Saline City Recreation Program Expanded and In Session
Saline's recreation program is in full swing with 7 week sessions for ages 8 to 14. Transportation is via Area School Board buses funded by nearly $1000 from the City Council. Directors Tom Johnson and Jose Zimmers return, and activities include swimming baseball calisthenics volleyball and dances with no fees for participants.
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Saline
Saline Valley Farms
Area School Board
Tom Johnson
Jose Zimmers
Harold Gray
Satine
Local Building Hit By Steel Strike
The steel strike halts Universal Die Casting and delays a plant addition. Water mains delivery suspended and city water tower project may wait. Universal official Frank Brittain says interruptions could last up to six weeks after the strike ends.
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U. S
Universal
Frank Brittain
Observance of Special Service at Federated Churches
Sunday July 8 marks the Quarterly Communion Service held after the 11 am morning worship at the Federated Presbyterian and Baptist Churches. New members will join church membership at the service led by Rev. Henry McKenzie. Theme is Pathways To God with music directed by James Austin and organ played by Mrs. Carl Geddes.
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Presbyterian and Baptist
Henry McKenzie
God
James Austin
Carl Geddes
City approves curb assessments and annexation talks begin
City council with Mayor presiding approves special curb and gutter assessments in districts 6 11 and 12 totaling about 27000 dollars for streets including Bennett Street Detroit Davenport Ann Arbor Harris Risdon Williams and Wheeler Court. Building permits issued for an air conditioner garage and porch addition. Council discusses sub division street paving blacktop requirements and water facilities for annexation with Finch tract developers and a Saline water tower offer is reviewed for emergency use.
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Council
Henry Leutheuser
West Bennett Sts
Detroit
N. Davenport
N. Ann Arbor
S. Harris
Risdon Drive
Williams
Wheeler Court
Citizens Bank
Leland Dicks
Clarence Levey
Porch Council
Finch Traction
Jackson
Universal Die Casting
City of
Saline
Legion Will Install Officers In Local Post And Auxiliary
Legion will install newly elected officers at two events. The Legion installation occurs July 20 at 8:30 p.m. with Milton Finkbeiner as commander and other officers named. Auxiliary installation follows August 28 at 6:30 p.m. with Mrs. Silas Nord as president and listed officers. Delegates for the Lan sing convention August 2-5 are named.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Walled Lake
Milton Finkbeiner
Harvey Kleine
Jack Graf
Douglas Hoeft
Lloyd Dell
Henry Keen
Duane Stiemer
Lansing
Larry Deede
Ralph Uphaus
Frank Deede
Clyde Griffin
Wayne Goble
Erwin Schmid
Legion Auxiliary
Silas Nord
Ray Hunt
Robert Harvey
Frank Carter
Meyers
LeVern Armbruster
Harold Finch
Governor May Request Pasture In Disaster Areas
Agriculture officials announce emergency grazing may be allowed on soil bank acreage in designated disaster counties. Conditions require governor certification and federal approval to ease drought or flood hardship while preventing market distortions.
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Soil Bank
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Secretary
Secretary of Agriculture
Soil Bank Act
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Saline Chamber Pushes Friday Night Shopping Hours
The Saline Chamber of Commerce adopts a full scale Friday Night opening for downtown merchants. The aim is to keep Saline merchants open until 9 p.m. to serve local residents and out of town shoppers. A circulated letter asks merchants to choose the preferred open night merchandising plan.
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Ain
Bishop Lake Fishing Party Attracts Hundreds Of Anglers
Edwin Schmid and his family joined by Mr and Mrs Carl Ostrander and family from Flint Michigan fished Bishop Lake over the Fourth. Bluegill and bass runs in the Bishop Lake area drew hundreds of fishermen. Schmid expected to return Friday with a good supply.
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Edwin Schmid
Bishop Lake
Carl Ostrander
Flint
Mich
Mayor Henry Leutheuser Returns to Saline After Europe Trip
Mayor Henry Leutheuser returns to Saline Michigan after a two month European vacation. He touched down at Wayne Airport at 4 a.m. last Friday and was greeted by his wife who drove him home. He visited Heidleberg Munich Coburg Wuerzburg Frankfort and Mannheim during the trip and attended his first council meeting in two months in good health.
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Henry Street
Henry Leutheuser
Saline
Europe
Wayne Airport
Leutheuser
Tragedy for Milan Family Involving Klak Siblings
A Milan family suffered a fatal crash near Spring City Tennessee as Mrs. Klak died instantly when their Ford station wagon left the road and plunged down a ten foot embankment en route from Fort McClellan Alabama after Lt Jacquelyn Kilak completed officer training. Lt Klak survived with a broken thigh and Nick Jr. sustained back injuries and other wounds. Local Kiwanis members, Spring City and Milan communities aided the family with travel, hospital care, and funeral arrangements. Funeral for Mrs. Klak was held in Milan with burial at Marble Park cemetery.
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Milan
Nick Klak
Spring City
Tenn
Klak
Nick Jr
Rockwood
Lan
Edna M. Steinbach
Knoxville
Crawford
Kiwanis
Jeannine Price
Marilyn Loveland
U. of M
Miss Price
Miss Loveland
Detroit
Stevens and Bush Funeral Establishment
Mayor Hutchinson Visits Saline Council
Ypsilanti Mayor Rodney E. Hutchinson attended a Saline City Hall council meeting Monday night. He praised Saline’s water distribution sewage disposal and overall improvements and commended inviting Hoover Ball and Bearing to locate nearby. Hutchinson is a candidate for Probate Judge in Washtenaw County.
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Rodney E. Hutchinson
Ypsilanti
Saline
Hoover Ball
Hutchinson
Washtenaw County
ROTC Cadet James O Cook Completes Fort Bragg Training
ROTC trainee Cadet James O Cook son of Mrs Hazel G Simpson of Saline Michigan receives six weeks of summer training at Fort Bragg North Carolina through Michigan State University ROTC. Training ends August 3 and covers weapons firing infantry tactics map reading and mess management. Cook is a 1953 Saline High School graduate and member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
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James O. Cook
Hazel G. Simpson
N. Harris, Saline, Mich
Fort Bragg
N. C
Michigan State University
Cook
Saline High School
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
Heart Association Warns Against Active Vacation
The Michigan Heart Association warns athletes against sudden strenuous exercise during vacations and hot weather. Dr. T A Irvin advises moderate activity, regular checkups, and rest to protect the heart, with rules urging avoidance of overexertion and the reminder to act your age for longevity.
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Heart Association
Michigan Heart Association
T. A. Irvin
M. D
Dearborn
Irvin
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Germany
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Juan DeNavarro
Mexico City
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Harold Miller
Paul Woods
John Lattue
Clarke Gordon
Michael Sheehan
Carl Seegar
Neil Dracey
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