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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
4
Card of thanks six per line. Obituary and marriage notices free. Poetry paid five cents per line. Personal or business interest notices billed at regular rates. Entertainment announcements with admission charged six cents per line. Minimum charge twenty five cents.
W Lee O'Daniel declares that prosperity cannot be legislated and vows to take a work for it approach as he seeks Texas governorship. He criticizes New Deal reliance on government action and compares European dictators' appeals to labor and sacrifice, signaling national attention on his campaign.
Columnist Mark Sullivan argues that both communism and fascism threaten democracy. He contends that unchecked government paralyzes liberty, allowing these ideologies to seek supremacy, with Russia, Italy, and Germany cited as examples of rising collectivist power.
A Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record piece argues advertising builds markets not by knowing everyone but by creating demand. It cites corporations like General Motors and General Foods as examples whose ongoing ads inform prospects and persuade purchases, even in tightly connected towns like Scottsville.
The annual Youngs family reunion gathered at Island Park on Sunday August 28 with relatives from Tecumseh Britton Clinton Ann Arbor and Saline attending. Officers elected for the next year were President Durward Young Vice President Blanch Osborn Secretary Treasurer Marjorie Young Historian Lucille Ellis. The oldest attendee was 76 year old R R Hendershot and the youngest was Benlah Strene Robison 214 months old daughter of Manley and Mrs Robison.
A series of brief hometown notices reports births visits and family events. The items mention the Kleuter and Gartung families the Mitchells Crittenden Unterkircher Weissinger and others as well as reunions trips to Duluth and attendance at the Ironwood American Legion convention.
Family guests from Ypsilanti to Detroit and Milan visit relatives in town. Several residents spend time with kin at Watkins Station and Put-in-Bay. Readers are urged to read The Promises Men Live By and reflect on keeping promises in business and politics. The piece closes with quotes on unity and purpose from notable figures.
Readers are invited to submit ideas for household tasks and cooking. Contributions may include better methods, favorite recipes, or new ways to prepare vegetables. Names may be used if provided.
A rural column reflects on school reopenings and busy preparation for fall. Mothers sew and mend, canning remains strong amid fruit shortages, and gardeners convert surplus produce into creative canning ideas with mixtures like peas and carrots or corn and beans.
This fragment outlines a meat and vegetable pie using 2 cups cold diced meat 2 cups assorted vegetables with liquid 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup gravy 1 medium onion 1 teaspoon salt 1% cup pepper 24 cup leftover mashed potatoes Combine all but the potatoes heat thoroughly pour into a baking dish cover with mashed potatoes and bake in a moderate oven until brown.
Prepare 2 cups mixed vegetables and 2 oxtails cut into 1 inch pieces. Dredge oxtail in flour with salt and pepper, brown with chopped garlic in hot fat. Add canned tomatoes bay leaf celery salt plus water and drained vegetables. Simmer slowly 2 hours, adjust water, finish with lemon juice, remove bay leaf and serve.
A WPA laborer in Massachusetts leaves his wife citing insufficient government relief to support both her and a new car. Court records note the estrangement amid wartime economic strain.
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