County Farm Bureau Women to Meet at Pittsfield Grange
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Women's Committee meets Thursday March 24 at Pittsfield Union Grange replacing Webster Township Hall. The agenda includes bandage wrapping from 10 30 to 12 00 and a noon pot lunch followed by traffic safety slides and talk by a Sheriff Department representative. Host groups include Freedom Township Fre Lo North Scio Sharon EB Freedom Sharon Tower and SS W Scio with Mrs Simon Girbach as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Evelyn Feldkamp
Webster Township
Pittsfield
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department
Freedom Township
Fre-Lo
North Scio
Sharon
Freedom
Sharon Tower
W. Scio
Simon Girbach
Life Membership Presented To William Stierle
Saline Lodge held its annual Past Masters dinner with seventy guests. William Stierle received a Life Membership Certificate as the Masonic program included readings, music by a quartet and solo, and a talk by Olin Robinson, with closing prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Rogers
Dr. Drew
William Steile
Olin Robinson
Pinckney
Past Matrons At Lambarth Home
The Past Matrons Club met at Mrs. Sam Lambarth's home on Monday afternoon. A dessert luncheon was served by the hostess with Mrs. McLean of Milan assisting. President Mrs. Cecil Davenport led the meeting and plans were set for exemplifying degrees at Saline Chapter 3311 on March 21. Birthdays for Mrs. W. E. Dietiker and Mrs. Will Stierle were celebrated. Stierle was absent due to illness. A St Patrick's Day contest entertained the group. seventeen members and two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Lambarth
McLean
Milan
Cecil Davenport
Saline
W. E. Dietiker
Will Stierle
Steirle
Pfc Kuebler to Arrive Home After 14 Months Overseas
Pfc Robert P. Kuebler, son of Mrs Jannette Kuebler of Saline Michigan, is slated to land in San Diego on March 18 with the first Marine Division unit from Korea. About 5,400 Marines and 100 Navy personnel sailed from Inchon February 27 after more than four and a half years in Korea. The division fought in 10 major engagements and earned two Presidential Unit Citations. Personal decorations for the Marines totaled 24,084 with 42 Medals of Honor and 214 Navy Crosses. He served overseas 14 months aboard transports George Clymer Pickway Talladega Renville and Winston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Kuebler
Jannette Kuebler
Saline, Mich
San Diego
Calif
1St Marine Division
Korea
U.S
Inchon Harbor
Leathernecks
Navy
George Clymer
Pickway
Talladega
Renville
Winston
Executive Group Formed for $175000
Steele warns teens in Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce 1954 55 Road-E-O rules. entrants must have clean driving records in six months before the event. Road-E-O expands to over 2000 communities with state and national eliminations and scholarships up to 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Steele
Michigan Junior Chamber of
Washington
D. C
Saline Hospital Fund Drive Committee Formed for 175000 Campaign
An executive committee to launch a $175000 drive for a new Saline hospital was announced. Members include William Brittain William Crim Carl Curtiss Harry Denham Don Ford Ernest Girbach Herman Howeisen Francis Lockwood William Mann Dr H A Miller Dr Gordon J Prout Edward F Redies. The cross section group will act as steering body with no chairman. A 20 bed hospital will be built on a site near Mills Road two blocks north of US Highway 112.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
William Brittain
William Crim
Carl Curtiss
Harry Denham
Don Ford
Ernest Girbach
Herman Howeisen
Francis
Saline Community Hospital Association
U. S. Highway 112
Mills Road
Free-Lawn Extension Club Meets at Guenther Home
The Women’s Free-Lawn Extension Club held a Feb 25 meeting at Mrs. Helen Guenther’s home with trays finishing as the project. The Boy Scouts plan a YMCA Ann Arbor swim trip on March 25, meeting at the school at 5 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Free-L
Child Study Club Hears Mrs Tefft on Literature for Children
Saline group met at Dorothy Reynolds home on Lohr Road for a March 15 gathering. Mrs Robert Tefft spoke on Literature for Children and a silent auction accompanied the business meeting followed by a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Child Study Club
Dorothy Reynods
Lohr Road
Robert Tefft
Phyllis Sharkey
Vera Erkine
Births and medical notices from Milan and surrounding towns
Birth announcements include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Zarnow of Milan on March 9, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hunter of Milan on March 9, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Feldskamp of Saline on March 10. A son for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kothe of Manchester on March 10 and twin boys for Mr. and Mrs. J. Shock of Ypsilanti on March 15. Tonsillectomies and medicals list Nancey Ann Smith Milan Calvin Cuthberly Milan Harold Jedele Ann Arbor Donald Wietman Saline Edith Smith Tecumseh Ruth Campbell Saline Mary Morden Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Zarnow
Milan
Lawrence Hunter
Lloyd Feldskamp
Saline
Kenneth Kothe
Manchester
J. Shock
Ypsilanti
Nancey Ann Smith
Calvin Cuthberly
Harold Jedele
Ann Arbor
Donald Wie*tman
Edith Smith
Tecumseh
Ruth Campbell
Mary Morden
Boy Scouts Kite Flying Contest Set by Troop 46
Scout Troop 46 holds a kite contest Saturday March 19 in the field at Mills Road heights. Starts 2:00 p.m. Weather may shift to the following week. Prizes for best decorated, best built, and highest flying kite. Four patrols compete in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Mills Road
