate for drying.
Saline residents report the Legion Auxiliary members scrubbing the Legion hall and kitchen while preparing 150 infant garments and 14 to 15 sweaters for the Red Cross. Mrs. BEA Clark leads sewing material efforts as Ethel Robison, once of Saline, oversees a Red Cross unit in Ann Arbor. A patent story notes a man set for transfer to Hawaii for an assembly plant position after a six week stay in California. A Saline plane circled overhead presumably a student flier from nearby airports.
Divine services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 fish services every second and fourth Sunday of the month Everybody cordially invited Announcement in local liners slated by Pastor M C Phillipp at St John’s Lath Church Bridgewater.
The University Musical Society outlines the forty-eighth May Festival in Hill auditorium Ann Arbor May 7 8 9 10 with six concerts. Stars include Jarmila Novotna Suzanne Sten Charlie Kullman Mack Harrell plus Dorothy Maynor Enid Szantho Norman Gordon Lawrence Tibbett Grigor Piatigorsky Jascha Heifetz Iturbi and Randall Thompson Alleluia Brahms Requiem and Tschaikowsky Onegin featuring a large cast with Eugene Ormandy and Saul Caston conducting all six programs.
A Michigan State College study of 84 ewes shows healthier ewes yield more wool. In 1940 the same ewes produced 39 pounds more wool than in 1939 due to improved feeding and care, pasture, and regular drenching.
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