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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
2
The Saline Observer lists Fred Giesel Jr. as publisher and Myron Gallagher Sr. as editor with subscription prices of 2.50 within Michigan, 3.00 out of state, and a single copy price of .05.
A band in Saline this summer will be settled this week. A small roof fire occurred at Edward Warner's residence Wednesday morning causing slight damage. T Curtis the Home Bakery baker and his family will live in the Boyd house. Ninth grade girls gave Harriet Ramson a surprise party Monday night. John Heininger of the Soldiers'...
Thieves visited Dexter and Saline the same night, stealing tires worth 1000 dollars. Home, Grand Rapids, is visiting his sons in Saline and vicinity. Arthur Sturm joined Detroit Edison construction crew at Oxford. Emma Sanford spent the last year with her California based daughter. Pupils at Union district with perfect April attendance include Wm. Schaible Roy Strider Doris Lazer Norman Scherdt Laura Jaeger Mildred Hoeft Stanley Hartman.
A panic was averted when 200 diners at St Paul church basement banquet heard no fire alarm. The blaze occurred behind Charles Alber's house less than fifty feet from the church, but attendees remained unaware until after they had gone upstairs. Mr and Mrs Siegfried Poet pinger of Lansing spent the weekend with Mrs Rosina Sturm and family. Mrs Florence Bond attended a cousin's funeral in Plymouth on Wednesday.
A brief item notes that Martin Fucss has relinquished a position or pursuit after 55 years, marking a quiet end to a long personal effort. It mentions no further details on location, role, or successor.
The passage records local business by a clerk for G A W Linderschwidt and Doc Phillips selling fresh ra dishes. It notes W S Hull visiting from Walkerville, John Haverstine's death, and a Saline Bicycle club formed with 52 members at the opera house. A World's Fair diploma for William Clements honors Egyptian wheat display in Chicago.
Governor Williams signals a likely veto if the Senate approves a two cent gas tax hike, favoring highway funding from other sources and arguing the proposed increase overcollects for road work. He cites Highway Department figures showing one cent would suffice and notes urgent mental hospital overcrowding and a plan to reduce the waiting list by expanding facilities. The plan, from the Mental Health Commission, calls for a two point program prioritizing family expansion and hospital capacity.
Wayne University in Detroit offers a Youth Hostel leadership course the first in the nation to grant college credit. Michigan hosts a growing network from Saline Valley Farms to future hostels across the state including Bay City Mackinaw and Traverse City.
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