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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
4
A compilation of social updates from Washtenaw including visits, graduations, hospital stays, church activities, renovations, and family events. Names of residents such as Oscar Wheeler, Charles Miller, Raymond Pierce, Maude Rankin, Mina Woodbridge, Doris Heininger, Katy Loir Clay, and many others appear among bridges, picnics, reunions, and school notices.
Michigan families learn to welcome summer with rhubarb in two pastry dishes taught by Jeanette Lee of Michigan State College. Spring tartlets use a flour butter dough filled with rhubarb mixture and a pineapple strawberry sauce with whipped cream. Individual deep dish rhubarb pies combine rhubarb with sugar flour salt and egg in casseroles baked at a very hot oven then finished at 375 degrees F.
The article outlines Walter Laxman as minister at the Methodist Church with a 10:00 morning worship service and an 11:15 church school led by Ray Davis. It mentions the Junior League, a home meeting in Bridgewater, and the 83rd Detroit Annual Conference in Highland Park, with Rev. Laxman traveling Tuesday and Mrs. C. O. Woodbridge elected by delegates. It also notes the profit tax being deleted in the senate bill.
Demonstration farms in Michigan show how electricity costs on a typical farm. Robert Sackett's Marshall farm reports a monthly bill of 8.22 dollars for 489 kilowatt hours. Household and farm equipment including milking machines, water heating, lights, and pumps contributed to the total.
The Federated Church announces Fathers and Sons Day on Sunday June 19 with two Dads and two Lads leading services and topics about fatherhood and family roles. Sunday school at 1115 a m Christian Endeavor at 630 p m Junior Workshop runs next week while the minister attends a three day institute at Waldenwoods. The Help Lift circle meets June 22 at Mrs J C Little home with Miss Mary Morden assisting. Communion Sunday and reception of new members scheduled for June 26. Cemetery dues reminder follows.
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