It Happened Yesteryear February 11 1954
Local notes recall Leota Mae Travis wedding to Alvin Barnikow and a house warming for Mr and Mrs Dick Salisbury. Eyeing community events, a Grand Rapids trip to see fights, puppet play by pupils, fixed stop lights, and an ice skating spell for Shepherd kids. Football banquet honors 101 diners with standout players Mike Florian and John Florian named. Stu Gillison made honorary Varsity Club member. City views on dictatorship echo editorial tone amid local Chamber meeting planned and Carroll County sports: Blue Jays host Merrill cagers with JV at 7 and Varsity at 8:30.
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Yesteryear
Leota Mae Travis
Alvin Barnikow
Dick Salisbury
Douglas Sharrar
Grand Rapids
Civic Auditorium
Jimmy Campbell
Linda Ulsh
Mike
John Florian
Stu Gillison
Bob Nelson
Good Neighbor Winners Named by Local VFW Auxiliary
Mrs Pearl Freeze president of the Joe Alsh Auxiliary 8215 VFW announced the 1963 Good Neighbor winners at the Shepherd High School show. Bessie Musser won first place and roses while Josephine Lilly placed second with a planter. Other nominees included Roxie Salisbury Leo LaLone Frank Harry Bernice Gimmey and Leah Cline.
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Pearl Freeze
Joe Alsh
V.F.W
Shepherd High School
Bessie Musser
Josephine Lilly
Roxie Salisbury
Leo LaLone
Frank Harry
Bernice Gimmey
Leah Cline
Auxiliary
Water taps should drip to prevent frozen pipes
Dan Myers informs the Village Council that Shepherd residents should leave water taps dripping when not in use and at night to avoid burst pipes during extreme cold conditions.
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Dan Myers
Isabella County Safety Council Dinner Preview
The Tenth Anniversary Dinner in Mt. Pleasant features Frank Burrows Jr a Field Service Director from the Citizens Traffic Safety Board of Chicago as guest speaker. His talk Capturing Elephants blends magic and safety and will headline a regional event with tickets available at the Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce and Safety Council members.
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Isabella County Safety Council
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Burrows
Citizen's
Traffic Safety Board
Chicago
United States
Central Michigan
Burrow
Chamber of Commerce
Safety Council
Frank Burrows, Jr
Alima Terrace
LaGrange Park
Illinois
Band Carnival To Raise Funds For New Uniforms
A Band Carnival at Shepherd Junior High Gym on February 16 from 5 30 to 9 00 will raise money for 30 new band uniforms. A luncheon of hot dogs chili scalloped potatoes pie coffee and pop starts at 5 30 in the cafeteria with games in the gym and a used record sale plus bake sale. Proceeds go to the band program and committee members include Max Berry Betty Lethorn Bob Watter Virgil Wiltse and Claude Lemmer.
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Shepherd
Max Berry
Betty Lethorn
Bob Watter
Virgil Wiltse
Claude Lemmer
Fire hits rural home. Frank Griffiths’ house burns out of control
The Shepherd Fire Department was summoned to Frank Griffiths’ home two miles east on M-20 Thursday January 31. The couple were away and returned to heavy smoke. the new $3500 house, still under construction, burned before crews could control the blaze.
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Shepherd Fire Department
Frank Griffith
Mt. Pleasant Fire Department
Alaskan Angling Gets Rhode Spottight
Cecil Rhode brings a two and a half hour double feature to Cen tral Michigan University War riner Auditorium on February 12 1963 at 8 00 p m The Sheffield Hook and Trigger Club sponsors the program highlighting Alaskan fishing wildlife and native life with dramatic footage of rainbow trout king salmon dolly varden grayling musk ox and Nunivak Island adventures Narration notes Rhode has lived on the Kenai peninsula for 30 years and travels with a packboard and rifle for rare sights then shares Alaska scenery and hunting exploits with viewers.
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Cecil Rhode
Central Michigan University Warriner
Walt Dean
Sheffield
Dean
Alaska
Rhode
Nunivak Island
America
Lee
Auto crash after wheel grab fails to injure Shepherd man
A 23 year old Shepherd man Edward Harcourt escaped serious injuries when a companion grabbed the steering wheel causing a crash into a tree on Gordonville Road near the county line. He was treated and released from Central Michigan Community Hospital with minor injuries and about 400 dollars in damage reported. Wanda Allen, daughter of Mabel Allen, Ferris Institute student, earned Dean's Honor Roll status for the last quarter. A car stolen from Sharon Brookens in Mt Pleasant was found in Ohio after three Gladwin youths confessed to the theft of the vehicle and their car was recovered.
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Edward Harcourt
Gordonville Road
Harcourt
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Wanda Allen
Mabel Allen
Shepherd
Ferris Institute
Ny Pleasant Turns
Sharon
Sail Hee Stanteyter
Stanley Brookens
Oanknahane
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant City
Ohio
Gladwin
Brookens
January bulletin board shows Green School students scene
Green School teacher Mr. Bontrager asked Kathie Parks and Dawn Beard to illustrate January activities for the school bulletin board. The photo features Franke Pond with skaters, hills and evergreens as a setting for the warming house, and a playful warning about slate cracking.
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Green School
Bontrager
Kathie Parks
Dawn Beard
Franke
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U. S
The
Argus
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Shepherd State Bank
Blue Jays
Merrill Cagers
Varsity
Market Report
Good Neighbor
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