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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
2
The notice lists price terms for copies at 3 cents, subscriptions at 1.90 per year, six months 50 cents, three months 25 cents, outside Michigan 1.50 yearly. Card of thanks 5 cents per line, poetry 5 cents per line, obituaries and marriage notices free, announcements of events with admission charged 6 cents per line, minimum 25 cents.
Pastor Rev William H Bach leads regular worship Sunday at 10 30 am with a sermon from Genesis. Sunday school at 11 30 am for all ages. Christian Endeavor 6 45 pm with Miss Kleuter guiding the program. Evening service 7 45 featuring sermon and song continuing Revelation. Thursday prayer meeting 7 45 pm and choir practice 8 30 pm.
Divine services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 English services every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Everyone is cordially invited.
Rev. G. A. Haneberg pastors the Saline Township church located five miles west of Salime on US-112 with services each Sunday at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 15, welcoming all. The article notes the U S obtains about 56 percent of vanadium from sandstone formations in Colorado and Utah.
Glenn Hagen brings a basket of red leaves for nature study while pupils collect leaves and arrange a bulletin board display. Eye tests in third and fourth grades flag a few needing glasses. Student committees manage room duties. Girl Scouts join, Safety Patrol forms with Donald Steiner as captain. Seventh grade plans for the FLFA Fair Indian exhibit pet show and hobbies. Tenth grade sophomores hold a Weiner roast. Glee Club elects officers Grace Klueter president Corine Kinsley secretary Donna Stoddard treasurer Wilma Alber vice president.
Clyde Edwin Tuck argues that owls in 48 states are misjudged and underprotected. He praises barn owls for rodent control, notes 44 owl species, and urges legal protection for barn owls due to declining numbers and their pest control benefits. The piece cites an observer's claim that one pair can destroy about 6,000 mice annually.
Carlton Young of Pontiac and Jacob Visel with family visited Saline and Ann Arbor respectively. A birth adds a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis. Mission services at Trinity Lutheran raised over $400. Local groups plan events with the Pittsfield Ladies Aid and W. G. T. U. convention. Saline Athletic Club to resume activities. extensive church repairs progress. school attendance boasts several names. Sousa band attendees list includes local residents at the New Whitney concert.
Thirty years ago Fred Burkhart visited Detroit on Monday. The Adrian fair this year reached a record attendance of 57,000. Various locals and visitors, including Mrs. DeVere Blackmer of Milan and Miss Avis Murphy of Ypsilanti, spent weekends with relatives and attended church and social events. Dwight Curtiss of the Michigan State Highway Department visited family, and John Lutz received a telegram from Congressman Beakes confirming a matter.
The Troop 46 kickoff lists eight new scouts including Duane Steiner and Charles Kohler. Twenty two attended the first meeting with plans for a country hike and registration of 50 cents per scout. A fall Inter-Patrol Pow Wow was set at Camp Newkirk October 1 2 3 led by O E Roszel with Dr R Clyde Ford as speaker at Waldenwoods.
The piece explains how War Bonds finance medical aids and services for wounded servicemen including the Hospital Transport Plane service bringing wounded from Africa. It urges continued bond purchases to support Treasury Department financing of this medical transport program.
The 65th Choral Union Concert Series will feature the Cleveland Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf on November 7, with 9 p.m. start and Mutual and shortwave broadcast. Also scheduled are Marian Anderson November 15, Yehudi Menuhin November 23, Claudio Arrau December 3, Boston Symphony December 8, Don Cossack Chorus December 14, Arthur Rubinstein January 18, Marjorie Lawrence January 30, Mischa Elman February 10, and Ezio Pinza March 6.
A wartime Michigan notice promotes the 1943 44 home economics extension program with over 30 000 rural women prepared to defend homes. Edna V Smith states homemaking supports rationing saving time and money while aiding family life. The article links food preservation farming and community drives to the home front effort.
Worship at 10 a.m. with Rally Sunday sermon An Aid to Memory. Organ preludes and offertory with choir. Confirmation reception of members. Church school at 11. Bible study Reverence for God. Arthur Wilson announces Sept Tuesday meeting of the Church Board at 7 45 p.m. W S C S gathers Wednesday afternoon in church parlors. Go to Church Sunday.
Fire crews in Ottawa county extinguished six blazes since April after obtaining equipment from an organization. Conservation Officer Forrest Lavey said fires struck Grand Haven Port Sheldon and Spring Lake townships in the West Ottawa Soil Conservation District. No serious damage occurred. Township chiefs and crews are equipped with pumps axes shovels and first aid supplies at central township stations.
Sawdust for cow bedding recommended when straw is scarce by Michigan State College dairy researchers. In some regions excess hay serves as bedding. Clean stalls help reduce mastitis spread in dairy herds.
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