GROCERY EXECUTIVE PRAISES NEWSPAPER SELLING POWER

CIIX'AOO—Nothliw hoIIh bioc-orloM like n e w s p a p e r s , t he pros l -ilont of » l a r g e g roce ry s to re cha in dec la red In n speech b e f o r e t h e 71hI a n n u n l mcolinR of t he In l and Dally Press nssn., h e r e .

" W e have hul l t ou r hus lhas s w i t h nowspape r advor t l s lnf f . " V. H . Mc-N a m a r a . p re s iden t , Na t iona l Tea Co., told hlH aud ience .

Mr. M c N a n m r a re l a t ed how when he Joined the c o m p a n y In

IMC), ii l i t t le over 10 yea r s ago, Was doing less t ha t flOO mil l ion

)lla ' • In Hales a n n u a l l y and -ponding le*s t h a n a h a l f - m i l l i o n a e a r for adver t i s ing , of which lOWspaper a d v e r t i s i n g w a s not a •ery HiihHianllal por t ion .

This, he said, w a s hecause they i-ere s p e n d i n g a lot of m o n e y fo r

fancy f r i l l s u n d e r t he n a m e of ad -vert is ing t ha t m a d e a few people happy , hut did not p r o d u c e renl [Hales resul t s .

Uist y e a r Na t iona l Tea spen t

a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 H mill ion do l l a r s fo r adve r t i s ing In t he e i gh t b r a n c h e s of ltn c o m p a n y to p r o -duce over IR20 million In sales , h e r e p o r t e d .

"A quick c o m p u t a t i o n of t hese adve r t i s ing costs a n d sa les r e su l t s will show you tha t o u r a d v e r t i s i n g e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r 19ri4 w a s a b o u t 10 t imes g r e a t e r t h a n lo y e a r s a g o a n d ou r sa les were m o r e t h a n five, t i m e s g r e a t e r than 10 y e a r s ago , " t he g rocery s to re c h a i n execu t ive pointed out .

" T h e r ight m e d i u m for us, In my opinion, and ou r o rgan i za t i on agrecM who lehea r t ed ly , is n e w s -p a p e r s . We hones t ly a n d s incere ly believe, ns 1 have (dated m a n y t imes , t ha t n e w s p a p e r s have bui l t o u r business .

" T h a t ' s w h y We spend , a n d have spen t over t h e pas t 10 years , u n d e r my m a n a g e m e n t , GG per cent of o u r adve r t i s ing do l la r* f o r news-p a p e r adver t i s ing ."

— P u b l i s h e r ' s Auxi l ia ry

SPARTA LOCALS O O R R B S l ' A J V U E f f T : MK£. DAISY D O L B B N . P H O N K MAI.

Mrs. O r n c e Verks and Miss Uladys McOowan e n t e r t a i n e d *on Wednesday evening, Mrs. I l l anche B a k e r , Mr. a n d Mrs. Oeorge Uet tes and Mrs. II . .1. Kur t z . Mr. Uet tes showed the recen t p i c tu res of the i r t r ip to Ca l i fo rn ia .

Mr. a n d Mrs. Marvin Thorenon of l i u t t e r n u i Ijodge, Ha l sam Lake , Wisconsin, a n d Mr. and Mrs. i^aw-rence Ash of Br i t ton . Michigan , spen t f r o m F r i d a y to W e d n e s d a y with t h e i r pa ren t s , Mr. a n d Mrs. Carl H. J o h n s o n .

N o r m a n Jones . In-other of Mrs. Clare Wilson, Sr.. died F r i d a y . Mrs. Wilson lef t last T h u r s d a y f o r De-troll w h e r e f u n e r a l serv ices were held Monday . Also a t t e n d i n g (he fune ra l w e r e Mr. and Mrs. Kugene Hoi ikamp. ,

Word lias been received tha i Mrs. A. o . o d e g a r d of Albany , Cal-i fornia , ban been hosp i ta l ized fo r several weeks wi th v i rus pneu-monia . l i e r a d d r e s s 1h fi.1 (1 Pomo-na.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Car l 10. J o h n s o n left W e d n e s d a y to spend the win-Cur at l i r a d e n t o n T r a i l e r P a r k , F lo r ida . They will s t o p e n r o u t e fo r ii f ew days ' visit wi th the i r do j igh te r . Mr. and Mrs. L a w r e n c e •\HII In Hr l t ton , Mich igan .

A|r. a n d Mrs. Kd Drown of T a m -pa. F lo r ida , vlnited he r b r o t h e r - i n -law and slsh-r, Mr. a n d Mrs. lOrvin B a r r e t t and o t h e r S p a r t a re la t ives r ecen t ly .

S u n d a y guest* at the h o m e of Mr. a n d Mrs. Floyd Uuege wore Mr. a n d Mrs. Nybro. Mr. a n d Mrs. H a y m o n d N y b r o a n d two ch i ldron , Mrs. Het ty Sells a n d chi l -d r en . a n d Mr. ind Mrs. K e n n e t h Mmrl l l and son, all f r o m Benton H a r b o r .

Burt Circle will mee t at t he h o m e of Mrs. F lo rence A t h e a r n Wednesday , N o v e m b e r 2 a t 2:00 p.m. Ass is tant hostesses, Mrs . Mary Atk inson a n d Mrs. Dosha Cllllette.

Mr. a n d Mrs. K imer Plerson of U a v e n n a , Mr. and Mrs . C l aude (111-let te a n d Mr. and Mrs. Ca r l J o h n -son, w e r e S u n d a y even ing gues t s of Mrs. Hoy Hood fel low.

( leorg la W a l k e r a t t e n d e d the f u n e r a l of ;i cousin In C o i d w a t e r Insi F r i d a y , and spent t he week-• nd~ wi th re la t ives .

Mr. and Mrs. H. I tobert H a r v e y mid d a u g h t e r s and he r p a r e n t s . Mr. ami Mrs. W m . If. Dodds, spen t ii few days at Sa rn l a , C a n a d a , vis-iting re la t ives .

T h e r e was im a t t e n d a n c e of 000 at t h e Annua l Convoca t ion f o r y o u n g people of t he Method i s t Clrand Kapids Distr ic t , held In t he T r i n i t y Methodis t C h u r c h on Sun-day, Oc tobe r \fl. T w e n t y - t h r e e f r o m S p a r t a M«*th«)dlst C h u r c h , were p resen t .

Mr. and Mrs. B a r l h Car lson , J r . wen t by p lane last F r i d a y to Min-neapol is , Minneso ta w h e r e they a t -t ended the Mlcl j lgan - Minneso ta game , and spent t h e weekend wi th H a r t h ' s cousins , Hev. and Mrs. Merle J o h n s o n and fami ly .

Mr. and Mrs, W. C. Kr ige r a n d d a u g h t e r , J e a n e t t e of T r a v e r s e City spoilt t he week-end at t he h o m e of he r b r o t h e r - i n - l a w and sister , Mr. and Mi's, W m . Oarbow at C r o c k e r y L a k e .

