Burning Permits Issued by Michigan Conservation
The Michigan Department of Conservation issues yearly burning permit warnings. Do not burn in high winds or when unsafe. Violations carry fines up to 500 dollars or up to 10 years in prison, with other expenses for fire suppression. For information call Mt Pleasant offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Department of Conservation
State of
Michigan
Department of Conservation
Conservation Department
Mt. Pleasant
Howard Rowe
Surprise 40th Wedding Anniversary for Hetherington Metcalf
Mrs Vern Hetherington and Mrs Alvy Metcalf celebrated 40 years of marriage with a Sunday surprise party at the Hetherington home. Ninety guests from Jackson Holt Bath Midland Chippewa Lake Vestaburg Mt Pleasant Shepherd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Hetherington
Shepherd
Alvy Metcalf
Chippewa Lake
Hetherington
Metcalf
Duane Metcalf
Virgil Maybee
Don Miller
Jackson
Holt
Bath
Midland
Vestaburg
Mt. Pleasant
Local Families Dine With Mr and Mrs Theo Hummel
Mr and Mrs John Fisher and son Kenny of Saginaw join Mr and Mrs John Collins and family and Miss Marsha Howell of Mt Pleasant for Sunday dinner hosted by Theo Hummel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fisher
Kenny
Saginaw
John Collins
Marsha Howell
Mt. Pleasant
Theo Hummel
Egg wagon memories stir small town past in Nellie Childers tale
Nellie Childers recalls a childhood near Shepherd with N D Gover’s General Store in a wooden building where eggs, coffee, sugar, clothing, lamp supplies and even toys were bartered. She remembers the egg wagon, household trades, homemade butter and meat, sleigh rides, and simple farm winters with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Childers
Argus
N. D. Gover
Shepherd
Arndt
Gover’s
Frank Taylor
Nellie
Freeways Spur Industrial Growth In Michigan
Michigan’s freeway expansion assists business location decisions with Transit Homes moving to Brighton Township near I 96 and US 23, while a Grand Rapids trucking firm opens a new terminal near I 94 at Benton Harbor. State officials credit freeways with jobs, safety, and regional development.
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Michigan
Brighton
Midwest
Transit Homes, Inc
Anderson
S. C
Brighton Township
Joseph H. Ellis
Livingston County
Ellis
Transit Homes
Grand Rapids
Benton Harbor
John C. Mackie
Michigan 1961 Road Map Highlights New Toll Free I 94 Finish
The 1961 Michigan Official Highway Map features an aerial view of Interstate 94, the longest toll free interstate in the U S The final 203 mile section from Detroit to Stevensville opened in December marking a state first Nearly 600 000 maps are being printed with many shipped directly to tourist associations chambers of commerce hotels and travel bureaus Free copies available by writing the Motorist Service Division at 732 W Mason Bldg Lansing Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Michigan
Detroit
Stevensville
Lake Michigan
John C. Mackie
Chamber of Commerce
Mackie
Motorist Service Division
Michigan State Highway Department
Mason Bldg
Lansing
Shepherd Village Council Minutes March 20 1961
Regular meeting held in the Library on Monday evening March 20 1961 at 10 05 PM The Clerk swore in newly elected officers President Oren presiding Meetings notes include approving minutes paying salaries of outgoing officers election board pay adjournment and a later March 20 1961 5 00 PM session with President Brattin roll call Arndt Brien Cock Harry and Shock present DeLong absent and approval of the previous minutes Budget figures from each Village discussed
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Shepherd Village
Oren
Lantz
Cook
Swenson
Arndt
Ruth C. Lau
Shepherd Village Council
Brattin
Brien
H-rry
Shock
DeLong
Harry
Election Board
Robert Montgomery
State of
Michigan
Newell Oren
Ruth Lau
Gertrude Rosselii
Gail Brien
Cecil Swenson
Harold Lantz
Donald Arndt
L. H. Ardner
Michigan bill could boost highway funds by billboard controls
State Sen. William Milliken has introduced a bill to ban billboards within 660 feet of interstate rights of way in rural areas. Deputy Highway Commissioner Frederick E. Tripp notes federal rules could add 5 to 7 million dollars in construction bonuses to Michigan if the advertising controls are adopted. He says the move would improve highway safety and aesthetics while promoting tourism to the state’s lakes and hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
William Milliken
Traverse City
Frederick E. Tripp
Congress
Tripp
Milliken
Village meeting notes update and salary changes 1961
Minutes detail year end funds status for period to February 28 1961 and comparison with the annual budget. They include project reviews and a sequence of motions approving raises for Dan Myers and Nelson Shock, plus local bills and a building permit. The March 16 1961 special meeting records roll call votes, canvass changes, and elected officials.
