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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-09
Calendar of Social Events

SUNDAY
John Barnhi Band rehearsal p M fpsanu Hsn
School auditorium.
MONDAY
First Methodist Official Board. 7: 80 p
Club, Ypslant High school hetresnlnehls
Ypanu Chapter Order OF Eastern Star regular meet
ing 80 Masonic Temple lodge room -
Queen CITY Lodge number is7 Knights Pythas o'clock X P
Girl Scout Council leaders and captains $780, cafeteria
$50.
Altar Guild OF Lutheran Church 1880. at church
United Spanish Veterans s o'clock GAR Hall
Monday Whist Club, 2:3O with Miss Ida Clark ..
Girl troop o'clock Literary Club House troop H.
st John; troop 49, o'clock Harriet 49, 1890 Central
Ypsanu Chorsters Ypsan School, 30 in lunch room
Ladies Auxiliary Canton number 80 LOOF O'CLOCK Ood
Fellow Hall Arbor.
Fortnghty Contract Bridge o'clock at home OF Mrs Leon
Gibson
TUESDAY
Ypsan Grange all meeting the home OF Mrs Belle Knsggs
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Varied Activities in City
Grade Schools This Week

Grade children were busy at Har-
riet and Prospect Schools this
week.
Second grade children at Harriet
School have made egg she'll gar
dens. Pupils gathered half egg
shells and in these placed dirt and
seeds. Kinds Of seeds planted
were radish, petunia. onion and
lima bean. Pupils who brought
egg shells were Leedora Jackson,
John Alvin, Julian Van Siyke, Bet
ty Jacobs, Clifton Francois and
Carolyn Taylor. Seeds were plant
ed April 20 and the flrsl came up
May /.
Students Of this grade are col
lecting stamps. Julian Van .Slyke
has the most complete collection
and Ruby White has the most
unusual. Twenty.three pupils are
collecting stamps in connection
with their number studies. All
OF the stamps are OF United States
denominations.
Boys and girls OF second grade
are painting chairs in their room.
Four have been painted. The col
ors are red, blue and yellow
Fourth grade pupils are making
models, pictures and booklets on
transportation by land, air and
water. The work is in preparation
for a program later.
Sixth grade Citizenship Club en-
tertained mothers at p program
and a light luncheon Friday after
noon. Leo Clark was master OF
ceremonies, Edward Davis gave a
recitation. Dorothy Grady. a read.
ing, and Sophronia Mitchell. sang a
solo. Cookies and cocoa were
served Cards were presented to
each mother present.
Second grade children OF Pros
pect School are drawing bird
houses. Fourth graders have
drawn various types OF lighting and
will study the life of Edison next
week Students OF the sixth grade
room have been drawing defense
posters.
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Pretty Table Decorations for
Banquet in Lutheran Church

About 200 mothers and daughters
OF the Lutheran Church gathered
in the church dining loom for thei!
annual Mother-Daughter banquet,
Friday night. The tables were pref
tily decorated with spring flowers
and attractive little egg she'll doll
fayors. During the dinner hour de.
lightful music was provided by two
from the Ford Motor Company who
played the violin and cimbolin
Eight girls from the junior choir,
Jean Gotos, Marian Rumberger.
Elaine Hayden, Joyce Shadford.
Marian Evans, lngoeborg Heesch,
Frances Wolter and Helen Roehrs,
favored with several selections.
Prizes OF flowers were given the
oldest mother. Mrs. Amelia Koch.
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Ben Vanden Belt, Jr.
Wins Regional Contest

Ben Vandsn Belt. Jr.. won first
place in the regional oratory con-
test at Adrian Friday. Ben de-
livered an Grafton titled with
Malice Toward None"
The victory brought to Roosevelt
High School. in which Ben is en-
rolled as a senior, yellow and blue
banner, Each contestant In the re-
gional contest Friday received a
dictionary with their rames en-.
graved on It,
Miss Susan Stinson, Mrs. Ben
Vanden Belt and Robert Evans
accompanied Ben Vanden Belt, Jr.
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Annual Presbyterian Mother
Daughter Banquet Enjoyable