Caro lyn (Mough spen t t he week -end at he r Alma Mater , Tay lor Un-ivers i ty in I n d i a n a .

Mrs. Clatlde Cllllette called on Mrs. J a n e Slack at t he Hhnngle Conva lescen t h o m e Tuesday ,

T h e T h a y e r f lu l ld will meet on Monday evening . Oc tober 31 at t he h o m e of Mrs. Ca r l t on •Schoolmas-

•r. Pot- luck s u p p e r at 0:11". On Sunday . Oc tobe r 23, f i f t y -t*stvulatlves of Mrs. W m . Darglu

met a t the K m m o n s Hall f o r a b i r t h d a y d l m e r , given In h o n o r of Mrs. Dnrgle, w h o was 80 y e a r s old Oc tobe r 20. She h a s t h r e e d a u g h -ters , 13 g r a n d c h i l d r e n and 22 g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n .

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A t h e a r n a n d c h i l d r e n of Clrand Rap ids , s p e n t Sunday wi th his pa ren t s , Mr. a n d Mrs. M, F. A t h e a r n , h o n o r i n g t h e b i r t h d a y of Mrs. W. A t h e a r n a n d the wedding a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i r p a r e n t s .

I^eslie J o h n s o n and fami ly of Held lng spent Sunday a f t e r n o o n a n d even ing wi th Hev. and Mrs. l i s t e r C lough .

Mrs. F r ed Clark r e tu rned home Fr iday , a f t e r s p e n d i n g a week with h e r son, lOdward C la rk and fami ly at 'nd lanapol iH.

Last T h u r s d a y even ing the fain lly of tin- late JacoJ) l-'ast, met m the M. A t h e a r n h o m e fo r n f ami ly r eun ion . P re sen t were Mr. a n d Mrs. L. W. Fas t , of Mount CMemens, Mrs. I l l anche Covllle and d a u g h t e r , Mrs. (Henna W o r k m a n of Clrand BapldA and Mr, a n d Mrs. W a r d Fas t .

Dr. and Mrs, Pau l l l l n k a m p and ch i ld ren , David and J a n e t , were week-end gues t s of hor pa ren t s .

Dr. and Mrs . Th ies DeVininK and Pau l .

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mize of G r a n d I lap lds , h a v e ren ted the 0 . R?. Halyeat h o m e on Vine St. f o r t he win te r .

Mrs. F r a n k i n m a n went wi th h e r son. Dr. Olen I n m a n and f a m i l y to Mar ine t t e , Wisconsin last T h u r s -day to visit he r son. Dr. and Mrs. Car l I n m a n . They r e t u r n e d h o m e on Sunday evening.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Kills Oilson a n d Mr. and Mrs. W a l l e r K o e h e b a ac -compan ied Char les Oilson to South Heiul. S u n d a y ofi his r e t u r n to school, a f t e r s p e n d i n g the week -end at h b home on 10-Mlle road . Cha r l e s Is a t t e n d i n g the J o h n Her-ron Art School In Ind ianapo l i s . In -d i ana .

Mr. and Mrs. Hober t Mesecher , w h o have heen living on t h e t en -mile Pond , south of s p u r i a , moved to the east side a p a r t m e n t of t h e Les Krbes house on Cen tenn ia l St.

Kvan S h a w was ab le to r e t u r n to his h o m e Tuesday a f t e r be ing In SI. Mary ' s hospi tal fo r s u r g e r y .

Mr. and Mrs. S imon H a n s e n , spen t S u n d a y with f r i ends , in B a t -tle Creek. K n r b u t e h o m e S u n d a y eveninu. they were o v e r n i g h t gues ts at the home of Mr. H a n s e n ' s nephew, Dewey Hansen a t S idney.

Gilbert H u b e r of C h i c a g o was week-end guest of Mrs. F. Tay lo r and d a u g h t e r . Pau l ine .

The W.C.T.U. a r e planninK a visit to t he Brown H o m e , 1435 12. Ful ton, fo r the i r N o v e m b e r m e e t -ing. P r o g r a m leade r will be Mrs. Nyla Fee r l ck . F o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n call 37 n or 68(14. H e m e n i b e r t he W.C.T.U. dol lar day fo r t he S p a r t a c o m m u n i t y house .

Mr, a n d Mrs. Cha r l e s Car l son of Spar ta a n n o u n c e the b i r th of a d a u g h t e r , Sherr i Lyn. on Oc tober fi, at St. Mary ' s Hospi ta l . Mrs. Carlson is t he f o r m e r Merle S t a rk .

Mrs. Zella H o d g l n s Is h o m o now a f t e r visit ing he r d a u g h t e r , Mrs. L. D. To t t en In W h i t e h a l l f o r sev-era l weeks .

S p a r t a C o m m u n i t y F a r m Bur-eau g r o u p will mee t wi th Mr. and Mrs. Kdga r M o m b e r on 13-Mlle Bond a t X;0ll p.m. T h u r s d a y , Oc-tober 27. Desser t po t - luck . Br ing your own table service .

T h e ' Casnovla Lodge No. 301. I-' AL- A M will e n t e r t a i n Lovel l -Mooi'e liodge of Muskegon wi th a chicken d inne r on T u e s d a y eve-ning. N o v e m b e r I. at 0:30 p .m.

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Get ty a r e p lann ing an auc t ion sa le at t he i r f a r m residence, sou th of S p a r t a on Highway M-37 S a t u r d a y , N o v e m -ber it. The sale will Include smal l tools and i tuant l ty of househo ld i tems. Mr. and Mrs, ( l e t ty expect to m a k e (heir p e r m a n e n t h o m e In Arizona.

Tom White, son of Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n k Whi te . Is f r e s h m a n In Lee-lanau schools .

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m h l n l g h i s h o u l d of " P R A N K K N 8 T K I N "

at Hie S p a r t a T h e a t r e t h i s S a t u r -day .

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C.MtD o r T H A N K S We wish to t h a n k all ou r f r i e n d s

and re la t ives who he lped m a k e o u r 2nth wedding a n n i v e r s a r y such a fest ive occas ion.

- C a r l and Sada J o h n s o n and fami ly . 10-20-p

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ern t r a i l e r we will rent to a young Chr i s t i an Couple Just K«t-IIIIK s t a r t ed . No boozers need apply. E l m e r R y d e r , 263 N. I 'tilun, S p a r t a , 10-36-p

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VOLUME 76 — ESTABLISHED 1876 SPARTA, MICHIGAN — WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1958 NUMBER 43

Mission Services At Kent City Close Snnday

Mlsslonarlen f r o m t w o Inlands and t w o c o n t i n e n t s will b r ing to a close the 8 th a n n u a l Miss ionary C o n f e r e n c e of t he Ken t City F i r s t Bapt i s t C h u r c h on T h u r s d a y . F r i -day and S u n d a y , Oc tober 27 to 30. acco rd ing to Rev . Gordon 11. Bo-loff , pas to r .

Bev. Lyle Je seup , s e rv ing u n d e r Bapt i s t Mid-Mlsslons, will show color s l ides of t he work be ing ac -compl i shed In the D o m i n i c a n Re-puhl ic a( 7:46 T h u r s d a y .

