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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
8
In Our Churches announces 10 a.m. Divine service with Holy Communion in German and 11 a.m. Sunday school. The Church Council meets Thursday evening. The 75th anniversary committee meets Friday at Albert Weir’s home. The League holds its annual picnic next Sunday afternoon at Wampler's Lake.
The church schedules morning worship at 10 a.m. and Sunday School at 11 15 a.m. Rev Warren Jackson of Detroit is the visiting pastor. Junior choir practice is Tuesday at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Cordial greetings to all.
The Methodist Church led by Pastor Hocking offers morning worship at 10 a.m. and Sunday School at 11 a.m. on July 21 with the sermon titled The Great Thirst. St John’s Bridgewater under Pastor Dagchner conducts a 10 a.m. morning service and 11 a.m. Sunday School welcoming visitors and friends.
Five miles west of Saline on US 8 112. Worship services at 10:00 A.M. Sunday School at 11:15 A.M. Worship on the first Sunday of the month conducted in German.
Morning service at 10 a.m. led by Pastor Alvin Siemsen followed by Sunday School at 11 a.m. at St. Pauls.
The lesson on July 21 explores Deuteronomy 8 11 14 18 20 Isaiah 40 30 31 Mark 4 328 34 and John 4 24. It contrasts Israel forsaking God amid prosperity with Isaiah's vision of true worship enabling uplift. Jesus affirms love of God and neighbor as the supreme commandment surpassing sacrifices.
Mrs Louise Luckhart expresses gratitude to the Ladies Aid neighbors and friends for gifts cards and flowers received during illness. The note notes thanks to those who helped during recovery.
Fifty descendants of Jacob and Gottlob Staebler gathered for a Sunday potluck dinner and reunion at E. J. Mast’s Dexter Road residence. Re-elected officers included Donald G. Staebler as president, Donald H. Staebler as vice president, and Mrs. Donald G. Staebler as secretary treasurer. John Henry Feldkamp, 86, a Freedom Township pioneer born in Germany, died Sunday. He arrived in the U.S. at age nine and was survived by his wife Louise Spathelf and two daughters, Clara Hill and Laura Buss, plus five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Bethel church with burial in Bethel cemetery led by Rev. W. F. Baumann.
About one million people visited Michigan state parks over the long Fourth of July weekend. In four days the five top beaches attracted 499 000 visitors with Grand Haven leading at 171 000, Cass Lake 115 000, Island Lake 85 000, Holland 89 000, and Bay City 97 000. Fourth total at Grand Haven reached 75 000.
Attendance rose across the state with Cass Lake reporting 55,000 visitors, Sterling State Park near Monroe up 20,000, and Holland up 13,500 from the 1945 Fourth. Beaches were crowded, park roads jammed, and Grand Haven Park reached capacity by 2 p.m. both Thursday and Sunday.
General Eisenhower's report as Supreme Commander to the Allied Chiefs of Staff breaks sales records for government documents. Over 30,000 copies of the 123 page report on European operations sold in ten days with continued orders. Copies available for $1 from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.
Calendar list shows Saline Rotary Club meets at 12 05 p m on Thursday with Federated Ladies Aid American Legion at 8 p m square dancing at school gymnasium 7 p m swimming afternoons at Valley Farms event spans across dates with Young People's League at 8 p m Trinity Council Meeting and another square dancing session at the school gymnasium 7 p m on Thursday.
West Saline Farm Bureau members met with Mr and Mrs Gottlob Finkbeiner for a social session after a brief business meeting. Topics included fertilizer and Michigan's new plant in Saginaw. Attendees discussed harvest, test plots, and several local visits and family events.
A column argues that private enterprise led to lower prices and higher living standards, contrasting American success with Soviet systems. It warns of a drift toward democratic dictatorship, cites figures like Henry Ford and Andrew Vishinsky, and urges vigilance to preserve liberty.
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