The annual Presbyterian Mother
anad Daughter-banquet was enjoyed
Friday evening in the church dining
room.
The tables were beautifully decor
ated with tulips OF varied colors-
Tall yellow and blue tapers with
pastel ruffled paper skirts alternat-
ed with groups OF tulips. Favors
were miniature paper spTinklinS
cans in pastel colors,
The dining room was arranged
with four long tables, leaving an
aisle at the end Of which was placed
the American and Christian flags.
Miss Flora Burgess, in a very
pleasing manner, acted as toast
mistress.
Millicent Zeeb and Joan Small
idge acted as flag bearers carrying
the flags down the aisle while all
sang The Star Spangled Banner
Mrs, Raymon Bair offered ban
quet grace.
a quartet of the youth choir, com
posed OF Janice Geddis. Phyllis
Warrington Joan Smallidge, and
Faith E. Cook sang In the Early
Morning
Mrs Haydn Morgan gave a very
fine toast to the Daughters and Miss
Jeanne No. gan responded with an
appropriate toast to the mothers.
Beverly Cook sang sweetly the
solo part Of the Youth Choir's song
"Our Jesus Went Oft Through the
Meadows Faith E. Cook sang beau
titully What Robin Told"
Happy Memories was the sub
iect for Mrs. Harlow Laing's ad-
dress. We should try TO build up
happy memories, not just trust to
luck II We want to have them
later she said.
The first memory We want Is
good mental and physical health 10
make a background for our thoughts.
Second a feeling OF security and
understanding. so that the child
may stand firmly on his feet in
every situation. Third. memory to
be developed is the happiness Of the
family life. not merely mother and
daughter but the whole family
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Lilacs and tulips effectively dec
GRATED the dining tables for the
Woman's Society of Christian Sery-
ice Mother-Daughter banquet attend.
ed by nearly 200 mothers and daugh-
ters OF the Methodist Church, Friday
evening in the church dining room.
Miss Mary Alice Warner, daugh-
ter, gave the invocation following 4
song fest led by Miss Mary Power
with Miss NancyiHouck accompany
ing at the piano. Mrs. j. Lynn
Houck. president OF the society. pre-
scented an informal program, and
in her interesting talk issued a
challenge 10 weed out all unneces-
ssry habits in lives and to keep
those that are essential in these
times Mothers and daughters, you
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age s., aud two mothers each with
four daughters. Mrs. Nick Gotos
and Mrs. A. Sylvester. The young
est daughter, Judith Blanche. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis ]. Root,
was given a little savings bank.
The daughters under l6 years were
given prizes from a large prettily
decorated May basket Mrs. Fred
Wolter, program chairman. was as
sisted by Mrs John Hadley in dis
tributing the gifts.
After the program the group en-
1oyed the motion pictures shown
by Walter Gaecke.
The committee for the dinner was
Mrs. f. R. Schill. kitchen and Mrs.
Hadley, dining room.
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Mrs. Trip Given
Surprise by Club

Mrs. Nellie Trip was pleasantly
surprised by members OF the Aunt
Nell Bunco Club at her home, Fri
day afternoon. After playing bunco
the guests were served ice cream
and cake and Mrs. Trip was pre-
scented with a gift OF large plant
Prize winners for bunco were Mrs.
Delvin Ashby, Mrs. Erwin Packer
and Mrs. Fred Dieterle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garford A. Bassett
will 20 Saturday to Jackson and
spend the week end with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard Bas-
sett and Mr.. and Mrs. John Cham
5erlain.
Mrs. Anne Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert schrepper and Miss Joan
Schrepper plan TO spend Mothers
day at Crosse Pointe with Mrs.
Stuart's son, Arthur Stuart and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius ]. Fox
and daughter Patricia Ann are 10
be guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. h.
Tyler Mothers Day.
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u. S. Naval Air Corps
Subject For Assembly

