Chins Up America Heralds A World Courage Call
Editorial urges national resolve and faith amid Cold War tensions. It argues the United States must project strength, unite behind the United Nations, and stay hopeful as taxes rise and costs grow. Dewdrops of optimism frame warnings about Communism and global conflict.
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America
Gabriel
General MacArthur
Pentagon
State Department
Joe Stalin
China
Kremlin
United Nations Organization
Europe
Wendell Wilkie
United Nations
Firemen Tangle At the Light
Firemen LaVern Armbruster and Eugene Feuerbacher tangled with a parked car while responding to a fire alarm at 9 o clock Thursday. Fourteen firemen fought a flash fire at the Universal Die Casting and Engineering Corporation plant, prompting quick dispatch.
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LaVern Armbruster
Eugene Feuerbacher
Michigan Avenue
Ann Arbor
Universal Die Casting and Engineering Corporation
Men and Women Of Universal In Bowling Match
The Universalites stay in first place after a win over the Bluebelles. Pinettés and Rollerettes split, keeping second place. Francis Fuller led Universals with 175, Lu Beck was runner up at 151. team high series 481 and three-game total 1367. Helen Starling 413 and Ben Kelley 403 led individual three-game series. A mixed match between Universal men and women teams is set for Sunday at 3 at B and B Recreation. Women: Lucile Vealy Bea Kellogg Vera Schmid Francis Fuller Francis Ogie Helen Starling. Men: Al Duttweiler Norm England Paul Davis Hd Komorowski Ernie Stemen Donald Rapp.
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TheUniversalites
Bluebelles
Pinettés
Rollerettes
Francis Fuller
Universals
Lalu Beck
Helen Starling
Ben Kelley
Auction Sale Recalls Early Farm Implements and Guy Thompson
The Milan Leader recounts a 1911 sale near Whittaker by D. W. Losee in which farm tools and livestock were auctioned. Guy Thompson, heir to Charles Thompson, earns praise as a “born auctioneer” with several successful sales and growing reputation.
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Milan
Guy Thompson
Whittaker
D. W. Losee
Charles Thompson
Guy
Washtenaw County Soil Conservation District Meets January 15
The Washtenaw County Soil Conservation District plans its annual meeting at Pittsfield Grange Hall at 8:00 p m. The event includes election of two directors with terms expiring for Dr L G Steiner of Lis i township and William Hayes of York township. A report of past year activities and a motion picture plus discussion by neighboring district directors are planned.
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Washtenaw County Soil Conservation District
Pittsfield
L. G. Steiner
Losi Township
William Hayes
York Township
Soil Conservation
Services Moved to Masonic Hall for Furnace Install
Rev R R Feuell announces Sunday worship will be at 10 00 in the Masonic hall due to installation of a new oil burner furnace in the church basement.
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R. R. Feuell
Methodist Church
Masonic Hall
Federated Church Plans Communion and Mission Sunday
The Ordinance of Communion will be observed at morning worship at Federated Church at eleven. A called congregational meeting will follow to vote on continuing current Sunday hours. Mission Sunday will be observed at 7 45 with Ladies Aid in charge a brief missionary pageant and the building towers dramatization. The offering supports the church benevolent quota.
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Federated Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
National Council of Presbyterian Women
New Jersey
Braun Family Announces Grace Braun Engagement
The engagement of Miss Grace Braun to Lorne Kennedy Jr of Ypsilanti is announced by Mr and Mrs Fred R Braun of 1995 Bemis Road Saline No wedding date has been set.
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Grace Braun
Lorne V. Kennedy, Jr
Ypsilanti
Fred R. Braun
Bemis Road
Saline
Falls on Ice Injures Plymouth Woman at 72
Mrs. Fred Ballen age 72 of Plymouth suffered a fractured hip after a fall on the ice Sunday evening. She is listed as a patient at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor and is the mother of Mrs. Francis Lockwood.