Bev. W i l b u r E l f e r t , a lso s e rv ing u n d e r Bap t i s t Mld-Mlsslons," will p resent the cha l l enge of Hawa i i a t 7:45 Fr iday . Ho is a c a n d i d a t e and will he leaving soon fo r h is f i rs t t e r m of service.

Miss Muriel Vander l lp . se rv ing u n d e r Chr i s t i an Missions, will b r ing a miss ionary message In t h e W o r s h i p Service S u n d a y at 10:00. She Is on f u r l o u g h f r o m F r e n c h West Af r i ca .

Bev. J a m e s W. Gr imes , Jr . . will b r ing the c o n f e r e n c e to a close Sunday e v e n i n g a t 7:46. H e s e rve s u n d e r t he Bapt is t Mld-Mlss ions board and recen t ly r e t u r n e d f r o m G e r m a n y . He will h a v e p i c t u r e s of the mi s s iona ry work being c a r -ried on In G e r m a n y .

A Miss ionary Youth Bally l-schedu led fo r the G r a n t C o m m u n -ity Hall on S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 29. nt 7:45. Bev. David Heebe r t , se rv-ing u n d e r t he Associat ion of Bap-t is ts fo r World E v a n g e l i s m In Peru Is t he m a i n speake r .

All of t hese services a r e p l an -ned for publ ic a t t e n d a n c e .

Casnovia L.L.C. Notes The Casnovla Ladles L i t e r a r y

Club e n j o y e d a l u n c h e o n at t h e Y.M.C.A. In G r a n d R a p i d s T u e s -day wi th s ix teen m e m b e r s In a t -t e n d a n c e .

A f i lm on Mas te r s in Ai'ts a n d Clay" was shown to t h e g r o u p , showing how the f a m o u s " S p o d e " d l n n e r w a r e Is made .

The next mee t ing will be a co-ope ra t ive mee t ing on N o v e m b e r 0 a t K:Oo p .m. with S p a r t a a c t i n g as host . In the S p a r t a Method i s l C h u r c h pa r lo r s . Ken t City S t u d y Club is (o p lan (he p r o g r a m a n d the Casnovla Club will be in c h a r g e of r e f r e s h m e n t s .

I IAHVKST HOP

Come to (he Harves t Hop N o v e m -ber 6, S(. M a t t h e w s b e n e f i t d a n c e and b a z a a r f rom it (o 12 p .m. In K m m o n s ' b a s e m e n t . E v e r y o n e wel-come. — a d v . 11-2

WIFE O F FORMER

SPARTA PASTOR ILL Mrs. M a r g a r e t P e a s e of Hock-

ford has been se r ious ly ill with v i rus p n e u m o n i a In Blodget t hos-pi ta l . Shi; is now h o m e bu t is still very weak . Mrs. Pea se Is t he wifo of Rev . Denver Pease , f i r s t p a s t o r of t he N a z a r e n e C h u r c h here . Rev . Pease began a n d a lso built t he chu rch , and has served as an Kvanxel is t s ince . l eav ing S p a r -ta. a f t e r se rv ing f o u r yea r s .

Kr i lOPKA.N' MOVIKN

The Ken t City P-T.A. m e e t i n g on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g w a s wel l -a t -t ended . It was held In t h e c o m -merc ia l room in the h igh school bu i ld ing . The s p e a k e r was Miss Lucil le Rle. t e a c h e r In t h e S p a r t a Schools, w h o h a s spen t (wo s u m -m e r s In E u r o p e a n d h a s ( aken some except iona l ly lovely p ic tu res . Her ta lk . I l lus t ra ted by sl ides, was very In teres t ing .

F O I I O W I I I K t he p r o g r a m , co f f ee was se rved by the c o m m i t t e e .

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The Kent c i t y s t u d y ( i u h met last Monday even ing at t he h o m e oi Mrs. Clare B e y b u r n . T h e s p e a k -er w a s Miss E l e a n o r Densmore , who spoke ahout t he two years she spent on Ok inawa se t t ing up a h o m e economics d e p a r t m e n t in t he univers i ty t he r e . T h e talk was very In te res t ing and w a s I l lus t r a t -ed by beau t i fu l slides.

The next m e e t i n g will be a Joint m e e t i n g with t h e S p a r t a a n d Cas-novla Clubs anil will he held In the S p a r t a Methodis t C h u r c h The s p e a k e r will be Mrs. 11. Spa rk l e .

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T h e W o m a n ' s Society of Chrie-t l an Service of the S p a r t a Metho-dist C h u r c h is m a k i n g extens ive p l ans for the b a z a a r to be held at t h e c h u r c h on N o v e m b e r 30 f rom 12:00 to 6:30 o 'c lock. Cnde r t he gene ra l c h a i r m a n s h i p of Mrs. Haro ld (I. V a u g h a n . a n u m b e r of special f e a t u r e s will he p r e sen t ed . One of these will bu a s tyle show at 3:00 o'clock. Tea will Vie served t h r o u g h o u t the a f t e r n o o n .

TRAFFIC NOISE MUST

STOP, SAYS HEUGEL

S p a r t a Pol ice Chief Gene H e u -gel told the, S e n t i n e l - L e a d e r T u e s -day t h a t S p a r t a ' s en t i r e pol ice fo r ce Is goliiK U) c r a c k down on u n n e c e s s a r y t r a f f i c noise, a s a fol-low up on a r ecen t o r d i n a n c e passed by the counci l .

" F r o m now on ," says Chief Heu-gel. " d r i v e r s will be respons ib le fo r noisy m u f f l e r s , s q u e a k i n g t i res a n d o t h e r t r u f f l e noises ."

All v io la tors will, he a r r e s t e d the chief says.

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o reaux Bros . Pos t 7678 V.F.W. a iV ho ld ing a baked goods sale on Sat-u rday . ( lc(ol ier 29. at J o h n s o n H a r d w a r e , S p a r t a .

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ENGAGED Mr. and Mrs. F r ed H. S t a rk of

Spar t a a n n o u n c e t h e a p p r o a c h i n g m a r r i a g e of t h e i r d a u g h t e r , Lu-cynne F a y e to Donald J . S c h a e f e r . Mr. S c h a e f e r Is t he son of Mr, a n d Mrs. Carl S c h a e f e r of Conkl ln , The coup le p lan (o be m a r r i e d on N o v e m b e r 24. in (he Tr in i ty L u t h -e ran Churchy Conkl ln .

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THEIR 25th! About 160 f r i e n d s a n d re la t ive-

g a t h e r e d at t he M a m r e l u n d Lu th -e r a n C h u r c h pa r lo r s T u e s d a y eve-ning. Oc tober IN, to h o n o r Mr. and Mrs, Carl E, J o h n s o n on their SllveV Wedding a n n i v e r s a r y . Ha r -old S a u r and P a s t o r B l o h a r d Swed-be rg gave r e m a r k s a n d a r ead ing was given by Mrs. Swedborg . Vocal n u m b e r s by J o h n L a u f f e r , Mrs. Fred Klein a n d Mrs. Carl S a u r w e r e en joyed .

