This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1962
Page
1
This week Shepherd area activities list the Quarter Back Club meeting at Shepherd High Gym Thursday at 8 PM and the Old-Timers game Friday night at Shepherd Memorial Field also at 8 PM. Also notes celebrate a Silver anniversary and a baby shower, with local quips and town commentary.
A new interpretation of the school bus law requires buses to load and unload on the traveled roadway rather than the shoulder. Motorists must stop behind the bus and not pass during red flasher warning. Stopping is required when meeting a stopped bus from the opposite direction except on fully divided highways.
Michigan's Grat iot County will see its first fertilizer plant as Klein Fertilizers, Inc. starts production next week in the former Borden Milk building. The facility has undergone major renovations with new floors, wiring, roofing, conveyors, and storage bins enabling rapid unloading of raw materials by railway.
The 28th annual National High School Writing Contest titled What I Can Do For My Country will be sponsored in Shepherd public schools during the 1962 63 year by the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW. Mrs Ruby Thrush announces. Local awards will be given and the winner advances to the state contest with national cash prizes totaling 2000 including 1000 for first place and a gold medal. All regularly enrolled high school students may enter. forms are available at the school or from Mrs Thrush 828 2522.
Horseshoe pitchers from Isabella County gathered at the Shepherd Horseshoe Pitchers Club for Labor Day action. Twenty one contestants arrived before seven thirty a m to warm up as play began at ten, with the county champion to be crowned at seven pm. Spectators crowded in all day and officials were aided by Mrs. Clyde Groton Mrs Herb McBride and Mr Clyde Groton from Grand Rapids.
The Isabella County Chapter of the Christian Rural Overseas Program posts signs in county elevators urging farmers to donate dry beans to relieve hunger abroad. The drive supports feeding refugees the aged orphans and disaster victims in nations including India Ghana Taiwan Greece Congo Haiti Egypt and Chile. One hundred pounds is See CROP Page 3.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.