Tower to keynote All Michigan GOP Conference in St Joseph
Texas Senator John G Tower will open the three day All Michigan Republican Conference in St Joseph on September 21 at a 6 00 p m dinner at the Whitcomb Hotel Tower the youngest US Senator in the 87th Congress and the first Republican elected to the Senate from Texas since Reconstruction is a veteran of World War II He serves on Banking and Currency and Labor and Public Welfare committees and was the first senator named to the Republican Policy Committee. The conference expects over 400 party leaders across sessions with GOP Chairman Miller praising Michigan is positioned for a strong 1962 congressional year.
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St. Joseph
John G. Tower
Texas
Whitcomb Hotel
John Goodwin Tower
Nouston
Senate
Senator Tower
Republican Policy Committee
Western Pacific
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
England
London School of Economics
Political Science
Britain
Tower
Southern Methodist University
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Southwestern Social Science Association
Texas Historical Society
American Association of University Professors
American Political Science Association
Hansard — Society
International Political Science Association
The
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
First Methodist Church of
Chamber of Commerce
University Kiwanis Club
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra
Wichita Falls Civic Playhouse
William E. Miller
Michigan
George M. van Pearsem
Marriage Licenses Listed for Mt. Pleasant Area Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows couples including Roland D. Blodgett with Marilyn K. Peters and Jack W. Webb with Diane J. Powers, all involving Mt. Pleasant residents. The roster includes partners from Alma, Dearborn, Pierceton, Bridgeport, Central Lake, Weidman, and Ontario Canada, with several surnames and locales noted. The long row of names reflects local nuptial confirmations and cross‑region marriages.
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Roland D. Blodgett
Mt. Pleasant
Marilyn K. Peters
Allen J. Slater
Janet K. Ebright
Alma
Darwin J. Giffin
Ruth Ann Huber
Donald L. Birkey
Belwood
Nebraska
Evelyn C. Hoffman
Livingston Colwell
Wallaceburg
Ontario
Canada
Beatrice J. Kahgegal
Kennard R. Weaver
Dearborn
Judith A. Westie
Marion A. Aleman
Sharon D. Neer
Pierceton
Indiana
Jack W. Webb
Diane J. Powers
Midland
Lavigne A. Albar
Patricia I. Ranck
Coleman
Glenn F. Sandford
Patricia A. Crotzer
Bridgeport
Paul E. Dean
Janet M. Shooks
Central Lake
Michigan
Stephen J. Schafer
Weidman
Joan L. Swan
Community visits and family gatherings in Forest Hill area
Forest Hill residents and relatives gathered for multiple Sunday visits and dinners. Amy Courter returned from Midland to her home. Families including Koutz Kiesel Ross Rademacher Raycraft DeCamp Frisbie Pearl and Chaney hosted or attended meals and visits with relatives in Coe Alma Bay City and Millington. A funeral for Elsie Bates was attended by Edwin Frisbie and family.
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Amy Courter
Midland
Thomas Courter
Gaylon Koutz
Edwin Ross
Coe
Bert Towersey
G. A. Kiesel
Bay City
Allen Rademacher
James Rademacher
Alma
Roger Raycraft
Clare
Kenneth Raycraft
Chet DeCamp
Patty
Mike
Fowlerville
Wm. Pearl
Edwin Frisbie
Victor Chaney
Agnes Fritchie
Wildwood
New Jersey
Dick Britting
Arbela
Millington
Elsie Bates
This Look Alike World Of Ours by Ida Clark
An essay on conformity from cradle to grave, noting how children and adults imitate peers and fashion, shaping identity. The piece then shifts to a local social column listing visits and family travel notes across Michigan and nearby states, mentioning sailors, vacations, and gatherings.
