Farwell Librarian Attends Battle Creek Workshop
The Township Library Board met for a business session on Wednesday. Officers elected for the coming year include President Marilyn Pitchford and Vice President Flora Clark. Librarian Ella Carpenter reported on the July Library Workshop held at St Marys Lake Battle Creek.
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Marilyn Pitchford
Flora ‘Clark
Reba Blower
Mae Carpenter
Ella ‘Carpenter
St. Marys Lake
Battle Creek
Specialized Service at Marble Auto Collision Service
Free inspection. Safe Brakes Save Lives perhaps your own. Phone 260 W. Adequate wiring systems are an investment in home safety and economical operation of electric appliances, say equipment specialists at MSC.
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Marble Auto Collision Service
M.S.C
Tom Moore Hosts Florida Vacation Giveaway on Mutual Show
Tom Moore, a former child star and Navy veteran, leads a Mutual radio segment offering a ten day all expenses paid Florida vacation for two. Listeners donate postcards with a friend’s details and phone number, then answer Moore’s questions to win as a guest in Florida.
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Lyn Connelly
Alorida
Tory Moore
Mutual
Tom Moore
Winter Haven
Fla
Florida
Tom
Field
Minstrels
Homecoming Draws 150 at Gilmore Church of Christ
The Annual Homecoming at the Gilmore Church of Christ drew about 150 attendees after a morning service and potluck. Guest speaker Fred Chase from West Lansing highlighted the Bible as a guide to a perfect Christian life, with guests Ralph Woodard and Andy McNeace attending.
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Gilmore Church of Christ
Fred Chase
Chase
West Lansing
Ralph Woodard
The
Great Lakes Bible College
Vestaburg
Andy McNeace
Barryton Church of Christ
Thrush Family Holds Fourth Annual Reunion
The Thrush family gathered at Farwell Park for the fourth annual reunion with a pot luck dinner, games, and a business meeting electing Roy Thrush as chairman and key officers. Attendees came from Ohio Indiana and Michigan. Mrs Frank Thrush is recovering well after surgery.
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Frank Thrush
Farwell Park
Roy Thrush
Leon Thrush
Harbold Thrush
Leslie Thrush
Cloyce ‘Thrush
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Card of Thanks for Grover Updyke Hospital Stay
Mrs. Grover Updyke thanks friends from Harrison, Temple, Farwell, Clare and Mr. Pleasant for remembering her during hospitalization. Special thanks go to Bernice Hose and Frank Coker, and to Dr. C. B. Wood and the Central Michigan Community Hospital staff.
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Grover Updyke
Harrison
Temple
Farwell
Clare
Pleasant
C. B. Wood
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Bernice Hose
Frank Coker
Farwell Beats Marion on Off Day in Sunday Game
Farwell defeated Marion 4 2 in a Sunday matchup as Bill Moore stood in for manager Ed Marshall. Moore pitched effectively allowing 7 scattered singles and 2 unearned runs while Farwell pushed two across in the fourth and two in the eighth. Marion added a single run in the sixth and another in the eighth amid errors and odd plays.
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Farwell
Marion
Bill More
Ed Marshall
Bill
Moore
Rex
Dixon
McKay
Baly
Eli
Haggart
Ealy
Johnson
Metcalf
Marshall
Winn
Farwell Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Service Addresses
Local notes report visits and weekend travels including Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Watring in Detroit. Sylvester Mee of Houghton Lake was a Friday supper guest of Vernie Hose family. Army lists name Pvt Eugene L Glass and Pvt Richard G Hose at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Other items mention Mrs Fred Meyers of Sanford visiting Viola Warner, Art Hess in Saginaw, Jane Swan of Saginaw returning from vacation, and social gatherings at the Bauer home with relatives from Lansing Owosso and Saginaw. Diana Lamb of Saginaw spent weekend with Ray Terrill family.
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Wellington-Watring
Vernie
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Richard G
Kay Ann Terrill
John Bauer
Merrill Assid
Freddie
Lansing
Farwell
Bill Lino
Owosso
Billy Smedley
Mildred Hall
Bauer
Fewer Michigan Traffic Deaths Reported in First Half 1954
State Police statistics show a 10 percent drop in six month deaths and a 4 percent fall in injuries. June alone records 46 fewer deaths than a year earlier, with 127 killed and 4 743 injured in 14 408 accidents.
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Michigan
State Police Monthly
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