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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1958 THE SENTINEL-LEADER — SPARTA, MICHIGAN

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T H E Y W I N T O P S E N I O R A W A R D S — S h o w n a b o v e a r e t h e t o p M-nior a w a r d w i n n e r s of the H p a r t a a n d K e n t Ci ty High School g r a d -ual inK cbw<M<>. A t t h e top i» Mis s B. J i l l G a r d n e r , d a u g h t e r of Mr . a n d M r s . J a m e s II. G a r d n e r , w h o w o n v a l e d i c t o r i a n honor*, a n d a t r i g h t is J a r o e s K. Anderson , son of M r . a n d Mr*. Lyle E. A n d e r s o n . who w a x n a m e d s a l u t a t o r f a n in t h e 1958 S p a r t a High School S e n i o r d i m Mis* G a r d n e r WM t h e w i n n e r of 98.96 po in t s of a possible 100. wh i l e A n d e r s o n e a r n e d 98.86 po in t s . MIM G a r d m r IK a t t e n d i n g Al-bion C o l l e g e a n d Mr . Ander son U en ro l l ed a t Michigan S t a t e U n i v e r -s i ty .

L o w e r l« ft is Jenne Ann Emcr ie , d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d Mr*. Ivan Ernerir of Casnovia. w h o w a s t h e v a l e d i c t o r i a n of the Kent City H i g h

'•booS graduat ing chut , wi th m a r k s of 3.97. S h e i» n o w enro l l ed a t \Ibfon Col lege. At t h e r i gh t is Rose M a r i e Hyde, d a u g h t e r of M r . «d Mrs. Vernon H y d e of l i e n t C i ty , w i t h a 3.94 - a v e r a g e , w h o w u

n - m e d t h e s a l u t a t o r i a n of t h e 19.1* K e n t Ci ty High School c lass . Mis* H y d e i* a t t end ing C e n t r a l M i c h i g a n College,.

T i l l : K E N E W A L E A G U E F O O T B A I J . P I C T U R E O F T H E S E A S O N ! H e r e ' s t h e n u m b e r one l i e n c w a L e a g u e foo tba l l p h o t o of t h p s e a s o n ! Sh-»wn nb-wc is S n a r t a n J i m T a y l o r , a c he " h e r o i c a l l y " t n c k l e n F r e -rnnnt bul l c a r r i e r K i n g s f o r u , a f t e r a n r i g h t - y a r d <;aip. T a y l o r , a 140-p o u n d " s o a k i n g w e t " S p a r t a n h a l f b a c k , s topped t h e 175-pound F r e -m o n t p l a y e r in t h e 3rd q u a r t e r o n a r a i n - s o a k e d field. S h o w n above , l e f t t o r igh t , u r e : S h a n g l e . R i t z e n h e i n , K ings fo rd , T a y l o r a n d Good-f e l l o w — A l l S p a r t a n s , w i t h t b e e x c e p t i o n of t h e bal l c a r r i e r . T a y l o r , a f o r m e r m e m b e r of t h e G r a n t foo tba l l t e a m , jo ined t h e S p a r t a n s t w o y e a r s a g o w n e n i n e f a m i l y mo* e d t o S p a r t a . H e Is a s e n i o r . S p a r t a Coach Hi l ton F o s t e r s a y s T a y l o r w a s one of t h e o u t s t a n d i n g p l a y e r s on t h e t eam. A s a ba i l c a r r i e r he a v e r a g e d V3 v a r d s . I l l s o u t s t a n d i n g play of t h e seaaon w a s a t Lowel l w h e n T a y l o r r a n a k i c k -of f p l ay 96 y a r d s f o r a T O . C o a r h H i l t on F o s t e r a l so p o i n t s t o T a y l o r u s t h e l ead ing g r o u n d g a i n e r t h i s season , h a v i n g pi led u p m o r e y a r d -a g e t h a n a;iy o t h e r m e m b e r o " t h e S p a r t a hnckf ie ld .

