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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
2
Publisher Saline Sim Wilson and Editor Boutelle publish notices with postal details. Rates: subscriptions $1 per year, 6 months $0.75, outside Michigan $1.50. Card of thanks 6 cents per line. Obituary and marriage notices free. Poetry 5 cents per line.Announcements with charge 6 cents per line. Minimum 25 cents.
At the Washington convention in late April delegates vowed a 50 percent membership expansion to 12,000,000 to fund growing Red Cross activities. President Roosevelt praised the welfare link to armed forces families.
Rev. H. L. Engel will lead divine services at 10 a m English followed by Sunday school at 11 o'clock.
Mrs Liza Belle Stoll had her tonsils removed Saturday at Saline General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Raymond Lippo of Ann Arbor welcomed a daughter born May 3. Mr and Mrs James Desbrough of Milan welcomed a daughter born May 6. Vera Goodin of near Milan reported her daughter Es Merle Goodin had an appendectomy Thursday.
A collage of brief items notes R. H. Bamer’s trip to Toledo and visits by locals to Detroit Lima Tecumseh and Clinton. It reports street paving on Ann Arbor street progress and new businesses in Wallace block and Boettner building. Also mentions health alerts and a cattle shipment weighing 22 770 pounds across Holstein yearlings.
The list presents pupils who were neither absent nor tardy during April. Included are Eva Collins Mary Cornish Ida Mohrhardt Viva Moody Esther Cornish Harold Hammond Elton Osborne Donald Stumpson Lola Ellis John Cornish Julia Mohrhardt Gertrude Collins Anna Higgins Hrma Osborn.
The column urges caution and etiquette for public behavior, arguing that prudent actions protect both the observer and others, emphasizing responsibility in shared spaces and the role of timely warning in preventing harm.
The Ann Arbor Savings Bank will award a large silver loving cup to the 4-H club in the county that earns the most points for membership and quality of work. Clubs must have at least five members and submit monthly reports to the county extension office. The contest runs June 1 to October 1, with engraving on the cup for the winner and a desk set prize for top clubs.
Federated Church invites families to Sunday worship at 10 o clock with a sermon on Tomorrow's Mothers. Sunday school at 11 15 includes a lesson on The Responsibility of the Home Regarding Beverage Alcohol. Evening activities include Christian Endeavor at 7, prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30, Dorcas circle May 15 at Mrs Otto Hagans, and a Friday wienie roast at the city park for youth.
Minister Fred A. Lendimim delivers at 10 a.m. on The World's Greatest Heroine. Special music follows. Church school at 11:15 with Home Responsibility as the lesson. Epworth League 6:30 p.m. Junior and senior group meet Tuesday May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Official board meeting. Wednesday 14th W S C S meeting led by Mrs Roy Rogers.
Garden tips show how to space rows for shoe versus horse tillage, plant beets after peas, and engage children with plots shared by firms providing workman gardens. The page also includes a lemon anecdote and a gingerbread style recipe with molasses cookies and a baking guide.
A basic recipe lists 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 percent teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk percent teaspoon vanilla 4 tablespoons sugar 1 and one half teaspoons cinnamon 4 tablespoons chopped nuts. Sift flour before measuring then sift again with baking powder and salt. Cream the butter.
Michigan State College extension advisers stress yard lights controlled from house or pole improve safety and convenience. Proper mounting with weatherproof fixtures, a 200 watt bulb, and light colors on buildings enhance visibility for care of animals, fire prevention, and social use. Mortgage debt figures show U S farm debt at about 7.07 billion in 1939.
The South Lyon Herald notes the bronze tablet honoring the late Will iam Green was pried from a large tree in Crapo Park. The Holly Detroit Picnic Association placed it about four years ago to recognize Green’s planting of many park trees. Police seek to apprehend the miscreant and bring punishment.
Divine services at 10 a.m. English services every second Sunday. Sunday school at 11. fourth Sunday of the month. Everybody cordially invited.
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