Saline Savings Bank Moves to New Modern Building
Saline’s long standing Saline Savings Bank relocated to a 3500 square foot, 114 East Michigan site over the weekend. The new structure features a walk up window drive in service a basement community room with kitchen and free access for groups, reinforced vaults and direct police alarm connection. Staff includes W D Crim Sr and Jr executive officers along with 14 employees. The bank first opened in 1908 and began serving customers at the new location Monday morning.
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E. Michigan
Bank
Saline Savings Bank
W. D. Crim, Sr
Plans Set for Saline Michigan Week Observance
Saline prepares an extensive Michigan Week beginning May 16 with window exhibits on industry, agriculture and heritage. Activities include church bells at noon May 17, government and Mayors Exchange Day May 18, student mayor election May 19, open house at the elementary school, and the high school spring festival May 24 with band concert.
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George Anderson
Donald Kraushaar
Michigan
Sauk Trail Inn
Bixby
Wellfield
Jaycees
Grant
Saline
Art Meltzer
Florence
Robert Painter
Phyllis
Chamber of Commerce
The
American Legion
Saline Reporter
Collins
City Council OKs Subdivision Ordinance and Plat Procedures
The City Council approved ordinance 173 on Monday night establishing steps for preliminary and final plats for subdivisions. Plats must go to the Planning Commission first and be shared with schools utilities and other agencies. A subdivision agreement outlining a time schedule and city-funded infrastructure work is required before final plat approval. Penalties include fines up to 100 dollars or jail time.
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Planning Commission
Council
the Reporter
Neighborhood Association to Meet at Intermediate School Cafeteria
The Girl Scout Neighborhood Association will meet at 7 30 P m Tuesday in the Intermediate School cafeteria to discuss local activities and planning.
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GS. Neighborhood Association
Girl Scout Neighborhood Association
Hiccups End After Nine Day Siege for Rex Draper
Rex Draper of 187 Annwood Court finally stopped hiccups Tuesday after a nine day attack. He spent four days at Saline Community Hospital where heavy sedation failed to halt the spasms. The cause and cure remain unknown. by Wednesday morning the hiccups had not returned. He plans gall bladder surgery later but no link to prior illness is suspected.
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Rex Draper
Draper
Annwood Ct
Saline Community Hospital
Man Hurt When Garage Falls Down
Walter H. Busch of 4770 Saline Ann Arbor Rd sustained fractures of his left leg and all ribs on his left side when a garage he was razing collapsed Tuesday afternoon. He was buried under the roof for nearly 20 minutes before neighbors freed him and he was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in traction. Saline Fire Department and a local ambulance were called, but another ambulance carried him to hospital before the Saline crew arrived.
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Walter H. Busch
Saline
Ann Arbor Rd
Aarage
Busch
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Bethel Church Plans Large Addition
Bethel United Church of Christ in Freedom Township votes to add a sanctuary annex dining hall six classrooms and an office across two levels to the existing 80 by 40 foot stone building. The plan costs about 49000 with 35000 pledged and 11000 in savings. Work may start by early fall guided by building chair Theodore Parker.
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Bethel United Church of Christ In
Freedom Township
Bridgewater Lumber Co
Theodore Parker
Lima Center Rad
T. W. Menzel
Bethel Church
Move to Front Robinson Furnace Repair Shifts Again
Robinson Furnace Repair moved recently to the rear of Saline Hatchery and last weekend relocated to the front of the building on 8 Ann Arbor Street. The change places the shop facade at the street line.
Rubbish Pick Up Set for Clean-Up Week
A city wide free rubbish pick up is scheduled during Clean-up Week prior to Michigan Week. South side locations on Michigan Avenue to be collected Monday May 11 and north side areas on Tuesday May 12. Households should place rubbish at the curb in containers.
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Michigan
Michigan Avenue
Township Meeting Planned by Saline Board
Saline Township Board schedules a meeting at 8 p.m. Monday in the Township Hall to discuss township matters.
