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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1962
Page
10
Shepherd High School announces its active FFA chapter with 47 members aged 14 to 17. New members total 14 this year. Jerry Schlorff serves as president and Bob Gluck as vice president for 1962 63.
The Detroit Consumer Protection Division warns there is no truth to claims that cigarette packages will fund a free wheelchair. The column cites community efforts and manufacturer denials, noting the phantom wheelchair is a myth and should be dismissed.
The Michigan Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee will hold the second of six Lansing meetings on September 19. It will hear farm leaders outline concerns, review subcommittee reports, and consider about 1,000 policy recommendations from 71 county bureaus ahead of the 43rd annual meeting at Michigan State University November 7–9. Representatives include Omer Colbert and Lloyd Shankel, with Colbert’s district covering Clare to Saginaw counties.
The Shepherd Womans Club traveled to Grayling last Thursday to Edna Hanson’s Lake Margarethe cottage for a day of visiting and a potluck dinner. Twenty one members attended with three visitors, and the group returned with happy memories.
Wightman told the committee that losing the fight in Washington on the Food and Farmer Control Bill would have meant the end of free farming in America. He noted policy recommendations will outline Farm Bureau positions on future farm programs. Michigan.
Interest in the Michigan Mechanical Corn Picking Contest is good says Sig Bergland general chairman. The Hudson Kiwanis Club Michigan State University Extension and WCSR Hillsdale sponsor the event set for the Wayne Mohr farm near Hudson. The field is expanding with entries from Fremont Lansing area and nearby counties as organizers anticipate no one-rew contest this year and expect more from shelter and combine classes. Noon entertainment comes from Hudson Barbershoppers and a Kiwanis lunch stand will be available with gubernatorial candidates invited.
Dow Chemical International A G announces the 65th stockholders meeting results. The 15 member board was re-elected at Midland. A 40 year old director, named president, succeeds Leland I. Doan who had led Dow since 1949. The firm, founded 1897, operates 28 plants in 16 states and in 23 foreign countries.
The notice urges wartime veterans relatives to join the Auxiliary citing hospital insurance coverage and protection. It prompts reading local members for details and highlights eligibility based on kin who served in foreign wars.
Carol Diane Thrush daughter of Beryl and a Shepherd address wed Loyd Darnell son of Stanley Darnell in a Sept 7 1962 Orchard Ave Church of Christ ceremony. Rev Newton Huffine officiated with Agatha Swenson organ and Lorna Clyma singing. The reception followed at the V F W club with family helping and guests from multiple Michigan towns. The couple resides at 1111% East Cross lanes Mt. Pleasant Michigan.
Charles Coughlin aged 78, father of Martin Coughlin of Shepherd, died Saturday at Golden Acres Convalescent Home in St. Louis. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Mt. Pleasant Tuesday at 9 30 A M with interment at St Patrick cemetery Irishtown. Attending from away were multiple relatives from Davison Flint and Dexter.
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