Thanksgiving gathering and family visits in Gilmore Center
The Banner Class of the Church of Christ held a Sunday afternoon program at the Gilmore Center church with Eilene Wood performing a chalk drawing. Thanksgiving Friday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Don Seymour and Mr. and Mrs. Levi Longton at the Beck home, plus visits to Marion and Cadillac for Mrs. White. Ruth Pitts was hospitalized, Dennis had mumps, and the Lautzenheisers attended a funeral in Edmore before returning home.
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Church of Christ
Eilene Wood
Don Seymour
Levi Longton
Bill Beck
W. R. Jarman
Egbert Fordyce
Cadillac
Frank White
Marion
White
Miller
Mr. Lautzenheiser
Edmore
Little Dennis
MecAlveys
Mrs. Lautzenheiser
Owen
Ray Gamble
Salt River Farm Bureau Ham Dinner Held at Orr Building
The Salt River Farm Bureau Group held its annual Ham Dinner at the Orr Community Building on Sunday November 27. Nine families attended with two visitors from Mt. Pleasant, plus numerous local residents and relatives joining in Thanksgiving day reunions.
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Salt River Farm Bureau Group
Orr
Steven
Jim Mogg
Mt. Pleasant
William Strauch
John Methner
Kenneth Mogg
Clarend Methner
Johen Gross
Eldon
Eugene Lattimer
Lorraine
Art Eberhart Farewell Party Moves to Clare
Mr and Mrs Art Eberhart and family received a surprise farewell party Tuesday evening from neighbors and friends before moving to Clare. Attendees included Archie Jourdain Joyce Methner Kenneth Mogg Bart Tater David Greg Clarene Methner Leonard Matthews and Ray VanBuskirk. Hosts served sandwiches cake cinnamon buns and coffee. The notice also reports the birth of Kevin Charles son to Mr and Mrs Robert Monroe at C M C Hospital on Friday November 25.
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Art Eberhart
Eberharts
Clare
Archie Jourdain
Joyce
John Methner
Jill
Kenneth Mogg
Bart Tater
David and
Greg
Clarend Methner
And
Leonard Matthews
Ray
Robert Monroe
C. M. C. Hospital
Kevin Charles
A Blessing From A Country Town Memoir
The narrator recalls a frail girl at a college for young women and how a pastor’s family welcomed him. He later served as minister in the same town, officiating at the daughter’s wedding to a local merchant, sharing a circle of lasting ties.
Just a Moment for Gratitude and Inner Strength
A brief meditation urges daily focus on things to be thankful for to build resilience for future emergencies. The message emphasizes quiet reflection as a source of mental fortitude and preparedness.
My Doctor and His Young Surgeon in Our City
In years past I suffered a serious illness and thought of a rising young surgeon in our town. My wife contacted him day before my surgery. On entry to the operating room I longed for relief from gall bladder pain. I later saw my doctor for checkups and a comforting pat on the shoulder.
Driving DOs And DONTs For Safe Roads
A cautious guide warns drivers not to brake unless needed and urges restraint around police. It cautions against speeding and fiery driving, noting alcohol impairs judgment and increases crash risk on highways.
Nazarene Revival Services to Be Held December
The Church of the Nazarene announces daily revival services from December 7 to 18 led by Rev and Mrs Dewey Mounts of Worth Illinois. Mounts, currently devoted to evangelism, has pastored and preached since 1948 with training from Mayoal State Vocational School Paintsville KY and Olivet Nazarene College Kankakee IL. Mrs Mounts sings solo, leads congregational singing, and uses youth outreach and animated lessons. Services start at 745 PM nightly except Saturdays. Public invitation extended.
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Church of the Nazarene
Dewey Mounts
Worth
Thlinois
Mounts
Knox
Indiana
Mayool State Vocational School
Paintsville
Kentucky
Olivet Naarene College
Kankakee
Illinois
Farwell Briefs Reflect Weekend Visits and Town Events
Farwell social notes recount weekend visits from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Florida and daughter of Flint to Grace Fahenstock and daughters. Gaye Davison entertained five college friends. Several local residents and relatives enjoyed Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings across Clare, Owosso, Saginaw, and nearby towns. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Martha Cook in Cedar Lake and Leeliée Tanner’s death noted. Deer hunting, hospital stays, and convalescent visits are also mentioned amid community fellowship news.
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Robert Florida
Flint
Grace Fahenstock
Gaye
George Davison
Josephine Armstrong
Jud Brasington
Carl Sangles
Clare
Rufus Brasington
Edmore
Brasington
Howard Hanner
Veterans Hospital
Ann Arbor
George Rainbolt
Lansing
Fred Dixon
Owosso
Emerson Blodgett
Russel Sides
Masonic Hall
Weidman
John Sommer
Martha Cook
Cedar Lake
Laurel Osborn
Linda Furness
John Bentley
Alfred Kleeman
Fred
Saginaw
Farwell
Elmer Godwin Sr
Winfield
Jay Colosky
Harvey Burger
Walt
James Hall
Jimmy Jr
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Euerge Electric
South Jerome Road
Ithaca
Michigan
Sentinel
Gilmore Center
Denver Township
Salt River Farm Bureau
Gene Bullard
Alden Bullard
Mr. Pleasant
Lloyd Reese
Johen Muterspaugh
Irene Muterspaugh
Barrett Muterspaugh
Roy
Jimmie
Avis
Karen
Marsha Muterspaugh
Art Eberharts
Ape
HEINZ
Hart
Bean
Hawks Supermarket
Shedd
Sunshine
PEG
Hawk
Robert H. Harper
Marci Kaells Ton
Consumers Power Company
Nazarene Revival
Mrs. Dewey Mounts
Rhoda Byba
Ardis
Teale
Teales
Howard Six
Don Smiths
Dee Shaw
Don and
Lynwood
Mr. Smith
Robert ‘Smith
Midland
Dale
University
Dewey Dell
E. O. Nelson
Nelson
Myrtle Buskard
Olin Bowen
Barryton
Victor Haggarts
Frank Crowley
Edwin Crowley
Clio
Marjorie Powers
George Neebees
Davison
Homer Rodgers
Dale Rulapaugh
Richard Nickels
Rodgers
Donald Arts
Derwin
Bay City
Ermal Collards
Thomas McCormick
Ralph Kleeman Jr
Walled Lake
Ralph Kleeman
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