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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1956
Page
1
The Saline Community Chest reaches a $600 tally toward a $5700 goal as workers begin a door to door canvass on October 16. Miss Luella Lambarth, treasurer, notes donations support Red Cross and United Fund drives and urges donors to have contributions ready for volunteers.
The Saline Willing Workers Club met at Mrs. Claude Gilbert's home with a noon luncheon. President Mrs. Robert Hammond led the meeting as Mrs. Lloyd Carey gave devotions on Prayer. Mrs. Bliss Curtiss led the program and poems were read. A potluck supper was set for November 15 at 7:30 PM at the Saline Township Hall replacing the noon annual dinner.
The Saline City Council, in joint session with township supervisors, discussed coordinating annexation plans. Sanford Furness of the Washtenaw Council Planning Board led a presentation on city planning. A study by an engineering firm to assess water and sewage capacity and potential service expansion was tentatively approved, with a committee to study costs and pro rata shares for participating townships.
At a Monday dinner in the American Legion Home about 50 attended. The Promotion committee told of holiday decor plans and coordination with the city council. Debated extending hours to 9 pm for merchants, with a November meeting to decide. New co chair and two members added to the committee.
The Saline High School drama class and girls glee club present Who's Afraid, a one act comedy, October 30 at 8:00 PM in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Father Ralph Gross Mother Mary Lou Weber Penny Sandy Ross and others. The matinee for the entire high school will follow in the afternoon.
Delinquent water bills now incur a 10 percent penalty with payment due by November 1 to avoid shut off. All delinquent city taxes unpaid by November 1 will be added to the winter tax. E. J. Muir, Treasurer.
An associate history professor explains Hallowe en roots from Allhallows Eve and All Saints Day to Druids harvest rites. He notes the vigil of Saman in Ireland, the bonfire tradition, and contrasts with Witch Sabbath and Black Mass legends. Bobbing for apples is linked to medieval game customs.
The Westminster Fellowship Group of Federated Church appointed committee chairmen at Sunday’s meeting. Sally Youngs serves as president and officers will be installed at the Morning Worship Service on Sunday, November 4. New chairs: Membership Joan Austin, Missionary Douglas McKenzie, Entertainment Carol Brown, Music Lynn Gates.
Nine babies arrived over a weekend at Herrick Memorial Hospital Tecumseh including Gunderson triplets Mary Ann Betty Ann and Sally Ann born Sunday morning. Their parents Russell and wife from Adrian own a forge press job at Bridgeport Brass. Twin girls born to Richard Upell Tecumseh and other Tecumseh couples reported doing fine. Mary Leman elected treasurer of the Michigan-Indiana Synod Youth Cabinet representing Ann Arbor region.
Charles D. Curtiss, commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, will be honored in Hillsdale County for his work in highway construction. A citation by the Michigan Senate accompanies a reception and banquet at Hillsdale with state officials invited. Curtiss, a former Hillsdale resident and Michigan State College alumnus, rose to his post after World War I service and a lengthy career in highway administration.
Children from St. Paul and Methodist churches plan to collect pennies for UNICEF on Halloween night while in costume. Trinity and Federated Churches offer similar church school fundraising. UNICEF boxes and tags will be distributed to children with parental permission to ring bells for treats and donations for the church schools.
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Saline Elementary School with over three hundred members in attendance. Officers and directors were reaffirmed, new directors elected, and delegates chosen for the Michigan State annual meeting. Resolutions urged removal of brush at rural crossroads, a school tax earmarked for education, opposition to toll roads, use of prison labor for citizenship, and reappraisal of foreign aid. The group also endorsed limiting communist influence in schools and reaffirmed opposition to trailer camps with expanded township authority. Construction of a 500 watt radio station by The Saline Broadcasting Co. was announced with license granted by the FCC and studios planned on Brassow Road.
Ray mond Girbach president of the Saline Community Fair Board announced the annual board meeting was postponed due to heavy post fair business. The meeting moves to Saline High School Agricultural Room on Wednesday November 7 at 8 p.m.
Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors took a bus tour of 13 state and county road improvements and a new Ford Powdered Metal Plant in Ypsilanti Township. The trip reviewed the Ann Arbor south belt bypass and seven grade separations, with costs cited for highway work and bridge strengthening, and noted the use of precast beams on the US-23 project.
Two veteran truck drivers Wilbert Brashears and Arthur Chambers earned safety awards at a Ypsilanti luncheon. Brashears, with eight years accident free, has driven across 48 states averaging 50 000 miles yearly totaling over 400 000 miles. Chambers, four years with the company, logged 140 000 miles nationwide excluding the far west.
The Ann Arbor District invites Washtenaw County Methodist churches to a quarterly conference at First Methodist Church in Ann Arbor. Attendees meet at 7:00 p.m. for transportation. Dr. L LaVerne Finch District Superintendent presides. Agenda covers the five church commissions.
Saline Protestant and Baptist congregations will observe Reformation Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The Federated and Presbyterian churches join the Baptist church for a worship service led by Rev. Henry McKenzie on The Story of The Re formation. Special music directed by Harold Browz with Mrs. Carl Geddes at the organ.
A Washtenaw County Farm Bureau group of young people will meet Tuesday evening October 30 at George Schnierle's Wagner Road home for a hayride. Neil Stierle chairs the event inviting interested youths to join the Junior drive for new members. Kenneth Guenther, a talent-find winner at a district meeting, will represent Washtenaw at the Annual Junior Farm Bureau meet in East Lansing on Saturday the 27th.
A called Presbyterian Congregation meeting at Federated Church will be held Sunday morning November 4 after the Morning Worship Service to discuss church affairs.
David Randolph 77 of Saline died at his home late last week. He was born July 21 1897 in Leipsic Ohio, widow of Turcy M Frank since 1928, and married Salone Ashley in 1930. Surviving are six sons, a daughter, a brother, 17 grandchildren, one great grandchild, and several step relatives. Funeral services were held last Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev Edward Escolime officiating. Burial followed at Marble Park Cemetery in Milan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Kuebler 81 of 687 Steinbach Rd Freedom township were conducted last Tuesday at Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev T W Menzel officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She was born January 16 1875 in New York City daughter of Bernhardt and Margaret Blumenauer and married William Ferdinand Kuebler in Lodi township March 29 1894. Her husband died in 1909. She lived most of her life in the community and was a member of Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church. Survivors include three sons Paul Calvin and Raymond Kuebler all of Freedom and three brothers Adolph Blumenauer of Freedom.
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