Saline Sidelights Offer Community News and Quips
Local column notes hot weather driving residents to seek cool sleeping spots and porch life. Items include comments on Saline’s growth and council democracy, teen canteen chaperone needs, a parish preacher tale about a boy and a wagon, and the Fosdick Extension Group printing a family recipe collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Haswell
Ann Arbor
Saline
Haswell
Predmore
Arthur Hagen
Harry Anderson
Jesus
Gilbert Dicks
Fosdick Extension Group
Koreans War Armistice Signed Ends Three Year Conflict
General Mark Clark signs the armistice at Mun san after Panmunjom led to a truce. Nam Il signs the document ending fighting at 8 am our time July 27. Michigan reports 3222 casualties. 177000 served. 1487 wounded. 91 possibly held as POWs.
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Mark Clark
Far East
Munsan
Panmunjom
Nam Il
Whch
Korea
Michigan
Lansing
Vacation Sundays At Federated Church Cancelled
Announcement states Federated Church and Church School will not hold services on August 16 and August 23. Regular services resume on the last Sunday in August. Pastor Rev Henry McKenzie continues a series of requested themes with this Sunday’s topic How to Know Right from Wrong.
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Federated Church
Henry McKenzie
Baptist Congregation Meeting Called for Sunday
The Baptist congregation of Federated Church is called by the pastor to meet on Sunday morning August 2 at 10 30 before the Morning Worship Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Congregation of Federated Church
Fair Search Plans Move Forward for Saline Community Fair
Saline fair board met Monday night to appoint department superintendents for the September 30 to October 3 event. Appointments include Dairy Albert Gall and others across Horse Pulling Beef Steer Club Swine Sheep Poultry Rabbits Agriculture Home Economics and more. special assignments and ticketing details were discussed with authority resting with president Raymond Girbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salre
Albert Gall
Mat Seegar
William Weinhart
Ted Stimpson
Bruce Arend
Bob Groeb
Arthur Miller
Donald Burmeister
Raymond Wells
Fred Arend
Raymond Girbach
Clare Collins Accepts Stevensville Principalship
Clare Collins, longtime Saline High School industrial arts teacher, resigns to become principal in Stevensville Michigan. He began teaching twenty years ago in rural Thumb area schools and taught in the Ford system before Saline. Collins holds a bachelor from Michigan State Normal College and will complete a master’s at the University of Michigan this summer. He and Mrs. Collins with their four children will move in early August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Collins
Saline High School
Stevensville
Michigan
Mr. Collins
Thumb
Saline
Ford
Elor
Michigan State Normal College
University of Michigan
Collins
Mildred
Leslie
David
Phyllis
Saline Endures Heat Wave Tops 100 Degree Mark
Saline area endures extreme heat with ten days above 90 this year and a Sunday high of 94 at Willow Run Weather Station. June 20 reached 100 degrees the year's top reading, June 19 hit 95, and 17 days have seen 90 plus temperatures this year, with August and September remaining. No rain fell in the immediate area despite occasional clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Run
Manchester
Mercury
Average TV Receiver Packs Over Fifteen Hundred Parts
The article notes that a typical television receiver contains more than 1,500 individual components illustrating the complexity of early television sets. It emphasizes the dense electronics and precision required in manufacturing these devices.
Saline F.F.A. Returns From Summer Trip
The Saline High School Future Farmers of America group returned from a week long camping trip in Northern Michigan. Thirteen freshmen and sophomores with adviser Marvin Rorick traveled 1300 miles by school bus to Manistique Lake. They studied farming areas forest management and conservation and enjoyed lakeside activities. Total trip cost was prorated at 15 dollars per participant. Arnold Gyrbach.
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Saline High
Future Farmers of America
Michigan
Marvin Rorick
Saline
Big Manistique Lake
Upper Peninsula
Tahquameénon Falls
Pictured Rocks
Manistique
FFA
Arnold Gjrbach
Fire at Schultz's Farm Destroys Next Year's Hay Seeding
Saline Fire Department answered a 3:30 p.m. Monday call to the Charles Schultz farm on Moon Road to fight a blaze that ruined about one and a half acres of next year's hay seeding while Schultz racked wheat straw. The cause is not yet determined but may be tractor exhaust. The department quickly contained the fire.
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Saline Fire Department
Charles Schultz
Moon Rd
Schultz
Washtenaw Farmers To Help Southwestern Farmers
Washtenaw County farmers are urged to aid drought stricken Southwest cattlemen with feed and pasture solutions. Two programs include a surplus hay plan and a pasture rental or share animal pasture option coordinated by the County Agricultural Agent. Saving breeding herds is emphasized to protect Michigan feeder cattle origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Southwest
U. S
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Corn Roast on Foil Roasting Guide
Michigan State home economists advise a simple corn roast using frozen ears wrapped in aluminum foil placed on the coals. Cook ten minutes per side for even roasting and enjoy a quick picnic trick.
