Water tower collapse sparks shock then relief in city
Four large sections of a new 142 foot tall water tower crashed during placement on E Henry St. no injuries reported. Chicago Bridge and Iron Works crews assess minimal damage to standpipe and foundation. new sections are being fabricated and due within 10 days to two weeks. Completion delays push October 1 date back about a month.
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E. Henry St
Chicago Bridge and Iron Works
Don Holley
Ayres, Lewis, Norris & May
Holley
Chicago
Donald Craig
Craigmile
Floyd Hardiman
Hardiman
Party Delegates All Tied Up
Write in ballots produced a tangle for party delegates across Saline Township and nearby areas. In Saline Township five candidates tied for second on the Democratic slate while a seven way tie for three Republican township committeemen posts yielded one vote each for several contenders. Republican delegates elected statewide included Albert Bredernitz with 91 votes and Ernest Girbach with 71. Saline City GOP delegates varied, and seven were to be chosen. Democratic and Republican nominees were named in Saline City, Pittsfield, and York and Lodi Townships with rosters unsettled or pending final tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Township
Allan Grossman
Maurine Kohler
Paul Hammond
Russell Smith
Donna Scudder
Arthur Lutz
Art
Grossman
Albert Bredernitz
Ernest Girbach
Saline City
George Anderson
Joseph Craigmile
John Steele
George Johnson
Doreen Steele
Kathleen Johnson
Mildred Craigmile
Donald Decher
Ann Arbor Practical Nurse Education Center graduates
Mrs. Helen Conrad of Saline was among the graduates receiving their certificates at exercises held Wednesday evening in the auditorium of Ann Arbor High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Conrad
Saline
Ann Arbor
Practical Nurse Education Center
Ann Arbor High School
Upsets Hit York Saline and Pittsfield Township Primaries
In the townships of York Saline and Pittsfield Republicans led with few Democrats in sight. Saline voters ousted clerk Warren Finkbeiner for Eleanor Ross 78 53 and backed Theophil Alber for trustee 79 to 48 over Bert Rasmuson. Albert Bredernitz and Arnold Wild ran unopposed for supervisor treasurer and treasurer respectively. York Township saw Thurlow Sanford keep the supervisor post 621 434 over Newton Squires, Howard Wilkie won trustee 508 448 over Clarence Richardson, and Maynard Bird defeated Helena Lentz 656 266 for treasurer. Winty was unopposed for clerk. Lawrence Drew lost to Max Wiley Sr for constable. Both York propositions for a one mill re appraisal were defeated 858 285 and 853 291. Pittsfield elected Melvin Hartman supervisor 366 301 over Robert Lillie, elected Morgan McCalla trustee while Forrest Haywood lost to McCalla and Webb Haywood was retained. Clerk Samuel Morgan and Treasurer Charlies Leverett ran unopposed.
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York
Saline
Pittsfield
Saline Township
Warren Finkbeiner
Eleanor Ross
Theophil Alber
Bert Rasmuson
Edward Filsinger
Albert, Bredernitz
Arnold Wild
York Township
Thurlow Sanford
Newton Squires
Howard Wilkie
Clarence Richardson
Helena Lentz
Maynard Bird
Russell Wanty
Lawrence Drew
Max Wiley
Charles Blackmer
Merlin Goodrich
David Watson
Melvin Hartman
Robert A. Lillie
Rudy Schmerberg
Forrest Haywood
Morgan McCalla
Webb Haywood
Gerald Engle
Samuel Morgan
Charlies W. Leverett
Miss Saline Contest Sees Four Entrants for Fair Event
Only four contestants have entered the annual Miss Saline pageant at the Saline Community Fair. Entries are due Saturday with judging set for Wednesday September 9. Contestants Deborah Tracy Carol Kirstein Marcia Fritts and Kathy Lynn Chambers seek the crown and a chance to advance to Michigan Junior Miss or Miss Michigan contests.
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Saline
Saline Area
Karen Lehtonen
Tom O’brien
WOTA
R and B Tool Co to Represent in Trade Mission
Fifteen industrial executives from Michigan Ohio Indiana and western Pennsylvania will join a Trade Expansion Mission to Europe sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers. Edward F Redies of R and B Machine Tool Co Saline will attend, with a pre conference briefing September 30 at the Waldorf Astoria New York before a 21 day tour to London Brussels Duesseldorf Milan Rome and Paris meeting government and industry leaders and touring plants. The Saline Public Library booth at the Saline Community Fair will be sponsored by Graf Gulf Service and Lodi Sand and Gravel with Mrs Robert Todd librarian announced this week.
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Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Europe
National Association of Manufacturers
Edward F. Redies
R & B Machine Tool Co
Saline
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
Departments of State and Commerce
London
Brussels
Duesseldorf
Milan
Rome
Paris
Saline Public Library
Saline Community Fair
Graf Gulf Service
Lodi Sand & Gravel
Robert Todd
Saline Kiwanis Postpones Meeting To September 8 Dinner
The Kiwanis Club of Saline will meet Tuesday September 8 instead of Monday due to Labor Day. Members will gather for dinner at Walker's Bakery at 6:30 pm with Wilson J. Scott as program chairman for the evening.
