Blissfield school district may limit outside enrollments
A Blissfield meeting of the Board of Education and rural directors discussed school overcrowding and the need to plan for expanded facilities or reorganization. Supt Floyd Strayer noted 180 nonresidents attend Blissfield High School of 285 and warned enrollment growth may force limits on outside admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen
Blissfield
Michigan Department of Public Instruction
Board of Education
Citizens Committee
H. P. Tagford
Strayer
Wal
Thyra Bixby Elected President Women's Clubs
The thirty fifth annual Washtenaw County Federation of Women's Clubs convention met at St Marys school in Chelsea and elected Mrs Meredith Bixby of Saline president. Officers named include Mrs Mannis Kenny of Dexter first vice president and Mrs James R Breakey of Ypsilanti second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw County Federation of Women’s Clubs
St. Mary’s School
Chelsea
Meredith Bixby
Saline
Mannis Kenny
Dexter
James R. Breakey, Sr
Ypsilanti
C. H. Griffitts
Ann Arbor
Albert E. Sutton
Manchester
Lawrence Steger
Chelsea Child Study Club
Charles Kern
Woman Injured by Accidental Gunfire in Ann Arbor Area
Verla Mae Beach, 37, of Ann Arbor S Saline road, was shot in both legs Sunday morning when a German Luger she and her husband were cleaning discharged. police reported no further injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verla Mae Beach
Ann Arbor-Saline Road
Doris Everett Dies After Illness at 54 in Saline
Mrs. Doris P. Everett 54 wife of C Graydon Everett of Saline died Saturday morning at 313 N Ann Arbor street after months of illness. A telephone operator for 20 years she was born August 31 1897 in Breckenridge Michigan daughter of John C and Flora J Watts King. She had two marriages first to Dr Charles W Ward in 1915 then to Mr Everett in 1938. She leaves her husband her mother a Chicago stepdaughter Hilton May Everett and four stepsons plus siblings and a niece. Funeral was held Tuesday at Federated Church with Rev Henry W McKenzie and burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris P. Everett
C. Graydon Everett
Saline
Ann Arbor Street
Everett
Breckenridge
Mich
John C
Flora J. Watts King
Charles.w. Ward
Mason, Hemlock
Leslie
O. E
King
Hilton May Everett
Chicago
Phillip S
Napa
California
Paul H
Walled Lake
Frank A
Lowell
George F. Everett
Vallejo
Richard Ward
Andrew Stewart
Detroit
Ray J. King
St. Louis
Michigan
Watts B. King
Los Angeles
Clare J. King
Kathleen King
Federated Church
Henry W. McKenzie
Oakwood Cemetery
Evidence of accidental gunfire as couple’s home trailer is struck
A shooter fired a gun believed to be empty and struck Mrs. Beach in both legs, the bullet lodging in the trailer wall. She was taken to St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital where doctors reported her condition not critical.
Saline Hatchery Receives Major Breeding Stock Shipments
Saline Hatchery imported 3 600 New Hampshire chicks from Christie Poultry Farms Kingston New Hampshire last Friday at Willow Run Airport. Total shipments reach 7 100 with pullet birds and breeding cockerels to cover the 1952 crop. Christie breeding will dominate all Saline Hatchery New Hampshire stock with 200 barred rock cockerels to cross with Christie birds for meat and egg vigor. Additional imports include barred rock breeders from The Poultry Farm Barryton Michigan, white leghorn breeders from a Michigan supplier and Gasson sourced rop chicks. Prices paid range from 1.75 to 2.10 per day old chick with dams laying 250 eggs or more. Art Hagen emphasizes local sourcing and strict testing for pullorum. Recipients include numerous Saline, Ann Arbor, Manchester, Chelsea, and nearby farmers with growing stock across several flocks and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Hatchery
Christie Poultry Farms
Kingston
New Hampshire
Willow Run Air Port
Barryton
Mich
Michigan
Gasson
Ohio
R.O.P
Hellzappel Poultry Farm
Alida
Christie
John Bergey
Saline
Ed J. Johnson
Reuben Herter
Ann Arbor
I. K. Maystead
Hillsdale
Clayton Ernst
Bruno Papsdorf
Canton
Floyd Proctor
G.P. Dorr
Grass Lake
Mahlon Smith
Manchester
Mills Swick
Will Swick
Macon
Ed Burmeister
Bridgewater
Harold Wichelbach
Chelsea
Clarence Finkbeiner
Note of appreciation for Red Cross drive excess
The note thanks all who joined the Red Cross drive including American Legion Auxiliary and Miss Luella Lambarth. The group exceeded its $950 quota with a final total of $1020.41, surpassing the target by $70.41. Signed by Mrs. Carl Moehn, 1951 Fund Chair, and Mrs. Merritt W. Martin, Chapter Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
American Legion Auxiliary
Luella Lambarth
Carl Moehn
Merritt W. Martin
March of Dimes Campaign Sets County Fund Record