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Michigan State
4 H Club Tour Highlights Progress at County Show Prep
The Champion 4 H Club held a tour on Sunday July 26 with ten members. Members’ animals were inspected and commented on. The group gathered at John Miter’s home in Manchester for a weiner roast, as all members pursue club standards for the upcoming county 4 H Show.
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John Miter
Manchester
Door to door peddlers urged to show permits
Citizens are asked to require door to door peddlers to produce permit credentials. If a seller cannot furnish a permit, notify the police or City Clerk. Authority listed as KE J Muir.
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Eit
KE. J. Muir
Picnic Plans Set By Federated Church Women
Mrs Charles Geddes class president outlines final plans for the Federated Church School Women’s Class annual picnic at Saline City Park tomorrow evening. Potluck supper at 6 30 will feature watermelon provided by committee members Mrs Russell Richards and Mrs Duane Rogers. Families should bring own table service and basket lunch. rain date is the Church Dining Room.
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Charles Geddes
Federated Church School
Saline City Park
Russell Richards
Duane Rogers
Church
Saline Wins Big In One-Hitter Over Lansing
Saline defeated Lansing 12 to 1 in a Tri-County Baseball League game as Bill Cannon pitched eight weeks return to allow one hit and 14 strikeouts. Lansing’s Butler hit a triple in the eighth for its lone hit while scoring on an error. Saline had seven hits but seven Lansing errors aided the win. standings show Ann Arbor and Brighton atop the league.
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Saline
Lansing
Bill Cannon
Butler
Cannon
Ann Arbor
Brighton
Fowlerville
Webberville
Charles Kohler Aboard Training Ship Returns to Norfolk
Charles Kohler son of Mrs Matilda Kohler of 5880 Braun Road Saline served aboard the training ship during the 1953 midshipman practice squadron cruise. The squadron with over 3200 midshipmen visited ports in South America and the West Indies and will return to Norfolk in August after two months at sea.
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Norfolk
Missouri
Marine Pfe
Charles Kohler
Matilda Kohler
Braun Road
Saline
U. S. Naval Academy
South America
West Indies
Saline Ewe and Lamb Club Sets August Meeting
The Saline Ewe and Lamb Club will hold a meeting at 8 30 p m Tuesday August 4 at the school. Club sponsor Arthur Miller says it is a very important meeting and all members are urged to attend.
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Saline Ewe and Lamb Club
Arthur Miller
Carrs Move to Pontiac After University Graduation
Carl Carr Jr son of Mr and Mrs Carl Carr of East Henry St moves his family to Pontiac after graduating from the University of Michigan. He worked with the Dickinson County Health Department at Toon Mountain Michigan and relocates for a higher paying job with a car provided. He bought a home at Williams Lake and plans to move next month with wife and three children David 7 and twin daughters Carolyn and Cynthia. They are staying with the Carl Carrs on East Henry Street for now.
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Carl Carr, Jr
Carl Carr
East Henry Sr
Pontiac
Michigan
U of M
Dickenson County Health Department
Toon Mountain
Williams Lake
David
Carolyn
Cynthia
Carl Carrs
East Henry St
Bond Forbes School Reunion Invitation
The Bond Forbes School invites teachers friends and pupils to a reunion on Sunday August 16 1953 at 10 00 on the school grounds A pot luck dinner will be served coffee provided attendees should bring their own dishes and silver Mrs Elfa Munroe secretary
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Bond Forbes School
Newspapers Briefs on Local Residents Travel and Visits
Local items note Mrs Minnie Sturm and Esther Sturm with Harold Zahn trio traveling to Colorado, Mrs Lorin Hunt planning trips to New York and Nova Scotia with family, and visits by Dr R C Minor and family in Allen Park. Rev Marvin Engelsdorfer on vacation from St Louis stays with F Engelsdorfer family. Other movements include Thelma Sonnenberg visiting Mt Clemens, Bobby Austin with aunt in Wyandotte, and Du Bois related visits. Dr Minor opening Wyandotte office with move planned.
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Minnie Sturm
Esther Sturm
Harold Zahn
Ann Arbor
Colorado
Lorin Hunt
New York State
Nova Scotia
Bernard Putney
Charles Orloff
R. C. Minor
Randolph
Martha Dietiker
Wesley Dietiker
Allen Park
Marvin Engelsdorfer
St. Louis
Missouri
F. Engelsdorfer
Thelma Sonnenberg
Mt. Clemens
Martha Dietker
Saline meters vote approves parking ordinance by large margin
The Saline traffic bureau reports 98 moving violations and 210 in driver licenses over three months with 285 votes for the meter ordinance 124 against. The measure passes by better than two to one and prompts calls for minutes printing and annual financial reporting.
