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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
1
The largest gypsum deposits are in Alabaster Michigan and scientists estimate Wolverine State reserves could meet US plaster needs for 200 years if no other sources were used. The note also praises government efficiency in tax collection.
Saline merchants launch a weekly program starting July 9 featuring a balloon ascent parachute drop cash prizes and a concert by the local band. Placed ads promise Saline will offer worthwhile incentives to city and rural residents to shop locally and join the festivities and drawings.
Rotary Club members and wives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Curtiss home for an evening of croquet and ball games, a lawn dinner, and motion pictures featuring Saline locals and early scenes. Highlights included Alwin Gross's farm scenes, memories of the late Edward F. Henne and Walter D. Cook, and visits by guests from Detroit. About fifty attendees enjoyed the pleasant event.
Michigan State College hosts Club Week July 7 to 11 with 14 county 4-H delegates. H. S. Osler announced a full rural youth program including campus tour sports and judging events plus discussion sessions.
Mrs. Francour and baby went home Thursday evening. Mrs. Wesley Stepler and baby of Willis returned home Thursday. Earl Russell, after an appendectomy, came home Friday. Harold Wanty of Milan had tonsils removed last Friday. Mary Bowerman of Milan had a tonsillectomy last Wednesday. Mrs. Paul Knoedler and baby returned home Sunday. Mrs. Abbie Snauble near Macon is able to sit in a chair and improving. Phillip Feldkamp, who had his leg amputated, is now up all day and doing fine.
We thank relatives neighbors and friends for acts of kindness during our bereavement and Rev A Haneberg for comfort and floral offerings. Walter Harris Virgil Wiedmayer Leona Wiedmayer Marjorie Young.
Michigan with over 4 million residents regards bread as staple. The state produces bread and bakery products valued at $52,919,747 annually.
A Fargo era feature recounts Bert Gillen detailing a small circle of itinerant vagrants who stay at the city jail for shelter. They travel by highway, delay in strangers’ homes for food, conceal provisions in coats, and share meals among themselves while remaining aloof from outsiders. One man, about 45 and once a businessman, is noted for seeming ashamed to beg. The piece questions the meaning of such wandering as a life and notes the group’s chivalry and politeness amid their ceaseless movement.
The county board approved establishing a county health unit by 19 to 13 vote. Funds cover salaries for the director, sanitarians, nurses and clerk, plus travel allowances and dental provisions, to operate until October with state and federal contributions and 2000 on hand in the Wash tenaw county public health fund.
The Willing Workers met at Mrs. Fern Irelan's home where Emogene Smith reported on the County Federation anniversary in Ypsilanti. The program honored Father's Day with poems by Lorena Heininger and Grace Holcomb, followed by a radio quiz and lunch.
Local reader notes a rising home building surge in the area around US-112 as defense activity grows. A sign proclaims home sights for sale and residents recount community notices, farm life, new barns, twin calves, and local happenings from Saline to Ypsilanti with garden, canning, and traffic safety reflections.
Eye examinations available with glasses fitted every Saturday from 2 30 to 9 30 PM at the Milan Hotel. Dr Frank Gifford Toledo Optometrist conducts the service.
Mae M Koch became the bride of Norman Pfitzenmaier in a Saturday evening ceremony at St Pauls Evangelical church. Officiant Rev C H Wittbracht presided as guests from Ann Arbor and nearby towns attended the wedding and showers preceded the reception.
Observers list various notices and sales from Saline and nearby towns. Items include auctions, lost watches, farm equipment listings, animal sales, feed and farming supplies, real estate rentals, and job calls. Advertisers cite multiple local businesses and telephone numbers.
An ordinance establishes the city owned cemetery system by the City of Saline. It authorizes acquisition or establishment of burial grounds, outlines funding for purchase and upkeep, and creates a five member Board of Cemetery Trustees with staggered initial terms starting July 1941. Continues on page four.
Hudson's 42 percent All-Mix Poultry Concentrate and 50 percent Hog-Mix Concentrate claim to boost egg production and speed hog market weights. Mixing each with farm grains yields a Laying Mash or market-ready pigs in five months, offering farmers opportunity to cash in by feeding own grains.
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