Farwell News Community Notices and Train Schedule
Farwell announces mail train times in Eastern Standard Time with No 62 at 10 52 AM southbound and No 61 at 2 27 PM northbound Also No 1 Went at 8 01 AM and No 6 East at 4 00 PM K of P Lodge meets Thursdays Pythian sisters gather Sunday services at 8 PM Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Elder R B Mcguire Sunday School 10 30 AM Social Service 11 30 AM preaching 8 PM services in Farwell with alternate Sundays in Clare Women’s Department second Wednesday at 2 PM Everyone welcome.
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Ann Arbor
South
North
Marquette
East
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
R. B. McGuire
Clare
Farwell
Women’s Department
Christmas Program At Rosebush Church Of God
The Church Of God in Rosebush announces a Christmas program on Sunday morning December 21 at 11:00. Children will receive treats and all are welcome. Revival meetings begin Friday December 26 at 8:00 with evangelist Henry House and nightly services announced.
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Church OF God
Mary E. House
Rosebush R-2
Young Peoples Meeting
Henry House
Methodist Church Notes Reflect on War and Faith
John H. Hall urges gratitude and unity as 1941 ends amid wartime. The article covers church sessions, services, and sermons, plus local social notes on parishioners, visitors, and holiday travel, naming multiple residents and families.
Farwell Masonic Groups Elect and Install Officers
Members of the Farwell Masonic groups have elected and inducted their officers for the coming year. John J. Corning Lodge I and A M names Thomas Brooks as Worshipful Master and Don Luce as Senior Warden with Reynold Mick as Junior Warden and Bernard Schofield as Secretary. Wilmot Carpenter serves as Treasurer and holds multiple posts including High Priest and Royal Arch Captain alongside Frank Rawson and Cecil Davison as other key roles.
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Farwell Masonic Groups
John J. Corning
Thomas Brooks
Don Luce
Reynold Mick
Bernard Schofield
Wilmot Carpenter
Q. F. Bistricky
Frank Rawson—Jr
Royal Arch Masons
J. B. Palmer
Fred Schaai
Cecil Davison
Theo Wallington
Russell Thurston
Royal Arch
Ernest Brown
Frank Rawson
David Wiggins
Allen Graham
Women’s Club Christmas Program Bright and Memorable
The Women’s Club held its Christmas party December 16 in the library with hostess Mrs. Bernard Schofield. The event featured readings, a club chorus, a junior choir, candlelight processions, gift exchanges, and refreshments.
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Methodist
Bernard Schofield
Genevieve Luce
Frances Schofield
Mildred Teachout
Ina Davison
Gladys Wolven
Mae Carpenter
Alice Henry
Ruth Joslin
Helen Mick
Jessie Grasman
Methodist Church
Madge Lamb
Marilyn Davison
Ruth Miller
Theola Town
Gloria Travis
Esther Miller
Rose Marie Badger
Mildred
Club
Helen Kidd
Iaa Davison
Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross drives Christmas spirit with strong public support
Community buckets show tense interest in Red Cross work as residents respond with festive displays. Mrs. Dick Robbins and children from Newberry visited en route to Lansing. The Ladies Auxiliary of the W S C S meets January 8 at Ina Davis's. School closes December 19 for two weeks and reopens January 6. Ed Price of Clare visited Kenneth Loomis family. Loomis hosts a gathering for Meryl Pulcifer and sons moving to Texas. Health Unit meets January 7 at Harrison High School.
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Red Cross
Dick Robbins
Newberry
Lansing
W.S.C.S
Ina Davis
Ed, Price
Clare
Kenneth Loomis
Meryl Pulcifer and Sons
Texas
Harrison
Letter From California War Zone Chronicles Rationing Darkouts
Mrs. Dennis Smith sends a vivid letter from Palos Verdes Estates near Long Beach describing blackouts rationing and air raid concerns during wartime. She notes shuttered homes, one room living to save electricity, warnings from schools and radios, and the impact on daily life and plans. The Lettter includes observations of Los Angeles and Long Beach, army traffic, and civil defense measures as part of a broader war narrative.
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Emma. Littlefield
Hazel Smith
California
Haldron
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Dennis
England
Civil Defense Council
Holden
the Sentinel
Farwell
Seniors Celebrate Christmas Party at Virginia Rogers Home
The Farwell High School senior class held a December 16 Christmas party at Virginia Rogers farm home. Teachers attended including Naomi Clark and R. Mick. The evening featured carols, solos, a humorous gift exchange, truth or consequences, and a refreshments feast.
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Farwell High School
Pleasant Farm
Virginia Rogers
Naomi Clark
Supt. R. Mick
Vera Mills
Gene Sneary
Arden Peterson
Peterson
Jack Host
Gale Howard
Mr. Sneary
Donna Neeper
Harold Rogers
Miss Rogers
Rogers
Feeding the Dairy Herd adult classes at Farwell High
Farwell Rural Agricultural High School announces ten week adult evening courses for farmers on Wednesdays starting January 14 in the Ag room. Kenneth Swanson leads the dairy feeding class with possible help from the County Agent. Free admission. Home Economics classes start same date under Mrs Vera Mills, on consumer buying and national defense, also free, held in the Home Economics Room.
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Farwell Rural Agricultural High School
Kenneth Swanson
Home He
Vera Mills
Seafaring and Radio Telegraphy Courses Open to Youths
Michigan State Employment Service offices will provide information and applications for free seamanship and radio telegraphy courses. Offered by the U S Maritime Commission, the program aims to recruit 40 000 trainees with pay ranging from 21 to 200 monthly plus bonuses, with six to ten month courses and clothing and travel allowances.
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Michigan State Employment Service
United States Maritime Commission
Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission
Wendell Lund
Commission
Maritime Service
Lund
Ounce of Prevention For Home Cleanliness And Pest Control
Franklin urged tolerating no uncleanliness in body clothes or habitation. The article stresses keeping the home clean to deter flies and other pests, noting sour odors from refuse cans invite disease and that soap and water provide simple effective prevention. It extols cleanliness as a defense against vermin and decay.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Age of the Earth and Sun Stated by Scientists
Astronomers and geologists conclude the Sun and Earth are thousands of millions of years old. They reject the idea of the Sun falling away from the Earth and note the Earth remains in light and heat throughout vast glacial cycles. The Sun moves through space with the planets, and while it may explode someday, it has burned steadily for eons and will likely continue to do so.
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Egypt
Earth
Egg and meat market prices from Rosebush station December 22 1941
The Rosebush Egg Grading Station lists Tuesday prices for beef veal lamb and hogs with ranges for best and medium grades. It also shows paying prices for white and brown eggs in large and medium sizes with standard grades and miscellaneous trades.
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Franklin St. S. E
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