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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
1
At a Keego Harbor gathering the mistaken dish labeled rabbit was revealed as muskrat. About 60 of the 65 attendees had already eaten the rodents before the mislabeling was noticed.
Andrew Chippeway of Pe shawha town claims a new method of weather prediction not based on muskrat houses or raccoon fur. He predicts a mild winter and notes relief cuts by the Great White Father. LinR ads get results.
The Saline Library Association held its 39th annual meeting on Saturday January 14 1939 at 12 30 pm in the library. Officers reported year end finances and new board members were elected for three year terms. A note honors donations and ongoing services with patron welcomes.
The Willing Workers gathered with Mrs Luella Rhoades on Thursday January 19 inviting 33 members and guests for dinner. A short business session followed with a program led by Mrs Jessie Robison featuring songs poems readings a guessing contest and a Valentine roll call. Mrs Emogene Smith was invited as a new member and the group planned to meet again with Mrs Hazel Scudder in February.
Dr. Frank Gifford, an optometrist from Toledo, has operated in Milan for five years with an office at the Milan Hotel. He offers day or night eye examinations and glasses fitting, with hours Saturday afternoons from 2 30 to 9 30.
The 1832 McKinnon store in Saline burned last week, gutting the corner building owned by Adam Klumpp Jr. The blaze damaged nearby properties, with estimated losses over 500 dollars to Burkhart and 90 dollars to Reveling's drug store, while phones and water works aided containment. Residents recall pioneer shops and busy days on Main Street.
Southeast Michigan Rifle Club League officers were re elected for the year. A schedule of shoulder to shoulder and postal matches was arranged with Adrian Rifle Club firing postal events. The Saline Rifle Club plans two leagues and a new range above the Kroger store hosts junior shooters with public hours weekly.
Don Ford guest Clark B. Smith of Ann Arbor discusses gasoline evolution from a by product to a fuel with potential. He notes engine changes force refinery redesigns and highlights cracking efficiency gains and the effect of refining steps on output. Other attendees include Edwin J. Huntington Herman J. Schlecht Charles J. Helm and Ed M. Culver.
The excerpt imagines a future where horses are replaced by speeding carriages and wonders if in 25 years people will ride airplanes, inhabit great cities, and laugh at old automobiles. It reflects nostalgia and speculative urban change.
A collage of classified items and notices including sales at Burkhart Store January 28 to February 4, housing and rental ads, farm and poultry service offers, insurance and financial services, a bake sale at a Methodist church, a dance at Polar Bear Casino, and various local business promotions featuring Saline Mercantile Co. and Saline Hatchery. Also listed are a 1986 Chevrolet Coach, radio service, and pest and farm supply details.
In Washtenaw County Circuit Court Michigan the plaintiff Loretta I Hudkins sues Carl Hudkins the defendant. The court orders the defendant to appear within three months or judgment entered and publication to begin in The Saline Observer within two weeks.
In Chancery for Washte naw County at Ann Arbor on January 5 1939 Pearl E Morrison sues Albert T Morrison. Publication of the case to be made in The Saline Observer within two weeks. George W Sample Circuit Judge Emmett M Gibb Clerk. Plaintiff's Attorney. Dates listed Jan 12 19 26 Feb 2 9 16 23
The notice promotes Clarence Cook as the auctioneer for complete auction services with contact via phone 152. It asserts remarkable low prices and superior quality for glasses made to order after proper examination, naming L. O. Gibson M D as the oculist located at Packard and Hill in Ann Arbor.
An 1984 Plymouth Sedan is described with excellent tires and a good motor, and a notice invites local residents with legal printing needs for estate settlements to send notices to The Observer through the Probate Judge, highlighting universal rates for such notices. The fragment preserves the ad-like vehicle listing and public notice request for probate printing services.
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