K E Y L E A D E R S O F C H A R T E R N I G H T P R O G R A M — L o w e r row. l e f t t o r i g h t . L o u i s J ' a ton . G r a n d K n i g h t of t h e S p a r t a C h a p t e r ; t h e R e v . C l e m e n t S i g m u n d of St . J o s e p h P a r i s h ; t h e R t . Rev. M s g r . J o s e p h C. W a l e n , p u s t o r of Holy F u m i l y P a r i s h : a n d I v a n S c h n e i d e r . B a c k r o w : A l f r e d Lyons, S t a t e s e c r e t a r y . K n l a m a z o a ; d i s t r i c t d e p u t v . G . S l o w i n s k i ; George Mr Mann, i n s u r a n c e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ; a n d Dr . T . W . F e c h t m a n .

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M r s . O r s o n N . B r a d f o r d o b s e r v e d h e r 90th b i r t h d a y q u i r t ' y in h e r h o m e T u e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 23. I t w a s m a r k e d , h o w e v e r , by h e r ab i l i ty t o be u p in a c h a i r f o r s h o r t p e r i o d s a f t e r be ing c o n f i n e d by i l lness t o h e r bed the- l a s t f o u r m o n t h s .

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T H E I R F I R S T C O M M U N I O N : S h o w n a b o v e a r e a s r a u p of y- uug people w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d in t h e i r Urat C e m m u n l o n a t S t . F r a n c i s X a v i e r c h u r c h F i r i t r o w . l e f t t o r i g h t , a r e . K a t h l e e n V a n Dyke , l e a d e r ; Karen M a y . D e b r a G l l m o r r , S u v i n a A r e n d s . C a r o y n G r a f t e m v , P a u ' l n e Ches lo , a n d M a r s h a Chesla , i ..ulrr. Second raw. Charles May, leader; F r a n c ! Kent , Lynet te Newberry , Rose Mary V a n Dyke . Lucy V a a O e / i e l e n . B t - n m r J May . leader. T h i r d r v: Leonard C'a-k . t i e n i e t a ArenJa, Daniel V a n -Oeff t ' l en . J o n D f t - H o l , S t u a r ! I^ey. C h a r l e s C r e a « . . -tan-ling in f r o n t o> t h e a l tar is F f . J o » GuJii*z. This pa r i sh , w e s t of S p a r t a on the 13-Mile road , W AS founded in IJT>, at whieh t ime t h e Rev. G u s t a v e Graf w a s t h e p a s t o r . A r e e t o r y w a s s t a r t e d In 19 IB. a n d since that year, a res ident p a s t o r ha« lie. n a s d g n e d t o t h e p a r i s h . T h e r b i l d r e n of S t . F r a n r i s c h u r c h a t t e n d tl ie St . C a t h . - r l n e schoo l a t R a v e n n a , wh ich is t a u g h t by t h e S i s t e r s of Chvri ty . m o t h e r house in C i n c i n n a t i . Ohio. A b e a u t ' " u l a n d mos t Im-pressive. a l t a r !

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T h e sudden a n d unr<ppcU-d d e a t h of F r a n c i s T . ( F r a n k ) W h i t e , 51 F e b r u a r y M . w a s a s e v e r e shoct t o h is c o u n t i e s * f r i end* . M r . W h i t e !ied u t noon a t t h e E x t e n s o l e C o r -

p o r a t i o n p l a n t In S p a r t a , of w h i c h he w a s e x e c u t i v e v i c r - p r t a i d e n t a n d g e n e r a l m a n a g e r .

>lr. Whi t e . b o r n in C o n n o m v l l l e Ohio, m o v e d t o G r a n I R a p i d * a t a n e a r t y a g e a n d g r a d u a t e ! f r o m Gmtt r : I H i g h Schoo l a n d G r a n d Rap i Is J u n i o r Col lege . H e m a r -r ied Dor i s Sow. rs i:» 1919 in T< -ledo, Ohio. H e w.is w i d e l y k n o w n in t h e f u r n i t u r e i n d u s t r y a n d wit'i a m e m b e r of t h e G r a n d R a p i d , F u r n i t u r e M a n u f a c t u r e r s ' Associ-a t ion a n d t h e G r a n d R a p i d * F u r n i -t u r e Expos i t ion Assoc ia t ion . Also a m e m b e r of t h e P e n i n . u l a r C l u b . D e W i t t C l i n t o n C o n s i s t o r y , Snladi i i T e m p l e S h r i n e , S p a r t a R o t a r y e ! u b a n d S p a r t a M a s o n i c L o d g e . H e w a s a lso a fnis t c o m m o d o r e of t h e ' J r a n I R a p t Is Yacht c lub .