Considerable interest was evi.
denced by Naval Air Corps dis
cussion at an assembly in Ypsilan-i
High School Friday.
Junior and senior boys and girls
from Ypsilanti and Roosevelt High
Schools attended the session at
which 1t. H. E. Stoll, OF the Nav.
al Aviation Cadet Selection Board,
and Ensign Harlin Fraumann, tenn.
porarily on duty with the selec-
tion board, spoke.
A program of similar nature will
be given at a Normal College as
sembly Tuesday at 10 a m.
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group. doing things together and
going places together"
Mrs. Laing cleverly related sew
eral little stories OF her own family
to illustrate special memories.
Another type of memory is that
Of special days as birthdays. and
Christmas, Mrs. Laing said.
A happy medium in home neat
ness and cleanliness is best not
going to the extreme in either d.
rection, the mothers and daughters
were told.
Tolerant advice. thriftiness, shar.
ing and consideration for each other
were more memories discussed.
Mrs. Laing closed with the poem,
success by Bessie Stanely.
Mrs. Emma Osborn was the oldest
mother present, anad Mrs Harry
Losey was the youngest mother
present. Mrs. ]. A. Geddis had the
most daughters present. Each o.
these mothers was presented with
a corsage.
The dinner was served by a group
OF the men OF the church.
Mrs. George Parker and daughter
Betty Lou, Jackson, will be guests
OF Mrs. Parker's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Graichen. Sunday.
Mrs. James O'Sulliyan and her
four children left Friday for Oakley.
TO visit her mother, Mrs. George
Walsh, a week. a.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Groosbeck
will visit Mrs. Groosbeck's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Miller, Attica,
SUNDAY.
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Hostess At Party

Miss Margaret Minneker was
hostess at dinner party for group
Of her friends at her home 920
Pearl St, Thursday evening. Guests
included Mrs. Vera Ford, Dayton
Ohio. Mrs James Roy, Mrs. William
Stevens, Mrs. Willard Hops. Miss
Ellen MacMurray. Miss Helen Brady,
Miss Helen Keller. Pontiac, Miss
Vivian Stevenson, and Mrs. n. F.
Minneker. The guests played bridge
in the evening.
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Priscilla Guild
to Clean Church

The newly formed Priscilla Guild
OF the Congregational Church met
Thursday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Noel Speer and discussed
plans for cleaning the church. This
will be their project. A pleasant So
cial time was enjoyed by the eight
members present.
The next Guild meeting will be
June at the home OF Mrs. Ian
Thompson.
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Program Given For
Endurance Glass

The Endurance Glass OF the Bap-
fist Church enjoyed a program and
pleasant social time az their all day
meeting with cooperative luncheon
at noon al the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Deske, Friday.
The business meeting. conducted
bv the president, Clayton Deake,
was opened with the singing OF a
hymn and the devotional service
led by Mrs. Clara Cheesman. The
IS members present answered roll
call by repeating Scripture verses.
There were six visitors. Rev. an !
Mrs. william Shaw, Frank HUFF, and
Norris Ehle. Mrs. Harry Fog and
Mrs Edward Dykeman.
For the program, in charge OF
Mrs. Frank Huff. the class teacher.
Mrs. (. E. Graichen and Mrs. Earl
Hubbard sang a vocal duet. Read
ings were given by Mrs. Hugh Mil
Ter and Mrs. Huff. Mrs. Shaw gave
a very interesting talk on Mother.
Each OF the members wrote few
lines on letters to be sent 70 smut
ms.
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AWARDED DAMAGES

