Sidewalk Sale Draws Record Crowds in Town
Saline merchants opened the two day Sidewalk Sale as shoppers filled Main Street. Rain did not dampen enthusiasm with brands cut in half and special treats drawing crowds. Shops like Andersons and Mae Woods Copper Kettle reported booming business and a Grand Opening at MacFarlane Shoes. The Chamber of Commerce called it the most successful project yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlob
Andersons
Gambles
Giltrow's
Walker
Mae Wood
MacFarlane Shoes
Aston
Bill Wilkinson
Chamber of Commerce
Saline
Saline Chamber of Commerce
Saline considers a municipal swimming pool proposal
The Saline Recreation Commission weighs outdoor pool plans at a forthcoming meeting. Commissioner Gerald Coe backs outdoor facilities with potential fundraising and division sponsorship. Residents favor funding options and fear indoor costs and winter viability.
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City Recreation Commission
Gerald Coe
Coe
Frank Deede
Recreation Commission
Chest
Community Chest Elects Officers for 1958 59
Lauren Wild was elected president of the Saline Community Chest for 1958 59 and Gordon Esch was elected vice president at a Tuesday meeting of the Board of Directors. Other officers include Sally MacArthur secretary Luella Lambarth treasurer and Wilson Scott campaign chairman for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Lauren Wild
Saline Community Chest
Gordon Esch
Sally MacArthur
Luella Lambarth
Wilson Scott
Food Tent Plans Upgraded Service at Saline Fair
Kiwanis Club of Saline announced improvements for the Food Tent at the Saline Community Fair. The tent will feature fly screening and cafeteria service to reduce lines, with professional cooking and service under General Chairman Marty Hemenway. Meals include two lunch and dinner menus, roasted meats from Walker’s bakery, ample seating, and new screens for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Kiwanis Club of
Marty Hemenway
Walker’s Bakery
School census shows rise in preschool and school age counts
Final tabulation as of May 31, 1958 reports a total increase of 109 children under 20. Pre school group ages birth through four totals 647, up 76, while school age group ages five through19 totals 1 395, up 33 from the prior year.
Bradson Corp to double Saline Plant size
Bradson Manufacturing Corp begins a 4,000 square foot addition to the Saline plant at an estimated cost of 15,000 dollars. The expansion diversifies operations to offset seasonal demand, adding space for subcontracted work and a small rise in winter hiring to 20 to 25 workers. Expected completion by September.
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Bradson Corp
Bradson Manufacturing Corp
Bradson
FFA to Hold Plow Contest
Members of the Saline chapter of the Future Farmers of America are eligible to enter an FFA plowing contest Saturday at 9 a.m. at the high school property on Maple Rd. Judges will be Allie Gross Ted Hill and Lee Robison. Alton Ealy, high school agriculture instructor, will supervise. Scoring will be based on ten points including quick penetration uniform depth clean furrow walls trash coverage uniform furrows furrow straightness good pulverization smooth level furrow bottoms even furrow ends and safety.
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Saline
Future Farmers of America
Maple Rd
Allie Gross
Ted Hill
Lee Robison
Alton Ealy
Kiwanis Club Guests Preview Alaska Movie Program
Five members of the Kiwanis Club of Saline were guests at the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Eastern meeting in the Michigan Union building Ann Arbor. Tony Schild presented a program with his Alaska travel films.
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Kiwanis Club of
Saline
Ann Arbor
Michigan Union Building
Tony Schild
Alaska
Snowshoe Pastor Takes Montana Traveling Charge
Rev Burritt Shepard Crim of Virginia City Montana has been ordained for an experimental Episcopal pastorate that will require long distances in Montana mountains He and his wife welcome their third child and plan a two year ministry with travel by ski and snowshoe as winters set in.
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Burritt Shepard Crim
Virginia City
Montana
William Crim
Saline
Episcopal Church
Crim
Montana Mountains
Church School of the Pacific
Berkley
Calif
4-H Fair Showcases Washtenaw County Youth Winners
At the Washtenaw county four day 4-H Fair held on Farm Council grounds 1 050 members displayed 2 500 exhibits from steers horses sheep rabbits hogs vegetables wildlife drawings flowers needlework baked goods canned goods campfire layouts baskets and posters. Ages ranged from 10 to 21 with an average around 18. Shown are grand championship winners and a Saline Lamb Club demonstration as youth prepare lamb entries.
