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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
2
Grange Social Draws Record Crowd in Saline
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Schwocke hosted a Grange social for about 125 attendees, including Mrs. Emma Campbell and Mrs. Lavender. The event featured Saline High School music, a two act comedy, a talk on the new school system, and a superb supper, drawing visitors from Pittsfield and Ann Arbor Granges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Schwocke
Emma Campbell
Michigan State State Grange
Lavender
Washtenaw County Grange
Saline Grange
Bruce Arend
Saline High School
Dinelly
F. Arend
Saline High School Girls’ Glee Club
Wilma Webber
L. Tucker
Haas
Glee Club
America
Hurston Bears
Arkansas Zeek
Petunia
Orcnstra
A. Ahrbna
Pittsfield
Ann Arbor
Schwaecke
Navy Recruiting Stations in Michigan and Ohio
The Navy Department maintains a Recruiting Station in Detroit with sub stations in Flint Saginaw Grand Rapids Lansing Jackson Benton Harbor and Toledo Ohio. Requests for enlistment information will receive courteous attention at any office under my command. B. J. McQuiston Lieutenant U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Service
Navy Department
Detroit
Michigan
Flint
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Jackson
Benton Harbor
Toledo
Ohio
B. J. McQuiston
U. S. Navy
Federated Church Schedules Rev Roy J Miller Sermons
The Federated Church lists Rev Roy J Miller preaching at 10 am with a sermon titled Gods renouncement, 11:15 am Sunday school, 6:30 pm Christian Endeavor, and 7:30 pm evening worship with The Commendation of God. Wednesday March 1 features the Ladies Aid Society monthly meeting with Mrs J C Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
God
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. C. Little
Methodist Church Notes Walter Laxman Minister
Morning worship at 10:00 with Holy Communion at 11:15. Ray Davis leads church school, 11:15. Junior League led by Mrs Lillian Burgan at 6:30. Epworth League to attend sub district rally in Dexter. Mid week service Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30 with topic The God of Morality and Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Davis
Lillian Burgan
Epworth
Dexter
Christmas Festival at St John’s Lutheran Church Bridgewater
Pastor M. C. Phillipp invites all readers to a Christmas Day service at St John’s Lutheran Church Bridgewater on Sunday December 25 at 10 a.m. The sermon will be in German and English and include the observation of the Lord’s Supper.
Turning Back Tere Pages of the Files
Twenty years ago in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas residents were noted traveling visiting relatives and celebrating birthdays. Local moves and arrivals included Clark family changes and Mrs W TE Caldwell visiting in Ann Arbor while schools held Washingtons Birthday events with students performing memory and patriotic exercises.
Mopping Wood Floors With Finishes and Wax
Wood floors with shellac varnish or wax should not be scrubbed with water. Use a dry mop or barely damp mix of kerosene and paraffin oil, washed with hot soap and water as needed. For tough spots, steel wool with turpentine or light sanding and resealing may be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Extension Service of
Michigan State College
Forest Products Laboratory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Home Hodgepodge Ideas and Kitchen Tips Sought
Readers are invited to submit clever household hacks and recipe ideas for the column. Tell us your best method for chores and cooking, and include any preferred names if you wish to be credited.
Quote on the cruelty of life from Dr. George Parrish
The Los Angeles health officer Dr. George Parrish argues that more people die daily from criticism than cancer and more suffer hourly from lack of charity than poverty. He condemns the inhumanities of life as worse than disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Parrish
Los Angeles
Cozy bungalow charm and pantry canning tips emerge
A home magazine feature shows a quaint bungalow with striped upholstery and a bright color scheme. A practical recipe chart lists common measures, and a Manchester woman's canning pork method is shared, detailing steps to boil, jar, seal, and use without processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ideas to increase home safety in winter months
The piece cites 23 000 annual home accident deaths and nearly three million injuries, urging winter home safety. It notes falls cause most accidents, then burns, explosions, suffocation. Recommendations include sturdy stair handrails, better lighting, baby gates, top and bottom gates, safe storage, white painted bottom steps, porch illumination, regular repairs, neat storage, proper ladders, and wall handholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Evalyn Bergstand
Michigan State College
Celler
Accidental Fall Warns of Screen Safety for Children
A brief note urges proper metal screens on upper-story windows to prevent falls and keep out flies and mosquitoes, emphasizing safety for children and the double protection screens provide.
Celebrities Gather for 1939 May Festival at Ann Arbor
The May Festival at Hill Auditorium runs May 10 through 13 featuring Gladys Swarthout and Helen Jepson plus Selma Amansky and Marian Anderson among many stars. Giovanni Martinelli Jan Peerce Richard Bonelli Norman Cordon Ezio Pinza also perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra, University Choral Union, and Young People's Festival Chorus conducted by Eugene Ormandy and Saul Caston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor
Gladys Swarthout
Metropolitan Opera Company
Movie Fame
Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
Desdemona
Selma Amansky
Philadelphia
Marian Anderson
Elizabeth Wysor
Giovanni Martinelli
Jan Peerce
Kodaly
Philadelphia Orchestra
Rudolf Serkin
D University Choral Union
Young People’s Festival Chorus
Eugene Ormandy
Saul Caston
Mr. Hueson
Hart V. Moore
Coabined
Orchestra
Choral Union
Otello
Young People’s Chorus
Java Higbee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parkerhouse Rolls
Roy Bixby
Tanner's Store
D. G. Leidheiser
Osteopath
Ann* Arbor St
Millenbach Bros. Co
AL Ace Rauser
West Washington
Erins Craft Shop
Miller Ave
Mich
J. L. Arnet & Son
Ann Arbor, Mich
Jim Finnell
Observer
Liberty
CaGied
Za Genelous
George .Klager Auctioneer
Ann. Arbor
THE
Saline
Sim. R. Wilson
M. C. Boutelle
Saline, Maich
Navy
Federated Church Notes
Roy J. Miller
Methodist
Walter Laxman
A. H. Brown
Dentists
Chicago St
Tecumseh
Herman Stierle
Annn Arbor
Mary Stievie
Charles Tower
Yopsilanti
A. F. Clark
Alma
Otto’ Hanson
Fred
Matthew Klager
William J. Mayer
Auto
Fred Mayer
Wesley Dietiker
Earl Dietiker
Theodore Feldkamp
Meltina
Estel
Eugene Crittenden
Carl Woelper
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Yeoman School
West Saline
Do. A. Jordan
Audrey
Ira Wood
Clark
W. TE. Caldwell
Unter- Kircher
Eila Glasier
Cheboygan
Hattie Fellows
Ypsilanti
Theo, Hill
Ed. Feuerbacher
Schmid & Schleh
Lizzie Collum
Max
Henry Walker
Milan
Elmer
Hatter
Davis
Herman Wackerhut
Martin
Clinton
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. HE. Church
H. S. Moore
Blasss
Washington
Forbes School
George Washington
Sicile Robinson
Harold Lutz
Hollis Koebbe
Vera, Zahn
Willie Lutz
Edwin Gall
Clara Moehn
Mina Russell
Lydia Seitz
Kenneth Gordon
Hugh Steele
Frank Tucker
Thomas Zahn
Fred. Stierle
John Lutz
Arthur Lutz
Ethel Russell
Eda Clark
Birmingham
Orfeycism
Baby
Jeanette Nourland
Kitty-Cat
Coming Riay Festival
Sherwin and Williams
Saline Mercantile Company Telephone
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