Huge Cross Shaped Cake Tops Orchard Avenue Church Centenary
The Orchard Avenue Church of Christ centennial celebration includes a giant eight by four foot cross shaped cake, 38 cakes, 48 boxes of icing, and inscription A Century of Christian Progress. Alfred Huffine Sr. of Alma decorated it for nearly 300 attendees at Shepherd High School Cafeteria.
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Shepherd High School
Orchard Avenue Church of Christ
Alfred Huffine Sr
Alma
the Shepherd Church
Safety Council To Meet Nov 7 In Mt Pleasant
Isabella County residents are invited to the Tuesday November 7 meeting of the Isabella County Safety Council at 8 pm in the Municipal Court room Mt Pleasant. The program includes honoring a Good Driver reports on the National Safety Congress in Chicago and hunting safety. Attendees may raise safety hazards or suggestions. The council invites participation from all county residents.
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Isabella County
Isabella County Safety Council
Municipal Court
Mt. Pleasant
Leroy Sterling
Tom Martin
National Safety Congress
Chicago
Safety Council
Winn OES Installation Held October 21
About 75 guests attended the open installation of Winn Chapter No. 377 Order of the Eastern Star at Winn Masonic Temple on Saturday October 21. Russell Showalter was installed as Worthy Matron and Duane Forquer as Associate Matron with other officers including James Dailey Evelyn Fuller Harold Decker Aleck Wills Welby Metcalf Gorge Merrill Teresa Smith Alvie Delo Marguerite Ball Stanley Curtiss Loney Haney See OES Page 3.
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Winn
Order of the Eastern Star
Winn Masonic Temple
Russell Showalter
Duane Forquer
James Dailey
E. Evelyn Fuller
Harold Decker
Aleck Wills
Welby Metcalf
Gorge Merrill
Marshal
Teresa Smith
Alvie Delo
Adah
Marguerite Ball
Ruth
Stanley Curtiss
Esther
Loney Haney
Martha
See O. E. S
UNICEF Drive Draws Youth Effort Despite Rain
Youth from the Methodist Church canvassed the village Sunday night for UNICEF and collected $68.45, about $5 more than last year. Some residents were unaware the solicitation was on Sunday. Canisters will be placed in local businesses for those who missed the opportunity.
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Methodist Church
Unicef
American Education Week Observed in Shepherd Schools
National American Education Week from November 5 to 11 will be marked at Shepherd Elementary with open houses all week. Grandparents are invited on Thursday Nov 9, and a 7 30 to 9 30 p m evening session will welcome working parents. Refreshments served by the Future Teacher's Club in the cafeteria. Theme is Your School Time for a Progress Report.
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Shepherd
New Auto License Plates Go On Sale
Dick Murphy of the Secretary of State branch announced new 1962 license plates on sale. The plates feature attractive green numerals on a white background.
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Dick Murphy
Secretary of State
Communism on the Map and Operation Abolition shown
Orchard Ave Church of Christ and the Methodist Commission on Christian Social Concerns present two films at the Junior High School Gym. On Wednesday November 8 at 8 p m the Sound Film Communism on the Map discusses perceived threats with free admission. A week later on November 15 the controversial film Operation Abolition screens with the same sponsors and no charge.
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America
Orchard Ave
Mt. Pleasant Lions Hear Banking Official
Gerald Phelan of the Michigan Bankers Association will address the Mt. Pleasant Lions Club at a Monday dinner meeting on November 6. The talk titled You Get All The Credit includes a flip chart presentation and will be introduced by Larry Johns of Isabella County State Bank.
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Gerald Phelan
Public Information Services
Michigan Bankers Association
Mt. Pleasant Lions Club
Embers
University of Detroit
Larry Johns
Isabella County State Bank
Harvest Festival Net Profit Reported
The 1961 Harvest Festival raised 515.89 with prize expenses of 153.53, yielding a net profit of 362.36. Winners included Bud Decker Route 5 Pleasant and Russell Kelley Shepherd who each received a turkey. several attendees won decorated cakes. The committee praises donors advertisers and volunteers.
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Bud Decker
Route 5
Pleasant
Russell Kelley
Shepherd
Ernie Klumpp
Family Fellowship At Methodist Church Draws Large Crowd
Eighty five people attended a Sunday night family fellowship at the Methodist Church. The Senior Youth led by president Nick Kyser presented a devotional and screened a color film about the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Afterward youth groups solicited contributions for the fund. The Senior M Y F plans a trip to St. Louis next Sunday to hear Rev. V Hoover speak on Christian vocations.
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Methodist Church
Nick Kyser
United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund
St. Louis
V. Hoover
M. Y F
Boy Scouts Benefit From United Fund Support
Nineteen and one half cents from each dollar raised by the United Fund funds the Boy Scout Council budget totaling about 9500 dollars yearly for local activities. Isabella County Scouts form one eighth of the Saginaw Bay Area Council, with camps at Camp Rotary near Clare and Bear Lake near Grayling offering a full program from Cub to Explorers.
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United Fund
Boy Scout Council
Isabella County
Saginaw Bay Area
Rotary
Clare
Bear Lake
Grayling
Boy Scouts
Prize Winners At Goulds Announced
The Gould Drug Company announced Monday morning the winners of the Anniversary Sale drawing. First prize went to Arthur Grandy of R-2 Shepherd for a G E DeLuxe Toast-R-Oven. Second prize to Marilyn McDaid of 396 E Drive Shepherd for a Westinghouse transistor radio. Third prize to Clara Heistand of R-1 Shepherd for a Ladies Hair Dryer.
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Gould Drug Company
Arthur Grandy
Shepherd
Marilyn McDaid
Ladies Auxiliary To Meet For Social And Bouquet Demo
The Ladies Auxiliary will meet next Tuesday evening at the hall for a social gathering. A demonstration on making winter bouquets from roadside weeds will be shown. Attendees may bring weeds such as milkweed and goldenrod. Potluck refreshments will be served.
Banker To Lead Meeting At Bankers Assn. Credit Conference
Joseph A. Hauck president of Exchange Savings Bank Mt. Pleasant will chair the session on Installment Loans Outstanding at the Michigan Bankers Association Consumer Credit Conference in Lansing November 8 and 9 1961. Ralph L. Stickle MBA Executive Manager notes delegates will attend from Michigan banks and colleges will send finance professors to discuss consumer credit impact and legal loan aspects. Dr. Charles Smith Western Michigan University will address the conference banquet.
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Joseph A. Hauck
Exchange Savings Bank
Mt. Pleasant
Consumer Credit
Michigan Bankers Association
Hauck
Bank Association
National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers
Auditgr.m
Mid-Western Banker
Michigan Investor
American Banker
United States
Jack Tar
Hotel Olds
Lansing
Ralph L. Stickle
Michigan
Charles Smith
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
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Ken L. Mathis
Midland
Coe
Vestaburg
Saginaw
Marshall
South Haven
Angola
Indiana
South Bend
North Liberty
Lawrenceburg
W. H. Bell
Charles Ross
Bright
Heard
Market Report
Shepherd Schools
Lions
Goulds
Ladies Auxiliary
Bankers Assn. Credit Conference
Rarney Oe
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