Giant Market Employees Annual Picnic Battles For Cup
Giant Market employees and families enjoyed a Sunday picnic at School Section Lake. The Mt Pleasant store scored highest in contests against Midland group to win the loving cup engraved with the date. A baked ham dinner fed 175 attendees from Cadillac Big Rapids Midland Alma Clare and Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Super Markets, Inc
Mt Pleasant
Midland Group
Mt. Pleasant
Cadillac
Big Rapids
Midland
Alma
Clare
Clare Women Golfers Tie Big Rapids Match
The Clare women golf team were guests of Big Rapids on Tuesday for a match that ended with Clare earning eighteen points. Mrs Jo Anderson received a low gross score prize of 52 and balls were awarded to Mrs Mae Baumgarth and Mrs Helen Anderson. The Clare squad is in a handicap tournament with the first round due by Tuesday night September 2.
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Clare
Big Rapids
Jo Anderson
Mae Baumgarth
Helen Anderson
Marriage Puts Parolee Back Behind Jail Bars
Jewell Chester, on parole, secretly wed Anne Carty, warden's secretary, despite parole officer's orders. Chester, a Salem state penitentiary trustee, faces renewed confinement as the marriage violates his parole conditions. Close details are given but reflect the couple's union and its legal repercussions.
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iMarriage
Portland
Ore
Jewell Chester
Anne Carty
Close
State
Salem
Birthstone for Every Month Now Made Affordable
Makers unveil a beautiful synthetic hard stone, enabling the average person to own the birthstone of their birth month at a lower price. This advancement broadens access to gem-quality stones once reserved for the wealthy.
Double Wedding at Ewing Home in Lansing Area
The Ewing home hosted a double wedding on Saturday August 23. Velma Jean Ewing wed Kenneth Allen while Joanne Lamson married Paul Lamson. The couples, both in the U S Army at Camp Breckenridge earlier, now plan to reside in Alma and Clare. A chicken dinner followed the ceremony with close family and friends attending from Saginaw Alma Shepherd Farwell. The newlyweds left for a short Canadian honeymoon via Port Huron.
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Har) Ewing
Velma Jean
Kenneth Allen
Milmer Allen
Yarwell
Joanne Lamson
John Lamson
Lansing
Paul
Earl Hwing
Church of Jesus Christ
Doris Ewing
Camp Breckenridge
Kenneth
Korea
Mt. Pleasant
Allen
Midway Lunch
Clare
Ewing
Alma
Edith Wicks
Joan Wienhauer
Lamson
Albert Gott
Saginaw
Shepherd
Farwell
Canada
Port Huron
Bride Blanche Clark Weds Sgt Fred Petro in Clare Methodist Church
Blanche Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Clark of Lake George married Sgt Fred Petro son of Mr and Mrs Orville Petro of Temple in a candlelight ceremony August 22 at Clare Methodist Church. The couple exchanged vows at 8:00 with Trey L J Nevins presiding. Music by Doris Gerow accompanied the organ. The reception followed in the church basement with a three tier cake and gifts on display. The Petros planned a honeymoon in Northern Michigan before he returns to Fort Campbell Kentucky and she resumes work at Fashions Industries Big Rapids. Guests came from Lake George Temple Sanford Big Rapids Stanwood White Cloud Reed City and Farwell.
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Clare Méthodist Church
Blanche Clark
Kenneth Clark
Lake George
Fred Petro
Orville Petro
Temple
Trey
L. J. Nevins
Doris Gerow
Marilyn DeGeer
Maid of Honey
Robert Petra
Danny Wallace
Vicanor DeGeer
Winnifred Musson
Circle One Society
Fort Campbell
Kentucky
Pétie
Fashions Industries
Big Rapids
Sanford
Stanwood
White Cloud
Reed City
Farwell
Fourth Birthday Party At Beach Street Home
Bobby Williams celebrated his fourth birthday at his Beach Street home with friends including Nachele and Carolyn Childs Jerry Doherty Ronny and Donny Bailey Terry Linda and Buddy Robison and his sister Counie and Tommy. He received white gifts and enjoyed games ice cream and cake served by his mother Mrs Hebert Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Williams
Beach Street
Ec&ie
Hebert Williams
Bobby
Nachele
Carolyn Childs
Jerry Doherty
Roniny
Donny Bailey
Terry
Linda
Buddy Robison
Counie
Tommy
The Jacksons And Gillespies Host English Friends Dinner
Mr and Mrs Ed Jackson and daughter Janice hosted Mr and Mrs James Gillespie and daughters with Mr Jack Haselden and son Jack at lunch. Guests recently arrived from England, and a 4 year old Detroit photo and an England image revealed ties to Haselden and Gillespie families. The Haseldens reside at Houghton Lake.
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Ed Jackson
Janice
James Gillespie
Jacke
Haselden
Jack
England
Jack Jeft
Detroit
Haselben
Clare couple weds in single ring Nazarene Church ceremony
Miss Geraldine Palmer of Clare and Richard Woodworth of Clare united in marriage at the Nazarene Church in St. Louis before 100 guests. The bride wore white satin with lace and carried white flowers. Maid of Honor Marjorie Winn wore lavender. Best man John Palmer and ushers assisted. The reception followed at the bride’s brother Walter Palmer’s home. Both are employed locally and plan to reside in Burdo apartments after a brief trip.
