Democracy inaction and a wary town on the Main Drag
A town meeting in Saline shows low participation with about one fourth of voters present while discussions on junior playgrounds in Manchester show higher enrollment. The piece mixes civic critique with stark war imagery about young men and global conflict, ending with apocalyptic reflections on democracy and peace.
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Manchester
Saline
Democracy In Action
Gordon Prout
Hiroshima
Two Men Fly to Blue Ridge Mountains for Trout
Foster O. Green and John Pender of Lake Orion fly to Virginia for a week of fishing and return with a planeload of trout. An overloaded plane forces Green to jettison the catch to avoid a crash, leaving no fish for home.
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Foster O. Green
John Pender
Lake Orion
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Green
Pender
Ringing Panic in a Telecommunication Tale
A dramatic monologue laments failed phone service and long delays at a switchboard. The narrator endures a blackout of connection, imagines a safer contact method, and recalls old Division Bell era frustration while seeking Miss Central. The piece blends fear with nostalgia for telephone infrastructure and the cost of neglect.
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Miss Central
Alexander Bell
Issue Permits for Transportation of Boys to Evans Lake
Saline boys attending the Evans Lake swimming program must have signed transportation permits beginning next Monday. The permits relieve drivers of in-lake accidents while officials assume water responsibility. Parents may instead provide private transport. forms are to be submitted to Ken Jeppeson or Robert Klueter and kept on file for the 1950 program.
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Evans Lake
Ken Jeppeson
Robert Klueter
Miss Feldkamp Honored At Bridal Shower
Irene Feldkamp was honored at a bridal shower hosted Friday evening by Miss Elaine Culiton and Mabie Gleason at the former's home. Attending were members of Miss Feldkamp's graduating class. Games prizes were awarded and gifts opened under a pastel parasol. Refreshments of strawberry shortcake coffee and tea were served.
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Irene Feldkamp
Elaine Culiton
Mabie Gleason
Miss Feldkamp
OES-Masonic Annual Picnic Set Near Saline Valley Farms
Saline Chapter OES and Saline Lodge No. 133 will hold their annual picnic at Saline Valley Farms at 1 o clock Sunday afternoon. Members are requested to bring one dish to pass.
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Saline Chapter
Saline Lodge
Saline Valley Farms
Transportation Permit for Evans Lake Program Ride
Permission granted for a boy to ride with any driver approved by Saline-Milan Evans Lake Swimming Program officials. Guardian waives claims for injuries from transport to and from Evans Lake.
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Boy
Evans Lake
Saline Chest allocates funds for summer program
The Saline Community Chest Committee met at Lawrence Deede's home and set aside 200 dollars from the emergency fund for a summer recreation program. The vote allows up to fifteen dollars for urgent requests without board approval, planning to extend services to rural areas while maintaining a roughly 600 000 dollar balance.
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Saline Community Chest Committee
Lawrence R. Deede
Community Chest
Saline ‘and Vicinity
Deede
Edwin Héring
Mae Harris
Roland Goltz
Lawrence Deede
Chest Board
Saline Fire Department Gets New Gear and Training
The Saline Fire Department reports progress as a new fiscal year begins. Improvements include recovery of $3,000+ back charges, new hose, boots, coats, helmets, and badges, upgraded No. 1 engine, tarpaulins, salvage covers, and two CO2 extinguishers. A State approved training course under Captain Arthur Stauch will certify fourteen members with 40 percent state funding and $72 total city cost. A working agreement with Ann Arbor Fire Department is established.
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Saline Michigan
Saline Fire Department
Rogers
Arthur Stauch
Ann Arbor
Saline Farmer Reports Flying Saucer Seen Near Army Plane
A Saline farmer, John Keller, reported watching a flying saucer launch from an Army C-54 and outrun the plane at high speed. Dan Levleit and family corroborated sightings of three planes in formation with a tall contraption resembling a lighthouse top, vanishing rapidly. military officials offered no evidence UFOs exist.