Centerville, May damages OF
$4,000 were awarded by a jury in
circuit court Friday to Mrs. Jose
phine Stowe, Battle Creek. in her
suit against Harry F Mckinney
and Clayton R. Mckinney. Jack
son. former operators OF a sani-
forum and clinic here. She charged
that she was permanently injured
from severe burns sustained while
X-ray treatment.
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Al Annual Mnetlnn

Mrs Harry l.. Smith, president OF
the Washtenaw County Federation
OF Women's Clubs, Mrs. Lawrence
Darling, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Clifford Schreiner attend
ed the annual meeting Of the Jack
son County Federation meeting at
Springport, Friday.
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Fine Points in Bridge
BY SHEPARD BARCLAY
MAKE THE TRY AT ONCE

ONE COMBINATION Of cards
which Is frequently misplayed. by
a No Trump declarer Of fair abil-
ity. Is composed Of a singly guard
ed queen in the dummy, opposite
the ace and one or two little cards
Of the suit. when the opening lead
er has clearly chosen a fourth
best II the opponents had done
no bidding 10 disclose the situa-
ton. 1t Is nearly always best TO
play the queen at once The rea-
son is simple That is practically
its only chance to win, the chance
that the king had been underled.
II the king is held by the partner
Of the leader. the queen Is as good
as gone. whether It is played or
not II the small card is called. the
next opponent should cover 1t with
q high intermediate card and keep
his king to knock of the queen
later
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Events Announced
For Research Club

announcements OF coming events
were made az the last regular meet
ing OF the Research Club, Friday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. +.
]. Lambertson. Mrs. Lester Pho
conducted the brief business meet.
ing and announced the Adult Educa-
ton Institute which opens May IL
in Ann Arbor. The County Fedora
ton OF Women's Clubs will meet At
the Women's League. Ann Arbor.
May 81.
A current affairs test on the pa
pers read during the year, was con-
Quoted. A delightful musical pro
gram followed. Misses Grace
Sauers, Mary Alice and Barbara
Warner sang two songs, Robin in
the Rain" by Cain and Songs My
Mother Taught Me-" by Dvorak.
Miss Lucretia Dell played their &C
compartment. Miss Dell also played
Dance Americana" by Mowery.
At the close of the afternoon the
hostess served delicious refresh
ments. The annual meeting will be
May 20 and luncheon will be served.
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Welcome New Members

Three new members, Mrs. Charles
Olmstead. Mrs. ]. G. Losee and Mrs.
Leona Elvidge, were received into
the Mothers Club for Rainbow Girls
at their meeting. Friday afternoon
in the Red Room in the Masonic
Temple. Reports were made and
an active program for fall was
planned II was decided to have a
tea and welcome new members AMI
get acquainted at the last meeting
Of the season. June 10.
Mr. and Mr.. Kenneth Macdonald
will 20 TO Detroit to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. L. J. Metevier. sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. McLane will
spend Monther's Day. in Detroit.
guests Of their daughter and sonin-
law. DR.. and Mrs. Edward Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hatch, Mrs.
Ida Penniman and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kenny will 20 to Ann Arbor
and have dinner Sunday with Miss
Harriet Shankland
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Martin Ecker and
daughter Marie, Toledo, will be
guests on Mothers Day OF Mrs.
Eckers mother, Mrs. Fred NJ Rob
bins.
Mothers Day will be observed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Rorabacher, this
city, Mrs. Edith Rorabacher, Ann
Arbor. Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Renwick'
New Hudson. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ransom Townsend. Melvindale'
who will meet in Riverside Park,
Plymouth, and join in a cooperative
picnic.
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Junior members OF the Girls
Friendly Society will meet Tuesday.
May y, for picnic in Quirk Park
The girls will furnish their OWL
lunches with the exception Of the
dessert and salad, which will be
furnished.
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Parents Of pauahter

Mr.. and Mrs. Low ell Bellen. 81 \
Lamay St. are parents OF dausF
ter born Friday in Boyer Hospital
The baby weighed seven pounds
Tx ounces.
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Attend Weddinq

