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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1953
Page
1
The piece explains how wind across a chimney top lowers internal pressure, drawing smoke upward. It describes simple experiments with a spool and card, and links reduced pressure to straw drinking, airplane lift, and a curving baseball pitch, noting Bernoulli's principle and hinting at next week’s question.
Patricia Hasted daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Hasted of Saline wed Robert Dunny of Manchester son of Mr and Mrs John Dunny Jr June 27 at Macon Methodist Church. Rev Vaughn Whited officiated. The bride wore a floor length white tulle gown with a pearl tiara and carried a white lace Bible top ped with gardenias.
A reflective note on how youth and elders shift customs as years pass, highlighting the difficulty some older people face in adapting to changing ideas and norms.
The Saline Steer Club held its annual tour starting at Saline High School at 9:29 am with Marvin Rorick and Robert Groeb guiding. Eight of twenty-one stops were completed before noon lunch provided by Rotarians, then the afternoon continued with many owners listed by name and steer weights from 320 to 655 pounds, sponsored by Rotarian groups and local sponsors.
Webberville won 7-3 and 4-0 to move into a fourth place tie with Saline in the Tri-County Baseball League. Ken Nelson hit a base loaded triple in game one as WebbervilleUsed a four run fourth inning in game two to pull away. Saline piled three in the third but could not touch winning pitcher Bob Bement. Sam Glover limited Saline to two hits with 12 strikeouts.
Ballot elections to fill one Board of Education seat set for July 13 1953 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Saline Area High School Auditorium. Annual meeting to follow at 8:00 p.m. also July 13 1953. Bernice Merchant secretary announces.
Larry Wiedmayer Patricia Arnold and David Brubacher join 74 winners from 17 states as Ford Motor Company Fund scholarship recipients. They attend a three day conference at Dearborn as guests of the Fund.
Saline Fire Department responded to a grass fire at 215 E. Michigan the home of Herman Gross. Crews contained the blaze quickly and had it under control.
An Ice Cream Social will be held at Bethel Church in Freedom Township at the corner of Bethel Church and Schneider Road this Thursday July 9 starting at 6 00 p m. The event offers Ice Cream Gake Bar B Que Hot Dogs Pop and a Bazaar. Jane Whitbread quotes a man made woman problem.
Local notes report Sunday guests from Santa Monica California and Royal Oak visiting Saline families. Airman 3rd Class Robert Brerdnitz and Mrs Brerdnitz spent the weekend in Lazern Michigan at the Bredernitz and Haarer homes before Brerdnitz left Saline on Wednesday for Camp Kilmer New Jersey.
The piece notes men finding a place in the sun by slight advantage over others. It describes a small town as a place where everyone knows each other and follows the local paper to see if they have been caught in their deeds.
The Federated Church invites all congregants and friends to the annual Church School picnic on Saturday evening July 11 at 6:00 in Saline City Park. Rev. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hinkin of Oak Lawn Illinois will be honored with two daughters. Ice cream is provided by the Church School, and families should bring a basket lunch and lawn table service. Committee member Hazen Jewell coordinates games and prizes for all ages.
A concise aphorism notes that avoidance leads to machinery and jails while the quickest worker often earns little upon arrival. The statement contrasts invention with punishment and reflects on labor value and social consequences.
A school board election will be held Monday July 18 at the Saline Area High School Auditorium to elect one board member for a three year term. Polls run 10:00 a m to 6:00 p m. Incumbent Mrs Bernice Merchant 7181 Maple Rd faces challenger Charles Osgood West Henry St, the only two candidates.
At 7:30 p m on July 4 three cars collided at 122 E Michigan Ave Saline. Donald OTrambo 24 of 122 E Michigan slowed to enter his driveway and was struck by Robert Allard of Detroit who was following Stanley McDonald of Allen Park. McDonald then struck OTrambo’s car. No injuries. Two vehicles towed. No tickets issued by Saline Police.
The Saline JCCs will install their newly elected officers at a meeting held at the Saline Hotel tonight. The event marks the formal start of the term with officers taking their posts during the gathering.
Mary Chamberlain and Vaughn E. Filsinger wed last Saturday at First Presbyterian Church Ypsilanti in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Raymond Bair. The bride wore a nylon tulle gown with lace accents and carried white roses. Attendants included sister Daryl Chamberlain as matron of honor and bridesmaids Suzanne Griffin Mary Jo DeVoe and others. After a reception the couple planned an eastern wedding trip and will reside at 406 North Hamilton Street while continuing studies at Michigan State Normal College.
A remark that national stagnation arises when the incentive and ability of citizens to work and produce fade, signaling broader economic and social decline.
A two member St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed delegation from Saline attended the Fifth National Conference on Christian Education at Purdue University June 30 to July 3. Dr. Ralph Lockman addressed the opening night and leaders from the National Council of Churches attended. The four day program featured seminars on sixty three subjects for church workers and teachers with a closing holy communion service. The theme was Christ Light for Our Darkness. Curb and gutters proceed on Russell Street after petitions. Ruthchins Co. bid $2.42 per foot for about $5,000 project. A Mills Road petition seeks curb and gutter installation. Saline City Council approved applying for an exemption from Enrolled House Bill cooking raw garbage for hogs. 12 month relief requested due to existing garbage hauling contract and lack of cooking facilities. Minutes of the meeting are in this edition.
Eleven year old Jimmy Tropea of Detroit received the Sound the Alarm program honor from the Detroit Fire Department after he found a live wire and rerouted traffic during a recent storm. He is the nephew of Sam Tropea of Saline.
Saline Twin Pines trounced Manchester Fords 6 to 2 to earn their first win of the season. Dechert pitched all nine innings, holding the Fords to four hits as Koebbe led with three hits and Clements scored the deciding run. Armbruster caught. The team returns to play Manchester Hot Shots Friday at Henne Field.
The annual school meeting to elect district officers and conduct other lawful business will be held Monday July 13 1953 for all eighty four Washtenaw County districts except Ann Arbor East Ann Arbor Roberts Ypsilanti Milan and Willow Run which kept their meeting on the second Monday in June per resolution. Julius W Haab Washtenaw County Supt. of Schools notes the scheduling.
The Rev. Thomas M. Hinkin, former Saline resident, will be guest preacher at Federated Church Sunday worship at eleven. A University of Michigan graduate, he earned a McCormick Seminary degree in Chicago in May and was ordained June 21 into the United Presbyterian Church ministry.
In Ann Arbor Circuit Court Judge James R Breakey upheld a jury finding that 26 acres near Saline's water pumping station are needed by the city and may be condemned. Four of six property owners sought a new trial. the jury valued the land at 6447.50 dollars. Owners named are Herman and Bredernitzs heirs Elton Bredernitz and Kenneth Leighton families.
The first week of meter enforcement grossed 123.50. City Clerk E J Muir reports 60.00 in pennies 53.40 in nickels and 10.10 in dimes. City funds will be used to buy off street parking facilities.
Saline Hospital news lists newborns with parents in Ypsilanti Milan Pinckney and nearby towns. Daughters born June 23 24 29 and 30 with couples named Hackbarth Reed Meade Spence Tobias Blumhardt Baker Hofhanesian Kelly and others. Sons born July 1 2. Medical and surgical notices follow with named individuals and locations.
George O. Leonard of Saline near Arkona Road joined Campbell & Company as Vice President on June 15. He previously served nine years as vice president of Ann Arbor Trust Company and held senior roles with Campbell-Ewald Company in Detroit.
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