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Shepherd Argus

Location

Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1964

Page

8

Shepherd Briefs Christmas Visits Across Nearby Towns

Weidman residents hosted Christmas gatherings with Benn family, Williamson, and Kitchenette staff. Delaware area guests included Stevens, Starrs, Cummings, Callihan, Stoddard, McInnis, Clevenger, and Curtiss clan members sharing dinners and gifts.

the Benn Home Wilber Benn Joe Stevens Lansing Donald Starr Deerfield Center Ethel Cummings Ruth Callihan Charles Stoddard Wayland Wendell Lee Mt. Pleasant William Clevenger Margaret Clevenger Shepps Convalescent Home St. Louis Janet McInnis Alma Daryl Brown Shepherd James Cline Neil Green Harold Cline Leo Cohoon Katie Cohoon Wayne Garver Mr. Pleasant William Cook Kenneth Peffer Pleasant Thomas Cruz Thomas Grant Curtiss Bill Curtiss Ed. Curtiss Kenneth Bellingar Ashley Marion Curtiss Albert Hokemeyer Terans Ann Arbor

Role of Lumber in Location of Towns Cited by WSU Prof

Detroit sees Michigan city development tied to lumber influence, with Wayne State University professor emeritus Dr. Bert Hudgins noting towns grew at mill sites along southern hardwoods. He traces settlements at Grand Rapids Tecumseh Paw Paw Clinton Albion Marshall Allegan Saline Milford Ypsilanti Hastings and river-mouth cities like Saginaw Bay City Muskegon Oscoda Alpena Manistee Escanaba and more. The piece notes lumbering's shift from white pine to hardwoods by 1910 and ongoing reforestation efforts statewide.

Detroit Michigan Bert Hudgins Wayne State University Commonwealth Hudgins Grand Rapids Tecumseh Paw Paw Clinton Albion Marshall Allegan Saline Milford Ypsilanti Hastings Great Lakes Saginaw Bay City Saginaw River Cass Flint Shiawassee Tittabawassee Muskegon Muskegon River Higgins Houghton Lakes Oscoda Au Sable Alpena Thunder Bay Menominee Escanaba Manistique Cheboygan Manistee Manistee River Grand Haven Grand River Sawill Empire Frankfort Ludington St. Joseph

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Shepherd Briefs Frank Benn Weidman John Williamson Shepherd Bakery Arndt Motor Sales WSU Cadillac Boyne City Traverse City Kenton Foster City Onaway Archey Brothers Olds Rambler Sales S. Mission Ph Shelland Gas Himebaugh Service & Hardware Shell Petroleum Products Winn, Mich It Herald Doepker
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