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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
6
The Saline Observer lists subscription prices and advertising rates for notices and poetry. Obituaries and marriage notices are published free, while condolence resolutions and entertainment announcements require per line charges. Personal or business benefit notices are billed at regular rates.
A ragged tale recounts Vernon Roberts a Charlotte stone cutter who deserts his family for a Chicago romance then is jailed for shooting his mistress and her sister amid a drunken frenzy. The piece shifts to Gillette the Silver Creek native leading a ten million dollar ad push and a vendetta on advertising’s value for merchants.
The Michigan Safety Council faces questions over a statewide car test this spring. A formal plan, official guidance, and direct state police supervision are urged to avoid duplicating effort and to reduce hazards from unfit vehicles. Human life is deemed too precious to ignore such testing.
Bandits roped in Al Lester of Chicago and discovered 18 cents in his pocket. They handed him a $5 bill and told him to run along, escaping with a brief, comic cash standoff.
Morida troop attended the District Court of Honor in Ypsilanti featuring awards for Alvin Armbruster James McCord William Nurnberger and Charles Howard. A moving picture The Deer Slayer was shown then lunch followed. Two scouts plan Camp Kirolex study on first aid and Red Cross instruction. Memorial Day hosts Milan Saline dual Scout meet with details to follow.
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association and the National Association promote an early Spring diagnosis campaign to protect children. A skin test plus perhaps an X ray could identify susceptible youngsters, about two in every hundred, so they can be safeguarded.
A special council meeting minds a water commissioner assistant, accident policy for firemen funded by premiums, and renting the Joe Gauss barn for storage. A committee to shop for a street truck is formed as the May 5 regular meeting notes bridge completion and wage approvals, with a $2,500 loan to cover bills and cemetery fence.
A fragment notes Adam Klumpp paid one half month salary and two meals amounting to 5.50 dollars. MARK B. SUGDEN serves as President and WALLAGH as Clerk. The entry mentions a fire truck context and a stamped figure 29.28.
The Christian Science Society of Saline meets Sundays at 10 30 a m above Citizens Bank with a Wednesday 7 30 p m testimonial meeting. Sunday school after the morning service for pupils under 20. Lesson sermon May 18 titled Mortals and Immortals citing 11 Tim 1 6 and passages from Science and Health. Weekly bargains in Liner column.
Community complaints rise as traveling salesmen flood smaller towns selling various goods from sharpeners to cloth. Homegrown residents are trusted, while strangers offer little guarantee of fair deals. Citizens are urged to avoid door to door pitches and support local merchants.
The Dundee Reporter notes a push for public cooperation as the Department of Conservation places warning signs statewide. Readers are reminded to extinguish camp fires, avoid discarded flames and follow safety rules to protect forests and timber. A separate item cites a projected Dundee population rise from 1180 in 1920 to about 1360 or 1370 in the current census.
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