Local clubs host meetings and holiday gatherings this week
The Ladies Union, Congregational Ladies Guild, and W. S. C. S. plan January gatherings with host homes noted. Bridge and supper clubs held sessions with high scores, lunch, and gifts. Families and friends celebrated Christmas with open houses and visits, including Pfc. Delbert R. Johnson and relatives from Michigan.
Zenobia Chapter OES Holds First Meeting of Year
Zenobia Chapter No. 128 OES invites all members to Thursday evening December 6 to attend the first meeting of the year. A variety of business items of interest to members will be discussed.
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Zenobia Chapter
O.E.S
Clara Rebekah Lodge Holds Sparse Meeting In January
Mrs. Mary Mussell presided at the Rebekah Lodge session with light attendance due to illness. Ada B. Rebekah Lodge member Mrs. Hannah Wildman was introduced. A portion of the lodge fund was voted for the camp. Installation plans for January were announced and the reg ular meeting next week will include all officers. January committees were named and the January Birthday supper set for next Tuesday. Wives Lehr and Irwin gave readings and a fine financial report was presented.
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Clara Rebekah Lodge
Mary Mussell
Rebekah Lodge
Hannah Wildman
Ada B. Rebekah
Flint
Gouth
Find
Allen Howlett
Eleanor Lehr
Treva Sparpel
Madeline Seiter
Lehr
Margaret Irwin
Army Signal Corps Uses 60 Power Unit Types for Ground Use
The U S army signal corps reports employing as many as sixty different power units for ground operations. This range spans multiple models and specifications to ensure mobility and reliability across terrains and missions.
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U.S. Army ‘Signal Corps
Mildred Smith Weds Pfc William Lang in Virginia
Miss Mildred Arlene Smith of Battle Creek wed Pfc. William B. Lang of Beaver ton in a quiet ceremony at St. John's Church Crewe Virginia on December 21. The couple honeymooned in Michigan for ten days before he returned to his Army unit.
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Mildred Arlene Smith
Battle Creek
Mason Smith
Clare
Pfc
William B. Lang
United States Army
Hzra Lang
Beaverton
St. John’s Church
Crewe
Virginia
Jerome Hoop
Lang
Mammoth Producing Corporation
Army
Ervins Celebrate Fifty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred Ervin hosted a Christmas dinner to mark their fifty fifth wedding anniversary. Guests included their son Elwood and wife with baby Donald, James McDonel, Thomas Wing, George Dixon and family, Floyd Dixon and son Gary, and Freds parents Jonah and Mrs Irvin.
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Fred Ervin
Elwood Ervin
Donald
James McDonel
Thomas Wing
George Dixon
Floyd Dixon
Gary
Fred
Jonah Irvin
Leo Carney
Sheridan
Florence
Frances Hildebrandt
Blanche Strouse
Colonville
Joe Cherry
Detroit
Rachel Nunn
Arthur Dull
Huldah Fowler
Rob Cochran
Jackson
Bert Marble
Ethard Walters
Bert Hess
Otto Burmeister
Harold Hess
Dorothy Hess
Dora Hess
von Walters
Shirley
Pat Walters
Michael
Von
James
Arthur
Christmas Guests and Obituary Note in Gladwin Area
Local families gathered for Christmas in Gladwin and surrounding towns. Notable items include visits by Harold Kigar and relatives, funeral attendance for Mrs. Ackerman in Saginaw, Raemarie Ryan's return from Detroit, and the obituary of infant Thomas B. Talbot in Buckeye township. Multiple extended family visits span Owosso Flint Saginaw and Alma regions during the holiday period.
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Harold Kigar
Harry Kigar
Gladwin
Mannie Sutton
Hazel
Sutton
Frank Ackerman
Saginaw
Raemarie Ryan
Detroit
Myr
Earl Sternaman
Jack
Phillis
Owosso
Sternaman
John Neithercut
Charles Neithercut
Will Neithercut
Flint
Thomas B. Talbot
Ray Talbot
Buckeye Township
Gladwin County
Cherry Grove
M. L. VanHoose
Three Rivers
Herbert VaiHouse
Fred Border
Farwell
Ivan MclIntosh
Fred Cimnmerer
Dan and
Onalee
Devere Schoonover
Nancy
Bobby
Will Hendrie
Alvena
Joseph Hendrie
J. D. Lyons
Midland
G. K. Thompson
Rolland Witbeck
Carol Kay
Alma
Marvin Witbeck
Robert Leposky
Ray Archbold
Paul Archbold
A. J. Archbold
Conrad Walker
Many Christmas Guests Share Meals in Clare Area
A long list of local households hosted Christmas Day and weekend dinners and visits. Residents from Chesaning, Lake City, West Branch, Gladwin, Detroit, Flint, Bay City, Lansing, and beyond gathered with relatives in Clare and nearby towns. No major event, just holiday hospitality and family connections.
Insects Spread Wars and Potatoes in World War I
Report notes that the Colorado potato beetle was accidentally introduced to Europe during World War I. It also mentions the Mexican bean beetle beginning in a region around New Mexico and Colorado then moving east into Alabama via hay bales and army mules.
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Europe
U. S
New Mexico
Colorado
Serit
Alabama
Local Families Share Holiday Visits Across Michigan
Mr and Mrs Patterson and family of Hinkleville traveled to Ohio for a week long visit. Alma Van Nostrand and family of Hinkleville report better health. Jerry Morrow from Ann Arbor stayed with his mother in Willowbrook. Frank Irwin and family from Flint visited friends over the holiday. Max Gladstone and sons Morris and Dale from Ludington spent Christmas with Arthur and Mrs Bellinger. William Prager of Saginaw enjoyed a cottage weekend. The area enjoyed mild Christmas weather.
