Traine From Farwell Ann Arbor Visit Highlights
Local notes recount visits and family gatherings in Ann Arbor and neighboring towns. Mrs Jas Davison Mrs Blanche Frisbee Mrs Sten Graham and sons Glelon visited Flint from Saturday to Tuesday. Donalds 10th birthday celebrated with grandparents from Clare and Flint attending. Franklin Littlefield and family spent weekend at Bear Lake Wisconsin. Shumway visited Mrs Thomas McGuire's home during their absence. Clarence Frisbee and Wesley Gates from Stanton near Lyman Frisbee visit with family.
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Jas. Davison
Blanche Frisbee
Sten Graham
Glelon
Fromm
Flint
Bruce Pelch
Donald
John Baxton
Clare
George Irvin
Fliit
Franklin
Littlefield
Bear Lake
Wis
Shumway
Thomas McGuire
Clarence Frisbee
Wesley Gates
Stanton
Lyman Frisbee
Latter Day Saint Church Service Schedule
Elder Harvey De Geer presides with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Social service at 11:00 a.m. Preaching at 7:30 p.m. Women’s department meets every other Thursday at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome.
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Woman's’ Department
Welcome to Mrs Henry House Pastor Family Service
A warm welcome is extended to all at 10:00 Sunday School and 21:00 Preaching. There are 6:30 Junior young people meetings 7:30 evening services and a Braver meeting on Tuesday at 7:00. The Junior Young People’s meeting invites participation for everyone to encourage the youth.
Farwell church reports strong quarterly conference progress
Reverend Edward Truman Smith leads The Church with a welcome Sunday School at 10 30 a m with Charles Stinchcombe as superintendent. Preaching follows at 11 30 a m and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m. The last quarter conference was well attended and praised as a special event. The congregation is described as royal and active in Kingdom work with prayers for continued progress.
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Charles Stinchcombe
Farwell Church
Weekend and Local Social Notes Across Clare and Farwell
Weekly social roundup lists home visits and weekend absences for residents of Clare Farwell Lake George and nearby areas. Names include Martha Fuller Sam Henry John Moore Elvira Campbell Swan Nelson Cecil Davison Lottie Bruce Mae Campbell Frances Green and others with travel visits medical trips and store re arrangements noted.
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Martha Fuller
Sam
Henry
John Moore
Albert Kidd
Elvira Campbell
Flint
John Henry
Clare
Mable
Ruby Summers
Will Ramey
St Wm. Burston
Bingham Hardware
Angus McLeod
H. Howlett
Vincent Eisenhauer
Saloma Smith
John Laverty
Belle Green
Swan Nelson
Cecil Davison
Gre
Albert Miller
Clifford Brasington
Elmer Schofield
Orion
Scott Horn
Lewis
Forest
Howell
Lake
Nora Davis
Myers School
Joe Crawford
Brinton
Lottie Bruce
Mae Campbell
Lake George
Duncan Koeplinger
Ralph Smith
Tressa
Mary
Jas. Stanley
Mann Siding
Frank Melvin
Clarente
Clayton Honeywell
Herbert
EB. Brown
Geo. Holmes
Pellaton
Carl Updegraft
Ida Stewart
Glen Amy
Margaret Masten
Brice Pelch -Tubddiy
Ira Badger
Vincent Whentraver
Weels
Pennington Hired as Superintendent of Farwell Schools
In a March board meeting Edwyn Pennington was elected superintendent for 1927 1928. The 30 year old educator from Pleasant holds a life certificate and Ferris Business Institute training with twelve degree credits. His wife Ethel G Pennington was elected as teacher for 7th and 8th grades.
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Board of Education
Edwyn Pennington
Pleasant
Farwell Schools
Pennington
Central Normal
Ferris Business Institute
Ethel G. Pennington
Fairwell
Madge Lamb
Lottie Bruce
Georgia Sherman
Fora Powell
Mae Campbell
L. &. Barner
Ralph Amy
W. D. Stratton
Farwell High School Piano Recital Highlights Art Exhibit
Mrs. Madge Lamb presented piano pupils in a Friday March recital at Farwell High School assisted by reader Miss Mae Campbell. An annual Art Exhibit opened showing prizes for drawings kites bird houses and aprons. Spectators filled the assembly room admiring quiet glow of light birch and homey lamps as each child performed. audience praised the program and urged musical opportunities for all children.
