Saline memories span entertainment sports and civic ties
Five years ago in Saline residents read of summer concerts at Municipal Park for picnickers as Ted Ranconi planned music, while Mill Theatre displayed Marionettes and Pinocchio amused crowds. The 1953 Saline Twin Pines softball beat Chelsea 6 to 1, and the area produced orchestra scholars from nearby towns.
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Saline
West Michigan Ave
Ted Ranconi
Saline Mill Theatre Art Gallery
Merdith Stixby
Pinnochio
Saline Twin Pines
Chelsea
First Statewide Water Conference Since 1944
The first statewide water conference since January 1944 will be held at the Lansing Civic Center on Wednesday October 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gleason Halliwill of Gladwin chairs the Michigan Natural Resources Council. The executive committee plans a two day meeting October 21 22 with reports from six technical committees on water land fish and wildlife minerals recreation and wood. The water committee will present programs on Water Rights and Coordination in Water Management. Public invited.
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Lansing Civic Center
Gleason Halliwill
Gladwin
Michigan Natural Resources Council
Michigan Natural Resource Council
Michigan Natural Resource Conference
Dean S. Fontana
School of Natural Resources
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Norman Billings
Water Resources Commission
Water Committee
Confession vs Admission in Law and a Film Note
A legal explainer discusses how confessions differ from admissions and when voluntariness matters in admissibility. The piece notes police influence and trickery impact, and cautions about the prosecutor’s burden of proof. Eva LeGallienne co stars in Unforgiven with Burt Lancaster after The Devil’s Disciple in England.
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Eva LeGallienne
England
Burt Lancaster
Engelke Named Medical Examiner for Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County Supervisors tentatively appoint Dr Otto K Engelke health officer as the county’s first medical examiner awaiting voters approval of replacing the coroner system. He will still serve as health officer and appoint deputy examiners from a list of over 30 physicians with a per call and mileage fee schedule.
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Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors
Otto K. Engelke
Engelke
Chelsea
James Botsford
J. W. Fisher
Victor R. Hanson
Michael Pape
Dexter
Wallace R. Kemp, Jr
Manchester
William Purfield
Milan
J. S. DeTar
Marvin R. Hannum
Robert J. Venrose
Saline
H. A. Miller
Whitmore Lake
W. D. den Houter
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Transistor Celebrates 10th Birthday Milestone
The transistor, unveiled by Bell Labs on June 30 1948 in New York, has grown from a promise to a $1 billion annual industry with 65 million units produced this year. It powers space satellites and broad daily uses from hearing aids to clocks, with prices dropping from 21 dollars in 1953 to current levels.
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Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York City
Ralph Brown
Brown
America
Earth
Transistor Power Sparks Growth in Electronics Market
A 1950s style report notes the transistor surpasses the vacuum tube by amplifying in solid material without a vacuum or glass envelope. It lasts longer, is more efficient, and spawns new semiconductor devices. Sales from these devices totaled 120 million dollars last year and are expected to reach 200 million this year.
Funeral Directors Endorse Medical Examiner System
Members of the 13th District Funeral Directors Association in Washtenaw county backed replacing the coroner system with a Medical Examiner System and urged a Yes vote on August 5. Dr Otto Engelke outlined advantages as deputies would perform immediate examinations in suspicious or unattended deaths after canvassing results expected around August 7 or 8. The plan, already used in nearby counties, aims to appoint deputies countywide for rapid investigations.
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13Th District Funeral Directors Association
Ypsilanti
Washtenaw County
Gerald O. Bahnmiller
Otto K. Engelke
Engelke
Board of Supervisors
Genesee
Oakland
County Medical Society
Barn Dance Set At Farm Bureau Building This Saturday
A hard times barn dance with round and square dancing is planned for Saturday night August 2 at the Farm Council Rural Activity Building on Saline Ann Arbor Road. Proceeds support building funds with donations to cover expenses and extra funds split between Farm Council and Farm Bureau.
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Farm Council
Saline-Ann Arbor Road
County Farm Bureau
Young People’s Committee
George Schnierle
Neil Stierle
Paul Steele
Farm Bureau
Young People
Robert Tefft
Little Wolf Lake
Michigan Farm Bureau
Ionia Free Air
Right To Work Protects Individual Union Choices
Eighteen states have outlawed compulsory union membership with right to work laws. The text asserts these laws do not aim to bust unions but to restore the workers’ right to choose join or decline. It argues compulsory unionism supported monopolies and that unions would improve by earning member support.
Potter outlines Michigan maritime growth and Seaway funding
United States Senator Charles E. Potter reports on Michigan's maritime vitality and a 1959 public works bill funding 39 water resources projects totaling 38.37 million dollars. He notes increased funds for Great Lakes connecting channels, a Poe Lock study, and plans to advance deep draft projects to rival the MacArthur Lock, emphasizing rapid federal support for Seaway expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Great Lakes
Budget Bureau
Appropriations Committee
Corps of Engineers
Sault
Poe
MacArthur Lock
Gogebic
Bessemer
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Observer
Dale Rothfns
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Dale
Alwin F. Gross
City of
Gross
Dell
Shirley M. Dewey
William D. Wallo
Jay Harmon
Bill’s Tavern
State Bar of
Ful Market Place
W. Mich. Ave
Dr. Engelke
Ready MIX CO
S. Malcolm
Farm Bureau Activity
Potter
Washington
Charles E. Potter
United States
Salve-In Theatre
Warrow
Cary Grant
Reduc
Elizabeth Dillon
Forrestoff
Toys
East Chicago Blvd
Tecumseh, Michigan
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