Scooter Commuter New Breed American
New York report on a growing class of riders who prefer motorscooters to cars. The piece notes 1965 to 1966 population growth, cites police patrols, and quotes riders about convenience, safety, and subway avoidance. It mentions a 12 day transit strike and profiles riders Jeffrey Thompson and Joan Oettinger among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Avenue
Jeffrey Thompson
Thompson
Tina Johnson
Miss Johnson
Jeffrey
Bob
Peggy Kriegel
John Schweitzer
Armand Romano
Joan Oettinger
Romano
Driver Education Program Is Set
Mason County Eastern High School Principal Marvin Tarr announced the first drivers education class will be held Wednesday June 8 from 9 am to 12 noon in the high school gym. Students listed for the course must attend the first meeting and bring their textbooks or obtain them beforehand.
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Custer
Mason County Eastern High School
Marvin Tarr
Rajasthan prison workshops suffer from skilled labor shortage
Jaipur India AP reports Rajasthan state government notes production in prison workshops declined due to a shortage of skilled convict labor. The Daily News Wanl-Aas source highlights how skilled labor gaps hinder factory output and inmate skills development amid ongoing corrections reforms.
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Jaipur
India
Rajasthan
Minor weekend auto accidents reported in Ludington area
Four minor crashes were investigated over the weekend with no injuries. At 10 20 a m Saturday in the 100 block of South James Street Joanne Masten parked her car nicking a vehicle owned by Esther Evans. Later two cars collided on East Ludington Avenue involving Nancy Hogenson and George Christensen. A third crash occurred on West Ludington Avenue injuring no one and a ticket was issued for driving without due caution to David O Connell. A fourth minor collision on North Lake Shore Drive involved Valerie Macko and Bruce Yeck with minor damage to both vehicles.
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South James Street
Joanne Masten
Route 1
Ludington
Esther Evans
Vogel St
East Ludington Avenue
Nancy Hogenson
E. Ludington Ave
George
Grange Names New Officers At Saturday Meeting
R. G. Black was named master of Mason Grange at Pere Marquette Townhall. Clinton Parsons becomes overseer with Mrs. Arvilla Carr lecturer and Mrs. Charles Coleman steward. New officers include Henry Agens assistant steward, Mrs. Percy Morse chaplain, Percy Morse secretary treasurer, Mrs. R. G. Black gatekeeper, Mrs. Vera Matthews Ceres, Mrs. Mabel Witte Pomona, and Ruth McDonald Flora. Henry Agens elected to executive committee for three years. Ruth Johnson to a one year term. Charter draped for Edward Merritt and Benjamin Johnston. Grange picnic set for Saturday June 9 at Charles Coleman home.
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R. G. Black
Mason Grange
Pere Marquette
Clinton Parsons
Arvilla Carr
Charles Coleman
Henry Agens
Percy Morse
Vera Matthews
Ceres
Mabel Witte
Pomona
Ruth McDonald
Flora
Ruth Johnson
Edward Merritt
Benjamin Johnston
Grange
Adler Memorial Highway Named In Honor Of Rabbi Adler
Lansing AP report says Rep. Raymond Baker of Farmington introduced a resolution to designate a section of I 696 as Adler Memorial highway in memory of Rabbi Morris Adler who died from gunshot wounds fired during services at Southfield.
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Lansing
Raymond Baker
R-Farmington
Morris Adler
Adler
Southfield
Fatally Injured Driver Fred Septrion Named
Fred Septrion, 22, of Grand Rapids died after a drag racing incident on Sunday. He was a son of Mr and Mrs George Septrion, former Mason County residents. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Stephens Funeral Home.
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Fred Septrion
Grand Rapids
Septrion
George Septrion
Mason County
Stephens Funeral Home
Abduction cases tied by swift police action
A kidnapper abducted a mother and infant, drove off with the mother in the trunk, then abandoned the car after she freed herself. The baby was found unharmed. Hours later, another abduction near Flint ended with the suspect wounded and in hospital under guard.
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Page One
Mrs. Emerson
Mary Estlund
Davison
Flint
Miss Estlund
Harvey Kuiper
Glenn Duane Wilson Jr
Wilson
Hurley Hospital
Admits and Discharges at Area Hospitals
The list shows admissions on Saturday and Sunday June 4 5 including Roy Henry of Custer Wilbur Davis of Ludington and Velma Miller of Park Street. Discharges on June 4 5 include Roshelle Bowman George Castonia and William Melin among others with several residents named from Pentwater Ludington Scottville Free Soil and Custer.
