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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1968
Page
7
Early morning fire at 8800 Weber Rd Bridgewater destroyed a brooder house housing 500 week-old chicks. Kruger observed flames at 6 am. Saline and Pittsfield fire crews arrived eight miles away but the building was already a solid blaze. Loss about 1000 dollars.
Union Farm Bureau group will meet at 8 30 p m Friday with Mr and Mrs Glenn Weber 8060 Austin Rd Mr and Mrs Emerson Hutze of Ann Arbor visited the Will Knebl ers Sunday afternoon. A blaze destroyed a vacant barn at 3780 Waters Rd late Sunday night and debris in a vacant house also burned but was contained with little damage. Cause under investigation. Property owner is Erwin F Weber of 4090 Waters Rd.
Nine Saline High School students topped the honor roll with straight four point averages. Names include Joann graden Pat Johnson Mike Bixby Marianne Burr Carolyn Liston Kenneth Volz Gary Niethammer Bruce Carr Kathie Reed and 7th graders. Depot issues threaten to close the Saline depot prompting protests by local businessmen and officials. The Rev Alvin Siemsen and family plan to move to Marion Ohio after 1945 tenure at St Paul BE&R Church ends.
Jay Starkey of 198 Circle Ct will serve as commissioner from the Presbytery of Southern Michigan to the 180th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U S A in Minneapolis Minnesota from May 16 to 22. A science teacher and Saline church elder he joins 38 Michigan leaders and 850 commissioners in the church's highest legislative body with over 3.3 million members.
Senior Girl Scouts from Saline and four states Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Michigan attended a May 3 4 5 conference at the University of Michigan to study community problems needing Senior Scout action. Celeste Klein Carol Hemmye Bonnie Carre Cindy Braun Peggy West and leader Mrs Harold West represented Saline with speaker John Mader and principal speaker Floyd McCree mayor of Flint addressing poverty employment education and human relations.
Pauline Douthat of Huntington West Virginia has been chosen as Mother of the Year for the state and travels to New York for the national competition. Her community service, Marshall College education, teaching career and church work are cited. She has two sons and ten grandchildren.
The Sa line Woman's Club will install officers at its annual luncheon on Wednesday May 15 at the Hathaway House Blissfield with transportation arranged from St Pauls Church parking lot 10 45 a m Reservations close Monday May 13 A fashion show will follow the luncheon Officers include Mrs Paul Woods president Mrs John Schild first vice president Mrs Richard Knightley second vice president Mrs Kenneth Taylor corresponding secretary Mrs Theodore Stimpson recording secretary and Mrs Carl Kraus treasurer Board members are Mrs Arthur Wilson Mrs Dan Hall and Mrs Walter MacArthur.
The Scio Lodi Junior Farmers held its first meeting at Maple Grove School with Janet Diable as president Larry Diable as vice president Art Sias as secretary Glen Diable as treasurer Nancy Diable as reporter and Diane and Kurt Wing as recreation leaders. The group set May 19 for the next meeting and will meet on the second Monday of each month with dues of 10 cents per member.
Dave Potter purchases Community Ford Sales Inc, effective Friday, moving from Oak Park to Saline soon. Staff and hours stay the same with plans for repainting and a new sign. Former owners Ed Puttcomer and Ken Thompson retire after leading since 1958. Ed plans trips to Canada and the Indianapolis 500, while Ken schedules a Western trip.
The Saline Reporter lists weekly publication at 106 W. Michigan Ave Saline Michigan 458176. Subscription rates are four dollars in-county and five dollars and fifty cents out-of-county with second class postage paid at Saline Michigan.
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