Saline's Grand Old Man Dies At Age of 96
Frederick G. Mayer aged 96 longtime Saline resident and St Pauls church charter member died after a short illness at Saline General Hospital. He was born February 13 1851 in Württemberg Germany and immigrated to the United States at age five settling in Lodi township. He married Clara Laubengayer in 1880 and lived on farms in Pittsfield and later Saline at 200 Russell street. Survivors include daughter Amanda and son Herman at home and another son William of Roseville. Funeral held Saturday at St Pauls church with burial in Lodi Cemetery. Mayer became a US citizen about 55 years ago.
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Frederick G. Mayer
Saline
Saline General Hospital
Mr. Mayer
Wurttemburg
Germany
United States
Lodi Township
Clara Laubengayer
Ulrich Laubengayer
Lodi
Pittsfield
Crane Road
Mayer
St. Paul's Church
Amanda
Herman
William
Roseville
St. Paul’s Church
Alvin Siemsen
Legion post handles overseas burial for Saline and Bridgewater
William B. Lutz Post of Saline and Bridgewater communities will arrange military funeral details for those who wish to have remains repatriated. Full details available through Dean Burkhardt, Commander of the Saline Legion Post.
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William B. Lutz
American Legion of Saline
Saline
Bridgewater
Dean Burkhardt
Saline Legion Post
Associates Honor Chief Operator With Buffet Dinner
Michigan Associated Telephone Company employees from the traffic commercial and plant departments surprised their chief operator Mrs Bonnie Steiner with a buffet in the commercial office. Pink white tapers flowers and a decorative four tin tall lead centerpiece graced the desk while candles added favors at each place.
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Michigan Associated Telephone Company
Bonnie Steiner
Isabel McCarbery
Roscoe ‘McCarbery
Barbara Spike
Saline FFA Announces Year of Activity and Fair Involvement
The Saline FFA chapter begins a year of activity after its first meeting on September 4. The group plans a strong role in the Community Fair and aims to surpass last year's success, according to reporter Don Jaeger.
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Saline
Proclamation Launches $250000 Polio Drive in Saline
The Sister Kenny Foundation starts a polio fundraising drive in Saline with a Detroit kickoff featuring a 14 year old polio survivor who cured her disability at Kenny Institute. The campaign runs September 14 through the following week with receptacles in local businesses and collections at the theatre. signed Mayor Alwin Gross.
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Michigan
Sister Kenny Foundation
Detroit
Herman Kiefer
Kenny Institute
Sister Kenny
Saline
Alwin Gross
State 4-H Show Draws 1,400 Youth to East Lansing
More than 1,400 boys and girls from 80 Michigan counties attend the State 4-H Club Show at Michigan State College from August 26 to 29. Exhibits total around 4,000 with 1,200+ in livestock. Winners include Dean Allen, Laura Jean Salton, Evelyn Mikkelson, and Allen Rohifs as 4-H achievement representatives bound for National 4-H Club Camp in Washington next June.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
East Lansing
Washington
Dean Allen
Grand Rapids
Laura Jean Salton
Hastings
Evelyn Mickelson
Crystal Falls
Allen Rohifs
Fairgrove
Marilyn Headlee
Fremont
Vernon Oxender
Centerville
Chester Whitehog
Bob McLean
St. Louis
Mission Festival Homecoming at St Paul's Church
The Pro prem of St Pauls church holds its annual Mission Festival Homecoming with two worship services. Rev Huber Kremme will speak at the Sunday 8 pm service and Rev George E Gaiser will deliver a message at the earlier 8 pm gathering. Visitors from nearby churches join the congregation and offerings support wider church work.
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St. Paul’s Church
Huber -Kremme
Commission On Christian Social Action
Cleveland
Ohio
George E. Gaiser
Christ Shivangetical and Reformed ‘Church
Detroit
Finnish Families Helped by St Pauls Sunday School Gifts
Three families in war torn Finland express gratitude for meals provided by St. Pauls Sunday School through White Gifts last Christmas. Receipts have arrived from CARE detailing the aid and the program's reach.
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Finland
St. Paul’s Sunday School
CARE
Cooperative
Amer
St Pauls Sunday School Delivers Food Packages to European Evacuees
Documents detail three CARH assisted remittance packages sent to Hajala Finland Loimaalla and Sale for evacuees with children. Each $10 parcel contained about 21.5 pounds of food and was bought to alleviate shortages amid inflation, with gains valued at roughly $150 in local markets.
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Ican
Europe
Hajala
Finland
Loimaalla
St. Paul's Sunday School
Graff joins Adrian College football guard lineup
Freshman guard Merlyn Graff reported to Coach Lyman Abbott at Adrian College for the opening game with Detroit Tech on September 27 at Adrian. Graff, a Saline High School graduate, played football from 1942 to 1946 and holds the guard position.
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Merlyn .Graff
Lyman Abbott
Adrian
Adrian College
Detroit Tech
Graff
Saline High School
Like A Woman Fishes Declare Vocal Habits
A Britannica note states the species formerly thought mute now exhibits vocal sounds such as grunt todt chirp click rattle and hum, indicating a richer communication behavior than previously recorded.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
No More Rings Bath Brushing Trick
A simple method teaches children not to practice dangerous bath game by placing a bath brush within easy reach to scrub the tub and deter the habit.
