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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1958
Page
2
Advertising rates listed for Saline Michigan including 3c per word with a 40c minimum. Note that classified ads also appear in The Manchester Enterprise and The Milan Leader. display rates available on request.
A humorous verse notes a new Detroit committee studying how schooling and sports affect children. It critiques jargon filled reform while praising practical learning in reading and spelling. The poet laments over formal grammar returning and imagines future doctors and workers parsing language in a down to earth education.
Airman Robert F. Rathfon, son of Mrs. Mary M. Rathfon of Saline Michigan, has been selected to attend the Aircraft and Missile Maintenance technical training course at Chanute Air Force Base Illinois. He completed Phase I of basic training at Lackland Texas after graduating from Saline High School in 1958 and prior employment in Saline.
Michigan State Police say October saw the safest driving in 25 years with only 96 fatalities, down from 142 a year earlier, a 32 percent drop. The article notes October typically has high fatalities but crossed a wartime reference during fuel rationing.
Bridgewater notes cooperation between St James and Clinton First Congregational churches with a joint family exchange service and a forerunner to a planned merger. Memorial services, Thanksgiving plans, and December meetings are announced along with numerous local family visits and community activities.
List of households planning Thanksgiving meals includes Mrs Jessie Sluyter and her daughter in Tecumseh. Sherman Sikes family with Clarence Hill in Madison Heights. Wanda Zoble with Shirley Green in Ladi. Norman Taylor family with Harry Taylor in Adrian. Rev and Mrs Richards invited by their daughter and son in law. Richard Wyseley and son joining at Mayflower Hotel. Russell Hansen family dining with James Meeks in Clinton.
Army Pic notes 24 year old Pfc Howard F Braun son of Mr and Mrs Fred R Braun 1985 Bemis Rd Saline Michigan recently served with the Bat Infantry during Exercise Shoals a joint Army Navy maneuver on the California coast Braun a machine gunnery in the Infantry Company trained at Fort Lewis Washington entered the Army in March 1957 and did basic at the Washington fort The Saline High School graduate of 1952 returned to farming in civilian life earlier in his career.
Government accountant Louis J Paradise predicted a record high in Christmas spending this year as 1959 business activity begins with higher demand for replacement stock in retail stores. He warned a potential inflationary situation may arise though activity should ease later in 1959 and unemployment may remain below full.
A special program of Thanksgiving music is planned for the annual Thanksgiving Service to be held Thanksgiving morning at 9 50 o'clock in Federated Church. Guest soloist Mr Douglas Stott a graduate student in the School of Music will assist at the service.
Michigan Week 1959 runs May 17 to 25 with the slogan Were Proud of Michigan and a broad outreach from industry to farmers. The plan sits amid tax and budget debates as state leaders anticipate the 1959 legislative session and possible income tax proposals.
The Federated Church chancel choir will sing pieces including Because Of Thy Great Bounty by Hoffmeister and A Harvest Song Of Praise by Rassey conducted by Harold Brown. Mrs Brown will play Thanks Be Thee Beethoven Andante Feligioso and With Thankful Hearts Frick. Congregations from host, Methodist and St Paul churches attend with Rev Alfred P Hardt delivering The Spirit of Thanksgiving sermon.
The Rev Henry McKenzie of the local Presbyterian congregation calls a public meeting at Federated Church on Sunday evening November 30 at 7 30 to explain the merger between the Presbyterian Church U S A and the United Presbyterian Church. Detroit Presbytery expects to complete its part of the merger January 1 1959 with ongoing cooperation in many activities. The session is open to all Presbyterians for discussion and questions.
Si Woods, hurt knee sidelined recently, is recovering and rejoining the Marquette University football squad as he works back to full strength.
Michigan State University's Dairy Department will run a Dairy Herd Improvement Association tester school on campus in East Lansing from December 15 to 20. The course trains DHIA supervisors and teaches record keeping and milk testing. contact Extension Dairy office, 125 Anthony Hall, MSU, for details.
The Circles of Federated Church women set two December Christmas parties for Tuesday December 2 with gift exchanges under 30 cents. The Afternoon Circle meets at 1:00 at Miss Mary Morden’s home with Christmas devotions and carols led by Mrs. L D Bracey and a Middle East topic. The Evening Circle gathers at 8:00 at Mrs Hazen Jewell’s home with devotions by Mrs Wilbur Nelson and a program featuring colored sides.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Westphal returned Saturday from near Escanaba with a mine point buck weighing 17 1 2 pounds.
A fragmented ad-like text touts Pinkhan tablets as a cure for tiredness and cramps. It asserts a unique formula and claims to restore strength and energy to women, though the phrasing is garbled and unclear.
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