31 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1963
Page
1
A lighthearted gymnasium moment is captured in candid photos featured with a joke like caption. The series shows participants in a lively school setting. The item notes the playful atmosphere and broad participation.
Bereavement came suddenly in Saline as Elmer Houghton died after going to aid his daughter Barbara whose canoe was being carried from shore on Lake Superior. The veteran high school principal cared for every student and his two children with quiet pride and humor, leaving a legacy of dedication and memorable anecdotes.
A memorial trust fund to aid the education of Elmer Houghton’s children is established at the request of numerous friends. Contributions may be made care of Homer W. Kuebler at the Citizens Bank of Saline.
Elmer L. Houghton 48 principal of Saline High School dies Monday afternoon at Rabbit Bay on Lake Superior. Services Thursday at Lutheran Church Houghton Lake with burial there. Survived by wife Armeda daughter Barbara son Douglas sister Vivian Houghton brother Clair Houghton. He earlier led Carney High School and taught in Houghton Lake schools.
A bumper wheat harvest shipped from Saline Mercantile mill set records with 70 000 bushels sent by Saturday, mostly number one red and white wheat. Rail strike postponement eased potential logistics problems, allowing storage and continued shipments beyond the harvest peak.
Saline area Planning Commission and Pittsfield township officials discussed creating an industrial corridor along the northeast Saline railroad line to the Hoover plant. A study of topography and drainage will determine suitability for industry, with a possible railroad access road and track relocation considered by officials and New York Central. The Development Corp. holds an option on 78 acres but zoning remains nonindustrial and spot-zoning concerns were raised.
A reunion of past and present members of the American Youth Hostels is planned for Sunday August 25 at Saline Valley Farms Hostel. Honored guests are Mrs Florence Kirtland and Mr and Mrs John Rule longtime houseparents.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Saline on Wednesday August 21 to replenish supplies for the Saline Blood Bank. It will be open 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Intermediate School.
Clyde Niedfeldt, an industrial arts teacher at Saline High School, offered his resignation to the Board of Education to accept a similar position at Bedford High School. The board will vote on the resignation at the next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Simonton of Saline Ann Arbor Road have come home from a vacation trip that took them through northern Michigan and Ohio.
Fredericka Josenhans McBride died at 102 after a long active life. Born July 14 1861 in Scio township she was the youngest of 13 children. She lived in Dundee until 1927 then moved to Saline with sisters. She was a longtime member of First Baptist and Federated Church groups and the Washtenaw County Historical Society.
Alfred Lavern Brockman 20 died after a rain slicked crash on N Ann Arbor street near Bennett in Washtenaw County. Heik kila and wife Lillian were slightly injured. Brockman was en route from Ypsilanti to Ann Arbor with a companion and stopped at the Stull home for shelter.
The local Teen Club sponsors a Toys for Tots dance Friday from 8 30 to 11 pm at the Intermediate School. Admission is a toy, new or used, or 25 cents. Proceeds go to an orphanage or benefit group. A game period from 7 30 to 8 30 pm precedes the event.
City summer recreation program ends Friday with certificates for swimmers and the girls softball trophy presentation. Refreshments will be served at the Intermediate School for registered children.
A local man Arnold Lancaster and his five children were injured when their car was hit at an unmarked Toledo area intersection and flipped into a ditch. Seat belts saved Arnold and his 19 month old son Arnold Jr. from serious harm. the family was en route to visit Mrs Lancaster’s parents.
Local merchants report US 12 repairs dust and blockades hurting sales as downtown traffic slows. The Chamber of Commerce cancels the August Summer Sidewalk Sale amid projected completion after September, delaying plans for Saline Community Fair dates September 11 14 and raising concerns on tenons of traffic.
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