Mr. and Mrs. J o h n s o n ' s d n u g h -ters . Marguer i t e and Mar i an , and ( h e i r f ami l i es were h o m e fo r t he occas ion.

W A L T E R 11. M O l ' L 66, of 7-Mile road , Coms tock P a r k . Rt . 1, died suddenl> at his home Tuesday a f t e r n o o n . Oc tobe r 26.

He w a s born J u n e 13, 1890 In Valley P a r k , Mo., t he son of Ar? ( b u r a n d Alice Moul and received his e d u c a t i o n in Greenvi l le , Illi-nois. He m a r r i e d H a r r i e t Brug-gema on D e c e m b e r 26, 1916, In Grand Hap ids a n d o p e r a t e d a groc-ery s to re . Mr. Moul w a s a m e m -ber of t he Alp ine Bap t i s t C h u r c h ,

Surv iv ing bes ides his w i f e a r e two sons. Wa l t e r , Jr . , and Leona rd A., both of Coms tock P a r k : f ive d a u g h t e r s , Mrs. Willis (Bever ly ) Has ty of Shelby. Mrs. M a r k ( J u n e ) Doren of C e d a r Spr ings , Mrs. Wil-l iam (Sh i r l ey ) Doren of G r a n d Bap lds , Mrs. J a y (Lois ) DeBoer of Ba t t l e Creek and Mrs. R a y m o n d < H a r r i e t ) Gress of S p a r t a ; twen ty -two g r a n d c h i l d r e n ; two sisters , Mrs. L a u r e l F l a m of New York City a n d Mrs. F l o r e n c e B o s e n b a u n of Oregon .

F u n e r a l s e rv ices will be F r i d a y at 2:30 p.m. at (he Alp ine Bap t i s t C h u r c h , Hev. Bussel l H o u s e m a n o f f i c i a t i n g and I n t e r m e n t In Alp ine ceme te ry . Mr. Moul will He In s l a t e f r o m 1:30 un t i l h o u r of services.

A r r a n g e m e n t s by Hessel F u n e r a l Home.

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A i n i U B R I C H A R D KING, K7, died a f t e r a t h r e e - w e e k Illness a t his S p a r t a h o m e on R i v e r St., on T h u r s d a y , O c t o b e r 20.

l i e was b o r n Apri l 2, IKfiK In Ind i ana , t he son of Mr. and Mix. A r t h u r (!. K ing . He had lived in t he vicinity of S p a r t a fo r abou i 43 years , c o m i n g here f r o m Ohio.

He m a r r i e d Alma A n d e r s o n In Si. Paul . Minn., J a n u a r y 9, 1894. By occupa t ion he was a f a r m e r , and received his e d u c a t i o n in Ind i -ana ,

Su rv iv ing a r e a son, Malcolm of S p a r t a : t h r e e d a u g h t e r s , Mrs. Car l ( A l f e r a t a ) l l a m m o i i l n d , Mrs. J o h n ( H u t h ) McKay of G r a n d Bap lds , Mrs. L a u p (Be rn l co ) I l l ckey of E m o . On ta r i o . C a n a d a ; 13 g r a n d -c h i l d r e n ; lo g r e a t g r a n d c h i l d r e n : a s is ter . Mrs, Luslna Collier of St. P e t e r s b u r g . F lo r ida .

F u n e r a l se rv ices w e r e S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n In Algoma Bapt i s t C h u r c h . Bev. C. W. Mills. Bev, R i c h a r d c . Kirk and Bev. I rwin L. l i e l l o f f i c i a t ing , wi th bur i a l In Algoma c e m e t e r y . *

A r r a n g e m e n t s by Hessel F u n e r a l Home,

• • • LEON J . Nil AW, (10, of R a v e n n a

Bt. I. died Monday evening . Ocio-her 24. at h i s f a r m homo.

He was born Ju ly 4, 188fi, In Casnovla t o w n s h i p and m a r r i e d Lila P re s ton N o v e m b e r 14, 1912, 111 Grand Bap lds . Mr. Shaw was a f a r m e r a n d c a r p e n t e r , a m e m b e r of Tren t O r a n g e and a life res iden t o| Casnovla lownsb lp ,

StirvlvinK besides his wife, a r e a d a u g h t e r . Mrs. H e r m a n ( G e n e -vb'Ve) Veur lnk of G r a n t ; son, H o w a r d of Kent City; m o t h e r , Mrs. Glen S h a w of B a v e n n a ; fou r brotberh , C laude and Bober t of B a v e n n a , if Casnovla and Haro ld of J a c k s o n and seven g r a n d c h i l d r e n ,

Mr, S h a w reposes a t his resl-denee w h e r e services will be held at i! p .m. T h u r s d a y , Bev. B l c h a r d Swedbe rg o f f i c i a t i n g and bur ia l In Hi l ton c e m e t e r y . A r r a n g e m e n t s by l l a y w a r d F u n e r a l H o m e .

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MBN. ALBIN'A DUCKY, K4. passed a w a y S a t u r d a y , Oc tober 16, ai a convalescent h o m e In Michi-gan c i t y . Ind iana .

She was born J a n u a r y 23, 1871, in S p a r t a Townsh ip , the eldest d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d Mrs. J o h n Saur , and m a r r i e d Pa t r i ck Ducey S e p t e m b e r 26. 1900 In Michigan c i t y .

Mrs. Ducey was a m e m b e r of H a r m o n y C h a p t e r No, 34, O.E.S. of S p a r t a a n d also n m e m b e r of t he D a u g h t e r s of A m e r i c a n V e t e r a n s In Michigan City.

Surviving a r e a b ro the r , Bert Sau r of S p a r t a a n d severa l nieces and nephews . She was a s i s te r of tho la te Mrs. Ida Cos te r of S p a r t a ,

F u n e r a l services wore held In Michigan City on Oc tober 18. Mr, and Mrs. Bert Sau r and Mr , and Mrs. R i c h a r d Coster a t t ended the services .

Holy Family Ptrish Sponsors Chicken Dinner November 3

Have you m a r k e d you r c a l e n d a r f o r N o v e m b e r 3?

Don' t fo rge t , as t h a t Is t h e d a t e of t he c o u n t r y s ty le c h i c k e n d inne r a t Holy F a m i l y C h u r c h , se rved by t h e ladies of t he A l t a r Society.

Mrs. J o s e p h W l n t e r h a l t e r Is t h e c h a i r m a n , ass i s ted by Mrs. C la r -ence Trude i l , c o - c h a i r m a n ; Mrs. George Davis, d e c o r a t i o n s ; Mrs. F r a n k V a n d e n H e u v e l a n d Mrs. Gordon Goodfe l low, d in ing r o o m ; Mrs . G e r a r d R l t zenhc ln . publ ic i ty a n d t i cke t s .

The m e n u will i n c l u d e ch i cken , b iscui ts a n d g ravy , po ta toes , squash , c r a n b e r r y sa lad , p ick led p e a c h e s and beets , Ice c r e a m , c a k e a n d co f f ee . T h e pr ice Is only $1.60 fo r a d u l t s a n d 76c fo r c h i l d r e n u n d e r 12 and p r e - s choo l c h i l d r e n f r e e .