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Russell Thiel
Chesaning
Theo ‘Wallington
William Terwilliger
Lake City
Gail Sowle
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
H. M. Sowle
Helen Archambault
John House
Grace
Rosebush
Fred Knight
West Branch
Harl Tupper
Glen Baker
Marilyn
Detroit
August Ulrich.Rey
Charles Hahn
Big Rapids
W. J. Woodward
Laurie Woodward
Maud Holmes
Toledo
Ohio
Glenwood Holmes
Clare
John Schaaf
Flint
Clair
Warren Schaaf
J. L. Glass
Davison
Millard Fillmore
O. T. Fillmore
Hope
George Wisler
Reva Maxwell
Doris
J. A. Quintal
O. B. Garlinger
Quintal
Knapp
Lake Odessa
Pfc
Phillip Myrand
Myrand
Louisville
Kentucky
Jacob Walker
N. A. Elden
V. J. Kittendorf
Roger
Jackie
Bobby
William Bauer
Dover
Earl Ruby
Reva. Maxwell
Midland
Julia Marsh
Fillmore
Dewey Paxton
LeRoy Young
Alpena
Gladwin
Paxton
Melvin Stevens
Whittier
Calif
Ralph Stevens
Paul Lang
Harrison
Melvin
Consolidated Vulten Aircraft
Coe
Robinette
Ellen
Hunice Robinette
John O’ Dell
Dearborn
John O’dell
Coleman
Merle Samborn
Merle Jay
Wilson Samborn
Gail
Wesley Samborn
Great Lakes
Harry Cleveland
Clare Pasco
Owosso
Arthur Walter
J. D Robinette
Willam Neithercut
Lorraine
Doris Gerow
Aara’d Lockwood
Larry
Ann Arbor
Fred Smalley
Dan Lorkwood
Farwell
Dale Randall
Littleford
Farmington
Herbert Randall
Warren Heiser
June Cleveland
Marine
Pleasant
T. L. Starkweather
Winn
Ina Day
Gweneth
Toronto
Canada
Icem Slents
Harriet Phinisey
Bela Phinisey
Earl Phinisey
Patsy
Sheridan
Austin Bates
Barry
Olson
West Seventh Street
Mary Mater
Charles Whitlock
Whitlock
William Whitlock
Alma
Traverse City
Lucille Walter
William J. Walter
Baker
San Francisco
Bert Walter
Art Walter
Leonard Irwin
Harold
Will Irwin
Harve Erter
Doris Erter
Herbert
Leonard
Yvonne
Mary Ann
Rosemary Wright
Ervin Horning
Ed. Schiaffey
Russel Schlaffey
Kenneth
Bay City
Jack Spencer
Hazel Spencer
Hol. Schlafley
Fred Schlafley
Ludington
Arthur Bellinger
William Prager
Saginaw
Brewer
Carrow
Nelson Carrow
Billie
Baby
Wasson
Carl Cotton
Fancon
Carl Bradley
Pearl Young
Duard Robison
Gladwin Hospital
O. D. Robison
Clare Hospital
John Bell
Pontiac
Stuart
Roseville
Red Cross
South Carolina
Bob Fischer
A. T. Carrow
Carl Gotton
Schaar
Ace Wilson
N. A. Densmore
Rudy Cotton
Carl
Norris
Henry Rhodes
Thomas Rhodes
John Rhodes
Lee Badgley
Wellington Badgley
Gene Orvis
Arthur
Jack Rankin
Joe Gangier
James Welch
Amos van Horn
Betty Welch
McClung-Welch
Alberta Rhodes
Ralph Langdon
John Kaul
Harry
Kenneth Eberhart
Harvey Wilson
Charlies
Jack VanSicklen
Edgar VanSickien
Northwest Vernon
Vera Peterson
Elia Buck
Alice VanSicklen
Carrie Rock
R. S. McBride
George Gilcher
George
Coomes
Roy Buckler
Irman Williams
Ypsilanti
Williams
Stanley Schunk
Avid
John Hartman
Bernard Wiches
Richard and Douglas
Grand Rapids
Edd Herrick
Bob Herrick
Mix
Jay Lenick
Elm Grove Church News Seeks Blessings for New Year
The Elm Grove community lists weekly church services and mid week prayers. Many local families send Christmas greetings and report illnesses and recoveries, with Duard Robison returning home and Mrs O D Robison recovering from pneumonia.
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ELM Grove Church News
Dry Beans for Winter Use in Home Gardens
Gardeners with snap beans maturing on the vines should let pods ripen and dry for winter dry beans. After frost, pull and dry the plants, thresh the beans, and store in a dry place. For weevil control, treat with carbon disulfide or another fumigant available from drug or seed stores.
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Ethel Allen
Mabel Horton
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Willard Bell
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A. J. Irwin, Jr
Delbert R. Johnson
Keith Detwiler
James Nevills
Harold Lockwood
Mildred Smith
Wm. E. Lang
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Riley Kirkpatrick
C. A. Perry
Romane Perry
Harley Lowle
Leon Lyman
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Charles Rolland
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Lansing
O. W. Nash
J. J. Hargrove
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H. T. Ruark
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Arthur Ulrich
Maxine Mester
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Geron
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Russell Grigg
Karen
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Rudolph Hildebrandt
Albert Allen
Ernest Allen
Eugene Allen
Lester Allen
Earl Cradit
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Paul Zimmerman
Chas. Davis
Lloyd Edick
Fred Zimmerman
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