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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
2
The Saline Observer lists staff and publishing details including publisher Sim R Wilson and editor M C Bouteile. It notes postal filing as second class, pricing for subscriptions, and free obituary and marriage notices with paid poetry and announcements pricing.
The piece praises the American system of voting on numerous measures and urges continued participation. It highlights the right to express approval or disapproval and notes Thanksgiving as a topic of conversation following elections and Halloween.
The piece argues the need for conscription by citing Hitler's statements and actions from 1935 to 1940. It links his territorial aims to the justification for a peacetime draft in the United States, claiming his intent was to avoid expanding not to invade the American continent. It references Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands with dates and quotes.
BF quotes a claim of system upset relief after using Adla Tablets under guarantee. Hentges reports pain relief and restored appetite after trying a $1.25 bottle. Text promotes Adla for excess stomach acidity and notes sale by Your Druggist.
Mrs William Austin visits relatives in Wayne George Klein of Detroit visits sister Mrs Anna Woelper in town Mrs Stanley Stone of Hudson guest of Mrs Lucy Fairbanks for a few days Charles Marken and family visit Mrs Markens mother Mrs Howard in Homer Mr and Mrs Charles Case and daughter Hazel of Dexter visit F C Hollis and family Christian Burkhardt of Lodi spends winter with daughter Mrs J H Feldkamp John and Eckhardt Schroen families and Mrs Elizabeth Schroen of Ann Arbor visit Amos Miller Miss Blanche Mead visits town rents house to Robert Cullen of Belleville Burkhardt promoted to assistant cashier at Saline Savings Bank Shadow social Friday Nov 12 at Roberts home for Roberts school Miss Ida Young teacher Saline Woman's Club federation report music by Miss Vesta Mills District No 4 Lodi reports several pupils never absent nor tardy teacher Miss Wilma Cole.
Will Martin clerks for L. M. Thorn. Miss Edna Smith visiting Vermontville. Miss Freda Lederer to lead German school this winter. Adolph Lindemann of Lodi operated on for appendicitis last week. Mrs. Mary Skinner and Mrs. Will Delt visited Detroit Friday. October warm, November gentle. Mrs. Fred Gramer spent days with Macon friend. Willis Fowler and brothers and wives took an auto trip to Jackson Sunday afternoon. Pearl Derr visited Ann Arbor with Mrs. FitzGerald. Mrs. James Eyen of Muskegon visited family in town. Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Luckhardt wedding daughter Amanda Luckhardt. Mrs. George Gannett and Mrs. Leon Tower visited Gregory. Alfred Lewis and family attended Walter Cotton anniversary at Clinton. Neighbors celebrated Will Orr anniversary with a gathering.
The Federated Church announces events led by Rev Roy J Miller. Choir practice and voice culture Thursday at 7 45 p m with a Friday pot luck dinner and social hour followed by Sunday school at 11 15 and morning worship at 10 o clock on November 10. Dorcas circle meets Friday afternoon November 15 at the church.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church invites members for 10 a m divine service in English followed by Sunday school and the installation of elected officers. Rev H L Engel is pastor.
St John s Lath Church Bridgewater M C Philipp Pastor invites all to English services every second and fourth Sunday of the month Sunday school at 11 a m The first cross country championship race in the United States was run under the auspices of the New York Athletic Club in 1883.
Readers invited to share household tips recipes and methods. Submissions may include ideas for chores cooking vegetables and other home tasks with optional name credits for preferred mention.
A poem titled Out on the Farm contrasts rural peace with spiritual faith and nature imagery. It is followed by a paragraph urging readers to use indoor evenings for reading, music, or handicrafts, suggesting they contact the State College at East Lansing for guidance.
A scented butter molasses batter with ginger and spices. Melt butter and molasses then boil, add ginger and cinnamon and nutmeg, dissolve soda, off heat stir in sour milk and egg, then sifted flour and beat. Bake as drops or loaf and serve hot with whipped cream. Optional extra ginger in cream.
A mix of turkey recipes and production news sits alongside notes on a record turkey crop. Michigan reports more than half a million birds fattening as demand grows for Thanksgiving and other meals. Lt General Ivar Holmquist orders soldiers to value religious support while taking command in Sweden.
A satirical column notes advertising drives industry, warns against claims that government and religion hinder progress. It references Alec writers and a critique of business tourism.
Vincent Jacobs explains scientific method through gas theory and air experiments. Students learn observation, experimentation, and testing while exploring how kinetic theory explains gas pressure and tire inflation.
A school notes six acts read by First Grade classes to support oral book reports. First graders plan a Christmas play with forty three pupils in costume. Second Grade reports new officers for the Happy Helpers Club with President Richard Chapman and Vice President Harry Anderson. The dog Blackie has four puppies.
The sixth grade held a Halloween party serving cider and donuts as refreshments. They are making a large map of South America to supplement the festivities.
Saline men plan to attend a Scout Leaders Conference at Camp Newkirk on Saturday November 9 with sessions on troop program planning. Other events include New Citizens Day at Yost Field House on Sunday November 10 and the installation of Alpha Phi Omega at the University of Michigan on November 17 with speaker H Roe Bartle the national president of Gamma Pi Chapter.
The program includes a 10 a.m. sermon Maintain ing our Stability with choir music and 11 a.m. church school Spread ing Good Will led by Arthur Wilson. Young Peoples' Hour covers Junior Intermediate and Senior groups. Evening rally 6:30 p.m. ALL 7:30 p.m. Men's Meeting featuring B C Betz of Monroe and Ann Arbor district. official board meeting Tuesday 7:30 p.m. in the League room. Women's Society for Christian Service meets Wednesday. Also poultry notes from Michigan State College urge dry ventilated coops and straw loft insulation. world leper count stated as 2,000,000. A correction notes Miss Anna and Willis marriage was a mis take.
Michigan farmers embrace smooth brome as a rising cash crop. In 1940 acreage doubled with seed production yielding up to 700 pounds per acre and about 15 cents per pound. Churchill cites 1000 acres could meet statewide seed demand. The grass also provides pasture hay and soil conservation benefits.
I H Bartlett and state conservation officers counted 612 deer in a 7 hour 45 minute drive across 64 miles near Fairview Curran McCallum Lake and Flynn Valley. Most sightings were in farmers fields with 24 bucks 168 does 82 fawns and 338 unidentified. Bartlett explores fencing to curb damage as elephant claim noted.
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