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Newspaper

Saline Observer

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1955

Page

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Captains Appointed For Fund Raising Drive For Hospital

Saline community hospital association holds annual meeting with Dr. Harold A. Miller presiding. Art Heininger and Francis Lockwood elected to three year terms. Don Ford and A. Gross named to nominating committee. Resolutions authorize a trust fund for construction start and bond financing with non dividend bearing stock voting rights.

Saline’ Community Hospital Association Harold A. Miller Art Heininger Francis Lockwood Don Ford and A. Gross Bill Brittain Bil Brittain Farm Bureau Groups Saline City Bernice Armbruster Fancis Lockwood Bridgewater Area Lawrence Boettner Art Moehn

Poverty as Testimony of Ability Questioned

The saying that poverty equals lack of ability is challenged. Some claim the body’s part talks more than the mind’s, suggesting the phrase misconstrues capability. The passage argues poverty should not be used to judge talent or competence.

Initiation Ceremony at Eastern Star Hall Monday Night

Initiation ceremonies were held at the Eastern Star Hall Monday evening at 8:00 with Mrs. Earl Clark being taken into the Chapter. Refreshments of apple pie and coffee were served from a tea table in the Club Room. The bouquet of white snapdragons was the centerpiece. The next meeting is set for Monday February 7 with Louise Partridge, Grand Committeewoman of Tecumseh, as speaker on Worthy Grand Matrons Projects.

Eastern Star Hall Louise Partridge Tecumseh

Mary Martha Guild Elect New Officers

The Mary Martha Guild of Trinity Lutheran held its annual meeting at Jane Alvin Jedele’s home on January 20. New officers were elected for the coming year including President Mrs. Wallace Smith and Vice President Mrs. Dennis Englebert, with several committee assignments announced.

Mary Martha Guild Mary Maratha Guild Trinity Lutheran Church Jane Alvin Jedele Prsident Wallace Smith Dennis Englebert William Kline Weldo Gross Clarence Weibush Alwin Jedele O. D. Hoffman Ormand Berdernitz Rolland Goltz Ormand Jedele H. L. Engle

Polio Fundraiser Meals Planned Across Area For Sunday

Jaycee sponsored polio meals set for next Sunday with broadcasts from five Detroit stations and two Washtenaw County outlets. Breakfast 7 to 11 and dinner until food runs out around 8, with proceeds to the polio fund and Saline’s contribution noted.

Jaycees Detroit Washtenaw County Ypsilanti Adrian Ann Arbor

Program For Lamb Meet Arrangements Announced

Arrangements are completed for the Washtenaw County Sheep and Wool meeting at Saline High School on Monday Jan. 31. Sponsored by the Saline Ewe and Lamb Club and county agent Don Johnson the program features welcomes, musical solos, club review, a 1954 Lamb Queen film, discussions on sheep raising, and a 1955 wool marketing talk. Refreshments will be served.

Mary Meister Carolyn Adair Sharon Starling Sharon Larson Janet Luckhardt Martha's Faust Washtenaw County Sheep and Wool Saline High School Saline Ewe and Lamb Club Don Johnson Mary Ann Boettner Mary Sue Gordon Lamb Queen Doris Herter Karen Spike Saline Fair Robert Tefft Farm Bureau News Kasco Max Hawkins Kasco Mills William Crim Saline Savings Bank Harvey Seldon Jackson Michigan Live Stock Detroit Graydon Blank Michigan State College Lamb Club

Rumor Lacks Legs Yet Spreads Among City People

A stray quote from a columnist notes how rumors with no basis manage to circulate through the town. The piece reflects on rumor dynamics and social chatter without naming individuals or events.

Mother's March and Dance Aid Local Polio Drive

January event updates show Willing Workers hosting a dinner and slides from Europe to support polio fundraising. Highlights include gifts totals from clubs schools and individuals, plus upcoming marches and charity events around Saline and Ypsilanti.

Notice to firms on tax property filing January deadline

All firms or corporations must file according to law and subject up to $1,000.00 fine a written statement under oath as to taxable property in their possession as of January 1 of each year. January 25 was day asked for this return. EB. J. Muir City Assessor.

Chamber of Commerce JCC Jack Steele Polio Fwel Saline Polio Foundation

New Holy Name Society Formed at St Andrews Church

St Andrews Church forms a Holy Name Society with meetings set for the third Monday each month. Officers for the coming year are President Gene Carpenter, Vice President Freeman Vaughn, and Secretary-Treasurer Carol Norden.

St. Andrews Church Holy Name Society Gene Carpenter Freeman Vaughn Treaurer Carol Norden

Phrase from Carey Williams on discipline and reform

A quotation remarks that to reform a man sometimes requires strict punishment. It reflects a blunt view on discipline and behavioral change attributed to Carey Williams.

Carey Williams

Curtiss Brother Named Commissioner of Public Roads

Charles D. Curtiss, brother of Carl A. Curtiss of Saline, was appointed Commissioner of Public Roads in Washington by Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks. Curtiss has served in the Bureau of Public Roads since 1919 and became Deputy Commissioner in 1944, with a 1911 Michigan State College engineering degree and further studies at Columbia and Iowa State College. He resides in Kensington, Maryland.

Charles D. Curtiss Carl A. Curtiss Saline Sinclair Weeks Commerce Washington, D. C Mr. Curtiss Francis V. du Pont Wilminton Delaware Curtiss Bureau of Bureau of Public Roads Michigan State College Columbia University Iowa State College Kensigton

Will Enforce Dog Ordinance After Detroit Boy Attack

Seven year old Allen Hartman was bitten on the left cheek by a stray dog in his yard requiring fourteen stitches. The dog and three others were running loose, violating a city ordinance adopted in 1948. Councilman Milton Hartman pledged strict enforcement of the ordinance.

Allen Hartman Allen Milton A. Hartman Detroit Street Milton A.hartman Existance Hartman

Woman’s Evolving Taste Cited By Jimmy Komack Quote

A quoted remark from Jimmy Komack notes a girl’s changing preferences as she matures from muscular types to more rounded traits. The line reflects casual commentary on attraction shifting with age.

Also Mentioned on This Page

K. P. Duty Still’s Nancy Ross Salime Bob Katy Nancy Ken Lavery Herb Lang Jim Beal Junior Chamber of Commerce L. Z. Still Still H. G. Hutcheson Europe Genevieve Holcomb Hazel Gordon Wava Hammond Mrs. Newman Literary Club Artificial Breeder’s Association Saline Township Gertrude Gilbert Mary Finkbeiner Ida Mehler Betty Burleson Martha Zahn Paul Reed Saline Child Study Club American Legion Post and Auxiliary Legion EB. J. Muir Carl Curtiss W.s.cs W.S.C Methodist Church Dorcas Glen Gordon Ruth Walfred Larson Hather Delmar Schrader Mary L Roy Rogers Jimmy Komack
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