Saline dairy industry notes big business and aging fire crew
The Saline Local of the Michigan Milk Producers Association highlights dairy as regional backbone amid surpluses and price drops. Dairy Month in June aims to boost consumption with a one cent per pound promotion. residents urged to drink milk daily. City Fire Commissioner Giltrow recommends retirement age 55 for Saline Fire Department effective July 1. council approves. Gamble Store opens with large displays. Jack Bennett manages. American Legion hosts Saturday dancing with Ken Edwards Orchestra. public invited.
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Michigan Milk Producers’ Association
Saline Savings Bank
Saline
wCity
Giltrow
Saline Fire Department
Gamble
Jack Bennett
The
American Legion
Legion
Ken Edwards
Juniors Present One Foot In Heaven At Saline High
Saline High School junior class presents One Foot In Heaven a three act drama tonight and tomorrow based on Hartzell Spence’s novel set in 1910 Iowa. Rev William Spence and family face trials in a new parish with period costumes and a large local cast directed by Mildred Haswell with Helen Gould assisting.
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Saline High School
Heaven
Hartzell Spence
Iowa
Saline
Bob Casyell
William Spence
Mary Lou Burkhart
Hope
Harry Anderson
Hartzell
Rosiland Broch
Hileen
Merrit Martin
Romer
Barbara Gobel
Louise
Lillian Love
Maria
Hilda Heusel
Molly
Crusader
Cecil Clouse
Ronnie
Betty Feeman
Ann Ross
Peg Gleason
Mildred Haswell
Helen Gould
Vander Kolk
Joyce Davenport
Citizens' Council urges open review of county courthouse sites
An open letter to Washtenaw County Supervisors and Ann Arbor Council argues for a nonpartisan, data driven re evaluation of three courthouse sites including the Beal site. The letter recommends re opening the court house and city county building questions with input from planning commissions and public data.
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Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Citizens’ Council
Board of Supervisors
Washtenaw County Planning Commission
Washtenaw Road
Beal
Williams Street
Fifth
Division
Planning Commission
Allen
Washtenaw County
Annual Banquet At St. Pauls Church
Young people of St. Paul s Church gather for their annual banquet Sunday at 6 30 PM. It features a reception for newly confirmed youths and a reunion for others recently confirmed. Gerald Haarer is toastmaster. Rev Walter Press of Bethlehem Evangelical and Reformed Church will give the address. Elton Moehn and Ronnie Finkbeiner supervise the program. Earl Moehn is ticket chairman. parents will serve the banquet meal.
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St. Paul’s Church
Gerald Haarer
Walter Press
Bethlehem Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ann Arbor
Elton Moehn
Ronnie Finkbeiner
Earl Moehn
Slossons Discuss Family Relationships at Saline High
The Saline High School hosts Professor Preston Slosson and his wife Lucy Slosson for a Tuesday evening talk on Family Relationships. The event, sponsored by the Saline Child Study Club, features refreshments and hostesses listed by the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High School
Preston Slosson
Lucy Slosson
Saline Child Study Club
Henry McKenzie
Clarence Johnson
Robert Starling
Leonard Hutzel
Thomas Hinkin
Walfred Larson
Rusdell Richards
Michael Sheehan
Noted Traveler Lectures At Saline Ladies Night
Tonight marks the Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce Ladies Night with a 7 30 dinner at the Saline Hotel. Dr Francis Onderdonk of Ann Arbor will speak after the meal. An architecture instructor since 1925, he has made nine European trips and studied Jan Masaryk’s death in 1948.
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Saline
Jan Masaryck
Fire Permits For Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County urges use of fire permits to control open burning. Conservation Officer Donley W. Boyer notes permits required for land clearing and debris disposal except domestic fires when ground not snow covered. Violations carry legal penalties and permit duty includes keeping fires under control.
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Don Boyer
North St
Chelsea
LeForge Rd
Ypsilanti
Memorial Planned for Saline WW II Servicemen
Lee Robison outlined a plan at City Council to erect a Saline World War dead memorial in Oakwood Cemetery. The Junior Chamber of Commerce will bear all costs for the memorial and landscaping, with the city maintaining it, aiming for completion by Memorial Day May 30. The Jaycees will help select the site and coordinate the project.
