Collision at Stony Creek and Milan Saline roads
Slippery roads and poor visibility caused a crash Monday at 4:45 PM on the Stony Creek and Milan Saline corner. Felix Siefker, 1264 Jewell Road, headed north in a truck with corn en route to his farm. W L Spaulding of Ann Arbor failed to stop traveling east and hit the Siefker vehicle. Both vehicles were heavily damaged. Spaulding admitted that the…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Creek
Milan-Saline
Felix Siefker
Jewell Road
Saline- Milan
W. L. Spaulding
Ann Arbor
Deer Hunting Season Echoes Through Main Drag Camps
Local column notes Thanksgiving returnees and many spikes seen among deer camps. Tales include Milt Hartman guiding through swamps, a Mann brothers camp, Van Horn showing a deer call, and a bell worn by a doe to alert hunters. Street calls, dawn treks, and woods lore color this seasonal rite.
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Milt Hartman
Milt
Mann Brothers
Bridgewater
van Horn
National Sportsman’s Magazine
Black River
Everett Wolfin
Lee Robisons
Thunder River
Unlawful Anchoring Prohibited on Whitmore Lake
Michigan conservation department acts to protect public fishing rights by seeking injunctions in Oakland and Livingston counties over anchoring boats at the bottoms of Pleasant Lake and Whitmore Lake. Trial dates pending, official says public waters use must be safeguarded for anglers. Miss Joan Wurster and Mrs Luetta Wurster visited Molly Wurster at University Hospital last Sunday.
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Michigan Lakes
Conservation Department
Oakland County
Pleasant Lake
Livingston County
Whitmore Lake
Oakland
N. V. Olds
Olds
Conservator Department
Joan Wurster
Luetta Wurster
Molly Wurster
University Hospital
Juniors Stage Two Settings In Saline Play
Saline residents packed the auditorium Thursday and Friday for the junior class production Our Hearts Were Young and Gay directed by Mrs. Clair Vander Kolk. The two act comedy set in a ship and a Paris hotel featured Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough roles with strong supporting work. The event marked a successful multi setting show overcoming storage limits and drew standing room crowds.
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Saline
Clair Vander Kolk
Paris
Eiffiel Tower
Sue Thomas
Cornelia’ Otis Skinner
Ann Taylor
Emily Kimbrough
Saline Woman's Club Discusses Opera and Community Goals
The Saline Woman's Club met November 14 at Mrs. Max Fosdick's home with a good turnout. Plans include entering the Michigan Federation scrapbook contest and supporting the Community Chest, plus establishing a hospital furnishing fund. Members heard talks on German opera and German-American women’s clubs from Mrs. Woodbridge and Mrs. Noble, and discussed district federation activities. The next meeting is December 11 at Mrs. Carl Moehn's home.
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Reguar
Saine Woman’s Club
Max Fosdick
Charles Kern
Michigan Federation of Woman's Clubs
Southeastern District Federation
Lansing
Ray Niles
Hine Arts Department
America
Dale Noble
Army
Wiesbaden
Germany
Army Post
Saline Auxiliary members attend Tecumseh tour and VA shop duty
Members of William B. Lutz Unit No. 322 of the American Legion Auxiliary attended the Lower Peninsula Tour at Tecumseh on November 7 led by department president Alys Hunt and secretary-treasurer Bertha Proestel. The Saline unit also staffed the VA hospital gift shop at Fort Custer on November 13 and decorated for Christmas for gifts to be sent to boys. the program expands to three other Michigan VA hospitals. Mae Harms led publicity while Bruce Parsons reported strong turnout for a Get Acquainted class. Mrs Gobert Merchant was ill with mumps. Bob Parsons returned from a hunting trip.
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William B. Lutz
American Legion Auxiliary of
Saline
Lower Peninsula
Tecumseh
Mary. Lee
Jesse Deede
Kate Christopher
Bishop
Doris Robison
Luella Dell
Genevieve Martin
Julia England
Mae Harrs
Alys Hunt
Port Sanilac
Bertha Proestel
Saline Auxiliary
Fort Custer
Battle Creek
Mary Deede
Ethel Hunt
Michigan
Mae Harms
Dundee High School set to open after Christmas vacation
Community effort meets shortages as Dundee prepares a new high school addition. Government lunch subsidies keep 25 cent meals affordable for Tecumseh students, with surplus commodities bolstering menus. Christmas Club deposits rise, school buses get safety upgrades, and a Tecumseh calendar innovates timekeeping. Whooping cough concerns grow in Chelsea as county health reports potential epidemic risks.