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FARM HAND IN ENGLAND RECEIVES $21 WEEKLY PAY

[Dear Mr. K u r t z : W h e n he re In 1963 t h e m a n

w h o w a s d r iv ing me a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y took m e to t h e R. H . Stev-ens f a r m and I f o u n d It and the f ami ly so In te res t ing t h a t I wen t oack t h e r e In 1964. F r a n k , t he son of t h e f ami ly , told m e t h a t he was go ing to visit t he U. S. In 1966 In one of t h e e x c h a n g e p ro -g r a m s . Said he would be In Mich-igan In Apr i l a n d would like to visit us a t S p a r t a . W h e n he c a m e to see us h e invi ted m e to r e t u r n the visit .

The Stevens f a r m is one of 600 ac re s and , wi th t he excep t ion of a now mi lk ing pa r lo r , mi lk house and ca t t l e shed , (he bu i ld ings a r e 360 y e a r s old.

Milk Is t h e i r p r inc ipa l source of Income and (hey have a he rd of 100 Ayrsh l res , 40 of w h i c h a r e . I n milk . In add i t i on , t h e r e Is a flock of 200 s h e e p a n d at t i m e s a s m a n y as 100 head of hogs.

As the t e m p e r a t u r e h e r e se ldom I'oes be low f reez ing , t h e cows a r e

ve r housed . T h e y h a v e a paved lot a b o u t 126 f t . s q u a r e w h i c h h a s a roof over one f o u r t h t he a r e a to p ro tec t t h e m f r o m the w in t e r ra ins . This lot is kep t well bed-ded.

About 40 a c r e s of whea t , which o f t en m a k e s 60 bu. pe r ac re . Is g rown f o r a cash c rop a n d to f u r -nish s t r a w fo r bedding . About t h e s a m e a c r e a g e Is p l an t ed to a mix-t u r e of ve tch and oats , which Is pu t up f o r hay . W h e n t h e season and w e a t h e r p e r m i t , w i n t e r var ie -ties of t h e i r g r a i n s a r c p l an t ed , o t h e r w i s e s p r i n g var ie t i es a r e used.

As wet w e a t h e r o f t e n p reva i l s at h a y i n g t ime, a cons ide rab le por-tion of (he h a y goes Into t h e t r e n c h sllo.

About 20 a c r e s of ka le Is p l an t ed e a c h y e a r w h i c h goes l u x u r i a n t l y a n d Is p a s t u r e d off p i ece -mea l . A por t ion of t h e field Is fenced off . (he ka le p a s t u r e d to t he g r o u n d and t h e n the f ence Is moved .

G r a i n and c o n c e n t r a t e s a r e p u r -chased . A cons ide r ab l e a m o u n t of c o m m e r c i a l f e r t i l i ze r Is used.

T h e milk Is sold to a r e t a i l e r In a n e a r b y p lace a n d b r ings 43c per gal lon at t he f a r m .

Alfa l fa h a s n e v e r been g rown on th i s f a r m , b u t will be t r ied t h i s next season . L ime w a s app l ied th i s fa l l .

T h e f a r m h a s a very comple t e line of f a r m I m p l e m e n t s and t h e p o w e r r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e t a k e n ca re of by a F o r d t r a c t o r , a Fo rdson and some o t h e r m a k e t ha t h a s a V4 m o t o r , al l delsels .

F o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , t h e r e Is a C a n a d i a n - m a d e 1 937 Bulck t ha t looks a n d r u n s l ike new a n d a smal l 2 -cyUnder c a r t ha t Is qu i te a n c i e n t .

J e n n i f e r , t he d a u g h t e r , h a s a b e a u t i f u l s add le horse .

T h r e e m a r r i e d men a re e m -ployed. T h e y e a c h h a v e a p lace to live and a r e paid 121.00 f o r a 44-h o u r week, wi th e x t r a f o r ove r t ime a n d have a t w o - w e e k s ' vacat ion wi th pay e a c h yea r .

— G. S. F E L T

C A I I B O F TIIANKK

We wish to expreiyi ou r t h a n k s and a p p r e c i a t i o n to o u r relat ives, f r i e n d s and n e i g h b o r s fo r t he k i n d n e s s and s y m p a t h y shown us a t t h e h o m e - g o i n g of ou r f a t h e r , A. B. King. We also wish to t h a n k the H a p p y H o u r Society of t he S p a r t a Bap t i s t C h u r c h fo r (he lunch served, to o t h e r s who so k indly b r o u g h t In food, fo r t he b e a u t i f u l f lo ra l o f f e r i ngs , to Mrs. E d w a r d Iffrlckson a n d Miss Evelyn Lund ln f u r t he songs and mus ic a n d to Bev . Chas . Mills, Rev. Ple le and Bev, K i rk fo r the i r c o m f o r t i n g ami i n s p i r a t i o n a l words .

— M r . a n d Mrs. Malcolm King and fami ly .

Mr. a n d Mrs. Ca r l H a m m e r l l n d a n d fami ly .

Mr. and Mrs. Laun Hlckey and f a m i l y .

Mr. a n d Mrs. J o h n MeKay a n d f a m i l y . 10-tO-c

F o r chi l l s a n d sus|>eiise wee t h e m i d n i g h t s h o w i n g of

" F R A N K KN NTKIN " » i Uie S p a r t a T h e a t r e t h i s S a t u r -«!«r.

SPARTA TEACHER GUEST S P E A K E R AT CLUB MEETING

T h e N e w c o m e r s c lub of S p a r t a will hold t h e i r N o v e m b e r m e e t i n g In Emmoni i b a s e m e n t on T u e s d a y . N o v e m b e r 1, a t 8:00 p .m. Mrs . Vic to r C a r b o n e a u . Mrs. F r e d l^ji-Bar re , a n d Miss A l m a A d a m s will bo hos tesses fo r t h e evening .

Mrs. S l r r i ne will be a gues t of t ho c lub fo r t h i s mee t ing , a n d will t a lk abou t t h e H a w a i i a n I s l a n d s a n d show p i c t u r e s s h e m a d e whi le t he r e .

A r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m t h e Sun-sh ine Hosp i t a l will be a t t h i s mee t -ing wi th h a n d i c r a f t t ha t t h e pa-t i en t s In t h e hosp i t a l made , and these t h i n g s will be f o r sale . Th i s Is a good t ime to s t a r t you r Chr i s t -m a s shopp ing . Also we will have the elect ion of o f f i ce r s .

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A P P R E C I A T I O N

The S p a r t a P-T.A. wishes (o ex-tend Its a p p r e c i a t i o n to eve ryone who helped m a k e t h e Chili S u p p e r a success , and a special t h a n k s goes to Mrs. Wenze l Nelson, (he c o m m i t t e e t h a t worked In t he Ma-sonic T e m p l e , (he people who do-na ted t h e p ies and rel ish pla tes , and to t h e ones t h a t m a d e the pos-ters, and to a n y o n e w h o hud a par t In (he Chill S u p p e r .

