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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
11
Farmers were not surprised to learn that their share of the consumer dollar spent for food has dropped to 36 cents, the lowest in over twenty years. Department of Agriculture figures show the farm share has fallen a full cent each year since 1952 when it stood at 47 cents.
Farmers shift from seeks for new markets to direct action in the marketplace. The USDA shows marketing costs up three percent from 1962, prompting plans by the American Agricultural Marketing Association and MACMA to negotiate with processors for specified apple tonnage and delivery times.
Dale L. Hughes a 1963 Shepherd High School graduate has enlisted for four years in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Kenneth R. Harnick of Shepherd serves with the Third Battalion Eleventh Regiment First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton California. James A. Tryon radioman third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Alton Tryon of Shepherd recently completed Navy submarine basic training at Groton Connecticut and will earn the dolphins after six months at sea.
Shepherd notes weekend visits from Mrs. Carl G. Baker and sons Michael and Scott of Detroit to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Yates. Miss Suzanne Yates returns home with her sister. Baker boys stay a week with grandparents. Daisy Nelson of Wepher Hills Florida visits cousin Ruth Brown, while Nelsons are seriously ill in Carson City Hospital. River cottage visits, dinner guests, and social calls round out the community update with multiple Lansing and Ithaca connections.
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