Schultz Becomes Patrolman for Ypsilanti Police Department
Kenneth W. Schultz 29 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Schultz is named patrolman for the Ypsilanti Police Department. He will attend a training school starting April 2 for two weeks. A Saline High School alumnus, he served in the Marine Corps in China 1945 and Guam 1946. He is married to Anne Rogers of Ann Arbor and resides with his family at North Ann Arbor Rd near Waterworks Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Schultz
Charles Schultz
Ypsilanti
Schultz
Saline High School
Marine Corps
China
Guam
Anne Rogers
Ann Arbor
Glenn
Sandra
North
Waterworks Rd
Don Ford Oil Company
Gross Farm Equipment
Paul Chaffee Dairy
McCalleVs Dairy
A & M Chevrolet Company
Washtenaw County
Wesley Amsdill
Leonard Burmeister
Amos Curtiss
George Erke
Frank
Albert Gall
Frank Geiger
George Macomber
Everett Miller
Dorr Whitaker
Howard Wilkie
Ypsilanti State Hospital Farms
DeForest Thompson
Paul Chaffee
Chelsea
Guy Hill
Michigan State University
Jean
Joan Begole
Saline
May Hawks
WJR
Detroit
Walfried Larson
Otto Wahl
Firemen Hold Annual Banquet and Dance
The American Legion Hall hosted the Fireman sup annual Ball last Saturday drawing about 200 attendees. Ken Volz and his orchestra played for modern and square dancing as the American Legion Auxiliary served a luncheon. Proceeds fund uniforms hats and equipment not provided by the city. Fireman Auxiliary officers helped plan led by President Mrs Luther Dicks and SecretaryTreasurer Mrs Wallace Crosbie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Ken_Volz
American Legion Auxiliary
Ormund Bredernitz
Charles Uphaus
Eugene Feuderbaker
Fireman’s Auxiliary
Luther Dicks
Wallace Crosbie
Cattle Revenue Goes To Farmer From Beef Industry Split
An Agriculture Department survey shows farmers receive 66.9 to 73.3 percent of the consumer dollar for beef cattle. Six studies tracked marketing stages, with retailing taking 14.9 to 24.7 percent and wholesaling packing 2 to 11.8 percent, while market expenses and transportation account for 2 to 5.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department Releases 1955 56 Crop Estimates
The Agriculture Department reported the 1955-56 orange crop at 131.3 million boxes on March 1, slightly up from February 1 and 1 percent above 1954-55. California Navel crop looks better than expected, and Florida Valencias may exceed February forecasts by about one million boxes. A department survey found cotton dominant in many teen girls wardrobes, with wool and nylon also favored for specific items. Acreage allotments for 1956 crops were revised upward for Burley and other tobaccos, including Maryland, to align with new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
California
Department
Maryland
Burley
Saline High School Honor Roll List Highlights Top A Students
The Saline High School honor roll for seniors and juniors lists multiple straight A students including Rosanne Camburn Anne Menzel Karen Taylor Sallee Wood and Mike Anderson. Additional names show various grade point averages with many students earning 3.0 to 4.00.
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the Saline High School
Rosanne Camburn
Anne Menzel
Karen Taylor
Sallee Wood
Mike Anderson
Eugene Buday
Mary Burmeister
Carolyn Conner
al Harwodd
Mary Hieber
Don Jeppesen
Jim Fisher
Wesess
Eileen Lindemann
Renate Muller
Bob Parsons
Fred Schettenheim
Donna Wahl
Shirley Wallo
Liz White
Sue Adair
Bill Anderson
Marion Johnson
Nancy Reveling
Jim Knight
Janet Marion
Sandra Ross
Jeanette Wiedmayer
Jjoan Austin We Ee
Gail Burmeister
Carolyn Carr
Esther Guenther
Felecia Leland
Mary Prout
Joanne Graden
Katherine Raus
Pat Teachout
Farming Judges Announced for Michigan Conservation Awards
Goodyear Tire sponsor names Michigan judges for soil conservation awards with Farl ey F. Tubbs B. Dale Ball Ferris Leach Russell G. Hill and Frank W. Suggitt. The top district wins a bronze plaque and one farmer cooperator receives an all expense trip to Goodyear Farms Arizona next fall. Entries due by April 15 with winners announced in June in Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Farley F. Tubbs
Department of Conservation
B. Dale Ball
State Department of Agriculture
Ferris Leach
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Lansing
Russell G. Hill
Michigan State Soil Conservation Committee
Frank W. Suggitt
Department of Land and Water Conservation
East Lansing
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Searsheets of
Mr. Hill
Agriculture Hall
Akron
Dairy Marketing Margins Report Highlights Labor Costs
The Agriculture Department notes dairy products yield different farmer shares from a dollar, with butter 65 cents, cheese 48 cents, evaporated milk 44 cents, and fluid milk 45 cents. Market margins cover processing, packaging, and distribution costs, rising from 1947-49 to 1955, while retail prices grew faster than farm value. Labor dominates marketing costs. average hourly earnings rose 48 percent 1950-55, and efficiency improves with higher volume per plant.
