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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
4
Public notices outline pricing for ads including Card of Thanks Condolences and entertainment announcements. Obituary and marriage notices are published free of charge while personal benefit content is charged at regular rates.
State police patrol Tixton highways hunting rumrunners as fishing season opens. Gov. Fred W. Green plans short vacations and a 10 percent cut in state employment by July 1 to trim costs, noting many clerks are unneeded after five months in office.
Heavy work continues at the Ann Arbor football stadium with a large crew. Grading nearly finished, sodding near completion, and the grandstand circle rising. Permanent seating for 72 000 plus 20 000 temporary seats planned, with foundations ready for 50 000 more and bleachers this season. Giant drains under bleachers will handle rainwater for the field.
Thirty years ago the local high school team defeated Ypsilanti High 31 to 14 in a real fans’ game. Mrs. R. W. Mills dies in Ann Arbor after a long illness. Funeral in Presbyterian church this afternoon. Various local notes include a street sprinkler run and a wagon mishap with minor damage. Strawberries sell for 7 cents a quart as teachers Miss Hattie Walker and Miss Carrie Cullen plan a grove picnic with George Richards.
The Christian Endeavor society held a miscellaneous shower for Miss Genevieve Barr at Mrs. Henne's home with about 40 guests. She will wed Merritt Martin of Kansas City next Tuesday.
The 1927 fair premium by Harold Golts of Lincoln Consolidated school won first place in the County Fair contest, earning ten dollars. The County Fair society announced a contract for a new administration building at the grounds entrance on the old office site. R C Merithew, manager, says the one story basement structure will be 42 by 52 feet and house an information office general office treasurer’s office a first aid room a rest room and parcel check area. A large assembly room with a front veranda will face the grounds for meetings and patron use, supervised by the Public Health Nursing Association.
The text lists methods to brown flour in fat for gravy and notes water or milk to finish the gravy. It then describes grapefruit serving ideas as breakfast halves and fruit salads with various fruits and garnishes. A lemon pie filling recipe and a note about sanitary restrooms follow, along with a Stockbridge Vacation Bible School notice and building project update.
A warning about vacation overexertion among children notes that excitement after school breaks can lead to fatigue irritability and lowered resistance. It urges quiet activities after meals and family time around a campfire or organ and hymns to foster restful evenings and healthier school readiness.
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