Casnevia Mrs, J . E. Llllle. c o r r e s ipondeii(

Mrs, F. L. B l a n c h a r d of F e r n -dale, spen t t h e w e e k - e n d wi th he r m o t h e r . Mrs. Mable P a y n e a n d they w e r e S u n d a y d i n n e r gues t s of Mrs. Lot t ie W r i g h t at Ken( City.

Mr. and Mrs. Kel ly Van L a n g e n and son. K e n n e t h , of G r a n d B a p -lds, spen t a few days a t t h e f a r m h o m e of Mr. a n d Mrs. Loyd Sim-mons and e n j o y e d h u n t i n g pheas -an t s .

R o n n i e M o r t o n and s is ter , San-d r a spen t T h u r s d a y wi th the i r g r a n d m o t h e r , Mrs. Wl lma Morton . Bonnie en joyed the day hun t i ng .

R e m e m b e r t he " F u n F e s t " and s u p p e r on N o v e m b e r 4th at school a u d i t o r i u m . S u p p e r to be served In school l unch r o o m . Mari lyn Vance of G r a n d B a p l d s spent Sunday and Monday wi th ln;r f a t h e r , George Vance and s is ter , Mrs. F r ed Nelson and fami ly .

Mr. and Mrs . Clyde El te l called on Mrs. s . Young In G r a n d Haven S u n d a y and f o u n d ho r convales-cing a t he r h o m e , a f t e r a two-week s t ay In t h e hosp i ta l .

B a r b a r a Allen of G r a n d B a p l d s was a S u n d a y o v e r n i g h t guest of he r a u n t , Mrs, J . E. Llllle. Mrs . Llllle r e t u r n e d homo wi th Miss Allen a f t e r s p e n d i n g a f ew days In G r a n d B a p l d s wi th he r d a u g h t e r . Mrs. C. B. P a r c e l s a n d fami ly .

Mrs. Wi l l i am Krlese l and Mrs. L o r r a i n e M u r p h y of Muskegon , were S u n d a y even ing gues t s of Mr. and Mrs . H. O. Bro t t .

Mr. a n d Mrs. F r e d Le t t enga and d a u g h t e r . Mrs. Cecil Doyle and two d a u g h t e r s of G r a n d Baplds . were T u e s d a y gues t s of Mr. and Mrs. C l a r ence Smi th .

Mr. and Mrs. Boy B a n s o m vis-ited t h e i r d a u g h t e r . Mrs . Haro ld E a d l e an.i f ami ly at S p a r t a . Sun-day.

Mr. and Mrs. L y m a n (Mark and boys were S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n call-e r s at t he h o m e of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Larson In F r e m o n t .

Miss I r e n e H e f t and Mrs, Ly-man Cla rk a t t e n d e d t h e 33rd An-nua l Conven t ion of West Cen t ra l d is t r ic t of t he Michigan S t a t e Fed -e r a t i o n Of W o m e n ' s Clubs held at St. J o h n s T u e s d a y .

R O T A R Y N E W S

Mrs. Pau l Goebel w a s the guest s p e a k e r a t t h e Ladles Day p ro-g r a m , sponsored by the Club m e m -bers Monday . Mrs. Goebel gave an excel lent book review of t he Soo Cana l .

T h e r e was a capac i ty crowd, ex-cellent lunch and special f a v o r s

• fo r t h e ladles. Pros. Les E r b e s pres ided and

W m . H. Del ia rt i n t roduced Mrs. j Goebel .

T h e r e will be no m e e t i n g next Monday noon since the Club will

' e n t e r t a i n (he Coopersvi l le Club a t l a d i n n e r mee t ing Tuesday evening .

N'ovember 1.

TO ATTEND RALLY A la rge de lega t ion of m e m b e r s

of the Holy N a m e Society of Holy , F a m i l y Pa r i sh h e r e Is expected to

f o r m n c a r c a r a v a n to Cl rand B a p -lds S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n (o a t t e n d a rally of t he Diocesan Counci l of Cathol ic Men at (he Civic Aud l to r -

! lum a t 3:00 p.m. Bishop Allen 1.1. Babcock will be t he speake r .

EVENING MASSES T w o even ing Masses will be cele-

bra ted at Holy F a m i l y C h u r c h he r e next week. T h e f i rs t will be

j T u e s d a y at k p.m. for t he F e a s t of All Saints . The second will bo F r i d a y at t he s a m e t ime to m a r k the F i r s t F r i d a y of t he mon th ob-s e r v a n c e In t he c h u r c h .

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YOUTH GROUP MEETS TO ELECT OFFICERS

The Youth G r o u p of Holy F a m -| lly P a r i s h met Monday even ing a t i (he c h u r c h b a s e m e n t and e lected

the fo l lowing o f f i c e r s f o r t he c u r -rent yea r ; P r e s iden t , Shir ley J o h n -son; Vice -Pres iden t , Mary Schnei -der ; s e c r e t a r y , J u d y E a t o n ; T rea s -u re r . Bon J o h n s o n . T h e P r e s i d e n t a p p o i n t e d t h e fo l lowing c o m m i t t e e me iubor s : P r o g r a m — A l i c e Helsol.

j Mike H else I. a n d J o a n H o o g t e r p ; M e m b e r s h i p — Carol Derek and K a t h y Ebers .

A " k i c k - o f f po t - luck d i n n e r will be held N o v e m b e r 13 at 6 :3" p .m. in t he c h u r c h b a s e m e n t .

Msgr . Joseph W a l e n and the g r o u p p lanned va r ious ac t iv i t ies fo r t he comlnK y e a r .

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P-T.A. BUDGET $158 T h e Casnovla P-T.A. held Its

r e g u l a r mee t ing on Fr iday . Octo-ber 21.

The budget ot $168.60 fo r t he c o m i n g year was voted on a n d passed .

B e c r e a t l o n c h a i r m a n , Mrs. Ver -non Bull, r epor t ed (ha( In t he nMar f u t u r e a publ ic m e e t i n g will be held on c o m m u n i t y r ec rea t ion .

Mr. Banda l l showed two f i lms on H. B o m b a n d First Aid.

B e f r e s h m e n t s were served by K i n d e r g a r t e n room m o t h e r s , Mrs. C h a r l e s G a r d n e r and Mrs. l/avv-rence Mur ray .

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C A R D O F T H A N K S

Wo wish lo express ou r s incere t h a n k s to o u r m a n y re la t ives , n e i g h b o r s and f r i e n d s fo r t h e i r k indness and s y m p a t h y d u r i n g ou r recent b e r e a v e m e n t , (he loss of ou r f a d i e r a n d g r a n d f a t h e r , George Bunnel l We a lso wish to ( h a n k .'-»rs. D. J . Moore fo r t he music , tho soloist, Mrs. C, E . Wil-son, Bev. Mead f o r hl« c o m f o r t i n g words, (he p a l l b e a r e r s and Mr Hessel fo r all his k indness .

—Mr. and Mrs Leonard E m p i e and fami ly .

Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n c i s Bunne l l and fami ly . i0-2C-c

K E N T CITY by Mrs. C. W. F u l k e m o n

Mrs. C'leo Br ink of J a c k s o n , spen t t h e week-end with he r m o t h e r , Mrs. Ada Bobinson .

Mr. a n d Mrs. Robe r t Jab lo t i sk l were e n t e r t a i n e d fo r S u n d a y din-ner a t t h e H a r r y Sh l rey home .

Louis Poczlk 's niece. Anna (Ions of New York City, left Monday a f t e r s p e n d i n g two w e e k s wi th Mr. a n d Mrs. C la re Aust in and Mr. Poczlk .

Mr. and Mrs. Bober t Lau t l i e r spent t he week-end at t he i r cot-t age at Long L a k e n e a r T r a v e r s e City,

S u n d a y ca l le rs at t he W a b e k e h o m e were Mr. and Mrs. C h a r l e s R i t c h i e of P a w Paw.

Mr. and Mrs. KeKh S t r e a m w h o p u r c h a s e d the Hulzenga h o m e some t ime ago, a r e living In Miss Anna K r l g e r ' s a p a r t m e n t over t he bank unt i l Mr. Hu lzenga comple t e s his new house on N. Kent St.

C la re B e y b u r n Is In B u H e r w o r t h hosp i ta l a n d will p robab ly be t h e r e fo r t w o weeks more . He was t a k e n t h e r e last Tuesday m o r n i n g fol low-ing a hea r t a t t ack Monday night . He ,1s gu t t ing a long very well.

Mr. and Mrs, B. II, Huff were in trtwn a shor t t ime T h n r s d a y a f t e r n o o n , ca l l ing on f r i ends .

Mrs. Ha t t l e Wooda l l en t e red the hosp i ta l last Wednesday f o r ob-s e r v a t i o n and t r e a t m e n t . She Is expec ted h o m e the f i rs t of t he week. Ar lene Grlce Is ass is t ing ill t he s (ore w h e n no( In school.

Once aga in your c o r r e s p o n d e n t is In e r r o r : WlKon Beusche l Is not In St. M a r y ' s hosp i ta l hut In B u t -t e r w o r t h . It Is found tha t be will not r e q u i r e an ope ra t ion , bui t r e a t m e n t s for his back, a cast , f o r a (Ime and no work for sev-era l weeks .

Mr. a n d Mrs. R o b e r t Cas tonho lz

a n n o u n c e the a r r iva l of an e igh t -pound hoy Tuesday , Oc tober IK at Duer Hospi tc l , G r a n t .

( i e o T h o m p s o n and a g i r l f r i end f r o m G r a n d Rap ids , c inne T h u r s -day to help Clou's g r a n d m o t h e r Mrs. A r t h u r Pot ter , with house c lean ing . Mrs, P o t t e r Is not well.

S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n and s u p p e r gues t s of Mr. and Mrs, Niley C)s-born wore Mr, and Mrs. Ivan Shlppey.

Mrs, Belle Bolston of Grand Baplds . has been wi th Mrs. Cha r l e s Sioiic d u r i n g the past two weeks . T u e s d a y of th i s week, she lef t for G r a n t (o visit he r niece. Mrs. I r ene Pee t s and he r mo the r , Mrs, Alice C h u r c h , w h o Is in G r a n t Convales -cenl home.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale S tough te l i of K a l a m a z o o spen t t he w e e k - e n d wi th the i r pa ren t s . Mr, a n d Mrs. Fred Blush,

Las( Monday a n d Tuesday , Mr. and Mrs. W m . Mar t i n of Sag inaw visited the i r sister, Mrs. Clyde Austin and Mr . Aust in .

Bober t Poczlk of New York City b vlsilitig bis sister , Mrs. Clare Austin, and f ami ly .

Mrs. E r m a ( M o f f a t t l Seeley came f r o m he r homo In Otsego T h u r s d a y fo r her g r a n d s o n , David Mof fa t t . who spen t t he r e m a l n d e r of the week with her and Mr, See-i .y

A, c . S t a u f f e r (Mrs. Loren Dud-ley's g r a n d f a t h e r ) , who lives with Mr, and Mrs. C, E. S t a u f f e r of n e a r Whi t e Cloud, Is very 111.

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IN ME.MOIUA.M The f lowers In t he Memor ia l

Window a re In loving m e m o r y of A r t h u r B lcha rd King and Wal t e r H. KoUl.

—Hesse l F u n e r a l H o m e .

Sparta's Annual Hallowe'en Party Monday Night

All of t he y o u n g people of S p a r t a C o m m u n i t y a r e Invited t,i par t ic i -pa te In t he Hal lowe 'en pa r t i e s next Monday evening.

Those f r o m K i n d e r g a r t e n t h r u g r a d e six will meet a t t h o school at 6:4 6 o'clock dressed for t ho p a r a d e to Halyeat Flf ' ld. to bo fol-lowed by g a m e s wi th prises , c ider a n d d o u g h n u t s fo r everyone .

The 7th " n d 8th g r a d e s will hold t h e i r p a r t y at t he Masonic T e m p l e superv i sed by p a r e n t s a n d t e a c h -ers.

The S tuden t Sena te is p l ann ing the h igh school pa r ty , which will be held at the gym.

Th i s p r o g r a m Is m a d e possible t h r o u g h (be coope ra t i on of t h e C o m m u n i t y F o u n d a t i o n . Bo ta ry Club. A m e r i c a n Legion, m e m b e r s of (he school facu l ty a n d In te res t -ed p a r e n t s .

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Card Par ty Hal lowe 'en pedl'o p a r t y F r i d a y

n igh t . Oc tober 2S. at K m m o n s ' Hal l . S p a r t a , beg inn ing a t 8 p .m. Po t - l uck lunch a f t e r g a m e s . P u b -lic invi ted .

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SPARTA Vs.

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KENT CITY vs. CEDAR SPRINGS at Cedar Springs Kick-off at 7:30

" Q e e i n c j , l i j e "

Caro l UOIIIICM K u r t /

Last y e a r We note t ha t t h e r e w a s snow on Oc tober 2I<. Th i s y e a r It c a m e a few days ea r ly with f l a k e s f a l l ing t h r e a t e n i n g l y on O c t o b e r 21.

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J . J . Keltlf wr i tes a long t imely poem abou t leaves, which o p e n s wi th tho lines, One by one. t h e n two by two. then by the h u n d r e d s , t he leaves blew.

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Trave l advor t l s eme i i t s lure you wi th the phrase , It 's S p r i n g t i m e In South Amer ica now. F r o m New-York It Is only 3H days to T r in idad , Ba rbados , Bahla , Bio de . lanuiro, Santos , Montevideo, Buenos Aires. Sail ca lm seas on 33,000 ton luxury l iner . Sit back, re lax. F r o m n o w on e v e r y t h i n g c o m e s to you. In-c lud ing b r e a k f a s t In bed! T h e r e a r e f a s c i n a t i n g shops , h a i r d r e s s e r s , deck spor ts , s w i m m i n g , g y m n a s i -um. c inema, danc ing . Exp lo re new wor lds Watch polo. E n j o y ex-otic na t ive dishes . See your t rave l agent now. Sai l ings every t h r e e w e e k s .

