Saline Legion Launches 1957 Membership Drive
Saline American Legion announced its 57th membership campaign beginning this week. Merchants invited to sponsor a full page ad in the Saline Observer with a deadline of Oct 27 for Nov 1 publication. Post Commander Milton Finkbeiner will lead a special Oct 95 meeting to plan the annual banquet.
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American Legion
Saline
Milton Finkpeiner
Wm. B. Lutz
World Fans Organization
Finkbeiner
Army Leases Ann Arbor Unit For Reserve Training Center
Army Reserve relocates from the National Guard Armory to 524 S. Main Street Ann Arbor in a former Gill Lumber Co building. Maj. Thomas D. Krenitsky and staff will occupy the site Saturday Oct 20 with evening training to begin Tuesday Oct 23 for 16 reserve units serving Washtenaw Lenawee and Monroe counties.
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Gill, Lumber Co
S. Main Street
Ann Arbor
Army Reserve
5. Bork
Michigan Military District
Fort Wayne
Detroit
National Guard
E. Ann Street
Army
Lenawee
Monroe
Adrian
Elmer Burkhardt Dies in Evansville Indiana
Elmer Burkhardt 47 of Evansville Ind former Saline area resident died Saturday afternoon at an Evansville hospital after a brief illness. Born November 2 1908 in Lodi Township he was the son of Charley J Burkhardt and Mary Schneider Burkhardt Lee. He married Bertha J Hamilton on December 31 1954 who survives. A World War II veteran he was a member of Saline Lodge No 33 F and AM and St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church. He is survived by his wife three stepchildren a sister and a niece and nephew. Funeral services were held at 1030 a m Wednesday in Evansville with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Elmer Burkhardt
Evansville
Ind
Saline Area
Lodi
Charley J. Burkhardt
Mary Schneider Burkhardt Lee
Bertha J. Hamilton
Burkhardt
Saline Lodge No. 33
St. Paul Evangelical and
Woman Injures Hip In Fall
Mrs Susan Burg age 83 fell Saturday evening and fractured her right hip. After exam by Dr John Miller she was transported by ambulance to St Josephs hospital for X rays. Hospital physicians report her condition satisfactory and she will remain for another week of observation.
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Susan Burg
John Miller
St. Joseph's Hospital
Burg
Milan Saline Road
Saline City Delinquent Water Bills Face 10 Percent Penalty
Delinquent water bills now carry a 10 percent penalty and must be paid before November 1 to avoid shut off. All delinquent city taxes not paid by November 1 will be added to winter tax. E. J. Muir, Treasurer.
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E. J. Muir
Saline Bands Prepare Big Weekend Show and Road Trip
Saline High School hosts a large marching band program with the Senior High and both Junior High bands, plus Lake Odessa High School, performing at Friday night Saline Flat Rock game. Saline bands join U of M Band Day events on Saturday in Ann Arbor, with a post game show by Saline Junior High.
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Saline
Lake Odessa High School
Lake Odessa
U of M
Lake O
Saline High School
Michigan-Northwestern
Local Poultry Tours Led by Arthur Hagen
Mr. Arthur Hagen conducted poultry education tours for Southeastern Michigan poultrymen last week. Seven-car caravan toured west central Ohio counties Wayne Monroe Lenawee Washtenaw McComb and St. Clair. A charter bus tour into Indiana included farmers from Oakland Washtenaw Monroe Lenawee. Further tours planned this fall open to producers, feeders, agents, 4 H members and teachers.
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Arthur Hagen
Ben
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wayne
Monroe
Lenawe
Washtenaw
McComb
St. Clair
Oakland
Gas mains completion pushed to November in Saline Milan
Consolidated Gas Company says mains work in Saline and Milan should finish by November 1 if weather holds. The project, slowed by a steel strike and weather, now plans to add crews in Saline with 250 and 450 service applications in Saline and Milan, respectively.
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Milan
Consolidated Gas Company
Child Study Club Hosts Talk On Delinquency Causes
The Child Study Club met at Mrs. Walfred Larson's home with hostesses Ann Coe Marjorie Hehr and Peg Livingstone. Attorney Lorin Campbell spoke on why delinquency begins in the home and how parents can prevent it through companionship, sex education, spiritual awareness, and responsible relations.