Mrs. Otis Stephens and her
daughter, Mrs. Merrell Draper, Ann
Arbor. went to Jackson Friday to al
tend the wedding Of Miss Margaret
Gress, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Gress. and John Cox. also
OF Jackson. They went afterwards
TO Detroit for a week. Mr.. Gress and
his family formerly lived in lpsi'
lanti and now Mr.. Gress is an opera
tor in the Michigan Central at Jack
son.
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Your Weekend Lesson

What should be the very nrst
lesson given by a sound teacher
to someone who plays at" bridge
but has never studied IL? Il II TO
use his thinking ability the best
he can at all stages? Or does
something still more fundamental
than that come hrstf
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CITY SUBSCRIBERS

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Press phone the Press Office
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Saturday.
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DAUGHTER Arrives

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Feuerstein,
1884 Newton St, are announcing the
birth OF a daughter today in Boyer
Hospital. The baby weighed eight
pounds, 14ia ounces. She has been
named Marilyn Frances.
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yulnerable. J

II was a shame to see East tail
10 make his contract on this deal
in a rubber bridge game. After
South led the heart 2. he reflected
briefly and decided that North
probably had the X. Hence he
played the 5. and the 8 was put on
by North. East let that win. but
then took the heart J with the A.
His contract was wrecked hight
there for. as soon as he led the
spade ]. the A. came in. and three
more hearts put him down one.
II East had come in with the
heart Q on the opening lead. he
would have held the trick. When
he then lost to the spade A, he
still would have possessed the
heart A as a stopper. Two tricks
in hearts. plus four in spades. one
In diamonds and two IN clubs
would have given him his game.
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Ann Arbor News
Norwood Emanuel KuSter,
War Veteran, SuCCumbS

Ann Arbor, Mich, May wed
nesday. afternoon in the Stanan
Funeral Home at o'clock. friends
mayepay their last respects in mem.
oS OF Norwood Emanuel kuster,
A. who died Saturday in Veterans
Hospital, Dearborn. Rev. Henry
Lewis will ofhciate and burial will
be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Kuster was a veteran OF the
World War and was a lifelong resi-
dent Of Ann Arbor, having been
born here April 20, 1895. He served
in France with the l26th infantry.
Survivors INCLUDE mis- mother;
three sisters. Mrs. Janette Pakes,
Omaha. Neb., and Mrs. Helen NJ.
Mercer. and Mrs. Hazel NJ. Geb-
hard. both Of Los Angeles Calf;
four aunts an uncle and a niece.
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Weddings SOIemnized in
Ann Arbor Over Week End

Ann Arbor, Mich, May 1.-Two
pretty weddings we're solemnized
in Ann Arbor over the week end.
sehild.seott
The Mary b. Henderson room Of
the Michigan League was the set
ting Of the marriage OF Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Scott, daughter Of Prof.
r. o. Scott Of the University Of
Toledo faculty and Mrs. Scott and
John A. Schld, son ot Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Schild
susan Virginia scott sister Of the
bride. was her maid Of honor and
the bridegroom S brother. Alexan-
der. Lansing. served hIm as best
man. Ushers We're Richard Shell
don Warner. Ypsilanti and Harold
(. Warner Washington Heights.
Pittman-Harkins
Announcement is being made OF
the marriage Of Miss Mary Virginia
Harkins, daughter OF Mrs. Edward
Harkins. and Frank Pitiman. Jr,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pittman.
The ceremony took place Saturday
in the rectory Of 81. Thomas Catho-
lie Church.
Miss Geneyieve Haner Cedar
Bend Dr.. was the maid OF honor,
and Ebert Travis was the best
man.
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Floyd Keith, Dearborn,
Badly Hurt in Accident