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Shock
Arndt
Dan Myers
Nelson Shock
Detroit welfare shift in Swainson tax plan heads to light
Lansing observers note House Bill 592 would shift about 80 percent of Detroit welfare costs to the state under Swainson’s income tax package. If enacted, statewide taxpayers would bear roughly $22 million annually for relief in Detroit, with the city facing a $57 million Cobo Hall debt in 30 months.
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Swainson
Detroit
Clyde H. Geerlings
Holland
Senate Tax Committee
Geerlings
Carlton H. Morris
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Wayne County
Williams
Social Welfare Commission
Cobo Hall
Robert Derengoski
Geerling
Deregowski
Michigan
Bill Would Aid State Controls Docks on Inland Waters
Rep. Lloyd Anderson introduces a bill to empower the Conservation Department with permit authority for constructing docks on inland waters and Great Lakes connecting waters for private or commercial use. The measure aims to tighten state control over waterfront development.
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Lloyd Anderson
Pontiac
Great Lakes
The
Conservation Department
Real Estate Transfers From Mt. Pleasant and Union
Transfers involve Leonard Refineries Inc Mt Pleasant to McClanahan Refineries Alton Haight and wife convey Belmont Park Sub Lot 15 Milford Thompson and wife Lorne Coyne and wife Lot 1 Blk 3 Original Plat Mt Pleasant to Daniel Coyne and wife Roy D Miller and wife to George M Wright and wife Carl J Stewart and wife Lot 9 Curtiss Court to Michigan State Board of Education Rose Kidd Pt NE SW Section 15 Union Two to Roy B Sunderman and wife Frank Russell and wife et al Pt S NW Section 8 Chippewa Two Arley Kendall and wife Robert Bowles Williamson and wife Lot 24 Blk 10 Shepherd to
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Curtiss Court
Michigan State Board of Education
Rose Kidd
Roy B. Sunderman
Frank Russell
Arley Kendall
Robert Bowles Williamson
Howard Lee Sunderman
Russell W. Ring
Clifford Bennett
Eva C. Downey
John Mrazek
Edna H
Village of
Shepherd
Edward L. Weidt
Alton E. McKee
Allan I. Baker
Harry W. Groff
Ashbrook Shores
Arthur W. Jankens
Donald Mead
Et al
Isabella
Orrin E. First
Fred Guhling
Crowley’s
James R. Breidenstein
John P. Crippo
Burdick
Southview
George J. Spiris
Clarence Detling
Dale Fultz
Elton E. Maybee
Mae Miller Beck
Dersnah’s
Leo F. Joslin
Dersnah's
Jerry W. Funnell
Russell D. Otterbine
Otto Greenwald
Donald J. Staveley
Clarks
Phillip Kyser
Helen M. Watts
C. Bennett
Edward J. Clare
Orville W. Claybaugh
Albert Sandy
Rolland
Ronald L. Campbell
Henry Thomas
Coldwater Lake Shores
Orvel A. Graham
Mary McGorrick
Robert C. Goffett
Floyd L. Bergey
Vernon City
Frederick Bergey
Maine
F. Esken
Herschel C. Eakins
Denver
Helios J. Swantek
Eugene LaPrairie
Westview
Joseph E. Theisen
Helen L. David
Coe
Lyle M. McBride
Robert E. Adams
Ivan L. Gross
Cornelius H. Courtright
W. A. Carroll
Russell Co
Stilgenbauer
George Hubscher
Deerfield
Paul Hubscher
Robert Gilbert
Beatrice Sampson
Alfred Lorenston
Belmont Park
William L. Swan
Property transfers list scattered across multiple lots and townships
A long list details numerous land transfers and allotments to many individuals and couples. It names buyers and spouses, specific lots and blocks, sections, townships such as Union Two Chippewa Deerfield Coe and Belmont Park, and identifies buyers like Allan I Baker Orrin E First Dale Fultz Mae Miller Beck Helen M Watts Frederick Bergey Orville W Claybaugh and others through various parcels and subdivisions. The item records convey a broad array of conveyances with emphasis on parcels and grantees.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shepherd Briefs
Francis Eng. Co
J. Murray and Co
Doepkers
Standard Oil Co
Arndt Motor Sales
Edward Kennedy
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