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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
4
Cart of Thanks six cents per line Poetry charged five cents per line Anouncements of entertainments with admission six cents per line Minimum charge twenty five cents Obituary and marriage notices published free of charge
Daredevil acts from B. Ward Beam's 1936 International Congress of Daredevils headline Thrill Day at Lenawee County Fair Adrian Tuesday September 22. Eldridge Evans performs on a high rig motorcycle while Bill Powers balances atop two riders. The program also features a head on collision at 40 mph an auto polo game and a doubleboard wall crash between racing motorcycles.
The Roving Reporter covers Bridgewater activities including Incubator work by Erwin Klager in Indiana. Wheat and oats are reported in excellent condition and local corn fields were observed. Rev M C Philipp visits Ann Arbor and organ dedication plans are announced for St John’s Lutheran Church. Bridgewater leads Washtenaw county in wool with 90,000 pounds shipped to Hatton Rapids mills at 25 to 30 cents per pound.
The narrator flies from Seattle to Dedham Massachusetts to mark the 300th anniversary of the Fairbanks home. The trip reaches New England after touring Chicago Philadelphia and New York landmarks. The Dedham house dating to 1636 is described with old relics including a brick oven trapdoor crane and heirlooms.
The celebration drew 80 relatives from 20 states in Puritan and Colonial dress. Descendants formed a living wreath around the home as the clan sang Auld Lang Syne. The writer chronicles visits to Concord, Lexington, Wellesley, Harvard, Rockefeller Center, and meetings with notable figures, ending with a 6,000 mile return flight and reflections on advertising.
Michigan State College bacteriologists report a simple home pasteurization method using a common double boiler. Place raw milk in the inner container, boil water, remove inner container to cool, then refrigerate. Public health rules protect city consumers but not farm buyers, suggesting home pasteurization as advisable.
Matinees Saturday and Sunday feature Chester Morris and Madge Evans in Moonlight Murder and William Gahagan with Clare Dodd in Navy Born. The bill includes Rochelle Hudson with Irvin S. Cobb in Everybody’s Old Man. Also News Mickey Mouse Cartoon and Songs of Colleges. Tuesday to Thursday shows star Warner Baxter and Ann Loring in Robinhood of El Dorado with a Joe Louis Jack Sharkey fight. Adm ten and fifteen cents.
Rev. Miller from Detroit will occupy the pulpit at 10 Sunday morning and all are invited to attend. Federated Sunday school meets at 11:15. Young people gather at 6:30 followed by 7:30 worship. Mid week service is Thursday at 7:20 p.m.
Morning worship at 10 o clock with Epworth Leagues at 6 30 p m No evening service Wednesday evening prayer service Thursday evening choir meeting observed by the parish
Divine services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11. English services held the second and fourth Sundays. Pastor M C Phillipp invites all. A humorous line about raising pigs and home made sausage closes the notice.
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