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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1961
Page
1
Members of the Sa line Senior High School Band won the District Band Festival with a first division rating. The 65 piece ensemble earned 22 A’s and 2 A’s in concert. judges praised tone, phrasing, and rhythm while noting intonation issues and need for more clarinets.
Saline area Board of Education adopted a policy prohibiting in school solicitation for charity groups and research programs. It also limits fund raising by school connected non-student organizations to one project per year with board approval. Community groups not school connected may still use facilities. Mrs. Arend entered Saline Community Hospital for medical treatment.
Fair Board discusses adding Old Settlers Day at the Saline County Fair with events such as a square dance contest barbershop performances and antique exhibits. Definition set for residents with 40 years in the community. Board plans 1961 fair September 13 to 16 and adopts formal by laws.
The local FFA schedules a two game donkey basketball event at the Intermediate School gym opening at 8 pm on Wednesday March 29. Tickets are sold by FFA members or at the door with faculty members versus current FFA in one game and current members versus alumni in the other.
Saline High basketball, led by guard Mike Bixby, was limited by illness and fell 47 to 42 to University High in the district final. U High built a first-half lead, then withstood Saline’s late rally as Dennis Stevens and Jeff Fischer paced the Cubs.
The annual Eastern Star White Breakfast will be held Thursday March 30 at 9 30 a m in the Eastern Star Hall. The event is open to the public with a donation of 1 per person. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs Lee Robinson HA 9 9391. The Rev Robert Richards will give the address.
The junior class presents Onions in the Stew a three act comedy by Betty MacDonald at Saline High School auditorium on April 6 and 7. Tickets go on sale at 8 p m both nights with proceeds handled by the junior class. Ticket chairman is Carol Thompson.
Local merchants learned the Saline New York Central depot closure had little impact. Ed Sawall remains in place as Traveling Freight Agent with a company car, serving Saline and nearby towns. The LCL service continues with occasional Railway Express delivery and door service.
The Sa line Community Hospital Auxiliary will gather Tuesday March 21 at 8 pm at 201 W Henry. Dr John W Henderson director of the Michigan Eye Center will speak and present slides on the Eye Bank to the attendees.
Saline area schools will dismiss Thursday afternoon March 30 and resume Tuesday morning April 4 for a four day Easter vacation. The Board of Education also voted to hire one non teaching person to assist with noon hours at the Elementary School next year.
Ernest Girbach of 2693 Ar kona Rd leads a bid for national vice president of the American Dairy Association. A DMA board endorsement cites 20 years in dairy work and six years on the Michigan board. He has served on the national board four years and chairs the public relations committee. He also sits on the National Dairy Council liaison committee and Michigan bodies. He farms 400 acres with seventy milking cows and a family of six.
Six Saline residents joined Catholic women from the diocese in Detroit for the 28th annual Diocesan Council convention. The one day affair was held at the Statler Hilton Hotel and included attendees Mrs. Arthur O'Neill Mrs. Donald Rohn Mrs. Richard Wanty Mrs. Al Christopher Mrs. John Findley and Mrs. Dan Levleit.
Uniloy and Plas-Tanner will supply blow molding machinery and plastic containers to Dow Chemical under a long term Hoover Ball and Bearing announced agreement. Plas-Tainer will produce Dow containers and may expand facilities. Dow will aid funding as needed. Short term earnings may lag but long term growth in blow molded products is anticipated.
Mrs Raymond F Goodrich of Saline Valley Farms was hurt but in good condition after a car skid burst through guard rails and fell 40 feet from an overhead bridge on US-112 during a drenching rain. Police and family aided. she was taken to University Hospital. Her husband Raymond Goodrich, a University of Michigan physicist, is among the injured woman’s escort.
Twenty eight Washtenaw county dairymen will be honored at the sixth annual County Dairy Banquet at Saline High School. The 400 pound club honors require 400 pounds butterfat per cow per year on official Dairy Herd Improvement records. The County Dairy Council sponsors the event and will have Will Foster of Scarsdale as speaker. The county Dairy Princess contest will also be held with state competition at Michigan State University in May.
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