Saline Band Wins Top Honor In State Contest
The Saline High School Concert Band won first division ratings from three judges at the State Band and Orchestra Contest in Muskegon. A two day tour included Lake Odessa assembly, overnight stays with band families, and a Lake Michigan side trip.
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Saline
Saline High School
Angell Junior High School
Muskegon
Michigan
Goldman
Wood
Lake Odessa High School
Lake Michigan
East Lansing
Greyhound
Helms
Austin
Johnson
Reynolds
Schlief
Whitelock
Katterjohn
Judge J. Payne Taken By Death
Funeral services for Judge Jay H. Payne will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church with Rev. Leonard A. Parr officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. Payne, 58, of 1105 Packard, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital after a heart attack. He was born October 15, 1897 in Sandusky Ohio and lived on a recent farm summer home. A 1916 UM graduate, he served in WWI and earned a 1971 business administration degree and a 1926 law degree. He practiced law, served as Justice of the Peace, and was Ann Arbor’s first municipal judge in 1943 and probate judge from 1948 until his death. He married Mildred Jackson June 10, 1953. Surviving are his wife, two sisters Berle Savage and J Russell Moffatt, and a nephew Stuart Payne Moffatt. Friends may call at Muehlig Chapel until Friday noon.
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Jay H. Payne
First Congregational Church
Leonard A. Parr
Forest Hill Cemetery
Judge Payne
Packard
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Jay A
Anna Heym Payne
Sandusky
Ohio
Sandusky High School
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
University School of Business Administration
University Law School
Mildred Jackson
Perry School
Berle M. Savage
J. Russell Moffatt
Flint
Stuart Payne Moffatt
Niagara Falls
New York
Muehlig Chapel
Gall Cow Sets Milk Production Record
Albert E Gall owns a Holstein cow named Willow Road Creamette. Over a year she produced 16 103 pounds of milk with 517 pounds butterfat, averaging 21 quarts daily under Michigan State University weighing and testing supervision.
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Albert E. Gall
Willow Rd
Alice Fobes
Michigan State University
Latest Artesian Magazine on sale in Washtenaw County
The April May issue is on newsstands across Washtenaw County featuring 28 local contributors with short stories articles on theatre music art poetry and book reviews. It grew from a year old project in Kenneth A Ratliff's creative writing class at the Ann Arbor public school adult education program.
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Artesian Magazine
Washtenaw County
Kenneth A. Ratliff
Ann Arbor
Friendship Class to Meet at Federated Church April 25
Mrs Floyd Rogers will host the Friendship Class of Federated Church School for their April meeting next Wednesday April 25 at 1 30. Mrs Alger Allison notes the study from Isaiah chapter 53 and Mrs William Spike will lead the program. Scrapbook project work continues.
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Floyd Rogers
West Michigan Avenue
Federated Church School
Alger Allison
William Spike
Richard Little Named to Tri-State College Honor Roll
Richard I. Little, son of Mrs. W. W. Little, is placed on the Honor Roll at Tri-State College in Angola Indiana with all A and B grades. He is enrolled in the Department of Radio Engineering.
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Richard I. Little
W. W. Little
Tri-State College
Angola
Indiana
Airline Honor Officer Tennis Named Senior Copilot
First Officer L. R. Tennis of 109 West Henry Street who flies for American Airlines out of Detroit has been named Senior Copilot representative of the Air Line Pilots Association AFL-CIO for 1956. The local officer will also serve on the board of directors of the 10 500 member organization.
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L. R. Tennis
West Henry St
American Airlines
Detroit
Air Line Pilots Association
Afl-Cio
Mrs Klueter Hosts Federated Church Class Meeting
Mrs Paul Klueter of Bridgewater Road will host the Women s Class of the Federated Church School tomorrow evening April 20 at 8 00. Mrs Fred Koebbe president will preside over the business session and Mrs Clarence Johnson will lead the program on When You Are Asked To Lead in Prayer.
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Paul Klueter
Bridgewater Road
Federated Church School
Fred Koebbe
Clarence Johnson
Annual Business Meeting Thursday at First Methodist Church
The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Church will meet Thursday evening April 26 at 7 30 p m Dr L LaVerne Finch District Superintendent will preside Reports of the year s work by church presidents and department heads will be presented The annual election of trustees stewards and appointments of commissions and committees for the coming year will be held
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The
First Methodist Church
L. LaVerne Finch
Saline Family Vacationing in Key West
L. Z. Still his wife and son Bobby vacation for two weeks in Key West Florida enjoying sunny skies and leisure by the sea amid warm Florida days and family time.