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Cornelius O’brien
Pentwater
Roy Rose
Custer
Clinton Parsons
Rowe St
Robert Firstaff
Free Soil
Fred Johnson
Ludington
Randy Hathaway
Scottville
Ory van Nortwick
Roshelle Bowman
George Castonia
David McCarthy
N. William
Raymond
Schwass
George Chevis
Roy Henry
Wilbur Davis
W. Court St
Velma Miller
N. Park St
William Melin
Fred Backing
Leonard
Russell Thurston
Clifford Ketchum
Baldwin
Tot Dies in Farm Tractor Accident at Home
AP report from Saginaw says 18 month old John Kran died Sunday from injuries after being run over by a farm tractor at his parents home. The incident details remain limited and under local investigation.
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Saginaw
John Kran
Mrs Aage Huhn Dies Saturday in Chicago
Mrs Aage B Huhn 78 of 5244 Wellington Ave Chicago died unexpectedly Saturday evening in Chicago Born Marie Smith July 27 1887 in Denmark She lived in Ludington before marrying Aage B Huhn in Indiana in 1932 She belonged to St Stephens Lutheran Church Chicago Survived by a niece Nora Bogehegn and brothers sisters and nieces and nephews in Denmark Preceded in death by her husband in November 1950 Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Rye
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Aage B. Huhn
Wellington Ave
Chicago
Marie Smith
Denmark
Indiana
Ludington
St. Stephens Lutheran Church
Huhn
Nora Bogehegn
Rye Funeral Home
Funeral Services For Mrs Isaiah F Carr Attended By Relatives
Those who came from away to attend funeral services Saturday for Mrs Isaiah F Carr included Mr and Mrs Felix Sloan Miss Patricia Hale of Detroit Mrs James Goines Sr Mrs Nellie J Brooks James Goines Jr and Mrs Flora Welch of Saginaw
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Isaiah F. Carr
Felix Sloan
Patricia Hale
Detroit
James Goines Sr
Nellie J. Brooks
James Goines Jr
Flora Welch
Saginaw
Club and lodge meetings listed for Ludington area
Tonight at Hotel Stearns Ludington Lions Club starts 6 15 p m. Tuesday Ludington Optimist Club noon at Hotel Stearns. Crystal Lodge 159 Independent Order of Odd Fellows meets 7 30 p m at Odd Fellow Temple. Wednesday Pere Marquette Lodge 299 Free & Accepted Masons 7 30 p m at Masonic Temple. Edwin H Ewing Post 76 American Legion 8 p m Legion Hall. Bricklayers and Cement Finishers Union 8 p m Eagle Hall. Labor Federation of Mason County AFL CIO 8 p m Hotel Stearns.
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Ludington Optimist Club
Hotel Stearns
Crystal Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow Temple
Pere Marquette Lodge
Free & Accepted
Masonic Temple
Edwin H. Ewing
American Legion
Legion Hall
Eagle Hall
Labor Federation of
Mason County Afl-Cio
Towns George A Sr Funeral Services in Pere Marquette
Funeral services for George A Towns Sr. who died Sunday will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Dorrell Funeral Home with Rev. Paul E. Patterson officiating. Burial follows at Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today with visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs Aage B Huhn in Chicago
Mrs Aage B Huhn who died Saturday will be honored with services at 1 30 p m Thursday at Rye Funeral Home in Chicago. The Rev John Christensen will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
George Towns Sr. Dies at 71 in Ludington Area
George A Towns Sr 71 of Pere Marquette Township died Sunday at 7 am in Holy Cross Hospital Warren Michigan after several months of ill health He was born January 25 1895 in Amber Township and grew up there He served in WWI and married Gladys Lasley June 30 1920 Surviving are his wife two daughters two sons a brother nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Dorrell
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George A. Towns Sr
Pere Marquette
Ludington
Holy Cross Hospital
Warren
Mich
Amber Township
West Amber School
Ludington High School
Gladys Esther Lasley
Mr. Towns
Pere Marquette Township
Agricultural Stabilization Service
Mason County
Dow Chemical Co
Towns Construction Co
Towns
First Methodist Church
Methodist Men’s Club
Mason County Farmers Union
Democratic Party
Harold
Mary Jane) Shipley
Carl
Ruth Virginia) Peterson
George L
C-7
Charles R
Jess L
Mary Ellen Johnson
Agnes Weinert
William
Jay
Arlo
Dorrell Funeral Home
Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Reunions
Laura Lee Roger and Kenneth Kokx visit grandparents on route 2 Hart. Alex and part of Winczewski family host at 504 Second St. Candy Wood returns to Mount Pleasant from Central Michigan University for Weinert Sanders wedding. Oscar Pearson and son-in-law Howard Thronson with Mary Catherine visit Muskegon relatives. Sharon Pearson attends Ludington High School Class of 1966 baccalaureate. Dan Dewey and sister-in-law Ema line Grams return to 208 E Filer St after Albion College 35th class reunion.
