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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1953
Page
2
Subscription price is two dollars fifty cents per year in advance for Michigan residents and three dollars per year in advance for out-of-state and U S possessions. Single copy price is five cents. Advertising rates available on request.
State fiscal year begins July 1 with 124 fairs and shows planned across Michigan. Lake Odessa hosts the first fair July 3 and 4, followed by a summer through fall schedule listing locations, dates, and affiliated agricultural associations and 4-H groups.
A partial listing shows monthly county agricultural fairs from July through October across Michigan towns such as Carson City Atlanta Ewart Iron River Kinross Hart Adrian and Traverse City with dates from late August to early October. The notice ends with a dairy herd statistic for Kath leen a twice daily milking cow producing 11 025 pounds of milk and 588 pounds butterfat per year.
Valiant Standard Kathleen a registered Jersey cow owned by Max Spike Route 1 Saline produced 4 784 quarts of milk with enough butterfat to churn 659 pounds of butter during 305 days on Hero Improvement Registry test. The cow aged 9 years 3 months produced 10 294 pounds of milk with 549 pounds butter fat to help breeders gauge mature equivalents.
Do You Recall recounts H A Hammond nearing completion of a new home south of town with a tenant house planned. The column notes L L Daniels hosting relatives for a cousin visit, Miss Mary Heimendinger visiting Mrs D F Reeves, and Detroit born Mary Heimendinger visiting. It also reports Saline Village value at 322770, up 18000 from last year after one fewer saloon, and a humorous wife curing her husband’s late nights with a cigar smoke joke. A Hillstle minister, from his home, received an anonymous letter about the Lord never riding to church by carriage.
A church service featured a letter read from the pulpit and a provocative challenge by the minister. He declared that if the writer attends next Sunday properly saddled and bridled, he would follow the Lord’s example and enter the church as Jesus did into Jerusalem.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs S G Lambarth attended the christening of Norman Paul Lambarth son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lambarth of Lodi. Chester Leonard and family moved from the DePuy house on North Ann Arbor to the Otto Akels house on South Monroe. Dr and Mrs Charles Mix visiting en route to Chicago with Dr and Mrs Unterkircher. Miss Bertha Schairer returned home after Palm Beach stay. Herman Gross visited Clinton relatives. Berniece Behrns of Brown's Valley Minnesota visiting Helen Armbruster. It may be coincidence or cause and effect but it has rained nearly all the time since Michigan voted to have it wet.
Mr and Mrs Vincent Fox and Susan spent Sunday in Jackson at the home of her parents. Mr and Mrs Jacob Theurer spent Sunday at the home of their relatives.
Daughters and husbands Mr and Mrs Stanley Buta of Fenton welcomed Jan and Lucille Buta who were christened. Claire MacArthur returned to Cheboygan after vacation with her parents. Mrs Wesley Nielson traveled to Grove City PA after staying with her parents. Elmer Lange and children visited in Bryan Ohio with his sister. Charlotte Carr of Iron Mountain spent the weekend with the Carrs of their home.
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