Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers and Hosts Christmas Party
Thirty members attended the Rebekah meeting led by Noble Grand Viola Warner on December 5. Ruth Green was elected Noble Grand and others named for new year officers. Beatrice Smith won the mystery prize and a potluck supper followed with Odd Fellows joining in. Several members and guests were listed and a Get Well gift drive was organized. The annual Christmas party is set for December 19 with a 50 cent gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Smith
Odd Fellows
Hazel. Irwin
Nellie Young
Gertrude Scott
Carrie Irwin
Ethel
Girl Scouts Discuss Christmas Project at Meeting
The Girl Scouts met Wednesday evening with president Mary Archbold in charge. They recited the pledge of allegiance and the laws and promise, discussed a Christmas project, and worked on badges. A nurse from Clare Hospital was absent but expected next time. They closed by singing Taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Archbold
Clare Hospital
WSCS Christmas program at church ends with gifts
The Woman's Society of the Methodist Church held a Christmas meeting on December 6 featuring a nativity scene, organ solo, and a cantata Thy Light Has Come directed by Harold Kelly. Mrs. Sidney Hood and Mrs. John Hartman organized festive decor and a lunch, with gifts exchanged and toys sent to Ethel Harpst Children's Home. A Family Night supper is planned for December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of the Methodist Church
Harold Kelly
Suairis Tryon
Kelly
Tryon
Wilmot Carpenter
Rey
Nevins
Sidney Hood
John Hartman
Ethel ‘Harpst
Sunday Dinners and Social Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs George Ackey and daughter shared Sunday dinner with Rey and Mrs Charles Malson of Brown Corners. Merle Esterline and John Bauer joined Mr and Mrs Bill Smedley and family for Sunday dinner with Shevonne and Ronnie Bauer. Mrs William Bauman of San Bernardino California visited William Ingraham family overnight. Vi Moore Ruby Strong and Carrie Irwin helped Myrtle Bus kart celebrate her 76th birthday with lunch and cards. Flora Peleh returned home from hospital still ill and Carrie Irwin stayed with her. Mr and Mrs Herbert Spragg were home last weekend. Mrs Byron Maynard and Mrs Frank Thrush visited Pear Osborn Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ackey
Rey
Charles Malson
Brown Corners
Merle’ Esterline
Aaron
Masonic Lodge Elects New Officers For Year
Corn ing Lodge 335 elected and appointed officers for the coming year at the December 4 meeting in Farwell. Vere Kinsey was named Worshipful Master with Raoul Couts as Senior Warden and Jay Bellinger as Junior Warden. An open installation is set for December 27 at 8 pm at the Masonic Hall in Farwell with Howard Everts and Clare officers officiating. Music, food and entertainment are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning Lodge
Farwell
Vere Kinsey
Raoul, Couts
Jay Bellinger
Fred -Scott
Alan, Howard
Arthur Ganger
Edward DeForest
Farwell Briefs Note Local Social Roundup and Visits
A long list of weekend visits and dinners across Farwell includes Stanley Schunk and daughters with Mr. and Mrs. John Hartman and others visiting relatives in Saginaw Flint Perrysburg and Cadillac. Buryl Strong returns to Detroit after convalescence. Rodger Thrush hospitalized for tests. many neighbors and relatives share meals and outings. MSU engineers warn about ventilation for wet walls or frost in haymows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Schunk
Barbara
Darlene
John Hartman
Roy Shear
Bud Loomis
Rodney
Kenneth Loomis
Saginaw
Minerva Richmond
Ann Powers
Ellen Grahan
Judy Graham
Pleasant
Leslie Thrush
Perrysburg
Ohio
Dewey Dell
Harry DeGear
Flint
Henry Dell
Mis Pleasant
Buryl Strong
Detroit
Frank Thrush
Leslie
Rodger
Grover Updyke Sr
George
Temple
Don Lloyd Jr
Sandusky
Hazel Orton
Carl
William Gordon
Keever
Jud Brasington
Tom Brooks
Estel
L.B.U. Lansing
Lester Howe
Houghton Lake
Ed Willey
Pamela Jean
MSU Agricultural Engineers
University of Michigan Budget Highlights 1956 Expenditures
The 1956 financial report shows 68 percent of UM total expenditures or 47 364 214 dollars spent on salaries wages and employee benefits. Materials and supplies travel books equipment utilities scholarships and plant extension account for 21 922 254 dollars. The General Fund recorded 32 202 698 dollars income with 31 923 015 dollars expenses. Plant Fund assets rose to 147 561 150 dollars. Other funds include Auxiliary Activities expendable trust student loan endowment retirement and agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
University
of Michigan
Cleaning and closet care tips from a bygone column
The snippet suggests practical household guidance on hanging diapers with clip-on pins, airing musty chest interiors, refinishing wood with white shellac, and storing summer fabrics in paper cleaners bags to guard against dust and dirt. It reads like a practical domestic advice item from an older newspaper page.