Saline Seeks Patrol Car Radio Pact With County
Saline asks the Board of Supervisors to install a two way radio in its soon to be purchased police scout car and have the county pay 50 dollars monthly for service. Milan already has a similar agreement and nine villages may seek similar contracts. County Supervisor Fred Williams attacks the proposal, arguing Saline should buy its own radio. the matter was sent to the sheriff's committee.
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Saline
Board of Supervisors
Milan
Fred Willams
Ann Arbor
Sheriff's Committee
Glenn J. Hart
Ann Arbor News
Federal nursery Stock program under Clarke McNary acts
The cooperative program for supplying tree planting stock operates under Clarke McNary and Norris Doxey acts. These laws authorize federal aid to states to meet costs for producing and distributing nursery stock for faith use.
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Cooperative Prograph
Clarke- McNary
Norris-Doxey
University Musical Society Announces 26 Concerts in Ann Arbor
The University Musical Society outlines twenty six concerts in Ann Arbor with an extra five performance series. Patrons will hear Patrice Munsel George Szell s Cleveland Orchestra Serge Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus Dimitri Mitropoulos Alexander Brailowsky Zinka Milanov and major orchestras including the Boston Detroit Cincinnati and Philadelphia orchestras. Messiah will be presented twice and the Paganini String Quartet will perform in mid January 1948. The Fifty fifth May Festival closes the season with six concerts under notable conductors and soloists.
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University Musical Society
Ann Arbor
Charles A. Sink
Patrice Munsel
Metropolitan Opera
Ann, Arbor
George Szell
Cleveland Orchestra
Don Cossack Chorus
Serge Jaroff
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Minneapolis Symphony
Hill Auditorium
Alexander Brailowsky
Choral Union
Zinka Milanov
Chicago Symony Orchestra
Artu Rodzinski
Daniel Ericourt
Set Svanholm
The
Westminster Choir
John Finley Williamson
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussevitzky
Myra Hess
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Karl Krueger
Georges Enedco
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thor Johnson
University Choral’ Union
Frances Yeend
Mary van Kirk
Harold Haugh
Mark Love
Frieda Op’t Holt Vogan
Lester McCoy
Paganini String Quartet
Rackham
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Alexander Hilsberg
University Choral Union
See Choral Union
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Sodt-Welch Wedding in Candlelit Bethel Church
Miss Jean Elizabeth Sodt and Robert Frederick Welch wed at Bethel Church in Freedom Township in a candlelit ceremony witnessed by 150 guests. The celebration featured a three tier cake, family attendants, and a reception at the church. After a wedding trip they will reside on Pleasant Lake Road.
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Gladiolus
Jean Elizabeth Sodt
Clara Sodt
W Haron St
Anne Astor
Robert Frederick Welch
Helen Welch
Sbethel
Freedom Township
W. Bauman
Wanda Haeussler
Miss Scott
Emmanuel
Alton Luiz
Pleasant Lake
Leroy Armbruster
Ray Sttreiter
Saline
Alton Lutz
Marie Scheurer
Kenneth Snyder
Gretchen Steele
Erwin Hechrine
Robert Hieber
Edwin Schaible
Loretta Faulhaber
Earl Mann
Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pleasant Lake Road
Manchester High School
Eber Bach Drug Store
Manchester High
Ford Motor Co
Manchester
Germany
France
Jackson
Clinton
Bridgewater
Lansing
Chelsea
Ann Arbor
Hart Mann
Mit
City Park Recreation Program Ends Summer With Final Day Awards
The City Park Recreation Program closes for summer after a day of competitive events for girls and junior and senior boys. Highlights include dramatized ballads, puppet play, handicraft exhibits, and a doll show. Winners received ribbons and cups across games such as tennis, croquet, badminton, shuffleboard, and horsehoes with many named participants honored.
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Parsons
HaQbatk
London Town
Sarah. Cook
Evelyn Kurte
Mary Koebbe
Donna Wahl
Frances Visel
Sally Campbell
Elaine Kurte
Three Little Pigs
Billy Goats Gruff
Elaine Karte
Mary Koebve
Havelyn Karte
Sally Cook
Sue Niles
Donna Mae Wahl
Sally
Eax
Croquet
Walfred Larson
Jimmy Cook
Hifrine
Steve MacArthur
J. Cook
Schuffleooard
Karl Mewhs
Larson Wallfred
Don Jaeger
Hax—ry
Frank .Randall
Harry Anderson
Randall Frank
Gertmsy Ganser
Gerry Ganser
Frank Randall
Herry Anderson
Horsehoes
Adults Welcome at Saline Child Study Club Meeting
Guest speaker Floyd South, principal of Woodruff School and Ypsilanti Visual Education chair, will demonstrate environmental and nature study using sixth grade pupils. Teachers, parents and locals invited to Saline High School auditorium Tuesday evening September 16 at 7 45. A C Lange reports a home sale at 217 South Ann Arbor Street to Mr and Mrs George Glatz, possession around October.
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Woodruff_school
Ypsilanti
Sir Smith
Child Study Club
Iiz
Saline High School
A. C. Lange
Ann Arbor Street
George Glatz
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Marilyn Anderson
Donna LaFreviere
Dickinson County
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Saginaw
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