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Fred Ballen
Plymouth
Francis Lockwood
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Twenty Dairy Herds Sign Up in Herd Improvement Assn
A new Dairy Herd Improvement Association is organized in Washtenaw County per H B Osler County Agricultural Agent. The tester began work December 18. Twenty dairy herds have joined and ten places remain. The program provides official records on each cow showing total income and income above feed. Dairymen may join by contacting the County Agent.
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Washtenaw County
Osler
Boy Scout Paper Drive Saturday
Troop 46 Scouts hold a waste paper drive on Saturday January 6. Donors should place paper on the curb for curbside pickup or Scouts may call to collect at the house. Proceeds fund Saline area local Scout activities and treasury.
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Boy Scout
Boy Scouts
Donners
Saline Couple Wed In Troy
Geraldine Jordan daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Jordan married Pfc Henry Gilligan of the United States Marines in Troy Saturday December 30. Rev Hocking officiated at First Methodist Church Troy. The bride wore a gray suit with red and white corsage. best man was Earl Scruggs. A small reception followed at the bride’s home. Both are Saline High School graduates with Mrs Gilligan attending Michigan State Normal College. Gilligan will rejoin his Marine Division January 8.
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Geraldine Jordan
Leslie Jordan
Henry Gilligan
United States Marines
Frank Gilligan
Dearborn
Hocking
First Methodist Church
Troy
Earl Scruggs
E. J. Mann
Pritz Schumm
Fred Philips
Gilligan
Saline High School
Saline Resident Praises Mrs Unterkircher’s Lifelong Service
Esther Fairbanks writes to the Saline Observer praising Mrs. Unterkircher as the outstanding benefactor of Saline’s cultural life for half a century. She recalls her musician educator’s insistence on perfection and exactitude and hopes for ongoing appreciation from the community.
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13Th Avenue
Seattle
Wash
Saline Observer
Mrs. Unterkircher
Esther Fairbanks
March of Dimes Fund Drive to Start Jan 15
Washtenaw county residents are urged to raise 24500 for the 1951 March of Dimes polio drive starting January 15. County chairwoman Mrs. George N. Hall and Saline area head Mrs. Arthur ONeill call for generous gifts and note 1950 polio totals as a record low month. Dime cards will be mailed countywide, with end date January 31.
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Washtenaw County
Saline
Arthur O'Neill
George N. Hall
Brooklyn Ave
Ann Arbor
Midnight Burglary Captures Two as Loot Is Recovered
Ypsilanti police nabbed Richard D. Ensign and Murray W. Mott after a home break in on Saline-Ann Arbor road. They attempted a roadblock on the Expressway near Ypsilanti and confessed to multiple burglaries. Loot valued upward of $5,000, including rifles, shotguns, pistols, televisions, and jewelry, was recovered.
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Ypsilanti
Richard D. Ensign
Inlaw
Murray W. Mott
Wayne County
Ralph Nollide
Saline-Ann Arbor Road
Nollide
Waters Road
Ensign
Mott
Planning Every day Meals Offers 1095 Menu Short Cuts
A 1951 home economics bulletin by Anna B Brown promotes 1095 daily meal plans with mineral and vitamin guidance. Free copies are available from county extension offices or Michigan State College’s Bulletin Office East Lansing. The guide includes a nutrition plan for one week and seasonal menus with recipes for meats soups vegetables salads and desserts.
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Anna B. Brown
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Federated Church Annual Meeting Set for Tuesday
The Federated Church will hold its annual business meeting at 7 30 in the church on Tuesday January 9. Departmental reports will be read and church officers elected. Vacancies on the church council will be filled from nominations by denominational meetings held this week. A nominating committee Mrs Maurice Henderson and Ronald Tower will prepare a slate for the church school. Miss Mary Mordelt is appointed to collect from Presbyterian members their annual per capita tax for 1850.
