Resignations of Fire Chief and Assistant Chief Accepted
Fire Chief Ormsby and Assistant Chief Bert Gillen resigned and the city council accepted the notices on Monday night. They will leave effective July 1, with the city manager proposing a note of regret and appreciation accompany the acceptance letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormsby
Bert Gillen
Haarer’s
Gary
Detroit
Dexter
Don Wiedman
Saline
Fowlerville Fair
Don
Farmer's Daughter
Detroit Edison
The
Observer
Board of Review
Seminary Chorus to Perform Sacred Concert Friday Night
On Friday May 14 the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Mixed Chorus will give a sacred concert at Trinity Lutheran Church in Saline. Directed by Dr. E. W. Anderson the 68-voice ensemble travels a tour including Scio Jenear Ohio Monroe Detroit and Wayne with a program centered on church festival seasons. A free will offering will help defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. W. Anderson
Trinity Congregation
Saline
Friends of Good Church Music
Ev. Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin
M.L.S. Chorus
B. W. Anderson
Scio
Jenear
Ohio
Monroe
Detroit
Wayne
Hermann
Nicolai Bach
Jacob
Mendelssohn- Wackner
Saline traffic fines urged to be raised to improve control
William L. Potts traffic control engineer with the Automobile Association of America urged heavier fines and city limit traffic signs to curb Saline's traffic problems after a conference with City Manager Gordon Gary and Judge George Wood. Potts noted Saline fines are about 30 percent below state standards. Washtenaw County 4-H Tractor plowing contest will be held Saturday May 15 at 1 00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
William L. Potts
Automobile Association of America
Detroit
Potts
Gordon Gary
George Wood
Safety Engineering Department
Detroit Police Department
Ann Arbor News
Washtenaw County
City Adopts Uniform Traffic Code
City adopts Uniform Enforcement Policy from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police. The system standardizes traffic law enforcement across 34 Michigan cities with uniform treatment for violators. It requires all ticketed motorists to appear in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Association of Chiefs ‘of Police
Michigan
Nobody But Nancy at Saline High School Gymnasium
St Pauls Youth fellowship presents a three act farce in two evenings next week at the Saline High School Gymnasium. Nancy played by Doris Alber stirs trouble and near matrimony as Larry Wilson and others add to the comedy. Curtain 8 15 p m with local volunteers handling publicity and production duties.
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Nancy
St. Paul's Youth Fellowship
Saline High School
Doris Alber
Adam
Calvin Kern
Larry Wilson
Earl Moehn
Jimmy McCabe
James Scierle
Ted
Bruce Arent
Luella Crawford
Shirley Hagen
Sarah
Joan Dechert
Adeline
Margaret Lange
Sue
Thelma Wahl
Fanny
Lois Finkbeiner
Gordon Anthony
Lee Robison
Ronald Rentschler
Origin and Development of Poppy Day
The poppy tradition grew after World War I as veterans recalled springing poppies along Western Front trenches. It symbolizes heroism and remembrance, inspired by McCrae's poem and battlefield imagery. The first public wear occurred in New York City in 1918 when Miss Moria Michael distributed poppies at a YMCA conference.
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United States
England
Western Front
John McCrane
New York City
Moria Michael
Athens
Georgia
Y.M.C.A
Mil
A Mother's Day Surprise for Mrs Bredernitz Family
Mrs Mary Bredernitz would have 81 relatives at her home if all 24 children grandchildren and great grandchildren had joined the 56 present for a Mother's Day surprise hosted by Mr and Mrs Herman Rentschler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bredernitz
Herman Rentschler
Poppy Memorial: American Legion History and Fundraising
The piece traces the poppy as the American Legion and Auxiliary memorial flower from its 1920 21 adoption through veteran made poppies in hospitals, noting 25 million poppies produced in 40 states. It links World Wars I and II to the symbol and explains funds raised for rehabilitation and child welfare.
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Waukee
American Legion
Cleveland
Américan Legion Auxiliary
Kansas City
France
Legion and Auxiliary
Minnesota
American Legion Auxiliary
Flanders
Germany
America
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Sole Survivor of Classes'83 Letter to Saline High Alumni
Geo A Brown, Class of 1883, writes from Grand Rapids to Saline High alumni about the proposed recreation field. He notes sixty-five years since graduation and that his classmates are gone, yet he offers a small contribution to the new athletic field for the town’s future education and development.