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Love
Saline
Mrs. Ted Graham Tours Lever House in New York
Mrs. Theodore Graham of 406 N Harris St Saline visited Lever Brothers headquarters in New York today. Guides showcased the glass and stainless steel building known as the house of tomorrow with its 1 404 windows, ground floor gardens and terrace, 82 color schemes in office decor, and Lever Test kitchens where recipes for Pepsodent Good Luck Lever and Ayer divisions are developed.
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Theodore Graham
N. Harris St
Saline
Lever House
Lever Brothers Company
New York
House of Tomorrow
Good Luck
Lever and
Ayer
Lever
Attention Women Bowlers League Welcomes New Season
The first meeting of the season for the women bowlers league will be at City Park on August 18 at 7 p m. Officers and captains are urged to attend along with as many bowlers as possible. The gathering opens with a pot luck picnic. Interested women may contact Mrs L B Erickson or Mrs Foster Green.
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L. B. Erickson
Foster Green
Sponsorship Helps German Child Through Save the Children
Save the Children Federation reports Bet ty Noble announces a $96 yearly sponsorship for Gisela Schulz of Germany. The gift provides clothing blankets sewing materials and hygiene items plus writing supplies and may foster cross cultural friendship. The federation notes translation help if letters are hard to read.
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St. John’s Lutheran
Bridgewater
Michigan
Save the Children Federation
Germany
Betty Noble
Gisela Schulz
Europe
Helene Richardson
Federation
Carnegie Endowment International Center
U. N. Plaza
46Th St
United States
Austria
Finland
France
Italy
Greece
Lebanon
Korea
Husband With Money Seen as Labor Saver Says Bernice Parks
Quote from Bernice Parks notes a husband with funds remains the top labor saving device for women. The remark highlights social views on marriage and money in domestic life.
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Bernice Parks
Saline Hospital Births and Medical Notes
Mr and Mrs Harold Karner of Dundee welcomed a son born July 24 weighing 6 pounds 2.5 ounces. Mr and Mrs Erwin Wenk of Chelsea welcomed a son born July 24 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Mr and Mrs Ronald Blystone of Ypsilanti welcomed a son born July 28 weighing 8 pounds. Medical note: Sylvester DuQuette of Milan.
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Harold Karner
Dundee
Erwin Wenk
Chelsea
Ronald Blystone
Ypsilanti
Sylvester DuQuette
Milan
Teen Canteen Meets Friday Night at School
The Teen Canteen meets Friday night at 8 at the school with ping pong games and dancing. Chaperones are Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Sebastian. Event runs 8 to 11 with all parents invited.
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Wendell Sebastian
State Fair Names Local Judges for Farm Livestock Event
Michigan State Fair reveals judges for livestock and farm products September 4 to 13. Notable appointees include J M MacAllan East Lansing for horses and mounts, N P Ralson East Lansing for dairy cattle, C A Ellickson St Johns for sheep, and diverse experts from East Lansing Howell Newport Inkster Fowlerville and Jonesville covering pigeons rabbits vegetables horticulture dairy products maple products and the sheep shearing contest.
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James M. Hare
Michigan
J. M. MacAllan
East Lansing
Howard Wentz
Howell
Byron H. Good
N. P. Ralson
C. A. Ellickson
St. Johns
Fred Savage
Hanover
Southdown
Delmont
Chapman
Newport
Shropshire
Burt R. Jackman
Crosswell
Oxford
H. T. Crandell, Sr
Ithaca
Lincoln
Lynn W. Hendee
Pinckney
Glenn Armstrong
Fowlerville
Ramboullet
Tee Bell
Montaddle
Columbia
L. R. Champion
Kieth Forbush
Inkster
H. R. Pettigrove
D. L. Clanahan
Fast Lansing
C. A Langer
R. E. Loree
W. W. Barron
Dearborn
C F
Kuhn
Detroit
D. L. Murray
J. M. Jensen
P. W. Robbins
Charles Poland
Otto Nyé
Jonesville
Fred
Savage
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Baptist, Congregational Meet
Saline F.F.A
Bond
Forbes
Elfa Munroe
Sec’y
Bobby Austin
Wesley Neilson
Wyandotte
Henry Karner
Sandra
Wamplers Lake
Delvin Engelsdorfer
Oak Harbor
Ohio
F. Englesdorfer
Johnny Karner
Berniece Arend
Toledo
Minor
Mrs
Ted Graham
Teen Canteen
State Fair
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