Rosebush School presents Christmas musical program
Rosebush students and a choral group performed a Christmas musical in the school gym on Monday afternoon under Doris Sherwood. The event featured readings and solos including What Child Is This and Go Tell It On The Mountain with students from kindergarten through eighth grade concluding with a carol medley.
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Rosebust School
Doris Sherwood
Nancy Demeyer
Mrs. Sherwood
Corrine Reginald
Wenceslas
Ron Yager
Sara Jane Stilgenbauer
Michael Blake
Shepherd
Joe Prout
Paula Beutler
Holy Memory
Kathy Prout
Brenda Wilson
Janet Prout
Reader
the Herald Angelis Sing
Emmanuel
Ivy
Holly
Walton Farm Bureau Group Meeting Updates
Walton Farm Bureau Group met at the Duval First home with nine member families present. Chairman Jake Bechdelt led the session. Mrs. Jake Bechdolt reported on the Women’s Activity Meeting at Center Church. Ewart Bowerman spoke on whether a Will keeps a farm intact and the need for each family to arrange its own setup.
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Walton Farm Bureau
Duval First
Jake Bechdelt
Jake Bechdolt
Center Church
Ewart Bowerman
Clare Daily Publisher Details Subscriptions
William D Elden publisher at 132 West Fourth Street Clare Michigan lists weekly issue timing and post office mailing rates for Clare Isabella County and beyond. Subscriptions cost 3.00 in Clare and Isabella County 3.50 elsewhere in Michigan 4.00 outside Michigan and 4.00 for US addresses.
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William D. Elden
West Fourth Street
Clare
Michigan
Clare Isabella County
Center Church Christmas Program Highlights Nativity Pageant
Center Church held its annual Christmas program Sunday evening December 16. Sun day School teachers and the Choir led a pageant of the Christmas Story in song and scripture with primary and junior department members acting the Nativity. A fellowship hour followed with refreshments arranged by the Women’s Society. Rev. and Mrs. Fox received a Christmas arrangement.
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Center Church
Women’s Society
Fox
K T S Club Holds Christmas Meeting With Awards
The KTS Club met with Mrs. Jack Methner for its regular monthly gathering and Christmas party. President Mrs. Floyd Dixon led the business session as plans for a February dinner for members and husbands were announced. Mrs. Harold Anderson won the Pepper prize and high score, with second to Mrs. John Jacobs and consolation to Mrs. Vesta Berk. Gifts were exchanged beside a decorated tree. Mrs. Agnes Sharp attended as a guest. Rosebush School students will have Christmas vacation from December 20 at 3 30 p m with classes resuming January 2.
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K.T.S Club
Jack Methner
Floyd Dixon
Pepper
Harold Anderson
John Jacobs
Vesta Berk
Agnes Sharp
Community Holiday Visit Notes In-Home Gatherings Across Area
Local families hosted dinners and weekend visits with relatives from Midland Sunfield Lansing Mt Pleasant Coleman Farwell and Saginaw. Notable attendees included the Bradfords Elliott Bowerman Cairns Jacobs and Powell families plus friends from several towns. Russell Cowden remains in critical condition after a heart attack at Mt Pleasant Hospital.
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Robert Sharp
Midland
Ralph Bradford
Ray Elliott
Linda Rae
Sunfield
Bob Elliot
John R
al Albar
Mt. Pleasant
John Jacobs
Manley McFarland
Francis Mullally
Coleman
Herb Cairns
Hugh Bradford
Bear Lake
R. J. Powell
Richard Ormiston
John Hall
Saginaw
Floyd Thompson
Ernest Hoste
Emily Bowerman
Asbury College
Wilmore
Kentucky
Ewart Bowerman
August Frick
Cecil Elliott
Harry Elliott
Lansing
Linda
Bill Elliott
St. Johns
Carl Hedberg
Edward Lewis
Sadie Paisley
Robert Elliott
Lloyd O’connors
Presbyterian Adults Party Hosts Christmas Gathering
The Adult Class of the Rosebush Presbyterian Sunday School were guests of honor at a Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Osborn in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday evening. Refreshments were served from a holiday decorated table. A gift was presented to the hosts by Mrs. Arthur Brown on behalf of the class.
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Rosebush Presbyterian Sunday School
Rey
John Osborn
Mt. Pleasant
Arthur Brown
Victorian roots of animated Christmas greeting cards
Ingenious mechanical devices animated early Christmas cards with symbols of Christmastide. The robin Santa holly mistletoe and carolers appeared on Victorian era cards, foreshadowing modern animated designs.
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Santa Claus
Herrick Farm Bureau Meeting Honors Christmas Dinner
The Herrick Community Farm Bureau gathered at Mr and Mrs Arleigh Gorr home for a Christmas dinner and business meeting. Mrs Ogal Haggart and Mrs George Sexton prepared chicken and dressing with pot luck items. Tom Ackerman spoke on keeping farming in one piece and inheritance tax laws. A grab bag gift exchange ended the evening and a fruit basket was sent to Charles Church.
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Herrick Community Farm Bureau
Arleigh Gorr
Ogal Haggart
George Sexton
Tom Ackerman
Charles Church
First Christmas Card Origins and Hallmark Link
The Cole-Horsley variant of 1843 is cited as the first published Christmas card with the greeting A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You. A copy found in England entered Hallmark’s Historic Collection in Kansas City. Louis Prang in Boston popularized early US Christmas greetings and promoted design contests for card material.
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Cole-Horsley
Britain
John Calcott Horsley
Sir Henry Cole
Victoria and Albert Museum
England
Hallmark
Hallmark Historic Collection
The
Greeting Card Company
Kansas City
Louis Prang
Boston
U. S
Clareniks Feast At Harrison
The Clareniks traveled to Harrison Wednesday evening for a Christmas dinner at the Surrey House. They enjoyed a chicken dinner and trimmings, then returned to Mrs. Henry Kinsel’s home for social hour and Secret Pals with gifts. They drew new names for next year and exchanged greetings before adjourning to meet January 16 at Mrs. Carl Downs where Mrs. Mark Bicknell will present the lesson.
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Clareniks
Harrison
Surrey House
Henry Kinsel
Carl Downs
Mark Bicknell
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Hero’s Circus
Rome
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Clare Sentinel
Dial
Madelyn Hinkle
St.Clare
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