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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
2
Publisher and editor names listed with post office filing. Rates shown for subscriptions, single copies, and outsides Michigan. Policies include free obituary notices, paid poetry, and admission announcements with minimum charges.
Mrs Sally H MacArthur pleads for correct respect to the Star Spangled Banner noting Congress named it national anthem in 1919. She argues we should stand at attention at first note and rise on request only for other songs, urging schools to teach anthem etiquette.
Miss Merle Goodin returned to her home near Milan Sunday. Mrs. Lipton and baby returned to their home near Ann Arbor Tuesday afternoon. Tony Rymanowicz of Macon road had an appendectomy on Tuesday. Mrs. Violet Graf underwent an emergency appendectomy Monday night. She is doing as well as can be expected.
Camp Newkirk announces Allan Mathison Scoutmaster for the provisional Manchester unit this summer. C E H Rozzei notes Mathison's leadership, group work background, and double troop growth since last September. The provisional unit will run June 22 to August 9 under his direction.
The Federated Church led by Pastor William H. Bach invites all to morning worship at 10 with the sermon Let’s Go Fishing. Sunday school at 11:15. lesson Broadening Christian Horizons. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m for all youths. Prayer meeting Wednesday. county Endeavor gathering May 23 at Ann Arbor Church of Christ.
Local bowling event lists singles rounds with scores for Morden, Hunt, and other competitors. Round details include first through finals, plus forthcoming doubles next week.
Worship at 10 a.m. features "Builders of Invincible Faith" with Eastern Stars and Masons attending. Church school at 11:15 a.m. topics include "New Horizons" with Arthur Wilson supervising. Epworth League meets 6:30 p.m. Juniors led by Miss Stark, Seniors by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis. Church Board of Education meets May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church invites worship at 10 a m English divine service and 11 o clock Sunday school conducted by Pastor H L Engel.
A cemetery announces likely price increases for Perpetual Care in the older section with rates possibly rising to seventy five dollars per lot and annual dues also set to increase. Residents urged to act now to lock in older rates.
Mr and Mrs James Daugherty celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. George E Chabrier head chef at the Fonda Lake Inn prepared a three layer cake for the event. The cake used 78 eggs 18 pounds of sugar and five pounds of butter and required 48 hours to make. Chef Chabrier trained in Paris and once led a Detroit hotel kitchen.
Local residents from Judd District and nearby towns are listed visiting relatives in Ypsilanti and Belleville including Edward Langstatt and the Richards families. Michigan Tuberculosis Association promotes free films and X-ray checks as tuberculosis prevention. Cemetery dues are urged for payment.
Saturday gatherings included Arbutus Sneary with Beth Gilbert. Sunday visitors and calls spanned families in Gilbert, Hidd Sneary, Needham, Collins, Hammond, Martin, Hauk, Burleson, Ellis, Johnston, Gordon, Puterbaugh, Wooley, Prayva, and Allen. Ohio visitors from Dayton, Elyria joined in.
Mooreville residents and families shared visits across nearby towns. Ill health reported for Robert Holcomb at St Joseph’s Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor. Local meetings include Mooreville WCS Thursday evening and Washtenaw County Brotherhood May 18 at Mooreville Methodist Church.
Divine services at 10 a m English services on the second and fourth Sundays Sunday school at 11 am. Everyone invited. A brief note mentions Chinese gunpowder discovered around 600 A D but used as a toy.
The Washtenaw County Probate Court orders creditors to present claims for the Anna M. Woelper estate by July 28, 1941 at 10 am at the Ann Arbor Probate Office. Public notice to run three weeks in The Saline Observer. Also included are brief local notes about animals on US-112 and steak prices during the Klondike era.
Feldkamp notes good meals for boys with Sunday extras past dinners. Albert Gall renews The Observer subscription while farming well. Robert Morton reports baby chick sales double last year. Gas stations slick up with new blacktop and fresh paint. Mrs Gottlob Hinderer loses nine chicks to rats, readers invited to share remedies. Jon Whitcomb and bride honeymoon on the Caribbean. It’s estimated there are 80,000 U S restaurants.
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