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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1955
Page
2
The snippet highlights consumer power led by men in weekly food shopping, with a note on spending 150 million dollars on hats. It cites car stopping distances at 69 mph and a baseball distance reference, and mentions over five million U S farms with electric service.
Rev H L Engel announces a Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School. The Adult Class meets Tuesday, Bible classes midweek, Church Council Wednesday, Men's Club Thursday, Y P S Thursday, Youth Fellowship Sunday at 3 30 and joint trip to Ann Arbor Second Baptist. Special Lenten service Wednesday 8 p.m led by Rev Frederick Engelsdorfer. Women’s Guild meets Wednesday 9 a.m.
Frederick H. Engelsdorfer, minister, presides 10 am during Lent with the theme One Who Was at the Cross. An 11:15 am Sunday School follows with chancel choir rehearsal Thursday at 8:00 PM.
St Andrews Catholic Church hosts Sunday Mass at 10 00 a m with confessions at 9 30. Fr Ellis will be in the Church Hall every Monday evening for confestation.
Worship at 10 a.m. and Church School at 11:15 a.m. Sunday service will include another sermon based on the Confession of Sin. Pastor Alvin Siemsen leads this congregation in a traditional parish setting.
The Bethel Church in Freedom Township lists a German worship service at 10 a.m. on Sunday March 6, followed by Sunday School at 11 a.m. The Young People League meets at 2 p.m. Sunday. A Lenten service is planned for Wednesday March 9 at 8 p.m. The Junior Choir reheares at 4 p.m. and the Senior Choir at 8 p.m. on Thursday March 10.
First Methodist Church Saline Michigan details a Sunday morning 10:00 worship with sermon titled Christ the Only Alternative. Activities include 11:00 Sunday School, 4:00 Intermediate Youth Fellowship, 7:30 Senior Youth Fellowship, choir rehearsals, membership training, Family Night with potluck, and a Lenten service led by Rev La Verne Finch.
The Federated Church invites the public to a morning worship at 9 46 with church school and special instrumental music then a 11 worship service themed The Power of the Remnant featuring adult choir. Nursery care provided by Ladies Aid. A 3 30 musicale by the George Austin Family ends with a reception.
Personal notes detail weekend guests and gatherings across Monroe Detroit Kalamazoo and Lansing. Arrangements include bridge club events dessert luncheons and a slumber party with several named locals attending. A previously scheduled East ern Star meeting was cancelled and a Washtenaw association of ficers visit is planned for April.
The church announces a Lent training series with a 6 30 P M Young People Society session on membership and a 7 45 P M Lenten worship with the theme Religion Without Tears led by James Austin who will sing four solos. Choir rehearsals are set and the Ladies Aid meets March 9. The Annual Fathers and Sons Banquet is March 11 at 7 00 P M in the church dining room.
The Saline Observer outlines subscription rates of 3.00 per year in Michigan and 3.50 elsewhere, with advance payment required. Three year mail subscriptions cost 7.50 within Michigan and 9.00 outside, and the paper is a Michigan Press Association member with The Michigan Press Service advertising representation.
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