Engagement rings and town updates in Saline
Teddy Lou Cousins received an engagement ring from Robert Greeb after years together since high school. Carl Anderson advertises a gas station expansion updating a 2500 gallon tank to a 12000 gallon capacity amid underground tank leaks. Madame Chiang Kai-shek visit impressed Mike Bixby. A new all metal and glass pay phone booth by General Telephone arrives downtown. Local trips and a planned Straits bridge mentioned. Walker's Store gets a new exterior after plywood blinds go up.
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Teddy Lou Cousins
Robert Greeb
William Cousins
Bob
Henry Groeb
Carl Anderson
Andersons
General Telephone
Reveling
Walker
Council committees prepare reports on natural resource areas
On Tuesday October 21 reports from six technical committees will be presented. Natural resource topics include Land Water Fish and Wildlife Minerals Recreation and Wood.
Charcoal barbecue to draw crowd at Rural Activities Center
Charcoal broiled chicken event at the Rural Activities Center on Saline-Ann Arbor Road aims for 5000 attendees Sunday August 17. Proceeds fund Farm Council property and Activity Center improvements and feature the dedication of the Activities Center at 2 30 p m. Tickets go on sale countywide.
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Rural Activities Center
Saline-Ann Arbor
Farm Council
Miss Forshee
Council
Forshee
Going To College A 19th Century Adventure
A 1867 voyage for Henry Nelson from San Francisco to Ann Arbor illustrates the challenges of early college access. He chose steerage to save money, endured a crowded ship with minimal meals, and later bribed staff for better treatment. After stopping in Panama and learning local schooling, he enrolled at the University of Michigan as a junior law student in October 1868.
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University of Michigan
Henry Nelson
Chico
Calif
San Francisco
Panama
New York
University Town
Ann Arbor
Nelson
Litchfield
Mich
Readers discuss saving with newspaper ads and specials
A panel of residents share views on whether newspaper ads help them save money on groceries, bedding, appliances, and year round items. Some say yes for sale items and guarantees, others buy only what they need. A note announces Michigan’s first statewide water conference since January 1944 at Lansing Civic Center on October 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. chaired by Gleason Halliwill of Gladwin.
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Tom King
Charles Kern
Lynford Bracey
Howard LeBaron
John Neuhardt
John Seitz
Lansing Civic Center
Gleason Halliwill
Gladwin
Michigan Natural Resources Council
Busy Workers 4-H Club Meeting Report
The Busy Workers 4-H Club met at Caro lyn Girbach s home west of Saline with 31 of 33 members present. New members joined. Glen Eschelbach Joe Riggs and Mary Lou Weber were elected to the 4-H Council Convention. Demonstrations on beef and photography followed the business session with refreshments. Ruth Deborde's group visited a Bois Blanc Island hunting camp later.
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Carolyn Girbach
Saline
Carlene Bauer
Kay Gordon
Willow Rd
la- Tine
Glen Eschelbach
Joe Riggs
Mary Lou Weber
Garry Eschelbach
Donald
Arlene Diable
Eloise Herman
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Meredith Bixby
Mike
Madame Chiang-Kai-Check
Thyra
China
Alda Kluwe
Doris Burmeister
Michigan
Kluwe
Cheboygan
Straits
Terry
Monroe St
Panama Canal
By Nancy Cerensky
Bill Cousins
Susan Robison
Scio-Lodi Jr. Farmers
Ruth Deborde
Ray Hunt
Milt Hartman
Schmid
Ham
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shank Ib
Whole
Butt
Libby
Heinz
N.B.C
Grennan
California
U.S
Ann Arbor Street
Karl’s
Saline City Council
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