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John Keller
Dan Levleit
Dan
Danny
Rotary Club Plans New Baltimore Visit and Dinner
Allan Woods spoke at the Saline Rotary Club about Boys State and displayed a plaque earned, Rev. Alvin Siemsen gave a talk on Club Service, Arthur Heininger chaired, and Kenneth Jeppesen announced plans to attend the Tiger Yankee game in Detroit on August 3 with Rotary spouses. The group will then travel to New Baltimore for a pot luck dinner with local members and Rev. George Daschner.
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Allan Woods
Saline Rotary Club
Boys’ State
Rotary Club
American Legion
Boys State
Alvin Siemsen
Arthur Heininger
Kenneth Jeppesen
Rotary
Detroit
New Baltimore
That Town
George Daschner
Fredericka McBride to Celebrate 89th Birthday Friday
Fredericka McBride will turn 89 this Friday July 14 with Sunday guests at her home hosted by Mrs. McBride and family. Attending are Mr. and Mrs. A Seldr Barrows C F Hildner of Kollamazoo Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Thomas and daughters Julie and Sarah Miss Alma and Milda Josenhans of Ann Arbor Mr and Mrs Fred Josenhans Mrs Ted Case and son Douglas from Blissfield and Ethel Koehler of Detroit. Hosts at the home were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Northam and daughters Vilaine and Joanne who are spending the summer with Mrs. McBride.
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Fredericka, McBride
A. Seldr
Detroit
Jack Northam
Vilaine
Joanne
McBride
Reception For Methodist Minister Tonight
A reception in the Methodist Church basement honors Reverend and Mrs Feuell. The event is set for Thursday evening July 13 at 8 o'clock and invites members and friends to attend.
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Pev
Mrs. Feuell
Methodist Church
Women and Children Insurance Wealth Tally in 1923
The amount of life insurance on women and children now totals about 55 billion dollars, matching roughly the entire life insurance ownership in the United States in 1923. This figure reflects a growing market and widespread policy purchases among families.
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U.S
Saline City Council Advances Free Text Books Plan
Saline City Council approved free text books for district students funded by shifting funds and readied an annual action plan. The panel retained Pat Roesch as city attorney for 160 dollars a year, approved fire hall floor shoring, and discussed sewer survey needs and recreation program improvements.
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Saline
Rogers
Ray Daniels
Pat Roesch
Giltrow
Hazen Jewell
Mike Bennett
Hazel Cook
Jewell
Elsman
A. R.burkhardt
C. E. Haarer
Harry Anderson
Anderson
Dean Brandt
Brandt
Henry Karner
Child Study Club
Room Mothers Organization
Leo L. Jensen
General Operating Fund
Saline Plumbing Heating and Home Alliance Store Opens
Saline welcomes a remodeled Saline Plumbing Heating and Home Alliance Store next to Saline Theater. George Woodard of Brighton and Ann Arbor purchased the business with over twenty five years in plumbing heating and appliance work. Ray Baylis of Dexter and Ann Arbor will manage offering Kohler Crane Standard fixtures Myer Gould Deming pumps and oil stoker or hand fired furnaces with hours 8 to 5 30 daily and even evenings Wednesday Saturday.
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Saline
Saline Plumbing, Heating and Home Alliance
Saline Theater
George Woodard
Brighton
Ann Arbor
Woodard
Ray Baylis
Dexter
Kohler and
Kohler
Crane
Myer, Gould and Deming
Baylis
George
Miss Achsah E. Kothe Dies at 48 in Saline Area
Miss Kothe a former Army Nurse Corps captain died at Dearborn Veterans Hospital after a long illness at age 48. Born January 4 1902 in Bridgewater she served from 1944 to 1946 including time on the Mariana Islands. Surviving sisters and brothers listed funeral at Saline and Sharon township church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Acsan BE. Kothe
Army Nurse Corps
Dearborn Veterans Hospital
Saline
Miss Kothe
Marianas Islands
Pacific
Detroit
Grace Hospital School of Nursing
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Sharon Township
Bridgewater
Henry
Bertha Seymer Kothe
Lawrence Boétimer
Martha Broesamle
Sylvan Township
Roland Kothe
Freedom Township
Norman Rothe
Lawrence Boettner
Manchester Ra
Evangeliial
United Brethren Church
A.A. Weinert
Oak Grove Cemetery
Manchester
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Bethel Church
Feldkamp
Fredericka McBride
Council
Roesch
Achsah E. Kothe
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