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A Mexican Cl l lcuahuu lost i ts $1 600 d i a m o n d neck lace in a r m e d r o b b e r - In N e b r a s k a . Its m i s t r e s s t h o u g h t the neck lace would go iilce|\ with the ring's mink c o a t !

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Inez Bobb l ikes a p p l e blossoms, too. She writes, "App le b lossoms touched with p ink , the t ight buds sp lashed with ruby , a r e a m o n g the VVOlid'H loveliest slKllts. I will t r a d e my s h a r e of the wor ld ' s or-ch ids any day fo r t he o t h e r fel-low's s h a r e of his app le b lossoms ."

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Looking back t h r o u g h the years , we recal l tha t a visit to t he g roc -ery s to re was a very unexci t ing event . Today, It Is one of t he h igh-swots of a pe r son ' s dai ly rou t ine . An a r t i c l e s t a t e s t ha t ten yea r s ago at least one th i rd of t he pro-duc t s on the she lves did not oven exist . At tha t t ime a g roce ry s to re s tocked a b o u t 3,500 I tems and today the f i g u r e exceeds ii,000. Years ago, t h e r e were not too m a n y p a c k a g e d goods, wo did not buy m a n y c a n n e d f r u i t s or veget a ides and the re were no mixes .

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A c h u r c h In Ind iana c o n f r o n t e d a mys te ry w o n d e r i n g how the pop-u la r tune . Voice of Love, with J a n e F r o n i a n s inging gol In the midd le oi a stack of mush) r e c o r d i n g s broadcas t on an a u t o m a t i c record p laye r f r o m the s teeple of t he c h u r c h .

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Hal Boyle, co lumni s t , l ikes Octo-ber . too, He wr i tes a b e a u t i f u l co lumn about h is r eac t ion (o t he m o n t h and in one lovely p a r a -g r a p h says, "Oc tobe r Is all t he o t h e r seasons w r a p p e d in to a 31-day grab-<baB package , (led with a r a inbow r i b b o n . "

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P la ln t l f fn , vs.. ANNA VOND P E N N E Y W I L -L I A M S and h e r u n k n o w n lielrH, devisees, legateea a n d aNHiKna,

D e f e n d a n t s . At h He.sHion of t h e naid cour t held In t h e Cour t Houae In t h e City of G r a n d Rapldii , K e n t County , S t a t e of Michigan, on t h e 10th day of Sep t ember , IDSS:

P R E S E N T : H O N O R A B L E F R E D N, S E A R L , C I R C U I T J U D G E .

o n r e a d i n g a n d f i l ing t h e Bill of Compla in t In t h e said cauBo f r o m which It .satlHfactorlly a p -p o u m t h a t t h e d e f e n d a n t s above n a m e d , or t h e i r u n k n o w n heir*, devlseea, legateeH a n d afwIgnH. a r e p r o p e r a n d noeessary par t len de-f e n d a n t In the ahove ent i t led eamie and .

It f u r t h e r a p p e a r i n g tha t a f t e r d i l igent s e a r c h a n d Inquiry It c a n -not bo aace r t a ined , a n d It In not k n o w n w h e t h e r or not naid d e f e n -dan tu a r e living or dead , or w h e r e a n y of t h e m m a y reHido If l iving a n d . If dead , w h e t h e r they have pe r sona l r ep reaen ta t ivea or h e i r s l iving or whore they or nomo of t h e m m a y reside, a n d f u r t h e r t h a t tho p resen t w h e r e a b o u t s of said, d e f e n d a n t s a r e u n k n o w n a n d t h a t tho namoH of the persons who a r o Included the re in wi thou t i-elng n a m e d , hut who a r e e m b r a c e d t h e r e i n u n d e r the t i t le of u n k n o w n heirs , ilevlsoes, lega tes and assigns, c anno t bo a sce r t a ined a f t e r dlli-gont s e a r c h a n d inqu i ry ;

On motion «r Phi l ip L. Hogan , a t t o r n e y for t h i / p l a i n t i f f s . It IN or-dered tha t t h e said de f endan tn a n d t h e i r u n k n o w n heirs , deviaees, lo-gatoes . and ass igns cause t h e i r a p -p e a r a n c e to he en te red In th i s cause wi thin t h r ee m o n t h s f r o m t h e da te of th i s o rde r , and In de-faul t thereof t h a t t h e said bill of c o m p l a i n t to be t a k e n as confossort by t h e said d e f e n d a n t s , t he i r un-known heirs , legatees, devisees am'l ass igns .

It is f u r t h e r o rde red t h a t w i th in fo r ty days p la in t i f f shal l cause a copy of th is o rde r to be pub l i shed in t h e S p a r t a S e n t i n e l - L e a d e r , a n e w s p a p e r p r in ted , publ i shed and c i rcu la ted In said County , such publ ica t ion to be con t inued t h e r e i n once each week for six weeks in success ion.

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T A K E N O T I C E : Th i s sui t . In which t hr fo rego ing o rde r w a s duly made . Involves and is b rough t to quiet title to t h e fo l lowing de-scribed p rope r ty s i tua ted In the Ty rone Townsh ip , K e n t C o u n t y ^ Mich igan : T h e NEVi of t h e SE»4 of Section 2*. T o w n 10 N o r t h . 12 West ,

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STATE O F M I C H I G A N T h e P r o b a t e <^ourt f o r t h e Coun ty of K e n t :

At a session of said cour t , hold a t the P r o b a t e o f f i c e In t h e city of Grand Hapids , in said county , on tho 7ili day of October , A. I). m f ) .

P r e s e n t : HON. W A L L A C E W A A L K V a . J R . , J u d g e of P r o b a t e .

In t h e M a t t e r of t h e E s t a t e of J a c o b Denhof , Sr., Deceased.

Dorothy Mlnckmor hav ing fi led in said cour t h e r peti t ion p r a y i n g t h a t a ce r t a in I n s t r u m e n t In wr i t -ing, p u r p o r t i n g to bo t h e las t will and t e s t a m e n t of said deceased now on file In said c o u r t be a d m i t -ted to p roba te , a n d t h a t t h e a d -nilniHtratlon of said e s t a t e be g r a n t e d to Phi l ip L. Hogan as AD-M I N I S T R A T O R C.T.A., W a l t e r P l a c k m e r being unwil l ing to ac t . o r to some o t h e r su i tab le pe rson .

I t Is Orde red , T h a t the 10th day of November . A.I). IHiiG, al ten o 'clock in t h o fo renoon , at said p r o b a t e off ice , be a n d Is he reby a p p o i n t e d f o r h e a r i n g said pet i -t ion;

I t Is F u r t h e r Orde red . T h a t p u b -lic notice the reof be . given by publ ica t ion of a copy of th i s o r d e r , for t h r ee success ive weeks pre-vious to said day of hea r ing , In

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W A L L A C E W A A L K E S , J R . J u d g e of P r o b a t e .

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