Saline Sidelights on Local News and Snowless Hunting
Saline residents prepare for northern hunting amid thin snow forecasts. Blood bank visit planned for December urges generous donations, with 27 pints last time. Jaycees coordinate sign ups. Florida descriptions mix with greetings and memories of Saline. Local workers at R and B include three pairs of brothers highlighting small-plant charm.
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North Woods
Merritt Martin
Saline Area
Whitmore Lake
Jaycees
Wm. Harris
Saline
Florida
Land of
Sunshine
Bill
Baby Nancy Jean Born to Mr and Mrs Burmeister
A baby girl named Nancy Jean was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burmeister, formerly of Saline and now living in Hartford Connecticut, on November 7. The birth weight was six pounds six ounces.
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Richard Burmeister
Saline and
Hartford
Conn
Nancy Jean
TV Football Game of the Week Wolverines vs Spartans
NBC televises Michigan versus Michigan State from Macklin Field at 1 30 p m EST on Saturday November 14. The nationally televised clash pits two top programs against each other boosting Big Ten standings and national ratings. Local rivalry adds neighborhood prestige as 60 miles separate the schools in southern Michigan.
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America
University of Michigan
Michigan State College
Macklin Field
NBC
Big Tech
Michigan
Seellout Stadium
St James Church Relays Cornerstone Ceremony
At 2 30 Sunday afternoon November 8 the St James Evangelical Church Saline Township re laid the cornerstone of the new foundation. Pastor F H Engelsdorfer led the service with Scripture reading by Rev R R Feu ell and address by Rev Alvin Siemsen interpreting the meaning. Building committee members August Tirb Clarence Hertler Edwin Finkbeiner Harold Socks and others participated. Congregation hopes to resume worship by the first Sunday in December.
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St. James Evangelical Church
Saline Township
F. H. Engelsdorfer
R. R. Feuell
Saline Methodist Church
Alvin Siemsen
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Saline
Saline Board of Education Proposes Building Program
The Saline Area School District Board proposes a building program to provide equal facilities for all children, noting current schools are inadequate and future needs will grow. It argues many students attend obsolete rooms lacking health and safety features, while others enjoy modern standards, urging community investment in better education for every child.
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Board of Education
Saline Area
Darkness Hides Walkers Slow Down Safe Driving Series
Milan Police Chief announces a series of 10 safe driving lessons on pedestrian safety to reduce local accidents. The public service, sponsored by the Milan Leader, urges both motorists and pedestrians to study illustrations showing common pedestrian motorist conflicts and to slow down in adverse conditions.
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Love Today
Milan
Chief Goodridge
Socker Boettger Returns to Barber Shop Work
Socker Boettger after surgery is back at the Boettger and Coe Barber Shop. He will work part time for now and hopes to return to full time soon if progress continues.
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Boettger
B. J. “Socker
Births Brighten Ypsilanti Family Lineage
Birth notice for Mr. and Mrs. Milton Tripp of Ypsilanti announcing a son born on November 7. The bulletin also lists several medical and surgical patients across Saline, Chelsea, Willis, Milan, Britton, Manchester, and Ann Arbor, including Armine Kohl, Ralph Ewings, Harold Boice, and others, with multiple tonsillectomy entries.
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Milton Tripp
Ypsilanti
Phillip Ormsby
Armine Kohl
Chelsea
Ralph Ewings
Frank Hollis
Burnetta van Gor
Harold. Boice
Lloyd Dicks
Linda Lee Hewes
David Cox
Willis
Alton Slagle
Milan
Inis Losee
Britton
Mildred Lambarth
Beverly
Local Family News From Camden and Surrounding Areas
The column chronicles weekend visits and travels of residents. Mr and Mrs C A Curtiss spent Sunday in Camden, Michigan. Several families including the Ernsts, Harris, Wahl and Deede groups are noted for visits and long trips to Florida, London and Illinois.
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C. A. Curtiss
Camden
Michigan
Otto Albright
Loren
Monroe
Bliss Curtiss
Lewis Ernst
Bradenton
Florida
Robert Harris
Leesburg
Ann Arbor
Saline
Dearborn
Dave Wahl
Alton Wahl
Clarence Trinkle
Chelsea
Ellis Pratt
Pleasant Lake Road
C. J. Wolfe
Flint
John Maupin
Charles
Lansing
Frank Deede
Edith Parsons Manor
Washington
Ray Davis
Paul
London
England
Worthington
Ohio
David McHenry
Deede Jane
McHenry
Villa Park
Til
Shell Oil Co
Chicago
Freedom to Experiment Drives Jobs and Growth in America
The passage emphasizes the freedom to experiment and fail, then try again, fueling business creation. It notes saving and investing in others' ideas, scientific research, machinery, and worker hiring, turning small ventures from basements into large plants, with profits reinvested to raise production and lower prices, expanding jobs.
