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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
4
A fragmented notice announces a weekly Missing Word Contest in The Observer. Readers must find a single omitted word per page, with a top line reading Missing word Contest Ad. Prizes range from 12 dollars to a year’s subscription, with entry rules and neat presentation required.
An ordinance empowers the Saline City to establish a Board of Cemetery Trustees to manage the cemetery, regulate lots and grounds, and fix prices. It sets duties, reporting, penalties for vandalism, and funds into a dedicated Cemetery Fund, with board appointments and terms listed. The measure, submitted by City Attorney Kraizman, was adopted with a unanimous vote assigning trustees Francis Lockwood, George Schmid, Mrs. Rosie Woodbridge, Mrs. Donald Burkhart, and Homer Kuebler.
The Observer pages feature several ads with one intentionally missing word per week. Find the marked "Missing Word Contest Ads" and fill the blank in the provided Fill Out the Blank Zines. Submit by next Wednesday. one answer per family per week.
Private Willard E. Warner completed basic training and is assigned to the 210th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Regiment at Fort Sheridan under Col. Robert F. Glenn. The group included 601 selectees from Michigan Illinois and Wisconsin. the 210th was formerly a Detroit National Guard unit before federal service.
Pvt Edward D Mamaron of Hag Battery 3rd Battalion 95th CA writes from Camp Davis June 24 about daily chores drills lectures and truck driving duties. He plans to leave for Baltimore June 25 to drive trucks back to camp and mentions greetings from friends and continued enjoyment of The Observer. Clarence Niethammer reports from Riverside California June 23 describing hot days cool evenings visits with relatives and enjoyment of fruit. He notes transfer to Camp Haan and fellow soldiers.
Mooreville residents hosted visitors from northern Michigan and shared a church social with ice cream at the Herman Bruckner home. Mr. and Mrs. George Walther and Mr. Claud Sanford began a three week motor trip to California and Rev and Mrs Frederick Schwede joined Clarence Schwartz and family for a Sunday afternoon gathering.
Local notes recount Mrs. Stimpson suffering blood poisoning in one hand. Several social visits are listed including Mrs. Mary Lewis with Grace Hammond and Ella McMann, and many calls among families in Hammond and nearby towns.
West Saline reports John Finkbeiner ill with a liver attack. Mrs. W P Schwoche visited Milford. Ernest Hayes returned from a northern Michigan trip. Ted Wiedmayer recovers from a fall, uses crutches, may walk unaided soon. Fred Arend and J Mantell events noted. A juror dinner included officer elections and two annual meetings decided. An accident near Wiedmayer home damaged car but injured none.
Macon residents and visitors share weekend movements with Detroit and Michigan guests. Detroit guests send congratulations at weddings and attend gatherings while local families host relatives from Adrian Fenton Ypsilanti Belle Oak and Jeffersonville Ind. The couple Mr and Mrs John Ladd announce the marriage of their daughter Marjorie Ladd to Russell Liddell of Highland Park.
Leola Murray of Jackson is visiting relatives here this week. Dick Melville was in Ohio Sunday. Gloria Elliott of Detroit is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A G Richards and Tommie. Mrs. A G Richards and Mrs. Paul Richards attended a party at the home of Mrs. George Connors Thursday afternoon.
Probate Court of Washtenaw County orders creditors to file claims by September 9 1941 at ten o clock in the forenoon. Public notice to be published in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks. Judge Jay G Pray presides. July 3 1941.
Central York reports Miss Mary and Bertha Hert ler visited at the Allison home Saturday. Joseph Sweeney reroofs part of his house and barn with Mr Childer of Petersburg handling the work. Raymond Sweeney and Joseph Sweeney Jr. and a Detroit son spent a day last week with Joseph Sweeney Sr. Michigan orchards yield three pounds per person annually, much of the crop moving through retail stores.
In Washtenaw County Michigan Judge Jay G Pray presides. The court orders creditors to present claims by August 11, 1941 at ten oclock in the forenoon at the Probate Office. Publication to run in The Saline Observer for three successive weeks.
Claim of vast salt deposits in Michigan’s lower peninsula states 500 feet of salt could meet U S needs for millions of years. Text argues Michigan holds enough salt to supply the United States for 3,000,000 years and the world for a trillion years.
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