Milan Falls To Saline In Key League Showdown
Saline Hornets defeated Milan 65 to 46 to claim a tie for third place in the league with Chelsea. Bill Bracey led Saline with 26 points, while Milan struggled from the floor and defending Bracey. Earlier, Milan reserves beat Saline reserves 33 to 25 with Gary Sandh scoring 13.
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Saline High School
Hornets
Milan
Big Reds
Chelsea
Lincoln Consolidated
Saline
Reds
Bill Bracey
Marv Schultz
Dick Lehtonen
Dave Wagener
Bracey
Little Hornets
Gary Sandh
Saline and Dundee Lead Local Girls and Boys Scores
Friday basketball results show Saline 65 over Milan 36 and Dundee 62 over Roseville 38. Other finals include Manchester 67 over Pinckney 37 and Dexter 74 over Hartland 64 with Hobbs Schmidt 52 Saline 47.
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Manchester
Pinckney
South Lyon
Boysville
Dexter
Hartland
Hobbs-Schmidt
Saline
Old German
King’s Bar
Jacques
Metzger
King Seeley
Chrysier
Local Scores and Highs at Manchester Meet
Manchester bowlers set team and individual marks with Shaffer Lumber leading team totals at 2255 across three games. Individual top scores include M Fieller 212 and J Schaffer 211 in a competitive meet featuring Shaffer Lumber, C Schaible Inc, and Manchester Drug among others.
Short Electric Snatches Lead In Manchester
Short Electric Service pulled ahead of Walt Schaibles and K and W Farm Supply by a four point win from Mike's Shoe Shop. Ri Wurster rolled a 525 high in 500 series while F Schiller led Mike's with 472. K and W stayed close by beating Widmayer's Milk Haulers. Widmayer's top is 508 from P Widmayer and J Weir 455. Carl Schaibles took three points from The Tittle Shop. D Rollar 523 and C Dettling 506 led their teams. Marys Tavern edged Walt's, Mann's Mill surprised Brown's, and Double A beat Spike's. final standings show Shorts Electric 54, K & W 53, Walt Schaibles 51.5, Brown's 50, Mann's Mill 43, Mike's Shoe Shop 43, The Little Shop 42, Mary's Tavern 41, Double A 34, Spike's 33, Widmayer's 33.
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Shorts Electric Service
Walt ‘Schaibles
Mikes Shoe Shop
Shorts
Ri. Wurster
Mikes
F. Schiller
Widmayers Milk Haulers
P. Widmayer
Widm
H. Kappler
Walts
Mann
Mill
Brown
Manns
E. Pniewski
D. Hartbeck
Browns
Double A
Spikes Mobile Service
Spikes
R. McKeever
O. Walcott
D. Rollar
D. Brown
Mann’s Mill
K & W Farm Supply
Walt Schaibles
Brown’s Radio & TV
Carl M. Schaible
Mike’s Shoe Shop
Mann’s. ‘Mill
the Little Shop
Mary’s Tavern
Double A Products
Spike’s Mobile Service
Widmayer’s Milk Haulers
Household Electric Goods Penetrate Most Homes
A public notice cites high adoption of appliances with three quarters of homes owning toasters, majority owning irons, sixty percent with vacuum cleaners and eighty percent with electric washing machines.
Skeleton An American Businessman Describes Eiffel Tower Image
An American businessman returns from a trip to Europe and says the Eiffel Tower resembles the Empire State Building after a brief tour of Paris and New York landmarks. He notes height and design similarities.
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Europe
Eiffel Tower
Milan Reds Entered In Class B District Tournament
Milan High School basketball team finishes Huron League play and is entered in the Class B district tournament at Tecumseh on March 6 8 and 9. Other teams include Adrian Bedford Blissfield Monroe Catholic Central and Tecumseh. The district winner advances to the Detroit regional the following week. Tecumseh games start at 7 30 and 9 00 p.m. with the final at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
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Milan High School
Tecumseh
Adrian
Bedford
Blissfield
Milan
Monroe Catholic Central
Detroit
County Prisoners Fed For 19 Cents
Sheriff Erwin L. Klager’s annual Washtenaw County report shows prisoners at the county jail were fed 19.4 cents per meal in 1956, with 72 518 meals served. Deputies and detectives logged 2 508 complaints, 2 476 closed, 350 handled by detectives, 497 closed, 657 arrests made while pursuing cases.
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Erwin L. Klager
Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors
Klager
Witty remark from traffic court judge mocks two injured drunks
A traffic court judge quips that he wishes to commend the two drunken motorists for colliding rather than harming innocents. He warns that such sentiment could encourage more dangerous behavior, highlighting a serious underlying problem.
Vikings Upset Rough Riders In Dundee Victory
Dundee club crushed Ypsilanti Roosevelt 62 to 38 as the Vikings surged to challenge for the Huron League title. Roosevelt, dominant all season, saw Dundee’s defense limit them to only two points in the second period and push the standings into a tight finish.
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Rough Riders
Ypsilanti Roosevelt High School
Gent
Dundee
Vikings
Roosevelt
Lincoln Consolidated High
Saline Graduates Earn Degrees From University of Michigan
Three youths from Saline earned degrees at the University of Michigan after the spring semester. Harry L. Anderson received a bachelor of science in engineering, Clyde W. Hibbs earned a doctor of philosophy, and Donna S. Miller earned a bachelor of arts. Anderson also received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. Ralph Bowen, a longtime Saline post office clerk, began duties as a rural carrier replacing Carl Moehn who recently retired.
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Saline
University of Michigan
Harry L. Anderson
Clyde W. Hibbs
Donna S. Miller
Richard Miller
Anderson
Air Force
Ralph Bowen
Carl Moehn
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Lehtone
Malocha
Ross
Teeman
Tooman
Schultz
Fotjtik McCleery O'Donnell
Tooman Szabo E
Thompson
Saline G F Bracey
Gross Malocha
Lindeman Wagener Wilson Myers Schilier Lehtonen
Rathfon Haarer Armbruster Larson Langer
Michigan Lakes
Huron League
University
Ypsi Roosevelt
Flat Rock
Lincoln
League OF the Lakes
Ann Arbor
WL Pet. Ypsi Roosevelt
Wu Pet
Boysville Hartland
Old Geen
King-Seeley
Chrysler
A. Schaible
Bill’s
Michigan
Harris
PHONE
Ready MIX CO
S. Malcolm
Linola Consolidated
Rok
Uiversity High
Doug
Doug Will
FORD
Choice
Forder
Chevrolet
Kaiser
Washtenaw
Saline, Mich
Doug Gregory
Oldsmobile
A and M Chevrolet Company
Ast
Washtenaw County Road Commission
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