Shepherd High Students Excel In Forensics Contest
Shepherd High School forensics students placed highly in a Friday contest on March 15. First and second place winners advance to Alma College on March 28 for the district meet. third place finishers are alternates.
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Shepherd High School
Shepherd Forensics
Alma College
John O’connor
Becky Wadle
Frances Murphy
America
Corb” Brattin
Jane Thurber
Carol Conrad
Marcia Willis
Harold T Manley Dies in Flint March 17 1963
Harold T Manley husband of Mary Elizabeth Adams Manley died in Flint on March 17 1963 Funeral services set for 1 00 P M Wednesday at Dodds Dumanois Funeral Home Flint burial in Clare Michigan Public notice of death and funeral details.
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Harold T. Manley
Mary Elizabeth Adams Manley
Flint
Dodds Dumanois Funeral Home
Clare
Michigan
Isabella-Clare Attorneys Wives Meet for Law Day Plans
The Isabella and Clare Counties attorneys wives met for lunch at the Embers on Saturday March 9. President Dorothy Lynch led the business session with committee chairmen reporting. Final Law Day plans were set for May 1 with attendees from Clare and Isabella counties including Mrs. Alex Strang Mrs. James Bicknell Mrs. Robert Campbell Mrs. Edward Lynch Mrs. Steven Fox and others.
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Isabella
Clare
Dorothy Lynch
Alex Strang
James Bicknell
Robert Campbell
Isabella County
Edward Lynch
Steven Fox
Loren Gray
David Burrows
James Ryan
R. Lee Browning
Break-ins in Shepherd Target Several Local Businesses
A series of break ins occurred in Shepherd last Wednesday with little property taken. Arthur Norton’s garage on Federal Road lost two gallons of auto body plastic. Shepherd Hardware and Implement windows were broken. Shepherd Feed and Bean Co entered. Theatre Building also entered with minimal damage and no clear theft.
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Shepherd
Arthur Norton
Federal Road
Shepherd Hardware and Implement
Shepherd Feed and Bean Company
Shepherd Jaycee Chapter Assured
A large group of Shepherd men signaled intent to join the local Jaycee Chapter to secure a charter. At a Monday Shepherd High School meeting, elections were held as attendees grew, with twenty members needed for charter. Officers elected: Robert Garber Jr president, Joseph Martin vice president, Kim Swenson secretary, Roger Stowell treasurer.
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Shepherd
Jaycee
the Shepherd High School
Robert Garber Jr
Joseph Martin
Kim Swenson
Roger Stowell
Mt. Pleasant Jaycee
Shepherd State Bank
Jack Derry Offers Help for Intangible Taxpayers
On March 28 1963 Jack C Derry of the Michigan Department of Revenue will be at Isabella County Probate Court from 9:00 to 5:00 to assist taxpayers in preparing intangible tax returns due by March 31. Intangible property includes mortgages land contracts bank accounts cash notes receivable stocks and other property. United States bonds are exempt and deposits and some stocks will be paid to the Department by banks or savings institutions. Corporate stocks in Michigan are 100 percent taxable under current law. Taxpayers are urged to file the return as outlined in Tax Aid.
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Jack C. Derry
Michigan Department of Revenue
Isabella County
United States
Michigan
Michigan Bank
Department of Revenue
First Robin Sighted Signals Spring Arrival
Mrs Sylvia Bush reported to the editor that her husband Bill spotted two robins on their lawn at 10:00 AM Saturday. The paper notes the traditional first robin as a sign of spring and explains the difficulty of photographing the small birds.
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Sylvia Bush
Bill
Maple Syrup Season Quickens at Shepherd
Shepherd Maple Syrup makers report rising sap flow as warm sunny days arrive. About fifty gallons are in cans and the season looks good. More help will be needed, especially as it progresses. Sugar bush chairman Burton Maybee invites volunteers to support the growing demand and fund a swimming pool.
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Shepherd’s
Sugarbush
Burton Maybee
Shepherd
Sugarbush Association
Annual Girl Scout Banquet at Shepherd High School
The Brownie and Girl Scout Birthday Banquet was held March 13 at Shepherd High School Cafeteria with about 200 attendees. Rev. Lloyd Van Lente gave the invocation and Master of Ceremonies Newell Oren led flag presentations by third grade Brownies.
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Shepherd High School
Lloyd van Lente
Arvola Edwards
Newell Oren
Timmins
Dorothy Buschbacher
Louise Goit
Kate Hollenbeck
Nancy Porter
Carol§nock
Barbara Lessiter
Darlene Meek
Ellen Timmins
Bessie Musser
Anna Hoffman
Sylvia Williamson
Lessiter
Shock
Meeks
Hollenbeck
Robert Kissick 60 Dies Suddenly Enroute to Work
Robert Lester Kissick of Route 1 Shepherd died suddenly Monday morning while preparing for work. He lived in the area 33 years and worked for the Pure Oil Company. Funeral services set for 2:00 PM Thursday at Garber Funeral Home with interment in Glendale Cemetery. The obituary will run in detail next week.
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Robert Lester Kissick
Route 1
Shepherd
Pure Oil Company
Garber Funeral Home
Greendale
Kissick
The Argus Reduces Page Count To Cut Costs
The Argus explains ongoing adjustments due to rising costs and shrinking revenues. This week the paper shows advertising from fewer than half of local businesses and a shift from a sixteen page format to eight pages. Publishers promise to add pages when advertising and news justify it and urge reader support for advertisers.
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The
Argus
Shepherd
Time To Plan Our Pancake Festival
Walter Dean chairman announces a meeting of local civic and social groups to plan the pancake festival. The first meeting is Monday March 25 at 8 00 pm in the Community Room of Shephard State Bank. All area organizations are urged to send a representative.
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Walter Dean
Shepherd State Bank
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