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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
2
A war veteran recalls a fallen comrade laid to rest in an orchard. He pictures the grave beneath flowering branches, hearing drums and bugles from battles past, and dreams of keeping vigil as memories linger. The piece links memory, place, and Memorial Day imagery.
Alger Allison is very sick with pneumonia. Parker Murray visited from Detroit on Monday. David Allison of near Mooreville called at his son Alger Alison’s home Sunday. Millara Allison near Mooreville visited his brother Alger Allison Friday. Mrs. Samuel Craig of Macon spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John Gooding and Mrs. Alger Allison. Neighbors from Flint, Cherry Hill, and Detroit stopped by the Dicks home and other households Sunday. Moody of Detroit spent several days with old friends in the area. Andrey Girbach and family visited George Girbach near Clinton. E. O. Stimpson attended a Brooklyn funeral Monday. Arthur Knuth and Raymond Ginder of Detroit spent Sunday with Roy Gilbert. Hammond district school closed Friday for a picnic. Miss Martin will teach in Adrian schools next year.
Harl Bacon drills a well for Ralph Long. Measles illness hits Little Thelma Murray and Luella Mae. Hazeldene Goldsmith back from Ann Arbor. Detroit trips and hospital news noted. Washtenaw farmers overwhelmingly back co operative milk marketing at a May 25 Chamber of Commerce gathering with planning groups to form county representation and cooperative loan ideas.
A crowded list of visits and gatherings across Detroit Ypsilanti Saline Britton and nearby towns. Residents such as Walter Graig Leon Vealey Clare Waite Madge Garrett Hugh Craig Helen Pierce Hilah Jean and families are noted hosting or visiting relatives and friends, with one child recovering from an appendicitis operation at the University of Michigan Hospital.
A reflective piece on Memorial Day honoring sacrifices made in the Civil War to preserve the nation. It frames sacrifice as a sacred duty and likens citizen state bonds to family ties, urging selfless service and devotion inspired by those who died for their country.
Seven hundred veterans of the One Hundred Seventh Regiment attended last year’s ceremony at the new War Memorial on Fifth Avenue and Sixty sixth Street in New York. The photo records taps for 580 regiment dead.
District Paul Richards aids Fred Beer for a time. Various residents visit, host, and attend events in Milan and Ann Arbor. The school closes for the year with a P W E A program including songs recitations and a forestry talk. Free car inspections offered by Wiedman Auto Company at the official test station.
Helen Christner recovers from mumps. Roberts school closes for summer. Gibb boys recover from measles. Mrs Roberts hosts Pittsfield Ladies Aid June meeting. Oak Grove school closes with Friday card day. Frank White served ice cream to pupils. Alice Roberts hosts Kare Kanning Klub Saturday. first lesson held. Pieplant canned. games and a short meeting. Next meeting at Miss Caroline McCalla’s. Harold Wolf, 14, shot his right thigh with a 22 rifle while crossing tracks. taken to Foote hospital for treatment.
The Petersbiebeck farm west of Sylvan suffered windstorm damage last week. A building collapsed, killing one cow and one pig while others escaped. Debris struck a barnyard, injuring cattle, and farm machinery and stored hay were damaged. George Ryder was dragged by a frightened horse, breaking a rib and sustaining bruises after being dragged while opening a gate.
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