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Newspaper

Clare Sentinel

Location

Clare, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1965

Page

16

Clare County Board Faces Building Fund and Water Plan

Clare County Board of Supervisors meets at the Court House to discuss shifting funds from the Building Fund to the General Fund. The panel approves a $373,196 contract with Gregory Construction and related firms, and proposes to appoint two county representatives to a Tittabawassee watershed planning group.

Harrison Michigan Court House Clinton R. Case Rallcallad Austin Barlow Secker Bringold Brubaker Cain Caray Case Davis Drallett Phelipp Haley Hamp Hendley McKenna Riedel Richardson Rilett Sharp DeForest Dunkle Nash Wisler Casa Feserd Lewis F. Ruttar Stuart D. Huntley Clair Hulett Harald Hughes Building Authority General Fund Building Fund Auditor General Huntley Becker Albert Haley Clare County Yeas Carey Frieliep McKenna Clare County Clerk Clare County Building Authority Tittabawassee Michigan State Water Resources Commission Tittabowassee Cain and Gregory Construction Co Goller Heating and Plumbing Norrismith Electric, Inc

Yuletide Legends of Flowers and Christmas Greens

A Christmas lore piece traces holly ivy mistletoe rosemary and the Christmas rose to ancient belief. Legends link mistletoe to warding off evil and healing while poinsettia stems from a tale of a poor girl and a statue. Rosemary symbolizes constancy though it faded from Victorian decor and holly berries were said to reveal future husbands.

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Lansing Visit Mentions Drakes and Wakeman Family

Andersonville residents Mrs. Dale Drake and her daughter Mrs. Ben Mc Knight with April traveled to Lansing on business last Monday. Danny Wakeman accompanied and spent the week with his grandparents, the Dale Drakes.

Dale Drake Ben McKnight April Lansing Danny Wakeman Dale Drakes

Local Notices Mix TV Cast Lists and County Proceedings

Fragmented OCR lists TV actors and series with scattered names, then shifts to Clare County board resolutions on Eight Point Lake water level and engineering costs. Community calendar items follow with socials and Sunday visits, ending with a Christmas gathering and family notes.

Eight Point Lake Scott Engineering Clare County Michigan Drain Commission Louis W. A. Haley RV. Hamp Becker Brubaker Ways and Means Scalf Engineering Co

Local sports and notices from Clare Sentinel page B Four

A December 16 1965 Clare Sentinel page features brief local items including sports results and public notices. It records community happenings with concise event details and names associated with the local scene.

Local Social Roundup West Gilmore and Nearby Families

Mrs. Charlotte Hart visits Mrs. Ruby Douglas while family from rural Mr. Pleasant and Grosse Ile call on relatives. Hart family and friends gather for Christmas party at Brinton Farm Bureau meeting with oyster supper. George Skinner reels in a 13 to 14 pound pike at Weidman Mill Pond. Birthdays and dinners mark gatherings at Hart, Jones, Geasler, and Hogan homes.

Charlotte Hart Ruby Douglas Elmer Hoag Mr. Pleasant Alice Rickels Grosse Ile Paul Cole Velma Tye Strong Hart Florence Kobel Paul Coles Rodger Hart Barryton Sid Struble Cedar Bay Lodge Brinton Farm Bureau Albert Geasler Gaylord Hart Lena St. John Nora Geasler Jerry Jones George Skinner Weidman Mill Pond Gerald Latham Hogan John Sheldon Don Atwood Rollie Battleshaw Dan Kriepas Earl Blodgett Jerry Bud Stanley Thelma Jones Mt. Pleasant

Brown Corners Christmas Program Set for Next Sunday

The Sunday school Christmas program will be held next Sunday evening, December 19. Mr and Mrs Roger Garver and family of Clare visited for Sunday dinner at Mr and Mrs Ernest Kleinhardt. Jerry Davis of Harrison stayed with Miss Elaine Garver at the same house, and Mrs Frank Humphrey of Colonville stopped by for a visit with Mrs Elnora Honiderich. Several residents attended the Youth for Christ banquet in Alma on Saturday evening. Mrs Marjorie Orton of Farwell visited Donald Lloyd on Monday morning.

John Tice Laura Snyder Clarence Ramey Jennie Cobleigh Omar Parent Low Gladys Katenhaus John Stough Bonnie Seiter Henry Tice Max McCall Rheta Barryton Dale Drake Roger Drake Coleman Paul Wakeman Lansing Roger Fred Ervin Edna Dixon George Renner Rosemary Midland Port Huron George Remner Roger Garver Clare Ernest Kleinhardt Jerry Davis Harrison Elaine Garver Frank Humphrey Colonville Elnora Honiderich Youth For Christ Alma Marjorie Orton Farwell Donald Lloyd

Omens of Death in Christmas Superstitions Past

The piece recalls old Yuletide beliefs linking speaking cattle on Christmas Eve to imminent death within a year. It notes haunted shadows on the Yule log signifying death and salt tests forecasting life or death, where melted salt foretold death and unmelted salt signified health.

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