Midland County Fair sets week of exhibits and events
The 28th Midland County Fair opens for a week of exhibits in open and 4 H and FFA divisions with 7000 dollars in prizes. Visitors can see agricultural and industry displays, harness racing with 15000 dollars in purses, and the Atomic Energy Commission exhibit You and the Atom.
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Midland Tau
Midland County Fair
Saginaw Valley
Atomic Energy Commission
You
the Atom
Midland
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Happyland
Michigan
Dunlop-Sawade Vows Spoken in Mt. Pleasant
Miss Linda L. Dunlop and Waldo J. Sawade exchanged wedding vows in a single ring ceremony Saturday evening August 21 at 7 in the couple’s home. Rev. Charles Ostrom officiated with 15 guests present. Attendants included Darrell Parks and Joy Allswede. The groom resides on Route 4 Mt. Pleasant.
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Linda L. Dunlop
Mt. Pleasant
Route 4
Waldo J. Sawade
Charles Ostrom
Darrell Parks
Shepherd
Joy Allswede
Isabella Drivers Lose Licenses
The Michigan Department of State suspended 320 drivers licenses and revoked 113 in the past week. Ronald Daniel Drake R-4,Wise Two, Clare, appears among those affected.
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Michigan
Michigan Department of State
Ronald Daniel Drake
Wise Two
Clare
August Chevrolet truck savings promotion
The message touts the savingest time of the year on the 1961 Chevrolet trucks with strong deals across the lineup from Corvair 95 to medium and heavy duty models. Dealers pull out all stops in August to attract buyers.
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Chevrolet
Brattins Host Delaware Visitors Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs H A Brattin Sr entertained Mr and Mrs Wesley Riches and family of Bloomington Delaware over the past weekend. Mrs Riches mother Mrs GCW Riches of East Lansing accompanied them. Mrs Riches is a sister of Mrs Brattin.
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H. A. Brattin
Wesley Riches
Bloomington
Delaware
Descendants of A D Guernsey Gather at Indian Lake Reunion
About fifty-one descendants of the late A D Guernsey of Shepherd met at the James Mumy cottage by Indian Lake near Reed City for a Sunday gathering on August 13. Guests came from Battle Creek Lansing Perrinton Midland Shepherd St Johns Mt Pleasant Marion Grand Rapids Reed City and Massachusetts.
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A. D. Guernsey
Shepherd
James Mumy
Indian Lake
Reed City
Battle Creek
Lansing
Perrinton
Midland
St. Johns
Mt. Pleasant
Marion
Grand Rapids
State of
Massachusetts
SHS Band Camp Shapes Up
Shepherd High School announces Band Camp for all prospective Senior members from August 21 to 25, daily 8 30 to noon. Band Instructor Claude Lemmer reports strong turnout with assistants Chuck Jury of Muskegon and Bill Kelley of Shepherd helping.
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Shepherd High School
Claude Lemmer
Lemmer
Chuck Jury
Muskegon
Bill Kelley
Shepherd
Lakes Put Up For Sale Near Corunna By State Highway Dept
The State Highway Department has placed for sale signs on two man made lakes in Shiawassee county created from fill dirt removed for the M-78 Freeway. They will be sold at a public auction in Corunna on August 24. The University of Michigan has introduced a new graduate level program in power systems engineering this year.
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State Highway Department
Shiawassee County
Corunna
University of Michigan
US-27 Ends at Cheboygan Next Month
Michigan highway officials announced US-27 will terminate at Cheboygan after September 1. The route from the Indiana line to Mackinaw City spans 314 miles and will be redesignated as US-23 beyond Cheboygan. I-75 now covers the northern Lower Peninsula, prompting the US-27 termination and an extension of M-33 three miles to join US-23 in Cheboygan.
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State Highway Department
Cheboygan
Michigan-Indiana Line
Coldwater
Mackinaw City
Highway Department
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Indian River
Community Visit Notes From Shepherd Area
Shepherd brief mentions visitors and guests visiting local families. Families named include Duard Divelbiss and Divel biss, Sherlie Childers, Okla Baughman, Ethel Hafer, Frank Reynolds, John Hierll, Harry Wilson, Charles Clark Jr, Mildred Smith, Arthur Haynor, Herbert Perrine, Rev Newton Huffine. Local rotations occur across Forest Hill Rosebush Day ton Ionia and Bay City areas.
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Duard Divelbiss
Robert Divelbiss
Forest Hill
Sherlie Childers
Okla Baughman
Ethel Hafer
Dayton
Ohio
Bertha Knauss
Mary Pointer
Hove
Indiana
Frank Reynolds
Bay City
Tustin
Knauss
John Hierll
Harry Wilson
Charles Clark Jr
Rural Shepherd
Charles A. Clark
Rosebush
Mildred Smith
Arthur Haynor
Ionia
Haynor
Herbert Perrine
Newton Huffine
Harry Frary
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Midland Fair
Isabella
Chevy
Chevy Trucks
Chevrolet Trucks
Automotive Market Report
Lyle Reynard Chevrolet
W. Wright Ave
Shepherd Briefs
enLles Rentals
Robinson Typewriter
S. College
Vern Bergey
Max Robinson
George Brown
E. Broadway
Jewelry & Diamonds
Nilson Jewelers
Maxwell House
Colgate
Henri
Carton
Franks
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