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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
1
Saline residents share remarks from visiting strangers about the town’s neat appearance and stability. The column notes the red schoolhouse history, Chrysler project land, traffic concerns near McKay and Hall, and invites Saline to join UNICEF Halloween fundraising with children in nations in need.
Plans are made for a Halloween party at the High School Gym on Saturday evening October 31. Children meet at 6 30 p m for a parade and costume judging with prizes in age groups from under four to eighth grade. No prizes for high school students or adults. New this year is store window painting by students with $3 $2 and $1 prizes for best paintings in both elementary and high school divisions. Committee: Mrs Norman Elfring chair and others with Room Mothers assisting.
The Saline Band will host the Roosevelt Band at the football game this Friday evening. Both bands will join in pre game activities and play the Star Spangled Banner. Half time features separate shows by each band with military drills and a westward trip including wagon wheels and cowhand tunes.
Dundee Vikings sit atop the Huron League with four league wins and no losses and an overall five game unbeaten stretch after a non conference victory. Lincoln Rail Splitters upset undefeated Flat Rock and Saline looms as a strong upcoming foe. Chelsea Bulldogs routed Roosevelt 31 and set up Friday brief clash with Art Walker Roosevelt at Henne Field under 7 30 PM lights as the Hornets seek rebound from two straight league defeats.
Six Saline High School cheerleaders and adviser Mrs. Jean Taylor attended the University of Michigan fourth annual Cheerleaders Day with 8,500 statewide participants. The event featured talks on cheerleading, demonstrations, and a mass cheering session at the Michigan Northwestern game.
Saline Woman's Club meeting chaired by Mrs. Chas Kern discussed updating club activities. Reports covered Southeast District meeting, Reciprocity Day, Community Fair Flower Show, and Interlochen federation events. Members urged letters to Representative Warner opposing a proposed penal camp near Interlochen and to write personally to influence the decision.
Grace Ellen Steele and Gustav A Lindemann exchanged marriage vows in an evening ceremony at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church Saline. The Rev Alvin Siemsen officiated with family members as attendants and a reception in the church social hall.
Ruth Lindemann and her sister Louise assisted with gifts as the bride and groom from Saline planned their life at 3611 Weber Rd. after a week in northern Michigan. The bride wore a salt and pepper wool suit with dusty rose accessories and cited Saline High School and Ann Arbor Practical Nursing Center. Her husband is also a Saline High School graduate.
More than 125 women from 18 churches of the Ann Arbor Regional Women's Guild will gather at St. Pauls Church next Thursday Oct 29 for their annual Fall Workshop. The event includes devotions, talks by regional officers, a luncheon, and sessions on eight departments of work. Building improvements at St Pauls—sanctuary floors refinishing acoustical basement ceilings painting asbestos tiling extension—are underway for the meeting.
The report covers Saline Michigan celebrating 25 years of Scouting with a park party, a trailing contest, and a fire building contest. It also notes NATO Mari ner exercise with Fleet Air Wings and Patrol Squadron 44 involving P5M Marlin planes dropping mines and ships sweeping the Atlantic from Greenland to Florida to counter a submarine threat. Theodore C. Guenther, USN seaman, from Saline, participates in the exercise. Ben Uphaus is noted as the first scoutmaster. his son Charles is the current scoutmaster. Wade Shook speaks from Portage Trails Council. Pot luck dinner follows.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church invites the public to a quiet day of prayer and meditation on Wednesday October 28 during the Week of Prayer and Self Denial. The church will be open all day for visitors seeking quiet time.
The Washtenaw County Rabbit Breeder's Association held its annual show at Saline Community Fair with over 200 rabbits entered. Entries came from Detroit Ann Arbor Jackson Manchester Dexter Wayne Parma Pontiac Garden City and Clinton.
Segis Fayne Pietertje Edna a registered Holstein Friesian cow owned by Albert E Gall Sap Line Michigan completed a 359 day production test. The cow produced 12772 pounds of milk and 422 pounds of butterfat while being milked twice daily. At test start she was 3 years 7 months old and averaged about 16 quarts of milk daily. Michigan State College supervised testing with cooperation from The Holstein Friesian Association of America.
The Willing Workers Club met at Mrs Amos Leuchhardt’s home on October 15 with 35 members present. A birthday cake celebrated 40 years while committee reports covered the Saline Fair booth and dining tent. Mrs Glen Gordon presided.
NAM president Charles R. Sligh Jr states that the country grew strong by producing useful goods rather than for war, emphasizing practical production and consumer needs.
Goodwill Industries trucks will visit Saline on Thursday October 29 to collect discarded materials. To arrange a pickup call Vera Burkhart at Saline 71 W. The organization now employs over 400 physically handicapped workers for the first time, a gain of about one third in the past year driven by increased donations. To sustain payrolls during slower months residents are urged to increase contributions of usable household discards.
Floats and Costumes best decorated bicycle James Cole best decorated tricycle Deborah Carr best decorated wagon Jamie Jeppson best decorated doll carriage Bonnie Cammett Best Original Costume Laura Anderson best couple in costume Jean and Gerry Girbach funniest costume Michael Bixby Pets dog under one year Karen Leidheiser dog over one year Billy Brackney best trained dog Florence Emerson Shetland pony Douglas Hamilton best cat Susan Coates goat David Krause any other pet Dolores Schmitz
Mrs. Fred Arend of Saline was chosen Saturday for a two year term on the board of directors of the Michigan Association for Better Hearing during the 29th annual convention in Kalamazoo. Stahl Butler, the association director, said about 125,000 Michigan residents need hearing aids or lip reading assistance but lack it.
Saline residents can recycle newspapers this Saturday as St. Pauls Youth Fellowship collects across the community. Proceeds fund a Christ Work Day Project service effort. Youth members ask residents to bundle and curbside pickup for faster service.
The Washtenaw County Federation of Women's Clubs holds a Monday gathering October 26 at 1 30 p m at the Ladies Literary Clubhouse in Ypsilanti. Ypsilanti Federation hosts. Speaker is Douglas Williams executive director of the Dunbar Community Center Ann Arbor on Human Relations. Contact Mrs Edward Warner for transportation.
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