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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
5
A list of community notices records calls to Mrs. Parsons and other local contacts, sick lists, visits to Detroit and Ann Arbor, club meetings, family updates, and a Ford Farm Almanac announcement. It mentions hospital stays, travel to Choral Union concerts, Sunday school activities, a birthday surprise for Mrs. Charles Howard, and a forthcoming Farm Almanac distributed nationwide by Ford.
Charles Parsons suffered grippe last week. Miss Elizabeth Hornbeck of Lansing was a weekend guest of Miss Esther Bowen, reflecting social ties in the community.
Saline Federated Church opens Christian Endeavor Week with Ernest Marks of Detroit as guest speaker. A fellowship supper precedes an evening program led by Esther Day and the Intermediate CMB. Motion pictures from Walden Woods, Winona Lake, and Philadelphia convention shown.
Fifteen years ago Mrs Earl Fosdick and Miss Vesta Mills visited Ann Arbor on Monday. Clarence Derryis stayed with his sister Mrs Harry Friis and family. Mr and Mrs John Cole and daughter Hazel of Pontiac visited D J Stark and wife. Mr and Mrs Jacob Wisel and daughter Martha with Mr and Mrs Jacob Burkhardt spent Friday in Ann Arbor. Eva and Gertrude Zahn of Detroit were home with their parents Mr and Mrs John Zahn over the weekend. Roscoe Cammet and son and Walter Dillon of Milford visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Cammet. Miss Alice Lehman of Royal Oak visited friends here. Mr and Mrs G A Lehman were guests of C H Miller and wife, and Alice returned home with them. Mr and Mrs Max Fosdick entertained 25 friends at a Pedro party last Thursday evening. Mrs Henry Ormsby and Samuel B Weiennett won first prizes. Mr and Mrs Theodore Fosdick received the consolations. A letter stated Miss Martha Allen passed away January 1 at an old ladies home in Portland Oregon. Martha Allen was a Saline resident for many years and four years ago went with her niece to Oregon.
Thirty years ago G W Harris visited his sick sister in Detroit. J W Carvin of Dansville visited brother Charles and family. Howard Corbett left for Hillsdale for a new position with a gasoline engine firm. Will Hart and Miss Lorena Stephenson of South Lyon wed on January 1 and will be home in Detroit after February 20. Gottlob Goltz, 77, died in Lodi township. interment in Lodi cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Stoddard and Mr. and Mrs. Shaw attended a Grange meeting at Josenhans home. Detroit- area ladies Emily Morrow Grace Williams Alice Robinson Lillian Gibson visiting D B Mattison and Martin Fucss. Citizens Bank paid out over 7000 for stock sheep and cattle after seven carloads shipped by Boettner Hertler Hauser Gauss Hertler Sr. Everett Davenport Marven Warner and Orange Gordon fished at Silver Lake. twenty five pickerel up to ten pounds. Donald Rothfuss built a plane at Wampler’s Lake and tested another, predicting future amphibian planes aiding lake to lake transport for nearby cities.
Michigan State College researchers led by Miss Julia Tear find high heel height worsens posture and comfort after extended wear. The survey of 100 women shows 67 percent report foot trouble and 65 percent discard shoes early, with advice emphasizing comfortable fit, adequate width, and simple durable design.
Michigan dairies cut feed costs in December according to state records. A C Baltzer attributes the decline to home grown feeds, noting summaries of cow testers show a high percentage of dairymen de- to-home reliance and improved efficiency.
Joseph C. Armstong announces a reform placing pardons paroles and commutations under judicial control. Clemency will await the sentencing judge's approval, aiming to curb politically influenced releases and rely on court expertise to judge inmate fitness for release. The policy seeks to prioritize reform over revenge while trial is awaited. Douglas Malloch quote ends the piece.
A state report notes limited dairy herd improvement due to reliance on external feeds. It cites 1,000 herds inspected and 14,000 cows tested for economical production, with December showing good sales of bales from dairy association herds.
Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald urged delinquent taxpayers to settle in full or under the ten year Moore Holbeck plan by May 1 1936 to avert tax sales. A prior push for a one year delay ended after tax experts saw no fairness in further suspensions. Statewide notices of tax sales are now published, ending postponement hopes.
The rotogravure in Detroit Free Press shows Martha Smith, the city’s only woman blacksmith, shoeing a horse. Former Dexter resident, she is linked to a Dexter family history through her father Alfred Drew, who once ran a shop there.
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