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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
1
Sen Charles Potter plans to crown the Fair Queen at the annual community festival. Local organizers emphasize pageant tradition and civic pride with participation from residents and guests.
The 105th Hillsdale County Fair opens Sunday September 25 with a religious service by the County Council of Churches. Rev. Paul Morrison will preach after a Jonesville Band concert, followed by a Bud Widmer stage show direct from Chicago. Livestock parades run Tuesday through Friday, harness racing, baseball games, and the 60th year of the Woman’s Congress. Pageant queen crowned September 30 with many local gifts and sponsors. Entry closes September 23 for the queen contest open to single young women aged 17 to 24 in area townships.
An accident at the Michigan Ave Harris St crossing involving a school bus led RivALt police and safety committees to adopt stricter policies. State officials will install 25 mph signs and flashing signals at key points on US 112, with crosswalk painting and police support. Parents urged to stress designated crossing and bus permission rules.
A Saline County board approved the Feldkamp-Klager Drain in Saline Township with swift action. Drain Commissioner John H. Flook states rights of way nearly finished and the project could finish this fall, aiding the US-112 bridge road flow into Ford Lake drainage.
A mobile X-ray unit will tour Saline October 14 17 and 18 as part of a county wide effort to detect early tuberculosis cases. From 11 am to 6 pm on Oct 14 10 am to 6 pm on Oct 17 and 12 noon to 8 pm on Oct 18 the unit will operate in the city parking lot with 125 screenings per hour. Howard Hilton of Washtenaw County Health Department coordinates the event and JCC Auxiliary volunteers assist with registration and surveying. Anyone over 15 may be X rayed without undressing and no appointment is needed. The article also notes a sixth birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs L V Kirk for their daughter Susan with guests from nearby towns.
Tuesday offers tomato soup beef sandwiches pudding and milk. Wednesday features chicken and biscuits mixed vegetables salad bread and butter. Thursday serves jello and milk scalloped potatoes with meat bread and butter cookies and milk. Friday provides macaroni and cheese peanut butter sandwiches fruit salad and milk.
Notice calls all eligible voters to register by October 8 for the November 8 election. Two 2 year council seats open. Petitions with 50 signatures due by October 18, 1955 to City Clerk. Also a Saline Chapter 311 meeting Sept 26 at the Masonic Hall. Louise Cotton of Roseville visited Saline residents.
The Friendship Extension Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Elton Heiber on 10510 Bethel Church Road Monday evening September 26 at eight o'clock. Leaders are Mrs. John Kohier and Mrs. Ed Burmeitser.
More than three hundred attended the Richland Fur Company presented pagent The Romance of Fur at the New Elementary School in Saline Chapter 311 of the CBS sponsored event. The all purpose room held forty card tables as models displayed furs and sport clothes between ballet dances.
Board members announced a 4 percent dividend for all member borrowers of record as of June 30 1955. Secretary Treasurer Robert Hall reported a successful year and dividend checks were distributed at the annual stockholders meeting held September 20 at the American Legion Hall in Saline. The association serves Washtenaw and Wayne counties with headquarters at 2221 Jackson Avenue Ann Arbor.
Milton Hartman of the Hartman Insurance Agency attended the 57th annual convention of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents at the Pantland Hotel Grand Rapids. The program titled The American Market featured Ray L. Van Kuiken of Grand Rapids as the main speaker. Sessions ran September 14 to 16 with a Wednesday afternoon start and a Friday luncheon closing.
Fred Arend announces the baked goods exhibit will award a Sunbeam Mixmaster Jr to the best angel food cake while the fair book had listed devils food cake. The exhibit deadline is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Saline Community Fair begins Wednesday September 28 with a children’s day program and stage show. Farmer’s day features live stock judging steer and horse contests. American Legion day adds wagon backing and tractor pulling. Saturday includes sheep shearing and ram sale, parade, horse show, and closing concerts. Fair officers and committees list numerous named individuals and clubs.
The High School Room Mothers Association held its first meeting of the new school year on Monday at the school. Eleven teachers and twenty mothers attended as president Mars Clarence Johnson outlined duties and emphasized better teacher parent cooperation and open discussion with teachers.
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