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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1953
Page
4
The Federated Church Presbyterian and Baptist lists a 9:45 a.m. church school and 11:00 a.m. Christmas worship with baptism for children and special instrumental music. An 8:00 p.m. Christmas Musical Program directed by Harold Brown is scheduled. Various Christmas events follow, including parties and rehearsals through December 23.
Rev. Leon O. Kennedy presides Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at 12:00 with carols starting at 11:30. Christmas Morning Mass is at 8:00 a.m.
The article lists worship at 10 a.m. on the Fourth Advent Sunday with 11:15 a.m. Sunday School and 2:30 p.m. Christmas play rehearsal for all Sunday School children. All services and rehearsals are held in the church.
The church schedules 10 am Divine Service and 11 am Sunday School. Sunday school children rehearse for Ghostmas Eve next Saturday and Sunday at 2 30. Mary Martha Guild meets at the parsonage Thursday evening. Bible school will be Wednesday 7 30 and Saturday 1 30. Children's Christmas Eve services begin at 8 o'clock. Children's Choir rehearses Tuesday evenings. The Church Council meets in church Monday evening December 21.
Rev. R. R. Feuell leads a 10 o'clock Sunday service with two anthems by the choir directed by Mrs. Gene Fisher and a sermon on The Meaning of the Incarnation. Church School at 11. Youth Fellowship will carol and meet at the church at 7 for a shut-in visit and Christmas party. Monday there is Get Acquainted class pot luck at 6:30 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson. Thursday Church School presents a Christmas program at 7:30.
Allen Park residents Mr and Mrs W E Dietiker spent Sunday with Mrs Martha Dietiker. Gordon Valentine and family from Dearborn visited her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Harris, joined by Albert Morrison and family of Ann Arbor at the Harris home. Ed Hering attended the funeral of his aunt Mrs Marion Stevens in Detroit. Mrs Alvin Siemsen and Mrs Edwin Hering shopped in Detroit last Friday. The Mary Martha Guild of Trinity Lutheran hosted the Ladies Aid with a decorated church basement and a Christmas program. Irene Schneider Shirley Hirth Holly Bernard and others served in the refreshment committee. Edwin Hering visited his sister Mrs Clarence Morel in Royal Oak. Kenneth George Feldkamp was christened at St James Evangelical Church. sponsors were Mr and Mrs Glen Feldkamp. Dinner guests included grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Finkbein er, Mrs Amanda Feldkamp and Rev Engelsdorfer. Bliss Curtiss John McCrone and Don McCrone of Milan attended the International Stock Show in Chicago. Harold Brown and family spent Sunday in Sylvania with his parents. Chet Leonard visited at the home of Mr
The report highlights a series of Christmas season visits and gatherings. Rev. and Mrs Engle hosted a housewarming with neighboring pastors and potluck. attendees included multiple local clergy. Reuben Herters hosted siblings and relatives. other afternoons featured visits from Paul Herte and Robert Mast. Lloyd Armbruster, Eastman Kodak associate, attended the Chemical Convention in St Louis this week. Engle and teachers hosted a Sunday School group with several named members and organists at their home Monday evening.
Mr and Mrs Ron Beagle formerly resided at Herman Gross apartment and have moved into a new residence on Bishop Road.
A chronology listing key early actions in Washtenaw County. 1822 Eli Kellogg makes the first land entry in Ypsilanti on July 1. 1824 Orange Risdon buys land. 1825 Risdon surveys the first public highway through the county. 1826 Risdon opens the first public house near Saline and the first house is built in Saline.
Leonard Miller authored Township in 1826, followed by the Second by David Cross in 1826. The First Court sat in Ann Arbor in January 1827. Orange Risdon built Saline’s first house in 1829 and ran the village’s first hotel that same year. The first school opened 1830–31, with a post office established in 1830. Orange Risdon served as the first postmaster.
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