Who's Who In Saline Gerald Coe
Gerald Coe a long time Saline resident born 1914 on a Chelsea area farm is profiled. After schooling in Saline Grass Lake and Milan he ran Fitzgerald's Barber Shop now at 101 N. Ann Arbor Street He produced the Saline In Action film in 1950 and has served on the Community Fair Board Rotary Club and City Council becoming Mayor Pro-Tem and streets commissioner He lives at 205 E Michigan Ave with wife and two children.
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Coe
Chelsea
Saline
Grass Lake
Reuben Rogers
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Milan
Fitzgerald
N. Ann Arbor Street
Saline In Action
Saline Community
Community Fair Board
Saline Jccs
The
Jaycees
W.P.A.G
Coe Is
Alan
Janis
Michigan Ave
State Commander At District Legion Meeting
At the Second District Legion meeting in Saline Michigan on January 15 Eugene Houck State Commander and the State Membership Chairman spoke on the Veteran's Trust Fund and Legion membership benefits. Supper was served by Auxiliary members and veterans urged to pay 1953 membership dues in.
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Saline
Busy Workers 4-H Club Plans February Pre Judging and Kiwanis Sale
The Busy Workers 4-H Club met January 15 at Mrs Reva Robison s home with five absences due to illness. President Judy Reid led the meeting and calendars were distributed by Mrs Jeopison. A February 14 pre judging school was discussed and items were planned for Kiwanis sale. Ruth Lutz reported parliamentary procedure and refreshments were provided by Barbara Goodin and Molly Gordon. Next meeting set for January 22.
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Reva Robison
Mic
Jeopison
Judy Reid
Ruth
Barbara Goodin
Molly Gordon
Ruth Lutz
Seniors Save Day For Edison with Huge Cake
The Saline Woman's Club hosted a meeting at Mrs. Reuben Finkbeiner's home voting five dollars to Polio Fund. Edison Co celebrated 50th anniversary as Saline seniors fashioned a 16 inch cake, improvised a large pan, and the senior class baked two hundred cupcakes for charity benefiting the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High School
Detroit Edison Co
Max Haswell
Leon Vedder
Odissa Co
Vedder
Eddie Cammet
Bob Tower
Clare Collins
Carl Marion
Begole
Haswell
Dick Miller
Reuben Finkbeiney
Fred Braun
Betty Aber
Dorothy Marion
J.C.C
March of Dimes
Students See New President Take Office
Saline High School students witnessed President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon inaugurated via television. About two hundred students attended the auditorium viewing as two 21 inch TV sets were installed by Deede Radio and Electric Co. The piece notes broad AV advances in schools and mentions local visitors Mr and Mrs Marvin Brock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High School
Dwight Ty
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Deede Radio and Electric Company
Safine
Motorola
Community club events and bake sales schedule
In January and February local groups announce fundraisers and gatherings. St Pauls Women's Guild hosts a bake sale for Polio Fund and Red Cross on Saturday at Woods Hardware, while a dance at the American Legion Home is planned. JCC Auxiliary and Wioman's Club also meet or sell cakes, and a Father and Son Banquet is set for February at the Methodist church.
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Woods Hardwre
Polio Fund
Red Cross
St. Paul’s Women’s Guild
Wioman
Woods Hardware
Rural Schools Watch Inauguration On TV
The Union school on M-11 invited Bridgewater students to view the Washington D C inauguration from a lineside seat at eleven thirty aided by a Deede Radio Shop loaned aerial and TV set. The Michigan delegation had not yet passed the reviewing stand by four.
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Union School
Bridgewater School
Washington, D. C
Deede
Michigan
Deede Radio Shop
Daniel Hall
Fosdick Extension Holds January Meeting
The Fosdick Extension Group met at Mrs. Orrin Girbach’s home for January. Members made cancer pads and discussed fundraising ideas. Mrs. Dorothy Emerson and Mrs. Helen Lucas served a light lunch.
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Fosdick Extension Group
Orrin Girbach
Dorothy Emerson
Helen Lucas
Local Polio Fund Grows in Saline. Rotary Leads
Saline appeals for March of Dimes donations with a $470 total raised from schools citizens and organizations. Rotary Club led with a $100 gift. JCQ Auxiliary bake sale raised $40 and student gifts amount to $137. Community dime cards bring in $35.50. Upcoming events include a January 24 bake sale by St Pauls Church Women’s Guild and a January 29 Mothers' March 7 00 to 8 00 pm. Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to cover Saline rural areas to reach a $1200 goal.
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Rotary Club
JCQ
Women’s Guild
St. Paul’s
Family Night Dinner Series Begins at Federated Church
Circle 1 of the Ladies Aid Society leads the first Family Night dinner at the Federated church at 6 30 this evening. Families bring their own table service and food to share with coffee provided. The six part series continues next Thursday with Circle II in charge. After the meal the pastor reviews a chapter from Dr Fred L Brownlee's These Rights We Hold and an informal program with music and fellowship follows for all ages.