Washtenaw county's 1951 March of Dimes reported by Ann Arbor Chapter Chairman Mrs. Robert Langford shows $25,009.12 raised to date, well above last year's $19,802.92. National Foundation representative Robert H. Reese cites $834,000 across 83 counties with $503,000 in Eastern Michigan. Half of funds stay local for medical costs. the rest support national research and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw County
National Foundation For
Robert Langford
Ann Arbor
Eastern Michigan
National Foundation
Mrs Hartman Named Mother Of The Year In Saline
Mrs Milton Hartman named Mother Of The Year 1951 at a Saline event hosted by the J C C Auxiliary. She and Milton are active in St Pauls church and civic groups. she is a Sunday school teacher and past leader in the American Legion Auxiliary. The evening included dancing, a buffet, and two surprises with gifts for the Hartmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brittain
Milton Hartman
Saline
J. C.C
Hartman
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church of
St. Paul’s Ladies’ Guild
The
Julia Rapp
Frank
Grosss Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary in Saline Township
Mr and Mrs Herman Gross celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a Trinity Lutheran church reception. Married April 18 1901 in Saline township by Rev F C Gruter they grew up here and ran the family farm on M-11 before moving to Michigan Avenue. Mr Gross later partnered with son Alwin in Gross and Son Hardware and served as township supervisor and school director. They have five sons, two daughters and ten grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Gross
Trinity Lutheran Church
Saline Township
F. C. Gruter
Gross
Eb, Michigan Avenue
Alwin
Gross and Son
Rudolph
Waldo
Warren
Saline
Milton
DeTour
James Shaw
Detroit
Lyle Graham
Annn Arbor
Nancy Ross Reaches Met Final in Detroit Spelling Bee
Nancy Ross, 14, of Saline, an eighth grader at Union Third Fractional, earns a spot in the Metropolitan Spelling Bee finals joining five Washtenaw county competitors. The six Washtenaw contenders include Lorna Kinsley and Jo Faye Huntington, among 31 district winners from five counties competing May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Macomb County
Oakland County
Detroit
Washtenaw County
Lorna Kinsley
Gregory
North Lake
Nancy Ross
Saline
Union Third Fractional
Jo Faye Huntington
Ypsilanti
Central High
Nancy Ruth
David Martin Honored for Zellars Bombardment at Wonsan
David L. Martin a US Navy fireman aboard the destroyer USS Zellars and husband of Mrs. Jane Martin of St. Saline is cited for his role in the bom bardment of Wonsan Korea. The Zellars crew supported actions along Korea's coasts and were commended by Rear Admiral Allen Smith for targeting troop villages fuel storage tanks and gun emplacements at Wonsan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Martin
USN
Jane Martin
South Ann Arbor
St. Saline
Zellars
Wonsan
Korea
Allen #. Smith
Cancer Crusade Aims to Halt No 1 Public Enemy
Washtenaw County leaders urge support for the 1951 American Cancer Society drive. James L Angelle warns cancer may affect one in five living veterans and cost billions. Saline to screen self examination film April 24 at Saline High School. George Ennen presides Washtenaw unit. campaign urges donations to fund research and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Jones Hospital
Battle Creek
James L’angelle
Ypsilanti
Washtenaw County
American Cancer Society
L’angelle
L'Angelle
The
Marine Corp
Army of Volunteers
Saline
Saline High School
National Cancer Institute of
U. S. Public Health Service
George L. Ennen
William Hester
Cancer Crusade
Mrs Towler Wins Courtesy Award At St Joseph's Mercy
Mrs Ethel Towler head of insurance cases at St Joseph's Mercy Hospital received this month’s courtesy award from the Sisters of Mercy. She was honored with a red rose corsage for her kindness and understanding of employees and associates after 22 years of service including time on the switchboard and other office roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Towler
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Sisters of Mercy
Towler
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Thyra Bixby
Federation
Stellanova Osborn
Chase S. Osborn
Atlantic Union
Sealine Woman's Club
Myron Gallagher
Arthur Heininger
Everett Gilbert
Robert Hammond
Wade Scudder
George
Q. Leonard
Elton Osborn
Otto Hagans
Child Study Club
Henry Karmer
John Schild
Doris Everett
Art Hagen
Clark Gordon
Robert Girbach
Clinton
Laurel Breitenwisher
Stollsteimer Bros
R. H. Schmidt
Milan
Carl Burmeister
Herman Schultz
Leon Raymond
Lawrence Wahr
Albert Faust
Athens
White Rock
Albert Heininger
Raymond
Girbach
March of Dimes
Mrs. Hartman
Brittain
Max Collins
Pub. Chm
Mrs. Gross
Detroit News
Washtenaw
Livingston
David Martin
Cancer
Mrs. Towler
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