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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1961
Page
1
The 1961 bean harvest is just starting with good turnout where water didn’t pool after recent rains. Photos from Dale Bohannon’s farm in rural Shepherd show Dale combining beans while his family operates tractors and a wagon, indicating a strong family effort.
County campaign chairman C A Spencer asks Isabella County bean growers to donate ten pounds per acre for the 1961 CR o P quota. The goal is one carload of beans with five promised friendship acres. Elevators statewide cooperate in this humanitarian effort with cash donations optional.
The Shepherd Hook and Trigger Club holds a trap shoot this Sunday September 17. The range lies east of Shepherd near Cloverleaf on Vroman Road with a running deer target for personal rifles or 22 rifles and ammo provided. Shotguns and ammo available. prizes include hams and turkeys. Pop and candy offered. a day for meat on the table.
The Dick Murphy Agency in Shepherd announces a decreasing deductible feature for Citizens Mutual private passenger car policies. No extra charge, offered to induceme for safe driving, providing a five dollar reduction of the fifty or hundred dollar collision deductible every six months with safe driving.
The P T A Executive committee met Monday evening September 11 at the Homemaking house. Officers from last year included Lyle Knorr Lyle Rhynard Gerald Cook and Robert Adams. New president Mrs David Burrows named hospitality chair Virgil Wiltse and other posts. Harvest Festival planning and committee roles were discussed.
Shepherd Public School System reports a record 1380 total enrollments with 366 in grades nine through twelve. The high school shows 108 freshmen 111 sophomores 75 juniors and 72 seniors while kindergarten enrolments rise to 97 in three sections at Shepherd plus students across Winn Campbell and Walling schools.
The Orchard Avenue Church of Christ will honor W. H. Bell as Minister Emeritus during a 10 50 A M worship on Sunday September 24. A noon basket dinner follows with a 2 00 P M program by Great Lakes Bible College. Bell served as minister from 1930 to 1942 and remains active at 87 years old guiding youth and family.
More than 300 fans attended the alumni game at Shepherds Memorial Field where aging grads from 1948 to recent years played a high scoring, hard fought contest. Ron Stowell’s late interception return for a TD stood as the lone score until a controversial penalty at the final whistle changed the mood as Pat Judge sprinted into blue territory on the closing play.
District 11 Michigan United Clubs will convene at the High School cafeteria in Shepherd on September 24 with dinner at 1:00 p. m. Members are asked to bring a dish or donation. The meeting follows dinner with discussions on hunter safety farm and sportsman relations and officer elections hosted by the Shepherd Hook and Trigger Club.
Neal K. Fenkell manager for the Detroit Baseball Company spoke at the Shepherd Rotary Club last Tuesday. He shared stories about baseball and the Tigers rookie crop giving brief profiles and forecasts for each player. He defended the team against their slump while noting they were outperforming early expectations.
The Isabella County Safety Council board will meet Thursday evening September 14 at 8 at the State Police Post in Mt. Pleasant. Chairman Lyle Blackman urges all directors to attend if possible. Sgt. Daniel Kostrzewa will host a coffee hour after the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hackett announce open houses for their new home on Upton Drive in Shepherds new est subdivision. The event runs September 15 16 and 17 from 1 00 to 9 00 PM daily. The Dick Murphy Agency markets the development and more sites remain available as expansion plans are considered.
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