October 26 1967

Hudson’s new Teen Center will open Oct 31 with a gala Halloween Party for teenagers of the community. The Teen Center is located in the  former Kroger Egg Exchange building on S. Church St. now owned by Mr. and Mrs. A B McGehee.

Fire and smoke caused considerable damage to Kay’s Restaurant Wednesday forenoon, when fire discovered near front of the building in the attic. Mrs Effie Julian is the owner.

Joe Eagle was elected President of Kiwanis at their annual meeting held Oct. 3. Other officers are: President elect - Douglas Ferman; Vice President - Dennis Jodis; Treasurer - Mike Sweezey; Secretary - James Keen; and directors - Richard Goodrich, Louis Murdock and Jack Zimmerman.

The 2nd Annual gun safety clinic sponsored by Hudson Kiwanis Club was held Sat at the Oakley Zimmerman farm south of Hudson on US-127. It’s intended to acquaint youth with correct handling and use of firearms.

Edward N Lawrence has been appointed National Sales Manager for Hoover Bathroom Accessories of Fowlerville, MI. He is a native of Hudson.

Army Sgt. Tom L Chapin of Pleirku Vietnam was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the mark of distinction for the Fighting soldier.

Tech. Seaman David J. Gardiner USN is serving aboard the 7th fleet destroyer USS Leary off the coast of Vietnam.

Airman apprentice Gary E Taylor USN graduated from Aviation Mechanical Fundamental school at Naval Air Training Center at Memphis, Tenn.

Local births include: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs.  Glann Keith of Osseo; and a son to Mr. and Mrs.  George Stalhood of Osseo.

Hudson Tigers chalked up win No. 5 when they beat Addison 32-0. Toole scored 19 pts and picked up 189 yds in 28 carries and Terry Ireland had 81 yds in 16 carries. Stacy Campbell made 12 tackles. Others mentioned included Hill, Mansfield, Gregg, Cunningham, Houser and Monahan.

Jacqueline Sprague received the 4-H Achievement Leadership award and the cook book award as the selected 4-H member representing the County Food Contest.

The Annual “Harvest Festival” for the South Hudson Women’s Club was held at home of Mrs. Dorsa Liby with 21 present. Mrs Robert Marry acted as auctioneer for the sale of the harvest items.

A daughter, Angela Gail, was born to Mr. and Mrs.  Brian Holmes of Jackson. The mother is former Shirley Coman.

Open Door Bible Church will hold their First Homecoming on Sunday Oct 29. Charter members will be recognized in the morning service. Rev. Ron Lawrence, pastor will have morning service with a Fellowship dinner following and at 2:30 PM there will be a special service with former pastor, Rev. Wm Suk. Special music will be by the Gospel Lantern Quartet and the Max Munk Family. The first church service was held at the former Lane School, on west M-34. They later moved to present location.

Exchange students of Hudson High School who spent the summer in foreign countries through "Youth for Understanding" were speakers at the PTA meeting Monday night at Miller School. They were Ilah Borton, Barbara Eady, Tom Gamble, Jim Liesman and Karriet Sherman.

The Hudson Area School Board met at a special session on Oct. 23 with 23 citizens attending. President John Timms discussed many of problems facing the district.

Mrs. N. A. Gibbs, and Donald Talmadge installed in a beautiful installation ceremony as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron for Lenawee Chapter of the OES. Mr. Timothy Guest sang several sacred selections.

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October 19 1967

630 dinners were served at the Sacred Heart Church annual homecoming dinner last Sunday in spite of it being a rainy day.

Hudson Tigers won their 4th game against Madison 26-0. Chris Hill caught a 30  yard pass from Rick Rodehaver and Don Toole made an extra point. Stacy Campbell made the next score with a pass from Rodehaver to Chris Hill. Ireland led in rushing with 63 yeards in 10 carries followed by Campbell and Toole. Rodehaver was the outstanding player with completion of 4 out of 7 passes and 2 going  to touchdowns.

Mrs. Frank Mansfield was re-elected president  of the Thorn Hospital Auxiliary. Others serving with her are Mrs Robert Cisco, Mrs Reuben Wornstaff Jr, Mrs Harry Stults, and Mrs Wm Garland.