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Saline Township Board
City Valuation Grows Over Million in 1963
Saline's assessed valuation rose by 288 753 to 5 048 116 in 1963 based on city figures from Assessor Robert Harrison. With assessment at 25 percent of market value, the growth exceeds 1 million dollars, largely from single family home construction, Harrison says.
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Saline
Robert Harrison
Harrison
Coffee Hours Boost 1964 Cancer Drive in Saline
In Saline the 1964 Cancer Drive gains momentum with multiple coffee hours hosted by community volunteers led by Mrs. Merritt Martin. Dr. David Dingman will present an Everest lecture at Hill Auditorium with tickets 3.50 for reserved, 2 for general, 1 for students. Proceeds support the Saline drive.
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Saline
Merritt Martin
Arthur Heininger
William Morrow
Ernest Mann
Don Ford
Jameson Ford
Paul Alber
George Anderson
Glenn W. Clark
George Drake
Wesley Nielsen
Robert Labay
William Klein
Carl Moehn
Martin
Kiwanis Door-to-Door Sale for Mills Bros Circus
Kiwanis Club of Saline will sell Mills Bros circus tickets by going door to door starting Friday and continuing through next week. Performances are at 3 45 p m and 8 p m on Monday May 4. Advance purchases from the club fund Saline student scholarships.
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Kiwanis Club of
Saline
Mills Bros. Circus
Merit Products and Sauk Trail Inn Win County Honors
Merit Products Co. won first place in Washtenaw County’s industrial products contest for fiberglass campers and related gear, while Sauk Trail Inn took second with its Sauk Trail Originals antique reproductions. The rivals operate yards apart behind the Sauk Trail Inn, and both are new businesses in the Michigan Week regional competition.
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Merit Products Co
Sauk Trail Inn
Sauk Trail
Tom Doenges
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Merit Products
James Merritt
Donald Geiger
Stanley Baisch
Walter
Bud) Miller
Grant
Doenges
Ohio
Indiana
Livingston
Monroe
Lenawee
Harry Denham
Milan
Michigan Week
Harold Kuhlman
Ann Arbor
George Staffen
Chelsea
City Suffers Blackout From Mercury Vapor Lights Failure
Downtown Saline faced an unusual blackout Tuesday as the new mercury vapor street lights failed to light at the usual hour. Detroit Edison crews traced a burned out circuit and restored power by 11 30 p.m. after being notified at eight.
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Saline
Detroit Edison Co
New Building Planned in Prospect LZ Block by L Z Still
Hotel owner and city councilman L Z Still announces a 35 by 70 foot brick one story building in the EB Michigan Ave block facing N Ann Arbor St and the city parking lot. The Dug Out restaurant will move into expanded space, Walker's Dollar Store gains enlarged display area, and a covered walkway will connect to the Walker building.
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L. Z. Still
Michigan Ave
N. Ann Arbor St
Walker
Walker’s
Dollar Store
Schild
L. Z
Barrus Family Recovers After Near Tragedy and Jerre Barrus’s Accomplishments
Mrs. Boyd Brittain and Mrs. Joe Barrus discuss the recent near tragedy at the Barrus home on Rosemont Street as Jerre Barrus, raised near Coopersville, continues to recover. Jerre, valedictorian of her high school class, earned a four year University of Michigan Regents scholarship and a bachelor of music with distinction in 1960. She married Joe Barrus in 1959 and taught piano in Saline from 1963, while her husband pursued a Master in Business Administration. The couple’s infant son Ronald was unharmed during the incident aboard the Barrus dining room table breakfast scene.
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Joe Barrus
Barrus
Rosemont St
Jerre Barrus
Coopersville
Grand Rapids
University of Michigan
U-M
School of Music
East Lansing
U-M Business Administration
Jerre
Saline
Joe Barras
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W. D. Crim
W. D. Crim, Jr
Wilson J. Scott
Council Ok’s
Sauk Inn
Washtenaw
Prospect
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