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Lee Robison
Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce
Saline
Jaycees
Oakwood Cemetery
Chamber of Commerce
Robison
Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt Draws Saline Crowd
Saline and nearby residents flocked to a school grounds event at 1 30 PM for a city park egg hunt supervised by the Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce. Nearly fifty dozen colored eggs and fifty prizes were distributed with many businesses and individuals listed as contributors. Milton Hartman flew to Indianapolis Monday for the American State Insurance Alliance convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charles Gilligan
Wiedman Auto Co
Rose Ann Camburn
Jimmie Gilligan
Don Ford
Francis Visel
Hull's Grocery
Sharon Larson
Boettger & Coe
Ann Prout
Wood Hardware
Donna Mae Wahl
B & B Recreation
Saline Observer
Haarer’s Market
Caro ' Ann Engelhart
W. L. Sturm
Ronald Tracy Candy
Saline Hotel
Sandra Karnes
Citizens Bank
Genanne Young
Reveling Drug Store
Butch Zurlinden
Gamble
Douglas McKenzie
Still’s Grill
Mary Prout
Wheeler's
Green’s Jewlry
Susan Coates
Ormsby’s
John Parsons
Frank’s
Texaco
R & B Tool
Judith Siemsen
C. F. Smith
Gary Wiedmayer
Bill’s Tavern
William Taylor
Claud Engelhart
Janice Gogo
Burkhart
Saline Savings Bank
Nora Bi
Joyce Ross
Saline Mercantile Co
Sandra, Karner
Kathleen Wenk
Jimmy Jordan
Mershey’s
Five Points
Nona Fay Frey
Judith Hagen
Saline Hatchery
Michael Bixby
Grove Bros
Lambarth Hardware
Sally Jean Schaaff
Wolfin & Robison
Sara Ann Jessep
Wiedman’s
Gary Wiedmeyer
April Fool
Milton Hartman
Indianapolis
American State Insurance Alliance
Everett Gilbert Attends Chevrolet Service Luncheon in Detroit
Everett Gilbert attended a Chevrolet Service managers luncheon and meeting held at the Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit on Tuesday.
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Everett Gilbert
Chevrolet
Fort Shelby
Detroit
Saline Rotary selects Jeppesen as new president
Kenneth Jeppesen chosen to succeed Alfred Schmid as Saline Rotary Club president. Leo L. Jensen named vice president, Gerald Coe new secretary, Henry Leuthheuser reelected treasurer, Pat Roesch sergeant at arms. Attendance contest ends with steak dinner and future contest planned. Rev Dashner to speak. past member Dashner to attend.
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Kenneth Jeppesen
Saline Rotary Club
Alfred Schmid
Leo L. Jensen
Gerald Coe
Henry Leutheuser
Pat Roesch
George Wood
Rotary
Schmid
Herman Heininger
South Africa
L. C. George Dashner
New Baltimore
St. Johns Church
Bridgewater
A. L. Giltrow
Engagement Announced for Evelyn Wiedmeyer and Evan Nelson
Mr and Mrs Alfred Wiedmeyer announce the engagement of their daughter Evelyn to Evan Nelson son of Mrs Lena Nelson of Mariette The couple are employed by Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Corporation of Saline and Gross Farm Equipment Co of Saline No wedding date has been set.
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Alfred Wiedmeyer
Evelyn
Evan Nelson
Lena Nelson
Mariette
Miss Wiedmeyer
Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Corporation of
Saline
Nelson
Gross Farm Equipment Co
Tuesday Night 9 O'clock League Standings and Events
Five Points leads as Ed's Grocery slips with Five Points crushing Ed's Grocery while others like Saline Hatchery Trinity and Warmers trail. Next week's matchups include Saline Hatchery vs Farmers and Five Points vs Trinity with Ed's Grocery facing Gross Implement. Mrs. Jennie Burg marks her 90th birthday in Saline. City bids open for Oakwood Cemetery care with April 16 deadline. Pvt Franklin Michelfelder returns from Fort Riley and heads to Fort Knox for tank mechanic school.
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Trinity
Ed's
Gross
Hd’s Grocery
Columbus
Ohio
Jennie Burg
Nintieth
Grover Burg
Ann Arbor
Pharoburg
Jackson
John Burg
Pinckney
Larren Bauer
Mary Eb, Burg
Clinton
Henry Greeb
Saline
Burg
Grace
Greenwood Street
Anne Arbor
Oakwood
Kenneth Rogers
Fort Riley
Kansas
Richard Clark
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Harold Armbruster
Lake City
Armbruster
Jesse Haines
Garnet
High State Music Contest Rates Read by Sixth Grader
In Lansing Karen Taylor, a sixth grade pianist, earned an excellent plus rating at the State Music Contest despite competing at a junior high level. Her superior regional score from Ypsilanti earned state contest eligibility. She studies with Clyde Lawson in Milan and has trained with Podolsky in Detroit for two months while Lapvson was away.
