Saline City News Highlights Of 1956 Developments
Saline City Council approved natural gas service plans with Michigan Conglomerated Gas. The March of Dimes campaign topped its county goal by over six thousand dollars with local residents contributing three thousand one hundred twenty eight. Saline Hornets captured the Huron League basketball title while a new Saline Chamber of Commerce formed with Larry Reed as first president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline City
Ugan Congoli¢sted
Ga Company
Alan A. David
Densit
James A. Rhea
Royal Oak
James C. Schaefer
Elkhart
Indiana
Saline
Greater Saline
William Judson
Henry Lewthouser
Rudy Layher, Jr
Washtenaw County Soil Conservation District
Ann Arbor
Norwin Rauz
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ilinois- Saline
Hornets
Dundee
Chelsey
Order of Eastern Star
Eesel Wolfin
Foman
Saline Community Hospital Association
Tvo
William Meister
Edwin Finkbeiner
Wiliam Britton
C. A. Curtis
Ernest Girbach
Heininger
Greats& Saine Association
Still’s
Associaion
Saline Women’s Club
St. Paul's Church
Prin- Pal
B. H. Watt
Adrian
Saline Chamber of Commerce
Larry Rede
Ford Motor Company Details New Rawsonville Plant
John S. French announces Ford Motor Company's Rawsonville plant on a 90 acre site in Ypsilanti Township. The 783000 square feet single story manufacturing space will employ over 3000 people once completed mid-1957 with a two story brick office annex for administration facing Textile road and parking for more than 2800 cars.
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Ford -Miotoor Company
Rawsonville
John S. French
Pearance
Ypsilanti
Textile Road
Rangonville
40 Winners Named In CC Contest
The Chamber of Commerce contest committee tabulated votes for the Children's Christmas Bonus contest and awarded prizes Monday to 40 winners. Top 20 girls include Sharon Kay Dieterle Bonnie Feldkamp Deborah Sheats Gaynel Sloan Susan Dechart Teresa Bonich Sherry Yuhaze Nancy Starling Susan Wackenhut Cindy Erskine Janis Rogers Sally Milkey Linda Johnson Debra Seitz Nancy Ann Finkbeiner Marcia Gokee Delynn Fritz Irene Rosander Rene Bernard Carol Engle. Boys winners list includes Phil Burkhardt Carl Myers Mike Armbruster Roger Lossing Mark Gierbach Russ Michalke Tim Brendernitz Mike Reed Carl Milkey Mike Sharkey Richard Tackett Brad Campbell Dennis Ricks Kenneth Rogers Jr Bruce Uphaus Carl Goble John Kinkbeiner Stephan Hoeft Eddie Feurbacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sharon Kay Dieterle
Bonnie Feldkamp
Deborah Sheats
Gaynel Sloan
Susan Dechart
Teresa Bonich
Sherry Yuhaze
Holiday Party Planned For Youth Groups
Mrs William Spike announces a holiday party for Federated Church School Intermediate Girls and their age group boys taught by Herman Waddell, plus high school pupils in Mrs Howard Ku h s class. The event is Friday evening December 28 at 7 30 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Spike
Federated Church School
Herman Waddell
Howard Kuhl
Plan Dimes Kick-off On January 3
The March of Dimes "Kick-Off" dinner will be held Thursday January 3 at 6 30 pm at the new Judge hall of the Loyal Order of the Moose 390 S Maple Rd Ann Arbor. Key workers and driver chairmen will gather for final instructions before the drive begins in Washtenaw.
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March of Dimes
Judge Hall of the Loyal Order of the Moose
S. Maple Road
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
Vaccination Push Urges Polio Immunity for Adults
Health officials warn polio protection is rising among adults and urges vaccination for all, with emphasis on the 1p through early thirty age group. Millions of Michigan residents are still unprotected against the disease.
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Michigan
New Year's Eve Service at Federated Church
Federated Church invites members and friends to a Watch Night social hour and devotional service starting at 10 p m. The early part features music pictures and a potluck buffet. Near midnight a brief devotional will usher out the old year and welcome the new with prayer and worship.
