Saline referendum drives DST petition drive
Daylight Saving Time controversy sparks statewide petitions to place a 1968 ballot measure in Michigan electing to stay on DST with the rest of the nation. Local organizers led by Mrs. Stephen Lewis gather signatures and note wide public interest and broad impacts on daily life, travel, and business.
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Michigan
Stephen Lewis
Lewis
Clark St
Ronald Voigtman
Rosemont St
John Hicks
Tower Dr
Saline Ford Plant
City of
Saline
Hoover Bearing
John Strawbridge
Strawbridge
Mrs. Lewis
Windsor
Detroit
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Toledo
Toledo Dairies
Raymond Dzendzel
Saline seeks 1967 Michigan Week product winner
Saline Michigan Week Chairman John R. Wotring invites local firms to enter the county product of the year contest. The entry deadline is April 17. Entries must be Michigan made consumer products and can include new or resubmitted items with potential regional impact. Contact David Cobb or J R Wotring for details.
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Saline
Michigan Week
Uniloy
John R. Wotring
Michigan
Saidsyet
Saline Michigan Week
David Cobb
J. R. Wotring
6th Graders Battle Blaze With Shovels
Sixth graders at Houghton Elementary battled a field fire sparked by a garbage burner near the school. About 14 students and a janitor used wet brooms and shovels to halt the blaze as wind pushed it toward the Edison plant before firefighters arrived and cleared the flames.
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Houghton
Bob Hunter
Robert Hunter
W. Bennett St
Bob
Edison
Saline Woman's Club Plans Kellogg Plant Trip
The Saline Woman's Club will meet in Battle Creek at the Kellogg plant for their regular gathering. A chartered bus departs St. Paul United Church of Christ at 10 am and returns to Saline about 4 pm. Luncheon reservations are made at the Kellogg employees' cafeteria.
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Saline Woman’s Club
Kellogg
Battle Creek
St. Paul
United Church of Christ
Michigan Ave
Lewis St
Saline
Exits Win Battle of the Bands in Ann Arbor
The Exits won the area Battle of the Bands Saturday night in Ann Arbor as about 600 fans braved heavy rain. Members include Steve Phillips and Bill Mitchell of Ann Arbor High, and Ron Westlake of Willow Run High. They earned $100 and advance to a state contest in Grand Rapids on April 29 with Saline Jaycees funding the event.
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Grand Rapids
Steve Phillips
Bill Mitchell
Ann Arbor High School
Ron Westlake
Willow Run High
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor High
Willow Run High School
Card party to aid Loch Rio scholarships and girls' home
The Pittsfield Business and Professional Women’s Club of Ann Arbor sponsors a card party on April 17 from 8 to 10 30 p.m. at Pittsfield Grange Hall. Profits benefit a Washtenaw County girl scholarship and the Loch Rio Girls' Home at Belleville.
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Loch Rio
Belleville
Pittsfield Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Ann Arbor
Pittsfield Grange Hall
Washtenaw County
Band Calendar Sales Planned by Band Parents Club
The Community Band Calendars sale will begin soon to support the band's summer camp. Calendars, ordered in spring, arrive before September 1 and list school and community events plus many church events and personal anniversaries. Each purchaser gets two free listings included in the calendar price.
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Band Parents Club
Oliver Steiner
Alton Ealy
Harry Cline
Chester Riley
John Thomas
Robert Rogers
Arnold Wild
Jack Stull
Ted Braun
Theodore McKillop
Daniel Klein
Mary Martin
Leland Dicks
Ormond Jedele
Saline Girls Attend Cenfab on Conservation
Two Future Homemakers members of Saline attended the Michigan Youth Conference on conservation at Michigan State University March 11. Sharon Burkhardt and Bobbi Politz joined about 400 youths as Waldo Gray of Detroit urged action programs in communities. Youth agencies sponsoring the event included 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, FFA, Camp Fire Girls, YWCA, YMCA, Boys' Clubs, and Red Cross Youth.
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Saline
Michigan State University
Sharon Burkhardt
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Future Farmers of America
Camp Fire Girls
Future Homemakers
YWCA
YMCA
Boys’ Clubs
Red Cross
Saline Township Votes Unanimous on Edison Franchise
Saline Township approved the Detroit Edison utility franchise by a 46 to 0 vote in a Monday election. The Probate Judge race saw Ross Campbell defeat Rodney Hutchinson 38 to 8. Voter turnout was light overall with 113 in Saline city, 128 in York, 188 in Pittsfield, and 56 in Lodi Township.
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Saline Township
Detroit Edison
Ross Campbell
Rodney Hutchinson
Saline
Campbell
York
Pittsfield
Lodi
Hutchinson
City Council Raises Overtime Parking Fines
City council instructed the city attorney to draft an amendment increasing overtime parking fines from 25 cents to 1 dollar for the first day and from 1 dollar to 2 dollars for additional time.
Grass Fire Responders Log Grass Fire on Waters Road
Saline Fire Department was called out Wednesday morning to control a grass fire on Waters Rd. Firefighters arrived and contained the blaze with no injuries reported. Local authorities urged residents to clear dry brush and maintain fire safety.
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Saline Fire Department
Waters Rd
Saline Fire Hall bids exceed estimates and go to committee
Bids for Saline's new fire hall ranged above estimates with the lowest at 55 400 or 11 42 per square foot. The 90 000 bond will cover site work and land, with surrounding townships paying 49 percent through a rental plan. The fire hall committee will study bids before a potential award and rapid construction start.
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Saline
Butcher and Willits, Inc
Ann Arbor
Bridgewater Lumber Co
Minion Construction Co
Ypsilanti
E. Michigan Ave
N. Harris St
Mike Strait
Tanner & Kowalewski
Rosemont Residents Push Humps to Slow Traffic
Rosemont homeowners petitioned the council with 32 signatures to install three crosswise humps on Rosemont street from Willis Rd to Pleasant Ridge. Eight residents attended to urge rippling barriers, aiming to slow speeding on the through street used as a shortcut.
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Rosemont
Trafc
Willis Rd
Pleasant Ridge
James Levlett
Math Missionary teaches sixth graders at Houghton Elementary
Mrs. Florence Dwyer of Ann Arbor volunteers in math sessions for sixth graders at Houghton Elementary. She uses small groups to build confidence, with principal Marian Barclay noting it as a personal mission. Staff cooperation is high as students show rapid progress and renewed interest in math.
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Houghton Elementary
Paul
Florence) Dwyer
Annn Arbor
Marian Barclay
Houghton
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Marry Cline
Ealy
Firs. Steiner
Strait
Ford
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Cious
Mrs. Dwyer
Frank von Broda
LeRoy Murphy
Joan Burkhart
Judy Myer
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