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America
Laymen To Take Charge Of Sunday Service
Laymen assume full control of the 10:00 morning service on Layman's Day in the Methodist Church Sunday October 21. Edward Filsinger as Church Lay Leader will have general charge and present the 1500 Club plan. John Rule will present the Michigan Christian Advocate and Mrs. Paul Lee will discuss the Church Attendance Campaign.
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Edward Filsinger
John Rule
Michigan Christian Advocate
Paul Lee
County GOP Committees Honor Cobo at Ann Arbor Dinner
Ann Arbor hosted a County Republican committees event with over 1,000 attending a dinner at the Michigan Union and an after-dinner address at Ann Arbor High School. Mayor Cobo, a gubernatorial candidate, met with county agriculture committee members from Washtenaw townships and praised the Farm Bureau and Granges as key state economic forces.
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Ann Arbor
Michigan Union
Ann Arbor High School
Cobo
County Agriculture Committee
William Hayes
Walter Wolfgang
Washtenawa
Robert Stimpson
Sylvester Leonard
Augusta
Carl Lesser
Dexter
Jack Bradbury
Lima
Ray Carlton
Lodi Wynn Boyce
Lyndon
Frank McCalla
Northfield
Robert Tefft
Pittsfield
Albert Shear
Salem
Ernest Girbach
Saline
David Sellards
Scio
Joseph Carmann
Superior
Dick Everard
Walter Riemenschneider
Sylvan
Donna Baldus
Webster
York
Farm Bureau
Granges
Michigan United Fund How Your Dollars Help Travel Aid
A feature on the Michigan United Fund and its 1947 setup detailing how donations assist travel aid at Grand Central and multiple agencies. It notes 59,793 Michigan citizens received Traveler's Aid last year, with a state allocation of 8,931 to various health and welfare groups and plans for volunteer fundraising outreach.
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Grand Central Stratton
New York
Michigan
United Fund
United Drive
Hoaos
Michi
Aries
Michigan Assoc
Michigan League For Nursing
Michigan Society For Mental Health
Michigan Welfare League
Child Labor Commitee
The
Probation and Parole Association
American Federation of International Institutes
Big Brothers of America
Child Welfare League
Council of Social Work Education
Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Center
Social Welfare Assembly
National League
United Funds
Grand Central Station
Saline Faces City Council Race as Chest Drive Launches
Seven candidates file petitions for three Saline council seats with Election Day set for November 6. Incumbents Mayor Henry Leutheuser James C. Little and Deede seek new terms while Raymond Daniels Charles Kern Aaron Wedemeyer and George Martin join the field. The Saline Area Community Chest Drive aims for 5700 with a kickoff at Saline Savings Bank and volunteers covering districts across the city. The drive merges the United Fund Red Cross Salvation Army and more, with a single appeal to donors and a $2000 allocation to Red Cross.
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Daisy
E. J. Muir
Henry Leutheuser
James C. Little
Deede
Raymond Daniels
Charles Kern
Aaron Wedemeyer
George ©. Martin
Saline
Saline Area
Saline Savings Bank
United Fund of Michigan
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Crippled Children’s Funds
Wilson Scott
United Fund
Roy W. Gaunt
Lansing
The
Armed Service
Heart Association
Epilepsy Center
Jackson Memorial Laboratory
Bar Harbor
Maine
Michigan
Michigan Association For Better Hearing
Aid
Sister Kenny
United Cerebral Palsy Association
International Social Service Agency
Michigan Association For Retorted Children
League For Nursing For
Welfare League
Child Labor Committee
Probation and Parole Association
Robert Hammond
Hoyt
Hammond
Gleason
Shaw
Carol
Rose An Lambarth
Wood
Pearl Wild
Schumacher, Bridgewater
Union
E. Wild
Rentschler
Gerald Coe
Leon Vedder
Scott
Kickoff Banquet For Church Youth
A Kickoff Banquet for the Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church will be held Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in the church Social Rooms. The program includes devotions by Marcia Struble, special music, camp reports, and a film on The Church 22d Youth. All high school age youths starting at 15 are invited.
