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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
4
Eight Months Four Months Two Months 1.00 50c 25c Card of Thanks 6c per line Condolence resolutions 5c to 1.50 Poetry paid at five cents per line Personal benefit notices charged at regular rates Entertainment announcements six cents per line Minimum 25 cents Obituary and marriage notices published free of charge.
The Janesville Gazette editor Stephen Bolles argues against Dr. Tugwell’s claim that advertising raises costs, praising advertising's role in shaping consumer demand and lowering prices. He cites Joel Cheek’s coffee enterprise and broader examples to defend the value of advertising in nation building and product visibility.
Divine services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11. English services on the second and fourth Sunday of every month. Everyone invited. Does it pay to advertise ask the man who has tried it.
Two high school youths from Saline and Lodi townships are set for next week broadcasts. Ready age 18 hunts two legged deer and aims to become a state trooper, while Nickname-Irne age 17 from Saline is into sports and volleyball and hopes to make someone happy. Both identify with the Lee family and Eunice respectively.
Ann Arbor marksmen traveled last Thursday evening and won a series from Saline by a close margin. The matchup showcased sharp shooting and strong defense from both teams, with Ann Arbor maintaining the lead through the final period.
Ann Arbor Production Credit Association will hold its second annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at Ann Arbor Friday starting at 1 p m. Farmers from Lenawee Monroe Washtenaw and Wayne counties will attend as the association reports 375 farmers served since 1934 with loans totaling 125 000 at 5 percent interest. Mr Exelby will report on 1935 growth and credit service progress and a complete business report. Two directors will be elected and officials of Farm Associations county agents and other co operatives invited. The meeting is open to all interested in agriculture and co operative credit. A short entertainment and educational program is planned.
Cyclops, once a feared figure for travelers, is reborn as the dangerous motorist who drives with only one light. The piece urges good drivers to carry spare bulbs to replace worn out ones as soon as they fail, echoing cautionary street wisdom.
Winter rubs on posts and buildings signal lice in cattle says Michigan State College entomology. A bulletin on cattle lice is available by writing to the college. Louse powders containing pyrethrum and derris, free of arsenic and nicotine, are safe. A home recipe uses one pound pyrethrum, three pounds flour, four pounds loose powder for 60 cents total. Apply one fourth pound per animal every 14 days and clean bedding each treatment. If blue lice persist, add six ounces powdered naphthalene or moth balls.
C E Kircher reports Endeavor Week activities led by local young people with a Sunday luncheon and evening service. Ernest Marks from Detroit spoke, and cornet music accompanied prayers and scripture readings. Future events include evangelistic prayer, Fun Night, and lessons on what Christian Endeavor owes the church. The Plymouth Mail notes a fire spared the old Presbyterian Bible, submerged but intact.
John George Wahl born February 2 1905 in Saline township. He faced long illness after a 1922 injury and spent years in hospital care. He died January 22 1936 after Christmas recurrence. Survived by four brothers David Jacob Rudolph Otto and two sisters Mrs Carl Hertler and Mrs Harold Sacks. Funeral held at home of brother David then St James church with Rev Otto Papsdorf officiating. Interment in St James cemetery.
A misprint on a blue six groschen Austrian postage stamp showing a peasant with ears worn back to front triggered a stamp collecting frenzy. About 200,000 stamps sold before the error was found, drawing widespread interest and ad bids for related items.
Morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 with H A Holmes as superintendent Epworth League at 6 30 Junior League J Stark superintendent Intermediate League Mrs Lillian Burgan directorSunday evening service We join union services at Federated church Wednesday evening at 7 30 prayer service Thursday choir practice.
Boy Scout troops will run an inter patrol first aid contest before mid February, selecting top patrols to compete in district events then the council. The winning council patrol may face other Southeastern Michigan councils. Also noted are a Court of Honor event at University High School on February first and attendance awards by troop.
The Fenton Courier notes honey bees have troubled St John’s church choir loft for years. Ernie Fuller harvested a dishpan of honey after smoking them with sulphur fumes. A moss cleanup will follow housecleaning time, and the Chronicle warns the strong odor may deter worshippers.
Be sure your brakes are not worth shocks and fill your gas tank. On a curve start passing trucks. The Grand Rapids Chronicle notes this warning about reckless driving aimed at dangerous motorists.
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