Farwell News Mail Train Schedule and Lodge Meeting
Eastern Standard Time schedule lists No. 52 South at 10 52 A M and No. 61 North at 2 27 P M for Ann Arbor Northbound No. 1 West 8 01 A M and No. 6 East 4 00 P M for Marquette The K of P Lodge meets Thursdays with Pythian sisters Also note the program led by Mrs Mae Carpenter and Mrs Genevieve Luce with Mrs Madge Lamb at the piano Gifts were exchanged and each child received a candy and nut box.
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Ann Arbor
Mae Carpenter
Genevieve Luce
Madge Lamb
Church of God Services and Meetings Schedule
Pastor Mary leads Sunday School at 10:00 with morning worship at 41:00 and a 7:00 p m Young Peoples meeting followed by preaching. Cottage prayer meets Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock.
Methodist Church Notes Last Sunday of 1949 Service
John H. Hall, D. D. leads as Church School meets at 10:45 with Louis Finch as superintendent. The note reflects on the year 1949, recalling sorrows and disappointments but praising freedom and liberty, urging attendance to give thanks.
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Methodist Church
John H. Hall
D. D
Louis Finch
Church Schedule and Community Christmas Notes
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints schedule shows Sunday services in Clare and Farwell with Zion's League evenings and preaching at 8:00 p.m. Women's Department meets monthly. The column lists numerous Christmas visits and travels among local families, social club results, and residents visiting relatives in Michigan and Florida.
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Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints
R. B. McGuire
Zion's League
Clare
Farwell
League
Women’s Department
Methodist Church Youth Present Fine Christmas Program
A fine Christmas program was presented at the Methodist Church Sunday evening featuring exercises recitations solos and choir music. A collection for the White Christmas gift to the Children’s Home was taken.
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Methodist Church School
Methodist Church
Childrens Home
Christmas customs of many lands presented at Farwell
The first six grades staged a Christmas program in Madge B. Lamb Hall with scenes from Bethlehem and many nations. Characters included Spirit of Christianity and Spirit of Christmas, plus Mary, Shepherd, Three Wise Men, Angels and Heralds. The event featured carols by a large choir, Miss Ida Vandenburg and Mrs. Mildred Teachout directing, and high school orchestra preludes before the trees and gifts in a festive school-wide celebration.
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Farwell School
Madge B. Lamb Hall
Mary
Angels
Heralds
Bethlehem
Holland
Scandinavia
Germany
Austria
Spain
France
England
America
Japan
China
Armenia
Turkey
India
Philippines
Wach
Ida Vandenburg
Mildred Teachout
Home Ec Girls Carol Outside for Christmas
Ninth and tenth grade Home Ec students caroled Wednesday evening, with candlelight in windows as notices had advised. The event filled the night air with holiday songs. School closed Friday December 20 for a two week vacation. The auditorium hosted the afternoon performance of Born to Fight.
Christmas Costums pageant lights gym with new shades
A crowded auditorium witnessed the pageant Christmas Costums of Many Lands as new dark shades were hung in the gym windows to allow daytime movie presentations.
Students enjoy festive program at Ideal Theater
On Tuesday December 17 the Ideal Theater hosted a program featuring Gulliver's Travels, Merrie Melodies, and the Founding of the Red Cross. Students performed in forenoon and High School in the afternoon and thanked Mr Olson, theater management and the Board of Education for transportation and this great treat.
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Ideal Theater
Legumes Boost Soil Fertility Through Rotation and Lime
Legumes plus proper fertilization boost soil fertility when rotated with major crops and carefully managed. The article emphasizes returning organic matter and plant nutrients, turning under some legumes, and applying ground limestone three months to a year before seeding. Lime should be mixed into topsoil after plowing. on pastures lime can be surface applied and worked in lightly.
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C. State College Agronomy Department
Weary Willie Seeks Spare Coat at Cottage
Hungry and tired after a long walk the tramp Weary Willie asks a cottage woman for an old coat. She notes his coat is nearly new and he explains the garment undermines his profession.
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Willie
Shortage of She Girls and Their Clothes Around Here
The line highlights a lack of both women and their attire in the area, reflecting social scarcity and outdated attitudes toward gender and dress.
Paying Through It The Nose Actor Reveals Strain
An actor with a minor nasal injury carries a plaster on his nose and jokes about long term nose strain. He explains the injury was not accidental but a metaphorical result of years of pressure. The local inspector asks about the nose, prompting the light exchange.
Polite Wayfarer Confronts Hiker for Theft in Neighborhood
A courteous traveler asks for a policeman and the hiker denies seeing one. The encounter escalates as the traveler demands the watch and wallet from the hiker, implying a potential theft in the neighborhood. The fragments suggest a confrontation rather than a reported crime event.
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Wayfarer
Hiker
P. W
Penn State study finds longer life hens without sacrificing eggs
Dr Dean R Marble of Pennsylvania State College reports a five year study showing selective breeding can double hen longevity while maintaining egg production size and body weight. He argues high mortality stems from extreme egg production standards and that longer lived poultry are achievable.
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Pennsylvania State“ College
Dean R. Marble
Dr. Marble
Marble
Installment Plan Frock Sparks Conversation About Party
A witty exchange about a new frock on installment reveals plans for a respectable party. The speaker asks Jack how he likes the dress and suggests returning it to buy more installments to elevate their social standing.
Seed Guarantee Offered by Merchant on Clover Seed
A farmer asks for a guarantee on clover seed and the merchant affirmatively offers a refund if the seed does not germinate. The vendor promises to replace or refund the purchase price if the seed fails to come up.
