Community Christmas Tree Sings With Local Help
Children and adults gathered for the first community Christmas tree event on a Saturday evening. The Rev. Willis Dunn and Rev. R. C. Thomson led with Mrs. Ruth Hutchins, a Santa distributed treats, and Preston Johnson funded a free children's movie in the town hall. Local businessmen supplied a film, Carl Baird arranged carols on the PA system, and a family dinner at the Hamilton home hosted guests including Frank Varga awaiting a ten day delay en route from Sheppard Air Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Dunn
R. C. Thomson
Ruth Hutchins
Preston Johnson
Carl Baird
P.A
Frank Hamilton
Louis Horvath and Son
Flint
Joseph Varga
John Varga
John Varga Jr
Tom Hamilton
Frank Varga
Sheppard Air Base
Tyndall Air Base
Panama City
Florida
Fay Johnson
Re* Mous
Johnson
Johnson’s
West
Orrin
Harry Johnson
Ithaca
Floyd Johnson
Pleasant
Ida Johnson
Dan Morrison
Ward Johnston
Lewis
Hisse Methner
Saginaw
Irvin Shively
Harold Hislop
Allen Weihls
Willig Dunn
Ralph Miller
Chicago
Art Layfield
Judy Ann
Percy Graham
Tom Fall
Doherty
Gold Star
Jimmy Graham
Dale Grahams
Floyd House
Hugh Swindlehurst
Western Michigan
Grand Rapids
Betty Young
Judy
Janie Methner
Hisie Methner
Lewis Johnston
Elsie Methner
Manley McFarland’s
Elmer Jones
Charles Doren
Alma
Biste Methner
C.M.C
George Weihl
Dc. V. Swan
George Brocks
Allen McDonalds
Lorraine
Brock Home
George Bader
Linda
Elsie
Coleman
American Légion Hall
George Elias
Tom Martin
Air Force Base
Sheppard Field Witchita Falls
Texas
C.M.C. Hospital
Blues Songs of Faith and Heartbreak Side A Review
A compact notes page surveys songs including Blues You Never Lose From the Manger to the Cross and Paying the Highway with Tears. It highlights emotional themes and period gospel blues styling alongside My Two Timin Woman and Our Very Own.
District Dinner Highlights Pioneer Mutual Fire Insurance Agents
Leo Trainor and Raymond McConnell attended a district dinner at the Doherty Hotel in Clare on December 15. Agents from Isabella Gratiot Midland Missoukese Clare Osceola and Gladwin counties gathered to hear updates on company progress policy changes for farm risks and to hear talks by Clarence Swanbeck Glenn LaNoble Tom Taliaferro Lawrence Siple and Raymond McConnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Trainor
Raymond McConnell
Doherty Hotel
Clare
Pioneer ‘Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Lansing
Isabella
Gratiot
Midland
Missoukese
Osceola
Gladwin
Pioneer Company
Michigan
Clarence W. Swanbeck
Glenn LaNoble
Ansing
Tom Taliaferro
Lawrence Siple
Raymond. McConnell
Rosebush Briefs Highlight Christmas and Weekends Meals
A sequence of Christmas and Sunday dinner visits spans Clare and nearby towns. Recipients include Mr. and Mrs. Duval First and family, the Shaner clan in Flint, the Graham household, Rep. Hugh Johnston’s kin in Mt. Pleasant, and several Michigan residents traveling from Sunfield to Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Marshall
Arthur Marshall
Foster Marshall
Clare
Duval
Louis Shaner
Flint
Jesse Shaner
Ralph Stork
Susan
Abbie Johnston
BE. O. Graham
Ernest Ardner
Lawrence Carroll
Shepherd
H.l Thompson
Connie
Harold Johnston
Cheryl
Mt. Pleasant
Representative
Hugh Johnston
Robert Elliott
Sunfield
Lansing
Harry Elliotts
John Elliott
Harry Johnson
I Thaca
Earl Willey
Ted Stanway
Alliance
Ohio
Gerald VanBuskirk
George House
Kenneth Bateman
Medoc
Ontario
Canada
Alden Kirkpatrick
Robert Dunn
Herman Dunn
Dunn
Doreen Dunn
Raymond Martin
Pvt
Tom Martin
Sheppard Air Base
Texas
Tyndall Air Base
Panama City
Florida
Glenn Hoyle
Candace
Glenora
Warren Decker
Charles Martin
Greendale
Tom Fall
Florence Fall
Gerald Cameron
Tom
Ed Cameron
Aaron Prout
Lynn
Patty
Fred Thompson
Rosebush Residents Stricken by Heart Attacks During Christmas
In Rosebush several prominent locals faced serious health crises. Fred Matteson suffered a heart attack Sunday afternoon and remains in critical condition at home. Tom Gardner, a well known farmer, had one earlier Tuesday morning, and Fred Weeks was admitted to G M C hospital in Mt Pleasant in critical condition Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enay
