Saline High School Class of 1946 Graduation Planned
A class of 38 graduates will receive diplomas at Saline High School commencement on May 29 with Floyd Starr of Starr Commonwealth delivering the address. Baccalaureate services move to St Pauls Church and class night is May 27 in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High School
Floyd Starr
The
Starr Commonwealth of Albion
St. Paul’s Church
School Auditorum
E. W. Blakeman
Department of Religious Education
University of Michigan
Arthur Moehn
Harry Fosdick
Fellowship
Lloyd Dell
Alvin Siemsen
Trout Fishing Options Open Near Saline River in Michigan
Southeastern Michigan anglers unable to travel north can fish a dozen creeks two lakes and four ponds nearby when trout season opens April 27. The conservation department planted legal-sized trout in 1945 in Paint Creek and the North Branch of Saline River and in Duck Trout and Paint creeks and Clinton River. Trout ponds in Washtenaw Jackson Calhoun and Barry counties attract many anglers despite an eight inch limit two fish per day and fly fishing from shore only rules.
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Southeastern Michigan
The
Conservation Department
Paint Creek
North
Saline River
Duck
Trout
Paint Creeks
Clinton River
Oakland County
Washtenaw
Jackson
Calhoun
Barry
Legion Auxiliary District Meeting in Ypsilanti
The second district of the American Legion and the Auxiliary meet Sunday April 28 at 3 PM in Charles McKenney Hall Ypsilanti with Post 282 hosting. A banquet follows at 6 30 PM with Department Commander Carl Matheny speaking. Rehabilitation chair offers Battle Creek Veterans Hospital occupational therapy items for sale.
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The
American Legion
Auxiliary
Charles McKenney Hall
Ypsilanti
Legion
Carl Matheny
Veterans’ Hospital
Battle Creek
Dor-Mar Riding Stables Sold. Jones Discontinues Business
M. C. Jones has sold the Dor-Mar riding stables on north Ann Arbor Road to Dr. Steiner and is disposing of stock and ending the business. He bought the farm in August 1943 and notes activities around Ann Arbor but has not decided future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Jones
Dor-Mar
Ann Arbor
Dr. Steiner
Ae Pentre
Paratrooper Harold Wackenhut Promoted at Camp Kreis
Cpl Harold Wackenhut age 19 receives promotion to sergeant in the 11th A/B Division at Camp Kreis near Sapporo Japan. He joined the Army in Detroit August 25 1944 served with the 27th Division on Okinawa then with Paratroopers in Sen Dai Japan earning silver wings February 14 1946. He completed Army Auto Mechanic course January 1945 and holds Asiatic Pacific and Occupation ribbons with one combat star. He is a Saline High School graduate Class of 1944. hobbies include hunting trapping and auto mechanics. Parents Mr and Mrs William Wackenhut live at 8075 Warner Road Saline Mich.
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Cpl
Harold W. Wackenhut
Camp Kreis
Sapporo
Hokkaido
Japan
Wackenhut
Detroit
Mich
Okinawa
Sendai
Saline High School
William Wackenhut
Warner Road
Saline, Mich
May Court Term Docket Includes 200 Cases
A 50 member jury panel was drawn for the May circuit court term beginning May 6. The 200 case docket includes 30 criminal, 15 law jury, 27 non-law jury, 22 chancery first class, 63 chancery fourth class divorces, 40 chancery no progress, and 3 law no-jury no progress. Jurors named include Jesse Bird Vera Dieterle May Fulcher William S Harwood Mrs Laura April Robert Oelke Wilma Rector Clinton Hewens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Jury Commission
Circuit Court
Arthur M. Vandersall
Ypsilanti
Tella M. Smith
Jay H. Wayne
Fred Scdt
Jesse Bird
Vera Dieterle
May Fulcher
York Township
William S. Harwood
Laura April
Pittsfield
Robert Oelke
Wilma Rector
Clinton Hewens
Augusta Township
Fire department rushes to crash site in Dearborn
Saline Fire Department responded Monday to a call at Michigan Avenue near M-11 and 112 aiding Wm. Wylie of Dearborn whose car lay wrecked at the corner. Earlier on Saturday the crew made a run on Thomas.
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Saline
Michigan Avenue
Wm. Wylie
Dearborn
Thomas
Who Will Take Over This Work With Boys
A Saline editor seeks a successor to resume Cub work noting a Cub court of honor at 7 30 PM Thursday at the school gym with Manchester Cubs present and refreshments to follow. The writer plans to resign as Cubmaster and hopes a suitable volunteer steps forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CUBS
Manchester Cubs
Funeral in Jackson for Frederick F. Wilson
Former Saline resident Frederick F. Wilson, age 72, died Saturday morning. Funeral services were held in Jackson on Monday and the remains were brought to Saline for burial. He is survived by his wife Minnie Beatty and daughter Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Briggs
Catherine
Gertrude Lutz
Edith Stang
Jackson
Frederick F. Wilson
Saline
Wilson
Minnie Beatty
Mary
Little Misses Celebrate Birthday Party At School
Eight girls attended a birthday party for Sally Stimpson after school last Wednesday. All guests were schoolmates except Judy Whiting of Tecumseh. Mrs. Theodore Stimpson supervised games prizes and refreshments with cookies shaped as Easter symbols and decorated baskets for nuts and candy.
