Fire Destroys Smedley Home In Pittsfield Township
The Saline fire department fought a second blaze at Clyde Smedley’s residence at 1229 Rosewood Avenue. The house and contents were destroyed after the fire rekindled early Monday morning, with spark likely lodging in furnishings. The family had briefly left the home after an earlier, smaller fire the night before.
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Saline Fire Department
Clyde Smedley
Rosewood Avenue
Pittsfield Township
Smedleys
Jaeger Dominates City Park Horseshoe Tourney Final
Walter Jaeger, facing a field of 16, defeats William Jakab 50 to 27 in the finals after advancing through rounds that included wins over Carl, Kern, Jacoby, and Eiseman. The event concluded with Jaeger earning the top spot in the Sunday tournament held at the City park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jaeger
William Jakab
M. Blair
C. Lowe
H. Schneider
C. Kern
W. Haab
G. Jacoby
Eischelbach
W. Jakab
W. Hinderer
W. Eiseman
C. Moehn
Carl
A. Schneider
R. Allen
B. Klueter
W. Jakad
C. Carl
W. Jaeger
W. Jager
State Land Made Available to Vets
The Michigan State Land Board will give veterans preference when buying state land. Most parcels for sale are in Wayne Oakland and Macomb counties with an estimated 50 000 to 65 000 parcels. Veterans may buy at appraised value for own use without competition. others bid at public auctions. Counselors can issue eligibility certificates.
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Councils of Veterans’ Affairs
Michigan Office of Veterans’ Affairs
State Land Board
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Gerald F. Mallory
Land Board
Muskegon County
Bay County
Mallory
Saline Friends Attend Pastor's Wedding in Detroit
Seventeen members of the Federated Church attended the wedding of their pastor Rev. Raymond Mc Laughlin to Miss Alice Berford at Gratiot Baptist Church in Detroit Saturday evening. They also attended the subsequent reception.
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Arthur Wilson
Ernestine F. Wison
Harold F. Schaefer
Augusta Schaefer
Doris Kays
Ann Arbor
Virginia Smith
Wayne
R. & Hocking
Methodist Church
Remagen Bridge
Saline High School
State Normal College
Ypsilanti
Federated Church
Raymond McLaughlin
Alice Berford
Gratiot Baptist Church
Detroit
Bond-Forbes School District 8 Reunion Planned
The Bond-Forbes school district No. 8 schedules a biannual reunion on Sunday August 19 at the school grounds with a basket dinner for attendees.
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Bond-Forbes
Blair to Erect Bowling Alley in Blair
Martin Blair plans an extended bowling alley on East Michigan Avenue at the former Surge Sales and Service site. The building will run about 90 feet with a self supporting roof and may include a pool parlor and ice cream dispenser in front with five lanes at the rear.
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Martin Blair
East Michigan Avenue
Surge Sales & Service
Mix
Blair
Michigan Planning Institute Warns of Postwar Competition
About 200 representatives from nine southern Michigan counties attended a Jackson Planning Institute on July 19. Dr. Eugene B. Elliott urged grassroots citizen leadership in planning for the postwar era, stressing local action and cooperation across government levels.
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Michigan
Midwest
Jackson
Eugene B. Elliott
Washington
Edward D. Connor
Citizens Housing and Planning Council of Detroit
Connor
United States
Walter H. Blucher
Chicago
American Society of Planning Officials
Merchants Continue Winning Streak In Tight Saline Victory
Saline Merchants beat Tecumseh 6 to 2 as Hoeft limited the visitors to five scattered hits. Armbruster starred in left field and Larson boosted the lineup helping the well rounded batting order. The Ypsilanti Machinists visit next Sunday for a rematch to settle the earlier 6 6 tie.
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Saline Merchants
Tecumseh
Fisher
Johnnie Harrison
Hoeft
Junior Armbruster
Larson
Merchants
Ypsilanti Machinists
V J Day Worship Service At St Pauls Church
A service of worship observing the end of World War II will be held at St Pauls church at 8 p m on V J Day evening. Rev Alvin Siemsen announced the service offers thanks giving repentance intercession and dedication and welcomes all interested attendees.
