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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1957
Page
2
A home safety feature urges nightly fire inspections to prevent loss of life and property. It recommends appointing a family fire inspector, closing fireplace screens, turning off stoves and heaters, ensuring two exits from sleeping areas, and preparing escape aids like rope ladders for second floor access. Remember that prevention saves homes.
Colonel Dr John D Buck longtime Saline figure blends roles as justice of the peace and physician. He served 27 years in the National Guard, married Margaret in 1916, and practiced in Detroit before retirement. Buck delivered thousands of babies and performed over three thousand tonsil surgeries while pursuing hobbies and family life.
A stray summary of a 1897 newspaper page notes humor and trivia: definitions of the “new woman” and social maxims, cold-deadpan weather episode, Grandma Peck’s tooth growth, a British-behavior quip about minding own business, a 19th century theater hat ban proposal, a sea monster sighting at St. Augustine, famine aid in India, and a joking look at language pairs and old advice to locals.
Saline adopts Curfew Ordinance 140 prohibiting minors under seventeen from loitering in public places from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM on Sunday to Thursday and 11:30 PM to 6:00 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. Parents face penalties for permitting loitering. establishments may not admit underage patrons after hours. The measure includes enforcement, delinquency provisions, and a ten day effective date after publication. Mayor Henry Leuthbuser and City Clerk J E J Muir oversee the ordinance approved January 21, 1957.
Pvt Alfred W Gross 19 son of Mr and Mrs Waldo H Gross 11 N Davenport Sultive Michigan recently participated with the 8th Infantry Division in War Hawk a field training exercise in Germany. Gross is a gunner in Battery B of the division s 43d Field Artillery Battalion. The 1955 Saline High School graduate entered the Army in February 1956 and completed basic training at Fort Carson Colorado before arriving overseas in August.
Students and residents voice mixed views on a city curfew in Saline. Young voices call for more recreation options while others doubt its effectiveness and fairness, noting current activities and the need for enforcement clarity. Parents' secretary and teens weigh potential benefits and drawbacks.
In a 1907 advertisement a local store promotes money saving items including suits at low prices plus discounts on wool socks drawers and sweaters. A news note mentions a Jamaica earthquake causing hundreds of deaths and damage near ten million dollars.
A Gaylord woman repelled a house to house agent with a rolling pin amid talk of arbitration and international disputes. A Monroe woman attempted parcel post shipping for her five year old grandson to Jackson but officials refused. Mr and Mrs Davenport attended the Detroit auto show, prompting chatter on travel and events this year.
A 1937 item notes six Saline Barred Plymouth Rock cockers left for an important poultry center in California for exhibit. It highlights how quality poultry shows pay, contrasting the old practice of paying bills weekly with a son who buys in eighteen monthly installments.
The Pedro Club two decades ago held a party where Mrs. Willis won first prize for the ladies and Max Fosdick won for the men. Mr. Sturm took the booby prize for the men while Mrs. Fosdick won for the women. Peculiar family combinations among winners amused attendees. Delicious refreshments closed the pleasant evening.
Ten years ago this week Mrs George Malinczak announced plans to open a jewelry shop in rooms above George's Tavern with a complete line of watches rings costume jewelry and jewelry repair. Classified also noted a request for a baby bed springs and mattress and wondered why the Jantz family wanted those items.
January 24 1952 report notes Milan Big Reds defeat Saline 48 to 33 with Don Feldkamp leading high scoring honors. Emil Sattler listed as 1951 winner of the Bausch Lomb Honorary Science Medal for top scholastic science record during high school.
A year ago this week in January 1956 the Polio Drive had collected 516 dollars with substantial gifts from Saline Schools. In the Huron Valley League the Hornets led the standings, undefeated with the high school team credited with six wings of strong play.
Mrs. Clarence Johnson president of the Ladies Aid Society at Federated Church announces a meeting of the executive board to be held Friday afternoon January 25 at 1 00 oclock at her address 318 Nora Ann Arbor Street
Dr Harold A Miller resigned as president of the La bine Area School Board. Frank Brittain was appointed to fill the vacancy and will serve until the next board election in June 1959. A new president to be elected at February meeting was announced at last weeks session.
Members of the newly organized Saline Cooperative Nursery will meet Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. in the Teacher's Lounge at Saline Area Elementary School.
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