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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
2
Worship at 10 am with organ preludes and offertory by the choir. Sermon theme Child or Man focused on the risen Christ. Church school at 11:15 am led by Arthur Wilson, superintendent. Church board of education meets Tuesday at 7:45 pm. Wanted notices seek local legal printing for estate settlements to be sent to this newspaper.
The Saline Observer identifies Sim. R. Wilson as publisher and M. C. Boutelle as editor in its masthead, indicating the newspaper's leadership.
The notice lists pricing for single copies and subscriptions with 3 cent single copies, 1.00 yearly, six months 50 cents, three months 25 cents, and outside Michigan 1.50 yearly. Card of thanks priced per line, obituaries and marriage notices free, poetry paid at 5 cents per line, paid announcements 6 cents per line, minimum 25 cents.
Petroleum officials Ickes and Davies dismissed a National Petroleum News story alleging 2,000,000 barrels of gasoline destroyed in Chicago. Ickes called it a scandal. Davies said reports are unfounded and storage ample with inventories likely to shrink.
The U S Employment Service reports over 1800 war and non war occupations suitable for women. A compilation by the USES occupational analysis section shows women can do or learn almost any kind of work, with some male dominated tasks teachable in short time. As men enter military service and war industries expand, women will be employed in greater numbers in war plants and civilian jobs.
Farmers are urged to enter the War Bond Contest to win one of 125 prizes by submitting 100 word essays on why farmers should buy War Bonds. First prize is a $1,000 War Bond plus an all expenses paid factory tour for two, with second prize also $1,000, third $500 in War Stamps, and 122 prizes from $400 to $10 in bonds and stamps. Details at The Observer office.
The Teinigy Evangelical Church holds a morning worship at 10 o clock led by Pastor Engel. Sunday school attendance is encouraged as part of the church activities.
Harold Miller visited Toledo on Sunday. Arthur Day and family spent Sunday with Ypsilanti relatives. Leland Easton of Lima visited EH Cook and family. Julius Marion and August Braun were Detroit business visitors. Parsons family to move to a farm south of town. Schlegel and daughter Mattie of Bridgewater visited B L Longfellow. Eekhardt Schroen of Ann Arbor visited Amos Miller family. Otto Gall entertained Heininger and Wiedmayer families. Feldkamp and Burkhardt families at Portage Lake cottage returned home. Ann Arbor railroad grade crossing order follows fatalities. Telephone crews remain busy after ice storm with many poles down. Water sewer connections to curb progressing for West Michigan Ave properties. A. E. Cole and daughter Wilma and James Turner and Mrs Warren Cole to Hicksville Ohio for 80th birthday party.
Friday is Flag Day with citizens urged to participate. A series of short social items lists visits and gatherings among residents near Ann Arbor Bridgewater Lansing and Oklahoma plus a National Geographic Society induction for Prof. W L Walling. Genevieve Barr wedding shower announced with Merritt Martin of Kansas City to wed next Tuesday. War Bond drive asks families to save and invest 10 percent of income to meet local quotas.
A cooking feature offers Salmon Casserole and One Dish Meal recipes. The piece cites Martha McBride praising a new war slogan and outlines county nutrition efforts to improve school lunches, free meals, penny milk, and public nutrition classes with about 500 enrollments.
The May 25 student voyage from Ann Arbor to Holland aboard the South American included Miss Bright and Mr and Mrs McIntyre as chaperones. The trip featured a train journey, a two mile walk to the ship, meals in a dining car, stops at Mackinac Island and the Soo locks, and a voyage down Lake Michigan to Detroit with vivid memories of ship life and Lake Superior winds.
A county demonstration of transport sweep rakes on Oral Bassett's farm three miles south of Ann Arbor showed crews handling more tons per hour with fewer workers. Fred Roth of Michigan State College explained rake construction and operation. Nearby Water Works park hosts fawns with mother and a new wading pool for children amid warm days. Michigan leads the nation in production of several crops including cherries and cantaloupes.
The Federated Church invites all to Sunday worship at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 12 noon followed by Bible study. Christian Endeavor at 615 pm led by Dorothy Otto. Evening service at 745 pm. Wednesday Friendship class lunch at 1 pm, prayer service at 8 pm on Life of Christ, Thursday choir practice.
Readers are urged to check The Observer for Saline area grocery specials this weekend. Advertisements promise economical savings and useful tips to maximize value.
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