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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
4
A guide by George Tomlinson covers safe insecticides and practical controls for common pests. It lists rotenone and pyrethrum as safer options, warns against arsenicals, and gives specific methods for cutworms, cabbage maggots, onion maggots, squash bugs, squash vine borers, corn earworms, and corn borers with timing and treatment suggestions.
The piece encourages continuing with a Victory garden despite warnings about bugs. It notes that pests can be managed by simple methods and emphasizes enjoying gardening, even with insect concerns.
Mrs Sherman travels to summer home near Traverse City. Mr and Mrs Clifford Brown visit Mr and Mrs A G Richards. Marjory Richards weekend with grandparents D G Richards. Mr and Mrs Sidney Yape of Ann Arbor dine with D G Richards. Supper guests include A G Richards Tommie Clifford Richards and Will Gallaher family.
Mooreville society highlights include Mrs George Walther improving gaining health Edwin Morey Blissfield visiting sister Mrs Rafe Reese and Mr Reese. A baby girl Sharon Louise born June 14 to Mrs Everett Eggert at Saline General Hospital. Leona Wardle and Wilbur Winkle to marry June 27 Mooreville Methodist church. Stanley Braman promoted to corporal in Aviation Medical Division at San Antonio Texas. Spiced apple butter recipe tip for pork chops or ham added.
National salvage drive asks residents to gather scrap rubber from homes garages and premises. Local gas stations will pay a cent a pound with resale profits to Army Navy relief agencies USO and Red Cross. Items include tires lawn hose gloves hot water bottles and many small household rubber goods.
Hammond District details visits and arrivals include Miss Vanetta Carr at a business college in Ann Arbor Ernest Camburn from Jackson calling at Miller-Needham home Miss Ellen Gleason of Packard road visiting with Mrs Lena Gordon Mr and Mrs Ernest Gleason and family from Packard road visited friends Sunday Miss Shirley O Brien and friend from Detroit weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Glen Gordon and David Mrs Mabel Needham Mrs Ellen Collins and Mr and Mrs A Miller and son attended the Pennington reunion at Otawa Hills Ohio Claire Gilbert home from Camp Futmon Kansas for sister's wedding Genevieve to Harold Holcomb were married Wednesday and he returned to camp
West Saline and D Finkheiner attended a county fair board meeting last Tuesday. Many visits and gatherings occur around Saline and nearby towns with friends and relatives stopping by homes in Jasper Blissfield Ridgeway and Wayne. A funeral and health setback are reported along with a UAW university education event at the east quadrangle dormitory on campus.
The Observer highlights attractively priced groceries for the Saline stores this weekend. Shoppers are urged to read the weekly ads to secure desirable savings.
In Macon the Martha Mary chapel hosted two weddings Friday at one o'clock. Jean Vealey of South Saline married Douglas Hall of Tecumseh while Laura Lancaster of Clinton wed Kenneth Koch of Detroit. Rev Robison and Rev Rodda officiated. Meat increases the energy value of the diet.
Probate Court of Washtenaw County orders final administration account for Kneeland B Simmons. Lee Tescher and State Savings Bank as co trustees to be examined and allowed on July 7 1942 at 10 am at the Probate Office. Public notice to be run in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks.
The Washtenaw County Probate Court in Ann Arbor schedules a hearing for Edwin Nissley to admit a will and grant administration of the estate to Edwin or another suitable person. The hearing is set for July 16, 1942 at 10 A.M. Notice will be published in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior. Judge Tay G. Pray presiding.
Mortgage defaults trigger a public auction of the Strickland property in Ann Arbor Washtenaw County Michigan. Elizabeth Kitson mortgagee seeks sale on July 11 1942 at 6 p m Eastern War Time at the south front door of the Washtenaw County Court House.
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