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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
4
The Saline Observer lists rates for notices including six cents per line for obituaries and six cents per line for entertainment announcements when admission is charged. Poetry costs five cents per line. Minimum charge is 25 cents. Newsal notices benefiting individuals or businesses are charged at regular rates.
The Washtenaw county fair showcases 4-H livestock care, sewing and canning by girls, and school exhibits reflecting patience, color, and organization. It highlights the value of regular work, time management, and pride in display, with special notice of Lodi Plains school under Mrs. Gert rude Kramer.
With autumn vegetation dying along roadsides creating fuel, motorists are urged to extinguish cigarettes and campfires completely. Careless behavior can ignite fires that spread to nearby fields causing property damage. Read the ads carefully as you read the news.
City officials plan to attend the Michigan Municipal League convention in Saginaw September 15 to 17 with about 400 officers expected. Topics include welfare reorganization, liquor control, taxation, pensions, and municipal bonding powers.
Rural communities should pick bus drivers on dependability and road knowledge with tested driving ability. No driver under 21 should be hired and each must follow strict rules, including a 10 hour maximum in 24 hours. Safety first.
The 1937 legislature assigns Michigan state police to draft exams and licensing for drivers with plans to involve state executives and police chiefs associations. Oscar G. Olander and other officials will meet in September to lay preliminary plans, aiming for uniform statewide practices. Meanwhile Blissfield Advance reports thieves stole four auto radios a spare wheel and tire and a license plate, with a prior theft of two radios a spare tire and wheel on Jipson street.
Ann Arbor society notes list visits and travels from Monday to Labor Day weekend. Residents include Alma Hschelbach, Grace Atkins, Ruth Morris, Lydia Kuehner, Lena Gordon, Hmma Nissly, and many others visiting relatives in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Wayne, Weston, and Flint. Several entries mention church music and a funeral in Ann Arbor.
Thirty years ago Miss Louise Gurk returned from Ann Arbor while the Presbyterian ladies schedule their annual harvest festival for September 27. Local residents travel to events in Jackson and Ann Arbor. School opens with 180 pupils. A barn fire at John Roth’s destroyed hay and tools. Several families move into town and arrivals from Canada and Ohio announce new households. A longtime resident Conrad Yedele dies. a wedding anniversary for W B Eddy and wife is noted.
Boy Scout activities emphasize outdoor outings and overnight encampments at the Newkirk Scout Reservation near Dexter. Troops re-register in September and October, add new members, and plan to usher at several Ann Arbor home football games. Rank advancement continues through fall as summer progress builds.
Judge Malcolm Hatfield discusses the rush of parents to hand over childrearing to schools. He warns that parental falsehoods undermine a teacher’s nine to ten months of effort. Maxims reflect condensed national wisdom.
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