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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1935
Page
4
Local residents find time for family visits and weekend trips to Detroit Lansing and Dearborn. Guests include Mrs Will Sturm Mrs Esther Sturm Mrs John Lamb and many others. A Flower Show is announced for September 17 at the school house.
Hillsdale County fair readings showcase nine cattle divisions seven swine 12 poultry seven horse classes with premiums for farm products. Separate buildings house 4-H clubs schools and granges while flowers fruits and crafts compete for prizes. Free attractions promise wholesome acts and an educational family week. Also notes a serious accident near Tamarack school and a car crash involving Mrs. Orley Neff. A fire at John Saul farm destroys a large straw duck.
Michigan wheat growers are urged to switch to red winter wheat by the farm crops department at Michigan State College. Red wheat, notably Bald Rock, commands a premium over white wheats and is expected to stay favored for two to three years. The variety is hardy, high in test weight, and well suited to Michigan soils, with millers accepting its quality.
Fifteen years ago Miss Mary Morden visits Trenton while Mrs. Fred Burkhart and daughters stay with relatives in Manchester. C H Miller buys three car loads of feeding lambs in Chicago. Mrs. Orrin Briggs hosts her brother James Ableson of Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Clark and children visit Augusta with Mrs. Allie Mance. Mrs. T B Henderson and sons Maurice and Albert return from Higgins Lake. Miss Cora Hull H B Taylor and Mary Louise Whitcomb recent Detroit visitors. County Clerk Smith reports 4 000 hunting licenses issued as demand grows. Irving Clark, a former Saline boy, dies in Ypsilanti. funeral in Saline and burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
Local items report Miss Anna Stang on vacation with Nettie Simmons roaming Detroit and Whitmore. Estella Tate ill at home. ground broken for a new house opposite H. H. Cressy. trips to Ann Arbor and Buffalo Niagara Falls. Prof A S Hall returns from summer visit. Dr Charles O Woodbridge marries in Ontario with honeymoon planned in New York. Reflective verse and odd curiosities included.
The entomology department at Michigan State College advises fly free seeding dates to guard against Hessian fly damage. Seeding after fly deposits reduces risk. dates vary by county with Sept. 23 to Oct. 2 as the window for low fields in Berrien and St. Joseph counties. Local county agents hold county lists of safe dates.
A Middleboro Kentucky farm reports every tree in a peach orchard vanished overnight. Sheriff investigates after a years old grove planted by Red Bird Settlement School disappears. Local line ups and debates surface as residents react to the unusual theft.
Ford Motor Company announces a major step in turning farm crops into manufacturing material. A $5.6 million soy bean plastics mill at River Rouge, two blocks long, will press out 100000 test auto parts daily with 36 mixers and a long line of presses. The Farm Chemurgic Council notes the practical results of the project.
Wellington Kansas dog Fitz, an English setter owned by Mr and Mrs J D Hines, helps in a foursome by locating golf balls from drives and rough. He lies behind the driver watching the ball and returns balls only when directed by his master. Liners ads get results.
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