Christmas Day Engagement and Holiday Socials Noted
On Christmas day Miss Marguerite Breen announced her engagement to Phillip Myrand of Detroit. Families and friends held Christmas Eve dinners and gatherings across Belding Mt. Pleasant Rosebush and Farwell, with gift exchanges, bridges games, and birthday celebrations for Lee Lyman Sowle and Grandma Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
0. H. Breen
Miss Marguerite
Phillip Myrand
Detroit
Lee Lyman Sowle
Lee Lyman
Jimmie Rogers
Donnie Holbrook
Dick Thayer
Ronald Kennedy
Morrel G. Clute
Billy Barber
Ruth Blaine Coe
Grandma Coe
Jimmie Holbrook
Robert Larman
Rebekahs Plan Birthday Supper and Installation Soon
The Rebekahs met at their hall Tuesday evening with Miss Minnie Wilkie in charge. They planned the December–January birthday supper for next Tuesday January 2 and noted a joint installation with the subordinate lodge on January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Minnie Wilkie
Noble Grand
Johnson
Florida
Daisy Tiedeman
J.hmma Youmans
Methodist Sunday School Children Present Program
The Primary Department of the Methodist Sunday school held their annual Christmas program at the church on Friday evening December 22. The program featured songs recitations and exercises by named students including Sylvia Sue McCluskey Earl Ireland Sally Gillespie Betty June Rogers and many others. Much credit is given to teachers Hachmuth Falconer Jackson Ireland Maxwell and Marshall and Mr. Garchow for their untiring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Sylvia Sue McCluskey
Earl Ireland
Sally Gillespie
Cheryl Roach
Mary Jane Stanley
Jeanette Becker
Joy Ann Thompson
Donna Mussell
Donna Archbold
Betty June Rogers
Carol Hachmuth
Margaret Rose Gillespie
Naomi Becker
Joan Marshall
Margaret Thompson
Betty Wright
Agnes Pierson
Eileen Parent
Marilyn Sue Frey
Jalene Hall
Ann Bicknell
Vivian Chapman
Lucy Jane Williams
Jeanette Norton
Collette Barnes
Christ
Lorraine
Sandra Schultz
Betty Bellows
Jane Ann Frey
David Greenfield
Donald Lindemulder
Dickie Ulrich
Ralph Falconer
Jimmy Rogers
Billy Carston
Herbert Smith
Roger Teale
Willard Ireland
Donald Holbrook
Wilbur Ireland
Mr. Clock
Ardath Hall
Dorothy Smith
Patricia Fiefield
Barbara Teale
Hileen Parent
Jesus
Billy Spencer
Jennie
Jack Rube
Nell Falconer
Donna Foote
Helen Gay
Nila Belle Walker
Lorraine Schultz
Santa
Jakie Walker
Department
Mesdames Hachmuth
Falconer
Jackson
Ireland
Maxwell and Marshall
Mr. Garchow
Newman Family Christmas Party at Arthur Township Home
The J. G. Newman home in Arthur Township hosted a Christmas gathering on December 25 with nine children and twenty two grandchildren. Family members shared music and gifts while Mr. and Mrs. Newman received many presents. Guests included John Archbold and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cotton
Edna A
J. G. Newman
Arthur Township
Newman
Carmen Newman
Flint
Glen Poet
Sheridan
Frank Newman
Vernon
Virgil Newman
Elm Grove
Glen Newman
Joyce Darlene
Ted Newman
Glen Lower
Coloma
Arthur
Enos Wayne
St. Louis
Jesse
Josie
John Archbold
Herb McDonald
Dorothy Lansing
Joe van Camp
Florence Wayne
Bernard Allen
King's Daughters Meet at Ryan Home for Christmas Baskets
The Kings Daughters met at Mrs. Robert Ryan's home last Thursday afternoon with seventeen members. They sewed and prepared items for Christmas baskets, distributed with Clare Coordinating Council to aid the needy. Hostess and Mrs. Fred Loomis and Miss Hana Seeley served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Daughters
Robert Ryan
Clare Coordinating Council
Fred Loomis
Hana Seeley
Gift & Mower Shop Ady Offers 20% Discount
The Gift and Mower Shop Ady announces a 20 percent discount on every article in the shop starting Saturday December 30. Customers are invited to browse and save on all items during the promotional period.
