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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
4
The Saline Observer lists subscription prices current per year eight months four months and single copies with per line rates for cards of thanks resolutions of condolence and poetry. Announcements of entertainments and similar items are priced per line with minimum charge. personal notices are billed at regular rates. obstetric and marriage notices are published free of charge.
Editor condemns public push to free Irving Latimer, imprisoned 40 years for murdering his mother and drugging a guard. warns against leniency as cries of sob sisters press for clemency, arguing justice requires life sentence remain enforced.
The National Committee on Municipal Reporting urges large cities to create report editors to inform the press on department activities. Critics warn such bureaus would gloss over inconvenient facts and inflate administration achievements. The emphasis shifts to empowering daily papers to access routine news from city departments.
Michigan is presented as a great state with vast resources and beauty. The piece extols mines forests fertile fields orchards lakes and streams and praises its industries education and citizen character. It highlights tourism advantages and advertising support from the Michigan press for promoting the state as a vacation destination.
The piece urges residents and outsiders to recognize Michigan’s privileges for work and recreation, highlighting the benefits to individuals, businesses, and communities. It calls for continuous attention through proper channels to promote enjoyment and economic profit in the state.
The article argues advertising is vital in business yet often wasted. It asserts women drive home purchases and criticizes billboards and theater programs as ineffective, urging merchants to focus on persistent local newspaper ads to reach households and attract customers.
The Observer reports from St. Louis that public response to Pay Promptly ads speeds up payments. National Retail Credit Association tests in Minneapolis Memphis Oklahoma City Kansas City and Washville show education efforts expanding. Merchants hold twenty eight billion dollars in open credits and installments. about fifteen billion remains unpaid.
Morning worship at 10 with sermon The Question of a Temptea Leader. Choir offers Prelude From Starry Spaces by Austin N Dunn Solo My Faith in Thee by W Wesley Wells Offertory Melody by O 5 Marshall Anthem The Winter is Past by Cuthbert H Harris Postlude Chant Joyeux by Ernest H Sheppard Sunday school at 11 15 Ray Davis in charge Epworth League at 6 80 Evening worship 7 30 Midweek prayer Wednesday 7 30 Choir meeting Thursday evening
Wiss EC Clark and Miss Little Jones of Franklin Tennessee were married recently in an automobile as they toured the town.
The Washtenaw County 4-H clubs held their fourth annual convention on June 10 with many leaders and members. Melvin Hartman of Pittsfield township received a medal for outstanding 4-H activities and won a trip to the National Club Congress in Chicago. The event featured Michigan State College specialists, and resolutions set attendance and project requirements for members.
Children’s Day at the Federated Church drew a large audience for a Sunday school program led by Superintendent Harry Winch. The decorations and program received high praise and next Sunday’s services are announced. The Presbyterian centennial event for Saline is set for July 18 and 19 with speakers and music planned.
Edwin Kriel of St. Joseph twelve years old was operated on in the University hospital for fifty cents. The coin lodged in his throat was removed by Dr. R Bishop Canfield of the hospital otolaryngology department. Attendants report Edwin rested comfortably after the operation and did not ask for change.
Much anxiety grips South Lyon as two eighteen year old Tube Mill employees vanish after a Monday walk. Mrs Giles Merritt and Mrs Steve Homer are described as young, employed residents feared missing from the town.
The 1930 Michigan Christmas seal sale totaled 206,815.53 dollars for state and local tuberculosis work. Funds financed health talks by Princess Watussa across the state, with Washtenaw County delivering 36 programs reaching 7,232 children and 215 adults. total listeners reached 274,914 with 101,219 last year.
The Saline Christian Science Society holds services at the hall above Citizens Bank Sundays at 10 30 p m with Sunday school for pupils under 20. Testimonial meeting is Wednesday at 7 80. The lesson sermon for June 21 centers on To the Universe including Man Evolved by Atomic Force with cited Bible and Science and Health passages. Bobbie the pigeon has attended the Fredonia Methodist church for six years.
Mrs. S. A. Solomon of New Bern North Carolina says she lost 47 pounds in 38 months using Kruschen Salts. She fell from 217 to 170 pounds and reports more energy relief from longstanding pains and a better appearance. She plans to continue the daily dose and recommends the product. A 4 week supply costs 85 cents at druggists worldwide with instructions to take one half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast and to watch diet. If not satisfied, money back.
Julia Maude Lowther, 23, a domestic and mother of a seven year old, awaits a death sentence for first degree murder. A 12 member jury convicted her of killing Mrs Clara Smith in Ashtabula after a 10 day romance with her husband Tilby Smith. The jury's refusal of mercy makes the death penalty mandatory under Ohio law.
The dialogue humorously references Java as a real-world place in Southeast Asia, while the boy jokes about coffee origins. It frames a classroom moment with a geography theme and a light cultural misdirection about borrowing coffee from neighbors.
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