Rotary meeting outlines drive for crippled children fund
Round table discussions at The Tavern highlighted plans for a yearlong fund drive aiming to raise about 1000 dollars for crippled children and related charities. Local leaders discussed forming a civic group to aid returning servicemen and referenced nearby Milan efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiedman
Observer
Grant Jones
Milan
Rotary Club
American Legion
Mr. Jones
C. Li. Correlo
R. 8. Hocking
Chicago Detroit Expressway plan aims to lead national highway program
Detroit hosts a launch for a Chicago Detroit Expressway proposal to link major industrial centers. Auto Club of Michigan submits the plan to highway officials as Chicago hosts a parallel meeting. Officials say routing not fixed but 278 miles by US-20 and US-112 is shortest.
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Detroit
Hotel Statler
Automobile Club of Michigan
Chicag
Chicago Motor Club
U. S. Public Roads Administration
America
Charles T. Bush
Auto Club
Bush
Congress
Richard Harfst
Automobile Club
Saline Man Linked to Oak Ridge Atomic Work in Wartime
Lloyd Armbruster, a 1943 Michigan State Normal College chemist, worked at Oak Ridge with over 100 staff under his charge. His parents learned only a few employees knew the project’s full nature, and Lloyd’s whereabouts since the secret’s reveal remain unknown. He married Gloria Johnson in April and was a Saline High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Japan
Lloyd Armbruster
Michigan State Normal College
Ypsilanti
Lloyd
University of California
Arthur Armbruster
Armbrusters
Saline High School
Gloria Johnson
Willow Run
Atomic power shared with Japan to end war and free people
The writer argues that atomic bombs reveal a god given power to Americans and British to end World War II and liberate Japan. He claims those who wage war for humanity’s rights deserve control of the weapon, and envisions using it first as a persuader then to free nations from tyranny.
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Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Hirohito
Japan
Warning to Fuel Oil Users Ahead of Winter Shortage
District fuel oil representatives warn most households do not realize the coming supply and transport challenges. Only about 10 percent of customers have filled tanks and 25 percent of last winter’s users have not filed renewal applications. Local dealers face limited civilian supply this winter as transportation strains persist.
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Detroit
Trans
Fuel Oil Tanker Shortage Warns of Winter Shortages
The article notes tankers and tank cars are diverted to haul fuel oil to the Pacific and to move petroleum products west. It warns fewer tank cars will be available for civilian supplies next winter and urges every fuel oil user to fill home tanks now to ensure household supply.
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Pacific
West
All Farming To Be Mechanized
E L Anthony dean of agriculture at Michigan State College predicts mechanization will transform American farming after World War I. One man could manage 200 acres as easily as 60, tractors become common, field work eased by machinery, and new chemical sprays and weed killers poised to boost crops including onions carrots beets.
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Eddie Cantor
E. L. Anthony
Asgriculture
Michigan State College
Dean
Michigan
Park Group Elects Leaders For Guidance Light Class
The Guiding Light class of Federated Church met at the city park Thursday evening for a social gathering then moved to the church reception room for refreshments and business. George Silvens was replaced as secretary treasurer by Barbara Spike and Dorothy Blair was named corresponding secretary. The group plans a Hamburger Fry at City Park on August 23.
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Guiding Light
Sunday School
The
Federated Church
George Silvens
Barbara Spike
Dorothy Blair
Mythical Ford Second Well at Manchester
The Observer notes a well problem at the Ford mill site in Manchester, where two wells exist. The city's water was connected for emergency use while the other Manchester well is the one that malfunctioned.
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Ford Mill
Observer
Manchester
Ford
Past Matrons' Club to Meet at Mrs Briggs Home
The Past Matrons' Club of the CES will hold its meeting on Monday evening August 13 at the home of Mrs Luther Briggs.
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The
CES
Luther Briggs
Mid-Summer Waste Paper Pick-Up by Troop 46
Scoutmaster William Jakab and nine Boy Scouts of Troop 46 collected about three and a half tons of waste paper in Saline on a Saturday morning. Proceeds from last week’s sale to a Northville junk dealer will fund Saline Scouts’ equipment. Participants included Bob Cook Earl Mecehn Charles Gross Fred Feldkamp Duane Steiner Gene Jacoby Bob Bredernitz James Lempke and Dale Rothfuss.
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William Jakab
Boy Scouts
Jakad
Northville
Saline
Bob Cook
Earl Mecehn
Charles Gross
Fred Feldkamp
Duane Steiner
Gene Jacoby
Bob Bredernitz
James Lempke
Dale Rothfuss
Last Rites for Mrs LaVerne Fry
Funeral services were held for Mrs. LaVerne M. Fry 38 of Ypsilanti who died nine days after giving birth to Judith Marie. Born April 6 1907 she was a Saline High School graduate class of 1925. She is survived by husband Howard C. Fry her parents four sisters two brothers and many nieces and nephews. Burial followed at Dento cemetery with Rev George T. Nevin officiating.
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LaVerne M. Fry
East Michigan Avenue
Ypsilanti
Judith Marie
Andrew and
Leona Carter Kazmaier
Milan
Fry
Saline High School
Howard C. Fry
Dento
George T. Nevin
Patricia Ann
Sandra L
Judith
Doris Noble
Onstead
Blanche Harris
Ypsilantis
Mildred Eggert
Wall Lake
Betty Bowles
Norman Kazmaier
Carl Kazmaier
Ann Arbor
Thirty Gallons For Homecoming Servicemen
U S armed forces members released from active duty receive 30 gallons of gasoline for rehabilitation. The amendment took effect Friday August 38 and replaces the furlough ration for officers on terminal leave. It can be issued to veterans whose separation occurred more than 30 days before filing for the ration, and is aimed at easing gasoline shortages for returning veterans, as requested by clubs and the Detroit OPA office.
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United States
Detroit
OPA
Pvt Wackenhut Reunites With Pal On Okinawa
Private Harold Wackenhut of the 105th Infantry Division writes home from Okinawa about surviving the grueling campaign with a Chelsea friend, Keith Piatt. They first met at Camp Roberts, reunited in July, and now rest in a camp enjoying fresh eggs after years of K rations and heavy combat.
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Harold W. Wackenhut
105Th
Okinawa
Chelsea
Keith Piatt
Wackenhut
Fisherman’s Joy Beyond the Proof of Catching Fish
A writer reflects on fishing as more than a sport, noting the inner joy, tension release, and lifelong dreams it inspires. The piece contrasts cynics with anglers who savor each moment, defend fish stories, and live for the moment of a strike and the chase. The profile contrasts nonfishermen with enthusiasts and defends the pastime’s allure.
September Deadline for Subscribers to Stay on List
The editor warns that subscribers in arrears by September 1 will have their names removed from the mailing list. The note expresses reluctance to cut names and asks for cooperation to keep subscriptions paid, ensuring continued paper delivery.
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Zahn
Gillen
Johnson Road
Wayne
Ernest Zahn
Braun Road
South Africa
Tennessee
Hiram
Boy Scout
Mrs Laverne Fry
Coday and
Conniow Ly CoxRopinson
Juck
James Joyce
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