Retires From Teaching Post After 40 Years
Oakley W. Best, a 1921 Shepherd High School graduate, will retire after almost 40 years in teaching and education. He asks the Dearborn District 7 school board to release him from the last two years of his five year superintendent contract, a post held since 1949. Best previously served as principal and superintendent, beginning a principal role before age 20. He earned a BA at Central Michigan and a masters at the University of Michigan. During his tenure the district grew from 240 pupils in two room kindergarten to seven elementary schools and a junior high bearing his name with 4209 students.
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Oakley W. Best
Shepherd High School
Dearborn
Central Michigan
Univeristy of Michigan
Less Mess Dad Cooks On Electric Ranges
Male cooks make marvelous meals and leave monstrous messes say many wives. Modern electric ranges stay cleaner during cooking and are easier to clean after use.
Shepherd Grad Enlists in Air Force
Kent O. Curtiss of Mt. Pleasant enlisted in the Air Force in February. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Curtiss, a Shepherd High School and Central Michigan University alumnus, now at Lackland Air Force Base undergoing electronics indoctrination. He will be assigned to an electronics job after training. Sergeant Woods invites inquiries at Mt. Pleasant Municipal Building Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
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Frederick C. Woods
Air Force
Kent O. Curtiss
Route 3
Mt. Pleasant
Kent
Glenn O. Curtiss
Shepherd High School
Central Michigan University
Woods
Curtiss
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Local Youth Wins FFA Farmers Degree
Donald Moeggenborg of the Shepherd FFA Chapter is a candidate for the Farmers Degree at the 36th annual state FFA convention at Michigan State University in East Lansing March 24 to 26. Delegates Robert Fox and John Lyon represent Shepherd. Over 900 boys from about 215 high schools will receive awards and participate in sessions led by Marvin Head and state officers. The banquet will host about 1,000 with Dr. John Furbay as speaker. Local officers include Randy Whitney president and Gary Sansote secretary.
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Donald Moeggenborg
Oliver Moeggenborg
Shepherd Ffa
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Robert Fox
John Lyon
Shepherd
Marvin Head
Williamston
FFA
FPA
John Furbay
Michigan
Paul Simon
Sepherd
Randy Whitney
Martin Toth
Gary Sansote
Bill Kalmar
Jack Ross
Day Of Decision Here For Local Golf League
Local golfers failed to show sufficient interest in forming a Shepherd Golf League. A new meeting is set for Monday March 30 at 7 00 PM at the Village Rest Rooms to decide whether the league will be organized and which courses can accommodate league play.
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Shepherd Golf League
Shepherd
Benns Couple to Mark 40th Anniversary Event
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Benn of 302 Cottage Ave Shepherd will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Sunday March 29 with an open house at their home starting after 2 00 pm Relatives and friends are invited to drop by at any time.
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Wilbur Benn
Cottage Ave
Shepherd
East Lincoln Study Group Meets at Wiltse Home
The East Lincoln Study Group met at Mrs. Alice Wiltse's home on Tuesday March 17 with nine members present. Mrs. Dorothy Hutchinson and Vivian Freeman led the Dressing by Design lesson. Afterward the hostess served a lovely lunch.
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East Lincoln
Alice Wiltse
Dorothy Hutchinson
Vivian Freeman
Easter Sunrise Services at Orchard Avenue Church of Christ
Special Easter Sunrise Services will be held at 6 30 A M at Orchard Avenue Church of Christ. The Youth will present a drama The Light of the Cross and breakfast follows in the church basement. Regular Bible School at 9 45 A M Supt Harold Struble has features planned Morning Worship at 10 50 A M with junior choir music and a Resurrection message by Minister Newton Huffine. An invitation is extended to all.
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Orchard Avenue Church of Christ
Maynard Bohannon
Harold Struble
Christ
Newton Huffine
Speaking Award Winners at Shepherd High
The Shepherd High School winners of local TB Speaking Project were Margo Buschbacher Peggy Heigley and Larna Stebelton directed by Mrs Betty Carr Winners spoke on WCEN Mt Pleasant at 7 15 on March 20 Corb Brattin acted as announcer They were chosen from 20 participants in the 22nd annual Project sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary to the Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association Scripts were sent to Lansing for judging against 3 000 submissions statewide.
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Shepherd High School
Margo Buschbacher
Peggy Heigley
Larna Stebelton
Betty Carr
WCEN
Mt. Pleasant
Corb Brattin
Shepherd High
Woman's Auxiliary
Michigan State Medical Society
Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Lansing
Village Achieves Health-Approved Sewer System
The village now has a sewer disposal system acceptable to the Michigan Department of Health and is positioned to attract new residents with this modern utility.
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Michigan Department of Health
Democratic Women Meet in Mt. Pleasant March 18
The Democratic Women’s Club gathered at Mrs. George Todink’s home in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday March 18. President Mrs. Gerald Farhan presided as County chair man Mrs. John Weiser outlined Neil Staebler campaign efforts and volunteer coordination. Mrs. Joseph Hrodel spoke on Hospital Insurance for the Aged under Social Security and the public school bond issue details for April 27, 1964 discussed by Mrs. Victor Courant followed by a Q and A.
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Democratic Women's Club
George Todink
Route 5
Mt. Pleasant
Gerald Farhan
John Weiser
Neil Staebler
Joseph Hrodel
Victor Courant
Ethel Price 83 Dies At Central Michigan Hospital
Ethel Price, 83, died Saturday at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Born May 5, 1880 in Shepherd, she was preceded in death by husband Charles on March 3, 1964. Funeral March 24 at Garber Funeral Home at 2 pm, Rev. Lloyd VanLente officiating. Interment Salt River Cemetery. Survived by sister Clara Aldrich of Shepherd, brother Burness Fordyce, and nieces and nephews.
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Ethel Price
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Shepherd
Charles
Garber
Lloyd VanLente
Salt River Cemetery
Clara Aldrich
Burness Fordyce
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Council
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