Frontier Days Declared Big Success Here
The Friday Saturday Frontier Days sidewalk sale drew praise from merchants with one dissenting voice noting slower business. Washtenong Indian Dancers boosted crowds Friday and Saturday, while a caliope by Detroit Edison Co. drew shoppers. Twins Timmy and Terry Schumaier won the cowgirl cowboy costume contest. Christina Balkovic the top girl in Indian squaw attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eathern Roark
Chamber of Commerce
Christina Balkovic
Papoose
Roark
Terry
Timmy Schumaier
Detroit Edison Co
Robert Balkovic
Highland Drive
Art Katterjohn
Steer Club
Donna Diable
Janet Weber
Betty Boehm
Little League Names New Commissioners to Replacing Retirees
At a meeting of Little League managers and coaches at the American Legion Hall two new commissioners were chosen to replace retiring Ray Hunt and Lewis Belleau after three years service. Allan Grossman and Charles Uphaus were selected with Loren Bersuder already serving this season to replace Roland Sutton.
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American Legion Hall
Ray Hunt
Lewis Belleau
Allan Grossman
Charles Uphaus
Loren Bersuder
Roland Sutton
Benna Jean Sees Europe in Summer Exchange
Dutch sailor Benna Jean Sawyers returns from a Netherlands exchange funded by the Ann Arbor Council of Churches. She recalls Amsterdam Bergschenhoek Rotterdam The Hague Gouda Leiden Friesland Utrecht and trips to Belgium Luxembourg and Germany with family, museums and cheese markets. Memories and wooden shoes accompany a homecoming.
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Benna Jean Sawyers
Netherlands
Ann Arbor
Benna Jean
Emmanuel Hertler
Rotterdam
Hague
Peace Palace
Gouda
St. John’s
Leiden
Nans
Friesland
Alkmaar
Spannum
Wieward
Europe
Makkum
South Sea
Leewarden
Utrecht
Bergschenhoek
Vader
National Park
van Gogh
Vader, Moeder, Rennie
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Tigers Clinch Little League Series With Shutout Win
Steve Ormsby pitched a no hit effort with a walk and hit batter in a 3 0 win for the Tigers over the Braves in the local Little League championship. Hieber scored on an error, Hunt scored on a steal, and Starling drove in a run with a double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Ormsby
Tigerers
National League
Braves
Ormsby
Tiger
Lawrence Chantelois
Jerry Hi
Steer Club Tour Termed Big Success
Steer Club members with Rotary sponsors and parents toured eighteen farms on the annual Steer Tour last Thursday. A judging contest at Albert Gall farm saw Hereford and Angus classes judged with show sticks awarded to winners. In the Junior division Bob Austin and Freddy Gall tied for first. a coin toss gave Bob Austin the award. Katrene Gall won the senior division. Club members were guests of Rotary for a noon luncheon at the Saline Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Albert Gall
Hereford
Angus
Bob Austin
Freddy Gall
A.com
Katrene Gall
Rotary
Saline Hotel
Blood Bank Opens Here During Frontier Days Drive
Saline area hosts a blood bank at the Intermediate School with an urgent goal of 120 pints to break even after seven months of drain. Marian Hering reports 56 pledges by Tuesday, with 38 collected by Junior Red Cross at the downtown Frontier Days booth. Additional helpers include Susan Anthony Sara Schaible Mrs Rueben Finkbeiner Mrs E A Sawall Mrs Ian McPherson and Mrs Robert Masterka. Blood donations go to Saline area residents free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Area Blood Bank
Red Cross
Marian Hering
Susan Anthony
Sara Schaible
Rueben Finkbeiner
E. A. Sawall
Ian McPherson
Robert Masterka
Mark Wilson Patient at Saline Community Hospital
Mark Wilson is a medical patient at Saline Community Hospital this week with his condition reported as fair.
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Mark Wilson
Saline Community Hospital
Fisherman Youngster Nets Trophy Northern Pike
Dar win Sell, 11, granddaughter of Alice Burkhardt, admires a 3314 inch northern pike he landed at Straw berry Lake after a 10 minute tussle. The fish stands as a trophy likely to inspire envy from bigger, older anglers near the family cottage.
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Darwin Sell
Alice Burkhardt
Ann Arbor
Strawberry Lake
Allie
Farm Bureau Sets Annual Meeting Date
Wash Tenaw county Farm Bureau schedules annual meeting at Saline High School on Wednesday October 11 at 7 30 p m A potluck supper and coffee will be provided Directors at large will be elected at the convention
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Washtenaw County Farm Bureau
Saline High School
Legion Seeks Builders for Memorial Home Recognition
Amer ican Legion in Saline aims to recognize all people and firms involved in building the American Legion Memorial Home in 1948. Commander Norm Hedger solicits World War I veterans and others who contributed funds materials or labor to contact him or the Saline Reporter promptly.
