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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
2
The Saline Observer lists rates for notices including card of thanks at 6c per line and free obituary and marriage notices. Poetry and paid announcements specify 5c per line for poetry and 6c per line for charged entertainments with a 25 cent minimum.
The statement asserts that every government official or board handling public funds must publish regular financial accounting detailing where and how each dollar is spent, calling it a fundamental democratic principle.
Grace Ev Lutheran church of Tecumseh to dedicate its new house of worship next Sunday with three services at 10 30 am 2 pm and 8 pm All members invited No services at Trinity Pastor H L Engel announced Ladies Aid meets next Wednesday Men s Club League and choir activities scheduled through the week
The Federated Church announces Rev. Roy J. Miller as minister with services on Sunday December 1 at 10am for morning worship and 11:15am Sunday school. Sermon titled The Intelligence of God. Church groups include Christian Endeavor at 7pm led by Geraldine Tower and Ladies Aid Society meeting December 4 with missionary offering. Men's Night December 4 organized by Edward Clark and Don Francisco. all men invited.
Ira M. Smith chairs the Court of Honor for Saline Troop sponsored by Rotary Club with Alwin Gross as chairman and C. J. Pentecost as scoutmaster. The unit ranked high in merit badges with 99 total and placed third for new tenderfoot recruits and third for Second Class advancements. They aim for 1,500 members by Dec 31 and plan several December events. Also noted is the Washtenaw-Livingston Scout Council annual meeting planning and a Gulf Stream fact.
George Hehr and family moved to the Blaess farm in Lodi while Max Blaess and family occupy a new home on North Ann Arbor street. Alma Gault of Flint visited Miss Lu Ella Sturm, and more moves include Chris Lambarth into the Jordan residence. A son named William Walter was born November 16 to Julius and wife in Ann Arbor. Albert Niethammer and family depart for four months in California. About 25 guests celebrated Mrs. Hehr's 59th birthday in Lodi. Traveling excurtions include the Kileters visiting Rock Island Illinois and Cornelia. Alphonse Schmid bought the old Baptist church site to convert into a dwelling. Guests of the Burkhardt family included Finkbeiner and Dieterle families of Ann Arbor, among others.
Thanksgiving reports include births and visits with families in Saline and nearby towns. Notable items mention Asa M. Sanford’s deer, horse illness, marriages planned for Leigh Townsend and Muriel Webb, property purchases, and a switch to electric storefront lighting amid ongoing street darkness and outages.
The class notes progress with no absences or tardies for six weeks. Students win spelling and health contests with Betty and Lois Schnirring highlighted. Halloween celebrations include banana cake and cookies, decorations, and games prepared by Donna Stoddard and Lois Schnirring. Christmas plans include window decorations and a program with parents invited. Teacher Mrs Gardner mentions community advertising benefits.
Readers share ideas for stress free gifts and practical saving plans before Christmas. A neighbor’s notebook method and a camera gift idea are described, followed by a round of social visits and local hometown updates with friends and relatives.
Numerous local residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over Thanksgiving weekend. Guests included Miss Colleen Thorn in Ann Arbor, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Alderdyce in Milan, and families such as the Weddles, the Morgans, and the Hendershots, with travels to Flint, Jackson, Tecumseh, and New Boston.
Worship at 10 a m includes Holy Communion with choir music and church school at 11 a m led by Arthur Wilson. Young People meet 6 30 p m with Miss Stark and Mr and Mrs Ray Davis as sponsors. W S C S divisions meet on different days. Guy Grieves remains bedridden after an auto accident two weeks ago caused by a bird strike. Tecumseh Herald.
Mrs Mae LeBaron stays with Bruce LeBaron as A G Richards returns from a hunting trip in northern Michigan. Funeral held in Toledo for a relative. Thanksgiving dinners shared by Teachout and Richards families. A two year old colt owned by Dorr Cady on the Cady farm in Vevay township was shot and killed in pasture. The colt was large and shot in the throat, not mistaken for game.
State of Michigan Washtenaw County Probate Court orders creditors to present claims against the estate of Austin Robison by January 30, 1941 at 10:00 a.m. The notice will run for three weeks in The Saline Observer. Judge Jay G. Pray presides.
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