Women in India and Vietnam face unequal access to education and work
The piece cites Gandhi on pre 1947 Indian women restricted to home tasks and notes rapid urban change through schooling. It contrasts rural barriers, famine, and new literacy efforts, then compares Viet Nam where education is limited but private schools exist, with women in many professions and a large domestic servant presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Congress
Miss Pham
Viet Nam
France
Hanoi
Saigon
U.S
Visit with Governor Ensign Gum in Vietnam Letter
Charles Gum, a Weapons Department Administration Assistant aboard in the South China Seas, spoke with Governor Romney during his Vietnam visit. He described Romney’s questions, promised a reply to his parents, and noted Michigan pride and his ship’s morale. He mentioned Bob Hope and entertainers accompanying the fleet for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign Charlies Gum
South China Seas
Weapons Department Administration
Romney
Vietnam
Clarence Gum
Charles
Michigan
U.S.S. Ticonderoga
South Vietnam
Bob Hope
Farwell Area Family Christmas Gatherings Chronicle
The Farwell News lists numerous weekend visits and gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Babcock drove to Marlette to be with relatives, while the Babcocks returned Sunday. A large family Christmas party watched twenty relatives together. Several community members hosted visitors from Lansing, Lake, Petoskey, Bristol Tennessee, and Florida for holidays and church events. The VFW women gathered to wrap gifts for Ardis Rest Home patients, and the Nimble Fingers Sewing Club prepared cookies for shut ins. Local birthdays, 4-H party details, and hospital and church notices fill the local social page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Babcock
Marlette
James Boyne
Babcocks
Glen Birdsall
Lavina Thompson
Ardis Rest Home
James Brooks
Lansing
Tom Brooks
Brooks
Mabel Campbell
Lynda Dawson
Wilbur Fletcher
Sue Samland
Clare
Lynwood Shaw
Farwell
Sue
Lynwood
Graham Bible College
Bristol
Tennessee
V.F.W
Bert Atteberry
Ardis Rest
Atteberry
Farwell Area
Farwell Nimble Fingers
Home Economics Room
Raymond Agile
Basil Ford
Kenneth Dent
Student Day Observed at Clare Methodist Church
Clare Methodist Church holds its annual Student Day on Sunday December 26 with recognition for college students and service men. A reception follows the service in the church parlor, with Miss Mary Jean Tennant missionary from Mozambique as the speaker on Opportunities for Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Methodist Church
James Yeoman
Mary Jean Tennant
Mozambique
Africa
Miss Tennant
Raymond Norton
Mothers Dine Out by Clare Chapter American Gold Star Mothers Inc
The Clare Chapter held its annual Christmas dinner in Schaeffer's Dairy Bar private dining room on December 15. A chicken dinner served at 6 30 p m fed ten mothers and one guest with a gold tree centerpiece and a lighted Christmas tree. Ina Hammond led with the Christmas prayer and welcomed members while reading messages from the department president and absent mothers. A brief business meeting followed and cash donations were made to five Veterans hospitals and the Grand Rapids facility. Gifts were exchanged and a social hour concluded the evening as some mothers plan winter trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Ina Hammond
Clare
Farwell Briefs Dinner Guests and Calls
Farwell notes Mrs. Flora Clark hosts Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Powell of Mt Pleasant for dinner. Leon Thrush and his wife visit Thrush. Vaness Cook and his mother Emma Perry call on Mr and Mrs Jesse Wood Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Curtis
Frank Thrush
Thursh
Mae Spragg
Clare General Hospital
Steve
Mike Thrush
Daniel Reardon
Tressie Shutterworth
Orchard Lake
Wilbur Fletcher
Lawrence Kadwell
Ewart
Edward Magnus
Clare
Magnus
Roger Russell
Lake
Bernard Dawson
Elmer Schofield
Nancy
Jesse Wood
Woods
Arlo Barber
Susie
Janice
Wood
Wendell Gook
Berniece
Vaness
Kenneth Renner
Stuart Graham
Farwell
Wilton Powell
Mt. Pleasant
Flora Clark
Bertha Babcock
Leon Thrush
Vaness Cook
Emma Perry
Karl Gibson
Goose Lake Lodge
Lake City
Lysle+ Underhill
Lew Fetchers
Midland
Jennie Cobleigh
Alfred Zastrow
Weekend Visits and Church Dedication in Harrison
Mrs May Chaffee spent the weekend in Harrison with Mrs Mae Light. Sunday morning they attended the dedication of the new Harrison Congregational Church and the open house in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Gail Lowle Jr of Grand Ledge were guests of grandparents and uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Chaffee Spen
Harrison
Mae Light
New Harrison Congregational Church
Gail Lowle Jr
Grand Ledge
H.M. Lowle
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Chilstmas Tea
Pace Br
Gandhi
THE
Clare Sentinel
Clare County Home Extension Council
Dora Kleinhardt
Evelyn Lyons
Edna Bruce
Mary Jane Hilton
Guys and Dolls Studio
Perry
City Bakery
Charles Palshan
Clara
Qliottr Uy
Johnson Elevator CO
Clare, Michigan
Farwell News
Jennie Teale
Farwell Missionary Church
Barbara Babcock
Farwell 4-H Bronc Busters Club
Tony Stanfield
Debra Schlafley
Tom Glass
Connie Orton
Debra Fletcher
David Haag
Beckey Allen
Maxine Haggart
Kim McGuire
McCaie Chevrolet
Pontire, Inc
West
Clare, Michicay
Cenny
Bill Cerny
Clare County Sheriff
James and
Ester Darling
Mystic Lake Rd. Lake, Michigan
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