Ida Ardner Honored On 81st Birthday At Shepherd Home
The William Hackett residence hosted a gathering last Wednesday evening to honor Ida Ardner on her 81st birthday. Attendees included Ethel Johnson from Roses bush, John and Mrs. Young from Winn, Beulah Pratt, Ella Ardner, Lela Ardner, Henry Ardner, Robert Travis and family, Jack Bailey, William Hackett and son David, all of Shepherd.
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William Hackett
Ida Ardner
Ethel Johnson
Rosebush
John Young
Winn
Beulah Pratt
Ella Ardner
Lela Ardner
Henry Ardner
Robert Travis
Jack Bailey
David All
Shepherd
Dow Receives Award Honor for Chemical Process Gain
The Dow Chemical Company of Midland Michigan will receive an award of merit as one of four runners up for the 1965 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award at a November 30 New York ceremony. Monsanto of St. Louis will receive the 18th biennial prize for adiponitrile production enabling cheaper nylon. The original finalists included B F Goodrich Merck Nalco and Dow earned praise for scalable ethylenimine production benefiting textiles and adhesives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Chemical Company Midland
Mich
Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering
New York City
Chemical Engineering
McGraw-Hill Publication
Monsanto Company of
St. Louis
Monsanto
U.S
B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co
Cleveland
Merck & Co
Rahway, N. J
Nalco Chemical Co
Chicago
Dow
Card Party Dates To Be Changed By Auxiliary
At the Joe Alsh Auxiliary 8215 meeting the card parties were moved from Monday to the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The first new date is Tuesday evening October 12. The events fund sick room supplies and have already funded a wheelchair a walker and a hospital bed for public use.
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Joe Alsh
Labor Day Traffic Down in Michigan Travel
Michigan State Highway Department reports Labor Day weekend travel totaled about 457.5 million vehicle miles, a 7.5 percent rise over 1964 yet 3.5 percent below the July Fourth peak. Interstate mileage rose 12.6 percent from 1964 and 1.3 percent above July 4th. One fatality occurred on I-75 near Mackinaw City during the weekend. Weather conditions likely limited travel. Twins Yvonne and Levon Coughlin celebrated their fifteenth birthday with cake and ice cream at home.
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Michigan
State Highway Department
Howard E. Hill
Hill
Mackinaw City
Yvonne
Master Levon Coughlin
Mrs. Martin Coughlin
Safety Council Meets Oct 5 in Isabella County
The Isabella County Safety Council plans its October 5 meeting under Harold Haun with a highway safety film. Bud Hubbell notes 135 officers and members across Isabella County received invitations. Lyle Rhynard invites residents to attend and support law enforcement to reduce highway accidents. The meeting is at 8 00 p m in the Municipal Cour troom and open for hazard discussions and corrections. The program aims to engage community support for safer roads.
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Isabella County Safety Council
Harold Haun
Mt. Pleasant
Bud Hubbell
Isabella County
Lyle Rhynard
Safety Council
NFO Beef Dinner Attracts Large Crowd
The NFO served over 1,000 at a Tuesday beef dinner where the speaker discussed the Marketing Arrangement. The organization ships 35,000 hogs a day, more than all other terminals combined. Prizes were won by Frank Frick of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. House Rosebush, and Ralph McCreight of Weidman. The group thanks attendees and donating merchants.
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N.F.O
N,f.o
Frank Frick
Mt. Pleasant
House Rosebush
Ralph McCreight
Weidman
N. F.O
Wesleyan Service Guild Meets At Mrs Betty Cook Home
W S G will meet at Mrs Betty Cook's home on Wednesday October 6 at 8 00. Two elders from the Mormon Church will show a film strip and discuss their faith. All friends and members are urged to attend.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Betty Cook
Mormon Church
C of C Sets First Fall Meeting for October 7
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce President Merlene Koutz announced the first fall meeting for 1 00 P M Thursday October 7 at the Kitchenette dining room. She said vacations are over and kids are back in school hoping for strong turnout from local businesses to finish partially completed programs and start a new fall agenda.
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Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
Merlene Koutz
Well Child Clinic Held at Shepherd Church Basement
The Shepherd Well Child Conference and Regular Immunization Clinic will be held Tuesday October 5 1965 at 9 00 A M in the Shepherd Methodist Church Basement. The conference is for well children ages 3 months to 3 years only.
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Shepherd Well
Shepherd Methodist Church
Heat's On Targets 10 000 Michigan Drivers
Secretary of State James M. Hare reports a crackdown on a small group of chronic highway offenders. The new policy leans toward suspensions and revocations, with July showing 1 781 tough actions vs 614 warnings. The August impact is expected to show more suspensions, while early actions focus on warnings for younger drivers.
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Michigan
James M. Hare
Hare
Department of State
Michigan Beans Aid Refugees in Congo Mission Shipment
Michigan CROP beans are shown being given to Angolan refugees at a Kibantele Congo mission. On September 13 a shipment of 45,433 pounds was loaded aboard the Korle Lagoon in Detroit, consigned to Rev. Malcolm McVeigh for Congo Protestant Relief Agency, Leopoldville. An additional 25,652 pounds, also aboard, went to Rev. Harlan Stenger for the Christian Service Committee in Accra. Distribution is supervised by Church World Service.
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Michigan
Angola
Kibantele
Congo
Detroit
Malcolm McVeigh
Organic Garden Club Holds Annual Auction Sept 21
The Organic Garden Club of Mt. Pleasant held its annual auction of organically grown produce on September 21 at Union Township Hall. Twenty three members and visitors attended. Don Koppler of Midland led the winter storage program and spoke on the Federated Organic Clubs of Michigan Round-Up in Lansing. Funds from the sale go to educational materials and health-promoting causes.
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The
Organic Garden Club of
Mt. Pleasant
Union Township Hall
Washington
Preston
Federated Organic Clubs of Michigan
Rec Club
South Washington
Lansing
Don Koppler
Midland
State Hopes To Cut TB Relapses
Michigan plans an $800000 initiative to prevent relapses among convalescing TB patients. Funds will subsidize county follow up care with $6 per home visit by a public health nurse or per patient clinic visit.
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Michigan Department of Health
Albert E. Heustis
Highway Department Plans Beautification Of Michigan Roads
The Michigan State Highway Department announced an orderly landscaping and screening program to beautify trunkline roads. Chief design official Gerald J. McCarthy said projects are mapped through the third five year program ending in 1972 and urged junkyard owners to fund screening programs. He spoke to the Michigan Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel in Detroit. The effort targets 434 junkyards and 196 unsightly areas along 9,274 miles of trunk line.
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State Highway Department
Gerald J. McCarthy
Michigan State Highway Department
McCarthy
Michigan
Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, Inc
Detroit
Women’s Society of Christian Service Meets at Church
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Shephard Methodist Church will meet Wednesday October 6 at 1 00 PM at the church. Hazel Kelley presents Living In The Space Age with devotions by Karen McGuire. Refreshments by Evelyn Alexander Jessie Priest Florence Weeks and Frances Barrera.
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Women's Society of Christian Service of the Shepherd Methodist Church
Hazel Kelley
Karen McGuire
Evelyn Alexander
Jessie Priest
Florence Weeks
Frances Barrera
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Labor Day
Market Report
Secretary of State
Michigan Department of State
NFO
W.S.G
C of C
United Nations
World Weather Watch
U-N
WFS
Organic Garden Club
Clarence Taedtey
Highway Department
W.S.C.S. News
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