Civil Defense Test Exercise September Public Evacuation Planned
Washtenaw County officials announced a county wide Civil Defense drill for Sunday September 7 an actual evacuation of Ypsilanti and Superior Townships to Chelsea and Manchester. Participation is voluntary with residents asked to check in at school grounds Registration and Information Headquarters will be at school sites Signs will guide routes Radio and telecom services will support communications County Zone Directors in Saline and Manchester available for questions with maps to follow in future reports.
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Washtenaw County
Gerald Miller
Miller
Ypsilanti
Superior
Chelsea
Manchester
Miler
Lyndon
Dexter
Sylvan
Lima
Sharon
Freedom
Bridgewater
Welfare Service
Saline
Lauren Wild
Ted* Roberts
New Telephone Directories Out This Week
O W Beagle Tecumseh District Manager for General Telephone Company says the new directory is bigger more attractive and different with a turquoise cover showing new equipment like hands free and colored phones. The book offers more names yellow pages ads and up to date information with over 1750 directories distributed in the area and a suggestion to transfer numbers from the old directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W Beagle
Tecumseh
General Telephone Company
Beagle
General Tel‘pone
Saline Band Heads to Interlochen Camp
Saline High School Band of 60 students led by Band Director Arthur Katter will spend a week at Interlochen Music Camp in Michigan. They depart Sunday night and return around supper time August 25 after transporting band equipment by bus.
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Arthur Katterjohn
Saline High School
Michigan
Farm Council to Build Office on Farm Bureau Acre
The Farm Council signed a contract with Ted Braun of Saline for a new office building on the Farm Bureau’s acquired acre. The project includes an office, insurance room, small meeting room, and basement with kitchen facilities. Final bid is $21,299 after modification. Construction to begin once permits and funds are secured.
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Farm Bureau
Farm Council
Board of Directors
Ted Braun
Saline
Arthur Kuhl
Lima
Ronald Patrick
Superior
George Kennedy
Northfield
la Verne Coy
Dexter
Robert Tefft
Pittsfield Townships
Emerson Haeussler
Eugene Young
Robert Lowery
Ralph Hartman
Kennedy
Patrick
Tefft
Braun
Coy
Kuhl
Young
Washtenaw County
Washtenaw Farm Bureau
Sunday Barbecue for 5000 at Washtenaw County Farm Center
A Sunday barbecue at the Washtenaw County Farm Council Activity Center plans to feed 5000 dinners August 17 from noon to 6 pm. About 214 tons of chicken will be cooked over two tons of charcoal under Floyd Hicks of Michigan State University supervision. Tickets cost $1.50 with two serving periods 12 to 3 and 3 to 6, and proceeds go to the Farm Council buildings and grounds.
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Washtenaw County Farm Council
Farm Council
Carl Lesser
Jack Bradbury
Dexter
Bob Breuninger
4-H Services Club
Wendell Reinhart
Donald Baldus
Max Ross
Simon Girbach
Jack Pfeifle
Saline Briefs News On Wires Fire, Road Work, Dial Service
Steve Russell reported smoking electrical wires on Harris Street to Saline firemen but no action was taken. Michigan Avenue survey for road raising began and is planned to start soon. General Telephone announces dial service starting August 17 at 2 01 am with modest rate increases. Detroit News photographer visited Saline for a town history feature to run August 28.
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Steve Russell
Robert Russell
N. Harris St
Harris St
Young Russell
Detroit News
Saline
Observer
Bessie Collins
Founding Anniversary Marked in Saline by Risdon's 1824 Claim
By Mrs. Bessie Carven Saline marks August 12, 1824 when Orange Risdon purchased land that became the present city. Risdon, born 1786 in Vermont, surveyed the Detroit to Chicago road and helped lay out Buffalo, Lockport, and early Saline, serving as postmaster, innkeeper, and donor of land for churches and Oakwood Cemetery. He died November 27, 1876, leaving a legacy in Washtenaw County and Michigan capitol ceremonies.
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Bessie Carven
Collins
Orange Risdon
Salime
Rupert
Bennington County
Saratoga
New York
Alleghany
Genesee
Buffalo
Lockport
Sara
Sally
Newland
Saline
Genesee River
Territory of
Michigan
Washtenaw County
Detroit
Pontiac Road
Chicago
Risdon
Harriete Mead
City of
Oakwood Cemetery
Erwin Schmid
Henry Street
Silas Finch
New York State
Saline Savings Bank
Risdori
Polly Gilbert
Robert. Craig
Benton District
Chicago Road
Legislative Council
Lewis Cass
Ann. Arbor
Ypsilanti
Dexter
Lodi
Pittsfield
York
Saline Village
Chicago Street
Risdon, Mills and Bennett
Baptist
Oakwood
New York City
United States
Lansing
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Monroe
Macauley
Price Named Uniloy Head At Saline Michigan
Clarence A Price named President of Uniloy Inc Saline Michigan effective August 1 according to Clifford H Simmons Hoover Ball Bearing Co president Uniloys wholly owned subsidiary Price previously Vice President and General Manager of Unit Products Division with prior work at Dow Chemical Company in die casting and heavy equipment engineering Uniloy produces tools dies machinery with full engineering and development facilities in die casting and balls and bearing lines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Price
Uniloy, Inc
Saline, Mich
Clifford H. Simmons
Hoover Ball & Bearing Co
Price
Uniloy Corp
Uniloy
Dow Chemical Co
In. Nes
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Aline
Se Marine
Wee
Saline Post Office
Earl Kirby
Michigan “Ave
City News Briefs
Michigan State Highway Dept
Michigan Ave
The
General Telephone Co
Dial
O. W. Beagle
By Orange Risdon
Risdon Drive
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