Saline 1955 Community Fair Opens With Big Attendance
Beautiful weather greeted opening day of the Sa line Community Fair drawing an estimated crowd over 10,000. The event featured a wide program for children with rides by Happyland Concessions, a popular merry-go-round, and exhibits from Floribculture, Home Economics, Agricultural and Hobby departments. Winners were named in special prize divisions and the Baby Picture Dept drew many admiring entries.
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Happyland
Saline Women’s Club
Fred Arend
Amanda Mayer
Lawrence Boettner
Fred Arends
Everett Wolfin
Florence Sheehan
Aarend
Saline
William Bennett
Wood Hardware
Janet Lackhardt
Sunbeam Jr
Green’s Jewelry
Bob Brown
Saline High School
Hoover
Gamble Stores
Anti Kuebler
Walker
Josephine Lickhardt
Beacon Blanket
Dancer Dry Goods Co
Hazel Frey
America
Michigan farmers hear Morse on flexible farm policy
Close to eight hundred farmers and citizens filled Saline Elementary School to hear Under Secretary of Agriculture True D. Morse and panelists discuss farm policy. The session covered price supports, surpluses, and a shift to flexible price supports with bills before Congress. Morse urged public input and noted surpluses should shrink by spring 1956.
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Michigan
Saline
True D. Morse
State Central Committee
Republican Party
Washtenaw County
Republicans
Frank Farm
U. S
Charles B. Potter
Ernest Girbach
Michigan Milk Producer’s Association
William Brake
Michigan State Grange
Daniel Reed
Michigan State Farm Bureau
George Meader
William Hayes
Republican Farm
Potter
Norse
Congress
Morse
Thona
Doane Agriculture Service
Morccy
Ann Arbor
Salem Township
Sam Baile
Donna Baldus
Dexter
John Brooks
Chelsea
R. G. Layher
Maple Road
Mary Meister Crowned Miss Saline in Friday Pageant
Mary Meister 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Meister was named Miss Saline by Senator Charles Potter after a 17-candidate queen contest sponsored by the Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce. Carolyn Conner Sharon Starling Janet Luckhardt Nancy Thompson named to the queen's court. She received cash prizes gifts including a wrist watch and savings bond. Meister reigned over the Saline Community parade and will represent Saline next year at the Michigan State Fair.
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Mary Mester
Saline
Charles E. Potter
Miss Meister
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mary Meister
William Meister
Michigan Ave
Charles Potter
Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carolyn Conner
Sharon Starling
Janet Luckhardt
Nancy Thompson
Nancy Ross
Meister
Stock Show Auction Highlights Saline Fair Champions
The Saline Junior Livestock Association capped a strong year with a stock show auction. Arlene Dubble of Waters Ann Arbor owned the grand champion Hereford steer, while Janice Harwood owned the reserve champion. Universal Die Casting bought both champions and nine other steers. The grand steer sold for 64 cents a pound and the reserve for 49 cents. Lamb champions went to Mary Sue Gordon and Lorraine Jedele with buyer Cekau purchasing both lambs. Joe Day acted as auctioneer and offered free hauling to Detroit for slaughter.
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Arlene Dubble
Waters R
Ann Arbor
Saline Junior Livestock Association
Janice Harwood
Saline
Universal Die Casting and
Mfg
Lorraine Jedele
Cekau
Junior Livestock Association
Joe Day
Universal Die Casting Co
Gerhard Cekau
Detroit
Saline Man Buys Bennett Recreation Bowling Alley
Frank Deede of Saline purchases the Bennett Recreation bowling alley from Jack and Mrs. Bennett and L. Z. Still. He took over last Saturday and will operate it as before while planning a new edge of town, air conditioned bowling alleys, ample parking, and a Brunswick Co backed recreation center to serve a growing Saline.
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Frank Deede
Saline
Bennett Recreation
Jack Bennett
L. Z. Still
Deede
Bennett
Brunswick Co
Mobile Unit To Visit Saline Area
Washtenaw County Health Department Mobile unit will visit Saline to provide free chest X-rays in a tuberculosis campaign. The screenings run in the city parking lot on Friday October 14 and Monday and Tuesday October 17 and 18. Open to all over 15 with a simple registration card. X-ray analysis funded by Michigan State Health Department tax money sent to Lansing.
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Washtenaw County Health Department
Howard Hilton
Health Dept
Michigan State Dept. of Health
Lansing
Fall Election Notice for City Council Seats
All eligible voters must register by October 9 to vote in the November 8 election. Two council seats are vacant for two year terms. Petitions available at City Office require 50 signatures of registered electors and must be filed with the City Clerk by October 18, 1955.
Rotary Serves Dinners Before Saline Football Games
The Saline Rotary Club sponsors fried chicken dinners at Saline High School before each of five football games at Ann Arbor. Proceeds support Crip pled children. Dinners run 10 30 a m to 12 36 p m with box lunches for en route eaters.
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The
Rotary Clnub of Saline
Saline High School
Ann Arbor
Army
Northwestern
Iowa
Indiana
Cho State
Fund For
Saline Rotary
Rotary
Saline
Michigan Stadium
Robert Moon
Johnson M. Quick
Art Hagen
Don Campbell
Tony Schild
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