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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1955
Page
3
Seventh grade English students in Ga gathered facts from magazines and broadcasts to stage six interviews set in Hong Kong. Roles included newspaper correspondents guards and prisoners of war as they reenacted prisoner experiences to contrast life in communist countries with the United States.
Saline High School hosts a week of FHA activities with themed days from Teachers Day to Dutch Treat Day. New members participate in school service including cleanup, class roles, and a candlelit initiation ceremony with eight guides named. A church service ends the week. It also notes a movie Lets Talk Turkey shown for cooking tips.
The Saline Junior High football squad won all games this season. A banquet for players, managers, cheerleaders, and families will be Nov 11 at 6 30 p.m. in the elementary school with Hank Fonde as guest speaker.
The Halloween party Monday drew many attendees and featured a student band playing Sunny hop and waltzes. Poster prize winners included Richard Seeger and Jo Ann Seitz, with several tied awards. dancing contest winners were Sally Stimpson with Tom Simpson and others.
Miss Mehlen's 8th grade science class visited the observatory in Angel Hall in Ann Arbor on Friday October 28. They watched slides about planets stars and star clusters then looked at the moon through two telescopes from the top floor. Students found the trip very interesting and enjoyable.
Thirty five seventh grade readers have joined a book club sponsored by Junior Scholastic Magazine. The Teen Age Book Club sends monthly lists and issues free books in January and June. Student secretaries include Kathy Kuebler Marilyn Kempf Barbara Dieterle and Judy Flinger.
The Junior High Student Council asks all homerooms to present assemblies for public speaking practice and student entertainment. Mrs McCoy and Miss Mehiler announce dates December 2 and the Friday before Christmas vacation respectively. Further announcements will follow weekly.
A junior high noon program starts with volleyball and movie showings from 12 40 to 1 10. Cartoons have played recently and serials are planned soon with a five cent daily admission to cover film rental.
A column recounts events from 10, 40, and 50 years ago noting local social visits, a roof fire at Julius Marion’s house and minor damage, and social changes. It mentions neighbors in Ann Arbor Detroit Lansing and a forthcoming marriage of Lu lu Bensa and Chauncey Fitzgerald at North Adams.
Women of Lodi Township invited to a Republican Coffee at 4200 Ann Arbor Rd Saline on Wednesday November 16 at 2 00 PM guest speaker Mrs Owen J Cleary will discuss organization
Local Dodge dealer launches a national safety themed contest to run from Oct 31 to Nov 28. Twenty one plus drivers with licenses submit three to ten word slogans, with three finalists weekly flown to Los Angeles to appear on the Lawrence Welk Show for questions from the National Safety Council. Winners receive a new car each year for life, while two runners up receive 1956 Dodge hardtops.
The Secomd District American Legion and Auxiliary meeting was held in Chelsea on Sunday. Representing Wm B. Lutz Post and Unit No. 322 were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dit, Mrs. Uphaus, Mrs. Ray Hunt, Mrs. Merritt Martin Sr., Mrs. Clara Finkbeiner, Mrs. Harold Armbuster, and Mrs. Milton Finkbeiner.
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