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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
3
The Saline Observer lists subscription prices of 1.69 per year for single copies and 1.00 for six months. Card of thanks and resolutions of condolence are charged by line and poetry by line at five cents each. Announcements and notices carry six cents per line with a 26 cent minimum. obituaries and marriages are published free of charge.
The Farm Act provides an initial appropriation of $100 000 000 to fund cash payments for crop reductions and surplus relief. Additional funds come from taxes levied on processors of farm products like wheat cotton and milk. Taxes collected reimburse the treasury and fund future farmer bonuses. Hearings set to fix tax amounts and reductions, with reports to the local paper.
Prices of farm commodities continue to advance with wheat 18 cents a bushel higher than a month ago and 26 cents above last year. Oats up 5 cents and 19.2 cents, corn 15 cents higher. Eggs one cent higher despite warm weather and large production. Wool up three to four cents per pound. Inflation expected to push prices about 30 percent, aiding business if other prices do not rise similarly.
The state crop reporting service pegs the 1933 winter wheat harvest at 13,912,000 bushels, 16 percent below last year's 16,584,000 and 11 percent under the ten year average. Conditions improved since April with only 3 percent abandoned, mainly in late sowing and low ground. Harvestable acreage stands at 795,000, up 15 percent from the low 1932 level.
Due to strong Michigan navy bean markets farmers show interest in growing the crop. C R Oviatt extension division Michigan State College will speak at Tecumseh High School auditorium Friday night May 19 at 7 45 open to farmers and their wives.
Senior class plans skip day on May 17 while Mae Schroen returns to lead. Reports cover Browning and Termyson literature, German festival, debates on military training, and classwork across grades seven to eleventh with tests, projects, and plays noted.
In September the class finished a circus project building an elephant on spool wheels and wood peckers while studying the table of nine. Maudine’s brother visited on May 12. The Milan Leader notes Fred Carr of Dundee, ex publisher of the Dundee Reporter, was named buyer of paper stock for the state administrative board on Governor Comstock’s recommendation. Carr has long dominated Democratic politics and led Monroe County committee duties.
A wellness feature profiles Hye Seder detailing a three month weight loss journey totaling 29 pounds through diet changes and consistent exercise regimes. The piece emphasizes pace, routines, and personal motivation guiding the transformation.
Mrs Thelma Gravely of Roseville California testifies she lost 29 pounds in three months using Kruschen Salts and plans to continue. The ad claims half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast reduces fat and inches including hips chin and improves vitality with a money back guarantee after one jar.
In a letter to readers, Detroit Edison urges tax fairness and notes it paid 5.7 million dollars in taxes in 1932 while keeping customer rates below costs. The company touts tax contributions, rate cuts versus prewar levels, and industry strength in Detroit and Southeastern Michigan as evidence of regional resilience.
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