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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
3
The Junior class hosted a Thanksgiving Dance with Phil Savage and his orchestra. Students and guests enjoyed the evening, a highlight before the long holiday break.
Editorial staff roles listed with editors in chief junior senior and freshman positions. Names include Hallie Jane Ava, Thelma Wahl, Marjorie Haeussler, Barbara Dechert and Lou Ann Elfring, Douglas Elfring with grades noted.
Students woke to unexpected snow last Monday. During recess girls washed faces amid snowball fights and playful chaos. We hope for deeper snow and longer winter, notes Mary Kay Elfring.
The sixth grade boys beat the seventh grade boys 11 to 0 in a basketball game. The sixth grade girls lost to the seventh grade girls on Tuesday 22 to 4.
All elementary grades started work on a December 17 Christmas program with strong teacher support and talent. The sixth and seventh grade girls basketball game led 24 to 4, refereed by Mrs. Hall and Jerry Miller, with notable plays from Jane Jordan, Beleni Graf, and Nancy Woods.
The article notes suspicions of a fix in the Billy Fox Jake La Motta bout and wider boxing scandals including Graziano and Sugar Robinson cases. It also highlights tall college players facing pros, the collapse of the Professional Basketball League of America, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias potentially entering the U S Open golf spotlight.
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