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L. Z. Still
Bobby
Saline
Key West, Florida
Saline Elementary Pupils Enter Junior Red Cross Art Contest
Second to sixth graders at Saline Elementary enter an art contest sponsored by the Junior Red Cross with works in watercolor crayon and charcoal. Top entries advance to the area contest in Ann Arbor and later Europe. Prizes totaling 5.00 honor the winners among students including Sandra Johnson Kathie Reed Robert Merchant and others.
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Red Cross
Saline Elementary School
Junior Red Cross
Saline
Ann Arbor
Europe
Jean Taylor
The
Observer
Sandra Johnson
Michigan
Kathie Reed
Robert Merchant
David King
Austin Robinson
Washtenaw Farm Bureau Fun Night at Saline High School
The Washtenaw County Farm Bureau sponsors a Fun Night for bureau families at Saline High School Saturday at 8 30. Activities include round and square dancing organized card playing with prizes door prizes children’s movies refreshments. Members bringing cards and tables may participate.
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Washtenaw County Farm Bureau
All Bureau
Saline High School
Saline Area School District 1956-57 Budget Plan Reveals Costs
The Saline Area School District submitted its 1956-1957 budget to the County Tax Allocation Board. It shows state aid of 191 700 dollars, 113 600 dollars in voted taxes, and total receipts of 373 150 dollars with expenditures of 353 115 dollars and a projected balance of 20 035 dollars. The plan calls for 4.8 mills for operation and 4.5 mills for debt service, plus a special 1 mill site fund for future building needs.
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The
Observer
Saline Area
Board of Education
Saline Area School “District
Washtenaw and
Lenawee Counties
County
Democrats Plan Washtenaw County Convention April 26
The Washtenaw County Democrats announce a county convention on Thursday April 26 at 8 p.m. in the Washtenaw County Building. Mrs Howard Blackenburg is county chairman. Delegates elected August 3 1954 primary will attend and vote for 19 delegates and 19 alternates to the Democratic State Convention in Grand Rapids on June 2. The Second Congressional District gets 2 delegates and 2 alternates to the National Convention. Keynote speaker is Preston Slosson UM history professor and 1948 Democratic candidate for Congress from the 2nd District. All county Democrats urged to attend and visit the new county building.
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Washtenaw County
Howard Blackenburg
Civic Auditorium
Grand Rapids
Preston Slosson
University of Michigan
Penny Supper at Saline School Draws Big Crowd
Saline Area Elementary School held a Penny Supper sponsored by Student Council and teachers with more than 1500 attendees. Students contributed dishes from meat loaf to pie and fruit salad. Proceeds fund a May breakfast for homeroom mothers.
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Saline Area
Bea Kellogg Elected VP State FFA
Bea Ann Kellogg representing Saline was elected second vice president of the Future Homemakers of America at the convention. She attended the Tenth Annual Meeting of the FHS in Grand Rapids. Saline High School delegates included Rose Marie Erickson Maybelle Sutherland Gail Burmeister Beulah Robison Joan Wiebush and advisors Mrs Livingstone and Mrs Alice Lockwood.
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Bea Ann Kellogg
Saline
Homemakers of America
Miss Kellogg
FHS
Grand Rapids
Saline High School
Rose Marie Erickson
Maybelle Sutherland
Gail Burmeister
Beulah Robison
Joan Wiebush
Livingstone
Alice Lockwood
Miss Burmeister
Miss Weibush
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Artesian
Richard Little
Lillian Radtke
Sharon Starling
Jane Ross
Alana Frey
Wendy Wild
Modena Vacek
Barbara Houghton
Sue Davis
Carlotte Stiew
Susan Robison
Brian J.a- Rue
New England Farm
Darlene England
Susan Anthony
Kieth Armbruster
Kenneth Goble
Dennis Condit
Gary Neithammer
Deede’s
Farm Bureau
Henderson
Montreal
Boards of Education
Saline School
Bea Kellogg
FFA
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