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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1954
Page
8
The column shares a religious reflection on freedom and the primacy of Christian love. It notes Mrs. Lester McCoy’s return from Seattle after a month with her ill daughter, preferring Michigan’s changing weather to Seattle’s constant rain.
Mrs. Robert Starling recalls Perry Hayden’s role in bringing her family and the William Adams family from Chatham Canada to the United States and convincing her father to move to Dundee Michigan in 1927 to buy the Dundee Reporter. Mrs. Murray Sanders notes York Baptist Church workers laying a new floor, aiming to finish by Sunday. A reader recalls old cars passing Saline on Wednesday, including a 1921 Buick and a 1918 Dodge from Canada bound for Ohio, with drivers briefly noticed and discussions about the chill air en route.
Saline High Band members recount a trip to Sturgis where they visited the Conn Band Instrument Factory and learned instrument assembly. They enjoyed steak supper hosted by the Elks Hall, heard sponsors and seniors speak, and returned home at 9 30 praising the community and Mr Katterjohn for the trip.
Diane Erickson of 203 N Ann Arbor Detroit and member of the Marygrove College Choral Group will sing at the pre Easter concert on the Detroit campus Sunday evening April 4 at 8 30 p m Guest conductor is Robert Luscombe Detroit Diane is a sophomore economics major and an officer in the college Braille group
Otto W Kebler a native of Saline and brother of Mrs Emma Wagner of Ann Arbor died March 18 at his home 215 Elm Owosso He was born August 5 1887 to George and Sophie Kebler He survived by two sons Richard and George two grandchildren five brothers and another sister Funeral services were held in Owosso.
The 1954 Easter Seal campaign runs March 18 to April 18 with over 2,000 affiliates. In Michigan the drive funds local services for physically handicapped residents, while 8.3 percent supports the national program. Contributions aid medical, rehabilitation, therapy, and special schools.
Dr. Harley IL. Lutz, professor emeritus of public, notes that total government spending across all levels in the United States today nears 100 billion dollars annually, up from about 2 billion in 1913, highlighting a dramatic growth in public finances.
The American Playground Device Co of Anderson Ind buys Nahma Michigan site to prevent a ghost town. Former Bay de Noquet sawmill owner Charles E. Good sells the town at about one tenth value to lure a factory making swings slides merry go rounds and other park equipment.
Donald Otrambo, of Saline, Michigan, completed a five day course at GM Training Center Detroit to learn advanced automotive service techniques. He works at A and M Chevrolet Co on East Michigan Ave providing enhanced customer service and specialized repairs.
Dr Otto K Engelke announces a polio vaccine trial using a killed virus type three in Washtenaw county. The vaccine from Dr Jonas E Salk’s team has triple safety testing and aims to establish antibody response in a large national cohort of 500000 to 1000000 children.
In a pilot trial, children in the first three school grades will receive three doses over five weeks to test antibody protection under natural conditions. Doses are spaced one week after the first and at least four weeks after the second, given in the arm. The vaccine is only for trial purposes and requires parental consent.
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