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Sherman St. S. E
Grand Rapids
Mich
Clair Harms
Saline High Scchool
Sa‘line
Saline
Geo. A. Brown
Saline Milan Scouts Field Meet Ongoing Community Event
Saline and Milan scouts plan an inter troop field meet at Milan High School at 7 30 PM Monday May 17. Events include fire by friction water boiling string burning and flint and steel. Cub to Senior Scout ranks will be acknowledged and a German band will provide humor and color.
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Abe Alber
Ypsianti
Robert Kiueter
Wil
Joe Junker
Saline
Milan
Klueter
Michigan Conservation Department
Soil District Approved By Farmers in County Election
According to Herman Howeisen county polling superintendent the unofficial Soil Conservation District election results show 267 votes cast with 232 for the district 34 against and one vote for unclear. Directors were Walter Wolfgang Lima Township 136 L G Steiner Lodi Township 136 Neil Nixon Dexter Towns 128 William G Hayes York Township 127 Edward Schuman Sharon Township 79 Lloyd Boyce Lyndon Township 74 Sam Baile Salem Township 62 Edward Wasem Augusta Township 27.
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Herman Howeisen
Soil Conservation District
Walter Wolfgang
Lima Township
L. G. Steiner
Lodi Township
Neil Nixon
Dexter Towns
William G. Hayes
York Township
Edward Schuman
Sharon Township
Lloyd Boyce
Lyndon
Township
Sam Baile
Salem Township
Edward Wasem
Augusta Township
April fines and costs soar for out of towners in Saline area
Forty four non local violators paid 433.60 in fines and 127.20 in court costs in April, nearly doubling the prior month. Saline Lodge F and A M plans Master Mason degree for two candidates from Chelsea and Manchester starting 7:30 PM on Tuesday May 18. Ernie and Ray Dieterle bowled with Casey s team from Ann Arbor in the state tournament over the weekend in Bay City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Manchester
Saline Lodge
Ernie
Ray Dieterle
Bay City
Casey
Ann Arbor
Keveling Named City Health Officer In Saline
The Saline city council appointed Hugh Keveling, local druggist, as City Health Officer without pay. The department will operate under county and state health authorities to enforce health laws. The dump will be open Thursdays and Saturdays with an attendant supervising rubbish disposal. The council also raised Ray Hirth’s dump pay from $20 to $40 monthly and bought an electric adding machine for city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Keveling
City Heath
Amiz Authority
Ray Hirth
Burroughs Electric
Saline FFA Honors Night Showcases Achievement and Awards
About one hundred attend Saline High School for the annual Future Farmers of America Saline Chapter night. Luther Schaible leads eight committees reporting a year’s achievements under Charles Osgood. Prizes from Michigan Milk Producers and DeKalb Seed Company honor top Chapter participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Future Farmers of America
PFAA
Luther Scnaible
Chares Osgood
I Agricultur
Michigan Milk Producers Association
DeKalb Seed Co. Am
Michigan State Farm Bureau
Leo Jensen
University of Michigan
America
Chelsea
Saline High to Run Stil's Grill One Day for Charity
The Saline High School senior class will operate Stil's Grill for Sunday May 16 to raise funds for the Community Athletic Field. proprietor L. Z. Still donates 56 gallons of ice cream and supplies for sandwiches. Also, volunteers are urged to bring farming tools to the Memorial Home site for an all day session led by Art Zurlinden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High School
Stil’s Grill
L. Z. Still
Legionaires
Memorial
Art Zurlinden
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Art Michalke
Five Point Place
Jim Goudy
Durand
Michigan Avenue
Smith Furniture Company
Ypsilanti
George Ader
Seminary
Opitz-Isaak
Dix
Christ
Temple
Riccard
Bach
Son
David
Praetorius
Gesius-Praetorius
Hermann-Bach
Peter-Bach
Jesus Christ
Schop-Hermann
Decius-Bach
Handel
Lutkin
Mits
Ray Carlton
Police
A. E. Hagen
Clara Finkbeiner
St. Paul’s Church
Florence Ehnis
Alvin Siemsen
Ann Taylor
Karen Taylor
Muehlig
Katherine B. Greene
Green
Henry Morris
Methodist Church
Masonic Hall
R. S. Hocking
Ray Niles
Walter MacArthur
Don Ford
Josephine Ford
Ella Clark
Saline Methodist Church
R. 8. Hocking
Saline-Milan
Keveling
New City Health Officer
Lloyd Catey
Pacific Coast
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