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Kiwanis Club of
Saline
Walker’s Bakery
Wilson J. Scott
Sewer Addition 40 Percent Complete at Treatment Plant
Construction of the sewage treatment plant addition is 40 to 45 percent finished, according to engineer Don Holley, with completion expected shortly after the first of the year.
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Don Holley
Local Woman Burns In Ypsilanti Township Flash Fire
Mrs. Russell Trukey formerly Benna Jean Sawyer of Saline suffered first and second degree burns in a basement fire at her new Ypsilanti Township home. The blaze started when a water heater ignited fumes from spilled paint thinner. She and husband Russell Jr. escaped. the 21 month old was carried to safety. Five fire units fought the fire for nearly two hours. the family moved in less than a week prior.
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Russell Trukey
Benna Jean Sawyer
Saline
Ypsilanti Township
Beyer Memorial Hospital
Ypsilanti
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Russell, Jr
Benna Jean
Imogene Hertler
N. Harris St
Saline High School
Holland
United Council of Churches
Sauk Gallery Show Highlights Local Artists and Works
The Sauk Trail Art Gallery in Saline features a diverse weeklong show with standout pieces. Betty Henry’s Nights Light uses a palette knife with surprising delicacy, Sandy Johnson Siemen’s Cattails shines in bright color and texture, and Babs Schmid Losee’s pen and ink driftwood study impresses for precision. The exhibit also includes Collage by Abbie Young, three sculptures by Tom Schwoche, and paintings by Margaret Carman, Katherine Killeter, and Margaret Finley. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on the third floor of Sauk Trail Inn, W Michigan Ave.
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Sauk Trail
Saline Area
Betty Henry
Saldom
Mrs. Henry
Robert Henry
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Sandy Johnson Siemen
Sandy
Babs Schmid Losee
Abbie Young
Tom Schwoche
Margaret Carman
Katherine Killeter
Grandma Moses
Margaret Finley
Sauk Trail Inn
Michigan Ave
Five Candidates File for Council in Saline Race
Five candidates filed petitions Monday for three Saline City Council seats in the November election. Incumbent Councilman Robert Strohl, former councilman George Anderson, and newcomers Harry Cogar and Hubert Beach join Glenn Clark Sr in the race. Mayor candidates are Jackson T. Bennett and George Johnson. Cogar pledged orderly growth retaining Saline’s charm and local control over planning. Clark, a former police commissioner, cited growth and safety as key issues and noted his Ford Ypsilanti plant career.
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Glenn Clark
Robert Strohl
George Anderson
Harry Cogar
Hubert Beach
Jackson T. Bennett
George Johnson
Clark
Saline
Meha
Ford Ypsilanti
Cogar
Detroit
Saline Voters Back Romney Meader Samborn And Petersen
Saline area voters backed Governor Romney and candidate Meader by wide margins. Albert Samborn defeated Thomas Sharpe for the 51st District seat, Sheriff Petersen beat George Stauch, and Francis OBrien led the appellate judge race. Other judicial results varied.
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Saline Area
George Romney
George Meader
al Samborn
George Petersen
Weston E. Vivian
Congress
Gerald E. Faye
William F. Dannemiller
Brian Lavan
Vivian-Faye
Vivian
George N. Higgins
Saline City
Stanley P. Thayer
Thayer
Ann Arbor
Meader
Albert J. Samborn
Thomas G. Sharpe
Samborn
Washtenaw County
Sharpe
Livingston County
George Stauch
Saline
Stauch
Francis O’brien
O’brien
Saline pool site survey at community fair pool booth
Residents are invited to fill a Project Pool Questionnaire at the Saline Community Fair. The Pool Booth in the Merchants Tent organized by the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Kiwanis Jaycees and other clubs asks for opinions on pool location size and enclosure.
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Saline Area
Merchants
Saline
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Jaycees
Lodi Officers Re-Nominated In Caucus
Lodi Township officers were renominated at a Republican caucus at the Township Hall on Thursday evening. With no Democratic caucus held, the nominees will appear on the November ballot though current terms run to April 1 1965. Incumbents seek new terms including supervisor Erwin Frederick clerk Rudolph Gross treasurer Otto Bredernitz and trustee George Schnierle. Newcomer Robert Lindemann aims for Justice of the Peace. Constables nominated are James Girbach Erwin Henes Gustav Lindemann and Giles Thielk. Republican committee members named are John H. Flook chairwoman Gerald OConnor William Delhey and Mrs Giles Thielk.
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Lodi
Erwin Frederick
Rudolph Gross
Otto Bredernitz
George Schnierle
Robert Lindemann
Justice of the Peace
James Girbach
Erwin Henes
Gustav, Lindemann
Giles Thielk
Republican Committee
John H. Flook
Gerald O’connor
William Delhey
Boss Levelled by Virus
The Reporter's publisher Paul Tull has fallen ill with virus pneumonia and expects to be out of the mainstream for at least three days.
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Paul Tull
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Craigmile
Norman Bohnett
Glenn Weber
R & B Tool Co
Sauk
Council
Geo. Meader
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