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Dundee
rNeene
Tecumseh Public School
New High School
Chelsea
Washtenaw County
West Saline Farm Bureau Plans Christmas Party
The West Saline Community Farm Bureau met at the Bauer home with 18 members and three guests. They heard reports on county meetings and planned the annual Christmas party for December 11 at the Ohler home in Bridgwater.
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West Saline Community Farm Bureau Group
Lorrin Bauer
County Farm Bureau
Nlorrin Bauer
Wade Scudder
Herman’ Howeisen
Farm Bureau
Michigan State College
Herman<ohler
Bridgewater
Warren Finkbeiner
Family Night at Methodist Church Features Travel Program
Sunday evening November 2% will host a parish gathering with a pork chop supper at 6 p.m. A program follows by Professor Douglas Creary from the University of Michigan Geography Department presenting a travelogue on a safety innovation to aid school bus drivers worldwide.
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Methodist Church
Douglas Creary
University of Michigan
Saline Couple Victims of Two Car Crashes
A Saline couple suffered injuries in two separate accidents on the Saline Ann Arbor road and downtown Ann Arbor. Paul Brown of Ann Arbor was hospitalized with a fractured leg and scalp lacerations after a two car head on collision. Mrs Edna Findley of Saline received cuts and bruises in the same crash. Harold Findley escaped injury when his car was struck by an oncoming freight train at S Main Street crossing, after missing warning signals.
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Saline
Ann Arbor
Paul Brown
University Hospital
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Edna Findley
Brown
Harold Findley
S. Main Street
Findley
Midnight Marauder Targets Windows With Shotgun
A gunman blasted the Hooft Gulf Station on East Michigan Avenue just after midnight striking a wall clock, then fled in a car and repeated the act at a building at the US 23 and M 17 intersection. No suspects are identified.
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Hooft Gulf Station
East Michigan Avenue
Us-23
Union Thanksgiving Services Set for Saline Churches
Three Saline churches announce a joint Thanksgiving service at 10:30 in the Methodist church. Rev. Henry McKenzie of Federated will deliver the sermon, assisted by Rev. Alvin Siemsen of St. Pauls and Rev. R R Feuell of the Methodist church.
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Union
Methodist
St. Paul’s
Bold Bandit Holds Up Saline Dairy
A lone bandit robbed the Saline Dairy Bar last week Tuesday around 7 pm, escaping with over $100. He, about 21, medium build, waited for customers to clear, forced Marlene Hersch to face the wall as she opened the cash drawer, after having previously eaten a sandwich. He carried his hand in his coat as if concealing a gun. Miss Hersch is the proprietor’s daughter.
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Marlene Hersch
Miss Hersch
Harry Hersch
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Forsythe Family
Mr and Mrs Edgar Forsythe marked their fiftieth anniversary with a family dinner at Saline Hotel followed by an open house at their home 313 E Michigan Ave. Yellow chrysanthemums decorated the interior and a four tiered bride’s cake adorned the tea table. Guests from Traverse City Kalamazoo Detroit Ann Arbor Milan Ypsilanti and Saline called to wish them well.
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Edgar Forsythe
Saline Hotel
Michigan Avenue
Traverse City
Kalamazoo
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Milan
Ypsilanti
Saline
Boy Billy Rogers Remains Hospitalized For Illness
Five year old Billy Rogers of Saline R-2 remains in University Hospital Arbor with paralysis of the right leg. He was stricken about ten days ago and is under treatment. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Duane Rogers.
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Billy Rogers
Duane Rogers
Saline, R-2
University Hospital, Arbor
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Mooreville
Sielker
Spalding
Mary Ann Bienick
Walfred
William Larson
Janice Weber
Glen Weber
Saline Woman’s Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Bruce Parsons
Gobert Merchant
Bob
Blissfield
Rigge
Adamson
Geo. H. Adamson
Time Laboratory
W. Saline Farm Bureau
Bold Bandit
Mark Golden
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