T H E I R 50TH A N N I V E R S A R Y — M r . a n d M r s . W i l l i a m A. R o g e r s of

S p a r t a , c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r Golden W e d d i n g a n n i v e r s a r y S u n d t y , Sep-

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S j a r t a B a p t i s t C h u r c h , f r o m 2:00 to 5:00 p .m .

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R v. A r t h u r J . B j o r k , 01, of l iosal Lake , d ied suddenly J a n u r r y S71 in West P a l m Ce. ieh, F lo r ida .

G O L D E N W E D D I N G A N N I V E R S A R Y — M r . a n d M r s . F r e d S c h n e i d e r of 134 O r c h a r d Dr ive , S p a r t a , c e l e b r a t e d t he i r 5 0 t h wedd ing a n n i v e r -s a r y w i t h a d i n n e r a t t h e R a n c h H o u s e on S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g . Oc t . I t . a n d a n O p e n House on S u n d a y , Oc t . 12, a t t h e H o l y F a m i l y C h u r c h b a s e m e n t in S p a r t a f r o m £.90 t o 5:00 p .m. R e l a t i v e s a n d f r i ends w e r e inv i t ed . An Anniv* v a r y M a s s w a s o f f e r e d t h a t S u n d a y a t 9 :30 a .m. in H o l y F a i r U y C h u r c h b j M s g r . J o s e p h C . W a l e n . Mr. and Mrs. S c h n e i d e r w e r e m a r r i e d O c t o b e r 13. 1908. In S t . J o s e p h C h u r c h . W r i g h t . T h e y had f ive c h i l d r e n : t w o d a u g h t e r s . M r s . I r w i n (A le t a ) M a y ( d e c e a s e d ) a n d Mrs . A r t ( N a t h a l i e ) S c h w a i g e r ; t h r e e sons, I v a n . M a r v i n a n d M a u r i c e ; a n d t w e n t y - t h r e e g r a n d c h i l d r e n . All or d e n t s of t h e S p a r t a a r r a .

A R E P U B 1 J C A N H A N D C L A S P ! — S h o w n a b o v e Is P a u l D . B a g w e l l ( l e f t ) G .O.P . c a n d i d a t e f o r G o v e r n o r , g r ee t i ng a t t o r n e y P h i l H o g a n a t t h e C a n d B l u n c h r o o m , o p e r a t e d by Ber>l J e w e l l , c e n t e r . D u r i n g t h e brief c o f f e e b r e a k , t h e c o f f e e Bery l se rved w a s a s h o t a s t h e c o n -v e r s a t i o n !

- H O M E A G A I N " F O R T H E W A R N E R S — " P m going h o m e t o S p a r t v " W i t h t i l l , conc ise s ta temei . ' . of f u t u r e p lana , Mrs. Ol ive V. W a r n e r p r e p a r e d t o r e t u r n t o a v i l lage she ha t ! n e v e r f o r g o t t e n in 38 y« of s e r v i c e t o t h - S t a t e of M i c h i g a n

I•-> »3 S ' - ik f i iGASBORD E C H O E S — A m o n g tbe n o t a b l e g u e s t s In a t t e n -d a n c e a t t he P r a c h Ridge a n n u a l apple smorgasbord, w a s G. M e n n e n W i l l i a m s G o v e r n o r of M i c h i g a n , w h o hi shown a t t h e right w e a r i n g hi* t r a d i t i o n a l how t ie a n d t h e f r i e n d l y sml l r k n o w n t o m d l i o n s . W i t h h i m a r e Mr . and Mrs. W-1 lard Saur , upon who** f a r m t h e c e l e b r a t i o n w a s he ld . O t h e r d i s t i n g u i s h e d g u e s t s w e r e Mr . J o e H u n t e r of B e a -v e r t o n . w h o Is the G r a n d M a s t e r of t h e Michigan M a s o n i c Assoc ia t ion s a d Mr. Wa '—ee K e n t of K a l a m a z o o . Sen io r G r p ' d W a r n e n . M r . • s s u r a a a e k c t e d J r . G r a n d W a r d e n of the Masonic g r o u p l a s t May . M r . H u n t * * is a lso a U n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t J u d g e .