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Laura Lee
Roger
Kenneth Kokx
Route 2
Hart
Alex Winczewski
Second St
Candy Wood
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
William J. Wood
Hamlin Lake
Miss Wood
Weinert-Sanders
Oscar Pearson
Mears
Howard Thronson
Mary Catherine
Muskegon
Dewey
Albion College
Airplane Plans Face Question of Flight Speed
Covington Tenn Leader notes no backseat pilots in planes yet asks why manufacturers push passenger jets to fly faster than sound. The column toys with aviation progress and passenger safety in a concise editorial quip.
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Covington (Tenn
Quads Named After Birth At Frankford Hospital
In Philadelphia at Frankford Hospital a mother gave birth to quadruplets. After a Sunday conference, the four babies were named Alan Beth Anne Catherine Anne and David Anthony by the parents, a police detective sergeant father and the rest of the family. In Topeka Robert Sarnoff RCA president spoke at Washburn University and received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree.
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Philadelphia
Frankford Hospital
Richard Eife
Alan
Beth Anne
Catherine Anne
David Anthony
Topeka
Kan
Robert W. Sarnof
Radio Corporation of America
Sarnoff
Washburn University
Hershey says women would not be drafted in universal training
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey director of the Selective Service System said on TV that if universal military training ever occurs women would not be drafted, noting it would be hard to sell the armed forces on using women.
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Philadelphia
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Hershey
Eisenhower urges graduates to ignore kooks and beatniks
In Manhattan Kansas Dwight D. Eisenhower urged Kansas State University graduates not to be swayed by distractions from kooks and beatniks. He said his generation grew pessimistic and urged the youths to help their elders. In Windsor Prince Philip was thrown by a polo pony but remounted and scored the winning goal for Friar Park.
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Manhattan
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas State University
Eisenhower
Windsor
England
Prince Philip
Windsor Great Park
Philip
Queen Elizabeth II
Friar Park
Flags Half Staff Honor Marine Lance Cpl William Reilly
NEW YORK AP More than 100 flags hung at half staff in Flatbush Brooklyn to honor Marine Lance Cpl William Reilly 20 who died May 26 near Da Nang Vietnam while firing his bazooka at Viet Cong His body was brought home Friday Neighbors recall his two goals to serve in the Marines and follow his father Oliver Reilly a 50 year old retired patrolman
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NEW York
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Marine Lance
William Reilly
Viet Nam
Reilly
da Nang
Marine Corps
Oliver Reilly
Sukarno Turns 65 Quietly at Jakarta Palace
President Sukarno of Indonesia marked his 65th birthday with a quiet day at the capital's palace amid reports of a low-key celebration.
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Jakarta
Sukarno
Indonesia
Court News Municipal Court
James Oliver of 810 E Filer Street paid a 3 dollar fine and 2 dollar costs for excessive noise. Don Jacobs of Ludington paid a 3 dollar fine and 2 dollar costs for excessive noise. Ludington police filed the charge.
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James Oliver
E. Filer St
Don Jacobs
Ludington
Scottville Justice Court verdict on careless driving case
Scottville Justice Court records John Tauchus of route 1 Fountain charged with careless driving. He paid a $10 fine and costs after Mason County Sheriff's officers filed the charges.
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John Tauchus
Route 1
Fountain
Mason County Sheriff's Officers
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Lawrence Meegan
New York State Motor Vehicles Department
Catholic University of America
Peabody Preparatory Department
Mrs. Arden French
Hopsack
Mr. Levis
Cessna
Toggery
Ludington Ave
Good Clothes
K. L. Ashbacker & Sons
Dial
Nancy Morrison
Melvin
Carol Walker
Livonia
Michigan
Nebraska
Carol
Hazard
Neb
Nancy
AAUW
Posetti Up
Tot
Dorrell
Momo
Ted
Ludington Lions Club
George Towns
Scottville Justice Court
Sherman House
Randolph, Clark & LaSalle
Joseph L. Osajda
Daniel Amico
Sales Mgr
Rie
Bate
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