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Farwell High School
Madge Lamb
Mae Campbell
Farwell Woman's Club Elects Officers and Improves Meeting
Farwell Woman's Club met at Mrs. Jennie Bingham's home on March 22. Officers elected: Blanche Burston president, Georgia Littlefield vice president, Mae Campbell secretary, Jennie Bingham treasurer, Isabella Green press correspondent, Minerva Richmond critic. Isabella Green gave a biography of Dolly Madison. A new Michigan song was sung and refreshments served. Visitors included Mrs. Pannie Reid, Mrs. Kate LaForge, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. Ernest Horton, Mike Lottie Bruce, and Miss Francis Bingham.
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Farwell
Jennie Bingham
Blanche Burston
Georgia Littlefield
Mae Campbell
Isabella Green
Minerva Richmond
Dolly Madison
Michigan
Pannie Reid
Kate LaForge
John Miller
Ernest Horton
Mike Lottié Bruce
Francis Binghan
School Notes Highlight a Rhetorical Program and Debates
Friday's school notes praise a well attended rhetorical program about the United States navy. The article lists numerous attendees and judges including Mrs. Strafton and Miss Smedly while noting the affirmative win by Floyd McGuire and Elmer Schofield. It also covers student government changes, junior play plans, contests, prizes, and upcoming Easter egg hunt on April 8.
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United States Navy
Farwell Auction Of 100-Year-Old Furniture At Residence
An auction is set for Saturday April 2 at the seller’s Farwell residence. Items include a black walnut couch and chair about a century old and a gramm er piano. Conducted by Mrs. Mary Davison.
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Farwell
Gramer
Profits Rise From Hens Tuned by Morning Lights
Nebraska experiment sampled two pens of ninety hens each. One group received 5 AM lighting daily while the other did not. The lit pen earned $25.44 more income over winter, with mature hens ready to lay by November 1 responding best to the light regime. Managers found morning light practical for feed and supervision.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Breeding Pens Improve Flock via Select Male and Hens
A poultry expert explains that even with limited funds a farmer can boost flock quality by creating a breeding pen of the best male bird and a few choice hens. Marking chicks from this pen shows offspring superior to the general flock in both egg production and standard traits.
Dry Mash Feeding for Hens and Succulent Feeds
The amount of dry mash for hens depends on scratch feed levels. Feed twice as much scratch as mash in winter and reverse in summer and spring. Give the heaviest feed late in the afternoon. Succulent feeds like alfalfa and clover are rich in vitamins and aid digestion.
Changes in Volcano Area Altered Danger Levels
The article notes shifts in volcanic danger and Civilized history changes near Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were obliterated in 704. It mentions lava movement toward a xenhoard as the eruption path evolves and raises concerns for nearby settlements and historical sites.
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Pompeii
Heretlaneum
Xenhoard
Dolly's Birthday Celebrated Like a Family Holiday
In a family circle Dolly’s birthday is a annual highlight though not a national holiday. The text describes yearly rituals with candies cake speeches a wreath flowers and Dolly’s favorite dessert ice cream as relatives echo happy returns and celebrate her in familiar traditional style.
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Dolly
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Dark Closet Triggers Judy’s Lunch Jelly Request
Judy refuses to retrieve jelly from a dark closet under the back stairs. Her mother asks again for a glass of jelly, and the girl notes the closet is always unbearably dark, creating a tense domestic moment.
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Judy
Red Face Maribelle Explains Baby's Red Complexion
A young girl named Maribelle explains to a Little playmate why her baby brother, born on the Fourth of July, sported a brick red complexion. She quips that the nation’s recent shooting and hangings were enough to make anyone mad.
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Maribelle
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Farwell Woman's Club
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James Rawson
Harold Wood
Elvin Ockert
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Saginaw
Etta C. Boltwood
Grand Rapids
Women’s College
Grosse Pointe Village
Sup’t of Public Instruction
Marvin L. Pittman
Ypsilanti
United States
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Robert C. Young
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Harris E. Thomas
Lansing
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Democratic State Central Committee
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