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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1961
Page
4
A capacity crowd attended the Fair's Community Show featuring square dancers of all ages, folk dancers from German Park, baton twirlers, and three quartet-singing groups. Local Old Time Square Dancers opened followed by modern precision square dancers and young dancers.
The Saline Reporter notes weekly publication, subscription rate of three dollars per year, and its second class mailing status in Saline Michigan under the 1879 act.
Mrs. Peal DeLong and Janice Harwood led sewing entries with top awards. Arbor children performed Bavarian dances under Albert Duckek. Baton-twirling winners were Sara Schaible Barbara Hehr and Lois Sutton. Choir and quartet performances featured Erwin Schmid Ohio Steiner Lila Watling Babs Schmid and a barber shop quartet. Premiums total six dollars. Other major sewing winners included Mrs. Ruby Forshee Vern Osterhout Melvina Klager and Mrs. Elmer Perry. Austin Orchards dominated fruit premiums. James Marion Barbara Ahrens and Gary Marion led vegetables. Grains by Donald Drake James Marion and Bill Rogers were frequent. Heavy gardeners Mildred Ernst Laura Hoeft Bertha Hack. Canning winners included Mrs. Tom Bennett Mrs. Mike Sheehan Janet Drake. Junior canning top winners Shirley Sheehan Mildred Whaeussler Donna Diable. Frequent baking winners Esther Feldkamp Edna Love and Mrs. Don Feldkamp. Junior baking top entries Carol Guenther Shirley Morton Mary Beach.
Weavie Pony Farm of Sa line and Nixon Ponytown of Ann Arbor led the pony show at the fair Thursday. Weavie entries topped the model class under 44 inches and the halter class under 42 inches. Nixon entries won in mare and colt, weanling, pony and rider in saddle, and halter over 42 inches. Mary Sehnearle of Ann Arbor won Grand Entry and James Jedele showed the best fitted pony.
Ernest Girbach of Saline township, a director of the American Dairy Association of Michigan, will represent 35 000 dairy farmers at the association's national board fall session in Louisville Kentucky this week. He has led Michigan dairy groups since 1959 and will join meetings of the business session and the national research committee. All continental states will be represented at the three day Louisville event to plan 1962 product promotion.
The Federal Land Bank of Ann Arbor declares a 3 percent dividend to members of record May 31 1961. Manager Robert Hall notes a very successful year as Lamparter Brothers of Washtenaw Wayne and Livingston counties win a pony at the county fair.
The fall series of Red Cross Adult Swim classes will begin Wednesday September 27 at 7 p.m. in Ann Arbor High School led by Water Safety Instructors under Miss Barbara Schlatter. The eight week program offers non swimmer and senior life saving courses for county residents age 17 and up, with registration limited to sixty.
The women's committee of Tri County Sportsmen's League will serve a roast beef and baked ham dinner at the club from 12 noon to 8 30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost one dollar fifty for adults and seventy five cents for children.
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