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Ady
State snow plows ready for Up Peninsulas first snow wave
Heavy equipment from the state highway department faces its first real snow challenge as storms sweep the Upper Peninsula. Mild fall left plows idle, but crews are prepared to defend 9,000 miles of trunkline highways against winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
State Highway Department
Sno
Clare and Dover Sunday Schools Christmas Program
The Baptist Sunday school presented a Christmas program at the church on December 22 with Superintendent Chas Brooks and assistants overseeing recitations exercises and songs. Santa Claus distributed treats. The Dover Tabernacle Sunday School held its program on Wednesday evening.
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the Baptist Sunday School
Chas. Brooks
Santa Claus
Dover Tabernacle Sunday School
Women Need More Iron Than Men
Health notes from college records show pale blood anemia more common in young women than men. Nutritionists advise daily iron intake from leafy greens, beans, liver, eggs, lean meats, and shellfish, with cooking methods also boosting iron absorption.
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Michigan State College
Diet Tips for Blood Health and Red Blood Cells
A balanced diet supports healthy blood by ensuring adequate iron and nutrient intake. Include iron rich foods, vitamin C for absorption, and a variety of fruits vegetables grains and proteins for overall cardiovascular and blood health.
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps Elects Officers Next Wednesday
Walter H. Larman Post Drum and Bugle Corps will hold its annual meeting and officer election in the Legion rooms at eight o’clock next Wednesday night January 3. Reports for the year will be presented by the President Secretary and Treasurer. The corps is in excellent condition and ready for 1940. Positions up for election include President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer Quartermaster and Historian.
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Walter H
Larman Post Drum and Bugle Corps
Legion Rooms
Tenth District Leads Michigan Sons of the American Legion
State American Legion Headquarters reports the Tenth District ahead of six other Michigan districts in 1940 paid up membership and in the share of advance payments. Bay City Clare East Tawas and West Branch host four active squadrons with Bay City the largest and Clare second. Clare leads in percentage paid in advance with Benton Harbor close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of the American Legion
American Legion
Michigan
Bay City
Clare
East Tawns
West Branch
Benton Harbor
East Vernon Home Economics Group Christmas Meeting
The East Vernon Home Economics Extension club gathered at Mrs. Wilson Bader’s home on December 20. Mrs. Leda Stough chaired, with a Christmas wrapping and table decoration lesson by Mrs. Bader. Dorothy Bader demonstrated clothing cleaning while Elsie Brewer explained agents for special needs, followed by a Christmas party and gifts. The next meeting is planned for January 24 with Mrs. Arthur Wilson for a lesson on pressing clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Vernon
Dorothy Bader
Elsie Brewer
Arthur Wilson
Opening of Panama Canal ignored by New York papers in 1914
War in Europe had just begun when the canal opened. Since then about 100000 vessels moving half a billion tons of cargo have passed through the waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
New York
Europe
Salt superstition sparks brief Belgian Pavilion melee
A dining couple at the Belgian Pavilion caused a stir after a spilled salt tale. The woman shook salt over her left shoulder claiming to avert a fight. staff, captain, and head waiter investigated before clearing the matter. The pair then left amid tension, while a separate note mentions Abbott and Costello’s police escorted CBS broadcast run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mademoiselle
Family of Postmasters Keeps Potosi Post Office in Family
Potosi Wisconsin post office has been run by a single family for 86 of the last 102 years. The piece highlights the long tradition of family service and the steady posting history in the community.
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Potosi
Wis
Knitting Tails for Cow Occupation Found in California History
Federal Writers Project researchers uncover a rare occupation from early California life. A blind Spanish grandmother near Phoenix serves a cow named Jake by knitting woolen tails to shield the tailess animal from flies and insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
Federal Writers’ Project
California
Phoenix
Jake
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