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Circle 1
The
Ladies Aid Society
Federated Church
Circle II
Aid Society
Fred L. Brownlee
Students Enroll in Michigan State General Agriculture Short Course
Local youths from Saline join 75 students in the first eight week term of Michigan State College's General Agriculture Short Course. The two year program offers 16 weeks of instruction yearly with over 32 hours per week in livestock, crops, dairy, soil, farm management and related subjects.
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Ldean Hieber
Weber Rd
Saline
Howard Braun
Bemis Rd
Michigan State College
Organizing New 4 H Club Near Lancaster Students Invite Nearby Schools
Lancaster area students form a 4 H Club and invite neighboring rural schools to join. The next meeting is Thursday January 29 at 7 30 p m at 8844 Willow Road. Boys and girls 10 years and older are invited.
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Lancaster School
Willow Road
Large Crowd Hears Dr Revellis at Concert
A Winter Concert at the high school drew over 600 attendees as Dr William D Revelli director of the University of Michigan Bands conducted the student ensemble. He praised the band and administration and discussed the film Here Comes The Band shown during the program.
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William D. Revelli
University of Michigan
Dr. Revelli
Men of Ohio
Revelli
Rkopathe
Michigan
Hollywood
Procession of the Nobles
Rimsky- Korsakov
Lullaby
Anderson
March of the Free Peoples
Darcy
Pan Tn
Plans For World Day Of Prayer Service
A planning committee for the World Day of Prayer met at Mrs Alvin Siems home. The service is set for February 20 at 2 00 PM in Federated Church with nursery care provided. Wives of pastors and women’s group presidents compose the committee. Further program details will follow.
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Alvin Siem‘sen
Federated Church
Jaycees Show Develops Into Blazing Early Form
The Jaycees annual show begins with two committee meetings and an all male cast under Arthur Katterjohn Saline high as musical director. Early progress suggests a striking contribution to Jaycee show business.
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Jaycees
ATL
Arthur Katterjohn
Saline High
Jaycee
Local and Personal Items of Saline and Vicinity
Saline area residents attend weddings and birthday parties and visit relatives. Kenneth Jeppesen and Gordon Anthony join Jackson visitors for a wedding anniversary celebration. Burkharts host Wahl guests. Tony Schild has surgery in Ann Arbor.
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Kenneth Jeppesen
Gordon Anthony
Jackson
Jeppesen
William Burkhart
Dave Wahl
Tony Schild
St. Joseph Hospital
Ann Arbor
Butchy” Armbruster
Walter Luckhardt
Meridith Bixby
Edwin Warner
Max Fosdick
Reuben Finkbeiner
Gerald Coe
George Leonard
Bessie Collins
Mrs Wesley Taylor Guest Sneaker At Room Mothers Meet
The Room Mothers met on Monday evening January 12 with art teacher Mrs Wesley Taylor as guest speaker. She illustrated artistry development in children from kindergarten to fifth grade and explained how young children color as they see. Committee reports and routine business followed. They planned inviting the Student Council to meet the second Monday in February and arranged March of Dimes card distribution by the group.
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Wesley Taylor
Postmaster Exam Set for Bridgewater
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an open postmaster examination for Bridgewater to fill the postmastership after the January 29 deadline. The current postmistress is Jean Welch, serving temporarily.
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Bridgewater
United States Civil Service Commission
Jean Welch
Pvt Dale Rothfuss In Oklahoma Field Artillery
Word has been received that Pvt Dale Rothfuss is now serving with the Field Artillery at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Dale Rothfuss
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
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Merritt Martin
Marvin Brock
Adrian
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Fosdick Extension
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William Crim
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eayCecs
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Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ypsilanti
Harry Fosdick
Fort Leonard Wood
Max Foshick
Rosemary Rae
Grosse Pointe
Charles Blacklock
St. Johns
Stanley Popuzymnski
Inkster
Donald
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Sally
Bay City
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Ann Menzel
Sharon Starling
Karen Taylor
Marlene Wild
Mary Meister
Billy Meister
James England
Allen Rentschler
Earl Culliton
Sam Lambarth
Robert Lambarth
Chris Lambarth
Stella Lambarth
Theodore Stroup
Albert Fiegel
Florida
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Whittaker
Arthur Burlinden
Lester McCoy
Pople
McCoy
Peter Johnson
Detroit
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Jefferson Church
Art Zurlinden
Robert Leonard
Jack Leonard
Max Collins
Charles Uphaus
W. B. McKean
Kenneth Volz
Portage Trails Council of
Boy Scouts
Robert Starling
Ray Starling
Robert Schaeffer
Daughters
DeVord Burkholder
Dundee
Clare Adams
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