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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1961
Page
1
Thousands visit the newly completed St Pauls E and R Church for dedication events on Sunday. More than 600 attend the morning service as crowds tour the Open House. The building, funded by an $80 000 one week pledge drive, features many memorial fixtures. A Family Night banquet is set for Thursday at 7 pm.
Saline baseball opened its season with a 4-0 win over Chelsea. Jim Walters pitched a complete game allowing two hits with ten strikeouts and one walk. Mike Bixby, Milt Siemen, Stemen, Farrar, Frey, Coe, Leidheiser, and McDonald contributed key plays across the innings.
Saline Fire department responded to a chimney fire at the Pete Wiedmayer residence on Weber road at 9 a.m. Monday. Damage was slight. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Raymond Dunn and daughters Kristin and Beth Ann spent the weekend in Burr Michigan visiting relatives.
Waldo Papsdorf was named to the Saline township Zoning Board to replace Edward Filsinger who moved to the Township Board as trustee. Other zoning board members include Ernest Girbach Victor Berkich Albert Gail and Glenn Weber. The board also named Filsinger to the Zoning Appeals Board with Girbach and Herman Mehler. The township instructed the Washtenaw County Road Commission to grade and gravel Macon road between Jordan and Braun roads.
The annual Elementary School Carnival will run 7 to 9 30 p m Friday May 5 at the school. Parents organization sponsors booths bake and candy sales book sales white elephant games refreshments puppet and side shows and a talent show. Proceeds fund library books and reading program materials. Event chairmen are Mrs Paul Herter and co chairman Mrs Glenn Carter. Ten thousand tickets at 10 cents each expected to be sold for purchases or show access.
The Saline High School Band, a 68-member group from Saline, Michigan, earned its first division rating at the state contest, placing in the top six percent and the only band in its class to receive a first rating. Judges cited strong woodwind technique and expressive dynamics though noted intonation and sight-reading issues. Director Arthur Katterjohn highlighted the sixth first division in nine state appearances.
Saline Community hospital announced three open house sessions in coordination with National Hospital Week May 7 to 13. The events run 2 to 5 pm on May 7 10 and 13 to acquaint residents with hospital facilities and community contributions.
Grace Bennett 34 will begin duties as Director of Nurses at Saline Community hospital on May 1. She comes from Lynn hospital in Lincoln Park and replaces Anna Vicary. Bennett has been assistant surgical supervisor at Wayne County General Hospital and studied nursing at Duke University. She worked for Parke Davis from 1955 to 1958 on the polio project and graduated from Delaware Hospital School of Nursing.
Mary Lou Gall leads two night recital to raise funds for Interlochen Band. April 28 29 at the High School auditorium starts 8 p m. Tickets 75c adults 50c students with children free. Profits go to the Band's Interlochen Fund.
The Community Chest Board will hold its annual meeting and election of officers on May 1 at Saline Savings Bank. The meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p.m.
Saturday is declared Tag Day for the 1961 Cancer Crusade in Saline. Girl Scout Troops 277 280 and 282 will sell tags downtown 9 30 a m to 4 p m led by Mrs Gerald Coe Mrs Hubert Beach and Mrs John Schnell in uniform with armbands. Two coffee hours this week raised 52 91 for the fund at homes of Mrs Michael Rotunno and Mrs Regis Wolfinger. A film To Smoke or Not to Smoke will be shown at Saline High School for 9th and 10th graders. Residents are asked to return mail in contributions or send to Mrs Jensen.
Saline area residents will fill three Board of Education posts at the June 12 election after Fran cis Lockwood resigns effective June 15 for business reasons. Nominating petitions are available at the Superintendent’s office and must be filed by 4 p.m. on the twentieth day before the election.
The article reports on comments from Bruce Niethammer, a Saline eighth grader and SHS eighth grade convention nominee, amid President Kennedy's Cuban crisis discussions. Niethammer warns of potential war, supports protecting Cuba, and notes U.S. lag in space but defense parity overall.
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