Farm Council Barbeque Set For June 19
The Washtenaw Farm Council hosts the annual Chicken Barbecue on June 19 at the Activities Center on Saline Ann Arbor Road. Proceeds support center improvements with help from county farm groups and 4-H leaders. ticket chairmen span multiple townships and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw County
Farm Council
Albert Ruhlig
Dexter
Michigan State University
Floyd Hicks
Washtenaw Farm Council
Saline- Ann Arbor Road
Erwin Frederick
Ann Arbor
Simon Girbach
Saline
Frank Haggard
Armin Haussler
Willis Hassett
Manchester Township
Allen Alber
Sharon Township
Andrew Luckhardt
Freedom
Lawrence Boettner
Bridgewater
Raymond Girbach
York
Lodi
Pittsfield
Bert. Ahmrein
Augusta
Cyclist Seriously Injured After Dog Chase
Steven Ormsby twelve son of Mr and Mrs Ted Ormsby of Spring Street suffered a broken nose when his bicycle struck a parked car while chased by a dog. He was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital where lengthy surgery was required to set the injury and he expects release this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Ormsby
Ted Ormsby
Spring Street
Young Ormsby
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Flag Dedication at Elementary School Featured Student Council
A 50 star flag donated by the American Legion Auxiliary was dedicated Friday afternoon during a general assembly in the school parking area. Marjie Quick, fourth grader and student council president, accepted the flag from Mrs. Ray Hunt as Ronnie Feeman, safety patrol captain, raised it and led the Salute. Reverend Robert Richards led the songs America the Beautiful and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Ray Hunt
Marjie Quick
Ronnie Feeman
Safety Patrol
Robert Richards
America
Injured Man Plowing Bee Held for Memorial Day Work
Neighbors at 470 Bemis Road held a plowing and fitting bee for Carlos Beckington who was wounded Thursday when an empty wheel shattered while he sharpened a plow. Beckington, 52, suffered more than 80 stitches to face and head and was at Saline Community Hospital recovering, reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Beckington
Bemis Road
Beckington
Saline Community Hospital
Saline Hospital
Saline High School Class of 1904 Reunion
On Memorial Day the Saline High School Class of 1904 gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Max Fosdick’s home at 303 E. Michigan Ave for an annual reunion dinner. Attending were Mr. Fosdick, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Townsend of Delaware Ohio, Miss Zoa Nichols of Detroit, and Mrs. Besse Collins. absent was Mrs. Edna Craig now in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline High School
Max Fosdick
Michigan Ave
Fosdicks
Fosdick
Lee Townsend
Delaware
Ohio
Zoa Nichols
Detroit
Besse Collins
Saline
Edna Craig
California
Robert Beaudry
E. Michigan Ave
O. G. Beaudry
Kinross, Mich
All Around Saline Local Families Share Memorial Day Travels
A roundup of area residents visiting relatives and attending events over Memorial Day weekend. Ed Frazee and family returned from Coconut Grove Florida after a three week stay. other trips include Kalamazoo visits, a Chelsea church confirmation, Vermontville relatives, and a Jehovah’s Witness convention in Albion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Rapp
Macon Rd
Albion
Ast
Jehovah's Witnesses
Armory
Peter O'Mara
Local School Bathroom Vandalism and Town Developments
Oh By The Way section details include a high school bathroom damaged by vandals with partitions removed and soap emptied, the firecracker incident, and the culprit paying for damage. Nearby, construction on a church wing is set to begin July 1, rolling Meadows homes pour basements, and plans for a new City Park restroom building are drafted. Saline Memorial Day parade noted. police ticket count given. Also mentions David Kempf heading to Okinawa, a Fundamental Baptist Church land search, and a pending new post office in Bridgewater with bids uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Houghton
St. Paul’s Church
Rolling Meadows
Mike Strait
Disorderly Conduct Two Wayne County Men Face Court
