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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
4
The Saline Observer lists subscription prices and ad rates for eight, four, and two months, with pricing per line for cards of thanks poetry and entertainment notices. It includes an abolition of charges for obituary and marriage notices and quotes a Brooklyn Exponent reflection on Christian brotherhood and economic order.
A Methodist conference issued a declaration that Christianity is a social force shaping human values. It calls for united study to build a Christian social order, urging action on poverty, inequality, unemployment, education cuts, resource waste, debt, armament, mob violence, and youth exclusion, with the church asserting moral duty to address these anti social facts.
Macon social rounds show residents visiting kin and friends across Detroit Ypsilanti Dundee and Toledo. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pennington and Kenneth Pennington moving to Wayne, Mrs. Mae Burkholder’s Ft Wayne trip, and Mary Skinner’s funeral at home with Rev. Rial Simons.
Ninety six percent of over 300 reporting clearinghouses across the United States show concrete evidence of favorable public opinion toward banks. The Banking magazine cites deposits rising, fewer savers using safe boxes, and declining postal savings as supporting data.
The American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission releases a booklet titled Protecting Investment Values in Land. It warns that 1.5 billion tons of soil are lost annually to erosion and outlines measures such as terracing strip cropping wind erosion control and soil resource management to limit damage and safeguard future yields.
A list of champions in quirky contests from 1935 includes Sim Galloway of Manning South Carolina who seed picked 424 pounds in a day and Alfred Howes of Troy New York who ate 20 doughnuts in 48 minutes 50 seconds on February 17 1935.
Mrs. H. R. Latimer of Mineral Wells Texas recalls swallowing a straight pin at age six when she was known as Allie Carnes of Clarksville. A doctor lanced a spot on her right side and removed the pin after 66 years.
A business man reports quitting smoking after hearing a wife economy sermon at luncheon. In other news a 42 year old man, Paul Piotter, was killed when his county road scraper collided with a westbound train near Riga. The blaze burned his body. two Toledo men suffered burns. Also, heirs of John Hurlburt uncovered caches totaling about 14 thousand dollars in cash and bonds on a Dansville farm, part of an estate estimated at 40 to 50 thousand dollars.
Morning worship at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 15 led by S Y Cotton superintendent John Burg first assistant Charles Collins second assistant Mrs Edna Aprill pianist Evelyn Ernst primary superintendent Eileen Martin pianist Merritt Martin chorister Evening services at 6 30 youth meetings and 7 30 worship Weekly mid week service Thursday at 7 30.
St John’s Lutheran Church Bridgewater led by Pastor M. C. Phillipp holds Divine services at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11. English services occur every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Everyone is invited.
Morning worship at 10 o'clock Epworth Leagues at 6 30 p m No evening service Wednesday prayer service Thursday choir meeting Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a large barn on the Harrison West farm east of Sylvan Center on US 12 about 10 o'clock Friday night The barn held 16 loads of hay which might have caused spontaneous combustion Chelsea fire department responded.
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