Umbrella Offer Sparks Dueling Dialogue on Size
A brief, humorous exchange unfolds as one party offers an umbrella to a woman, who declines citing her own yet notes it would barely cover two. The scene highlights social etiquette and wit in a concise, period voice.
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People's Finance Service Inc
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Olympia
Crash on Delivery: Glass Labelled Package Dropped
A country postman recently dropped a package labelled glass on a door-step. This incident highlights the crash on delivery system and its risks for fragile cargo.
New Device Aims At Grasshoppers On Field Warfront
Farmers in Bakersfield California test a mobile electric device to electrocute grasshoppers as they fly into a 3 000 foot copper wire array on a truck frame generating 8 500 to 12 000 volts. The system is driven through potato and cotton rows to suppress the infestation.
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Bakersfield
Calif
S. Fingerhut
Fingerhut
Soil Erosion Cuts Farm Yields Across Five Plots
Tests by the Soil Conservation Service on five farms show topsoil loss reduces oats and barley yields. Fields with less than 25 percent topsoil produced 51 bushels of oats or 47 of barley per acre, while those with over 75 percent washed away yielded 23 oats and 17 barley. Thor finnson notes erosion removes the productive soil layer and worsens future erosion.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
M. A. Thorfinnson
Hardboiled Wifey and Hubby Exchange Snappy Banter
A playful exchange has Wifey reproaching her husband for being hard boiled while he jokes she keeps him in hot water. The light banter unfolds with quick, comic barbs.
Train Agent Sues Over Cow Milking Slow Route
A farmer sues after alleging trains slow not fast enough to stop passengers leaning out and milking his cows as the train passes. An official counters that a train killed his cows, though the agent jokes about milking.
Updegraff Dry Goods Agency for American Cleaners
The Updegraff Dry Goods Store takes the agency for American Cleaners of Mt. Pleasant. Leave garments at the store. Also ad seeking Amateur entertainers for the New Year’s Hire Jamboree with call to Ideal Theatre.
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Samborn’s Produce & Furniture Co
Updegraff Dry
Agency For American Cleaners
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Sentinel Liner Ad Seeks Next Week Listings
Local advertise offer invites sellers to place Clare Sentinel liner advertisement for upcoming next week. Contact details not provided in readable text.
New Worm Treatment Phenothiazine Aids Sheep and Goats
A new drug phenothiazine is being trialed to treat worms in sheep and goats around Columbia. Flocks treated twice show splendid results with about five days needed to clear worms. All worms are killed except possibly tapeworms and nodular worms.
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Columbia
Rancher Chides Visitor Over Lasso Bait Question
An elderly woman touring a Wyoming ranch asks about the lasso on a cowboy’s saddle. The handler explains it is used for catching cattle and horses. The woman quips that if that is for catching animals, what is used for bait.
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Wyoming
In Other Words No Conceit Here Profit Line
The speaker denies calling him conceited and claims a hypothetical buy high and sell at his price would yield a neat profit, framed as a wry remark about valuation and market margins.
Lunch Hour Rush Irks Impatient Customers
A hurried waitress dodges questions about labor troubles during a quick one hour lunch. She hurries past impatient customers saying she cannot discuss the issue now.
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Detroit
Jim Sparta
Lansing College
Joe Sparta
Franklin Littlefield
Layle
South Bend
Emma. Littlefield
Chicago
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Smith
Pete Hull
Iona
Brown City
Jack West
Ypsilanti
Gaylord Rowe
Baby
Midland
Belle Graham
Forest Howell
Lake
Ladies Bridge Club
Alice Stinchcombe
Hull
Bertha Sarton
Frisby
Fay Rawson
Detricc Masten
Lansing
Gus Lowden
Joy
Clyde Masten
Martha Fuller
W. C. Fuller
Jim Rassat
Leo Joslin
V. Finch
Jack
University Hospital
Miss Vandenburg
West
H. J. Foster
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Clare, Michigan
Incbwan Street
E. Lenick & Co
Atwater St
Saginaw
Mich
Vernon Hill
Davenport
Roy Feighner
Bastith Street
Véstaburg
Glen Lower
Clare Sentinel
Elton Geiger
Arthur Township
George's Mark
East 4Th St. Clare
Clare Hardware & Furniture Co
James Lloyd
Stuart Bicknell
Citizens State Bank
Ira C. Richmond
McHwan St
Harrison Miller
Jas. O. Sutton
Greenwood Town Hall
H. L. Cleveland
Allen McDonald
Durham
Clare McTaggart
Rosebush
Leo
Concordia Hills
Ott
Art’s Poultry Farm
Beaverton
Gladwin Stock Yards
Northern Michigans
Wolverine Stock Yards
Gladwin
St. Johns
Lapeer
Chester White Boat
Lloyd Wberhart, Jr
Andy M. Hagen
Duroe Boat
W. L. Pifer
Wood
O. S. C. Boar
Wm. Webber
Harrison
Home Laundry
West State Street
Helen Parker
Fifth St
R. Edna Seeley
Hamilton Township
Christ Kromptz
D. EB. Mater
Fred Hudson
Dunlop Block
Dunlop Cafe
Thos. Groves
A. J Doherty
Harrison Simmons
Clare, Mich
Charles Rutter
Howid
Riley Kirkpatrick
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Tacoma
Wash
Clare Road Leveler Works
East
M. Payne
R-4
Clyde Allen
Miss Lackey
McEwan Street
Durham Bull
Leon Warner
W. C. Cornwell Ranch
Young & Feighner Meat Market
7Th St
Twin Elms Club
Clare Markets
Samborn
L. W. Jackson
Gale
Pilleta
Tec Eee
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