New Dodge 1953 Action Car Debuts At Steele's
Dodge introduces its 1953 action car with a 140 horsepower Red Ram V Eight engine in the Coronet line. Elmer J. Steebe showcases a redesigned Dodge with continental styling, increased glass area, and new chassis features. The lineup includes Gyro Torque Gyro Matic automatic and standard drive options with four transmission choices.
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Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Elmer J. Steebe
Steeb
Steele
Saline Jaycees Adopt Nonpartisan Good Government Policy
The Saline Jaycees issue a policy statement affirming nonpartisan aims in good government. They declare they did not sanction or supply the articles or lectures cited by political parties and emphasize a local state and nationwide focus on nonpartisan educational materials.
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Jaycee Clubs
Michigan
Saline Jaycees
Michigan State Jaycee Project
Jaycees
Collect Clothes For Korea Drive At Federated Church
A drive at Federated church collects warm clothing for Korean refugees via Church World Service. Deadline is Monday October 27. Shipping costs average 20 cents per pound with initial 10 cents to reach St Louis and another 10 cents to Korea. Committee led by Mrs Hazen Jewell includes Mrs Maurice Henderson Mrs Walter Jacobs and Mrs William Spike. Gifts may be given through committee members.
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Federated Church
Church World Service
St. Louis
New Orleans
Korea
Hazen Jewell
Maurice Henderson
Walter Jacobs
William Spike
Norman Scherdt Seeks Saline City Council Seat
Norman Scherdt 39 years old announces his candidacy as one of 12 for the Saline City Council. He has lived in Saline since his marriage in 1938, works at Word Motor Company since 1939, owns 220 Russell Street, and pledges to attend all meetings while avoiding promises he cannot keep.
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Norman Scherdt
Theity Council
Scherdt
Saline
The
Word Motor Company
Russell Street
Esther Landwehr Seeks Saline City Council Seat
Esther Landwehr of 104 West McKay and Mrs. Edwin Hering are the first women to run for Saline City Council backed by the Saline Woman's Club. Landwehr, a long-time public servant and community leader, offers measured plans and urges citizens to improve local government by example.
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Esther Landwehr
W. McKay
Saline Woman’s Club
Edwin Hering
Saline
Miss Landwehr
Saline Township
Saline City
Saline High School
Cleary Business College
Saline Public Schools
University Hospital
State Psychopathic Hospital
Ann Arbor
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Indiana
Women’s Guild
St. Pauls
City Hall Extends Hours for Driver Licenses
Drivers licenses may be obtained at City Hall between 7 and 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Jack Leonard sustained painful injuries when he fell 15 feet from a tree while trimming it on Monday.
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Jack Leonard
Train Car Crash Kills Dexter Man in Railroad Crossing
Dexter residents Lawrence E. Jones 21 of Fourth Street died from a broken neck when a freight train struck his car at Bemis Road crossing east of Saline around 5 30 PM Monday. Kath leen Alma Howard 24 of Huron Road Drive was critically injured with a ruptured kidney and broken ribs and rushed to St Josephs Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. Policemen and troopers investigated. engineer Jores hig was questioned about sight of the crossing.
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Lawrence E. Jones
Fourth St
Dexter
Kathleen Alma Howard
Huron Rd
Bemis Rd. R. R
Saline
Jones
Miss Howard
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Bemis Rd
R. R
Lawrence Jones
Mathieen Howard
Ann Arbor News
Hollis Carr Seeks Saline Council Seat
Hollis Carr of 315 North Harris, 38, married with three children, seeks a Saline City Council seat. He owns a home, works as a distributor of petroleum products for Washtenaw Farmers Oil Co, and has 12 years in the business. He is a Saline High School graduate and active in the Saline Methodist Church and its Official Board.
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Hollis Carr
North Harris
Hollis
Washtenaw Farmers Oil Co
State Petroleum Committee
Saline High School
Saline Methodist Church
Saline
Meader To Speak At St Pauls On Sunday
George Meader congressman from Michigan second district will address the Adult Assembly at St Pauls church on Sunday about An Affirmative American Foreign Policy. He outlines his public service and ties to the Point Four program as he campaigns for re election.
