Along The Main Drag and Local News
An editorial style passage cites social tensions over coal prices and labor unrest while noting a Black presence in a coal pile. It also reports Kenneth Hollenbeck speaking on county road problems for Saline Valley Farms, mentions spring optimism, a Havana card joke, and details the Red Cross drive with a $900 quota and community sponsors urging donations to support Mrs. Kenneth Rogers's drive.
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Congress
Joe Stalin
Kenneth Hollenbeck
County Road Commission
Saline Valley Farms Group
Saline Township
Michigan Avenue
Envy Warvey Kluwe
Havana
Cuba
Red Cross
Kenneth Rogers
Superintendent delegates fly to Atlantic City convention
Leo Jensen among twenty area school superintendents who flew from Willow Run on Sunday morning to attend a four day National School Administrators Association convention in Atlantic City.
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Leo Jensen
Willow Run
National
Thievery Leads Juvenile Offenses Of Washtenaw County
Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Jay H. Payne reports on his first annual 1949 1950 year. The court adopted rules, set a docket system, and reserved Tuesdays for mental illness petitions. The report covers 155 delinquent cases with ages from five to sixteen and offenses from stealing to truancy and sex crimes.
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Jay H. Payne
Payne
Washtenaw County Bar Association
Ann Arbor
Yp- Silanti
Willow Village
Clinton Rotary Proposes Widespread Peace Student Exchange
Clinton Rotarians Jack Bradley and Don Thomas outlined a plan to send large numbers of American youths to foreign countries in return for foreign youths visiting the United States. The project has backing from the Clinton club and other district clubs, with endorsement from the State Department and support from the United Nations. A Clinton meeting will decide on national rollout and further action.
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Jack Bradley
Don Thomas
Clinton
Saline Rotary Club
Bradley
Thomas
Clinton Rotary Club
Washington
State Department
United Nations Organization
Washtenaw County C D Plan for Tumor Detection
Washtenaw County announces another step in the ceaseless fight against cancer through the Washtenaw County Tumor Detection Program. Sponsored by Washtenaw County the Ann Arbor Branches of the American Cancer Society the Washtenaw County Health Department and the Washtenaw County Medical Society collaborate on a carefully developed integrated plan.
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Washtenaw County
Annn Arbor
American Cancer Society
Washtenaw County Health Department
Washtenaw County Medical Society
Saline High Opens District Tournament Beat Roosevelt High
Saline High defeated Roosevelt High 387 to 29 in the Class C District Tournament opener. Wayne of Saint Mary's tallied 25 while U-Hish led 75 to 17 at the third quarter, with St. Thomas down 17-3. Information courtesy of Mr. Shad ford's office.
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Hornets
Roosevelt High
Saint Mary
Wayne
U-Hish
Exter
St. Thomas
Shadford
Ypsilanti Central High School
Community program offers widespread cancer detection exams
Washtenaw county launches a plan making cancer detection examination available through participating physicians. patients call their doctor for scheduling. exams focus on skin mouth breast cervix prostate rectum with follow up X ray or biopsy if changes are found. Turn to page 8.
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Washtenaw County
Saline Local M M P A Plans Annual Meeting
Members of the Saline Local of the Michigan Milk Producers Association will meet at Saline High School for their annual gathering and banquet on Tuesday evening in March. C W Otto of the Lansing Chamber of Commerce will speak, joined by Ivan Maystead of Hillsdale the Little German Band of Milan and the Four Horsemen from Ypsilanti Normal. Officers and delegates will be elected after the 7 30 banquet. current officers are William Hayes president Alvin Marion vice president Albert Gall secretary treasurer and directors Max Ross Orrin and Ernest Girbach and Norman Bohnet.
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Saline
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Michigan
Saline High School
C. W. Otto
Lansing
Saline Local
William Hayes
Alvin Marion
Albert Gall
Max Ross
Orrin
Ernest Girbach
Norman Bohnet
Sportsmen's Euchre Tournament Starts Friday Night
The Tri County Sportsmen's Association announces the euchre tournament Friday night inviting public participation. Officers were elected at the club house including president Harold Sanneron and vice president Edwin Armbruster.
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Tri-County Sportsmen’s Association
Harold Sanerson
Edwin Armbruster
Ernest Thomas, Sr
Leonard Arndt
Sam Miller
Mrs Anna Fosdick and Ernest G Mann Married in New Baltimore
Mrs Anna Fosdick of Saline and Ernest G Mann of Bridgewater were united in marriage Sunday February 26 in New Baltimore. Rev L C George Daschner performed the ceremony. The couple left for Florida and will spend March in the south before returning to Saline at 116 West Michigan Avenue. The Corus Circle of the Methodist WSCS will meet today at 2 PM at Mrs John Byers home on N Ann Arbor Street.
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Anna Fosdick
Saline
Ernest G. Mann
Bridgewater
New Baltimore
L. C. George Daschner
St. John’s Church
Corcus
Methodist
WSCS
John Byers
N. Ann Arpor Street
Coal Rationing Triggers Local Certificates of Necessity
Saline faces tight coal supplies as Mayor Adrian Helsman enacts rationing under Governor Williams. Certificates of necessity issued at City Hall allow half-ton coal deliveries to residents and schools, with police verification of need. Schools anticipate resuming once coal becomes available, though current stocks may last only a week or ten days.
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Saline
Adrian Helsman
Wiliams
Lambarth Brothers
Saline Mercantile Company
Saline Merantile Company
Fire injures Mrs Drake at Maple Road
Mrs Emma Drake was treated at Saline Hospital for facial and hand burns after an electric heater toppled onto papers, starting a fire in her Maple Road home. Firefighters contained the blaze with about 1000 dollars in interior damage.
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Emma Drake
Maple Road
Saline Hospital
Clinton Lewis
BE. Henry Street
Fujita Orphan Of Japan at Saline Methodist Church
A colored film titled Fujita Orphan Of Japan will be shown at Saline Methodist Church Sunday evening March 6 at 7 30. The drama follows Fujita the Japanese child raised by a widowed mother who grows through war and Christian service messages urging family attendance and church outreach.
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Fujita
Japan
Saline Methodist Church
Kumamoto
Car Hits Truck Damaged Front End on South Ann Arbor Street
Guy S. Ackerman drove a Ford coupe that failed to stop behind a coal truck. Daniel McLean, truck driver for Saline Mercantile Co., was turning into a driveway on South Ann Arbor Street when the collision occurred.
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Guy S. Ackerman
Daniel McLean
Saline Mercantiles Co
Ann Arbor Street
Fair To Hold Crochet Contest at Saline Community Fair
The 1950 Saline Community Fair invites men and women to enter crocheted pieces for a nationwide contest. Cash prizes total 2500 plus two free trips to Chicago and other honors with final judging in November. Readers are urged to submit entries now and learn the simple rules.
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Saline Community
Chicago
New Jersey
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Mary Mullen
Linda
Larry Lange
Roy Wiebusch
Observer
Supt. Jensen
Atlantic City
Clinton Rotary
C.D. Plan
M.M.P
G&. Mann
Study Club
Saline Child Study Club
St. Paul's Church
Meridith Bixby
Erwin Schmid
Herbert L. Bodwin
Michigan Department of Mental Health
Methodist Church
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