Community notes and local letters in The Argus
A collection of reader letters and community notes from The Argus includes reminiscences about old Detroit photos and praise for local endeavors, tips about tornado information, and warnings about crowds at fire scenes. It also mentions safety awards for Consumers Power, local ball games, and traffic risk statistics from 1961.
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Shirley Morey
Russell Fausett
Charles , Weese’s
Ed Curtiss
Dick Salisbury
Gene Gillan
Detroit
Driver Training Students Aid Roadside Clean-up Campaign
Driver training students join a roadside cleanup campaign led by instructor and crew leader. Photo shows Nancy Feltman Betty Monroe Cecilia Feltman and Joyce Bunker along a long roadMileage covered highlights community effort and student participation.
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Nancy Feltman
Betty Monroe
Cecilia Feltman
Joyce Bunker
Sixteen Driver Training Students Clean County Roads
Twelve Driver Training students and three instructors joined other units to clear Isabella County roadsides of debris. The crews focused on bottles and beer containers over four hours on Coe and Lincoln Townships. About two wash tubs of beer bottles per mile were collected, with few returnables found and many thrown-away bottles discarded. The effort highlights poor manners of those who litter from vehicles.
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Isabella County
Coe Township
Lincoln Township
Cecil Swenson
Shepherd
Joe Gorleski Retires From Half Century Barber Shop
Joe Gorleski, longtime Shepherd barber and owner of Joe's Barber Shop, retires after nearly 50 years in the trade since starting December 2, 1912 in Saginaw. He served in World War I, later operated shops in Weidman Beal City and Shepherd before retiring for health reasons.
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Joe Gorleski
Shepherd Area
Joe
Saginaw
Weidman
Beal City
Shepherd
Winn Recreation Meeting Friday to Elect Officers
A Winn Recreation gathering will be held at the Township Hall in Winn on Friday evening May 11 at 8:00 PM. The purpose is to elect officers and start the 62 season of baseball for boys and softball for girls. All are welcome to attend.
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Winn
Shepherd Telephone Goes National With Direct Distance Dialing
Shepherd residents can now dial long distance calls to over 55 million phones nationwide without an operator. SATT equipment from Alma handles line selection routing and timing, tapes and bills calls, and enables direct distance dialing across the country. Shepherd sits in area 517, part of a 120 area code system designed for unique three digit codes.
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Shepherd Phone
Alma
General Telephone District
William J. Langeland
Langeland
SATT
United States
Canada
Shepherd
Michigan Direct Distance Dialing Demonstration Covers Four Areas
Shep herd resident tests direct distance dialing starting with code 12 zero and area code 213 to reach Los Angeles. General Telephone District manager Wm Langland and Village President Donald Gates oversee the demonstration as four numbers and two letters guide the call to the correct exchange and final four digits reach the party.
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Shexshart
Los Angeles
California
Wm. Langland
Donald Gates
Shepherd
Gandrasiuea
Shepherd Cancer Crusade Volunteers Thank Village for Help
Mrs. Isabel Waribrunn of Shepherd County Coarialian for Cancer thanks 40 volunteers who canvassed Shepherd village. Donations totaling 273.08 have been turned in with more workers still reporting, as the drive aims to stamp out cancer. The final village total will be announced later.
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2Dal Waribrunn
Shepherd Iisavella
Coairillian
Cancer
Shephrd
Hospitality Day At State Police Post May 22
Michigan Week observance prompts open house at all posts with Mt Pleasant hosting from 10 A M to 5 P M Sgt Daniel Kostrzewa invites the public to tour equipment and facilities and learn how the department operates.
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State Police
Michigan
Daniel Kostrzewa
Mt. Pleasant
Winn Students Honor Mothers With Program and Lunch
Winn School third and fourth graders hosted a Mother’s Day program and lunch on Friday May 4. Eighteen mothers attended as children served cookies and cupcakes baked in the school kitchen.
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Winn School
Barbara Hamlin
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Lester C. Bidlack
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DDD
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Dave Tripp
Paul Simon
Winn Recreation
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