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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1958
Page
16
Mr and Mrs Norman Tolson welcomed Chatterbox Farm Bureau members and guests to their Lake George area home last week. The Spirit of Christmas filled the house with a lit tree and festive decorations as a pot luck supper and gift exchange followed by games. A total of 34 people attended including guests and children.
The Senior MYF hosted a Jalopy Race and planned caroling at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday December 23. The group attended a Christmas concert at Central Michigan College and will run a Sunday School program next Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Candlelight service on Christmas Eve at 8. Family night at 6:30. Mt Pleasant State Home donations requested. Grace Bible Church schedules December 20 7:30 p.m. Christmas play with choir and tree. Ladies Missionary Group meeting December 10 at Mrs Wichert’s home with song book repairs and a pot luck.
Mrs. Cora Wilson returns from Florida to be near sister in Farwell Rest Home. Many local families host, visit, or report health updates. Vern Funnell suffers a cracked shoulder from a recent accident and cannot work.
In Room 19 Ann Ess Morrow reflects on roll call with a gentle tone, stressing kindness tempered by firmness. She warns against prejudice, notes the value of timely roll, and discusses handling absences, excuses, and guiding students toward engaging, individualized interests. The piece ends with a glossary note on the word blackboard meanings.
Cuba and Israel sign their first commercial treaty running through 1959. The pact includes a most favored nation clause on duties and consular taxes, marking a new economic link between the two states.
Social notes report visits by the Radwell and Jarvis families, a four teen letter received, and trips to Midland and Florida. A World War I Area meeting in Battle Creek drew local attendees. Farwell Gospel Mission advertises a Sunday School Christmas practice and program with a youth play and an upcoming revival with an evangelist.
The World Book Encyclopedia notes a historic link between New Year resolutions and the peacock. Knights reportedly performed the vow of the peacock by pledging with their right hand on the peacock during early England's Christmas feasts.
West Michigan tax funded expansion pushes 1958 59 winter season with Mub s Nob near Harbor Springs adding four runs a 4500 foot lift and 48 bed chalet. Boyne Mountain Lodge adds a 2250 foot lift and expands snow making. Multiple centers including Catherine Harbor Highlands and Mount McLauria add lifts runs parking and amenities across 31 counties.
A one day Teen-Age Traffic Safety Conference will be held at Central Michigan College on March 21 1959 announced by William Jakab assistant professor of safety education. Student leaders from nine Michigan communities will plan the event with panels on ten safety topics and a speaker from the National Safety Council.
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