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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
1
Saline residents press for published council minutes and real traffic data. The reader questions police funding figures and advocates free merchant parking while citing local and neighboring city parking practices.
Kenneth Hallenbeck of the Washtenaw County Road Commission urged a real estate tax as a new revenue source for Michigan highways. He cited static highway revenues since the property tax was removed and pointed to insufficient staff hindering road maintenance and new construction.
Complete plans for Poppy Day May 29 were announced by Mrs Lawrence Steech Poppy Chairman after a group meeting at Mrs Clara Finkbeiners home The Auxiliary will offer poppies throughout the city all day giving everyone a chance to honor the war dead by wearing the memorial flower.
Bruce Clothier of North Branch, elected president of the American Dairy Association of Michigan, backs Governor Sigler’s push for self financing dairy promotion. He urges farmers to advertise their products more than ever, through the ADA as part of a national program to raise Michigan dairy prominence. Cont'd on Page 8.
Sixty five Michigan road authorities held a renuucer in Ann Arbor to discuss a Detroit to Chicago super highway. Samuel C Hadden said new federal legislation may add 50 million dollars for Michigan. Plans include by passes around six cities and early completion urged for Ann Arbor Jackson Albion Marshall Battle Creek Kalamazoo.
America's Security Loan launched nationwide on April 15 with a Michigan quota of 100 million dollars. The program runs through June and aims to promote saving for security by buying Security Bonds. In Michigan 83 counties have local committees and over 70,000 volunteers work toward the goal. Local county chairman is T Reardon Peirsel of Ann Arbor.
Saline businessmen will discuss with the City Council the highway dept agreement to resurface Michigan Avenue with parallel parking cutting city costs from eighteen thousand to six thousand dollars. The plan may restrict loading space but promises long term community benefit. a fundraiser is under way to raise the remaining funds for the project.
Local column recalls a warning to beware of a Spanish Prisoner racket involving a letter from a Mexican prisoner requesting funds in exchange for a share of hidden cash. Mentions Earl Newville, Sim Wilson Monday, J Gale Gifford, and Saline Rotarians discussion on Ypsilanti Hospital therapy.
Mr and Mrs C F Fitzgerald of Hillsdale announce the marriage of their daughter Irene to Chester J Coler on Thursday April 29. Irene is a Saline High School graduate who studied at the University of Michigan School of Music and works for Hillsdale News. Coler served in the navy 215 years and in the Pacific 20 months and is now in the insurance business. They will live at 58 Waldron Street Hillsdale.
Fire erupted at the Model Speciality Plant 204 West Bennett street yesterday morning when sawdust ignited as furnace door opened. Firemen fought the blaze nearly two hours. roof sustained major damage. The plant, once the Manchester Handle and Turning Co, has seen three fires in as many years.
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