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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
1
The Saline Scene wishes readers a merry Christmas amid snowbound conditions and busy holidays. Merchants share greetings and note next week's edition may arrive late due to Christmas publishing. J Cs decorations judges Friday and the Observer thanks two back shop workers for the colorful issue.
Matilda A. Wheeler a longtime Saline resident died Wednesday at her home 203 N Lewis after a brief illness. Born June 25 1876 in Freedom township she was the daughter of Frederick and Katherine Gross. She married Oscar Wheeler Oct 4 1900 who preceded her in death in July 1945. Survived by children O C Wheeler Jr Harold Hissinger Edward Smith Leroy Stierle James Mackintosh and Betty Wheeler nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Saturday at Lockwood Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Saline.
The Jaycee sponsored Children's Theatre party will be at 1 00 Saturday December 2 at the Saline Theatre. Doors open 12 45 to seat everyone by 1. Gifts will be handed out after the show and Santa Claus will attend to brighten the day for the youngsters.
The Lentz Tool and Die Co. plans a relocation from Saline to a new 40 by 75 foot building at Wyoming and 814 mile road in Detroit. Partners Willard Lentz and Don Raeman expect to hire twenty or more workers as contracts increase. The business will operate as The North End Tool and Die Co. making plastic molds and dies for die casting firms.
Jacob Schild 71 of 1042 S Main St Ann Arbor died instantly crossing a Mul drough Ky street two miles from Fort Knox. He was en route to Florida with his wife and stopped for tourist information. Surviving include wife three sons one daughter and three grandchildren. Funeral set at St Marys Mio with burial in Mio Cemetery.
The statement notes Brazil comprises twenty states seven territories and one federal district within its federal system. The text emphasizes Brazil's federal structure and regional divisions.
The annual Saline elementary Christmas program was staged Wednesday in the high school gym directed by teachers including Joyce Silkworth and Mrs. Coates. The program featured band music, glee club songs, a four act play The Littlest Shepherd, room scenes, mood dances, and kindergarten and first grade performances. A separate Christmas verse by Lt. Col. Darrell Rathbun from St. Petersburg, Florida offered a wartime twist on the season.
The eighth grade team beat Milan 38 22 while the seventh grade lost 33 14. Earl Culliton Si Woods Jim England and Jim Rhoades led the local eighth grade win with strong scoring and defense.
Janet Ann Osgood and William Irwin Lyons married in a candlelit ceremony at the Michigan League Chapel read by Rev. Reginald Feuell. The couple, who met in Seoul while both served at the American Embassy, plan a move to La Jolla California after a Mobile Alabama honeymoon visit.
The Federated Church School will present its annual Christmas program Sunday at 7 30 P M. Mrs Dwight Reynolds and Mrs George Austin chair the event with Roland Valentine leading a carol sing as accompanist Kay Austin. Junior Choir opens with a processional under Howard Johnson. The program features recitations by George Reynolds Bruce Uphaus and others, a Christmas story with soloists Eleanor Grubb and Michael Johnson and a Christmas time exercise with Richard Johnson.
Two boys, 15 and 14, from Saline were found by Saline police late Tuesday night near the Saline Dairy after running away from home to avoid expulsion. They had hitchhiked from Ypsilanti seeking cold water and were picked up by worried parents.
Saline High School hosted a debate on December 14 where Saline Varsity team Betsy Dicks and Steve Mac Arthur defeated Dexter team Martina Hevenway and James Gleason on the topic Re solved That All American Citizens Should be Subject to Conscription for Essential Service in Time of War. Coaches Mildred Haswell and Jack Manther led the squads under the Michigan Forensic Association.
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