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Federated Church
Church Council
Maurice Henderson
Ronald Tower
Mary Mordelt
The
Presbyterian Church
Saline Woman's Club Invites Public to Guest Night
The Saline Woman's Club announces its 46th annual Guest Night in the high school gymnasium on Tuesday at 7 PM. Tickets are $1.25 and must be reserved by January 6 from seniors or from Mrs. Charles Kern and Mrs. J. T. Irelan. John Ford will provide music and Dr. Walter O. Filley Jr of Yale and Michigan will discuss America's Role in World Affairs.
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Saline Woman’s Club
High School
Charles Kern
J. T. Irelan
John Ford
Walter O. Filley, Jr
University of Michigan
America
Filley
Saline
Germany
Yale University
Howland
Yale
Switzerland
Belgium
Great Britain
Filly
Europe
Zurich
France
Woman’s Club
Scoutmaster Bob Receives Draft Board Exam Order
Robert Klueter linotype operator at The Saline Observer office and longtime Boy Scout leader has been drafted to join a Washtenaw county contingent for a January 11 physical examination in Detroit.
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Robert Klueter
Saline
Draft Board
Washtenaw County
Detroit
Ladies Aid Society January Meeting at Federated Church
The Ladies Aid Society of Federated Church will meet at Mrs. Maurice Henderson's home on Wednesday January 10 with missionary sewing starting at 1 30 pm A plea for emergency hospital supplies for Korean medical missions is issued members should bring hospital use items Mrs Dc R Burkhart sewing chairman leads devotions for the business meeting Mrs William Spike will lead the missionary report and Mrs Reuben Rogers gives Baptist mission report Refreshments will be served by the social committee consisting of Mrs Burkhart Miss Mary Morden and Mrs Floyd Rogers
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Ladies’ Aid Society of Federated Church
Maurice Henderson
Dc. R. Burkhart
William Spike
Reuben Rogers
The
Baptist
Everett Collins
Burkhart
Mary Morden
Floyd Rogers
Mer lin F. Bachman Dies After Work Burn Injury
Merlin F Bachman died Friday from burns suffered at Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Co in Saline he was burned when an oil line burst igniting spray while he worked as a machine operator. He died at St Josephs Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor and leaves a wife two children and his parents. Funeral held at Stevens and Bush with VFW military honors.
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Merlin F. Bachman
Main Street
Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Co
Saline
Bachman
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Allen Street
Milan
England
Milan Township
Monroe County
Fred
Orie Bachman
Anr Army Air Base
Burtonwood
Edith Stevens
Manchester
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Richard
Sharon
Gladys _Armstrong
Toledo
Ada May Harwood
Leola Begole
Stevens and Bush Funeral
William A. Hughes
Azalia Cemetery
Ypsilanti Premiere Of Sound Movie Angry Boy
A documentary education film about a boy’s dilemma shown at Pease Auditorium Michigan State Normal College Ypsilanti on January 8 at 8 pm with no admission. Hosted by Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic and produced by Affiliated Films Inc. in collaboration with National Mental Health Film Board and Michigan Department of Mental Health.
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Pease Auditorium
Michigan State Normal College
Ypsilanti
Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic
Affiliated Films, Inc
New York City
Ann Arbor Theater Guild
Department of Mental Health
National Mental Health Film Board
Michigan Department of Mental Health
Service Clubs Preview Stars in My Crown at Saline Theater
Saline service clubs will tour a Saline Theater preview of Stars in My Crown starring Joel McCrea Ellen Drew and Dean Stockwell an MGM picture of extraordinary interest. Regular showings are Sunday and Monday January 14 and 15.
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Saline Service Clubs
Saline Theater
Joel McCrea
Ellen Drew
Dean Stockwell
MGM
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Pasadena
South Pacific
Buick Motors
General Motors Corporation
Universal
Thompson
M. H. Hack
Soil Conservation District Annual Meeting
Fred Braun
March of Dimes
Bob
Ladies Aid Society
Chapman & Son
Kid’s Grocery
Carl's Place
Saline Hatchery
Staebler- Kempf
Staebler-Kempf
Ed’s Grocery i
Angry Boy
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