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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
8
Quailnaper Charles B. Hughes of Phoenix reports his hen wandered a week in the desert then returned home with 11 quail chicks. The chicks take to life with the hen, scratching about as freely as their foster mother in Hughes’s yard.
The article describes various fishes that walk on land including the Chinese walking fish and the lung fish. It explains how the lung fish switches to lungs when water is scarce and how the mud hopper skips on mud while breathing through its tail, enabling air access between water holes.
In LaSalle County Illinois Starved Rock pinnacles earned their name from a band of Miami Indians who, besieged by Iroquois, held out until starvation. The passage also includes odd asides about Tronk’a and a dated slogan.
A discussion of simplifying modern cooking, with emphasis on recipe titles and terms. It covers French terms like saute and au gratin, dishes named for people such as Melba toast and Chicken a la King, and sauces from Hollandaise to Espagnole. Includes sample recipe fragments for baked eggs with spinach, corn griddle cakes, and fruit juice mixtures.
Michigan farmers hear guidance from George A. Brown of Michigan State College on feeding beef cattle. He notes strong incentives from good crops hay and current prices, and warns beginners to focus on price for feeder cattle and on breed and quality for cattle fed to finish. He explains seasonal price trends and the mix of beef and dairy cattle on markets, stressing careful weighing and avoiding purchase mistakes that can mean disaster.
Michigan rye acreage should rise to meet demand as crop statisticians report 141 000 acres in 1937 with higher figures in 1935. Dealers say Michigan cannot fulfill domestic needs, and late August sowing can yield pasture without harming grain. Open pollination risks seed mixing, so renew seed stock from isolated fields and use Rosen rye foundation stock on South Manitou Island.
The U S Senate approved a bill to provide about 3 million dollars yearly to states for wildlife conservation funded from sportsmen equipment taxes. Federal and state governments would share restoration costs with state maintenance required. Pittman praised broad conservation support. Chavez amendment removed agriculture secretary oversight. A House measure was pending.
The article notes plains Indians used semi dry grass giving a bonfire smell for smoking meat while Western tribes used sage brush. It explains saltpeter entered curing from impurities in salt and its role in preserving red color, though it perturbed flavor and caused uneven penetration in early curing.
Michigan farmers test the Michelite navy bean variety in eight two acre plots across Shiawassee Tuscola Huron Sanilac counties and South Manitou Island. The new bean, whiter and more uniform, shows strong yields and demand from buyers as Michigan accounts for 90 percent of national field beans. Field tests span three years with promising results and potential to plant about 600 acres in 1938. A separate Dundee traffic crash claimed 68 year old William Totten's life at Mercy hospital in Monroe after a car strike.
The requirements of sections 31 and 32 of Act 66 of the Public Acts of 1929 including segregation of deposits and reserves have been repealed by the Michigan financial institutions act effective July 28 1937.
The Michigan financial institutions act repeals the segregation requirement for commercial, savings, and industrial loan funds and the obligation to hold savings deposits and investments solely for deposit payments. The change takes effect July 28 1937, affecting Bridgewater Savings Bank in Bridgewater Michigan.
An editorial-style pitch argues today’s dollar buys less due to inflation. It urges readers to shop through ads to restore purchasing power, claiming every ad item delivers high quality at lower prices to make the dollar feel like old times.
The Canadian post office department issued about 15 billion postage stamps from 1903 to 1935. The King George V series of 1912 led sales with 3.2184 billion one cent stamps and 5.04845 billion two cent stamps sold. A 15 cent Ohio paper money from 1806 is owned by Samuel Bowles of Bellbrook, Ohio.
Sections of the 1929 public acts repealed as of July 28 1987 affecting the Citizens Bank of Saline Saline Michigan with changes to deposits investments and reserves. The bank states savings funds are to be held for the payment of deposits and segregation requirements are repealed.
State of Michigan Probate Court Wash tenaw County grants creditors four months from August 23 1937 to present claims for examination and adjustment. Claims must be filed by January 3 1938 and will be heard November 3 1937 and January 8 1938 at ten oclock forenoon in Ann Arbor. Jay G Pray, Judge of Probate. Sept 29 1937.
Months from July 14 1937 allow creditors to present claims for examination and adjustment. All creditors must file at the Probate Office Ann Arbor by December 20 1937. Claims heard October 20 1937 and December 20 1937 at ten in the forenoon. Dated Ann Arbor August 14 1937. Jay G Pray Judge of Probate August 1926 September 2 1937.
Washtenaw County Michigan Probate Court orders publication of final administration account for Fred Luckhardt. Louise Luckhardt as executrix to appear September 16, 1937 for examination and allowance. Notice to be published in The Saline Observer for three consecutive weeks. Nora C. Borgert Register of Probate August 1926 September 2 1937.
In Ann Arbor on August 17 1937 Elsie Meyer plaintiff and William A Meyer defendant are notified to appear within three months. Publication of this order will begin two weeks hence in The Saline Observer. Judge George W Sample and attorney Lee N Brown heretofore filed the motion. Published notices list dates Aug 26 Sept 29 16 23 30 Oct 7.
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