Ballot Confusion Over State Senator Race Looms in Primary
Michigan state senate ballot may be blank in August 7 primary after Supreme Court order. Absentee ballots already printed. paper ballots lack the office. Officials prepare stickers to block the senate slot and warn that write-ins likely won’t be counted if no race appears. Incumbent Stanley Thayer faces Wakefield and Niess in the Democratic race.
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Luella Smith
Michigan Supreme Court
Senate
U. S. Supreme Court
James M. Hare
Saline City
Pittsfield
Bruce Rider
Saline
Bill Muir
Bridgewater
York
Lodi
E. Lewis Blaisdell
Russell Wanty
Rudolph Gross
Warren Finkbeiner
Stanley Thayer
Richard C
Dick) Wakefield
Robert J. Niess
Bethel Church Women Plan Lawn Party
The Women’s Guild of Bethel Church in Freedom township will hold a lawn party on the church lawn at 2 p.m. on August 1. Hostesses will be Mrs. Chris Kuebler, Mrs. Edwin Kuebler, Mrs. Willard Kuebler and Mrs. Walter Lindemann.
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Women's Guild of
Bethel Church
Freedom Township
Chris Kuebler
Edwin Kuebler
Willard Kuebler
Walter Lindemann
Congressional Redistricting Debate Divides Citizens and Lawmakers
A letters column records varied views on Supreme Court redistricting, constitutional rules, and the political impact. Senators from Washtenaw and others warn against at large elections, while Con Con proposals and party control concerns shape the debate. Opinions range from support for reapportionment to caution about urban dominance and legal constraints.
Saline Offers Advanced College Credit Course in Chemistry
Saline High School leads in a nationwide advanced credit program allowing seniors to take college courses. The school offers a freshman chemistry course with lab taught by George Bonich, designed to give an early college start, though no student has earned transfer credits yet.
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Michigan
Saline High School
George Bonich
Bonich
College of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minn
University of Michigan
Saline
Kalamazoo College
Elmer Houghton
Dom Pellegre
Saline Hospital Finishes Third Quarter In The Black
Saline Community hospital reports 4378 patient days so far this year, a $657.15 surplus through three quarters. Administrator Mau rer cautions that year end odds look weak with the upcoming slow fourth quarter and limited bed capacity.
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Saline Community Hospital
Robert Maurer
Maurer
All Around Saline Family Update
Quiet week at the Lauren Wild home on Russell Street as the two youngest children attend camps Heidi at Port Huron Methodist Choir Camp and Steve at Judson Collins camp near Wamplers Lake. Gary Bracey of Decatur Indiana has spent several weeks visiting his grand person.
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Saline
Smith Walbridge
Syracuse
Indiana
Lois Sutton
Barb Hehr
Louise Bush
Janis Coe
Gail Mittendorf
Merl Smith
Lauren Wild
Russell St
Heidi
Methodist Church
Port Huron
Steve
Judson Collins
Wamplers Lake
Gary Bracey
Decatur, Ind
Bobby Fischer
Ed Fischer
Intermediate School Swarms With Summer Activity
Despite summer break the Intermediate School remains busy with city recreation classes in two rooms thrice weekly and gym use for swimming. Morning band sessions persist and a Sa line Manchester high school band meets on Monday nights. A June school election precedes August primary voting and an upcoming ice cream social is planned. Remodeling consolidates two upstairs rooms into one to accommodate fifth grade growth.
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City Recreation
Saline - Manchester
Dwight Reynolds
Saline Board to Set Date for Millage Vote
Saline area Board of Education will meet Monday evening to pick a date for an election to seek an extra operating millage. President Mrs. Robert Tefft said the vote follows a drop in the county allocation for schools from 10.01 to 9.32 mills and the rising student population outpacing area valuation.
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Saline Area
Summer Band Concert and Ice Cream Social Friday
The annual Summer Band Concert and Ice Cream Social is set for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Intermediate School cafeteria with performances by the sixth grade band, the Junior High band, and the Saline Manchester summer bands. Ice cream and cakes will be served, with extra cakes auctioned off at the end. Proceeds fund sending the High School band to Inter Jochen next month.
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Saline- Manchester
Saline Area
Ormond Jedele
Bob Hehr
Norman Hedger
Bliss Charles
Vernie Drake
Murray Sanders
John Miller
Willard Wedemeyer
Russell Hollenback
Art Katterjohn
Joan Austin
Inter- Jochen
Saline City Council candidates announce bids
Three men announce runs for four council seats in Saline with incumbents Glenn Clark and George Johnson seeking reelection. Robert Strohl and Donald Dechert pursue candidacies. Dechert’s petitions filed by Rey Dechert. Strohl cites broad resident representation as his goal. Clark petitions led by his son and others.
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Glenn Clark
George Johnson
Robert Strohl
Donald Dechert
Willis Rd
Rey Dechert
N. Ann Arbor St
Dechert
Saline
Don Dechert
Ford Research and Development
Dearborn
Strohl
Spring St
Strand Engineering Co
Dexter
Robert Estes
John. Buck
Clark
Pleasant Ridge
Glenn R. Clark
Robert Mittendorf
Richard Lutz
Police Department
Teen Dance in Gym Saturday Night Sponsored by City Teen Club
The city recreation Teen Club sponsors a Friday 7 30 to 11 p m dance in the Intermediate School gym after a wet street dance. Johnson, 150 Pleasant Ridge, announces re election bid for Saline city council citing growth and capital projects. Incumbent Mayor Jackson T Bennett faces no opposition for November ballot.
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City Recreation
Johnson
Pleasant Ridge
City of
Saline
Jackson T. Bennett
Housing Starts Rise Shifts but Misses 1957 Peak
Saline shows a steady climb in new home construction from 1956 to 1961, led by Golden Acres in 1957 with 77 permits totaling 997 800 dollars. Despite gains each year, the year 1957 remains the all time high, with subsequent years posting lower totals and varying permit values.
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Saline
Bill Muir
Golden Acres
Michigan Youth Chorale tours Northern Ireland
The 70 member Michigan Youth Chorale led by Lester McCoy fills Bangor venues with capacity crowds and three encores. Hosts include Bangor officials as the group tours Northern Ireland England and will perform in Amsterdam and Berlin before a September 9 concert at Hill Auditorium.
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Michigan Chorale
Dufferin Hall
County Down
Bangor
North Ireland
Michigan Youth Chorale
Lester McCoy
Saline
Chorale
University Musical Society
Ann Arbor
Beverly Brown
Christine MacDonald
Chris
New
George H. Allport
North Ireland Youth For Understanding Committee
Ireland
England
Amsterdam
Holland
Berlin
Oldenburg
Germany
Hill Auditorium
Federated Church Alters Church School Schedule
Church school for junior and senior high and adults is discontinued for the summer and will resume in September. Kindergarten beginners and primary classes meet at 10 am for the remainder of the season.
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Church
Federated Church
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