Birthday Celebrations for Alma Student Mr Robert DeRushia
Alma relatives hosted the 21st birthday for Robert DeRushia on Sunday November 5 at his parents home. Attendees included his grandmother Mrs Ellen C Lyrch and other family members. Rotary committee members and Methodist Church workers arranged a birthday surprise for Mrs George Wench on Monday evening November 6 at her home with ice cream jello birthday cake and a gift.
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Robert DeRushia
Alma
Western State College
Kalamazoo
Wekend
Fred DeRushia
Ellen C. Lyrch
Rotary
Frank Moore
O. E. Mulvaney
Beulah Pratt
Bertha Gilmore
Russell Kelly
Ford Salisbury
George Wench
Methodist Church
New Arrivals in Carson City Welcome Lori Linn Diverbiss
Mrs. and Mr. Robert Diverbiss Jr welcome Lori Linn Diverbiss born October 30 at Carson City Hospital weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sherlie Childers celebrate Lori Linn as the family grows. Mother and baby at home and doing well.
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Larry Kniffen
Carson City Hospital
Robert Diverbiss Jr
Forest Hill
Lori Linn
Sherlie Childers
Campbell School Mothers Club Meeting Delivers Fire Prevention Talk
The Campbell School Mothers Club met Monday evening November 6 with Mr. Macklin of Alma Fire Department giving a home fire prevention demonstration. Refreshments followed the program.
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Mothers Club
Campbell School
Second Grade Brownies Visit Shepherd Fire Department
Twenty three Brownies met November 6 in the Community Building from 3 30 to 4 30 p m. They visited the Shepherd Fire Department learned about trucks and asked questions then returned to the hall to play games and enjoy cookies. Leaders are Mrs Robert Bates Mrs Donna Salisbury and Mrs Joe Martin.
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Shepherd Fire Department
Robert Bates
Donna Salisbury
Joe Martin
Next Week’s Menu For School Lunch
The menu lists daily meals with options including spaghetti with meat sauce and tossed vegetable salad on Monday. Tuesday features turkey a la king with hot biscuits and buttered peas. Wednesday serves barbecued beef on bun with green beans and dill circles, plus apple pudding with lemon sauce. Thursday offers baked chicken with mashed potatoes giblet gravy cabbage slaw and strawberry jello with marshmallow topping. Friday presents baked tuna noodle casserole with Harvard beets cheese slices and assorted fruits.
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Harvard
Shepherd Band Salutes Sousa In Final Halftime Show
The Shepherd High School band closed its season with a Salute to Sousa halftime program. The band performed marches including High School Cadet The Thunderer and Stars and Stripes Forever with a Liberty Bell formation. Narrated by Mr. Kennard and directed by Mr. Lemmer, the show featured flag presentations and a season-long survey of varied idioms for home folk.
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Shepherd Band
Sousa
Thunderer
Stars and Stripes Forever
Kennard
Lemmer
Shepherd High School
John Philip Sousa
Queen
Hemlock Band Featured During Homecoming Festivities
The Hemlock Band performed during homecoming events, adding musical highlights to the campus celebration. A large crowd gathered as students cheered between parade activities and ceremonial moments.
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Hemlock
Local social notes from Flint and nearby towns
The column records visits and gatherings across multiple families including Love Curtiss DeLong Davis and Loy. Events span Mt Pleasant Lansing Reed City Ithaca Midland and nearby towns with house warmings strawberry picking and weekend hosting noted.
Local Families Attend Dinner Gatherings Across Michigan
Midland residents hosted Mrs. Harrison Lilly and joined by Mr. Floyd Curtiss Mrs. Vern Kyser and others during weekend visits. The Caszatts and Rodie of Benton Harbor spent the weekend with relatives near Shepherd. Sherrie Childers retired from Central Michigan University after six years of service. Ethel Caszatt accompanied the family for a brief visit before Thanksgiving.
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Midland
Harrison Lilly
Floyd Curtiss
Vern Kyser
Houghton Lake
George McDonald
Sherrie Childers
Central Michigan
Gaylord Caszatt
Rodie
Benton Harbor
Shepherd
Ethel Caszatt
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Firestone
Goodyear
Leonard
Doepker Service
Campbell School News
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Conk
Shepherd Briefs
Otto Love
Flint
Jake Switzer
Martha Love
Mt. Pleasant
Dale Pontz
Reed City
L. C. Hoover
Mable Curtiss
Hugh Winnie
Winn
Grant Curtiss
Jay DeLong
Lansing
D. DeLong
Ira DeLong
Jesse Shock
Ithaca
Frank Shelley
E. Maple St
Shepherd, Michigan
Viking
Defiance Pork & Beans
Sauer Kraut
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