Dear Santa Claus letter bundle from Michigan families
A collection of handwritten Christmas wish letters from children and a parent wrote for them, detailing gifts such as dolls, trucks, tractors, toy guns, baby items, musical toys, and a new baby sister. Names include Mark Bradley family, Rebecca Pudway, Lisa Hicks, Tommy Lodes, Johnny Forsberg, Patrick Abbott, Sheri, Joey Bidstrup, Tom Murray, Rebecca Burdo, with locations Clare Michigan and other small notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Mark Bradley
Michael Lee
Kay
Michael
John Deere
Mark
Kay Bradley P.S
Santa
Rebecca Sue Pudway
Orchard Street
Clare Michigan
Pretty
Mary Poppins
Beautiful Bell
Baby Secret
Bride Doll
Baby Snugglebun
Jan and Heddie
Susie Homemaker
Rudolph
Rebecca Pudway
Tom Murray
North Pole
Lucy
Rebecca Burdo
Engagement Announced For Mary Ann Mellin And Robert David
Mrs. Phyllis Mellin of Clare announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Ann Mellin to Robert David son of Mr and Mrs Alton David of Clare. Mary Ann is a junior at St Mary's School of Nursing in Saginaw. Robert works at Mt Pleasant State Home and Training School and joined the U S Navy Reserve. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Mellin
Clare
Mary Ann
Robert David
Alton David
Miss Mellin
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Saginaw
David
Mt. Pleasant
Merry Christmas Lights on Lake 13 Display
The article notes a Lake 13 Christmas display at the Jack Liberty home with colorful lights reflecting on the lake. It mentions greetings to readers and social visits by Mr and Mrs Erv Arts and girls from Clare, plus birthdays for Mrs Arts and Terri. It also reports Vern Purdue visiting Lansing with Kenneth Small family and Agnes Abbott visiting Wesley Abbott family in Gladwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Liberty
Erv
Arts
Clare
Guy DisBrow
Terri
Vern Purdue
Lansing
Kenneth Small
Agnes Abbott
Wesley Abbott
Gladwin
Community Notes From Mann Siding and Nearby Areas
Sunday travel to Mr Pleasant for the Imhoff family Christmas dinner. Eleven ladies met for Circle’s Christmas party at Irene Hileman’s home with a luncheon and gift exchange. Extended family gatherings include June Keyser and John Esterline wedding at Ewart Lutheran Church. Neighbors visit and call on Nial Abbott and others from Ewart to Midland and Chicago. Family health updates include Mrs Heintzelman improving while hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bennett and
Pleasant
Imhoff
Irene Hileman
Hileman
Marion Austin
August Hoskey
June Keyser
John Esterline
Ewart
Edward King
Richard Hensel
Richard Pfannes
Nial Abbott
William Hileman Jr
William Hileman
Shelley Burton
Emerson Burton
Harry Hileman
Clare
Mary Heber
Terry Davis
Alfred Tessman
Albert Heintzelman
Chicago
O’hara
Andy
Marvin McGrath
Gerald Heintzelman
Henry Heintzelman
Christmas Socials and Family Arrivals Around Michigan
Local brief notices report Mrs Charien Jila Mrs Mabel Raven Mrs George Shayler and Mrs Chuck Shayler attending a Christmas service at Center Church west of Rosebush Monday evening. Owosso visits and hospital news from Mt. Pleasant plus Rex Robinette and his mother Florence Robinette. servicemen home for Christmas include Tom Dunn Jim Oaks Jerry Dawson Ralph Buchholz and Butch Eberhart. Sharon Cole birthday celebration at Boyne Mountain with friends visiting later to ice cream cake. Bay City’s James Crane visits grandparents Albert and Ada Aube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charien Jila
Mabel Raven
George Shayler
Chuck Shayler
Center Church
Rosebush
Delmax Allen
Dennis
Louise Allen
Walter Lebhere
Owosso
Floyd Walters
Mt. Pleasant
Rex Robinette
Florence Robinette
Tom Dunn
Jim Oaks
Jerry Dawson
Ralph Buchholz
Butch Eberhart
Dan Czyzewski
Sharon
Valarie Cole
Boyne Mountain
James Crane
Bay City
Albert Aube
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clare Cleaners
Band Box Cleaners
Rau
Flegel Sales & Service
Earl Flegel
Lou Ann
Shannon Seibt
Lisa Hicks
Julia
Tommy Lodes
Karen
Dave
Johnny Forsberg
Patrick Abbott
Lisa
Sheri
Mike
Santa Tam
G.I. Joe
Navy
R. Lee Greer
Joey
Susan
Joey Bidstrup
RCA Victor
IRCA
Lake Roller Rine
Beaverton
Gem Theatre
FRL
SUN
MON
America
Munster
Lott
Universal Picture
Hunters
Presley
Hal Wallis
Nelson Pritchard
Midland
Parkerhouse, Tea
Clarified Bakery
Michigan Bell
Nationwide Bell System
Drifters
Bob
Glen
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