Centenarian recalls life choices and local notices from Mt Pleasant
A Mt Pleasant column bundles a centenarian quip about living to 100 by avoiding smoking dancing drinking and chasing women. It also notes ongoing showroom work at Tanner's Furniture and plans to rework the used car lot with new lighting. The Shepherd Chamber weekly meeting is slated for January 24 at the Shepherd State Bank Community Room. Blue Jays travel to Breckenridge and a boxing show under Coach Nelson with Golden Glue is planned.
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Mt. Pleasant
Ed. Smith
Usec
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
Shepherd State Bank
Yesteryear
MSC
Michigan State College
Michigan State University
Blue Jays
St. Louis
Bob Hoffman
Shepherd
Jeannette Brattin
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Nelson
Golden
Grand Rapids
Griffin proposes new Sleeping Bear National Park bill
Congressman Robert P. Griffin outlines a Sleeping Bear National Park bill aimed at a faster, calmer solution to years of controversy. The plan limits area to about 37 000 acres, includes Manitou Islands and Sleeping Bear Dunes, and proposes a $2 to $3 million price tag with no condemnation of developed private property, pending just compensation.
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Robert P. Griffin
R. Mich
Sleeping Bear National Park
House of Representatives
Griffin
Hart
Manitou Islands
Sleeping Bear
Lake Michigan
Winter Carnival at Winn Elementary Saturday Evening
The Winn Mothers Club sponsors the Winter Carnival at Winn Elementary School on Saturday January 26 from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. Proceeds fund classroom extras. Readily available booths offer baked goods and games with an electric blanket door prize.
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Winn Elementary
Winn Mothers Club
Winn Elementary School
Shepherd State Bank Stockholders Meet
The Shepherd State Bank held its annual stockholders meeting on Tuesday afternoon January 15. Robert E Adams was re elected as president S B Curtiss as vice president F J Cauchon as executive vice president George R Bates as vice president and branch manager. Other directors include L H Ardner A D Huber Glen Oren Edward Meyer Charles Cernek Pauli Binkley. Max D Augustine will continue as bank cashier with Mrs Laverna Hallock and Harold Riggle as assistant cashiers.
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Shepherd State Bank
Robert E Adams
S. B. Curtiss
F. J. Cauchon
George R. Bates
L. H. Ardner
A. D. Huber
Glen Oren Edward Meyer
Charles Cernek
Pauli Binkley
Max D. Augustine
Laverna Hallock
Harold Riggle
Breckenridge Man To Head Bers For Tri County Group
The Tri County Citizens Band Operators elected officers at the Coe Community Center on Saturday evening January 15. Commander Laudenslager of Breckenridge becomes president with Elmer Nelson as vice president Ida Nelson as secretary Jo Whittier as treasurer all Midland residents. Joe Stock Oil City is sergeant at arms Leonard Morris Ester Whithier Herbert Perrine and Gil Whittier are program chairs with retiring president Leonard Morris handing the new leader a miniature Anniversary Cake. See C-Bers page 3.
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Citizens Band
Coe Community Centr
Laudenslager
Breckenridge
Elmer Nelson
Ida Nelson
Jo Whittier
Midland
Joe Stock
Oil City
Leonard Morris
Ester Whithtier
Ithaca
Herbert Perrine
Shepherd
Gil Whittier
Methodist Men Host Smorgasbord Saturday Night
The Shepherd Methodist Men's Club sponsors a smorgasbord in the church dining rooms on Saturday January 26. Serving runs from 5 to 7 PM with adult admission 1.50 and 75 cents for children 12 and under. Public invited for a guaranteed satisfying meal.
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Shepherd Methodist Men's Club
Methodist Church
Cederberg Leads 83rd Congress Republican Club
Congressman Elford A. Cederberg of Michigan 10th District has been elected president of the 83rd Congress Republican Club for the year. The group includes Republican Members who took office in 1962 and remains aligned with former President Eisenhower. Cederberg is the sole Michigan member elected to the club since its formation.
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Elford A. Cederberg
Michigan
10Th
83Rd Congress
Republican Club
Congress
Eisenhower
Cederberg
Gilmore presides at state meeting in Lansing
Maynard S. Gilmore Isabella County Clerk and president of the State Association of County Clerks presides at the mid winter session in Lansing. Governor Romney is slated to address the group during the meeting. A separate brief notes a break in at Oil City Tavern where robbers netted about $1,024 including cash and March of Dimes folders.
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Oil City
Annual John Deere Day at Shepherd February 1
Farmers gather Friday for the annual John Deere Day sponsored by Shepherd Hardware at Shepherd February 1 at 1 00 p m Host Pete Stalter calls this year’s event one of the most interesting offerings.
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Shepherd Hardware
Shepherd
Pete Stalter
Minister Receives MA in Speech at Central Michigan University
Forrest Rhoads minister of Chippewa Street Church of Christ received a Master of Arts in speech from Central Michigan University at the mid year graduation exercises last Sunday. Rhoads, 36, is a Kentucky native and has led the local church for over three years. He holds a BA from David Lipscomb College in Nashville and did post graduate speech study at Evansville College with doctoral work at Michigan State. He belongs to the National Society for the Study of Communication and Phi Delta Kappa and is a past president of Mt. Pleasant Toastmasters. He is married with two children. The Farmers Day program, featuring farm films and Hollywood personalities, is free to attend at Shepherd Hardware and Implement with John Deere Day open house and tractor displays.
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Forrest Rhoads
Chippewa Street
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Rhoads
National Society For the Study of Communication
Phi Delta Kappa
Mt. Pleasant
Toastmasters Club
S.ter
Hollywood
Cliff Arquette
Charlie Weaver
Andy Devine
Allen Jenkins
Donna Douglas
Titus Moody
Fibber-McGee and Molly Fame
Mr. Stalter
Shepherd Hardware and Implement
John Deere Day
Campaign To Begin For New Alma College Library
An $850000 drive to build a new Alma College library will start the week of January 29 among Michigan Presbyterians. Alma College President Dr Robert D Swanson announced the effort led by Dr Herbert Beecher Hudnut of Detroit’s Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church as campaign chair. The plan cites strong Presbyterian support and campus student momentum from an Almanian editorial as signs of likely success.
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Alma College
Michigan
Presbyterian Church of Detroit
New Library
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