Community Notes From Strickland Area Gatherings
Strickland News reports visiting periods in Lansing with Mrs Forrest Newcomb and calls on Mrs Lottie Wood of Alma. Stanley Party hosts include Mrs Forrest Howland and Mrs Sherman Smith with Minnie Watkins and Shirley Jones as demonstrators. Murriel and Frank Tedrow visited from Forest Hill. Mabel Foster and son Fred moved near Vestaburg. J and S Farm Bureau met with Sherman Smith. officers elected. cooperative supper. next meeting set for October 13 at Maude Willoughby’s home.
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Forrest Newcomb
Lansing
Seth Howland
Lottie Wood
Alma
Forrest Howland
Minnie Watkins
Elm Hall
Sherman Smith
Shirley Jones
Oscoda
Frank Tedrow
Murriel
Nexr Forest Hill
Mabel Foster
Fred
Vestaburg
J. and
S. Farm Bureau
Smith
Maude Willoughby
Shepherd Briefs Highlight Moving Family and Local Hosts
Shepherd reports Mr and Mrs Arthur Fields and daughter Mary Jane are moving to Mt Pleasant soon after a Saturday going away dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Jake Goffnett. Mrs Hughey Johnson formerly Ethel Carroll of Shepherd and sister of Mrs Ella Ardner attended Mr and Mrs William Haskett open house Sunday. Mr and Mrs William Bush re-
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Bob Hitts
Richard MacDonald
Bay City
Dick Miller
Ed White
Noel Miller
Bob Rhode
Mason
Robert Gorfnett
Mr. Pleasant
Lawrence Mitchell
Lester Crow
Clyde Redd
Cameron
West Virginia
Charles Shepherd
Upper Peninsula
Harold Owings
Chelsea
Bertha Roberts
Raymond Jennings
Grand Rapids
Walter Hastings
Flint
R. J. O'Connor
Ralph Nilson
Eskil Nilson
Charles Gorham
Mike
Jackson
Donad Myers
Jeff
Harry Tripp
David
Arthur Fields
Mary Jane
Mt. Pleasant
Jake Goffnett
Hughey Johnson
Rosebush
Ethel Carroll
Shepherd
Ella Ardner
William Haskett
William Bush
Shepherd Wednesday Edmore guest hosts Sunday pot luck
Mr. Van Doty of Edmore joined Mr. and Mrs. Wm Pearl for a Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leonard and their children from rural St. Louis attended, as did Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Frisbie and their children for a pot luck picnic at the Frisbie home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
van Doty
Edmore
Wm. Pearl
Donald Leonard
St. Louis
Edwin Frisbie
Isabella CROP Quota Urges Ten Pounds Bean Donation
County campaign chair Charles A. Spencer asks Isabella County bean growers to donate ten pounds per acre toward the 1961 CROP quota. The goal is one carload of beans for the Christian Rural Overseas Program, with ten Friendship Acres pledged and cooperative support from local elevators. Cash gifts are also accepted via county treasurer John Benford or Rev. S. E. Walton.
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Charles A. Spencer
Isabella County
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Ray Hoyle
John Benford
Isabella County State Bank
Mt. Pleasant
S. E. Walton
Elizabeth St
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Ida Clark
Ohio
Strickland News
Shepherd Briefs
N. Mission
Northland
Jill Corey
Paul Hampton
Jimmie Komack
Barbara Bostock
Cartoon
Snoopy Loopy
Randolph Scott Buchanan
Weouma
Scott Sro
Coqim Pto
Karen Kapler
Peter Breck
Joyce Terry
Ivory
Archey’s
Sporting Goods
Navy Blue
Blanchard Orange & Black
REMUS
Farwell
Clare Kelly Green
Harrison Royal Blue
Archey's
SO. College
Mrs. Tripps
Duane Tripp
Manistee
Manley Davis
Jennie Myers
Benny Williams
John Myers
A. S. Zook
Byron Stull
Crawfordsville
Ind
Linda Layne
Muncie
A. Long
Frankford
Del
Charles Zook
Mackinac Bridge
Lloyd E. Cartwright
Alan
A-1
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Navy
Mitchell
Mitchell Creetings Co
Dept
Mile Road
Detroit
Mich
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