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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1951
Page
4
Farm Calendar notes a July 16 judging contest at Bethlehem Church Ann Arbor with Clothing judging 10 to 12 am Canning and Foods judging 1 15 to 3 30 pm. July 16 to 27 marks the Fifth annual Rural Leadership Conference with related sessions and activities.
The article highlights W. R. Leigh as a premier Western painter whose works, including large 6 ½ by 10 ½ foot pieces priced at 15 000, are celebrated in Milwaukee and showcased at Grand Central Art Galleries New York. Leigh, nicknamed Sagebrush Rembrandt, has been honored by Kappa Pi and the New York Federation of Women’s Clubs, and his latest work is distributed by an Eastern oil company. He resides in New York City with his wife Ethel Traphagen and is connected to Falling Waters West Virginia and Martinsburg area.
The Michigan State College campus hosts the American Farm Research Association conference July 18 to 20 at Upjohn Farms Richland. Also July 20 marks the third annual Sheep Field Day with events on campus and July 22 to 28 celebrate National Farm Safety Week.
The calendar lists events for Thursday to Saturday July 12 to 14 at the University of Michigan. Includes carillon recital by Percival Price, lectures by William Welmers and Otto Struve, a run of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, a rehabilitation panel, and astronomy night with Moon and Saturn viewing. Museums and exhibitions shown at General Library, Archaeology Museum, Michigan History Collections, and Rosenwald prints at the Art Museum.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Fritz and family hosted a Sunday pot luck dinner at Mrs Martha Westphal s home to honor Mrs Kate Fritz on her 80th birthday anniversary.
Present were Mrs. Westpal and families of Carlton. Mrs. Fritz received many gifts. Sam Lambarth visited Frankfort Illinois and James Moser. Robert Lambarth and family called on Paul Lambarth in Ypsilanti. Arthur Arber reported via telephone from California the birth of a son to their daughter and husband Sgt 1st class George Hammond of Fort Ord born July 3.
Mrs Hammond remembered as former Mildred Alber. Visit at Lee Hart home in LaPorte Illinois before returning to Saline. Mrs Kate Fritz informed of first great grandchild born to Sgt and Mrs George Hammond of Fort Ord California. William Johnson family visited Edween Moser residence in Rochester. Pvt Robert Blueter arrived at Methodist church with home on leave Saturday and will be here until July 22 before flying to Seattle for further assignments.
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