Saline Community Fair Set to Open September Show
The Saline Community Fair announces a September 24 opening and September 27 close with expanded exhibits. Highlights include bigger steer and lamb shows, a new Lamb Show, improved rabbit and poultry events, a horse pulling contest using a Michigan State College dynamometer, and Miss Saline crowned Friday night.
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Art Miller
Lamb’s Club
Saline
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Saline American Legion
Legion
Cecil Albertson
Blair Moody
Saline Community Fair Week Plan Announces Events
The 1952 fair schedule lists Children’s Day with band concerts and Marionettes on Wednesday September 24 opening the fair stage. Thursday features Farmer’s Day with band shows and crowning of Miss Saline. Saturday is Saline Community Fair Day with farm demos, parade, horse show, magician, prize drawings, and rides.
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Saline Community
Happyland
Citizens' Committee Backs Reorganization Of Saline Schools
The Saline Community Educational Advisory Council, after a year of study, adopted a resolution endorsing reorganization of school districts. It cites population trends, building needs, costs and enrollment, asserting that regional consolidation will improve facilities and secure quality education for all area children. Members urge community support and active involvement.
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Saline Community Educational Advisory Council
Saline
Michigan
Educational Council
Miss Saline Crowned Friday at Saline Fair
The Jaycee Miss Saline Contest winner will be crowned Friday night Sept 26 at the Saline Community Fair. Ann Taylor, last year's winner, led the State Fair parade. Entry blanks available at Giltrow's Pharmacy or mailed to Stanton Roesch or Max Collins.
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Saline
Jaycees And Auxiliary Share Fair Booth This Year
The Jaycees and the Jaycee Auxiliary run a joint booth at the Saline Community Fair with Donald Rapp directing the booth and Julia Rapp chairing the Auxiliary which will sell homemade cookies. The October Auxiliary meeting is at Mary Wiedman’s home.
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Saline
Donald Rapp
Julia Rapp
Mary Wiedman
Senator Moody to Visit Saline Fair
Senator Blair Moody and Mrs. Moody will visit the Saline Community Fair on Saturday September 27 as private visitors. Local committee members will welcome the pair and host a dinner at the Saline Hotel after the Michigan Michigan State game with Moody speaking to the group that night.
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Blair Moody
Moody
Saline Community Fair
Charles Osgood
Frank Deede
Ken Rogers
Bill Muir
Fred Arend
Harry Andeson
Saline Hotel
Returns From Service Ralph Bates Feuell
Ralph Bates Feuell son of the Rev and Mrs R R Feuell has returned home after two years in Special Services at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri where he served as chief of entertainment for the Post. He produced about 200 shows including bivouac and NCO Club events hospital and banquets and many others. Major General D Sturgis Jr praised his work three times and Bates declined a civilian Post entertainment director offer to return to civilian life and pursue radio broadcasting.
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R. R. Feuell
Fort Leonard Wood
Army
Bates
Red Cross
D. Sturgis Jr
Special Services
Saline Hires Two New Policemen
The Saline City Council named Robert Love and Dale Willis as new police officers to replace Bob Davis who resigned for salary reasons. Love, 40, a Saline resident since 1925, previously worked at the Saline Welding and Body Shop and is married with four children. Willis, 21, a Britton native, served in Korea, was wounded twice, and held MP and Combat Medic roles before leaving the army. he plans to move to Saline and remains single. Davis indicated good treatment in Saline and contemplates work in Ann Arbor or part time sheriff deputy duties.
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Saline
Dale Willis
Britton
Michigan
Love
Saline Welding and Body Shop
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Army
Korea
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Davis
Ann Arbor
Sheriff's Department
Changes in Saline Community Fair Entertainment
The Saline Community Fair announces updates to its Entertainment Program. September 24 features a band concert at 8 p.m. and Meredith's Marionettes presenting Aladdin's Lamp at 8:30. September 25 offers another band concert and amateur contest at 8:30, with Friday highlighting Miss Saline and a four act United Booking Agency program. Saturday includes an 8 p.m. magic show by Norton and Nila.
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Saline Community Fair
Meredith
United Booking Agency
Detroit
Norton
Nila
Poultry For Polio Auction At Saline Fair
Plans for a poultry auction at the Saline Fair on September 27 are led by Art Hagen and Luther Klager. Proceeds to the polio fund, sponsored by the Saline Rotary Club. Each of the two breeders offers 300 chicks as bonus prizes for the outstanding bird.
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Art Hagen
Saline Hatchery
Luther Klager
Klager
Polio Fund
Saline Rotary Club
Saline Community Fair Tractor Pull Rules Set
The Saline Community Fair holds a tractor pulling contest at 1 00 p m Friday Sept 26 on a concrete slab. Tractors must be rubber tired and weigh in from light to heavy classes with prizes for top four and ribbons for first. Only drivers on seat, two pulls, weigh in by 11 00 A M, and committee can accept or reject entries.
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Saline Mercantile Company
Saline Community Fair Committee
Saline Comunity Fair Association
Derby Race at Saline Fair
A soap box derby will be held this year starting at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday with two classes ball bearing and non ball bearing. Prizes of 5 4 3 2 and 1 dollars awarded to first through fifth in each class. The event opens with a parade from the high school to the hospital for the races.
Jaycees Urge Membership and Miss Saline Queen Contest
Local Jaycees president Bob Beal praises new members and invites eligible men to join. He promotes community involvement and announces the Miss Saline Queen contest to be crowned Friday at the Fair. Rules restrict ages 16 to 24, allow single or married contestants, require entry forms from Giltrow's Pharmacy, and close entries September 23.
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Jaycees
Jim Beal
Bob
Giltrow’s
Bridgewater
York
Pittsfield
Lodi
Saline
Saline Community Chest Elects New Officers
At a Monday night meeting on September 15 the Saline Community Chest chose Milton Hartman as President Allen Wiedman as Vice President Mrs Ed Laudon as Secretary and Mrs Carl Moehn as Treasurer. The Board of Directors includes Alwin Gross Carl Curtiss Walter Kraus Leo Jensen Ken Rogers Cecil Albertson and Harry Hersch.
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Saline Community Chest
Milton Hartman
Allen Wiedman
Ed Laudon
Carl Moehn
Alwin Gross
Carl Curtiss
Walter Kraus
Leo Jensen
Ken Rogers
Cecil Albertson
Harry Hersch
Saline Community Announces September Events
September 18 J. C. meeting at the Saline Hotel. September 18 Willing Workers meet at Mrs. E. M. Gilbert. September 27 dance at the American Legion Home. September 24 to 27 events listed for Saline Community.
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American Legion Home
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