Bridal Shower Held At Salisbury Home
Mrs Elton Salisbury hosted a bridal shower at her rural Salisbury home on Tuesday evening June 20. Honored brides to be Joyce Kennedy and Karol Judge received pink and white carnations and gifts while ten guests and mothers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Salisbury
Shepherd
Joyce Kennedy
Karol Judge
Dr. Chamberlain
Mt. Pleasant
James Judge Sr
Jay Kennedy
Joyce
Karol
Riggle Reunion Held Sunday in Mt Pleasant
The 55th annual Riggle family reunion was held at Lumberjack Park with thirty nine attending a chicken dinner and a subsequent business meeting. Officers elected for the coming year were Stanley Cassatt as president Grant Riggle as vice president and Mrs Grace Frary as secretary treasurer. Next year’s reunion will be the last Sunday in June at Island Park in Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggle Family
Lumberjack Park
Stanley Cassatt
Grant Riggle
Grace Frary
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
Picture collection sparks community memory feature
Readers urged to send old pictures of area events organizations and now-vanished buildings to the Argus. The paper will use supplied background material to write stories, continuing the series as long as reader interest endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus
Tennessee's tourism ad spend yields big returns
The National Wildlife Federation notes for every 14 cents spent on tourism promotion Tennessee gained $10,000 in tourist dollars. In 1960 the state earned $230 million in tourist trade from a $300,000 advertising appropriation. With 15,000 tourism businesses, out-of-state shoppers supplied about one-fourth of the $697 million in sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Wildlife Federation
Tennessee
TB X-ray survey schedule for Central Michigan area
Doctor Brenner notes continued need for TB screening. The x-ray survey is sponsored by the Central Michigan District Health Department the Michigan Department of Health and the Michigan Tuberculosis Association with sites in Shepherd Blanchard Weidman and Mt. Pleasant across July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenner
The
Central Michigan District Health Department
Michigan Department of Health
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Shepherd Main Street
Blanchard Cross Street
Weidman Main Street
Mt. Pleasant City Hall
Convention Highlights Amid Snow as Parade and Pageant Dampen
Trophy Ralph Stevens and Mrs. Don Miller and several others attended the session with Don Gimmey present. The convention featured a Saturday parade despite intermittent snow and a Saturday night drums pageant, also softened by snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Stevens
Don Miller
Grethel Cline
Willene Brown
Bettie Leatherman
Ida Coomer
Don Gimmey
Dedication of New St Paul Seminary Attended by Bishops
Twelve midwestern Catholic bishops will attend the dedication of the new St Paul Seminary in Saginaw on Thursday June 29. Archbishop John F Dear den of Detroit will lead the service at 4 p.m. and Bishop Stephen Woznicki of Saginaw will celebrate high Mass. The ceremony will draw over 1100 clergy and laity with a post service banquet at Bancroft Hotel in Saginaw at 7 p.m. Archbishop Dearden and Bishop Woznicki will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Saginaw
John F. Dearden
Detroit
Wieneke Road
Saginaw Township
Stephen 8. Woznicki
Thomas L. Noa
Marquette
Richard E. Cross
Flor Peeters
Bancroft Hotel
Archbishop Dearden
Woznicki
Barn Destroyed By Fire On Albert Haynes Farm
A large barn at the Albert Haynes farm on route 2 Shepherd burned Saturday at 2 30 causing loss of about 100 small pigs hay and some machinery. Firemen kept flames from nearby buildings while law officers warn against curiosity seekers who impede fire equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Haynes
Shepherd
Haynes
Gerald Shock
Shock
Helping Hand Club Meets at Gulick Home
The Helping Hand Club gathered at Mrs. Roger Gulick’s home on June 21 with eleven members and two guests. It was an all day meeting followed by a potluck dinner at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Hand Club
Roger Gulick
Tri County Hospital Fund Reaches 66 Percent Goal
John Van Coevering, acting chairman, announced at a report meeting that the Tri County Community Hospital Building Fund has raised 198 772 dollars, 66 percent of a 300 000 dollar goal. He praised volunteers and urged reaching remaining prospects by the next meeting at Second Street Elementary School in Edmore on June 22 at 7 30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Co. Community Hospital
John van Coevering
Tri-County Hospital Building Fund
Second Street
Edmore
Heart Unit Conference at MSU July 7 1961
John M. Wood of Mt. Pleasant chairs the Clare Isabella Gratiot Heart Unit announcing a Michigan Heart Association conference on the Heart of the Home program at Kellogg Center Michigan State University East Lansing. Speakers include Dr Elizabeth Eckhardt May and Dr Miland Elbert Knapp. Public invited to Friday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Wood
Mt. Pleasant
Clare- Isabella-Gratiot
Michigan Heart Association
Kellogg Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Elizabeth Eckhardt May
School of Home Economics
University of Connecticut
Miland Elbert Knapp
Elizabeth Kenny
West Virginia University
University of Minnesota
University of Michigan
May
Citizens Committee
White House
Crown Zellerbach Plants 200 Millionth Seedling
Crown Zellerbach Corporation has planted its 200 millionth tree seedling at CZ pine plantations north of Bogalusa Louisiana. P M Garrison Lon Miley and Oscar Jenkins with 112 years of reforestation work planted the milestone seedling, dating back to the first reforestation in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Wildlife Federation
Crown
Zellerbach Corporation
P. M. Garrison
Lon Miley
Oscar Jenkins
Bogalusa
Veterans face VA payment issues from moved addresses
Veterans and dependents who relocate without updating the VA and Post Office disrupt benefit payments. In April 84 checks worth 4381 and in May 172 checks worth 5465 could not be delivered. Officials urge immediate address updates to avoid delays or suspensions. Lee O. Clark named Father of the Year in South Oakland, long-time educator from Shepherd. He and his wife have three sons and active community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Robert M. Fitzgerald
Veterans Administration Regional Office
Detroit
Fitzgerald
Michigan
Lee O. Clark
Shepherd
South
Oakland
Lee
Martin Road
Ferndale
Hemlock
Clark
Raymond
Robert
David
PTA
Increased Interest in Summer School at Central Michigan
Central Michigan University reports a record summer school enrollment up 13 percent from last year with the six week session starting June 19. Graduate enrollment rises 25 percent to 716, while total registrations reach 2,029 for the period ending after June 23 finalizes registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan
Central Michigan University
George Newyer
Mt. Pleasant
National Science Institute
Fishermen Spend 50 Million For Permits Nationwide
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service to National Wildlife Federation notes that in the year ended June 30 1959 about 20 million fishermen across 50 states spent 50 374 832 on 22 861 880 licenses tags permits and stamps needed by state agencies to fish legally for sport and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Wildlife Federation
Fish and Game Departments
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Michigan
Thige
Jerome Schoof
Romeo
Michigan State Apple Commission
Holland F
Pat) Patterson
Salisbury
Riggle
New Seminary
Helping Hand
Gulick
Tri-County Community
van Coevering
Msu
Knapp
Minneapolis General Hospital
Kenny
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Veterans Hospital
Zellerbach
Clarks
Shepherd Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Hazel Park
East Granet
Wadesboro
N. C
Civil Defense
Fire
Sheriff’s
Waldo J. Stroud
Raymond H. Northcutt
Wadesboro-Anson County
Herman J. Sisk
Area E
North Carolina Civil Defense Agency
Mey
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