Fred Matteson
Tom Gardner
Fred Weeks
G.M.C. Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Simmer
Linda
Hugh Swindlehurst
Jim
Ann Marie
Tommy
Russel Robertson
Tad
Richard Sims
Christy Lee
Kay Ann
Dora Walker
Sharon
Ann Arbor
C.M.C. Hospital
Harland Bellinger
Ida Johnson
Bud Stilgenbauer
Lee
USCG
Barracks 9
Alameda California
Cliff Prout
Bernard Wafer
Joy
Betty
Reed City
Ida Hafer
Delwin
Arden Pike
Gladwin
Joseph White
Ray Prout
Aaron Prout
June Ann Prout
Jack Fitzpatrick
Billy Prout
Walter Keller
Floyd House
Jake Bechdolt
Bechiolt
Willa Dunn
Dunn
Billy
Joan
James Dunn
North Star
Orrin
Andrew ‘Willey
Floyd Thompson
Marlyn
Ernest Hoste
Jamies, Heatlet
Clare
Christmas Guest Lists and Local Holiday News
Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw residents shared Christmas visits with families across the area. Numerous couples and children joined festive meals and greetings, while health and travel notes covered hospital stays and local observations. Page Bellinger reports training in Alameda.
Christmas Guests Visit Hillsdale and Lansing Hosts
Mrs. Cecil Moore of Hillsdale and Homer Lowery of Lansing joined Christmas guests of the David Lowery family. Mr. and Mrs. Hart Willey hosted Miss Nell May, Robert Donaldson, and others from Mr. Pleasant. The group also visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnston and called on Ralph Miller, Raymond Martin, and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Rajala of Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Moore
Hillsdale
Homer Lowery Thenily
Lansing
David Lowery
Hart Willey
Nell May
Robert Donaldson
Gon
David
Martyn Crawford
Pleasant
Robert Elliott
Ralph Miller
Robert Miller
Ike Rajala
Detroit
Raymond Martin
Ben Johnston
For Heaven's Sake Brings Old Stars In New Roles
Movie review lauds For Heaven's Sake as heavenly entertainment. Clifton Webb delivers a standout comedy performance alongside Edmund Gwenn in a fresh story about a Broadway producer and his actress wife. Webb plays multiple roles including a Texas oilman for a Gary Cooper style flourish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heavenly Entertainment
Clifton Webb
Webb
Heaven’s Sake
Edmund Gwenn
Robert Cummings
Joan Bennett
Texas
Gary Cooper
Cooper
Oak Ridge Farm Bureau Christmas Party at Rosebush Church
The Oak Ridge Farm Bureau held a Christmas party in the Rosebush Methodist Church basement. About twenty people attended a seven o'clock chicken dinner, followed by games and contests. The January meeting will be on the third Tuesday at Mrs. Ployd Graham’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge Farm Bureau
Rosebush Methodist Church
For Heaven's Sake Adds Strong Cast and Twists
Clifton Webb shines in a lively film with Gwenn and Bennett delivering steady turns. Robert Cummings and Joan Blondell excel as a talented couple whose marriage is repaired by a child reputed to be waiting to be born. Jack LaRue Harry Von Zell and Tommy Rettig round out the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomic
Clifton Webb
Gwenn
Miss
Bennett
Robert Cummings
Gigi Perreau
Joan Blondeil
Jack LaRue
Harry von Zell
Tommy Rettig
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Forrest Tucker
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Velma Coyne
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Allen
Rocky" Lane
Bill Williams
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Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
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Stars In My Crown
Joel McGrea
Ellen Drew
Coming Jan
Trail of Robin Hood
Roy Rogers
Movie Review
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Clare, Mich
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Sit San
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Rio Grande
Smash Hits
David Brian
John Agar
Frank Lovejoy
Showboat Serenade
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John Carroll
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