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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1962
Page
3
The annual Thanksgiving service in Shepherd will be held at Orchard Ave Church of Christ on Wednesday evening November 21 at 7 30 p m. The service will feature Communion special music and a short meditation by host minister Newton Huffine. All are invited.
A school cafeteria plan lists the week of meals for November 1921. Monday offers Chili Con Carne with crackers salad baked apple cobbler and milk. Tuesday serves Weiners on buns relishes potato chips creamed corn apricot sauce. Wednesday features Thanksgiving Dinner with roast turkey mashed potatoes giblet gravy cranberry sauce homemade rolls assorted relishes and fruit-nut brownies.
Central Michigan Youth for Christ presents a free film festival rally on Saturday November 17 at 7 45 p m in Mt Pleasant Junior High Auditorium. The program features Something To Die For a dramatic Singapore produced film and Time and Eternity a Moody Science full color release.
Ninety fathers and sons shared a warm Friday evening reception with Hiram Gates as master of ceremony and James Tagg of Alma delivering the guest remarks. The letter writer notes pride in the younger generation and praises a daughter who prepared supper and cleaned up before her father left for work.
Attendees from out of town for Lewis Struble's funeral included Earl Struble Virgil Struble and Stanley Struble all from Pontiac plus Mr and Mrs Dedrick Struble of Durand and Mr and Mrs Bert Sairx of Lansing.
The Bishop's Company of Santa Barbara will present Cry The Beloved Country by Alan Paton at 7:45 p m Tuesday November 20 in Mt Pleasant First Methodist Church. The repertory company has toured across colleges universities and churches for nine years and relies on voluntary offerings.
Mr and Mrs Daniel S Jerome of Shepherd announce the birth of a son at Carson City Hospital on Saturday November 10 weighing eight pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs Roy Balcom welcome a daughter born November 5 at Gratiot Community Hospital weighing seven pounds three ounces. Balcom is in the navy stationed at Norfolk Virginia and set to sea on the Randolph.
Judy Ann Hartman was honored with a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. George Flaugher of Mt. Pleasant Mrs. Bernard Feltman of rural Shephard and Mrs. Francis Reese at her parents home Mr and Mrs Raymon Hartman About thirty guests attended and were served cake cookies punch and coffee Miss Hartman received many gifts and expressed thanks
A card party will be held this Friday night November 16 starting at 8 00 p m at the I O O F Hall. Refreshments will be served after the games.
Monday evening November 19 will host the area Senior Youth Rally at the Orchard Ave Church of Christ with Dr Edward Poole as guest speaker. Refreshments will be served after the regular meeting.
The 1962 Traffic Safety Sabbath links spiritual duty with accident prevention as Michigan faces a rise in fatalities and injuries during the Thanksgiving season. Observance, organized by religious groups and the state safety commission, aims to curb deaths amid longer nights and heavy travel.
Last week several residents were admitted to area hospitals. Lavada Vaughn and Robin Hamlin of Shepherd were admitted Friday November 9. Mrs Donald Edward and Mrs Edith Southard of Shepherd were admitted to Carson City Hospital November 12 and November 9 respectively. Mrs Richard Fairchild of route 3 Shepherd admitted to Clare General November 5. Mr Charles J Clark and family of rural Shepherd ill with influenza since last week. Mr Robert Myers of rural Shepherd admitted to Saginaw Veterans Hospital November 8 for observation. Mr A W Carroll of Shepherd admitted to Carson City Hospital November 4 with improving condition.
Mrs. Florence Andrews of Lansing spent Friday night in the area, according to local notes.
Mrs. Helen Biglow and her father Ray Stilgenbauer enjoyed dinner Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Porter and family of Shepherd for Mrs Porter's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hetherington and daughters Jo and Peggy of Midland were Saturday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Coomer honoring Mr Coomer and his granddaughter Peggy Hetherington on that birthday. Mrs Hetherington brought the birthday ole
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