This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
2
Saline Township church announces services every Sunday at 10 a.m. German services held on the first and third Sundays, English on the second fourth and fifth Sundays. Sunday school at 11 a.m. Pastor Rev C A Haneberg invites everyone to attend.
Sim R Wilson publisher and M G Boutelie editor note post office arrival in Saline Michigan as second class matter. They list pricing for subscriptions 1 year 1.50 outside Michigan six months 50 cents three months 25 cents and single copies 3 cents. Card of thanks and obits and marriages published free. Poetry and announcements priced by line with minimum 25 cents.
Readers share tips on using a refrigerator to streamline meals. Plan ahead to store baked or boiled ham and fresh vegetables, prepare ice box cookies in advance, and serve a balanced meal with tea or coffee.
A household recipe compilation describes prune dessert with lemon juice and whipped cream, a bacon lettuce salad with sour cream dressing, and a rhubarb muffin pudding topped by an orange sauce. It includes steps for soaking prunes, making sauces, and serving suggestions.
Michigan housewives reduce kitchen travel by re arranging storage and supplies. A Chippewa county tour drew 150 people to see time saving layouts. 47 families added shelves 52 added drawer space 45 added work surfaces 61 made cupboard improvements 213 used curtains. Specialists and extension agents supported the efforts.
Tivine services at 10 a m English services every second Sunday school at 11 and fourth Sunday of the month Everybody cordially invited.
Lansing reports a draft rejection due to tuberculosis leads to aid from the Michigan Tuberculosis Association. A representative arranges hospital placement without canceling home or life insurance, with state funds covering the cost. The association also tests exposed family members with tuberculin tests and chest X rays.
Mr and Mrs Martin Schaible and son Norman visited friends in Norvell Sunday. Fred Gross and daughters Edna and Frieda were in Tecumseh Friday. The paving on North Arbor street began Monday and is progressing nicely. Fred Burkhart and family visited Miss Anna Jewett in Milan Sunday. The Seeger family visited J Mortenson in Ann Arbor Sunday. Julius Feldkamp hosted relatives at their Portage Lake cottage. A E Cole hosted their son H H Cole from Gary Indiana this week. Louie Kuebler and children visited relatives William Walker family in Manchester Sunday. Herman Stierle and Mary Stierle of Ann Arbor were guests of John Burkhardt and family. George Mann and Rudolph Jedele with Luther visited George Walker. Eva Schairer of Ann Arbor visited sister Bertha over the weekend. Mrs Fahner and two daughters are in Canada. E B H Cook and son Arthur, Theo dore Fosdick and family visited Dr Amos Wheelock in Goodrich Sunday.
Thirty years ago Mrs. Fred Pierce and her son visit L S Pierce home in town. Bert Derendinger reports from Los Angeles on a dusty trip. Olive Fosdick of Dansville visits Earl Fosdick and family. Rogers of Hanover visits father J E Rogers and family. Mrs Lorenzo Elliott of Ann Arbor spends days with sister Lena Gordon. Fred Norman and G L Parsons families take auto trip to Whitmore Lake. Earl Wood and family and Mabel Bishop visit Wyandotte. T Raab visits old friends here after moving away. W R Stierle rents Wallace block store to open agents’ furnishing shop by August first. Dr Woodbridge Julius Lindenschmidt and families, Mrs Martin Fuess and daughter Hazel visit Whitmore Lake. St Paul’s youth plan aquting and trip to Put-In-Bay next Wednesday. Mabel Brooks hosts shower for Maude Miller of Saline, to wed Wackhardt Schroen in August. Last Thursday E C Rogers, driving, is pitched from his horse causing rib breaks and neck wrench.
The Observer announces a weekly Missing Word Contest running 12 weeks with a word beginning S and ending K. Entries due by next Wednesday at 12 M. Cash prizes awarded for top correct answers plus subscriptions, with neat handwritten answer blanks and employee restrictions noted.
Public notice details a weekly Missing Word contest in The Observer. Instructions describe entries, one answer per family, due next Wednesday noon, and submission via sealed envelope to The Observer office.
The smallest Defense Savings Bond costs 18.75 and grows to 25 in ten years while a 75 bond grows to 100. The government will invest the proceeds immediately in the National Defense Program to protect U.S. freedom. Purchase at post offices banks or request information from the Treasurer of the United States in Washington D C.
The Saline Observer jointly sponsors a Michigan amateur camera contest with 300 in cash prizes. Entries due by August 25 and may include one to four prints. Winners exhibited at the 1941 Michigan State Fair in Detroit. prizes include 50 for first, 25 for second, 10 for third in three classes Portrait, Pictorial, Animals.
Parish services listed with Pastor H. L. Engel at 10 a m in English and 11 o'clock in German plus Sunday school. Public notice requests readers needing legal printing for estate settlements to ask the Probate Judge to send notices to The Saline Observer. Also an ad for scratch pads at 12c per lb. at The Observer office.
The column notes women aiding at home in the national emergency and a view of women handling tasks while men are at work. It mentions a defense worker’s guidance, a veteran trip by Mr and Mrs William Harris, a Girl Scout camp, street department signs, A H Hagen running a hatchery, and Saline flower boxes planted by Smaltz.
Pastor William H. Bach will lead Sunday morning service at 10 o'clock with a sermon. Sunday school follows at 11:15 under CC. Graydon Everett as superintendent for the general department and Mrs. Hazen Jewell for the primary. Activities include Help Lift circle on Wednesday at Mrs. Hugh Austin's home and prayer meetings at 7:30 p.m. The band concert after worship and a teachers meeting on Saturday July 19 are noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.