Miss Babe Ruth Queen Contest Opens Entries In Saline
Entries for the second annual JC Babe Ruth Queen contest are open through Wednesday. Local judging occurs Friday at Saline High School with judges Nancy Cerensky Russell Hansen and Bob Chez. The winner advances to the county crown August 6.
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Nancy Cerensky
Saline Reporter
Russell Hansen
The
Saline Observer
Bob Chez
WOTA
Don Rapp
Lawson Street
Saline
Babe Ruth
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Merrit Martin, Jr
Bob Harrison
Karen Taylor Clocks In With Detroit Symphony
Miss Karen Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Taylor was to guest with the Detroit Symphony July 22 but the concert was postponed The rescheduled program will air August 7 on WJR from 9 to 10 pm She will perform Beethoven Second Concerto for piano and she is a University of Michigan School of Music senior The rain out interrupted the broadcast and the remainder featured studio recordings Also noted at Detroit's Convention were Mrs Ralph Bowen Mrs Orville Finkbeiner and Mr and Mrs Ralph Uphaus with Mrs Bowen calling the event fine.
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Karen Taylor
Kenneth Taylor
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Miss Taylor
WJR
University of Michigan School of Music
Detroit Symphony
Detroit
Ralph Bowen
Orville Finkbeiner
Ralph Uphaus
Bowen
High School Progress Amid Steel Shortages
Rueben Finkbeiner and a contractor gathered for a planning session last Saturday. The new high school is taking shape, though progress is slowed by steel shortages.
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Rueben Finkbeiner
Boy 3 Injured After Car Fall Near Ann Arbor
A three year old boy, Michael Roup of near Belleville, was treated at the scene and then at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor for severe head and facial lacerations after falling from his parents' car on US 112 near Woodside Trailer Camp. Police said he was in fair condition. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Roup of Willis Road.
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Michael Roup
Belleville
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Woodside
William Roup
Willis Rd
New Curb and Sidewalk Plan for Saline Downtown
Downtown Saline will get new sidewalks and curbing along W Michigan Avenue. The street will be raised up to nine inches on the south side to create a standard one step curb, with three inches in the middle and similar work planned on the north side. The project moves forward immediately following a City Council special meeting. Dust control was applied to unpaved streets using a 5000 gallon tank truck at a cost of 330 dollars.
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Leutheuser
Saline Student Wins State Essay Honor
Patricia Ann Johnson of Saline High School placed third in a 4600 essay field in the American Legion Auxiliary statewide citizenship contest. Her piece Citizenship an Honored Privilege earned $15 and was forwarded to the Michigan department contest in the senior group.
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Saline
American Legion Auxiliary
Patricia Ann Johnson
Saline High School
Howard Johnson
S. Ann Arbor Street
Michigan
Ralph Bowen
Miss Johnson
Convalescent Home in Saline Changes Ownership
The Saline Convalescent Home switches to new owners Dr. Cecil B. Jackson D. O. Graham Bailey and Mrs. George Campbell of Livonia. Mrs Campbell plans to live in Saline and operate with her family while Dr Bailey remains active in Garden City and Northville. The change took effect Monday as Mrs. C Donald Miller has left for Bradenton Florida to acquire a 40 bed facility.
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Saline Convalescent Home
C. Donald Miller
Bradenton
Fla
Cecil B. Jackson
D. O
Livonia
Graham Bailey
George Campbell
Bailey
Garden City
Northville
Jackson
Michigan
Saline Firemen Plan City Park Picnic Sunday
Saline firemen and their families will hold a picnic at City Park this Sunday featuring a luscious chicken dinner. Each family will cook and bring its own chicken to share.
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Saline
Saline Chamber Endorses Extended Area Phone Service
Peggy Flock reports the Saline Chamber of Commerce backed extended area telephone service at Monday’s meeting urging residents to vote YES. The postcard poll by General Telephone Co shows about 1300 notices sent and over 600 responses. if approved, equipment could be installed by 1960 with a two year conversion. Also approved were fundraising permissions for Little Leaguers up to 19 and a Know Your Saline contest at the Saline Community Fair.
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Chamber of Commerce
Saline Area
Saline
Beagle
Saline Community Fair
Ken Rogers
Building Permits Total $7,650 Issued by City Council
City Council approved building permits totaling 7650 including Speedway Petroleum Corp for two 6000 gallon gas tanks on West Michigan 1750 Arthur Miller remodel and porch addition 500 Walker's 5 Cent to $1 Store remodel 2800 Basil Badour aluminum siding 1350 Edward Fischer remodeling 750 Frank's Texaco station addition 500. Additional actions include 20000 revenue bonds for Roesch sewer contract for sidewalk and curb work Rolling Acres bond 5000 for Jerome Building Co improvements and a new water line to the post office site on E Michigan financed by the builder L Z Still.
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Speedway Petroleum Corp
West Michigan
Arthur Miller
N. Ann Arbor
Walker
Basil Badour
W. McKay
Edward Fischer
Russell
Frank
Texaco
Michigan Ave
Northeast Corner
Council
Roesch
Kegle Construction Co
Golden Acres
Rolling Acres
Henry Street
Jerome Building Co
Detroit
E. Michigan Avenue
L. Z. Still
Saline to switch to dial system August 17 planned
General Telephone Co official confirms the August 17 conversion date remains in force for Saline area phones. Division manager L L Fry says conversion is on schedule with extra staff testing rural lines to ensure standards, while ongoing inspections aim to deliver a top telephone system.
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Saline
L L. Fry
General Telephone Co
Fry
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Karl Bird
Judd Rd
Milan
Bird
Ray Niethammer
Max Ross
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Richard
Karen
Owo
Saline Community Hospital
Building Committee
Bill Britain
Frank Carson
W. Michigan Avenue
Henry Leutheuser
Pat Johnson
Convalescent Home
Peggy Flock
Ypsilanti
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