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Federated Church
Saline Library Association to Meet Friday Evening
The Saline Library Association announces its annual meeting at the Saline Library on Friday evening January 11 at eight o clock. The meeting is open to the public and all interested in the association's activities are welcome to attend.
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Library’ Group
The
Saline Library Association
Saline
New Chairman To Head County Blood Program
Mrs. M. S. DeWeese of Ann Arbor was named county chairman of the Red Cross Blood Program by Lawrence Ouimet. The Washtenaw County program includes seventeen clubs serving more than 100 000 residents with blood mobilies visiting communities from the Detroit based regional center. Mrs. DeWeese is wife of Dr M S DeWeese University of Michigan Hospital associate professor of surgery.
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M. S. DeWeese
Ann Arbor
Red Cross Blood Program
Lawrence Ouimet
Washttehaw County
Red Cross
Detroit
DeWeese
University of Michigan Hospital
Freeland
Pennsylvania
de Weeser
University of Houston
Texas
Philadelphia General Hospital
Safe Driving Tips for New Year Weather
Police urge constant alertness during bad winter driving. Officer Kinby stresses slow speeds on snow and ice, proper tires and chains, good wiper blades, defroster, and carrying a scraper to stay alive through 1957 58 conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kinby
Arive
National Safer Commission
Complete Installation Of Pipe Lines Meters In Saline
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company announced it will finish installing service pipes and meters in Saline homes within days. Henderson said 463 Milan and 326 Saline residents already signed for natural gas service, with 100 Milan and 50 Saline more customers anticipated in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Charles R. Henderson
Michigan Consolidated View
Milan
Saline
Henderson
Michigan ‘Consolidated
Privat
Milsa
Saline Area Newsbriefs Highlights Local Events
The Saline area reports a teen social dancing class at the Ann Arbor YWCA starting January 9, with advance registration due January 7. Miss Sandra Wilcox teaches ten Wednesday sessions for junior and senior high students. Also noted are a car fire under Anita Brown’s hood quelled by Dan Iannuzzi, a new Washtenaw director pair Luella Smith and William Bott at the Southeastern Michigan Tourist and Publicity Association, Saline High Hornets resuming play January 8 and hosting January 11, and SP3 Duane Westphal returning home after two years in service with time spent in France and at Fort Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
F.huston Colvin
Sandra Wilcox
Specal
Anita Brown
Michigan Avenue
Saline
Duane Westphal
Happy Hollow Road
Ft. Sheridan
Ilinois
Paris
France
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
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Pittsfield
Saline Town
Herman Frey
Ann Arbor Street
Saline’s
Saline Chamber of Commercce
Saline Park
Marlene Eisemann
American Legion Auxiliary
Lake Odessa
Tenia
Maudie
Henry Leutheuser
Migs
Virginia
Rowe
Grbssei Pointe Woods
Wayne Clements
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Gross
Pointe Woods
George C. Koch
North Lewis Street
Bea Ann Kellogg
Homemidders of America
Grand Rapids
L.R. Tennis of
American Airlines
Air Lines Pilots Association
Ann Menzel
Rosanne Camburn
Karen Taylor
Saline High School
Pat Teachout
Saline Steel Club
Leutheuser
Monroe Street
Board of Education
Saline Area
Europe
Frank Deede
Saline Baptist Church
Saline’ Community Hospital Association
Elizabeth Yates
Peterborough
New Hampshire
Robert Tefft
Loch Alpine
Alfred Hack
Waterworks Road
Claude N.ly
Northville
Milton Hartman
Stanton G. Roesch
Ford
Fice
Mike Sharkey
Richard Tackett
Brad Campbell
Dennis Ricks
Kenneth Rogers, Jr
Bruce Uphaus
Carl Goble
John Kinkbeiner
Stephan Hoeft
Eddie Feurbacker
Plan Dimes
Southeastern Michigan Tourist and Publicity Association
Bloomfield Hills
Richard H. McLain
Dearborn Inn
A. B. Pfleiderer
Detroit Bank and Trust Company
McLains
Fellows Bridge
Manchester
Washtenaw County
Luella Smith
William Bott
39Th Army ‘Ordinance
Verdon
Lorene
Michigan Bell
Léo. Westphal
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