Strength for These Days The Ancient of Days and His Word
A reflection on resisting modern fast moving temptations and returning to the enduring value of the Bible. The text quotes Luke 5 39 and cautions that new temptations should not override proven, lasting truths.
Foreign English Teachers Visit Saline Farms
Twenty six teachers from Formosa and eight other countries plus a British exchange student toured Ernest Zahn farm in Saline on Rt. 2. They viewed machinery and animals, enjoyed a chicken dinner, and watched slides of trips and events before discussing farming and world life. Local families aided the event led by George Foster and Daniel Ling.
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Ernest Zahn
Rt. 2
Saline
Formosa
Philippines
Japan
Burma
Indonesia
Iran
India
Australia
Italy
Indo-China
Great Britain
George Foster
English Language Institute
University of Michigan
State Department
Washington
Daniel Ling
Ann Arbor
Igok
Alo
Jake Marion
Norman Bohns
Ling
California
America
Glen Gordon
Norman Bohnett
Sebastian Finkbeiner
Adolph Stierle
Miss Saline
Delores Marion
Ernest Girbach Exhibits in Show at Southern Michigan Fat Stock Show
Ernest G Girbach from Saline Washtenaw County entered three lightweight Poland China Barrows in the first Southern Michigan Fat Stock Show to be held at the National Guard Armory in Jackson on Dec 1 2 3. The event features market steers lambs and swine with FFA and 4 H classes and includes pens of three for barrows and wether lambs. The Jackson County Livestock Council and Greater Jackson Association Agricultural Council organize the show with entries due by Nov 13 through the Jackson County Agent. Mr and Mrs Edward Sehl left for a hunting trip in the northern peninsula.
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Ernest G. Girbach
R. FP. D
Saline
Michigan
Washtenaw County
National Guard Armory
Jackson
Girbach
Lower Peninsula
Farmers of America
Jackson County Livestock Council
Greater Jackson Association Agricultural Council
Jackson County
Saline Area Room Mothers Discuss New School Plans
The Saline Area Room Mothers Association met at the high school assembly room with president Mrs. Allen Wiedman presiding. Mr. Walter Anicka outlined proposed new school buildings and asked for member input on features, while noting space is planned beyond 1954 to accommodate expected enrollment growth.
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Saline Area
S “Hermans
WPAG
Ralph Uphaus
Harold Armbruster
Share the Wealth Plan Promises Broad Distribution
An excerpt extols an economy described as the most productive and fair in history, claiming widespread home ownership and access to bank accounts and insurance. It asserts ongoing improvements in distributing wealth via higher wages. Also notes Mrs. R. R. Feuell’s return home from the hospital and improving condition.
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America
R. R. Feuell
Community Hall Project Advances in Saline Township
Work on a 32 by 60 foot cement block Community Hall on Brown Road progresses with the basement laid and floor being installed. The hall, to include a kitchen dining room and records room, will serve township meetings elections and community gatherings. Architects John Bergey and contractor Raymond Niethammer lead the project amid plans for a March completion.
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Saline Township
Brown Road
U. S. 112
Macon Road
Garnerstone
Wi_am
Ellsworth W Lindsly
Micah Robison
Albert Bredernitz
Child Study Club to Meet in Ann Arbor for Movie Night
The Child Study Club holds a meeting on Tuesday November 17 at 8 00 PM at Mrs Mc Kenzie 219 S Ann Arbor St The program includes the film One God with a discussion led by Rabbi Julius Weinberg Rev Ralph B Piper and Rev Fr Leon Kennedy Refreshments will be served and new members are welcome to join.
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Child Study Club
Halloween Window Painting Contest Winners
High School division prizes go to Still and Giltrow windows with $5, $3 and $2 awards. elementary division includes Gamble Ford Reveling entries for a cemetery scene, a door mural, and blue windows. Layverne Drake completes Army Infantry basic training at Fort Knox and will be stationed in Austria as part of a four man buddy team heading to overseas service.
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Hallowe’en
Still
Giltrow
Haarer
Gamble
Ford Garage
Reveling’s
Layverne Drake
Pvt
Layverne C. Drake
James O. Drake
Bemis Road
Saline
Fort Knox
Army
Drake
Austria
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John Schugg
Robert
Paul Sheats
Arthur
Jim Reed
Mike Reed
Richard Burmeisters
St. James Church
Saline Board of Education
UFE
Ernest Girbach
Edward Sehl
Room Mothers Association Meets
Brown Rd
Joyce Alber
Mr. Akers
Kenneth Akers
Albert Akers
Independence
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Chevy Howard
Bride
Charles Fritz of
George Hammond
Belleville
Ben Phillips
John Davis
Bertha
Albert Ahrens
Walter Sally
Dorothy Marion
Wilma Beck
Harold Card
Akers
Mr.Akers
Independence High School
Fort Ord
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