Saline Calendar Highlights Community Events and Meetings
Saline Calendar lists August activities including an ice cream social and band concert at the High School until 10 p.m. Also notes a parish reunion with beef dinner at Dehi Park, a German language Holy Communion, Sunday School, a Gordon Reunion at Saline Park, and a 4-H County Demonstration Contest in Pittsfield. Board and municipal notices mention study committee representatives and upcoming 4-H events.
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Gand Parents Choir
Farity
Dehi Park
Neer Dextir
Man Chester
Saline Juning Aecrtics i
Corn and potato markets show ample supplies and easing sizes
Washington reports corn supplies leveling out and expected to be smaller than last year. Potatoes face clogged pipelines but ample inventories persist, signaling steady marketing conditions.
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Washington
No Gas Pressure Controls Needed For Stoves In Saline Area
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company states no pressure control devices are needed on home gas stoves in Saline Milan area. They install meters with regulators for all customers and say Detroit manufactured controls offer no advantage here. Pilot lights going out is usually due to draft or spillage rather than gas pressure failure.
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Milan
Michigan Consolidated Gas
Detroit
Consolidated
Mother Graduates With Children at New England Graduation
Mrs. Joe Mesling attended graduation with her son and daughter as they received their high school diplomas in 1952 and 1953. In 1954 she completed her own diploma via correspondence courses and joined the procession as a graduate in New England, North Dakota.
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New England
N. D
Joe Mesling
Weather and sports brief from Stanton and Allegheny
The Meramec Caverns in Stanton Missouri remains at a constant 68 degrees year round, a fact noted even the weather men cannot change. Allegheny College supports a soccer team active since 1934, reflecting continued athletic tradition.
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Washington
Meramec Caverns
Stanton
Allegheny College
Washtenaw County Corn Under Price Support Declines
Washtenaw County farmers by June 15 had more than 50 thousand bushels of the 1956 corn crop under loan and 45 thousand under Purchase agreements, with 37 thousand stored on farms. This loaned amount is 44 thousand bushels less than last year. The May 31 cutoff set 1956 corn for support. The 1957 loan rate is $2.04 per bushel in Washtenaw County.
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Washtenaw County
A. S.C
Police chase ends with arrest after break-in attempt
Detroit police spotted Roger Young, 22, breaking into a service station and fired three shots as he fled. He was arrested 30 minutes later near a parked car after officers saw him return. A pocket search found a letter from the Detroit Police Department ordering him to take the written examination for a police job. Cornell leads Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta with 18 varsity victories.
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Detroit
Roger Young
Detroit Police Department
Flannery Named General Chairman Of County GOP Drive
Washtenaw county Republican chairman Cecil Creal named Mrs. Gayle Flannery of Ann Arbor as general chairman of the Republican membership drive. The drive runs August 5 to late September with a goal of 705 dues paying members at one dollar per month, while Creal hopes to recruit over a thousand during the campaign. Area chairmen include Mrs. Stanley Thayer Ann Arbor Henry Hicks Ypsilanti and Karl Keefer for the out county area. The Washtenaw drive is part of a statewide effort to gain twenty thousand dollars a month in member contributions for party activities.
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Cecil Creal
Washtenaw County
Gayle Flannery
Ann. Arbor
Republican State Central Committee
Flannery
Creal
Bers
Stanley Thayer
Ann Arbor
Henry Hicks
Ypsilanti
Karl Keefer
Republican Party
Modest Brides Detroit Photographers Capture Warned Smiles
C Storer and D D Spellman studios frame brides for over 50 years. Their note: every bride swears she will take a terrible picture as she strikes her best pose for the important photograph.
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Detroit
C. Storer
D. D
The People’s Pyramid Progress in St. Lawrence Seaway
Washington notes report the Seaway at 54 percent completion with 114 mile reach. Heavy machinery and dynamite shape the route toward opening for 14 foot draft ships by 1958 and 27 foot capacity later. Michigan benefits include jobs and new shipbuilding capacity with Navy support. Bruce Catton tribute in Holiday magazine highlighted Michigan’s blend of industry and natural scenery.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
America
Middle West
Petoskef
Bruce Catton
Michigan
Union
Cyrus the Tree Man Kento
Cyrus the Great of Persia is cited as an early landscape figure. Researchers note he loved trees and planned plantings and even laid out ground and cared for many trees himself.
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Kento
Cyrus, the Great
Davey
Wrong Number Turns Up Fire Alarm Tale in Bay City
Mrs. Robert E. Treece awoke to a nighttime smoke odor and called her husband who works nights. The call diverted to police, prompting questions about the mistaken alarm and the events surrounding the Bay City incident.
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Bay City
Mich
Robert E. Treece
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The
Saline Observer
Michigan Press Association
United States
Canada
Manchester Enterprise
Milan Leader
Advertising Representatives Weekly
Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Michigan Press ‘Service
Saline Area
G. Z. Prout
Alwin Burkhart
Henry Leuthéuser
Milton Hartman
City
Pittsfield
del . Dyer
Wayne County
Dorothy Downer
Home Service
Detroit Edison Company
New Fair
Citizens Bank
Federal Deposit Insuranice Corporation
Ades
Cornell
Fabrics
Potter
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Senate
House
Navy Department
U. S. Treasury Department
de Soto Division
Christler
A. D. Wahl
Carpenter — Mason
Marion Road
Cali
Saline
Cyrus
Chile
Pacific
South America
Harrison T
Saline Savings Bank
Formica
Linoleum
N. Main ST
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