Cole Circus To Visit Shepherd For One Day
The Cole Circus in its fiftieth year performs in Shepherd at City Park on Thursday July 28. Twenty trucks bring over 100 animals forty people and vast equipment with tents. early set up begins at 7:00 am and open cage inspections run 9:00 to 11:30 am. Tickets are on sale through local Chamber of Commerce members with a portion of proceeds supporting community projects.
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Cole Circus
Shepherd
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
John A. Frazier
Cir
Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Brattin
VFW And Auxiliary Plan Visit To Eaton Rapids Home
The VFW and Auxiliary plan a trip to the National Children’s Home at Eaton Rapids Michigan next Sunday July 17. Commander Keith Freeze can provide further details. The Auxiliary’s regular meeting will be Tuesday July 19 at the VFW Hall.
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V. F. W. and
Auxiliary
National Children’s Home
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
Keith Freeze
V. F. W. Hall
Contests for Drain Commissioner on Republican Ticket
Rollen Gross of Wise Township runs for Drain Commissioner against incumbent Emmett McGuirk. Gross has 20 years in Isabella County and tiling experience, past president of the Michigan Farm Trenchers Association, director for three years, and seven children with three sons farming in the county.
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Sherriff’s
Vernal Davis
O Police
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Craven
Rollen Gross
Wise Township
Emmett McGuirk
Gross
Isabella County
Michigan Farm Trenchers Association
Association
Grosses
Village re marks Wright Ave parking with angled spaces
Village engineers begin repainting Wright Avenue parking with a 30 degree angle after studying options. The plan reduces spaces by 19 per block but aims to improve safety and door clearance while widening the center lane by six feet and considering a double yellow line to curb U turn violations.
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Dan Myers
Wright Avenue
St. Louis
Traffic deaths fall as licenses suspended rise in Michigan
Michigan Secretary of State James M. Hare releases data showing 12 694 drivers lost licenses in the first half of 1960, a sharp rise from 1959, with state police noting 46 fewer highway deaths in April and June 1960 versus the prior year. The report links more suspensions to lower death tolls and estimated accident cost savings above seven million dollars.
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Michigan
Department of State
James M. Hare
Secretary of
Hare
National Safety Council
Michigan State Safety Commission
Mighty Mac Faces Elephant Test On Bridge Crossing
The Mackinac Bridge will host a July 25 trial crossing by Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus elephants. Officials expect a smooth transit despite no toll rate in the current schedule. The circus travels in 60 trucks and trailers, and Prentiss M. Brown notes a reception with bears and raccoons afterward.
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Michigan
Mackinac
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers
Prentiss M. Brown
Mackinaw Bridge Authority
Post Office Lobby to Close Early at Shepherd
A Shepherd Post Office lobby will close at 5:00 PM starting July 15 after an inspector investigated lobby lock box tampering. Postmaster Kenneth Walker regretted the service cut but said Department concerns over local complaints forced the curtailment.
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Shepherd Post Office
Kenneth Walker
Walker
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