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The
Methodist Church
Youth Council
Marcia Struble
Armbrusters to be Honored at Open House
Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Walter Armbruster will be honored at a Sunday open house at 181 E Michigan Ave from 2 to 6 pm to greet friends and well wishers. The couple wed in Angola Indiana last Saturday with bride Alice Crew of Tecumseh and former General Telephone employee. Mr and Mrs Louis Johnston attended the Armbruster wedding in Angola.
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Walter Armbruster
Michigan Avenue
Angola
Indiana
Alice Crew
Tecumseh
General Telephone
Saline
Louis Johnston
Armbruster
Mrs P Plewuch Dies At 71 In Saline Township
Pauline Plewuch 71 died this morning at Garner Farrells home on Campbell Rd Saline Township where she had lived two months She was born May 29 1885 in Poland married to Stanley Plewuch in Detroit 1929 he died 1951 She came to the United States in 1911 lived in Chicago Survivors include brother Steve Ponny Parma Mich and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were Monday at St Andrews Catholic Church with Father Edward Kalinowski officiating Burial was in Oak Wood Cemetery.
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Pauline Plewuch
Garner Farrell
Campbell Rd
Saline Township
Poland
Albert
Mary Podkoscielny
Stanley Plewuch
Detroit
Plewuch
United States
Chicago
Saline
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Steve Ponny
Parma
Mich
St.Andrew’s Catholic C Church
Edward F. Kalinowski
Oak Wood Cemetery
Harvest Dinner at St. Andrew's Church Oct 25
St. Andrew's Church will host a Harvest Dinner next Thursday evening October 25. Roast beef, homemade pies and cakes will be served from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A large gathering is expected for the church event.
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St. Andrew’s Church
Buffalo Battle Shocks Tourists in Custer State Park
Dozens of visitors witnessed a fatal duel between two bull buffalos along a busy highway in Custer State Park during the summer. The fight ended with one animal dead while spectators, including many tourists, watched the dramatic clash.
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Custer, S$. D
Custer State Park
Paper Drive by St Pauls Youth Fellowship Planned
St Pauls Youth Fellowship schedules a paper drive on November 3 to raise funds for Christ's Work Day. Donors are asked to tie papers and place them on the lawn for pickup. call a fellowship member if you have extra papers.
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St. Paul’s Youth Fellowship
Spenser
Bia
Youth’ Fellowship
County Milk Producers Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
Washtenaw County Milk Producers Association met at the courthouse for their annual meeting and officer elections. Albert Gall was named president, W. Jones vice president, and Carl Lesser secretary treasurer. The group, with 30 to 40 active members and 15 delegate votes, noted membership under 500 and elected Herman Koenn as sales committeeman. William Hayes heads the state nominating committee whose recommendations were approved.
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Washtenaw County Milk Producers ‘Association
Albert Gall
Saline Township
W. Jones
Willis
Carl Lesser
Ann Arbor
Herman Koenn
Pittsfield Grange
William Hayes
UNICEF Penny Drive Aids Child Health Worldwide
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund founded in 1946 relies on voluntary government and individual contributions. One penny can save a life by funding vaccines and medicines, with last year’s Halloween collection exceeding $50 in pennies nickels and dimes. Local Saline children donated $120 toward UNICEF. Two UNICEF films Assignment Children and Trick or Treat will be shown on Monday October 29 with details to follow.
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United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
United Nations
America
Children of America
Unicef
Galilee
Fire destroys building on 110 W Michigan Ave
Sunday night a fire destroyed a building at 110 West Michigan Avenue. Saline Fire Department was called at 6 p m to extinguish the blaze but origin remains undetermined. Quick action prevented spread to the main apartment building housing five units.
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Michigan Ave
Saline Fire Department
York Extension Members Begin Holiday Project
The York Extension Club held a potluck luncheon on Wednesday noon at Mrs John Bowerman’s. They discussed plans for a new Guild at the Ypsilanti State Hospital and collected books games and toys for the hospital box. Clare Hazen led a lesson on cleaning and the group pursues a Christmas project making doll bedding and supplying nylon hose and lingerie fittings.
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York Extension Club
John Bowerman
Ypsilanti ‘State Hospital
Pan Bowerman
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Lewis Street
Forth
GOP
Gan United Fund
Volunter
Dave
USO
Armed Services
United Seamen’s Service
Social Hygiene Assoc
National Recreation Association
P. Plewuch
York Extension
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