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WOODLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONINCORPORATE I )

FERNDALE 20 , MICHIGANOctober 29, 1958

Dear Neighbor:.We might as well face the music, The leaves are gone so snow can' tbe far behind; but there's good news to report,This year the directors feel that. because of a modes.t surplus accumu-lated over several seasons, the snow removal price can be lowered to threedollars providing we obtain nearly 100% participation_.With the cooperation of everyone in th e subdivision, which numbersapproximately three hundred.twenty_residences, we will be ?.ble to meet thecontract which is $950.00 per season

. Assuming _Mr, .Aldred makes twenty five rounds whichnormal winter, the price to you. would be 12 per sweep,prices. Let 1 s have everyone's c o o p e r a t i o n ~ MOSQUITO SPRAY:

is average .for aN:ot badat . today's

Very l i t t le has reached my ears good or bad as to the results of thisyear 's mosquito spray program, If you have any criticism, you feel wouldbe beneficial in planning _ the project .for another year, your director wouldbe glad to hear i t .HIGGINS CASE:

The legal action taken against George Higgins has been t r ied in courtand we are awaiting_a final decision, The association appreciates the timeand effort given by those who took par t .1958 DUES:

Most 1958 dues have been paid, If , however, yours are not paid to date,your director will be glad to receive them when he collects.for snow removal.Dues are $1.00 per year.FINAL REMINDER:

Your block director will be calling _at your door within a reasonabletime after you receive this le t ter to collect for snow removal, Make.iteasy for him,.he's your neighbor.

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FOURTH ANNUAL FERNDALE UNITED NATIONS DAYFellowship Hall, Drayton Avenue Presbyterian ChurchPinecrest at DraytonSunday, October26, 19582:30 to 3:30p.m.

Presiding ., Mrs. Stephanie D. Porteous, President, Ferndale Community Council

Presentation of the Colors -- Mr. Stephan D. Donahue, Sea Explorer Advisor, SeaExplorer Ship F-1, assisted by representatives ofuniformed youth organizations

Invocation - The Rev. Irving Russell Phillips, Associate Minister, DraytonAvenue Presbyterian Church

Greetings --Mrs. Porteous

" I m p r e s s i ~ A b r ~ " Brief sketches, with slides, by Ferndale High SchoolStudents who were in Europe last summerMary OppenheimerLee LarsonDavilyn Wilson

Recognition - Exchange Student, Karen Inger Borgcrantz, Lund, Sweden, broughthere through the American Field Service by Ferndale High SchoolStudents for a year's study as a 12th grader

"Around the World in 50 Minutes" with Mrs. Heather Stewart. Mrs. Stewart has--circled the globe twice in the past five years. She will showcolored slides of many places and people she has visited, Hawaii,Japan, Thailand, Israel; and some countries in Africa.

Benediction -- The Rev. Calvin F. Hamilton, Minister, First Baptist Churchof :Ferndale