CROP ships carload of beans and library vote at Coe Township meeting
Michigan CROP shipped a carload of beans totaling 567 bags for Jamaica Jordan and Haiti funded by Isabella and Shiawassee counties with a $600 balance. Coe Township's annual meeting drew nearly eighty people with a 44 to 23 vote to continue the Mt. Pleasant Public Library contract despite prior defeat.
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Saginaw
Michigan
Jamaica
Jordan
Isabella County
Haiti
Shiawassee County
Russell M. Hartzler
Robert Garrett
Saginaw County
Herman
Can We Afford A Water Well
The Shepherd council signs a contract with Dunbar Drilling Company for a second water well. Despite concerns about cost, officials affirm the necessity as the existing 12 year old pump operates continuously with minimal repairs, underscoring the project’s urgency.
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Shepherd
Dunbar Drilling Company
County Swapper Starts To Roll
Notices invite participation in a community swap meet with items for sale and a big Community Pick-up event. Drop off after school on April 11 and 12 or leave items on the porch for pickup and watch the Argus for details on specials and upcoming festival activities.
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the Argus
Dust Control Drive at Super Products Plant
Super Products Inc moves to install a dust collection room in Shepherd to address local complaints about plant dust. A $109,000 Dow Chemical Co order and a smaller Davidson Chemical Co. order push progress as pilot output from dehydrated corn cob product gains interest from national firms, signaling a growing future for the Shepherd operation.
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the Super Products, Inc
Dow Chemical Co
Davidson Chemical Co
Dow
Shepherd
Pancake Day Plans For Maple Syrup Festival
Representatives from local clubs and societies meet at Lamberts Sunset Diner to organize pancake sausage and maple syrup serving for the Maple Syrup Festival on April 22 at the new high school cafeteria. Opal Miller elected chairwoman with Bessie Musser as co chair. Gates open 7 30 a m with workers in shifts and hot coffee and delicious syrup provided by Shepherd Sugar Bush Corp and Sugar Bush personnel reports a record 517 gallons produced in 1961.
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Hook and Trigger Club
Altar Society
Christian Aid Society
Rebekahs
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lamberts Sunset
Opal Miller
Bessie Musser
Sugar Bush Corporation
Shepherd Sugar Bush Corp
Isabella Drivers Lose Licenses in Michigan Action
Michigan Department of State suspended 471 motorists licenses and revoked 203 in the past week. Isabella County case includes William Thering R 4 Clare listed among those affected.
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Michigan
Michigan Department of State
Isabella William Thering
R-4
Clare
Local Election Yields Surprises Across Townships
Voters turnout exceeded expectations with more than 600 registered breaking ballots in two precincts. Elton Salisbury won Supervisor in ConCon, with L. H. Ardner Clerk and Dorothy Wench Treasurer re elected. Board of Review member Floyd McClintic and Highway Commissioner Harold Hallock also won. Fremont and Chippewa townships saw party wins, with liquor by the glass defeated and several offices filled by incumbents or party candidates.
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Hoe Township
Elton Salisbury
Richard Murphy
L. H. Ardner
Dorothy Wench
Floyd McClintic
Board of Review
Harold Hallock
Harry Lilly
Chester Shoe
Lafe Struble
Donald Lee Myers
Gerald Shock
John Wilberding
Fremont Township
Ronald Denlow
Oscar Curtiss
Fremont
Richard Sandbrook
Duane Young
Basketball Bust Dinner April 13
A basketball bust appreciation dinner will be held Thursday evening April 13 at the Shepherd High School Cafeteria. The public event honors the Shepherd basketball team for its fine record.
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Shepherd High School
Shepherd
Michigan Cherry Queen meets Senators in Washington
Judith Karen Delaney Michigan’s Cherry Blossom Princess meets Senators Hart and McNamara and Congresswoman Griffiths on Capitol Hill. The 22 year old daughter of Gilbert and Mrs Delaney from Grosse Pointe will represent Michigan in the National Cherry Blossom Festival April 3 to 9 and appears in the Coronation Pageant at the Tidal Basin. A University of Michigan graduate Delaney is secretary to Griffiths.
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Washington
Judith Karen Delaney
Center
Michigan
Capitol Hill
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Pat McNamara
Martha Griffiths
Gilbert E. Delaney
Grosse Pointe
University of Michigan
Delaney
Griffiths
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M. Janssen
Joseph McIntyre
Fratchey Bean Co
Junious Skipworth
Isaiah Snelling
Tri-County Hospital Committee
Ernest E. George
Alma
Advance Memorial
Darwin van Houten
Mr. George
Lee Hospital
Isabella
ConCon
Chippewa Township
Will Murphy
John Ripley
Mable Miller
Roy Spencer
A. M. Koyle
Russell Fisher
Henry Burggraff
Elmer Thering
Myles Conroy
Elmer Durfee
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