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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
1
Elwood C Rogers bought a 150 acre Alabama land tract after supervising timber in the south. He believes the timber value plus surrounding oil fields make the investment sound and expects profit as lumber prices rise. The notice highlights speculation and potential wealth from the venture.
Parents and patrons are invited to a splendid PTA program for the next meeting on Monday evening November 12. Highlights include vocal duets by Mrs Luther Briggs and Mrs F Li Burkhart, a local drama Making of the Flag, a talk by Miss Edith Thomas on the University of Michigan Library Extension Service, and a charming maile quartet directed by Mrs Merritt Martin. Attendees urged to join.
Classified ads list items for sale and rental including walnut pedestal chestnut coal two Delaine rams farm horses and more. Also notices for carpentry jobs land sale inquiries and local events at Saline Michigan with names and contact numbers.
Professor Sawyer arranged a new Halloween at the schoolhouse inviting all children to stay late. The third floor hosted most activities with a fish pond fortune telling witches and ghosts. Confetti dazzled and wax removals followed as neighbors cleaned up after the festive night.
The second number of the local lyceum course will be given in the opera house next Tuesday night. Emily Waterman appears as the entertainment, a respected local reader known for humor pathos and convincing characterizations. Season tickets remain at 75 cents for four numbers with 40 cents extra for season reserves. Single admission is 35 cents for adults.
The Twenty-Fourth Annual International Live Stock Exposition will run December 1 in Chicago. Secretary Robet J. Evans of the Americas Duroc Jersey Association says the event educates on livestock development and offers breeders a strong incentive to produce better stock for their families and enterprises.
Saline Woman's club met at Miss Buckman’s home on Tuesday October 30. Mrs. Curtiss led current events and Mrs. George W. Barr reported on the State Federation of Women's Clubs session in Detroit. Miss Mills played a piano solo. The next meeting will be November 13 at M. B. church parlors with Willing Workers and Welfare club as guests.
The village council orders the Board of Cemetery Trustees to prepare a list of all unpaid lot payments in Ozkywood Cemetery for 1923 and submit it by January 1, 1924. Everyone who has not paid is urged to settle now to avoid returned lots and added penalties.
The Powlerville Review reports Henry Ford plans a personal city at Dearborn with thousands of concrete houses in varied designs to be sold to working men at cost. Lumber for interiors to be cut from Ford lands in northern Michigan and walls to be poured from Edison designed plans and forms.
Paramount picture starring Thomas Meighan follows a small town boy who leaves home to seek success. After hardship he returns apparently broke, a twist on the familiar homecoming tale. Lila Lee leads the supporting cast in a humorous character study.
The Commissioner of Banking mandates banks observe overdraft laws and staff examiners will criticize banks paying checks without sufficient funds. Banks urged to enforce fund checks and seek customer cooperation to avoid penalties. Citizens Bank and The Saline Savines Bank are noted.
A brisk item notes 47 days until Christmas and urges quick work on tatting crafts. It also includes a calling notice for poultry buyers with a contact name F C Hollis and phone number 183-20.
Lost property notice from Guy S. Collins states a lost bunch of keys on lands west of Saline around November 4. The keychain bears an Aetna Insurance tag. Finder should notify John Dunn at Box 6 Adrian Michigan.
A High School Student asks the party who mistakenly took the new overcoat at the school carnival to exchange it at C. F. Smith Store to save trouble and expense for both parties.
Local listing shows used car notes including Ford and Chevrolet touring models and an appeal from Saline Garage for Chevrolet dealers. It urges readers with legal printing needs for estate settlements to submit notices to the newspaper via probate judges.
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