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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
2
The Federated Church marks its 21st year with a June schedule. Choir practice on June 22, worship June 25 at 10, followed by a congregational meeting about the organ fund. July 7 recital tentative, with dedication of organ and memorials planned for July. Officers meet June 27 to finalize organization details. Helplift circle meets June 28, Lords Supper observance on July 2.
Obituary and marriage notices published free of charge. Poetry must be paid for. Personal or business interest notices charged at regular rates. Announcements of entertainments with admission charged priced at six cents per line with a 25 cent minimum. Subscription rate details and penalties for nonpayment listed.
The American Nautical Academy in Washington announces a free summer training cruise for boys and young men ages 11 to 21 aboard the training ship Masala from July 1 to October 1, 1939. No tuition. meals cost 49 cents daily. cadets receive nautical instruction and lifeboat drills with qualification for future scholarships in navigation. Students join at Virginia and operate from Hampton Roads. limited accommodations require prompt applications.
Softball standings show Feldkamp nw 5B plus FitzGerald 4 2 Valley Farms 3 3 Gross 24 COTS 0. Friday games featured Gross 42 FitzGerald 11. Felkamp St Gollins 5 and Brooklyn's next home game tomorrow evening. Saline involved in schedule notes.
Morning worship at 10 with sermon on Our Religious Heritage by Prof. W Caldwell Prout of Syracuse University New York. Sunday school at 11 15 led by Ray Davis. Epworth League at 6 30 led by Frank Carter.
St John’s Lutheran Church Bridgeware announces services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m. Worship services every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Everyone cordially invited.
Representative Joseph Warner of Ypsilanti told Rotarians at The Tavern last Thursday noon that Michigan’s tax mix yields about 55 million from the sales tax 15 million from liquor 6 to 7 million from corporations and that roughly half again as much must be spent leaving education and state services facing cuts unless taxes rise He defended the civil service bill and its implementation and noted Jewell reported on flowers and garden rules with hopes contestants would publish it.
Sunday visits and family gatherings fill Saline social pages. Local residents travel to Toledo and Detroit, while others stay nearby to attend church events, birthdays, and graduations. A 81st birthday party features roses, cakes, and telegrams from friends near and far.
Workmen finish screening and boat repairs as a new cabin is built at the camp entrance to serve as the caretaker’s home and the site readies for the first scout campers on Sunday afternoon June 26.
Wallace Beery delivers a masterful portrayal as Sergeant Madden a veteran NYPD officer torn between duty and family. The program also features Pygmalion Venice awards and a grim drill on street crime in Bay Slaves and Twelve Crowded Hours with press justice as the hero.
Central York cee ore Mr and Mrs Baward Pelierbach called on Alger Allison Friday evening. Mrs Carlton Murray hosted the York Ladies Aid last Wednesday. Walter Miller and family visited Joseph Sweeney Sr and family in town. Sunday guests included Leslie Bailey, Fred Rekitt and Norma, Hart Bailey of Detroit, Ernest Brown of Ann Arbor, Clarence Johnson and Ione Bailey of Saline township.
Saline Merchants defeated Allen 5 to 4 Sunday afternoon in Plymouth in a close baseball game. Frey pitched well for Saline, limiting hits to eight while his offense also collected eight off Allen. The Merchants travel to face Detroit Olympics this Sunday on Ladies Day with free admission for all women.
Washtenaw County agricultural Conservation Committee reports near completion of 1940 wheat allotment listing sheets. Individual allotments will be mailed to county farmers soon. Those with no wheat in 1937 1938 or 1939 should submit a written request for a 1940 allotment.
Farmers in Michigan are urged to inspect granaries and bins to qualify for 1939 wheat loans under the Triple A program. Washtenaw County Agricultural Conservation Committee notes storage must be 30 days, grain grade No 4 or better, moisture under 14 percent, with sturdy foundations floors walls and moisture proof roofs. Local instructions and county loan rates will be announced soon.
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