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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1953
Page
13
A remote grave and memorial honor a Vermonter known as Twelve Foot Davis, a stout claim staker from the gold rush era. The site overlooks the confluence of the Peace and Smoky Rivers in northern Canada, with little known about his first name or hometown.
Seven children led by Mrs. Leon Thrush caroled Monday night from 6:30 to 8:00, visiting sick and elderly homes including the Convalescent Home on Main Street. They were served lunch at Mrs. Thrush’s home and expressed a wish to repeat the good deed next year. The participants were David Disprow, Tommy Jones, Imella Farrow, Sharonmith, Norma Jean Halslander, Fern Wilson, and Ruth Ann Bentley.
The Blue Star Mothers met Monday night for their annual Christmas party with seventeen members present. A lighted tree displayed gifts as each person received half a Christmas card to reveal their present. Hostesses Nellie Young Eu la Shilling and Bernice Kadweill served ice cream cookies and sacks of candy and nuts.
Shirley Sargent reports the Kilbye family skips home cooking for Christmas. Paul and Sarah choose a restaurant to avoid hours of kitchen work while Peter and Jean miss relatives and the familiar feast. Kit enjoys dessert as humor lightens the meal amid lingering home comforts.
Myr and Mrs John Shilling learn their son Cpl Carl Shilling serving in Japan has broken his right hand and arm. He wrote home with his left hand and did not detail the injury. He planned to come home for Christmas but now cannot depart before January 5.
Grover Updike returned Wednesday from Willets California to see his father L. B. Updike whom he had not seen for two years. They traveled and sightseen driving over 1950 miles visiting numerous places in California and Mexico.
Linda Schofield celebrated her eighth birthday Monday evening at her home with a birthday supper for ten of her girl friends. The cake and ice cream dessert topped off the meal as Linda received many lovely gifts.
M/Sgt. Alice Liechti left Friday for Saginaw then Detroit and Panama where she is stationed after furlough with her parents. Sgt. Alva Eddy, also home on furlough, has returned to her station. Christmas furloughs include Donald Lloyd from Fort Knox Kentucky Ronald Wilkinson from Corpus Christi Texas and DeWayne Renner from Camp Atterbury Indiana. Leland Green of Lake George visiting here from Oak Hill.
Mrs Dewey Allbee received a telephone call on Sunday from Killeen Texas announcing the arrival of a son born December 19 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Wardwell. The baby weighed eight pounds six ounces and was named Clarence Lynn.
Specialized service offers free inspection with the slogan Safe Brakes Save Lives Perhaps Your Own. Phone 260 W.
A string of weekend visits and gatherings across local households is reported. Wendell Cook and Grace Stanley with others from Ithaca and Midland join family and friends in farm and town homes. Territorial travel includes Alma and Mt. Pleasant stops, with Christmas gift exchanges and meals noted.
Japan has no state religion and tolerates all faiths. The principal forms are Shintoism with 18 sects and Buddhism with 12 sects.
A vintage guide offers three dip recipes to accompany a bowl of potato chips. Includes Bean Dip with baked beans and onions, Chicken Liver Mushroom Scallion Dip, and Blue Cheese Dip with chili sauce and herbs. Also provides notes on turkey dressing with deviled ham and stuffing ideas.
A road safety blurb notes how a shopper with bags may block view and force drivers to react. It urges drivers to anticipate crossing pedestrians and be ready to stop or turn. Authorities from Michigan police and safety bodies sponsor the reminder.
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