Hush Puppy Muffins Recipe Readers’ Mix
Recipe notes for hush puppy muffins using corn muffin mix eggs cream onion parsley and seasonings. Prepare batter per package, fold in chopped onion and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Spoon into buttered mini muffin pans and bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
Recycling Old Leather and Household Bits for Kids
The article suggests cutting worn leather into patches to reinforce sleeves and clothing for youngsters. It advises washing and wax treating boots and rubbers for extra wear, repurposing metal jar lids into doll dishes, and using petroleum jelly to loosen jammed scissors or egg beaters. It mentions aluminum as the then lightest metal.
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Farwell News
Rebekah Lodge
Shevonne Smedley
Lewis Irwin
Aaron Irwin
Raymond Scotts
Marjorie
Ruth Powers
Sue Ellen Hall
Emily Irwin
John DeForest
Adrian
William Yaeger
Merle Esterline
Girl Scouts
WSCS
Masonic Lodge
J. ‘Homan
Inéz
Bently
Ruth
Ann
Cadillac
Frank Thomas
Fairbanks
Alaska
Dewey Dei
Frank Freeman
Gilmore
Rosé Harvey
Anna Schofield
Raymond
Vern Funnell
Jackie
Ella Sherman
Clare
Arthur Reese
Mt. Clemens
Lida Allen
Fred Snyder
Way
John Rawson
Ethel Thrush
Walter Mays
Charles Strauch
Odd .Fellow
Rebekah Association
Coleman
Edward Butterfield
Joel
Dan Butterfield
William LaVine
Central Michigan Area
Higgins Lake
Joe Hrdlovich
Rosebush
Fred
Horn
Mike Thrush
Northernaires
Ralph Carpenters
Harrison
Leon
Mike
Kenneth Renner
Gene Cashin
Midland
Don Lloyd
Betty
Lansing
Harold Thrush
Morrice
Leon Thrush
Roy
Evelyn
Jimmie
LeRoy
Theodore Hosner
Romeo
John Babian
L. Finch
Duncan
Stella Keoplinger
O.E.S
Jim King
Farmington
Jay
J. Wesley Teale
Dick Gillum
Margaret Wickert
Burell Smith
Coats
Spencer Tracy
Richard Widmark
Robert Wagner
Katy Jurado
Hugh
Wyatt Earp
O'Brian
Mature - Leigh
Cinemascopt
Columbia
Beaverton
Gem Theatre
THURS
FBI
Randolph Scott
Technicolor
Barbara Hale
Jay C. Flippen
Bowery Boys
Bowery
Bagdad
Sun
Tues
Jack Palance
Eddie Albert
Matador
Michigan
Robert Tracy - Wagner
Claire Trevor
Basil Rathbone
Akim Tamiroff
Lon Ghaney
John Carradine
Bela Lugos
United Artists
Carat Sa Eee
Brian Donlevy
Margia Dean
Bradford Chil Crawford
Frank
Gilroy and
Sell Rouse
CLR
Russell Rouse
Clarence Greene
East
Fox
Company
Aniteo Masts
Wurst
Ayaa Ay
Ae Albert In
VCS Ie Peay Seorts
Seaport
Brooklyn
Paris
Tab Hunter
Natalie Wood
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