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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
1
Governor Groesbeck proclaims Sunday March 13 1923 as Mothers Day urging worship services and family gatherings. He calls for citizens to display the U S flag to honor American motherhood in line with federal resolutions.
The Directors of the Citizens Bank of Saline Michigan express profound sorrow at the death of associate John Gordon. He served as a director since the bank’s organization in 1902 for over twenty years, known for wise counsel, high character and loyal service. The board offers heartfelt sympathy to his family and pays tribute to his character and business attainments.
May 15 named clean-up day in the village. Residents should gather rubbish next Tuesday place it on the lawn extension for collection on Wednesday.
A 17 year old tourist from Chicago admitted breaking into the interurban station last Wednesday night and stole about eighteen dollars in small change from cash register kept by Ben Uphaus. He slept at The Tavern before being awoken by Officer Fitzgerald and bound over for circuit court. A second youth in gray tried to force entry to the Liberty theatre rear. both incidents occurred late at night in a nearby town.
The Saline Woman's Club met on May 1 with Mrs. Dell for an education day. Current events were led by the school committee and two papers, Industrial Education by Mrs. Merrit Martin and The Japanese Question in Californian by Mrs. William Hart, were read. Delegates to county and state conventions were chosen, and the next meeting on May 4 15 will feature a tour to the Detroit Art Museum with a guided view of paintings.
The Parent Teachers Association plans a May 14 program featuring a girls glee club with piano and duet, a saxophone solo by Mr Essery, dancing and singing acts, a play The First Day of School, vocal solo by Miss Jones, a double mixed quartet, and an assembly song.
Oakwood cemetery lot owners except perpetual care holders must care for their own plots this summer. No sexton is secured and the Board of Trustees will not contract careg. Residents are urged to pile yard waste on designated drives for collection. Cooperation and advertising are urged to keep the cemetery presentable during the emergency.
Public notice style classified items include lost satin fragment and automobile plate. wanted poultry buyers. sale ads for a Durham bull, teams of horses, household furniture, farm equipment, and a used Nisco Spreader. Names such as F C Hollis, Otto Luckhardt, Frank Hollis, Edw J Muir, Heininger & Heininger appear along with local businesses and phone numbers.
Exceptionally good condition cars recommended highly after shop recon. Listings include 1921 Chevrolet Touring with $90 down and another with $100 down, plus a 1922 Ford Coupe at $170 down. If you can't afford a new car, see these. Authorized Chevrolet dealers.
Chiropractor Cc i MelIntyre of Ypsilanti will visit Saline twice weekly. Contact numbers include 447 in Ypsilanti and 2338 in Saline. He will call at homes for appointments. Also items for sale include a 14 acre farm near town with good house and barn and fruit, listed by Willis M Fowler. Other agricultural notices advertise Duroc gilts and White Leghorn eggs from Heilman, a 10 acre Detroit-area farm with house and outbuildings, and March chick sales from Washtenaw Hatchery in Ann Arbor.
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