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Lansing
Karen Taylor
Ypsilanti
Clyde Lawson
Milan
Mr. Podolsky
Chicago
Earl Morse
Detroit
Lapvson
Ypsilanti State Hospital Hosts Open House
Ypsilanti State Hospital will hold an open house on Tuesday April 25 at 1 pm during National Mental Health Week April 23 to 29. Visitors will tour the hospital and attend tea while Dr. Philip N. Brown outlines mental rehabilitation efforts and community efforts to support mental health as a broad social issue.
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Ypsilanti State Hospital
State Hospital
United States
Philip N. Brown
Brown
Amanda P Strieter Dies After Illness at Saline General
Amanda P Strieter of Saline Township died early Sunday at Saline General Hospital after a length of illness. She was born August 7, 1889 in Saline Township, daughter of David and Caroline Wissley Mandt. Survived by daughter Mrs Ray Nichols of Saline, son Raymond Strieter of Saline, brother Herman Mandt, and one grandchild. Funeral services Tuesday at Lockwood Funeral Home then St. John's Church Bridgewater with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs John Hohenberger visited relatives and attended a 40th wedding anniversary in Millington.
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Amanda P. Strieter
Saline General Hospital
Saline-Manchester Road
Saline Township
Mrs. Strieter
David
Caroline Wissley Mandt
George Strieter
Ray Nichols
Saline
Raymond Strieter
Saine
Herman Mandt
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Bridgewater
Ladies’ Aid
Lockwood
St. John’s Church
Harry Ray
Dairymen Plan Big Advertising Campaign
Adrian Michigan dairy leaders announce a major national push to boost dairy consumption as milk prices falter under price supports. B F Beach Michigan Producers Dairy reports ADA meeting outcomes including a one cent per pound butterfat Set-Aside for June Dairy Month and a 1951 advertising drive. Delegates from 40 states aim to expand funds and efforts next year. Named at the Chicago rally are Fred Walker Carson City and C L Reynolds Pinconning on the ADA board, with additional Michigan attendees Bruce F Clothier North Branch Charles Simon Remus and Charles E Stone Lansing.
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Adrian
Michigan
B. F. Beach
Michigan Producers Dairy
American Dairy Association
Chicago
ADA
Mr. Beach
National Ada Board
Fred Walker
Carson City
C. L. Reynolds
Pinconning
Bruce F. Clothier
North Branch
Charles Simon
Remus
Charles E. Stone
Lansing
County Tour Friday Ends At Steiner Farm
Washtenaw County cattle tour set for Friday April 14 features five farm stops with expert discussions led by W L Finley beef specialist and Detroit Livestock Market reps. Stops include Klein Schmidt farm 3100 W Northfield Church Rd and Steiner Farm 1 8 mile north of Saline on Saline Ann Arbor Rd where 40 Herefords 21 cows and 15 heifers will be reviewed.
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W. L.finley
The
State College
Detroit
Saline
Ann Arbor
Easter Week Socials Link Area Families Across Brooks
Mr and Mrs Robert Love visit son Pvt Robert Love at Camp Carson Colorado and are due home weekend. Guests include Mrs Lida Groth and Oscar Manchester. Mr and Mrs Harold Zahn and sons David and Dean Ann Arbor. Miss Wancy Ross Pontiac. Local families host Easter dinners and visits across Detroit Brookyn Three Rivers.
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Robert Love
Pvt
Camp Carson
Colorado
Lida Groth
Oscar
Manchester
Harold Zahn
David
Dean
Ann Arbor
Wancy Ross
Pontiac
Will Sturm
Greg Kraus
Detroit
Benny Bienick
Sandra
LaVern Armbruster
Brooklyn
Harry Austin
Erwin Schmid
Douglas Milhan
William Milhan
Max Fosdick
Robert Osterhout
Max Lossing
Emily Fosdick
Christina Burrow
Nina Collins
Three Rivers
Agnes Osborne
Meredith Bixby
Crosley
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Ray Collins
North
Baltimore
Miss Nine Collins
Lela O'Leary
Arthur Silveus
St. Paul’s
Slossons
Jaycee
Ken Jeppesen
John Hohenberger
Northville
Ben Squires
Millington
Dairymen
Steiner Farm
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