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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
4
Divine services at St John’s Lath Church Bridgewater with Rev H L Engel at 9 am and 11 pm. Sunday school noted with about 16 teachers in the public school reportedly suffering tuberculosis needing treatment. Also mentions cleaning oil radiators and pumping mechanism in a machinery context, dated October 1942.
Detroit plans Navy Day activities on October 27 with observances in Saline and statewide involvement by American Legion posts. Civic groups aim to foster Navy awareness and honor Theodore Roosevelt’s naval policy legacy, linking the date to the Continental Congress origin of the first warship resolution.
National Donut Week will feature Michigan apples with donuts to create novel desserts and salads. Recipes include Donuts with Baked Michigan Apple Glace and Michigan Apple Betty using donut crumbs and spices, as Halloween on October 31 adds a homefront celebration.
General Election set for Tuesday November 3 1942 in Saline Michigan at City Hall South Ann Arbor St for Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General State Treasurer Auditor General U S Senator Representative Legislative officers county officials and non partisan judges and amendments Voters may cast ballots 7 am to 8 pm with possible local adjournment and Plymouth provisions Lottie Wallace City Clerk October 19 1942
The Michigan Conservation Commission restricts raccoon trapping in the Lower Peninsula for one year. Prohibitions apply north of the north line of T 16 N and west of Saginaw Bay with limited dates in 1942. Excludes south of the line and east of the bay including Huron County with December windows.
Saline Township electors are notified of a General Election in Washtenaw Michigan. Polls open at Hertler's Hall Saline Township and close at 6 PM with a noon to one hour adjournment. Officials include Lester A. Hanson Township Clerk. Ballot items cover Governor Lieutenant Governor Auditor General and Congress plus constitutional revisions Proposition No 2 and No 3.
The State of Michigan Agriculture Commission proposes mink farming regulations under Act 230 of 1925. Rules exclude certain periods for the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula zones including Saginaw Bay and Huron County, with specific November to December dates. Chairman signs the notice dated July 13, 1942, countersigned by an official. Rhode Island oyster preservation law from 1766 noted.
Do and donts for mailing Christmas parcels to service members. Pack securely keep weight under eleven pounds limit eighteen inch length and forty two inch girth combine prepay postage and insure if valuable use post office money orders and clearly mark Christmas Parcel. Also notes Michigan Tuberculosis Association education film reach and Christmas seals effort.
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