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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
3
Community events spark in Saline with visits from T. M. Clay, Mrs. Elmer Lange, and many out-of-town relatives. Rotary and Federated church activities mix with harvest fundraisers, tax reminders, and a busy county fair scene.
Sunday visitors included Don Covell to Mrs. Mabel Needham and Ellen Collins visiting in Hammond. Detroit and Jackson trips brought Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe, Stimpsons, Kanouse, Gilbert relatives, and others from Cleveland Rochester Monroe Milan Detroit and Berkley. The note closes with a Civil War era style warning about American involvement in Europe.
Township Clerk Mare Sweetland announces voter registration allowed on most days except Sundays and certain holidays. Registration windows open October 16 and October 26 1940 with review and reregistration at the clerk’s home, for qualified residents of the precinct to vote in the November 5 election.
The Lansing piece notes the November 5 ballot carries four statewide proposals the longest in Michigan history. Observers worry the depth and complexity may overwhelm voters and yield an uninformed majority. It urges voters to study all issues before election day.
Twenty seven herds tested in the No 1 Washtenaw dairy herd improvement association last month. Saline Valley Farms topped several records with cows producing up to 1 269 pounds of milk and 101 5 pounds of fat in the under four years group. Frank Geiger and Saline Valley Farms owned the two highest cows under eight years, while Saline Valley Farms also led in the large herd category with 617 pounds of milk and 31 85 pounds of butterfat across 47 registered and grade Guernseys.
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