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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
2
The Saline Observer notes editorial staff Saline Mich publisher and editor names, post office entry as second class, and pricing for copies and subscriptions. It lists rates for six months and three months, and outside Michigan, plus line-based charges for notices, poetry, and announcements with a minimum 25 cent charge.
A Dundee Reporter editorial notes that banking is no longer local and dull. Bankers now act as international advisers, needing broad knowledge to guide borrowers, protect deposits, and adapt to global shocks that affect communities despite distance.
The Federated Church invites all to morning worship at 10 with a sermon on The Cave of Adullam. Sunday school at 11 15 with Peter's Vision lesson. Christian Endeavor 7 00 pm features a joint service with Salem Endeavor Society. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30. County Endeavor meet at Ann Arbor Friday May 23, depart 6 30 from church.
Mrs Mott of Wayne visits her daughter Mrs Leo Bondie. George Schwoche bought a new tractor at Centerline last week. Walter Harris and wife of Saline may move to Young farm. Kyser farm sold to Don Campbell and wife of Ypsilanti. Campbell family called to Cleveland, Ohio for mother’s illness. Community picnic plans discussed at Vaughn home for June 1. Last week’s storm caused damage and telephones out. A hunting dog was struck by lightning on John Wiedmayer place. Mourning doves feed their young with crop milk.
Commencement for the 1941 class announced with 59 diplomas to be presented June 12, the largest graduating class here. Class night on June 10 features all graduates. Warren Rentschler is valedictorian, Emergene Ernst and Bonnie Bearss salutatorians. Baccalaureate on June 8 by Rev. Fred Lendrum, with Dr. O R Yoder as commencement speaker. A five day trip to Washington DC is planned after school, with Hazen Jewell and Mrs. Washburn as sponsors.
Rev H L Engel leads Divine services on Ascension Day at 10 am in German. Next Sunday there will be English services at 10 am, with Sunday school at 11 o clock.
A roundup of visits and calls in Hammond and nearby towns highlights weekend gatherings. Families from Holloway Plymouth Detroit Berkley Tecumseh and Morenci connected with relatives and friends. The Michigan Tuberculosis Association notes death rate disparities between low paid workers and highly paid professionals and executives. Read the liner ads now.
A featured horticultural note praises home gardening and community in a small town. A recipe uses rhubarb with sugar water and lemon juice, then folded with whipped cream for a dessert or fruit juice mix, yielding about a quart of pulp ready to chill or serve.
Home economics experts at Michigan State College hail carrots as nutritious and appealing. Deep orange color signals high carotene which the body converts to vitamin A, with added calcium and riboflavin. Raw carrots enhance salads, while minimal water preserves calcium during cooking and the liquid should be served.
Memorial Sunday service at 10 a.m. with sermon on Memories and special music. Church school at 11:15 a.m. Epworth League study on Overcoming Prejudices led by Arthur Wilson at 6:30 p.m. Junior and Senior groups meet. Also a note to pay cemetery dues.
Result records show numerous bowlers with series and final scores across rounds. Names include Harman Osterhout Hartman Dosterbeck Hoeft Elsman Lamont Nord Haarer Burkhardt Miller Dufore Gillen Burkhart Stimpson Fosdick Armbruster Frey Koebbe Leidheiser Loeffier Westphal Hunt Lindemann Dieterle Harvey Frey Keveling Wahl Feeman Frey Armbruster Frey Hartman Jaeger Westphal Hunt Elsman Hoeft Morden Koebbe Armbruster Harve Frey Armbruster E Armbruster.
SEEN AND HEARD continued with humorous reflections on air travel for a chef and a long imagined meal. It covers Robert Ormsby’s trip to Baltimore to join a merchant ship bound for South America and comments on tax costs for tuberculosis veterans. Also notes federal screw works expansion and Lincoln presidential secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay.
William C. Wessel national director of Cubbing will address a lunch at McKenny Hall Ypsilanti on Tuesday noon June 3 chaired by Floyd Stowe. Dr Harry Hoy will preside. Wessel will speak again at 7 45 pm at the Michigan Union Ann Arbor. A large turnout of Cub leaders Den mothers and committee members is expected from across the county.
Central York reports Mrs. George Desbrough visited Mrs. Alger Allison on Tuesday. Oak Grove P T A held an officers election at the schoolhouse Friday evening. Callers at the Allison home Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. James O Malley and Miss Alice Myers of Detroit with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alber. A daughter was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe of Ypsilanti. Mrs. Rolfe formerly Jane Moore lived nearby in youth. the couple have been married 14 years and welcome their first child. In baseball rules a runner hit by a batted ball is out and the nearest fielder records the putout.
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