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Sally Stimpson
Judy Whiting
Tecumseh
Theodore Stimpson
Lodi Community Group Meets in April at Home of Sinkule
The Lodi Community Group met on April 18 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sinkule. Motion pictures were shown and refreshments served. The group will meet May 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hall. It was voted to adjourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
J. Sinkule
Dan Hall
Saline Rotary chooses delegates to Rotary International
Fred Wiedman was chosen as a delegate and Arthur Heininger as alternate to the Rotary International convention at Atlantic City by Saline Rotary Club. A film on asbestos cement pipe manufacture and installation by Johns-Manville Co. was shown. Visitors included Edward W. Staebler Jimmie Teasdale Russell Hussey Walter Staebler from Ann Arbor Eid Scott Hubert Ross Leon Vedder from Milan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wiedman
Arthur Heininger
Rotary International
Atlantic City
Saline Rotary Club
Johns- Mansville Co
Edward W. Staebler
Jimmie Teasdale
Russell Hussey
Walter Staebler
Ann Arbor
Eid. Scott
Hubert Ross
Leon Vedder
Milan
Realty Move Prompted by Local Office Swap
A. C. Lange, local realtor, opens new offices in the Wiedman residence at 114 E. Michigan Ave. across from his former site now occupied by Deede Electric after they left the Blair building. B & B Recreation plans to relocate their pool and billiard tables there and add more alleys to the recreation facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Lange
Wiedman
Michigan Avenue
Deede Electric
Blair
B & B Recreation
Federation to Hold May Meeting at Macon Church
Mrs J N Lewis and Mrs Bessie Collins attended a Washtenaw County Federation of Women's Clubs board meeting in Ypsilanti. The federation announced its annual meeting will be held on May 18 at the Macon Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Lewis
Bessie Collins
Ypsilanti
Washtenaw County
Missed Copies in 17 Years Praised by Subscriber
Mrs Frank Williams of Oakland California reports to the Saline Observer that in 17 years only two copies failed to reach her. She praises the paper’s reliable mail delivery and notes it usually arrives the Tuesday after publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Williams
Anna Bredernitz
Oakland
Calif
Saline Observer
Observer
Sam
Vaughn Named Program Chairman For Farm Managers Group
Harold M. Vaughn, manager of Saline Valley Farms, is appointed program chairman for the American Society of Farms Managers and Rural Appraisers. The Semi annual session will be at Michigan State College on July 1 and 2 with 150 to 200 attendees from 15 to 20 Midwestern states and Canada expected.
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Harold M. Vaughn
Saline Valley Farms
American Society of Farms Managers and Rural Appraisers
Michigan State College
Canada
Your Children's Pictures In This Newspaper
The Saline Observer partners with Waltz Studios to photograph all local children on Tuesday May 7 from 1 to 6 pm at the Old Opera House. No subscription or purchase required. families may buy photos if they wish. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Saline Observer
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
Saline
Opera House
Observer
District Rotarians Meet in Ontario Conference
Rotarians of Saline join 59 other Western Ontario and Southeastern Michigan clubs for the first postwar Conference of the 158rd District in Windsor Ontario. The meeting spans Sunday and Monday April 28 and 29 with 12 past district governors among the delegates including Richard Hedke of Detroit who is a strong candidate for International President.
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Rotarians
Saline
Ontario
Michigan
Rotary International
Windsor
Rotary
Richard Hedke
Detroit
International
Editorial Caprice on OPA and Balanced Economy
The piece argues the OPA causes cycles of wage and price shifts that prevent a true balanced economy. It notes rising rents and costs trigger wage demands, leading to inflationary spirals, strikes, and a teeter-totter of gains and losses, while praising the capitalist system yet acknowledging its flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
John Doaks
Bill Smith
John
Bill
Saline Student Named in UM Honors Convocation
Catherine Cilley Zimmer and other students will be honored at the 28th Annual Honors Convocation at Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, recognizing outstanding scholastic achievement. Six hundred plus students are listed for the Friday morning ceremony on April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Hill Auditorium
Catherine Cilley Zimmer
State College
Jem-Splina
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. Blakeman
Legion Auxiliary District
Fire Department
Federation
Macon
Editorial Caprice
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