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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
2
A household tips page invites reader ideas and quotes about honesty and patience. It includes a playful poem on gossip and a practical baking section for biscuits and maple rolls with step by step measurements and variations.
A basic paste combines four percent package dates four percent cup sugar and a quarter cup water. Cook until thick then spread on rolled biscuit dough. Roll and cut into cinnamon rolls ready for baking.
A collection of home hints on food, cleaning, and kitchen care. Edible preparation includes arranging pears in lettuce cups with cottage cheese and fruit toppings. Other tips cover egg slicing, rice washing, milk curdling prevention, and keeping ice from melting quickly.
A lecture highlights Michigan’s early education roots from Detroit settlement in 1632 to statehood. It details Gen. Cass surveys, the first superintendent John D. Pierce, and the push for a dedicated education department as Michigan’s schools began to formalize beyond township districts.
A fire at the Ideal Furnace Company plant was contained by quick action and metal-lined rooms. Four Clinton residents died in a Saturday crash on U S 112 near Clinton. Blatchford and Anglemeyer among the dead, with L E Perry and a fifth victim identified. Coroner Mott reports no inquest and the truck driver Everett Griffith of Chicago unharmed. Also a quip about fence-sitters and splinters closes the page with a light note.
Neil Ernst and Miss Frances Schmidt wed at St Pauls Lutheran in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Brauer with bridegroom and bridal party attended by friends. The couple, both Cleary College graduates, will reside in Ann Arbor.
A column lists historic dates June 13 to June 18 including the Sault Ste Marie canal opening and Waterloo battle. It notes Saint Mary origin of Sault St. Marie, honors Madame Schumann Heink for war charity, gives John Wesley’s birth and influence, and mentions Ford Motor Company’s 1903 incorporation and global expansion.
Michigan farm women will spend Farm Women's Week on the college campus with daily devotions, general meetings, home economics instruction, and hobby sessions. Speakers include Barbara Van Heulen on family financing, a Michigan State Police expert on fingerprints, Rev. W H Aulenbach on living as you live, and Mrs. B E Niles on Seeing Mexico. Reinforcements come from Michigan State College staff, with dormitory housing planned in campus and East Lansing homes.
The column visits many farms along Bridgewater Road noting lush fields, neat door yards, and blooms from irises to roses. It mentions specific residents like Mrs. J W Young, Mrs. Michael Sage, and Mr. Hin derer as well as a Danes named Fritz on the Hinderer property, and reports on crops, hay baling, and a pending corn planting weather. It concludes with a church conference note and a crane-watching trip to Jim Perego’s timbered grounds with legal protections for the birds.
Michigan State College staff urge farmers to protect fields with vegetation on slopes to prevent washing soil onto rich bottom land. They recommend contour farming and cover crops to reduce erosion and improve land value.
The May report from Washtenaw Dairy Herd Improvement Association notes top cows led by C. D. Finkbeiner with 7 purebred Jerseys at 804 pounds milk and 39.46 butterfat, and Arthur J. Lutz with 7 Holsteins at 1,116 pounds and 36.33 butterfat. Lindsley Bros. fielded 10 Holsteins at 1,151 pounds and 40.94 butterfat, with a 5 years old+ group showing 3,360 pounds milk and 144.5 butterfat.
Sunday worship at 10 o clock features a sermon titled Break up Your Fallow Ground. Sunday school follows at 11 15 and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. On Wednesday June 28 the Help Lift circle will meet with Mrs Lulu Davenport.
Morning worship at 7 pm and Sunday school at 11 15 am led by Minister Bert Ede. A stray statement on vaccinating young chickens for chicken pox appears to be nonstandard. no clear context or local relevance.
Saline teachers allocate summers to travel and work projects. Miss Fuller and Miss Feller head to Tulare California, Mr. Francisco to Yellow Stone National Park, Hazen Jewell to Cheboygan, and the Rock couple remain in Saline with Gulf gas jobs. Mrs. Washburn and Mrs. Hutzel split time between Saline Traverse City Central Lake.
Nathan Bordine marked his 89th birthday Tuesday with a large cake and calls from friends as he recovers from a recent illness. His nephew Leslie Goddard of Grand Rapids attended, sharing in the celebration. He was downstairs for the first time in days. The note ends with an offhand remark about Supreme Court gender politics.
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