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Agriculture Department
Diarymen
Training Private Alfred W Gross Joins Gyroscope Move
In Training Pvt Alfred W Gross 18 son of Mr and Mrs Waldo H Gross receives basic training with the Eighth Infantry Division at Ft Carson Col He trains with Battery B of the division 43rd Field Artillery Battalion The unit prepares for a move to Europe next fall as part of Operation Gyroscope Alfred a Saline High School class of 55 graduate entered the Army in February and worked for Sears Roebuck Co before enlistment.
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Alfred W. Gross
Waldo H. Gross
Eighth Infantry
Ft. Carson
Col
43Rd Field Artillery Battalion
Europe
Alfred
Saline High School
Army
Sears, Roebuck Co
Obituary: G M Beckington Dies at 78 in Ann Arbor
Garth M Beckington 78 longtime farmer and cattle truck operator died March 14 at St Josephs Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor after a long illness. He was born January 25 1878 in Garden Prairie IL and survived by wife Ludie M Henson and five sons two daughters 22 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery following services at First Congregational Church Ypsilanti.
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Garth M. Beckington
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Bemis Rd
Pittsfield Township
Mr. Beckington
Garden Prairie
Mark
Anna Randolph Beckington
Ypsilanti
Edna E. Childs
Beckington
Saline Area
Saline Band Plans Busy Spring Schedule
Saline prepares a Festival Concert for Friday April 6 with both junior and senior high bands. The program opens with six junior pieces including Two Admirals Overture and Melody of Love, followed by intermission and the senior program. The junior group also performs a Two Admirals Overture and popular pieces. the seniors feature Trumpetango, Manx Overture, and Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral by Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Cathedral
Richard Wagner
Saline address listing from Michigan avenue
A compact OCR fragment shows a Saline address at 112 Be. Michigan Ave. with the phone number 363 and the name Johnny. The piece reads like an itemized local directory entry rather than a full article.
Local Births and Spring Band Tour Updates
Birth announcements note a daughter born March 17 at St. Joseph Hospital to Mr and Mrs Willard Hertler and a son born March 12 to Mr and Mrs H L Chatterton of Saline. The Saline High School band plans a Spring Tour April 12 14 with stops at WKAR East Lansing and Lake Odessa, performing Friday in Grand Rapids and Saturday at Muskegon State Contest. The group sells Stanley Products to fund the tour. orders support band credit.
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Willard Hertler
St. Joseph Hospital
Lawrence William Chatterton
H. L. Chatterton, Saline
WKAR
East Lansin
Lake Odessa
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Stanley
Saline Music Department
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the Saline Observer
Keveo
Revco
Full Cine OF Electrical Appliancese Television Saaine Foi
Washtenaw Dairy Council
Dairy Council
Warner Dairy Ypsilanti
Bella Vista Farms
Sealtest Dairy
Bolgos Farms Dairy
Cloverleaf Dairy
Weinberg Dairy
Twin Pines “Dairy
C-O
Steve Reynolds
Hirth Brothers Dairy
Washtenaw Independent Dairy
McDonald Ice
Creanco
Een Det. B
DON Ford Oil Co
A & M Chevrolet Co
McCalla Dairy
Helen McCall
Yesitant
Pkwake
Washtenaw County Dairy Council
Page
Christian
Science
WXYZ
WHRV
CKLW
Lodi Greenhouse
S. Wagner
Still’s Restaurant
G. M. Beckington
By Johnny
Prudential
Quick Insurance Service
Michigan Ave
Litcrfield
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