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George Meader
Congress
St. Paul’s Church
Meader
University of Michigan Law School
Washtenaw County
Senate
St. Pauls Church
Barn Fire Causes $5000 Damage in Saline Area
A double fire incident in Saline Friday caused about $5000 in damage to a 60 by 40 foot barn at Don Schultz’s 1866 Samer Road. Firefighters battled flames for four hours with help from Milan and Whittaker departments. cause unknown. Schultz family car and house saved.
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Saline
Don Schultz Place
Samer Road
Milan
Whittaker
Saline-Ann Arbor Road
Pittsfield
Three Saline Youths Hurt In Wreck
Three Saline youths were injured when the car they rode in struck a utility pole about 9 40 P M Saturday one mile south of Ann Arbor. Driver Carl C Sattler 16 sustained a broken left arm severe facial lacerations and a broken left leg in three places. James D Ford 15 had a broken nose and facial cuts while Herbert C Williams 14 suffered facial lacerations. The driver swerved to avoid a car backing out of a driveway. They were taken to St Josephs Hospital in Ann Arbor.
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Ann Arbor
Carl C. Sattler
James D. Ford
Herbert C. Williams
Sauter
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ann Aver
Saline Banks Announce New 1952 Hours
Citizens Bank president C. A. Curtiss and Saline Savings Bank head W. D. Crim announced new banking hours effective November 1, 1952. Open Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Wednesday evening 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Week totals gain two and a half hours, with noon service restored and Wednesday evening shifted earlier.
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C. A. Curtiss
Citizens Bank
W. D. Crim
Saline Savings Bank
Mrs Minnie Sturm and kin visit Lydia Raab in Manchester
Mrs Minnie Sturm and daughter Eisther with Mr and Mrs Harold Zahn of Ann Arbor visited Mrs Lydia Raab in Manchester on a Sunday call.
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Ethel Spike
Henry Proctor
Manchester
Minnie Sturm
Eisther
Harold Zahn
Ann Arbor
Red Feather Drive Starts Monday
The Community Chest Red Feather Drive will start Monday October 27. A meeting was held Wednesday night at the Saline Hotel with representatives from all the different service organizations.
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Red Feather Drive
Saline Hotel
Store Manager Iva Lange Hospitalized for Surgery
Mrs Iva Lange manager of the Lucky 7 Store in Saline is in Saline General Hospital for surgery. She is expected to be out two or three weeks. Miss Sandra Sheppard and Miss Marie Socks are filling in for her at the Lucky 7 Store.
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Iva Lange
Lucky 7
Saline
Saline General Hospital
Sandra Sheppard
Miss Marie Socks
Saline Food Center to Open at Michigan Avenue Site
A new store expected to open Tuesday or Wednesday at 109 W Michigan Ave replaces the former C F Smith store. The Saline Food Center will offer meat and groceries, owned by Robert Leonard of Saline and Bernall Aller of Ypsilanti, with interior remodeling completed in the past month.
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Michigan Avenue
C. F. Smith
Saline Food Center
Robert Leonard
Saline
Bernall Aller
Ypsilanti
Robert Royal Seeks City Council Seat
Robert E. Royal of 205 Williams Street runs for council, pledging effort and cooperation to meet expansion and civil government challenges. Royal, a 33 year old educator and Army Air Forces veteran, teaches Industrial Arts at Romulus High School and lives with his wife and two children.
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Robert E. Royal
Williams Street
Royal
Robert Rogans
Saline
Tic
Michigan State Normal Wollens
University of Tehran
Bea
Air Force
India
China
Cantain
Romulus High School
Aisthedist Chrerch
American Legion
Saline Community Calendar Highlights Upcoming Events
October 24 Friday features a football game at A High a Saline. October 25 Saturday hosts Fim Club Bake Sale at Uphaus Store and American Legion Costume Ball at Legion Hall 9 30 P M. Jaycee Auxiliary meets Oct 28 at Mrs Allen Wiedman’s. Saline Hotel hosts JCC meeting 8 P M. Friendship Class Oct 29 at Miss Mary Morden’s. Saline Fair Board meets Nov 1 at Saline High School. Federated Young Peoples Society Bake Sale at Uphaus Store Oct 28 8 P M.
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Fim
Uphaus
Jaycee Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion Hall
Mary Morden
Saline Fair Board
Saline High School
Federated Young Peoples Society
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Bob
Esther Lamndwebr
Dexter Man
Robert Royal
Legion Auxiliary
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