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Geraldine Palmer
Clare
L. G. Palmer
St. Louis
Richard Woodworth
Floyd Woodworth
Nazarene
Keith St. John
Marsha Mann
Betty Winn
Marjorie Winn
Peggy Lawson
Sandra Woodworth
John Palmer
Jim Lawson
Walter Palmer
James ‘Woodworth
Donna Jean Brownseter
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Woodworth
St. Louis High School
Olivet Nazarene College
Shankakee, Hingis
Woodworth
Clare High School
Jones Standard Service
Burdo
Fresh Senate Critique On Scouts Infiltration Charges
A Senate committee accuses Communists of trying to infiltrate the Boy Scouts to learn knots for a diplomatic corps. The piece then mocks Middle East turmoil and other social quirks, closing with a stray tale of a meter reform and a woman dropping a nickel.
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Senate
Boy Scouts
Reunion Celebrates 49th King Family Wedding Anniversary
The John W. Kings held a family reunion at Lake George on Sunday August 24 to honor their 49th wedding anniversary with a potluck. Relatives from King and Morse families joined including Ma bel Rutter Lyman Stitts worth Johnny Bailey and others. Attendees hoped to attend a golden anniversary next year.
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John W. Kings
Lake George
King
Mabel. Rutter
Lyman. Stittsworth
Johnny Bailey
Bill
Stevie Marshall
Jay King
Mike King
Owen King
Jim
Nelson Rutter
John Klingelhoffer
Jim King
Morse
Peter
Dearhborn
Ralph Stonewall
Pentide
L. E. Davys Mark Sixtieth Anniversary At Home
Mr and Mrs L E Davy celebrated sixty years of marriage at their home on Sunday August 24 Guests included their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Paul Bretz of Saint Paul Minnesota their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Lionel Duncan and sons and their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Ted Mieski and daughter of Midland Several relatives could not attend
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Paul Bretz
St. Paul
Isabella County Gleaners Picnic Triumph at Island Park
The Isabella County Gleaners held their annual Island Park picnic in Mt. Pleasant with a noon potluck and a program led by President Orville Klumpp. Prizes went to the oldest, youngest, and longest-distance attendees. Richard Klumpp and Jesse Childs among the winners.
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Isabella County Gleaners
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
Orville Klumpp
William Kiginhans
George Acker
Coleman
Richard Klumpp
King Arbor
Roger Thorn
Mr. Pleasant
Jesse Childs
Shepherd
LaVein Rockett
Elmer Jones
Rosebush
LaVern Rockett
Clare
LeVern
Kleinhans
Gleater
Court Family Holds Reunion In Coleman
The first annual Court family reunion was held August 24 in Coleman at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John O Grady with sixty seven members attending a potluck dinner. Next year the reunion will be in St Johns on the third Sunday of August.
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Coleman
John O'Grady
St. Johns
John Bell
Jimmy Court
Jay Court
Ervie Suggate
Beaverton
Mt. Morris
St. Clair Shores Wheeler
Laingsburg
Clare
Methodist WA.C.8 Plans Year Kickoff Meeting
The Executive Board met in the church parlors Tuesday evening to plan for the coming year led by Mrs Alma Seiter. The society will hold its first general meeting Tuesday evening September 2 at the church inviting all members. Mrs Russell Foell hosted a birthday party for her daughter with nine children attending.
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Methodist Wa.c
Alma Seiter
Russell Foell
Lay Parmagetes Oy
Tayla
Wedding of Miss Nancy Elaine Brockway and LeRoy Franklin Kullman
Miss Nancy Elaine Brockway and LeRoy Franklin Kullman wed August 22 at Mt. Pleasant Methodist parsonage with Rev. Charles MacKenzie officiating. The ceremony drew immediate family, followed by a dinner and reception at Mrs. Julius Barbes’s Clare home. The couple plans to reside in Mt. Pleasant after a northern Michigan honeymoon. Kullman is with Gill Pipe Pulling Co. and a Mt. Pleasant High School graduate. Brockway is a Clare High School grad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Elaine Brockway
Neva Grave
Clare
Earl Brockway
Pontiac
LeRoy Franklin Kullman
Lil“Man Kullman
Upton Street
Mt. Pleasant
Charles MacKenzie
Norell Mahon
Mr. Pleasant
Tally Club Hosts Bridge Evening and Lunch
Mrs Russell Toell hosted Thursday bridge night for two tables with Mrs Ackerman winning high score and Mrs Bernard Wyman low. A dessert lunch followed. The Tuesday Club met at Mrs Murl Houghton's home for two tables. Mrs Wallace Johnson led with high score, Mrs Kuno Wammerberg second, and Mrs W A Maynard was traveler. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Toell
Robert Ackerman
Bernard Wyman
Hame
Murl Houghton
Wallace Johnson
Kuno Wammerberg
W. A. Maynard
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