Flood waters threaten dam and bridge on US-112 near Saline
Rampaging floods from a 75 square mile area north of Saline overwhelmed the Ford dam over the weekend. A wood and sandbag cofferdam held back the torrent as workers from Milan and local residents, aided by state police, prevented a breach that could have collapsed the dyke and destroyed the bridge on US-112. Towns flooded, mills and roads damaged, and power intermittently cut as the river crest reached new heights. volunteers supplied hot meals to the dam crew while local industry assisted with materials to shore the dyke and reestablish routes.
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St of
Saline
Ford
Milan
WPAG
County Highway Department
Alber
Gerhardt Cekau
Klueter
Saline Valley
Ford Dam
The
Red Cross
Soy Brands, Inc
Levlett
Detroit Edison Light and Power
Saline Mercantile Company
We the People Fail to Act
Rev. William Johnson spoke at the Saline Rotary on We the People urging collective action to curb wars waste and poor governance. He warned that indifference allows evil and cited music art radio film politics and morality as areas needing public voice. Visitors included S J Gregory Arthur Stevens C J Shuttleworth W R Mason Milan Lee Robison Saline and Gerald Payne Ypsilanti.
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William Johnson
Milan
Saline
S. J. Gregory
Arthur Stevens
C. J. Shuttleworth
W.R. Mason
Lee Robison
Gerald Payne
Ypsilanti
Open House for 40th Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Gilbert
Mr and Mrs Ernest M Gilbert of Willow Road observe their fortieth wedding anniversary with an open house for friends and relatives in the Odd Fellow hall Milan on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 o clock.
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Ernest M. Gilbert
Willow Road
Milan
Fiftieth Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hammond
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hammond of Widowroad celebrate 50 years of marriage with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 at their farm home four miles south of Saline Their son Robert lives with them on the farm Harold one son died in 1939 Four grandchildren Henry James Mary Jane and Pfc Paul Paul stationed at Fort Riley Kansas
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Ralph Hammond
Saline
Mr. Hammond
Hammond
Henry McMann
Arcona Road
James N. Lewis
Hammonds
Robert
Harold
Henry
James
Mary Jane
Dearborn
Pfc. Paul
Fort Riley
Kansas
Saline Election Yields Low Turnout and Small Victories
In Saline about 25 percent of voters cast ballots. Julius W. Haab led county school commissioner with 147 votes, unopposed. Judge Leland Carr won 141 for supreme court. Judge Breakey led Jay H. Payne 120 to 46. Both constitutional amendments failed locally. however the state approved shifting judicial primaries when there is no contest.
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Saline
Julius W. Haab
Leland Carr
Supreme Court
Breakey
Jay H. Payne
Altho
Saline Jaycees Celebrate Charter at Local Banquet
Saline's Junior Chamber of Commerce held a 4 banquet at the high school auditorium to present its charter. About 180 attendees heard Prof. Paul Bagwell stress youth involvement, with Thor Marsh presenting the charter and Lee Robison receiving the president’s pin.
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Kaiser- Frazer Singing Sentinels
Edward Redman
Ann Arbor
Larry Ouimet
Ann Arbor Jaycees
Thor Marsh
National Jaycees
Ypsilanti
Lee Robison
Saline Chamber
Saline area meeting forms committee for future civic discussion
About sixty residents met at the high school Tuesday to discuss school problems and local issues. Randall Coates was named chairman with Ray Niles Leo Jensen Mrs Frances and Mrs Dicks to organize a follow up meeting inviting civic social and fraternal groups from Saline and nearby areas.
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Randall Coates
Ray Niles
Leo Jensen
Frances
Salite
Stars to Gather Here Friday
The Washtenaw County Eastern Star association meets at Saline High School auditorium Friday at 2 30 PM open to the public. Saline Chapter presents a program with solos skit piano pieces and a drum corps drill. Out of town guests include Mrs Selah Brown DeLong Grand Rapids Mrs Ella Parkin Port Huron Mrs Ada Richards Detroit and Mrs Ray Bodley Milan. Initiation in the evening will be performed by county officers.
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Washtenaw County Association of the Eastern Stars
Saline
Ruth Campbell
Aunt Marie
Tth
James Austin
Lois Deede
Karen Taylor
Saline Girls’ Drum Corp
Selah. Brown DeLong
Grand Rapids
Ella Parkin
Port Huron
Ada Richards
Detroit
Ray Bodley
Milan
Leonard W. Clark 43 Held at Moore Funeral Home
Leonard W. Clark of Stony Creek RG died Saturday after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Moore Funeral Home in Ypsilanti. He was a native of Pittsfield Township and died at St Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor.
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Ypsilanti
Moore Funeral Home
Leonard W. Clark
Stony Creek
Clark
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Pittsfield Township
Saline Valley Gala Draws 200 Plus in Gay Nineties Theme
Over 200 attend the Saline Valley Farms Community Group party at their hall. Clyde Marshall leads community singing, Clara Belle Burckner plays piano, and Prof. Frank Huntly discusses America and the Japanese. Prizes go to several costume and style winners. The evening ends with square dancing by Joe Cook's orchestra and plans for a June 1 picnic.
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Saline Valley Farms
Clyde Marshall
Clara Belle Burckner
Milan
Frank Huntly
University of Michigan
America
Huntly
China
Japan
General MacArthur
Glenn Hart
Saline
Julius Schnirring
Ed Lavender
Carl Wesenberg
Irene Luckhardt
Phyllis Milkey
Harold Vaughn
Reed Ross
Glenn Hert
Joe Cook
Cpl. Van Doren Returns After Three Years in Marines
Corporal Roger Van Doren arrived home Tuesday morning after three years of service with the U S Marines. He was last stationed at the Nagasaki Naval Base and was among the first to land on Japanese soil when Japan surrendered.
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Roger van Doren
U.S
Nagasaki Naval Base
Tells Women Of Radio
Mrs. Daniel Hall hosted Saline Woman's Club with president Mrs. J. N. Lewis presiding. Prof. Wallace L. Garneau of the University speech department spoke on radio as a bridge over distances and mass communication, noting early experiments and FCC wavelength assignments.
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Wallace L. Garneau
University Speech Department
Pittsburg
Federal Communications Commission
International press club dinner quotes at odds with war
Notes from an overseas press club dinner feature Robert R. Young urging common man mediation in global affairs. He criticizes diplomats and highlights the power of editorials and public opinion while warning of stalled progress beyond borders. A separate item notes a Saline Hotel reception for Mr and Mrs H J LaDoucher honoring their daughter Mrs Howard Dieterle and husband after their Angola Indiana wedding.
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Robert R. Young
Chesapeake & Ohio Lines
Overseas Press Club
America
Russia
Chicago
H. J. LaDoucher
Milam
Saline Hotel
Howard Dieterle
Mr. Dieterle
Angola
Indiana
Albion College Band Concert Set for Saline
Albion college band and orchestra under Dr Con way Peters perform Friday April 25 at 10 30 a m in Saline High School in a varied program featuring Tschaikowsky Web er Liszt Shostakovich Hubay Gershwin and other composers. Sixty musicians were selected for the concert series which includes seventeen performances this year.
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Albion College
Conway Peters
the Saline High School
Tschaikowsky
von Weber
Liszt
Shostakovich
Hubay
Gershwin
Michigan
Indiana
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Leonard Clark
Friis & Brackle
Saline Valley Party
Cpl. van Doren
Daniel Hall
Saline Woman's Club
J. N. Lewis
Francis Lockwood
Tri Jones
Lambrecht
Donald
Ang Hi Kindig Ross
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