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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
10
Forrest Rhoads, minister of Chippewa Street Church of Christ, captured first place in a Mt. Pleasant local Toastmasters Club speech contest held January 31. His talk titled While The Candle Burns advances him to a March area contest in Mt. Pleasant. Runner up was Ray Cline of Mt. Pleasant.
The Past Matrons Club met at the Masonic Hall with nine Past Matrons present. Valentine table decorations framed a turkey dinner served by hostess Rose Cohoon. A business meeting followed the meal.
Christ spoke at the Mt Pleasant Civitan Club Monday night as special guest speaker during the club week honoring ministers. Ministers from area churches attended. He delivered a humorous speech titled Whats So Funny at The Embers where the Civitan Club meets. He spoke last year at the Mr Pleasant Civitan Club Ladies Night.
The Lincoln Center Extension Club meets February 12 at 8:00 p m at Lincoln Center Schoolhouse with hostesses Mrs Eldon Kyser and Mrs LeRoy Loomis. Christian Aid gathers February 14 at Mrs Clayton Lyon's home for dinner and an afternoon meeting, with rides arranged by the president. Meet-A-While Club convenes February 13 with Mrs Joe Fanning for an all day session. 4-H Campbell Club meets February 12 at 7:30 p m at Mrs Helen Hummel's home in Shepherd.
The Shepherd Woman's Club meets February 14 at 8:00 p m in the bank basement Community Room. Speaker John Kenn, junior high social studies teacher, will present slides on Isabella County ghost towns and post office histories. Husbands may attend. hostesses include Mrs. Hunt Mulvaney Chaffin Hollenbeck Moore.
Southern Michigan dairy producers reach a one year pricing contract covering over 14 000 farms supplying lower Michigan drinking milk. The deal sets an average Class I price of 4 88 per hundred pounds in Detroit with zone differentials elsewhere and seasonal variations from 4 65 to 5 02. The negotiated price exceeds the Federal Milk Marketing Order by about 84 cents per hundred and aims to stabilize markets through give and take bargaining led by Glenn Lake of Michigan Milk Producers Association.
Shepherd briefs note that Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hicks and Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson of Pontiac spent the weekend at Six Lakes near Weidman and were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Benn. Mrs. Henrietta McKinley learned of the death of her cousin Charles Wipsler 90 of Detroit who died in a Detroit hospital. Mr and Mrs Wipsler of Detroit visited Clifford McKinley in their younger days. Mrs. Musa Bohannon joined Mr. and Mrs. Sharon Workman in St. Louis traveling to Lansing to visit Ella Furney and Mrs. Gale W. Brien visited Agnes Fultz in Mt. Pleasant Saturday night.
Airman Second Class Anthony J. Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs Linus D Hoffman of St Louis Michigan completed the U S Air Force technical training course for aircraft navigation equipment repair here He learned to operate repair test and test electronic and radio navigation gear and will be reassigned to a permanent base in his new specialty He is a former student at Shepherds Michigan High School.
New Citizens Mr and Mrs Ronnie Oswald of Shepherd announce a daughter born January 21 at Gratiot Community Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Salis bury of Farmington announce a daughter born January 29 at Royal Oak Hospital named Lisa Jane. James Brian Beebe born January 26 in Copperas Cove Texas weighs 3 pounds 8 ounces to Mr and Mrs James Beebe. Joan Hungerford Beebe is daughter of Clarence Hungerford Breckenridge.
The Brownie group schedules an ice skating party and chili supper for February 16 from 2 00 to 5 30. Girls must bring signed permission slips and meet at the ice pond before proceeding to Mrs Shocks residence at 401 North 4th Street for supper. If weather fails, event will be canceled.
Ten members of Joe Alsh Post 8215 VFW and its Auxiliary joined the District 11 Rally at Pinconning. Attendees included Department Commander Arthur Mikesell and Edith Brown with other district leaders. Local participants listed: Elton Grace, Harold and Mrs. Small, Don and Mrs. Gimmey, Keith Freeze and other members. Next rally scheduled for Standish in May.
Icy road conditions caused a Sunday accident on Loomis Road near Pleasant Valley Road when 17 year old Dale Hughes lost control and overturned his car. Estimated damage $300. Hughes escaped with minor injuries.
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