Saline Community Fair Dates Set for October 2 3 4
The Saline Community Fair is planned for October 2 3 and 4 with improvements at the school grounds. Frank Deede leads the grounds and concessions committee while Arthur Heininger handles the three day program. Activities include two fireworks displays an auditorium show a dance and a midway carnival plus an emphasis on the agricultural exhibits and prize animal auctions. The Junior Chamber of Commerce pledged support and may add athletic events. A follow up meeting is scheduled at the high school Tuesday at 8 p m for committees to boost the fair’s success.
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Saline
Frank Deede
Sane
Arthur Heininger
Fair Association
Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Death of Arthur H. Cole Former Hicksville Resident
Telegram reports the death of Arthur H. Cole at his Hicksville home. Born April 22, 1859, he lived at 1880 Textile Road for nearly four decades. Survived by wife Althea Hart and four children Harry, Vesta, Wilma, and Jessie. Funeral at 2 pm in Hicksville with burial in the family lot.
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Arthur H. Cole
Hicksville
Ohio
Cole
Textile Road
Althea Hart
Harry
Gary
Ind
Vesta
Fort Wayne
Wilma
Cairo
Egypt
Jessie
Maine
Fish Market Balloon Lands In Freedom
A 12 foot diameter balloon released June 25 from the Elkhart Fish Market in Elkhart Indiana drifted about 260 miles and landed on J G Bilhmeyer’s farm on Schneider Rd half a mile south of Bethel Church in Freedom township at 5 am June 26 after roughly ten hours aloft. A note on the balloon asked the finder to mail a postcard with time and location to O N Kendall Mer and a reward would follow.
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Elkhart
Ind
J. G. Bilhmeyer
Schneider Rd
Bethel Church
Freedom Township
O. N. Kendall
Mer
Commissioner Proposes Plan to Restore County Drains
Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill urged a county crew to restore and maintain Washtenaw's drainage network. He noted 65 tile drains representing 3.3 million dollars of six million invested and said decades of neglect harmed surface water disposal.
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Board
County Drain Committee
Hill
Washtenaw
Ceilon Hill
Board of Supervisors
Complete Month's Tour of the West Ends in Lost Watch Recovery
Mayor and Mrs. Alwin Gross and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Heininger concluded an 8000 mile auto tour from Saline to the Pacific Coast. They attended the Rotary International Convention in San Francisco and shared experiences including narrowly missing Yellowstone snowfall. Heininger recovered a lost wrist watch found wedged behind the car bumper after a long drive.
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Alwin Gross
Arthur Heininger
Pacific Coast
West
Saline
Ripley
San Francisco
Enesen
Art
Saline Merchants Hold Despite Losses in Tri County Play
Saline's entry in the Tri-County league is a strong club, though they have dropped all four league games this year. In an exhibition they beat Clinton Machine, then lost 6 3 to Chelsea at home with six Chelsea hits to five for Saline. Next Sunday Saline meets Mesnard in Ann Arbor.
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Saline
Tri- County Baseball League
Clinton Machine Club
Chelsea
Merchants
Imesnards
Ann Arbor
Paul Back
George Brassow
Bob Har Jeck
Ray Armbruster
Harry Brassow
Don Dechert
Bil Koebbe
Ernie Stimer
Bud Weed
Ray Dechert
A. Hoeft
Doc Neutheizer
Harry Fosdick
Don Wiedman
C. Hughes
L. Birch
A. Policht
B. Barth
S. Policht
McClannahan
J. Miller
H. Barth
Jim Miller
Hoelzer
Luther League Sacred Concert Shines At St John’s Church
The Len awee Monroe Luther League chorus under Rev Theodore Dannecker delivered a standout sacred concert at St John s church with solo and choral pieces including My God and I and Beautiful Savior. A post service lunch was provided by the Ladies Aid led by Mrs Edwin Schill. Plans call for an O H S and Masons picnic at Wamplers Lake on July 20.
