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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
4
The notice outlines pricing for messages and notices including Card of Thanks at six cents per line and Resolutions of Condolence tied to a $170 total, poetry at five cents per line, and entertainments at six cents per line with a 25 cent minimum. Obituary and marriage notices are published free.
An Addison Courier letter argues for taxing slot machines instead of fighting them. The writer says communities license many activities and could use the revenue to fund parks or fire trucks, noting the inevitability of machines reappearing and suggesting a percentage-based take.
An essay questions what fuels war beyond patriotism noting Memorial Day rituals mask deeper forces. It cites arms makers, trade in weapons during WWI, and a Sweden neutral corridor, examining how industry and spectacle shape public minds. It highlights Fortune magazine coverage and an England Scotland gun plaque anecdote.
Oak Grove school enjoyed Memorial Day with visitors and tastings as Miss Katharine Hertler and Miss Electa Murray hosted relatives from Detroit Ann Arbor and Saline. Local families included the Hertlers Harwoods and the Murrays joining Sunday suppers and dinners with friends and neighbors from Pittsfield and Royal Oak.
South Saline and surrounding areas report guests and visits among residents. Names include Dulin of Detroit, Metzger family, Harl Kuder, Roscoe Craig, B Cogswell, Hilah Jean Pierce, Otto Veats, Hale, Roderick Heilman, Chelsea, Geraldine Kuder, Karl Kuder, Oliver Thure, Ann Arbor, Frank Stilts, A Kutler, Philip Drima, Paul Metzger, Albert Cross, Leota, Barbara Ann, Dearborn, Eldred Evans, and O B Evans with multiple weekend and weekday visit details.
A list of community notices reports births for Carl Hawkins and Annette Satterla families, and various visits and family news. Mentions Roy Robison illness, Nellie McClue caring for him, Rose Hatch entertaining Maynard Hatch, Minnie Sarvey and Otto Graf visiting Flint, Helen Wagoner staying with Minnie Day, Wyandotte visitors to Sune Lang, W Kercher and son from Ann Arbor visiting W C Allen, Ralph Bryant returning from Lansing visit with daughter and Crittenden, Mrs. Harry Anderson and son from New York staying with Pennington family, Marion Crittenden’s recovery at home after Sparrow Hospital, Clayton Bigelow family trips to Fremont, and gatherings with Everett Chambers, Claude Bailey, and others.
Washtenaw county prepares for a signature drive in a statewide effort by the Non-Partisan Judiciary Committee of Michigan. The group seeks a constitutional amendment to place supreme court and circuit and probate judges on a nonpartisan ballot. Local organizers include George J. Burke and Prof. Edson R. Sunderland among others.
Local families from West Mooreville and nearby towns shared Sundays and weekends visiting relatives. Notable gatherings included the Taylor Reese and Murray families, and a birthday surprise for Paul Lewis with 28 relatives attending a dinner and cake.
Harold Jewell buys a new car and his family enjoyed a lakeside visit. Nearby, Norman Kazmaier of Ypsilanti visited Robert Dunn, while Joan Marie and Jerry Richards spent time with grandparents D. G. Richards. Harry German opens his 47th straight year of pitching with Bedford, facing Northville after an earlier crash ice may have slowed him but he held Bedford to one hit.
Michigan State College farm crops officials say late frosts damage alfalfa, turning leaves pale and depleting root food reserves. Allow the crop to reach full bloom before first cut to improve second-cut yield and reduce winter kill risk.
The Federated Church reports strong attendance on a hot Sunday with special music by George Austin on cornet and the Martin family. Next Sunday's schedule includes Children's Day service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11:15 a.m. S. Y. Cotten is superintendent with Carl Geddes assistant, Mrs. House chorister, Eileen Martin pianist. Evening at 7 p.m. features the youth society meetings.
Morning worship at 10 o'clock Sunday school at 11 05 H A Fielmes superintendent Epworth League at 6 30 p m Evening service at 7 30 Wednesday Bible study and prayer Thursday choir meeting
St John s Lutheran Church Bridgewater invites worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11. English services held on the second and fourth Sundays monthly. Everyone warmly invited. Rabbit dinner orders accepted at local meat markets on Fridays.
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