New scout patrol leaders elected by Boy Scout Troop 2 are Bob Good-rich, Dave Knox, Rick Lemons, John Enerson and Tom Fowler.

Lynette Sue Deline and George R Davis are engaged and plan a Nov 25 wedding.

Sharon A. Daly and Larry Dean Stiverson are engaged, but no wedding date is  set.

Local births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Furst of Hillsdale, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kuhn of Manitou Beach, and a daughter, Jill Lynn, born to Mr and Mrs.  Russell Ingram of Hillsdale.

Jean Loraine Uhler of Munson and Glenn E Harlan of Wauseon were married at Church of Christ in Fayette on Oct 6.

Kathleen V. Benton of Saginaw and Lawrence L Haight are engaged and plan a June 8, 1968 wedding. Lawrence is the  son of Mr and Mrs. Wayne Haight former residents of Hudson

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Harden will observe their 50th anniversary on Oct 20. Lee and Ethel Smith were married Oct 20, 1917 in Hillsdale and they are the parents of 5 children.

Lent’s A & W Drive-In is closing on Oct 21st for the Season.

Hannan-Colvin Post 180 is  holding a fish fry on Oct 20th. The cost is $1.25 and children-50¢.

Jaycees plan a Halloween Party on Oct 31 to be held at Main Four Corners at 7:30 PM. Prizes will be given for funniest, ugliest, prettiest, most original, youngest  and best couple. In case of rain the party will be at Miller School.

Former resident Mrs. Louis (Betty Fontaine) Schulte  39, died at Santa Ana, Cal. She was a Hudson graduate of 1946.

A farewell party will be held for Patricia Hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip. B. Hart, a nurse who will leave for Samoa for 2 years with Peace Corps.

A list of some new houses being built in and around Hudson which are: Jack Zimmerman on N Maple Grove north of cemetery; Jack Donaldson on Buchanan St; Duane Murphy on Tiffin St; Arthur Freeborn on Tiffin St;  Walter Hutchings on N. Meridian Road and purchased by John Beal; 2 new houses on Water St. built by Roger Aldrich and Duane Metter;  Arthur Reuter who purchased the one built by students; the Nellie Jay home on Lincoln  St and the  Clyde Donaldson home at corner Washington and Oak St. Rev Joe Filonowicz is building on the East Side and Sam Rutter has a remodeled home on Howard St. Several others are also remodeling.
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October 12 1967

The local Jaycees hosted the Jaycee District 25 fall meeting on Oct. 4 at the newly remodeled K. of C. Hall with a roast beef dinner. Ron Kelly, District 25 membership chairman presented pins to those members in district who brought in new members. The speaker was Pat Duggan, president of the Michigan Jaycees.

Mrs. N. A. Gibbs was elected Worthy Matron at the Annual meeting of the Lenawee Chapter Order of The Eastern Star. Donald Talmadge was elected Worthy Patron.

Mrs. Karl Gardiner was hostess for the Century Club with 13 members and 4 guests. Program was Mrs. Edith Haviland of Adrian, dressed as her aunt, Laura Haviland. She discussed all the work she had done during the Underground Railroad days.

The farm owned by Mrs. Fern Sawyer Burdick on Packard Rd has  been designated a ‘Centennial farm'.

The former Kroger Egg Exchange Building on S. Church Street owned by Mr. & Mrs. A. B. McGehee, with assistance of police chief Gary Fry is being fixed over as a Teen Center for a place of entertainment with dancing planned. Some items are needed and the public is encouraged to offer assistance. Local businesses have already donated toward the building along with police personnel helping in their free time to fix it up.

Torpedoman's Mate William H. Mackey is serving on the destroyer USS Black off the coast of Vietnam.

Electronics Technician Seaman Richard L. Speaker Jr. USN, is serving aboard the guided missile armed destroyer USS John King, and is presently located at Portsmouth, Va.

Hudson Tigers beat Jackson Northwest 26-6. They scored in every period to dominate play. Dan Toole stood out in carrying the pigskin. He picked up 115 yds in 25 carries.

Fireman Gary A. Shadbolt USN is serving aboard the landing ship USS Pitkin County off the coast of South Vietnam.

A daughter, Jane Elizabeth was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goll of Anaheim, Calif.

