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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
2
A mass of weekly worship times and events across St. John's Lutheran, Trinity, St. Paul's Evangelical Reform, Bethel, Federated Church, and other local churches. Includes services, Sunday School, choir rehearsals, guild meetings, picnics, and social events with dates and locations.
Bert Gillen 75 of 13 W Michigan Saline died early Tuesday at St Josephs Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor after a brief illness. He was born Sept 6 1879 in Saline, married twice, survived by wife Louise Kelly Gillen, two sons Robert and Fred, one stepson Emmett Kelly, two brothers Grover and William, a sister Mrs Harold Rouse, seven grandchildren. He lived in Saline most of life, ran a shoe repair shop, and served as Saline police officer 1934 to 1948. Funeral 2 pm Thursday at Lockwood Funeral Home with Rev Alvin Siemsen. Burial Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Clie Viele mother of Mrs. Elwin Strait died at the Strait home on N. Lewis St Wednesday July 27 after an extended illness. Services were held at the Mapes Funeral Home Sunfield with burial in Freemeir Cemetery. Survived by husband Rollo two sons John and Charles three daughters Mrs Strait Mrs Mary Throwbridge and Mrs Rachel Weiber ben and sixteen grandchildren.
Personal notes record visits and vacations among local families including the Starling and Weibusch groups at Evans Lake. Social items mention the Past Matrons and Patrons August picnic at Saline Park with rain plan at the Masonic hall. Economic note forecasts Grade A eggs rising to 20 to 25 cents a dozen by October per Michigan State economists.
The Local Women’s Society of Christian Service hosted 224 attendees from the Ann Arbor District for a training day and seminar on Thursday July 28. Louise Canfield led as district president with Rev Benish giving the benediction.
The Federated Church hosts guest preacher Rev Hillis S McKenzie son of the pastor arriving from St Andrews Scotland where he studied at St Marys College of St Andrews University His wife accompanies him The 11 00 service will feature The Mystic Ocean as the sermon topic Soprano soloist Mrs Dean Schrag.
The public donated at an average rate of 163 dollars per minute to Red Cross service programs for civilians service members and veterans. Exhibits valued around 20 million dollars will be shown on 100 acres during the Centennial of Farm Mechanization at Michigan State University from August 15 to 20.
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