Farm Group Meeting at Kohler Home
The West Saline Farm Group met Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kohler home with 21 members and nine children present. The program discussed Michigan's Growing Water Use is a Problem followed by a business meeting and light lunch. Cards dominated the evening with prizes won by Clara Finkbeiner Elmer Alber Hannah Alber Julius Alber and Elsworth Linsley took the galloper prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Saline
Willard Kohler
Michigan
Clara Finkbeiner
Elmer Alber
Hannah Alber
Julius Alber
Elsworth Linsley
Government Finds New Way to Save Money
A quotation attributes a claim to Jean Alexander that the government is using a mine as a method to reduce expenses. The remark presents a provocative, unverified assertion within a brief partisan framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Alexander
Noted Missionary To Speak At Local Church
Dr. Raymond Valenzuela, a Chilean missionary and third generation Methodist minister, will speak at the First Methodist Church during the Lenten Service at 8:00 p.m. following a 6:30 p.m. family night and potluck. He previously pastored churches in Concepcion and Brooklyn and is connected to Detroit Conference funds that built a church in Temuco. Hosts for the supper include Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jensen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. Valenzela
Conception
Chile
First Methodist Church
Valenzuela
Temuco
Detroit
Concepcion
Goodsell Arms
J. Samuel Valenzuela
College of Emporia
Kanani
Drew Seminary
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leo Jensen
Paul Lee
Theoore Stimpson
J. Rule
Earl Culliton
J. Bondie
County GOP forms Labor Farming and Small Business Subcommittees
Washtenaw County Republican Committee rewrote its constitution Tuesday to create labor farming and small business subcommittees. Harry F. Brothers heads the labor committee with aims to aid individual rights and involve unions. Other named members include Ruben Heeler Ben Cartwright J H Reeves Herb Nugent and United Mine Workers. Farming committee members listed include William Hayes Walter Wolfgang Sylvester Leonard Ernest Girbach Clayton Parr Bob Mast Van Bond Sam Boiles. Membership plans and future election of farming chair discussed. small business committee name pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw County Republican Committee
City Hall
GOP County
Republican Party
Harry F. Brothers
Ypsilanti
Uaw-Cio
General Motors
Brothers
Brother
Ruben Heeler
Ann Arbor
Argus Corp
Ben Cartwright
River Rouge
Local 600
J. H. Reeves
AFL Bricklayers and Plasterers International Union
Herb Nugent
East Ann Arbor
United Mine Workers
William Hayes
York Township
Walter Wolfgang
Lyndon Township
Sylvester Leonard
Labor Committee
Reading
Small Business Committee
Local Social Visits Across Town Gather Guests
Mrs. Robert Vance and children visit Mr. and Mrs. Pat Valentii and Gary Indiana kin. Pvt Duane Westphal and Mrs Westphal join Mr and Mrs Harold Wilson and Miss Jean Schneider for Sunday at Leo Westphal and Miss Edna Gross. Edward Wahr and Emma Armbruster of Lodi dine with Clyde Griffin family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vance
Pat Valentii
Gary
Indiana
Duane Westphal
Westphal
Harold Wilson
Jean Schneider
Leo Westphal
Edna Gross
Edward Wahr
Emma Armbruster
Lodi
Clyde Griffin
Miss Starling Nominated For District Church Office
Sharon Starling of Saline was nominated for president of the Ann Arbor District Methodist Youth Fellowship by the District Cabinet. The election will be held late in April at the Spring Rally. She has served as Christian Outreach Chairman and previously resigned from the Cabinet to take that post for the Detroit Church. The Cabinet invited her to remain on an honorary basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Starling
Saline
Ann Arbor
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sun
Sharon
Detroit
Pedro Party Benefits Wash tenaw Infirmary Fund
A Saline Township Hall benefit on March 11 raised 81 dollars for Wash tenaw County Infirmary Auxiliary. Prizes went to Mrs. Feldkamp and Mrs. Schafer in women’s division, Henry Ormsby and Max Fosdick in men’s, with Fred Mohart as galloper winner. Clarence Buss of Chelsea won the door prize. Cakes donated by ladies and auctioned by Fred Arend and Everett Woffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro
Saline Township
Carl Feldkamp
Carl Schafer
Miss Critenden
Henry Ormsby
Max Fosdick
Fred Mohart
Clarence Buss
Chelsea
Fred Arend
Everett Woffin
Washtenaw County Infirmary
Water meters quarterly reading begins March 21
The quarterly water meter readings start Monday March 21 with EH J Muir serving as Clerk. The notice appears in the Ellaville Ga paper with a quip about disagreement and brilliance.
Past Matrons Meet At Sam Lamberth Home
Roy al Oak social note reports Mrs George Lehman attending the Past Matrons meeting at the Sam Lamberth home on Monday afternoon. Also listed are birthday acknowledgments for March 18 through March 24 honoring Ralph Gross Florence Reed Lloyd Feldkamp Jacqueline Livingstone Mrs Wm Finkbeiner Larry Carr Jean Taylor Richard Rogers Myrna Griffen Lynn Burdick Rubena Hunt Tommy Ford Ted Stimpson Brain Clay Collins.
Also Mentioned on This Page
King of the Wild Frontier
Davy Crockett
Michael Talbot
Michigan Ave
County Farm Bureau Women’s Club
William Stierle
Lambarth Home
Pfc
Kuebler
Steele
Child Study Club
Hospital News
Boy Scouts
Kohler
Raymond Valenzuela
County Gop
New Labor Committee
Miss Starling
EH. J. Muir
Ellaville, Ga
Ralph Gross
Florence Reed
Lloyd Feldkamp
Jacqueline Livingstone
George Lehman
Royal Oak
Saline Savings Bank
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