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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1951
Page
7
Warrants issued. Deputy Alber and constable captured the Shank's horses near Harwood's woods. Brought before Justice Fish in Ponce they were fined five dollars and costs totaling ten dollars and six cents. They then lodged at the Hawkins House in Ypsilanti for the night.
Announcements of the Washtenaw County Fair run four days from Tuesday August 26 to Friday August 29. Nearby firemen battled a grass fire near Pleasant Lake road while a hay field burned rapidly. Obituaries note the death of 85 year old Cassius Bacon in Milan.
The article notes bandleader Vaughn Monroe may fly to Wamplers Lake for a July 19 engagement and occasionally pilots his own plane with a professional pilot on staff for safety and to handle night hours and bad weather.
Vaughn travels with the band by bus or train while Monroe prefers air travel. The pilot remains to fly the ship to the next town when weather clears, as airports near towns expand access. Monroe notes large groups cannot tour by air unless airports accommodate big planes. small planes suit Vaughn. Statistics from Accident Facts 1951 report 110,000 permanent impairments and 27,500 home deaths, about half from falls.
In 1950, about one in 37 Americans were disabled for at least a day by injuries at home. Total home injuries reached around 4,100 cases, underscoring the domestic risk.
John W. Cline M D president of the American Medical Association will cite the public stake in future medical advances in an address to the Michigan State Medical Society House of Delegates in Grand Rapids September 25. C E Umphrey M D of Detroit, president of the state organization, announced the six day meeting expects over 3 500 doctors from Michigan the Midwest and Canada to attend scientific lectures and the latest medical advances.
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