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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
1
Daugher of Rev. and Mrs. Theo phil W. Menzel will enter Elmhurst College in the fall to pursue psychology. Ann has a 3.87 average and completed the academic course through high school, serving as editor of the Hornet and member of the student council.
Miss Cantuen finishes with a 3.68 average and shares valedictorian status at Saline High School 1956. She is business manager of the Hornet, a Drum Corps member, and active in Future Homemakers of America. She plans to begin secretarial work this summer.
The daughter of Mr and Mrs J Kenneth Taylor will attend the University of Michigan School of Music. She has a 3.68 average and is co salutatorian for her work in the school band as clarinetist. She is organist at St Pauls Saline and teaches piano to ten students.
Dan E. Reed of the Michigan Farm Bureau told the Republican county convention in Ann Arbor that farm problems are inflated and only a small share of farmers are affected. He cited presidential remarks on price supports and warned against a rigid system. The convention elected 37 delegates and 36 alternates to the State Convention in Detroit May 5 with Gordon Gable elected chairman of the delegation.
The sec ond annual Dodge City singles bowling classic at North End Recreation Hamtramck Michigan will award a 1957 automobile as first prize. Cash prizes of 1000 for second and 500 for third accompany $70 percent handicap and 200 scratch. Open to new end games and sanctioned by ABC and WIBC. Entries close April 30 with rounds April 28 through May 27, plus special prizes for women bowlers.
The Saline Steer Club elected officers at their April 17 meeting with 60 in attendance. They set a Spring Tour for May 3 and invited Rotary for dinner. Officers: Pat Teachout president, Duane Guenther VP, Beulah Robison secretary, Herb Teachout treasurer. Junior Directors: Karen Girbach, Mary Weber, Barbara Klumpp. Senior Directors: Art Heininger, Max Ross, Edwin Kuebler, Daly. Advisor: Arthur Hagen.
The Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet in the church basement on May 2. After the business meeting a picture is planned. The film The World of Silence will be shown. The film, shot at the Institute of the Deaf in Detroit, is in color and about 45 minutes long. Refreshment committee is Mrs Alvin Burkhardt, chairman. Mrs Edward Luckhardt. Mrs Fred Hack. Mrs Johnson Quick.
Members of the Ann Arbor chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will meet on Thursday April 26 to hear Professor Leo A Schmidt of the University of Michigan discuss What’s New in Electronics. The dinner at 6 30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge precedes the 7 30 p.m. technical session.
The Saline Chamber of Commerce invites residents to submit a slogan for a $25 Savings Bond prize. Judge M J Anderson chairs the committee. Winning slogan will be used in advertising and highway signs entering the city. Deadline June 1. Details on page 6.
City and village officials from Hillsdale Ingham Jackson Lenawee Livingston Monroe and Washtenaw counties gather in Chelsea for the seventh annual Regional meeting. The program includes state agency services a round table on municipal problems highway questions and the 1956 legislation with Q and A.
City Council last Monday night awarded a garbage collection contract to Chas. Gomes and Wm. Ternes. A new schedule goes into effect May 1 with one weekly residential pickup and two weekly business pickups in winter, rising to two residential and three business pickups in summer.
The Saline Chamber of Commerce with 62 members enrolled only nine attended last Monday night, leaving no formal business possible due to the lack of a 15 member quorum. A survey on store hours will be conducted by committee chairman Anthony J. Landi to gauge customer preferences.
A city committee tapped by Mayor Henry Leutheuser seeks a new dump location after residents near Monroe Street protested nuisances and falling property values from the current site next to a church. Council members and citizens Hagen and Schmid to assess a better site while bids open May 21 for the S Ann Arbor Street water line project.
The Saline Area Schools board and the Education Advisory Council discussed plans for a new Saline area school. They approved two board members to planning commissions, set a late May census, and accepted landscaping bids for the elementary grounds. High school science for next year was also on the agenda as two high school teachers resigned.
Michigan Police Commissioner Jos aah A. Childs issued a warning that the spring season brings a rise in sex crimes. He urged vigilant parental supervision and four steps: know where children are, avoid solo trips, refuse rides or candy from strangers, and ensure children come straight home. He cited blockwatch systems in cities and urged rural schedules to prevent delays.
Federated Church Women will meet in two circles on Tuesday May 1 in separate homes. The afternoon group at 1:00 pm hosts Mrs B D Hammond with Mrs Frank Simpson reading a devotional study and Mrs Hugh Keveling presenting Indian Americans. The evening circle at 8:00 pm meets with Mrs John Schild hosting and Mrs Streeter leading the program.
Washtenaw County 4-H hosts a tractor operators and plowing contest on April 28 at the Old Dr. Davis farm 1880 Baker Road Dexter. The program starts at 9 30 A.M. with tractor operators and the plowing contest begins at 1 30 P.M.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Erwin L. Klager announces Sgt. Clyde Stanfield resigning effective May 1 1956 after multiple prior entries and exits since 1948. Clare Oltersdorf to replace Stanfield and resume May 1 1956 as Deputy. Arthur Devoe promoted to Sergeant in charge of Willow Run office on the p m shift. Deputy DeVoe joined the department in May 1951.
Five day Temperatures will average five to ten degrees below normal with normal highs 51 to 59 and lows 32 to 58. Cooler by Lake Superior midweek then turning colder again by Thursday. Scattered showers possible Wednesday Thursday and in the Lake Superior area Sunday. Erie and Ontario temps near four to eight degrees below normal with some warmth Wednesday and cooler Thursday. Precipitation forecast .25 inch north and .5 inch south.
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