Saline Band Dominates District Festival With All First Ratings
The Saline High School Band, directed by Mac Danforth, earned all first ratings at the District Festival, a unique achievement for a class B school with 104 members. They join Milan, Lincoln, Dexter, Chelsea and others in class A competition, and plan to perform at the State Band Festival on April 26 and attend a Chicago exchange trip. The Junior High Band also competes at Willow Run High School.
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Saline High School
Saline
Mac Danforth
Milan
Lincoln
Dexter
Chelsea
Lansing
Chicago
Wheeling
Willow Run High School
Mrs Nielsen in Coma After Open Heart Surgery
Mrs Wesley Nielsen remains in a coma following open heart surgery on March 4 at University Hospital. Doctors note the coma is rare and not fully understood. Blood donors are invited to give at two locations, with заяв times set in Ypsilanti and Saline to aid Nielsen’s recovery.
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Wesley Nielsen
University Hospital
Nielsen
First Baptist Church
W. Cross
Ypsilanti
County Red Cross
Ann Arbor
Board Hires Negotiator for Teacher Contract Talks
The Board of Education hires attorney Schwarze to represent during the teacher contract negotiations, as in the prior year. Schwarze, based in Ann Arbor, is affiliated with the Detroit firm Keller Oma McManus Keller.
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Board of Education
Schwarze
Acher
Shwarze
Inn Arbor
Detroit
Miss Lambarth Retires From Saline Savings Bank
Luella Lambarth longtime assistant cashier retires after nearly twenty years with Saline Savings Bank. Starting November 1 1950 she began full time service after earlier part time work. She was honored at a retirement party at Leutheuser's Restaurant receiving a stereo FM radio.
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Luella Lambarth
The
Saline Savings Bank
Leutheuser’s
Saline
Cleary College
F. O. Wiedman
Ford
Lambarth
United Fund
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Women’s Guild of
St. Paul’s Church
Church Council
W. Henry St
Goodwill Pickups Set at Saline Ward
Goodwill Industries truck will visit Saline every Wednesday for pickups call Helen Koebbe at 425-9695 to arrange collection of donations and items.
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Goodwill Industries
Helen Koebbe
Sit-Up Record Still Stands at Local School
David Houdek, a junior, holds the school sit-up record with 3,002 without a pause. He has retained the record against all challengers as physical education instructor Don Jaeger notes it could hold, adding it takes two or three hours to complete and few can last.
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David Houdek
Don Jaeger
Lodi Zoning Debate Draws Big Crowd at Township Hall
Lodi Township held a heated hearing on commercial zoning for a mobile home park drawing 125 to 150 residents into the crowded one room hall. Speakers raised questions on water, drainage, taxes, traffic, and whether such zoning would change the town’s character.
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Lodi
Planning Commission
Saline
Sheldon Futernicks
Plymouth
Canton Township
W. Ellsworth
Zeeb
Poole
Road Commission
Futernick
Jack Steele
Ater
United Fund Committees Appointed for Coming Year
Rev Merle Meeden United Fund president announced committee appointments for the year. Finance and budget chair is Mrs Don Leidheiser. nominating chair is Charles Herbert with A E Hagen and W R Garpow. Campaign chair is Harold Gage with assistant chair Mrs Arthur Ellis. Publicity head is Marland Hutt with William Crim Jr.
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United Fund Committee
Merle Meeden
United Fund
Don Leidheiser
Eugene Garrison
Robert Dobson
James Granger
Jon Ditz
Charles Herbert
A. E. Hagen
W. R. Garpow
Harold Gage
Arthur Ellis
Fires Damage Two Houses Here Tuesday
Saline firefighters battled two house fires Tuesday saving both structures though each sustained damage. An abandoned Maple Rd. blaze started about 5 30 am and the Willis Rd. fire at 1355 Willis Rd. drew crews by 8 45 am. Dennis Sturm was at work and Mrs Sturm, with the children, were away. Firefighters worked about 90 minutes. Extent of damage undetermined. Minor grass fires also reported over the weekend.
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Saline
Maple Rd
Dennis Sturm
Willis Rd
Sturm
Ford Rawsonville
Willow Run basketball ban urged after district tourney turmoil
Southeast Conference recommends to the Michigan High School Athletic Association that Willow Run be kept out of district basketball amid scuffles and unverified incidents involving followers. Police report few verifications and no inside gym problems as officials seek crowd control options after Tecumseh’s OT win.
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Willow Run
Southeastern Conference
Michigan High School Athletic Association
Milan
Chelsea
Tecumseh
Corona
Jim Levlett
Ken Spurr
Milan High School
Hall Street pedestrian struck by car injures Schleh
John Schleh 87 of Hall Street was hit by a car at Hall and East Michigan Avenue Friday evening, suffering a broken leg and hand. The driver Ronald Braun 19 said he could not avoid the pedestrian who doubled back. Schleh is recovering at Saline Community Hospital. He formerly owned the Schleh Building sold to aid the Saline Library.
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John Schleh
Hall St
Hall and
E. Michigan Ave
Schleh
Ronald Braun
Manchester
Saline Community Hospital
Saline
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Board
Miss Lambarth
Milton Poole
Waters Rd
Aloys Metty
W. Ellsworth Rd
Dr. Metty
Ray Carlton
Zeeb Rd
League
Clem Corona
Milan-Wil
Jaycee
Delyn Hoppe
Peggy Chizmar
Shirley Brown
Teddy Groeb
Carol Dieterle
Billie’s
Carol Compton
Lorna Horn
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