11 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
1
Saline notes a life marked by German roots in Wurtemberg migration from Arbor to farm homes, long service in WCTU and suffrage support, church devotion, and community roles. Born 1861, she spent years in Dundee before settling with sisters in Saline in 1927 and remains active and beloved by the community.
A church meeting set final plans for the annual Church School picnic after morning worship. It will be at Saline Park this Sunday with rain contingency in the church dining room. Table committee includes Harold Finch, Lewis Ernst, Hazen Jewell, Alastair McPhee. Families should bring table service and a basket lunch to share. After dinner there will be games and contests for all ages run by the High School class under Mrs. Howard Kuhl, with prizes and church transportation available.
Mr and Mrs Robert Schultz and family and Mr Charles Schultz will attend the Water Tower farm Bureau group picnic Sunday July 14 at the home of Butch Gross Mrs Dudiy Schroen and child ren of Miami Florida are spending the summer with their aunt Miss Margaret Miller David Grossman son of Mr and Mrs Grossman of Saline Valley Farms was a Beyer Memorial Hospital in Ypsilanti last Monday for a tonsilectomy Dr and Mrs Prout and family are spending the week at Wampiers Lake Dr Prout will be coming home the 15 to resume his practice
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Saline on July 23 after a January 1956 visit yielded 29 pints. The drive aims for 125 pints with three fourths sent to local banks and one fourth to national uses. Rotary Club support funds donor refreshments while Universal Die Casting allows employee time off to donate.
Hulda A Armbruster 72 of Saline died yesterday at St Josephs Hospital Ann Arbor after an illness. She lived at 9234 Austin Rd Bridgewater and was born July 2 1885 in Lodi Twp. Survived by four children LeRoy Melvin Mrs Otto Wahl and Mrs Russell Wilson five grandchildren two sisters. Funeral Friday 2 PM at Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church Freedom Twp with Rev T W Menzel officiating. Burial in church Cemetery. Body in state from noon Friday. Friends may call at home before service.
Federated Church hosts an Ice Cream Social on July 24 from 6 to 10 pm on church lawn. Archibald Preston leads planning with Mrs. Arthur Lutz supervising hot foods, Mrs. George Austin cakes, and students selling popsicles and drinks. Mary Morden and Harold Brown handle tickets while Robert Jacobs leads church school arrangements.
La Vera Aungest departed on June 7 to join the army, with family members viewing the departure at the station and offering best wishes for her service.
The atomic waste disposal issue grows as Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico exhausts 40 acres of underground storage and seeks new sites for containment.
A one year old Saline girl was among five finalists in a county wide Fourth of July beauty contest in Ypsilanti. Pat McDougall Bemis Road Saline entered Miss Legionaire by application and photo. Preliminary judging at Waterworks Park selected five finalists from about fifty girls based on poise personality and beauty. A party at the Legion post screened the finalists and the queen and her court were announced.
Detroit five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal. Normal highs about 83 and lows near 62. Expect cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, warmer Friday, cooler Saturday. Precipitation total about half to one inch with scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms around Thursday.
Washtenaw County Office of Civil Defense announces air raid sirens may sound during daylight hours on July 12 1957 as part of Operation Alert 1957 drill. No public action required and avoid phoning public or law enforcement to check the alarm.
Saline community listings for July include Bethel Church ice cream social barbecue on the church lawn at 6:00 p.m. July 11, Salem Luthern Church event July 17 at Scio and Streiter Roads with ice cream social bake sale and bazaar, and July 23 Blood Bank at Saline High School with Mrs Edwin Hering as chair. Details for other church gatherings follow.
July event at Washtenaw County Home hosted by St Pauls Church Saline guild. Mrs Everett Wolfin led. program featured dancing and instrumental music with church involvement and refreshments.
The Saline Teen-age Canteen opens Monday June 15 and runs through Wednesday June 17. Owner Neil Allen says the venue is for teenagers to dance and enjoy themselves within curfew limits, with Monday soft drinks free for attendees.
Glenn Hagen, a Capital University student in Columbus entering his third year as a Speech major, filled the St Pauls Church pulpit in the minister’s absence. He spoke on Christian discomforts, and plans to pursue seminary studies after graduation. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Hagen of Saline.
Salem Lutheran Church invites the community to an ice cream social bake sale and bazaar at the corner of Scio Church and Streiter roads on Wednesday July 17 starting at 6 00 p m.
Bella Vista Governess Lindy a five year old Holstein cow owned by Fred Palma of Ypsilanti Michigan was the first cow artificially bred with semen from the young sire Wis Maestro released June 24 Maestro a senior yearling Holstein bull originated from Osborndale Derby Connecticut May 8 Michigan Artificial Breeders Cooperative paid 30000 for him Palma owns Bella Vista Farms Dairy and breeds about half of his 100 registered Holsteins using frozen semen He plans selective mating with frozen semen to the entire herd Maestro will mate with at least 25 cows Bella Vista is Michigan’s largest herd using selective mating exclusively Maestro bred by the Wisconsin State Reformatory Green Bay his pedigree includes Burke and Ormsby bloodlines with Excellent classification for his four grandparents and his dam Wis Repose Symbol sire drinking in consensus notes
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