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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
5
Town gossip notes visits by Mrs. Lillian Burgan and son Grover in Detroit, Meredith Clark of Vicksburg on business, and Mrs. D. B. Mattison’s birthday card shower. Events include Dr. Kogawa lectures in Ann Arbor, Red Cross flood relief appeals, and school vacations.
Fifteen years ago Miss Mary Yedele sold her West Henry street home to John Meyer. Ann Arbor visitors Mr and Mrs William Sunday joined relatives here. James and Edward Koons of Detroit visit aunt Mrs A E B Cole. Howard Corbett, returning from Salem Oregon, visited aunt Mrs Frank Cammet. Confirmations at St Pauls: Helen Fucss Florence Wurster John Dieterle Stanley Wittbracht. Betty Helen born to Mr and Mrs Harry Robinson Battle Creek. Donald Burkhart named rural carrier replacing Harl Fosdick to start April first. Mrs J W Hull honored with birthday surprise by Messenger class M E church. Lutheran confirmations: Linda Niethammer Malvina Guenther Carl Bredernitz Gertrude Eggert Frederick Niethammer Walter Guenther. Wedding March 3 Miss Ella Wiedmayer and Otto A Brednitz, only immediate relatives. they stay at Henry Bredernitz farm home.
Mrs. Harmon and Mrs. Fred Gillen with Willie Gillen attended a Ypsilanti play Monday night. Rev. William Dawe of Detroit to preach at the Methodist church next Sunday. G. B. Mason of White Pigeon burned out Friday losing most stock, insured. Mrs. Mary Kaiser and son from Lansing visiting Schroen parents. Real winter arrives March 19 with sleighs on the 20th. Mrs. Unterkircher and Miss Louise Burkhart to Ann Arbor Symphony concert tonight featuring a $5,000 violin. Fred Luckhardt improving J. H. Rogers farm by building a new fence. St Patrick’s party at Gillen home, with Estella Tate and Carl Gillen winning first prize. Webster S Buckman, Saline native, rises from patent office to law clerk with salary jump.
The Ann Arbor May Festival of 1936 will feature the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski with over 100 musicians and top soloists. Lily Pons returns for a third Ann Arbor appearance, joining Jeannette Vreeland, Rose Bampton, and Giovanni Martinelli among others for four concerts May 18 to 16. EFrem Zimbalist and Harold Bauer join on violin and piano, with Paul Althouse and a strong baritone lineup. The University Choral Union under Earl V Moore also performs with Elgar Caractacus and Verdi Requiem offering major works.
Austin Texas demand rises for the 1935 Texas Centennial half dollars minted to mark 100 years of independence. Beauford H Jester says over 15 000 of 30 000 coins have sold outside Texas as collectors seek the coins. The American Legion sells them for 1 50 each with profits funding a memorial museum in Austin.
The first eight cents of every dollar earned by Michigan railroads go to the state as a tax. The penny tax last year totaled 6.30138559 million dollars and funded the primary school system. Hiveryman's Almanac outlines railroad economics with 37 lines, 45,000 workers, 69 million dollars in wages, and 7,819 miles of track.
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