Advertising missteps spark small town laughs in Border County
A Careret County News-Times column recalls a series of misprinted classified ads for R D Smith's sewing machine, sparking calls and denials from Smith and a humorous reminder that advertising can still drive action. The item swings from playful notices to calendar clippings and a closing quip about a bank robbery line.
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Careret County News - Times
Morehead City
N. C
R.D. Smith
Mrs Kelly
Perrine Celebrates 90th Birthday in Shepherd
H Herbert Perrine senior observed his 90th birthday Tuesday June 26 with his usual vigor. Born in 1834 he moved to Shepherd in 1919 and served as agent for the Ann Arbor Railroad for 26 years retiring in 1945. He and wife celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary June 8.
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Yesteryear
Ivo Carey
Dale Hawkins
Okinawa
Carter Oil Company
Adams Homestead
Phillip Cazatt
Henry Richardson
Dashville
Winn
Tobacco River
Shepherd
Alma
H. Herbert Perrine
Herb
Ann Arbor
Wheel and Reel Boat Club Torch Lake Outing
The Wheel and Reel Boat Club held a two day outing at Torch Lake with picnic dinners and boating and water skiing. About 18 attended.
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Wheel and Reel Boat Club
Torch Lake
First Band Concert This Friday Evening
The first summer band concert of the season will be heard this Friday evening June 29 at the village park at 7 30 P M. More than 40 musicians mostly high school graduates have been meeting twice weekly for the past month for the first performance featuring concert music marches and variety numbers. Claude Lemmer High School Band Director leads the Summer Band in four more concerts this season with strong response and skill.
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Village Park
Claude Lemmer
Bus Driver Education Program Begins Oct 3
Central Michigan University offers Isabella County classes at Beal City on October 3 Mount Pleasant on November 26 and Shepherd on March 4. The program trains drivers in direction control and up to date technical and mechanical knowledge for safe operation.
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Central Michigan University
Isabella County
Beal City
Mt. Pleasant
Shepherd
Knee High By The 4th Flavor In Iowa Corn Field
Dean Stalter reports 14 acres of corn near waist high ten days before the Fourth of July. The Funk seed variety G-14T, 95 days, was planted May 12, signaling a promising bumper crop barring weather or pests.
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Dean Stalter
Funk
Shepherd Steakhouse Opens in Shepherd Area July
The Shepherd Steakhouse opens Monday July 2 in a remodeled rustic building formerly Rocking Chair Park. Chef Robert Elloitt with 20 years in the field will helm the kitchen. Hours start at 4 PM with Friday specials, run by Karl Moss and Charles Fent, local businessmen.
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Rocking Chair
Robert Elloitt
Revised Michigan Constitution analyzed in June Challenge
The June issue of Michigan CHALLENGE presents a complete copy of the proposed revised constitution and a thorough analysis by the State Chamber of Commerce. Convention leaders outline their views and the business impact, urging readers to judge the document carefully. See Constitution, Page 3.
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Michigan
State Chamber of Commerce
Stephen S. Nisbet
Claud R. Erickson
Jen Bb. Martin
John A. Hannah
J. Harold Stevens
Jefferson Iloxie
Robert J. Danhof
Arthur G. Elliott
Alvin M. Bentley
Eldon W. Sneeringer
Research and Taxation Department
The
State Chamber
Bill Callahan
Safety Council Seeks Water Safety Focus July 3 Meeting
Sabella County Safety Council schedules its July 3 gathering at 8:00 PM in Mt. Pleasant Municipal Court Room. Trooper Pomeroy of the Michigan State Police will present a Water Safety program addressing boating and swimming dangers. Richard Swain invites all area residents to attend.
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Sabella County Safety Council
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Pomeroy
Michigan State Police
Richard Swain
Safety Counci
Freeway Near Harrison Opens Two-Way Traffic Ends
The southbound lanes of the US-27 Freeway south of Harrison opened to traffic completing the four mile stretch. The highway department cited bad construction weather as the cause of delays ending two-way traffic on the Ohio to Seo Freeway between M-59 and Waters, a 186 mile segment.
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Harrison
Waters
New Dentist Opens New Office in Shepherd
Dr. Melvin Ervin, 29, a University of Michigan dental graduate and Mt. Pleasant native, renovates the Tony Loch building to launch a new Dentistry Office in Shepherd after weeks of remodeling. See Dentist, Page 3.
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Melvin Ervin
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Tony Loch
Shepherd
Ervin
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant High School
Central Michigan University
Erolling
U of M School of
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First Presbyterian Church
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Shepherd Steakhouse
Shepherd Area
Karl Moss
Union Township
Moss
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Fent
Safety Council
Melvin
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