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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
4
In Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula the rugged, sparsely populated region shows ghost villages and boarded windows amid white snow. Once a copper mining hub, Houghton County suffers poverty and depopulation but begins a slow recovery in the harsh winter landscape and nearby Hamock.
The Keweenaw copper region faces competition from open mines in Arizona and abroad while Quincy mine in Hancock dips to 9,100 feet, generating extreme underground heat and 16-foot snow fences above. At Calumet, 1,251 workers are employed. statewide mining jobs total 3,099. Meanwhile Michigan College of Tech in Houghton sees enrollment rise, boosting the local economy alongside growing tourism and forestry expansion.
Rev Roy J Miller leads Federated Church with 11 15 Sunday school 6 30 Christian Endeavor and 7 30 evening worship services Liner ads get results.
A speaker argues that advertising guides choices and builds trust in products. She notes branded packaging and standard quantities improve selection, quality, and price comparisons, claiming advertised goods often offer better value and save time and money for consumers.
Mrs Alger Allison spent Friday with Misses Catherine Mary and Bertha Hertler. Joseph Sweeney Jr and son of Detroit spent Friday with his father Joseph Sweeney Sr. Mrs Grant Allison and children Patricia and Seth called at Alger Allison’s Saturday evening. James Coryell and family moved from Jesse Bird's farm to the farm owned by William Richards rented by Mr Bird.
Miss Ruth Carson returned from Detroit for a weekend visit spanning Thursday to Sunday. She joined the Ladies Aid in Saline on Wednesday afternoon. Paul Richards and family along with A G Richards and family spent Saturday evening at D G Richards home. Gale Riggs and Herbert Teachout with spouses attended a banquet at the Masonic temple in Ann Arbor on Friday evening.
Mooreville Grange held a regular meeting at York hall on Wednesday evening. Mooreville P. T. A. met at the school Friday evening with president Lorra ine Ganong in charge. A program featured songs recitations piano solos and a talk on army experiences. A penny supper netted $6.13 with $2.00 from a grab bag. Audrey and Vorine Schwartz sidelined with tonsillitis. Mrs Elmer Hintz recovering in Tecumseh hospital.
Macon residents host and visit relatives across Michigan and nearby states. The note lists strep illness for Mrs. Carl Hawkins, overnight stays by Julia Gilmore, and gatherings with the Hendershots, the Moodys, and the Gilmore family. Attendees travel to Flint Detroit Ypsilanti Tecumseh and Palmyra for rallies, dinners and anniversaries.
Community notices list visits and illnesses in Utica, Ann Arbor, Tecumseh, and Detroit. Mrs. Alta Collins is ill at her sister Miss Clara Hendershot in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Cross turns 94 as Herbert Gilmore family visits Bowling Green. Mackey injured in a Ford River Rouge freight truck accident sustaining multiple injuries.
Saline Township announces registration rules for the township election on April 1 1940. Township Clerk Lester Hanson will register voters on selected days and at home on March 12 and March 23 1940, excluding Sundays and holidays, with eligibility rules and review periods stated.
Registration and reregistration notice for Lodi Township Michigan ahead of the April 1 1940 election. Mark Sand posts hours at home 8 am to 8 pm on election days to review eligibility and absent voter options.
In Washte riaw County Probate Court at Ann Arbor on February 23 1940 Judge Jay G Pray presiding the matter of the estate of Aaron Luckhardt deceased orders publication to appoint an administrator for the estate and directs notice as required by law.
Amos C Luckhardt petitions for administration of the estate to Ernest Luckhardt or a suitable person. The hearing is scheduled for March 26, 1940 at 10:00 AM at the Probate Office. Public notice to be published weekly for three weeks in The Saline Observer.
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