Rev. Lowell Shreve of Palmyra is the new pastor of the Rollin Friends Church.

Seaman Recruit George P Bluntschly of USN graduated after 9 weeks training at Great Lakes Training Center.

Shirley Jane Julian of Pittsford and Jerry L. Aiken of Midland MI were married Sept. 16 at St. Paul Lutheran church in Hillsdale.

Local births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Merillat.

Patricia Ann Clark of Midland and John Phillip Pear are engaged and plan a December wedding.

George McDowell arrived home from Vietnam. Relatives and friends held a welcome for him at Open Door Bible Church and his daughter Tracie Lee was dedicated in a public service that day.

Sacred Heart Church Annual Homecoming Dinner will be Oct. 15, serving country style chicken for $1.75 adults and 75¢ for children.

Hudson Friday club met at the Lenawee Country club with 27 members present. The club recently purchased a nurses station emergency oxygen machine with funds raised last March with their hat sale on Sunshine Day

Aviation Electrician Mate 3/C John D. Inhulson USN has reported to duty aboard the naval station Adak, Alaska on Sept 22.

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October 5 1967

There was a story about Bean Creek Nature Sanctuary purchased by Eastern Michigan Nature Association. It is a 55 acre of densely wooded bottom land cut off from other farmland by a meandering loop of Bean Creek. Opening Day for sanctuary which the public is invited to will be Oct 8. The land was purchased from Mr. and Mrs. John Kuenzer. There were a couple pictures of Kevin Monahan, age 7, dreaming of the day when Indians roamed the area lounging on a log along the creek.

Hudson Center Grange held an Appreciation dinner at Clayton Methodist Church to honor the many people who contribute to the success of the Grange Fair. There was a surprise recognition to Mr. and Mrs. Don Bills and plaque given Mr. Bills by Wayland Hart. Mr Hart gave a brief history of the Hudson Grange fair from its beginning in 1950 to present day. Hudson Fire Chief Wes Camp received a check for $429.95 which is the net profit from the fair from Don Bills.

The old Hudson Hotel on North Church will be razed in a controlled fire by the Lenawee County Fireman Association next Sunday morning. The hotel was extensively damaged by fire last spring and can’t be rebuilt. It is an old landmark, two stories by 100ft by 30 feet and had 38 rooms. The fire will enable the public to watch to see first hand the different types of equipment used in such a fire. This is fourth such burning the county fireman. have done. Eleven years ago a house was burned behind Sacred Heart Church and was one of the first projects.

Judy Lynn Robins of Waldron and Larry M Sines of Pittsford were married at the First Methodist Church in Hudson by Rev Affiand Liesman.

There was a photo of Mrs. Robert VanAuken and her 2 tomato plants that grew to top the 11 foot mark at her Aldrich Street home and has produced tomatoes for several weeks.

Peggy Ann Stuttz and James Duff Jr. are engaged and plan an November wedding.

Cherrie Lynn Haight and Frederick Henry Foerster III are engaged and plan an summer 1968 wedding. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Haight formerly of Hudson.

Sue Frye and Leslie Waldfogel were married Sept. 30 at the First Baptist Church in Hillsdale by Rev. W Truman Cochrane.

Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Clark of Waldron will observe their 25th anniversary with Open House on Oct 15 at Waldron High School. They have 5 children and 3 grandchildren.

The second “Hudson Heritage” house is underway at a site on Lincoln Street. It is a three bedroom ranch style and instructor Ray Kopp has two groups of boys on project, one group in the morning and one group in the afternoon.

A2/C Glenn Schulte arrived home from Elmendorf AFB Alaska to spend 30 days with parents Mr. and Mrs. George Schulte and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. James Tibrill will observe their 25th anniversary on Oct. 3. They are parents of 3 children.

Hudson Tigers staged a dramatic fourth period touchdown drive against the Hillsdale Hornets Friday night and won 13-0. Coach Saylor praised his strong defense unit with fine playing of defense lineback Charles Mansfield and defensive tackle Jim Sweigart. Terry Ireland on offense carried 24 times for a total of 134 yards. Dan Toole carried 21 times for 97 yards.  There was a photo of Sweigart, Ireland and Mansfield.

Local births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Gilbert of Cement City.
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