Banquets Bring 500 Mothers and Daughters Together
Nearly 500 attendees at three church organization banquets in Ypsilanti included St Pauls Federated and Methodist events. Guests honored included Mrs Henry Morris and Mrs Dorothy Gordon with multiple daughters, plus grandmothers and youngest participants. Decorations featured lilacs pastel colors and colonial motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Federated Church
Masonic Hall
Henry Morris
Dorothy Wurster
David Gordon
Gale Armbruster
Armbruster
Henry Greeb
Rueben Visel
Alvin Armbruster
Clarence Haarer
Kenneth Taylor
Erwin Feldkamp
Orrin Girbach
Ella Henne
Alvin’ Lewis
Agnes Osborn
John Emory
Graydon Everett
Karen Tower
R. Tower
Paul Killeter
Ronald Tower
Archie Lawrence
Lewis Ernst
Arthur Cuff
Paul Streeter
Fred Otto
Max Ross
Don Ford
EB. A. Strait
Gerald Coe
Detroit Zoo
West
Heininger Elected Michigan Jaycees President
Kenneth Heininger of Ann Arbor chosen president of Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce at Grand Rapids convention. He will appoint two Ann Arbor officers and continues a decade of Ann Arbor leaders in state Jaycees. Heininger is linked to Staebler & Son Co. and resides in Pittsfield Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heininger
Kenneth Heininger
Ann Arbor
Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Grand Rapids
Arthur Heininger
Saline
Jackson
Frederick N. McOmber
George P. Frisinger
Ann “Arbor
Staebler & Son Co
Pittsfield Village
Along The Main Drag and Saline City Updates
The town faces water line leaks and a planned system flush as Saline Cab Co expands with 100 North Ann Arbor St service and a package pickup. Adrian Livestock Sales reports wary bids at 25¢ per cwt while Burkhart Store highlights a men’s furnishings section. Police attend a statewide safety conference as workers string fencing near the water plant and residents are urged to contribute to the Athletic Field Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mthe Saline Cab’ Co
Thas
Ann ‘Arbor St
Bill” Gray
Gerhardt Cekau
Adrian
Burkhart
Ann Arbor Street
Milhan
Haarer
Ray Carlton
Detroit
Haying Demonstrations Near Adrian Highlight Grass Day
Michigan State College Extension sponsors 12 Grass Day demonstrations in June to teach farmers hay and pasture practices. The Adrian event June 9 at Lloyd Ruesink farm five miles NW of Adrian and four miles S and one W of Tipton features seeding harvesting hay handling and utilization methods with MSU and equipment firms assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Lloyd Ruesink
Adrian
Tipton
Michigan State College Cooperative Extension Service
Richard Bell
Michigan State College
City Manager Urges Reporting of Loose Dog to City Hall
City Manager Gary asks residents to report any dog at large to City Hall and attempt capture, holding the animal until pickup. If owner cannot be located the dog will be taken to the dog pound for later claim.
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Gary
Acts of kindness from Ypsilanti State Hospital employees
In a letter to Mr Myron B Gallagher the Saline Observer the Ypsilanti State Hospital Employees Association notes two gifts to patients. A portable 16 mm Bell and Howell sound projector valued at 621 provides movies for bedridden patients. A 35 mm stationary projector valued at 1000 supports gymnasium entertainment for ambulatory patients.