Two Wayne County youths are set to appear in Justice of the Peace Court on disorderly conduct charges after driving through town dragging feet on the pavement from the car door. Saline police cited driver Joseph Dombeck 20 of Allen Park for traffic violations and improper lighting. Co passenger Robert Jaffaty 22 of Lincoln Park claimed two foot lengths of copper cable on the seat were for self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Justice of the Peace Court
Saline
Joseph Dombeck
Allen Park
Robert Jaffaty
Lincoln Park
No Absentee Ballots For Saline School Election
Leo Jensen, Saline area superintendent, says absentee ballots are not permitted in fourth class non registration school districts. Election for four Board of Education seats will be held at the Saline Intermediate School on Monday June 13, polls opening at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Area
Leo Jensen
Board of Education
Saline
Three Escape Death In Saline Road Crash
Three youths narrowly escaped death when their car was wrecked on Saline-Ann Arbor road near Weber road. Lewis Gilbert 21 the driver Ken neth Gilbert 19 and cousin Billy Cook 16 were treated at St Joseph Mercy hospital for facial and leg gashes and bruises then released about 5 am after the Sunday morning crash that smashed the car at 70 mph after passing another vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline-Ann Arbor
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Kenneth
Lewis Gilbert
Saline
Billy Cook
Rothbury
Pittsfield
Weber Road
Lewis
Jim Levlett
Saline Force
Young Cook
Floover Earnings Highest So Far in Nine Months
Officer Jim Levleit narrowly avoided injury when a speeding car targeted him in a East Michigan Ave incident. Hoover Ball and Bearing Co reports record nine month sales of 24.89 million and earnings before taxes of 2.43 million, offset by 65 percent tax burden leaving net income 1.17 million or 1.06 per share. results force reconsideration of full year earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Levleit
Levleit
Hoover Ball and Bearing Company
Clifford Simmons
Two Saline Residents Naturalized as Citizens
Forty seven people, among them two Saline residents, were sworn in as American citizens by Circuit Judge James R. Breakey Jr. in Washte naw County. Mrs. John Steele from England and Mrs. Josina B. Zylstra from the Netherlands joined in taking the oath. County Clerk Luella M. Smith administered it, and the grouping was hosted by the Daughters of the American Revolution with a luncheon in the County Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
Washtenaw County
James R. Breakey
John Steele
Lawson
England
Josina B. Zylstra
Netherlands
Luella M. Smith
Breakey
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Reception Planned After Bacca Laureate Service
Immediately after the Bacca laureate service at the high school on Sunday June 5 the Ladies Aid Society of Federated Church will host a reception in the church parlors for graduates of both the Federated Church school and congregation Mrs Arthur Jacobson will serve as general chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of Federated Church
Federated Church School
Arthur
Jacobson
New Neighbors Lavastidas Experience Adventure Beyond Quiet Life
Elena Lavastida recalls moving to Saline for a peaceful family home while husband Lavastida plans new travel cinema. They’ve chronicled explorations from Colombia to British Guiana, including a surface crossing of South America and encounters with the Macushi in the jungle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavastidas
Aobert
Elena Lavastida
Saline
Elena
Lavastida
Siam
Laos
Cambodia
Viet-Nam
Linda
Lisa
Bogota
Columbia
University of Michigan
Colombia
South America
South American
Buenaven
Tura
Oracue
Meta
Orinoco
Ciudad Bolivar
Venezuela
British Guiana
Lethem
McKenzie
Demerara
Georgetown
Atlantic Ocean
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American Legion Color Guard
Ted Grahan
Marshall
Lloyd Bell
Ralph Uphaus
Milton Finkbeiner
Ben Uphaus
Ed Frazee
Dan Danton
Coconut Grove
Fla
Frazee
Willis Rd
Danton
Platte River
Honor
Mich
Wayne Predmore
Kalamazoo
Charles Kern
Susan ‘Schroen
Chelsea
Kerns
Susan
Robert Schroen
Mike” Straits
Vermontville
Glenn Clarks
White Lake
Everett Esch
Joe Bondie
Gorgon Esch
Robert Heiserman
F. C. Rieckhoff
Keirh
West
Chicago
Donald Martin
Russell St
Bellevue
Harold Wackenhut
David Kempf
Okinawa
Nanicy
Fundamental Baptist. Church
Mosher
Savings Bank
Thyra Bixby
Speeder
East Michigan Avenue
Levlett
Francisco Gaitan
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