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St. John’s Church
Lenawee
Ladies' Aid
Edwin Schill
Glenn, Barnes
Clarance Feldkamp
Eugéne Betz
Esther Noble
Dorothy Betz
Val Zick
Marjorie Noble
George Daschner
Clarence Feldkamp
Erwin Wild
Four Injured in US 112 Traffic Collision Near Five Points
Four members of Witow Village family were injured when a car driven by Alvin Huntington collided with a truck eastbound on US-112 at Five Points Sunday morning. The truck driven by Ladour H Sharp left turning caused the crash. Huntington, Bernice, Huna, and their eight year old son Silas were hospitalized at Saline General for cuts and bruises. Sharp received a summons for improper left turn and expired chauffeur license.
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Witow
Alvin Huntington
Rutland Ct
Anne Arbor
Ladour H. Sharp
Goshen
Ind
Sharp
Huntington
Bernice
Huna
Silas
Saline General Hospital
Warns on Inside Information Scam in War Surplus Sales
Detroit WAA warns business people and farmers in the lower peninsula about fake sources touting exclusive lists and credit for scarce war surplus items. WAA says no agents sell such information and urges inquiries only to the Detroit office Box 471 Roosevelt Park Detroit 32 for legitimate sales details.
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Lower Peninsula
Detroit
WAA
Michigan
Roosevelt Park
Car Hits Freight Train at Ann Arbor Crossing
Aretha Knebler of 8425 Ernest Road Bridgewater township escaped injury after her car collided with a moving freight train at Ann Arbor Railroad crossing on E Hoover Street. She said sun glare blinded her windshield and she did not see the train or stop signal. The impact struck a box car and damaged the vehicle.
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Aretha, Knebler
Ernest Rd
Bridgewater Township
Ann Arbor
E. Hoover Street
4-H Club on Tour Displays Livestock Judging Skills
4-H Livestock club members hold a judging tour on July 8 starting at Gartman Brothers farm at 10:00 am for Shorthorn cattle then Chester White hogs at Charles McCallan’s at 11:15 am and Shropshire sheep at Jesse Hewens on Bemis Road at 1:45 pm.
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Livestock Club
Gartman Brothers Farm
Waters Rd
Chester White
Charles McCallan
Stone School
Jesse Hewens
Bemis Rd
Michigan State College
Sisters Gala twins wed Wright and Burns in Saline
Genevieve and Stephanie Gala married Francis Wright of Wagner Rd and James Burns of Pinckney in a Saturday ceremony at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Families, gowns, attendants, and post wedding travels detailed. both couples plan to reside in Michigan. Wright served 39 months in the Army. Burns 29 months in Marines with 19 in the Pacific.
Legion Auxiliary volunteers aid Dearborn veterans hospital shoppers
Mrs. Lloyd Dell and Mrs. Merritt Martin joined three American Legion Auxiliary members in Ypsilanti to shop for patients at the Dearborn veterans hospital last week.
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Lloyd Dell
Merritt Martin
American Legion Auxiliary
Ypsilanti
Veterans’ Hospital
Dearborn
Lodi Group At Klumpp Home
Twenty three members of the Southwest Lodi Farm Bureau met Friday June 20 at the home of Mr and Mrs John Klumpp Sr. They sang America and discussed Fertilizers led by Emerson Haeussier. Refreshments followed with social time and games. The July meeting will be at the farm home of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Guenther.
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America
Southwest Lodi Farm Bureau Group
John Klumpp
Emerson, Haeussier
Lawrence Guenther
Engagement Announced for Gretchen Steele and Emanuel Sodt
Miss Gretchen Steele announced her engagement to Emanuel J. Sodt at a birthday party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Steele in Weberton. She is a University of Michigan correspondence student employee, and Sodt, a Manchester High School graduate, works at Hutzer Plumbing in Ann Arbor. No wedding date is set.