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MGM
Father Plannigan
Omaha
Nebraska
Michigan
Roberson
Employees’ Association
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Ypsi Statesman
Myron B. Gallagher
Saline Observer
Saline
Gallagher
Tate
Bell and Howell
School Heads in Round Table Panel
South eastern Michigan school executives gathered at the University of Michigan for a semi annual Town and Country Administrative Roundtable. The event featured panels on instructional practices in small schools with participants G C Bradley Milan and Leo L Jensen Saline and University of Michigan faculty J B Edmonson Harlan Koch and Clifford Woody. Michigan State Normal College sent President M Munson and Prof L A Butler as representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Michigan
University of Michigan
University School of Education
Michigan State Normal College
G. C. .Bradley
Milan
Leo L. Jensen
Saline
J.B. Edmonson
Roundtable
Harlan C. Koch
Clifford
Woody
M. Munson
L. A. Butler
Licenses Issued Here Beginning Saturday
Automobile operators licences will be issued at City Hall starting Saturday, with Chief of Police Ray Carlton examining applicants and issuing interim permits. The service, similar to the county sheriff's procedure, is open to Saline residents and others in the county on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday forenoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Carlton
Sherriff’s Department
Ann Arbor
Garlton
Poppy Day Volunteers Rally National Memorial Help
Mothers wives and daughters of veterans will distribute poppies on Poppy Day May 9 to raise funds for disabled veterans and needy children. Volunteers from World War I and II families join younger members in a joint effort of mercy and relief for veteran families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Class of 48 Plans Trip to Washington and Commencement
Saline High School prepares for its 78th annual commencement on June 3 in the school auditorium with valedictorian Hallie Jane Mehier and co-salutatorians Alber and Luther Schaible. A weekend Washington, D C trip departs June 4 with Mr. and Mrs. Max Haswell. class night June 2 features a skit and scholarships include Citizenship Cup, Bausch & Lamb Science Award, and Unterkircher Cup. Baccalaureate is May 30 at Federated Church led by Rev Henry McKenzie with Rev Alvin Siemsen assisting. High School Glee Club performs under Mrs John Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High Schoo
Hallie Jane Mehier
Alber
Luther Schaible
Santatorians
Jean J.B. Riemundson
School of Education
University of Michgan
Theophil Menzel
Bethel Church
Washington, D. C
Max Haswell
Saline Woman's Club
Bausch & Lamb
Henry McKenzie
Federated Church
Alvin Siemsen
Harold Brown
High School
Glee Club
John Martin
Federal aid urged as states lag in school retention
A National Education Association study reports 1.0 to 1.25 million U S children drop out before high school completion, with 12.05 to 15 million ending formal training early. It finds per pupil spending 125.41 in 1944-45 and 168.46 in top states versus 82.16 in bottom states, urging 300 million federal aid to equalize opportunity. The Senate approved the plan 58 to 22. House action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Sen‘ate
House Committee On Education
La‘bor
House
Seiad “Bie
Saline Mercantile Co Leads Community Athletic Fund Gifts
The Saline Mercantile Company tops this week’s contributors to the Saline Community Athletic Fund with a 560 dollar gift as Arthur Heininger hands the check to treasurer Clarence Cook. Other pledges total near eight thousand dollars with groups and individuals named including Universal Die Casting Saline Rotary Club and many alumni. A noon executive committee meeting at the Saline Hotel will review progress of committees and contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline + ‘Mercantile Company
Saline
Arthur _Heininger
Clarence ‘Cook
Universal ‘Die Casting and Manufacturing Corp
Saline Hotel
Universal Die Casting Corp
Saline Woman’s Club
Child Study Club
Community Council
Saline Rotary Club
L.Z. Still
City of Saline
Saline Mercantile Co
County wide Anti Rabies Week Planned in Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Junior Chamber of Commerce and its Auxiliary plan a county wide anti rabies week for May 23 through 29. Clinics will be set up throughout the county to facilitate dog inoculations. The immunization effort aims to curb rabies and protect pets and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenawa County
Board of
Ychelsea
Dexter
East Ann
Arbor
Manchester
Elan
Salem
Salting
Ann Arbor
Saline US-112 traffic plan drawn for safety and parking
Editorial argues Saline should keep US-112 as a two lane main street with angle parking and a center stripe to curb hazards. It cites three lane proposals as risky near the traffic light and urges marking parking lanes to preserve safety and access for pedestrians and shoppers. It notes nearby Fenton’s narrow streets and mentions Mrs Lula Phillips of Ann Arbor visiting the Greashaber-Carter home.
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Saline
Us-112
Fenton
Vilage
LeRoy St
State Highway Department
Saline-Ann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercantile
Q. R. Yoder
Editorial
Konerson
Beauregard
Eemployees’ Association
Breen
Ken Heininger
State
Jaycées
Nancy
St. Paul’s Youth
Washington
William Brittain
Henry Leutheuser
Clarence Cook
Carl Curtiss
Gordon Prout
Harold Miller
Myron Gallagher
Max W. Miller
Helen Gross
Arthur Lutz
John §. Burg
Fern E. Crittenden
George A. Brown
Edith M. Skinner
Warren Rentschler
Ted Stimpson
Lulu Fairbanks
George Tréland
Lucille Aprill
Carl W. Carr, Jr
Florence Ehnis
Emerson Ehnis
Harold Lutz
Max Fosdick
Ruth Harwood
John Buckman
Jay Watson
Melvin Schaefer
Elvin Armbruster
Helen Moser
Callie Smith
Esther Hatoff
Dorothy Spitler
Kathryn Luckhardt
A. J
Saline Community Athletic Association
Mary Gardner
A. L. Turner
Vesta Mills
Mrs. Lawrence
Mattie McKinnon
Katherine Sears
Maude Manley
F. J. Tooze
Nellie Hamilton Ornham
Eddie Henne
BOE
Lulu M. Fairbanks
Lula Phillips
Ann Arches
Greashaber-Carter
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