Navy and Army servicemen take part in Striking Force drills off California
Pvt Bill D Newman of Ash5625854 Bty C 1st FA Bn RET HOW 9th Army rd Int Div Fort Benning GA and Leo G Smith radarman third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Manly G Smith Route 4 Clare participated in Striking Force training with the First Fleet off Southern California December 3 6 The exercise stressed modern tactics for air and guided missile strikes against land mass air defense antisubmarine and replenishment operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill D. Newman
9Th Army
Fort Benning
Georgia
USN
Manly G. Smith
Route 4
Clare
Helena
California
Irwin hosts and visits mark weekend gatherings
A series of weekend visits and dinners highlight social life in the area. The Irwins celebrated their wedding anniversary with relatives near Farwell. Numerous families visited kin in Clare, Gladwin, Midland, Harrison and other towns, while several members attended funerals and receptions.
St. Louis guests honored for October Certificate of Merit
Mrs. Mary Perrine Birrell and Miss Shirley Ries of St Louis were honor guests of the Gratiot County Safety Council at a Sunday dinner. Birrell received the October Certificate of Merit for thirty seven years of safe driving with no accidents or tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Perrine Birrell
Shirley Ries
St. Louis
Jimmy Perrine
Clare
St.Louis
Gratiot County Safety Council
Birrell
Gift Wrap Ideas Using Sewing Materials for Festive Packages
Michigan State University expert Dane Graff suggests creative gift wrap using yarn buttons hooks and eyes. Create a tree outline with green yarn or pompom bows. Use buttons for clothing gifts and yarn dolls as decorative accents. keep one focal point for a neat package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane Graff
Michigan State University
Miss Graff
IEEE
Homemaker Hints on Potatoes and Kids Craft
Homemaker hints note potatoes with peel retain vitamins and minerals while peeled skins should be thin. Applesauce needs just enough water to prevent sticking. Children enjoy hands on activities like clay modeling and finger painting to learn colors and coordination.
Krells Welcome James Scott Krell Born in Midland
Mr and Mrs Robert Krell of rural Clare announce the birth of a son on December 12 at Midland Hospital. He weighs seven pounds 15 ounces and will be known as James Scott. Mother and baby are doing fine and have returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Shepherd
Ed. Mussell
Nial Abbott
Harrison
Thomas Abbott
Marshall Bonham
Mae Light
Ernest Chaffee
William Bowler
Susan Austin
BE. W. Wilson
Midland
Tom .Cook
Ronald’ Cook
Cadillac
James~ Gillespie
Fred Horton
Howard City
William Campbell
Omer
Parent
George Parent
Grand Rapids
Nina Austin
Rochester
A. D. Austin
Merle Randall
Houghton Heights
Robert Seiter
Randy
Laurence Seiter
Harald Sanders
Pontiac
Claire Stanley
Norman Myers
Arthur Township
Joseph L. Kennedy
L. H. Thompson
Bigelow Rest Home
Farwell
Carl Dibert
St. Louis
Robert Krell
Clare
James, Scott
Delores Hearns
J. O. Rassat
Midland Hospital
James Scott
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West 5Th Street
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Coty
Johnson's Gift Box
Evry
Houghton’ S
Coty Perfume Bell
Paris
Faberge
Schick
Eversharp Schick Razor & Blades
Rooys
Ernest Irwin
Bil ‘Schlafley
Irwins
George Whitmore
Clare General Hospital
Whitmore
Elmer Sharlow
Ray Owens
Robert Greer
Don Welch
Gladwin
Percy Stough
Jones Ville
Joyce Stough
Pat Green
Central Michigan College
John Stough
Phillip .VanEvery
Pleasant
Leota Vankivery
Gertrude Gardiner
Walter Rhodes
Flint
Gerald Sandersfield
Clarence McDowell
Groves Funeral Home
Howard Jones
Gratiot Community Hospital
Alma
Ed Mussell
Mt. Pleasant
Austin Knapp
C. C. Knapp
Minnie Drake
Elizabeth Samson
David Hughes
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
James Perrine
Howard Adams
Barryton
Clara Morrow
Elwell
Carl Bringold
Hiram Lanson
Bertha Dietrich
Florida
Leonard Johnston
Weidman
Clarence van
Ernest. Irwin
Charles Wright
Fern Wright
Russell Green
Ernest Green
Patsy Schlafley
Rebekah Assembly
Michigan
Rebekah and Oddfellow Lodge
Hemlock
Luella Otter
Rebekah Assembly of Michigan
Christmas
Murl Houghton
Your
Mure M
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Coats
Packers
Pullman
Rew Sox
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