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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
5
The Saline Junior High School Student Council forwards a new constitution after a special May 8 session. Three fourths of home rooms approve the change and the student body backs the council, with officer elections for next year upcoming and open candidacy for seventh and eighth graders.
The Wasps beat the Chelsea Bulls 10 to 5 at Chelsea on May 1. Starting pitcher Milton Stemnen was soon replaced by Hoeft. Volz led with two runs, and Bixby Starling Wiebush Coe Jordan Hoeft each added one. Alan Coe scored in the fifth as Chelsea added a late run. Hoeft earned the win with six strikeouts.
Dexter and Manchester youths led by Mike O Malley and Harold Haessler won top honors in Washtenaw County 4-H tractor contests held Saturday May 5. O Malley won the tractor operators contest with ten entrants. Haessler led in plowing with the highest score among six. O Malley and Haessler will represent Washtenaw at the State Tractor contests.
The Junior High Glee Club joined with Senior High girls for the Annual Spring Festival in the high school auditorium. Junior high opened the program with songs and Marilyn Wiedmayer and Karen Bauer performed a duet. The combined clubs closed with a final group number under Mrs. Marilyn Fry's direction.
Five day forecast shows temperatures about 2 degrees below normal with highs near 60 to 68 and lows 39 to 45. Cooler Wednesday, warmer Thursday, then cooler again Friday or Saturday. Rain totals small in the southeast and northwest with .1 inch or less, while Lake Erie regions run slightly cooler with highs near 67 to 74 and lows 46 to 50. Friday or Saturday showers and scattered thunderstorms possible with near half inch total.
About 153 attendees at Trinity Lutheran Church May 8 marked Mothers Day with a luncheon and 21 decorated tables. Program features included organ melodies, a parents lesson, children’s songs, and a film on African missions. Oldest mother received carnations. youngest daughter honored with a doll.
The Friendship Class of Federated Church School will meet on Wednesday May 23 at 1 30 PM at Mrs William Spike’s home 3733 Weber Road. Mrs Alger Allison says the Bible Study will focus on Psalm 1.
In a clipped reminiscence tone a narrator recalls his friend Doc Sherman a hospital worker who works long hours at the Clarion and on a sunny Tuesday they take a ride around Turtle Lake in Doc’s 1956 car. Doc reflects on childhood fishing and dreaming of driving a high powered car.
A reflective column argues for greater American tolerance toward neighbors enjoying a friendly beer and urges preserving such liberties. The piece reflects on contentment with the present moment and the hope that society will respect personal choices without coercion.
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