Saline High School Band Completes Interlochen Camp
The Saline 60 member marching and concert bands spent seven hours daily at the National Music Camp in Interlochen Michigan. They arrived after an eight hour trip with two buses and a schedule packed with marching and concert rehearsals swimming sports and social activities during the week long session.
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Saline High School
NMC
Interlochen
Reese Saline
Don Jaeger
Russ Burkhart
Interlochemi
Two Injured In Two Car Crash On La-Vine Ann Arbor Rd
Bobie Leonard his wife Juanita and their son Scott were injured Tuesday afternoon in a two car collision on La-Vine Ann Arbor Road near Maple Road. Bobie and Juanita sustained Bruises and a knee injury respectively while Scott received a bump on the head. Jane Harwood of 6356 US-112 escaped injury.
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Bobie
Juanita Leonard
Scott
la- Vine-Ann Arbor Rd
Maple Rad
Leonard
Janice Harwood
Us-112
Harwood
Sheriff’s Department
Miss Harwood
Past Matrons Plan Dessert Meeting
The Past Matrons of the Sa line Order of Eastern Star will meet September 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. W. E. Dietiker’s Henry Street home for a dessert gathering. Birthdays for Mrs. Robert Towner Mrs. Luther Briggs and Mrs. Cecil Davenport will be celebrated with small gifts.
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Saline Order of Eastern Star
W. E. Dietiker
Henry St
Robert Towner
Luther Briggs
Cecil Davenport
Local Boy Faces Additional Surgery After Farm Accident
Ten year old Terry Sheats of 2350 Mooreville Road is to undergo more surgery Friday at St Joseph Mercy Hospital for severe leg injuries from an accident at his grandfather William Jorgensen's farm north of Milan. He remains in fair condition and surgery will proceed only if his condition allows.
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Terry Sheats
Mooreville Road
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Terry
Paul Sheats
William Jorgensen
Carpenter Road
Milan
Bob Russell Named Civil Defense Director in City
Bob Russell proprietor of the Marathon Service station and AAA road service was appointed Civil Defense Director by the City Council. Salary set at 100 dollars annually. Council excused Henry Leutheuser for six weeks on a European trip and named Arthur Heininger as representative to the County Board in Leutheuser's absence. Also approved expenses for Michigan Municipal League meeting in Grand Rapids and issued building permits totaling 5250 for a pool porch and garage.
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Bob Russell
Marathon
AAA
Henry Leutheuser
Arthur Heininger
County Board of Supervisors
Leutheuser
Heininger
Michigan Municipal League
Grand Rapids
William Meister
Mills Road
Ralph Fisher
N. Lewis
Ettore de Michele
Canterbury Drive
No Hubbub in Town It’s Gone to School
A Downtown scene of quiet morning gave way to a busy school opening day. The High School housed 475 students with 112 eighth graders, the Intermediate School 347 giggling children, and the Elementary School 150 kindergartners plus 506 others arriving with bells on. Official hours were set: High School 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Salinians Win State Fair Honors
A steady stream of ribbons arrived from the State Fair in Detroit as Saline area youth dominated livestock judging. Ernest Girbach's Poland Chinas swept Junior Show firsts including Grand Champion barrow and sow, with Gary and Gene earning Open Show firsts and reserves. Haarer entries led by Neil added multiple awards including Grand Champion Hereford female and Reserve Champion Angus in the Junior Show.
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Saline
Detroit
Betsy
Ernest Girbach
Poland
Barrow
Gene
Gary
China Pen
Kirk Gordon
Freddie Gall
Hereford
Tent Space Donated for Services at Saline Fair
The Saline Fair will feature educational exhibits in the Merchants' Tent with booths donated by Saline and Bridgewater merchants for the Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Sheriff's department and Junior Deputies American Red Cross and Ypsilanti State Hospital 4 H Clubbers and booths from State Highway Department U S Navy and Soil Conservation Service. The Fair Board holds a final pre fair meeting Monday at the High School and invites all committees for instructions. The Saturday parade will be bigger than ever with out of town bands and marching units, per American Legion Commander Ted Graban. Service organizations are urged to enter floats.
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Saline
Fair Board
Don Wiedman
Bridgewater
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Sheriff's Department
American Red Cross
Ypsilanti State Hospital
State Highway Department
U. S. Navy
Soil Conservation Service
American Legion
Ted Graban
Smorgasbord Benefit Planned by Michigan Society
The Michigan Society for Epileptic Children plans its annual Smorgasbord Dinner benefit at Camp Crile 10842 Joslin Lake Road serving from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday September 11. Elden Heller of Chelsea is event chairman.
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Michigan Society For
Camp Crile
Joslin Lake Road
Elden Heller
Chelsea
Betsy Wright Among Top Ten Miss Michigan State Fair Finalists
Saline girl Betsy Wright daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Wright was named one of ten finalists from a field of 45 contestants for Miss Michigan State Fair. She attended Detroit events with William Meister Jr JC member and fiancé. The winner will be crowned by State Fair judges and appear on WJBK TV. Jackie Mitchell was a prior Saline finalist in 1949.
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Saline
Betsy Wright
Russell Wright
Michigan
Betsy
Detroit
Wjbk-Tv
Jackie Mitchell
Douglas Hoeft
Jackie
Miss Saline of 1960 Crowned Next Week
A Saline area young woman will be crowned Miss Saline of 1960 at an 8 p.m. ceremony Thursday at the fair. Stanley Thayer, Ann Arbor attorney and state senate candidate, will crown the winner who will serve as hostess at Junior Chamber events and compete at the State Fair for Miss Michigan. Dozens of gifts from local merchants include a bowling bag from Martys, a wrist watch from Rieckhoff's, a travel clock from Gambles, bowling shoes from Schmid’s, and a cash award from local sponsors.
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Saline Area
Saline
Stanley Thayer
Ann Arbor
State Senate
Marty
Rieckhoff
Gambles
Schmid’s Market
Reveling
Brittain Steer Wins State Fair Grand Champion
At the 1960 Michigan State Fair a black Angus yearling named Mr. Mahogany, owned by William Brittain’s Mahogany Farms near Williamston, was named Grand Champion Steer. The Reserve Champion was a Hereford shown by Sam Wetzel of Ithaca.
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Mahogany
William Brittain
Mahogany Farms
Williamston
Sam Wetzel
Ithaca
Verner recalls 1904 Olympics in Rome memory lane
County Treasurer Bill Verner, 79, recalls winning a gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis Games as part of the Chicago Athletic Association. A Purdue alumnus and former Ann Arbor treasurer, he later helped draft Michigan engineering registration acts and served as county treasurer for 12 years.
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Rome
Bill Verner
Verner
Purdue University
Indiana
Chicago Athletic Association
Sweden
Greece
England
Russia
Ussr
Chicago
St. Louis
Michigan
Ann Arbor
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PLANH
Saline Girl
Estes Rexall Drugstore
R. & B. Tool Co
Uniloy Corporation
Plastainer
Hoover Ball and Bearing
Universal Die
Anderson’s Department Store
Saline Savings Bank
Citizens Bank
Dancer’s
Queen
Five Points Restaurant
Westside Hardware
Gable Floor & Tile Co
Miss Saline
Hartman Insurance
Quick Insurance
Saline Dairy Bar
Frank
Texaco
Bob's Service
Alumiley
Saline Lanes
Saline Country Market
Wight's Cleaners
Graf
Gulf Service
Brittain Steer
Bill
Gary ‘Wild
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