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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
6
A domestic scene from The Mutual Magazine shows a Chinese cook named San Toy Lee being nicknamed John after he says his name is long. The conversation continues with a woman named Mrs Charlotte Anne Hemingway shortened to Cholly, reflecting a playful misunderstanding of names.
A narrator notes deference toward a traffic policeman. Mr Chuggins praises the officer as one of the few who knows all driving regulations as they happen. The exchange highlights respect for authority and sharp knowledge of rules.
A humorous exchange features Mr. Meekton replying to a jab about being lectured by his wife Henrietta. He downplays the idea and boasts that Henrietta would not waste time lecturing a small audience like him.
Washington reports fingerprints from over 10 000 job applicants were sent to the FBI to check for prior records. Among 4 908 civil service cards 107 showed penitentiary terms and fake identities. Miami and Pasadena cases linked applicants to crimes, while a Miami Beach hotel robbery suspect was captured after matching fingerprints.
The Hawaiian papaya faces its main foe the fruit fly but a joint USDA and Hawaiian program targets three fronts to preserve the fruit for export. Parasitoids are released to combat the fly, fruit is treated to kill larvae, and processing for non fresh shipment is tested.
William L. Lavery a 22 year old Alaska airplane mechanic who helped rescue 102 Russians stranded on an arctic ice floe in the Bering Sea two years ago trains in Seattle for a pilot license. He earned the Order of Lenin award cash and a lifetime pension and aims to become a transport pilot returning to Alaska for service.
Pawtucket judge presses for 90 days after Michael J. Hurley, 40, pleads guilty to over tippling and asks for 30 days. Hurley worries 30 days would be enough, while the clerk insists on 90 days in the Tenth District court.
A young man named Bones explains a roaming life across many lands as he seeks a country. He enters the United States via El Paso and faces vagrancy charges while a New York court weighs his fate.
Buffalo Mo Marval Nunn a Dallas county farmer relies on a horse that daily carries a can of milk a mile and a half to the railway station and returns with whey. The simple efficiency saves him time and effort in chores around the farm.
An eighty four year old barber William T. Kirmes displays a sign reading no women allowed in his Melrose shop. Kirmes has barbered for 72 years and claims to be Massachusetts oldest active barber. He says women customers are not worth the crowd they bring and that men are the real customers.
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