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Washtenaw County
Farm Council
Jesse Hewens
Saline Lamb Club
Driver Injured In Cement Mixer Crash Near Saline
Philip D. Barnes 28 of Ypsilanti lost control of a transit cement mixer on Jordan road near Macon road south of Saline. The truck burned after striking a tree. Barnes received bruises and was treated by a local physician. Saline Volunteer Fire Department battled the blaze and two wreckers plus a bulldozer struggled to lift the wreck, breaking a cable and a chain. The mixer belonged to Rockcrete Products Inc.
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Jordan Road
Macon Road
Saline
Philip D. Barnes
Ypsilanti
Rockcrete Products, Inc
City Council Grants Permits and Awards Water Main Contract
Building permits totaling 32 150 were issued by City Council in a special meeting Friday night. The council awarded Union Construction Co of Manchester a contract to install a 10 inch water main to the new high school at 11 775. Permits included Walter Rehan 288 E Highland Dr for a single garage Waldo Gross for a Standard station 215 E Michigan 18 000 and Jerome Builders 13 500 for a one story frame house on Rolling Acres Lot No 1.
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Union Construction Co
Manchester
Walter Rehan
E. Highland Dr
Waldo Gross
E. Michigan
Jerome Builders
Saline Fire Dept Tackles Grass Fire on Austin Road
Saline Fire Department responded to a grass fire on Austin Road at 5 30 p m Tuesday afternoon and extinguished the blaze in about 20 minutes. Glenn Hagen, son of Mr and Mrs Art, heads to the 13th International Luther League convention at Cornell University joining fellow Ohio conventioners. He will spend a week at Cornell and then return to Columbus for the start of his senior year at Capital University. Glenn was named counsellor for part of the Michigan delegation.
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Saline
Austin Rd
Glenn Hagen
Art
Cornell University
Ohio
Cornell
Columbus
Capital University
Glenn
Michigan
Saline Lamb Club Plans Sunday Farm Picnic Tour
Members of the Saline Lamb Club will meet at 1 p m Sunday at the Lawrence Boettner farm first farm west of Bridgewater on the south side of the road for a picnic and tour of member farms with sponsoring Kiwanis.
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Saline Lamb Club
Lawrence Boettner
First Farm
Bridgewater
Juvenile Officers Meet to Discuss Washtenaw County Issues
Police officers Earl Kirby and Jim Levlett will meet tonight at the County Juvenile Home with W. J. Maxey Jr. director to discuss juvenile problems in Washtenaw County.
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Earl Kirby
Jim Levlett
W. J. Maxey, Jr
Washtenaw County
Mrs Hertler and Heimerdinger Win Photo Contest Tie
Judges in The Reporter’s Old Time Photo contest split the prize between Mrs. Carl Hertler of 108 E Henry and Mrs. Albert Heimerdinger of Manchester. Hertler won five dollars for identifying the old creamery site. Heimerdinger received a yearly subscription for detailing the tornado photo and keys’ 18 mile flight to a hay baler at the C. E. Mull eeed farm near Ann Arbor. Judges were Carl Curtiss Sam Lambarth and Mrs. Bessie Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hertler
Henry
Albert Heimerdinger
Manchester
Universal Die Corp
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Peggy Flock
American Legion News
Wm. B. Lutz
Saline American Legion
Lenawee County
Harvey Kluwe
Robert Estes
Jim Stierle
Frank Carter
Terry Keene
Lloyd Dell
Ted Graban
Milton Finkbeiner
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 322
Rubena Hunt
Ted Westphal
Ralph Uphaus
Dexter
Uphaus
Carl Curtiss
Mt. Pleasant
Wampler’s Lake
Deede
Detroit
Lanny Robbins
Dave Giltrow
FFA
Kiwanians
Snowshoe
Heimerdinger
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