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St. Paul’s Church
Alvin Siemsen
Hoefts Extend Lead In City League Softball
Hoefts continues to lead the City League with seven wins and one loss after August 9 results. Methodist sits second with five wins and five losses, while the Railroaders crushed Federated 26 to 2. Mildred and Emergenc Exast took a Western Michigan Wisconsin trip last week.
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Hoeft
Methodists
Hoeft’s
Methodist
Jaeger- Bredernitz
Armbruster-Larson
Railroaders
Federated
Lerwick-Rayburn
Hamilton
Jaeger-Brown
Mildred
Emergenc Exast
Michigan
Wisconsin
Future planning institute features regional experts
A print of the future discussion covered local planning issues with noted specialists. Participants included George F. Emery Detroit City Plan Commission planning director, Hugh B. Masters Kellogg Foundation expert, L A Wolfanger Michigan State College extension zoning specialist, Herbert A. Berg MSU extension land use coordinator, Roy Schoenmann Conservation Institute director, Floyd Jennings Grand Rapids city planner, and John Mosier Flint city planner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Emery
Detroit City Plan Commission
Hugh B. Masters
Kelloge Foundation
L. A. Wolfanger
Michigan State College
Herbert A. Berg
Michigan State College Extension Service
Roy Schoenmann
The
Conservation Institute
M.S. C
Floyd Jennings
Grand Rapids
John Mosier
Lint
St Pauls Plans Christmas Box Drive With Guild Support
St Pauls Women's Guild votes to work with Over seas Relief and Reconstruction to ship Christmas boxes to Christians in Europe and Asia. About half a million boxes are expected from American churches with contents valued around four dollars per box.
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St. Paul’s Women’s Guild
Church Committee On Overseas Relief and Reconstruction
Europe
Asia
America
Clarence Fritz
Women’s Guild
Sugden resigns from Farmington city council
Mark Sugden tendered his resignation Monday night due to the supervision of two Farmington drug stores, saying it keeps him occupied. The council accepted the resignation but did not fill the vacancy.
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Mark Sugden
Farmington
Ready Answer Wins Dixie Quiz Pot on Dixie Avenue
Residents on Dixie Avenue celebrated last week when Walter Towler’s home radio heard the call from the Dixie Quiz program. Toby won a neat $26.00 for answering correctly and securing the prize.
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Aple Avenue
Walter Towler
Toby
Rotarians Hear Expansion Plans At Manchester Handle and Turning
L C Badgley outlines growth at the Manchester Handle and Turning Company with new building for an infrared lamp factory and an 80 000 starter order from the government for baseball bats. About 47 workers are employed as plant expansion continues amid photos of Ford Motor growth and a birthday tribute to Don Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Handle and Turning Company
L. C. Badgley
Rotary Club
Uncle Sam
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Badgley
Ford Motor Company
Willow Run
Guy Miller
Milan
E. A. Schaeberle
Ann Arbor
Jake Payne
Hillsdale
Clarence N. Carter
Don Ford
New Addition Underway at Universal Die Casting Plant
A cement block addition is under construction at the Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Corporation plant on Monroe Street. The expansion aims to create more space for the company’s growing business.
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Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Corporation
Monroe Street
September arrears notice from the editor
The editor warns subscribers that on September 1 if payments are in arrears their names will be removed from the list. The editor expresses reluctance to do so and urges cooperation to keep subscriptions paid up, showing the importance of continued readership.
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Ernestine Wilson
Smedley
Walt Jaeger
Saline
Youi
Martin Fucss
Gillen
Wayne McConnell
Wayne Hartman
Venturi Johnson
Donald Sharp
Ivor-Johnson
Pet Hoeft’s Oenenenee Ene
Seonershie
ST. Pauls
Asiatic
Manchester Handle Corporation
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