Ann Arbor. Mich, May 5-Floyd
R. Keith, 1917 May St Dearborn.
was taken to st. Joseph's Hospital
at l2:43 p. m. Monday after an
automobile accident in which his
hip was crushed and he received
severe skull injuries. His car
collided with trat OF John T.
Merriman. ia Perry St. Pontiac.
on US-l2 Il miles west OF Ann
Arbor and $50 feet west of the
Chelsea Manchester Rd Keith was
an employe at the Ford Motor
Company.
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Athletic Activities 10
be Shown in Program

The assembly program al fpsi' 4
lanu High School Thursday will de-
pict an average day in the life OF
girl with stress on her physical S.
activities. 1t will be given by girls
OF the seventh through the ten'a
grades under the direction OF Misses
Louise Lockeman and Elfrieda Z
Oyerman.
Included will be setting up e1er'
cises, a placard presentation OF her
three meals, correct posture Tor
school and other work. a class Ia
pyramids, a major sports class az
tificial respiration, after school 4
sports. evening games and social
dancing
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Stolen Car Report Fails
Driver as Crash AIibi

Ann Arbor. Mich, May 5-Louis
Sralnic. 1877 CresNlew. Whit
more Lake, was hned 81 and SEN
fenced to 10 days in jail by jus
tice Jay II. Payne on Monday on
charges Of leaving the scene OF an
accident.
An accident reported at p. IN.
Sunday stated that an unidentified
man had leapt from an automobile
owned by Louis Stralnic after IL
collided at the intel section Of Wash
tenaw Rd. and Forrest with the car
Of Herbert Wallace, 1921 w. kala-
mazoo, Lansing Wilbur James,
S0i Division St, Lansing. was taken
TO ST. Ioseph's Hospital and treat
ed for decorations and bruises.
At 1924 p. m. a report was re-
ceiyed on the radio of stolen au-
tomobile from Whitmore Lake at
$50 p. m. At Ills p n. Louis
Stralnic called Ann Abor police in
Quiring about their reception OF the
stolen report. Strainic was asked
TO come TO the station Upon his
arrival he was questioned by police
officers and he stated that he left
Whitmore Lake about 2:45 p. m.
travelling TO Ann Arbor Ypsilanti.
thence TO Milan. and returned to
his home at Whitmore Lake at
.. m. Stralnic said that he fell
asleep and awoke at $3.50 to find
that his car had been stolen and
called Brighton State Police at
l0.2 p. m.
Discrepancies in Stralnic's story
were found and Stralnic finally ad-
mitted that he was headed south on
Washtenaw toward Milan to meet
his wife when the accident occur
red. Fearing the consequences
because he had been drinking,
Stralnic told police officers that
he abandoned the autor obile and
received a ride back to Whitmore
Lake with an Ann Arboi friend.
Brighton State Police have not
yet decided whether to press
charges for making a false report
of stolen automobile.
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Residents of Milan
Assured Son is Safe

Alive and serving in Australia
Is the gratifying news received by
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, Milan,
concerning their son, Russell Van,
10. who was believed a casualty in
the sinking Of the L. S. ). Langley,
February 81.
The terse announcement from the
Navy Department gave no other
details Russell's two brothers
were on a Coast Guard ship which
was sunk in the Atlantic. but they,
too. were saved. Another brother
is in the Army at Fort Bragg. n. c.
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Saunders Chosen Vice
President of State J. c. c,

Ann Arbor. Mich, May 3 -
Rawleigh A. Saunders, president OF
the Ann Arbor Junior Chamber Of
Commerce. has been chosen vice
president OF the state junior Cham
Der.
At the annual state convention in
Benton Harbor Ann Arbor was pre-
scented five awards. the Henry
Giessenbier Memorial TO the most
outstanding chamber in the state
the War Service award, the II VI.
Tahaferro plaque for trade promo
ton. the West Michigan Tourist
Association cup for city beautifica-
ton, and certificate o. merit for
the "JCC Crier'.