Mrs. Leo Wickert Resigns From Red Cross Post
The Isabella County Chapter of the American Red Cross reports the resignation of Mrs. Leo Wickert RN as Chairman of Nursing Services effective after serving since 1959. Under her leadership home nursing classes and training programs expanded with volunteers contributing hundreds of hours and a Disaster Nursing Workshop this year training 135 people. Sam Wunderbaum, Chapter Chairman, said replacing her will be difficult.
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Isabella County
The
American Red Cross
Leo Wickert
R. N
Wickert
Broomfield Hospital
Sam Wunderbaum
The Last Roundup by Ida Clark
Ida Clark reflects on ending her school term and her journalism stint at the Argus. She thanks readers and volunteers, notes Mrs. Wickert’s ongoing nursing and Blood Bank work, and predicts the editor role may wait until fall. She laments newspaper deadlines and signs off from the paper corral.
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Ida Clark
Argus
Walling Rainbow 4-H Club Elects Officers at First Meeting
Walling Rainbow 4-H Club held its first meeting of the year at Walling School. Officers elected include Pat Nartker president Linda Nartker vice president Gloriana Travis secretary and Karen Fisher treasurer. Members Sherry Hamlin and Tom Bailey joined as leaders and a new member Tom Bailey was welcomed. The next meeting is set for 8 p m June 4 1962 at Mrs Irene Bailey’s.
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Walling Rainbows
Walling School
Pat Nartker
Linda Nartker
Gloriana Travis
Karen Fisher
Kathy Ehler
Tom Bailey
Pat Narther
Sherry Hamlin
Cecila Travis
Irene Bailey
Irene Baileys
Dairy Smorgasbord in Mt Pleasant Sparks Community Glee
Isabella County dairy men organize a long menu of healthful dairy foods for a community Smorgasbord in Mt Pleasant. The event runs 7 to 9 pm with a 9 to 10 pm program by Richard Swenson of Michigan State University. Entertainment features Jim Hays and his cardboard cow as guests. six to seven hundred guests expected.
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Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant
Richard Swenson
School of Agriculture
Michigan State University
Jim Hays
East Lansing
Bond Savings Plans Expand Across County Establishments
Bond Chairman promotes payroll savings at employers and over the counter and through the bond a month plan. The treasury encourages school savings programs, limits on purchases by non individuals, and eligibility includes corporations partnerships churches and unions. The Michigan State Library holds over 800000 items including books recordings and films.
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Treasury
U. S
Vanderberg
State Library of
Michigan
Federated Garden Clubs Convene at Kellogg Center Michigan
The 31st Annual Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan met at Kellogg Center May 23 and 24 with the theme New Vistas. Clarence E. Lewis and Joseph T. Cox spoke on horticulture and urban design before tours of campus gardens. M. Bentz of Houston addressed Flower Free Form Interpretive Design, introduced by Mrs. W. H. Barton. Alma delegates included Mrs. Walter Chaffin and others.
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Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan
Kellogg Center
M.S.A
Clarence E. Lewis
Joseph T. Cox
Kresge Art Center
M. Bentz
Houston
Texas
W. H. Barton
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Walter Chaffin
Clayton Redman
Charles Woodard
Emory Remberg
Alma Garden Club
Alma Michigan
Barbara Brattin Initiated Into Kappa Phi Sorority
Barbara Brattin was initiated into Kappa Phi at the Methodist College Women’s Sorority on the C M U Campus Alpha Tau Chapter Initiation Services. Mr and Mrs Harry Brattin attended as guests Sunday afternoon May 27 with the Initiation Banquet afterward at the Embers.
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Barbara Brattin
Kappa Phi
Methodist College Women’s Sorority
Harry Brattin
Alpha Tau
Shepherd Well Child Clinic Announcement
The Shepherd Well Child Clinic will be held on Tuesday June 5 at Shepherd Methodist Church starting at 9 00. Children ages 3 months to 3 years only.
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Shepherd Well Child Clinic
Shepherd Methodist Church
Auditor General Reports Audit At Mt Pleasant State Home
Billie S Farnum State Auditor General announced a regular state audit of Mt Pleasant State Home and Training Sector to verify accounting conformance with standards and check for irregularities in receipts expenditures or misused funds. Last audit was as of May 21 1959.
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Billie S. Farnum
Mt. Pleasant
Farnum
Tus
Mt. Pleasant State Home and Training School
Pasadena woman Ruth Failing dies. longtime Shepherd neighbor
Mrs Ruth Failing of Pasadena California has died Friday evening May 25. She was sister to the late Wilber Struble and lived near Shepherd for many years.
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Nina Struble
Ruth Failing
Pasadena
California
Failing
Wilber Struble
Shepherd
Rural Farwell families share weekend visits
Mrs. Milford Vogel and family of rural Farwell spent Sunday with Mrs. Evalee Rhode. Dale Shouey and daughter Jacquilene of Colawacer Michigan spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Mable Shouey. The Shouey party visited Eight Point Lake to see Frank Shelley. Otto Love of Flint and family from California were visitors to Mr. Jake Switzer and his grandmother Martha Love. Eldon Love and wife visited Farwell. LaVerne Haynor of Shiloh visited H H Perrine. Beulah Pratt stayed at a farm home near Stanton. Donald Rauschenburger and family visited Wilson Seeley at Six Lakes. Forrest Hunt and Ona Hunt visited Evalee Rhode. William Bellingar and son Willam spent Sunday with Grant Curtiss. William Bellingar Jr leaves Texas for England to join his wife and family.
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Milford Vogel
Farwell
Evalee Rhode
Dale Shouey
Jacquilene
Colawacer
Michigan
Mable Shouey
Eight Point Lake
Frank Shelley
Otto Love
Flint
Sam
Ydelmer
California
Jake Switzer
Mr. Love
Martha Love
Eldon
Pleasant
Ardis
LaVerne Haynor
Shiloh
H. H. Perrine
Beulah Pratt
Stanton
Donald Rauschenburger
Wilson Seeley
Six Lakes
Weidman
Forrest Hunt
Ona Hunt
Wayne
William Bellingar
Willam
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Red Cross
Wunderbaum
Pinto
ALMA
Walling Rainbow 4-H Club News
Bond Chairman
Central Michigan
New Holland
Green Forage Choppers
LEE Implement CO
North Mission
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Federated Garden
Shepherd Briefs
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