E A S T S P A R T A F A R M S U P P L Y O P E N H O U S E W A S H E I . D S A T -URDAY, M A R C H 15—Show n a b o v e Is t h e new 40-f t . x SO-ft. buik l i « .

P A R T I C I P A T E D I N V O I 1 1 I S E R Y 1 C E — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e You th of t h e M a m r e l u n d I a i t he r a n C h u r c h w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d in t h e You th S u n d a y F e l l o w s h i p S e r v i c e a t M a m r e l u n d o n S u n d a y . J a n u a r y M , a t 8-0fl p .m . T h e y a r e ( l e f t t o right). En id Kle in . D o r i s A n n L u a t f -quis t , D o n a l d P e t e r s o n a n d J i m d e m e n t .

THE SENTINEL-LEADER — SPARTA. MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1958

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TAKE OUT A SPECIALTY!

G & B LUNCH ROOM SPARTA

DR. J. T. DEAN o r r o B f R m u r r

Hours 9 to 12 - 2 to 5 I Phoue TC-74001 - »7 E. Div is ion

DR C. H. BROMLEY D E N T I S T

P h o n e T l - J J J J l Sparta . Mich .

Houra: B-13; 1-6

DR. C. S. MILLER —and—

DR. H. C. MILLER —DENTISTS—

Professional Bldg:. Phone TU 8-0841 Sparta, Michigan

WELL DRIVING and REPAIRING

Electric and Pressure Systems

GEORGE WEBBER & SON K|»n i» . Ht. 2 - P h o n e TV-SOM4

Radio and Television

SALES & SERVICE

Sparta TV Service Free Es t imates

1 . 5 X. s ta t e Rt. Sparta , Mich. — Phone TU-7V67S —

Kent City Motor Sales

ONE OP KENT COUNTY'S

OLDEST FORD DEALERS Phone OR 84631

GROCERIES - MEATS

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G E N T S FURNISHINGS

A. H. Saur and Sons

— Beta b i b b e d i«0» —

Kent City - Ph. OR 82511

THERE'S FRIENDSHIP

IN THE CUP . . .

Sparta Bakery P r a n k Cnodorn

WE REMOVE Dead or Disabled Horses and Cattle

And Other F a r m Animal*

For Free Service, phone: Muskegon 30-2502

VALLEY GO.

R. H. Morton Meats

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Groceries Phone OS 52231

Casnovia

HAYWARD FUNERAL

HOME A Dignified Service, witb A Willingness to Help In

Every Way Potisible"

AMBULANCE SERVICE

OXYGEN-EQUIPPED Telephone Casnovia OS-5-5261

M A M R E L U N D L U T H E R A N CHURCH S C H E D U L E

Fruit Ridge and Lutheran Church Road

Richard A. S v e d b e r g , pastor

Sunday School 9i45 A.M. Divine Worship 11:00 A.M.

C O N K L I N R E F O R M E D CHURCH 11:00 A .M. S u n d a y School 10:00 A-M M o r n i n g W o r s h i p

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National Farm Loan Associations

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Telephone 72563

HELSEL ELECTRIC Home and Industrial WIRING & REPAIR

S P A R T A - P h o n o T U 7-S325

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BAILEY C H U R C H OF C H R I S T Carlyk* Wat terworth . minister

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F I R S T B A P T I S T CHURCH Sparta . Michigan

Rev. Richard C. Kirk, pastor S U N D A Y : S u n d a y S c h o o l 9:45 A .H. V o r n i n g W o r s h i p 11:00 A.M. E v e n i n g S e r v i c e 7 :00 P .M. S e n i o r Y o u n g P e o p l e — 8 : 3 0 P .M W E D N E S D A Y . Pra i se , P r a y e r a no

Bible S « u d y - 7 :30 P.M

E D G E R T O N B A P T I S T MISSION

13-Mile Road -"The Li t t l e Church wi th a

B i g Welcome." R e x McMorray, Pastor

S u n d a y Schoo l J0:00 A.M. Classes f o r all ages .

M o r n i n g Worsh ip 10:45 A.M. Y o u n g P e o p l e ' s 7:00 P.M. E v e n i n g E v a n g e l i s t i c

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