Draft Speculations Rise Over Call-back Rumors
Local employers faced growing uncertainty as draft rumors spread after the President’s military expansion. Reservist Dan Lev Jeit received a July 27 notice to report August 5, with others awaiting word or calling back. The Saline area Selective Service board handled a flood of inquiries while preparing for August and September physicals and potential inductions.
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Dan Lev Jeit
California
Dan
Saline
Charles Ehmke
Canterbury Drive
Draft Board
Dick Lutz
Bob Beaudry
Mike
David Anderson
Earl Kirby
Saline High School
Earl McTaggart
Selective Service Board
Ypsilanti
Helen Grey
Blood Bank Visit Set For Saline August 23
The Red Cross Blood Bank will come to Saline on August 23 to replenish depleted local supplies. Marian Hering says the Saline Blood Bank collects and distributes blood free of charge and has relied on one to thirteen pints weekly as stocks run dangerously low. Donors may give at the Intermediate School both afternoon and evening on the 23rd.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
Marian Hering
Chorale Receives Warm Brazil Reception During Tour
Editor letters recount the 1961 Michigan Chorale tour through Brazil and Uruguay. From Belo Horizonte to Sao Paulo and Varginha, the group performed 25 concerts for 40 000 people, made seven TV appearances, and enjoyed generous hospitality. The letter notes a historic concert in Sahara near Belo Horizonte and a fundraiser by Lions Club in Varginha, plus plans for a Saline home concert on September 10 at Hill Auditorium.
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Campinas
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Lester
Montevideo
Chorale
Sahara
Belo Horizonte
Varginha
Lions Club
U.S
Varginia
Michigan
Uruguay
Mac
Michigan Chorale
Hill Auditorium
Saline Briefs Highlight Moves and Family News
Robert Leutheuser, after earning an LSD from Michigan in June, plans to move to Wilmington Ohio in September to work with attorney Frederick Buckley and will take the Ohio bar next March. Navy harbors Roy Wiebusch home on leave this weekend before returning to duties. Cynthia and Maria Trombley recover from tonsillectomies, while two groups of St. Paul’s Church girls attend Camp Talahi. A Saline hospital note covers several local patients and visitors including Mrs. Arthur O Neill, Lt. Earl England, and Sharon Von Sossen.
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Robert Leutheuser
University of Michigan
Wilmington
Michigan
Frederick Buckley
Ohio
Henry Leutheuser
Robert Greenfields
Lawson St
Sandy
Art Moehns
Wamplers Lake
South Dakota
Syracuse
Ind
West Unity
Dean Worthman
Sana
James England
Julie Ann
Lori Lynn
San Antonio
Texas
England
United States Army
Sharon von Sossan
Saline
Connie Macks To Play Dads At City Park
Saline’s Connie Mack team meets its fathers squad in a 5 p.m. Saturday game at City Park. The dads roster includes Milt Sie men John Thoss Jimmie Walters Ed Strait and several others with Doc Leidheiser filling two roles as backup catcher and center fielder.
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Saline
Redhot
Connie
Doc Leidheiser
Sump pump Smoke at Caswell Residence Prompted Saline Fire Call
Saline Fire Department was dispatched to the Charles Caswell residence at 10143 Maple Road Wednesday morning when a sump pump smoked. The fire truck returned after about 30 minutes with no damage reported.
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Saline Fire Department
Charles Caswell
Maple Road
Red Cross to Show Plans for New County HQ
Robert Foiles of the Washtenaw Red Cross will present slides of current county HQ and architect plans for a prospective new building. The 3:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting in Saline Savings Bank board room will include a Q and A about the need for the headquarters. Public invited. no solicitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Foiles
Washtenaw County Red Cross
Board of Directors
Saline Savings Bank
Foiles
Wanted Man Arrested on Local Charge in Saline
Ernest Randall 37 of Tecumseh was arrested in Saline for furnishing intoxicants to a minor after bar incidents involving a 14 year old Saline boy. He received five days in jail then faces extradition to Ohio on two felon count warrants. Randall has a 16 year prison record.
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Ohio
Ernest Randall
Tecumseh
Justice of the Peace
Jerome Lamb
Lenawee County
Randall
Saline
Earl Kirby
Joliet
Jackson
Lost dachshund pup found at 244 Willis road
A small black dachshund wandered to the Weldon Emerson home at 244 Willis road and was taken in by the family until its owner is found. Anyone who lost a dog of this description should call Hazel 9-9545 to claim him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Emerson
Willis Road
Emersons
Hazel
Saline Merchants Debate Downtown Vacancy Trends
Local Saline merchants split on downtown vacancies and whether five or six empty fronts signal a trend or reflect a slow town. Some blame growth gaps and traffic, while others note quick turnover and external shoppers heartening. Ann Arbor remains a magnet for many shoppers and parking access drives decisions.
Police and Juvenile Court Plan Monthly Meetings
Chief of Police Earl Kirby attended the first in a series of monthly meetings set by Juvenile Court and county law enforcement. The gatherings aim to improve communications and address common problems and to clarify court plans regarding children and families. Rome of the Juvenile Court staff reports compiling statistics on referrals from 1957 to 1960 for clearer comparison. Police officials from city village county and state branches attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kirby
Juvenile Court
Rome
Local Saline Man Promoted to Commander Rank
Max C Col of Saline promoted to Commander in the U S Naval Air Reserve. A Saline High and University of Michigan graduate he has 18 years in the reserve and served as an aerial navigator in World War I. Now Aviation Technical Training Officer based in Ann Arbor with wife Jeannette and three children in Trenton Michigan.
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Ann Arbor
Ann Arkor
U.S. Naval Air Reserve
Collins
Everett Collins
Saline
Saline High School
University of Michigan ,School of Business Administration
U. of M
Colline
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Saling
Naval Reserve
Naval Air Corps
Naval Air“Reserve
Naval Air Station
Grosse. Te
Jeannette. Clay
Trenton
Michigan
Bendix, Corporation, Systems Division
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Andes Mountains
Colombia
Lester McCoys
Braniff Airways
James Phillips
the Airways
McCoy
Roy Wiebusch
C. E. Wiebusch
S. Maple Rd
Navy
Cynthia
Maria Trombley
Clark Trombley
Saline Community Hospital
St. Paul’s Church
Camp Talahi
Ellen
Rae Carlton
Barbara Fritz
Carol Michalke
Arlene Girbach
Ruth Alber
Lois Alber
Betty Cammet
Cindy Hartman
Waynard Carr
Charles Kern
Michigan-Indiana Synod
Olivette College
Carr
Kern
St. Paul’s
Arthur O'Neill
Harold Wackenhuts
Bear ‘Lake
Kalkaska County
Thaddeus Kuyda
Pleasant Lake Rd
Ronald Hilla
Jennifer
Hilla
Rosemont St
Ron
Michael Armbruster
South Haven
Alma Wahl
Bernard Stremlers
Pontiac
Terry Jane Hunt
Ray Hunt
St. Joseph Hospital
Sam Gall
St. Joe Hospital
Paul Toth
Canterbury
Cincinnati
International Molders and Foundry Workers Union
Toth
Milan
Michorae
Dale Schultz
Donald Schultz
Canterbury Dr
Sa Inie Community Hospital
Dominick Tropea
Julia England
Alma ‘Wahl
Gary
Connie Macks
Fire Department
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
Dexter
Chelsea
United States
Vivian Kluwe
Jone
Psilanti
Max C. Colmade
Alias
Max Collins
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