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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
2
Traffic control officers urge care during Christmas and New Year as pedestrians and drivers face distractions. They advise staying alert, slowing down, dressing for dark hours, avoiding rush, not carrying obstructive items, using crosswalks, and not driving after drinking.
The excerpt recounts Christmas customs from various regions, noting gift giving origins in Bethlehem with gold frankincense and myrrh, Scandinavian stockings hidden gifts, and wooden shoes in France and Belgium. It mentions Charles Wesley’s Hark the Herald Angels Sing, the meaning of church bells, and the creation of Silent Night after a breakdown of an organ in Austria leading to a parish priest’s collaboration with a guitarist.
Agriculture department scientists reported today that a new herbicide called T B A for short shows perfect control of weed flora including ar isez and wild garlic in experimental studies. They noted no injury to desirable crops in the trials. More research is needed before it can be made available to farmers.
Washtenaw County Council of Veterans urges Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors to increase the Juvenile Division budget for 1957 by not less than 23600 to hire qualified social workers. The group cites a 1950 survey and calls for staff improvements to improve court and home operations. The letter was referred to the private court committee for study.
County workers stress continued need for polio treatment and full Salk vaccination for children ages five to ten. They urge parents to ensure three vaccine shots and remind readers the March of Dimes begins in January to fund hospital care equipment and rehabilitation programs.
Washtenaw County Health Department and Washtenaw County Veterinary Medical Association announce the annual Rabies Vaccination Clinics starting January 14. Dr. Bowler, county health veterinarian, cites county ordinance requiring dog vaccination within one year of license issuance. Clinics will be held at multiple county locations with a township treasurer representative on site to issue licenses.
Mrs. Gladys Clouse, 46, of Manchester, was taken to Herrick Memorial Hospital with an ankle injury after a Saturday afternoon collision between a car driven by Cecil Cir182, 53, and a truck making a left turn into a driveway on Pleasant Lake Road in Leds township. The truck was driven by Lloyd Je rle, 23, of Lodi township.
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