Senator Pat McNamara Halts Village Tour Due to Rain
Senator Pat McNamara stopped in Shepherd last Friday afternoon to tour the village. He waited over thirty minutes for a weather break at the Argus office before leaving to keep engagements in Gratiot County. He voiced disappointment at the tour being halted. Accompanying him were Dan Reed, congressional candidate, and Mrs. Wm Colburn, Isabella County Democratic leader.
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Pat” McNamara
Shepherd
Argus Office
Gratiot County
Dan Reed
Congress
Wm. Colburn
Isabella County
Shepherd Girl Graduates From Elkhart Univ
Miss Caroline F. Whalen daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Whalen of Shepherd has completed training at the Elkhart University of Medical and Dental Technique Elkhart Indiana and graduated as a Medical Laboratory Technician She has accepted a position in the laboratories of the Central Michigan Community Hospital at Mt Pleasant
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Caroline F. Whalen
Francis Whalen
South Second Street
Shepherd
Elkhart University of Medical and Dental Technique
Elkhart
Indiana
Miss Whalen
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Letter Writing Week Observed in Shep herd
The 23rd annual Letter Writing Week will be celebrated in Shepherd during the week of October 2 to 8, announced today by Postmaster Ken Walker. He noted a revival of personal letter writing as the most economical, lasting, and sincere way to extend greetings and share news. See Letter Writing, Page Two.
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Shepherd
Ken Walker
Market Report from Shepherd Farm Produce
Wheat 1.81 oats 54 navy beans 5.35 barley 3.1.50 market figures show prices for farm produce at Shepherd Farm Market.
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Shepherd Farm Produce
UF Chairman Announces Two New United Fund Appointments
Jim Rush, chairman of the United Fund Campaign, reveals two new appointees Paul Hamel head of Special Gifts and Sam Wunderbaum head of the Mt. Pleasant City Division. Hamel leads gift efforts with a list of assistants as the campaign kicks off October 11. the City Division comprises multiple groups led by Don Shepherd Mary Soderburg Dr Olaf Steg Harley Hinkley M rs M Filson Jack Swift Keith Feight Bob McLean Don Gillis and others. The campaign target is 48006 dollars with the City Division aiming at 41242 dollars 85.91 percent of the total.
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Jim Rush
United Fund Campaign
Paul Hamel
Special Gifts
Sam Wunderbaum
City of Mt. Pleasant
United Fund
Hamel
Valley Chemical Company
Sam
Mt. Pleasant Salvage and Steel Co
Jcs
John Rodenbeck
O. E. McAlester
Stan Elmore
Norm LaBelle
Paul Brandt
Lewis Johnson
G. R. Denison
Don Shepherd
Mary Soderburg
Central Michigan University
Olaf Steg
Harley Hinkley
M. Filson
Jack Swift
Keith Feight
Bob McLean
Keith Souder
Don Gillis
Michigan suspends over eighteen thousand drivers in eight months
During the first eight months of 1960 the Michigan Department of State suspended, canceled, or revoked driving privileges of 18,062 motorists, a rise of 17,750 from the same period the previous year. See Drivers, Page Two.
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Michigan Department of State
Congman Cederberg Visit Planned in Isabella County
Congressman Elford A. Cederberg will meet citizens at the Mount Pleasant Courthouse from 10:00 A.M. to noon on Tuesday October 4 1960. He aims to discuss issues involving the Federal Government and hear local views in person.
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Elford A. Cederberg
Isabella County
Cederberg
Mount Pleasant
Congress
Hook And Trigger Club Screens Race Film October 6
The Shepherd Hook and Trigger Club will show the 1960 Indianapolis 500 film at the V.F.W. Hall on Thursday evening October 6 at 8 00 P M. Past viewers praised 1958 and 1959 races for pit crew speed and car speed over 100 mph. Admission is free and all are welcome.
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Shepherd Hook and Trigger Club
V.F.W. Hall
State Eyes Three Year Auto Plate Cycle in 1962
Michigan officials weigh starting a new three year license plate sequence in 1962 or continuing annual plate issuance. Secretary of State James M. Hare says the issue hinges on the potential benefits and costs of extending plate lifespans for citizens and state programs.
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Department of State
Michigan
James M. Hare
Father of Twelve Killed in Early Morning Crash
Carl Moeggenberg, 45, of Route 3 Alma, died after a collision with a truck on M-46 west of St. Louis at about 2 A.M. He was transported to Gratiot Community Hospital in Alma where he was pronounced dead on arrival. State Police from Ithaca are investigating. He leaves a wife Agnes and twelve children, plus two brothers, seven sisters, one grandson and many relatives.
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Carl Moeggenberg
Alma
Shepherd
St. Louis
Moggenberg
Gratiot
Ithaca Post
Carl F. Hoard
Gladwin
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Church
Agnes
Jimmy Gatten
Mt. Pleasant
Jane
Joan
Irene
Howard
Gordon
Leonard
Harold
Stanley
Judy
Linda
Marie
August
Leo
Rural
Harry Schimmeller
Edward Meyer
Richard Meyer
Eugene Hohlbien
Gilbert Turnwald
Dick Koester
Myles Conroy
Safety Council Honors Schools in Isabella County
Seven Isabella County schools will receive recognition for safety excellence when the Isabella County Safety Council meets on Tuesday October 4 at 8 00 PM in the Municipal Court Room Mt Pleasant. The schools are named to the National School Safety Honor Roll by the National Safety Council and their names will be released at the October 4 meeting. See Safety Council Page Two.
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Isabella County
Isabella County Safety Council
Municipal Court Room
Mt. Pleasant
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Supervisors Face Jail Costs and Ambulance Service in Mt Pleasant
Isabella County supervisors open the October session with a focus on the jail project after bids exceeded the approved 375000. Plans call for a 42 prisoner facility, with new bids to be opened. delays raise possibility work won't start until spring. Also on the agenda are the county budget apportionment taxes salaries and potential action on the ambulance service after funeral directors discontinued it.
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Sion
Maynard Gilmore
Mt. Pleasant
Gilmore
Dog Warden vows to rid Shepherd of loose dogs
Ward Lennox of Shepherds Village warns that owners allowing dogs to run loose will be summoned to court and fined starting immediately. He states dogs will be shot in the street if noncompliant, noting a recent surge of packs and promising decisive action to curb the problem.
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Shepherd Streets
Ward Lennox
Lennox
Isabella County
Kiddies Proofs Are Ready at Town Hall Showing
The United Studios will be at the north Town Hall on Wednesday September 28 from 2 to 4 P.M. to display proofs of photographs taken on September 14. Readers are urged to attend and select their favorite proof for publication.
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United Studios
North Town Hall
New 1961 Chevrolets Feature Styling Refinements
Chevrolet trucks and cars for 1961 show styling refinements and expanded models. The feature highlights the successful chassis design introduced a year earlier and notes styling identification changes across the line. See New Chevies, Page Two.
Clifford Mapes Visits Shepherd Saturday Candidate
Clifford Mapes and family visited Shepherd last Saturday to meet voters and discuss the state senate race. Mapes spent most of the day engaging with constituents and outlining his campaign priorities.
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Clifford Mapes
State Senate
Shepherd
Mapes
Gary Murphy
Leslie Courant
Kathryn Epple
Nerine Burrows
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Shepherd Girl
Elkhart Univ
Congman Cederberg
Isabella Co
Hook and Trigger Club
Board of Supervisors
Dogone
Chevie
Tom Mapes
Mrs. Mapes
Mary Courant
Betty Moskowitz
Elizabeth Hradel
Velma Doby
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