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American Legion
Legion
Norm Hedger
Norman Hedger
Saline
BPW Holds Annual Picnic Plans Projects
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club met at the home of Mrs. Maurice Robbins for their annual picnic and a short business meeting. They will operate a booth at Saline Community Fair with a rest booth and candy sales for the BPW scholarship fund and Saline hospital medical library fund. The group will repeat last year's Christmas project by selling trees at the same location for both funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Maurice Robbins
Saline Community Fair
BPW
Saline Hospital Medical Library Fund
Tonsilectomy Day At Saline Community Hospital
Tuesday at Saline Community Hospital featured a busy tonsillectomy day with five children undergoing the procedure. Participants included Marti and Lynlee Smiley-Dawn, Lisa Grossman, Bonnie Coldiron, and Douglas Bradley, all listed as the children of local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Community Hospital
Robert. Smiley
Dawn
Marti
Lynlee
Lisa Grossman
Allan Grossmans
Bonnie Coldiron
Bob Coldiron
Ypsilanti
Douglas Bradley
Wilbert Bradley
Two Juveniles Arrested in Stolen Car
Detroit teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were arrested on concealed weapons and stolen car charges. Officers recovered a dagger and a 41 inch fishknife from the pair and held them at Wayne County Jail. They had driven a 1959 Oldsmobile stolen from Brush and Fort streets and claimed they hit a school bus while seeking another car. They were stopped after R B Tool Co employees spotted them loitering among vehicles.
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Detroit
Earl Kirby
Wayne County
Brush and
Fort Streets
Kirby
R & B Tool Co
Saline’s
Saline Teen Club Ends Season With Final Dance
The Saline Teen Club will hold its final dance of the season Friday at the Intermediate School from 7 30 to 11 p m Don Howe will be disc jockey and officers announced no bermudas will be worn at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Don Howe
Council halts sewer district appeal as mayor weighs options
At a Monday council session, Attorney Pat Roesch withdrew objections to Assessment District 35 for a $10,692 storm sewer extension from W. Bennett to the river. Mayor Jack Bennett urged exploration of a workable solution, hinting the district may be dropped, with a one-week adjournment to allow further inquiry.
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Pat Roesch
Jack Bennett
W. Bennett
Roesch
Bennett
Highland, Dr
Linden Cr
Hollywood
Saline Board Awards Bus Fleet Bid and Milk Contracts
Saline area Board of Education awarded the school bus fleet contract to Norman Wiedmayer for 578.48 dollars, the lowest of five bids, and Wilson Dairy's five cent per half pint milk bids for white and chocolate milk. The board kept debt service at 5.25 mills and raised operating millage to 10.01 mills, approved weekly movie showings at the Intermediate School, and planned a third kindergarten room if enrollment reaches 140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Area Board of Education
Norman Wiedmayer
Wolvering Mutual of
Michigan
Wilson ‘Dairy
Kiwanis Club of
Saline
Leo Jensen
Jensen
Wahl Family Vacation at North Lake Of Saginaw Visitors
Mr and Mrs Alton Wahl and family are spending a week at North Lake. Mrs Dorothy Osborn and daughter Barbara of Saginaw will join them there for a couple of days.
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Alton Wahl
North Lake
Dorothy Osborn
Barbara
Saginaw
Hole in One For Erma At Pat's Par Five
Erma Wolfin made two holes in one during a Tuesday round with Dot Stimpson Helen Esch and Betty Davis at Pat's Par Five on the 116 yard sixth hole using a two wood. The group marveled as the ball dropped in and Erma exclaimed at the feat.
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Erma
Wolfin
Dot Stimpson
Helen Esch
Betty Davis
Miss Saline Queen Contest Plans Under JC L
Junior Chamber of Commerce prepares for the annual Miss Saline contest set for September 14 at the Fair. Unmarried women 16 to 24 in Saline area may enter by Sept 11, mailing photos and entry blank to chair Taylor Jacobsen. The 1961 Miss Saline, Carol Coates, will crown her successor at the Aug 14 Saline Fair judging.
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Taylor Jacobsen
Saline
Mich
Jc’s
Carol Coates
Mer
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Finkbeiner
Ed Doll
Bill Meister
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Frontier Days
Little League
Amsterdam
Holland
Cora
Laura
Gerda
Albert
Rennie
Agnes
Moeder
Albert Hoedemaker
Tigers
Saline Area
Frontier City Express
Frontier
Bud Hoeft
Kiddy Kraft
Farm Bureau
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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