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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1973
Page
2
Editor’s Mail recounts a reader’s memories of rural life before modern conveniences. Highlights include coal boiler and washday routines, hand made soap, wood gathering, walking to school, country doctor calls, crank telephone use, foot powered sewing, kerosene lamps, hidden books, outdoor silent movies, and simple mornings with warm stoves and heavy blankets.
Washtenaw County chapter of the American Red Cross partners with Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation and Huron Valley Girl Scout Senior Mariner Troop I to offer a basic canoeing course for ages 13 plus and an instructor training course for 17 and older. Sessions run May 2–11 at Argo Pond and May 6 pool times at Huron High School. no course fee though the Red Cross Basic Canoeing book costs 50 cents. Registration via the Red Cross at 971 5300 weekdays.
The Jensen School P T O Carnival is set for Friday May 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school after approval by the School Board. P T O officers named include President elect Bill Taylor, Vice President Jim Clark, Secretary Janet O Kunze, and Treasurer Judy Galofaro. New Houghton board members are Joy Holley, Karen Thoss, Sue Hisemann, and Joanne Bennett.
Mayor Hubert Beach proclaims May 19 to 26 as the 20th annual Michigan Week with area residents urged to participate. The schedule includes Community Pride Day Spiritual Foundations Day Government Day Heritage Day Our Livelihood Day Education Day Hospitality Day and Our Youth Day.
About 10 Cadette Girl Scouts from Pat Hutchins Saline Troop 143 will walk this Sunday April 29 to raise funds for March of Dimes research into catastrophic diseases. Sponsors are sought to donate per mile. call Pat Hutchins at 429-5317.
Jack and Rose Marie Bower of Willis Road welcomed a baby girl on April 18 at Women’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. Michelle Suzanne weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and joins the two children from Jack and three from Rose Marie in the blended family.
In Saline 800 POW MIA bracelets showed many released prisoners but more still list missing in action. A list of 555 returning POWs is at the Saline Library with free Welcome Home stickers. Jaycees say to wear bracelets with blue and white stars indicating FOW or MIA while the 1300 missing names remain.
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