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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
4
Michigan editors and officials rally for a constitutional amendment to allow county level home rule and managerial government. Advocates urge centralized, efficient administration to cut costs, citing city reforms as successful.
Resident Commissioner Ysauro Gabaldon urged Congress to grant the Philippines independence, arguing that U S support for Irish and other national aspirations should extend to the Philippines. He cited the Jones Law promise of independence upon a stable government and urged Washington to keep faith.
This fragment notes a Filipina making a Philippine hat as a rising art form. It mentions both men and women in the United States adopting the craft and the hat becoming a source of pride for the wearer.
A Chicago Tribune brief comments on the Filipino people's strong desire for full independence and freedom, noting unsettled guarantees and the broader human aspiration for self-determination.
South Saline items show E I Collins and Eugene Gray visiting Adrian and Hast Macon friends. Doris Teufel recovers from illness. Vandercoos family visits Milas. Pocklingtones visit Easlicks. Local men attend Macon banquet. Donald Craig vacations with Sam Craig family in York. Helen Craig returns from York visit. Vealey family guests Stilts family for Easter. Ora Lessee enjoys Easter with Haslick family.
James Hogan bought the Warkenhut home. Jennings Hartlein visited Jackson on Sunday. Frank Riedel hosted his daughter Marguerite from De treit. Camilla McGinn visited Dexter with relatives. Ralph Blanchard and family visited Geo Ley and Selma Boettner. Rheta Lutz and Grover Alber wintered Detroit guests. Pauline Phillips visited Woodville with Rev and Mrs Philipp. Bersuder family hosted Easter dinner for Delia Reed and others from Detroit.
Miss Mooreville Will Moody recovered from tonsillitis last week. Mrs May Kent visited Toledo for a few days. Miss Patline Day and relatives in Kansas, Ohio. Mooreville Ladies Aid served church dinner. Mr and Mrs Sayre Reeves hosted relatives for Easter. CB Hobbs spent Easter with Arther Carter family. Acon and Moody secured the fountain for John Taylor on the Ridge. Local OES initiation in Milan Tuesday evening. Arthur Sainford home over Easter with payments. Abs Julia Phillips of Milan visiting brother Arthur Caster family. Miss Wiltrude Forsythe of Kalamazoo visiting uncle Clifford Forsythe and family. Mr and Mrs Walter Greashaber and family spent Easter Sunday in Detroit. Mrs Greashaber and daughters remained for a week. Miss Zitella Goldsmith staying with Mr Greashaber and son Robert.
Macon residents report illness of Miss Edna Curry and multiple moves and visits across towns. Names include Mac Powell at Lewis Skinner farm Ais and Mrs E W Payne in Toledo on business. Emily Higgins stayed with relatives in Brooklyn. Everett Travis returned from Abrs to Macon. Carl Arlen and children with relatives in Jackson. Mrs Rebecka Cole aiding in Mrs Gus Creger case in Clinton. Ineziams and son Charlie moved into George Lane house. Raynor Kerr and daughter Opal spent part of January in Detroit. David Hicks moved from Clinton to Edward Miller farm. Charlie Thomas visited Easter with Frank and Mrs Thomas. Joe Pesce moved onto Frank Sage farm for the season. Mark Randall moved M V Hendershott house onto newly purchased property.
Local social column records Easter visits among Tecumseh residents and relatives. Detroit guest Miss Nina Rhoades stays with her four parents, while Ann Arbor trips involve Mrs Meda Sones and others. A Tecumseh high school gathering features dancing and a pot luck, and the M E church banquet includes speeches by John C Howell Edward Frensdorf and A Cole with Britton orchestra providing music.
At Michigan Agricultural College on March 17, seventeen delegates were chosen to attend the national ratification meeting in Chicago on April 6. The plan creates a national sales association with five year contracts, pays growers back for handling costs, and aims to reduce waste and stabilize prices through local marketing and coordinated warehouses and finance.
Enid Bennett headlines the Paramount Artcraft picture The Woman in the Suitcase at the Liberty theatre Saturday. The tale follows Mary, a boarding school pupil who uncovers a photo of another woman in her father’s suitcase and, aided by a professional escort, confronts the affair to uncover the truth. William Conklin plays the father, with Roland Lee and Dercas Mathews in supporting roles. directed by Fred Niblo with screenplay by C Gardner Sullivan.
Following Governor Groesbeck’s proclamation, Saline will switch all business hours to Eastern Standard Time beginning Sunday, April 3, aligning with communities not yet on the time zone.
Saline Observer announces subscription rates 2.00 yearly 1.00 six months and 0.50 quarterly. Obituary and marriage notices printed free. Poetry and cards of thanks priced per line or per word. Advertising rates available on application.
The Federated Church led by Pastor W. J. Cross discusses harmonious bell tones to unite local faiths. It invites church janitors to discuss a cooperative plan, notes visiting nonresident members returning for Easter, and highlights a Bible class with about twenty young men preparing for future leadership. Bible study Thursday night.
The Maccabees celebrated the thirty ninth anniversary of the Saline tent at the Liberty theatre last Thursday evening. Sir Knight Layher of Monroe and Great Commander Thompson of Port Huron gave addresses. After the program they moved to the Maccabee hall for refreshments and social hour. several new members were pledged to join the roster.
The Camp Birkett reunion will be held in Ann Arbor on Friday April 8 at 4 p m. The Ann Arbor Hi-Y club leads arrangements with George Douglas as president and committee chairs appointed. L C Reiman runs the campfire program and Ted Hornsberger heads the athletic committee planning indoor baseball basketball and swimming events.
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