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Gretchen Steele
Emanuel J. Sodt
Clara Sodt
Ann Arbor
George Steele
Weberton
Ann Arbor High School
Miss Steele
University
Mr. Sodt
Manchester High School
Hutzer Plumbing
Wedding Ties Thelma O'Trambo And William A Vogel
Miss Thelma O'Trambo daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank O'Trambo Saline and William A Vogel of West Ellsworth Rd son of Mrs Myrtle Vogel Saline wed Saturday afternoon at Zion Lutheran Church Ann Arbor Rev B E Stellhorn officiated The bride wore a blue green street dress with white accessories and a sage corsage Elaine Vogel sister of the groom attended in pink Julius Vogel served as best man A wedding supper followed at Farm Cupboard and a reception at the bride's home The couple will reside on Dexter Avenue Ann Arbor after a trip to Ohio and Indiana both are employed at Hoover Ball and Bearing Co
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Thelma O'Trambo
Frank O’trambo
Saline
William A. Vogel
West Ellsworth
Myrtle Vogel
Zion Lutheran Church
Ann Arbor
BE. c. Stellhorn
O’trambo
Elaine Vogel
Mr. Vogel
Julius
Ohio
Indiana
Mrs. Vogel
Dexter Avenue
Hoover Ball & Bearing Co
Marguerite Louise Allen Weds James A Filkins at St Andrews
Miss Marguerite Louise Allen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd J Allen of Saline Road, married James A Filkins son of Mrs Mae Filkins of Flint and Jay Filkins of Albion at St Andrews Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon. The couple will own and operate a Veterans Pin Service factory being built on the Saline Ann Arbor Road by Filkins and F Neil Allen.
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St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Ann Arbor
Marguerite Louise Allen
James A. Filking
Floyd J. Allen
Saline Rd
Filkins
Mae Filkins
Flint
Jay Filkins
Albion
F. Neil Allen
Saline
Ann Arbor Rd
Veterans’ Pin Service
Sanders Kendall Wedding in Hastings Friday Affirms Bond
The wedding of Miss Mary Elien Kendall daughter of Mrs W D Kendall of Same and Murrey H Sanders son of Mrs Erwist Sanders of Saline took place Tuesday afternoon June 24 at 4 o clock in Hastings. The Rev C J Kendall uncle of the bride officiated.
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Mary Elien Kendall
W. D. Kendall
Same
Murrey H. Sanders
Clinton
Erwist Sanders
Saline
Hastings
C. J. Kendall
Time to Act on School Ball Diamond Project
Editorial argues for funding a lighted ball diamond on the school grounds with no tax burden to residents. It critiques cigarette tax policy as unfair and advocates equal, individual-based taxation to cover state deficits, urging decisive action over prolonged discussion.
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Gertai
Bride Weds In Pink Linen Street Dress At Local Ceremony
A ceremony at the Methodist parsonage was held before twelve witnesses. Mrs Merrill Neeb, cousin of the bride, performed a piano solo titled O Promise Me. The bride wore a pink linen street dress with eyelet embroidery and a white eyelet hat with veil. Cont'd on Page 8.
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Merrill Neeb
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Arthur Cole
Textile Rd
Baloon
A.A
Luther League
O. H. S. and
Masons
Wamplers Lake
Washtenaw County
Hast Lansing
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Genevieve
Stephanie Gala
Francis W. Wright
Wagner Rd
James R. Burns
Pinckney
Kenneth MacKinnon
Jacob Gala
Wright
Frances Wright
Burns
Jan Gala
Jennie Lasky
Stephanie
Lucille Beauchamp
Rosemary Riggs
Bernadine Burns
Saline High School
New Guinea
Charleston High School
Charleston
Marine Corps
Pacific
Lodi Group
Klumpp
Thelma
Trambo
Allen
Sanders
Kendall
Philippine Republic
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