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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1959
Page
2
State Police forecast a total traffic death toll of 1375 for 1958 based on eleven months of data and past trends. Through November the toll stood at 1065, down from 1246 in the prior year, with final figures due late January. The downward trend began in 1956 after a 1955 high of 2016, aided by aggressive enforcement, highway construction, driver training, stricter permits, and public education efforts.
Vernon City notes a Saginaw Zone Missionary Workshop on Friday February 13 at 2:00 p.m. in St Louis Church of the Nazarene. Zone Sunday School Rally follows at 7:30 p.m. An Intermediate Class Valentine party is planned Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Next Sunday the local church joins area churches for Camp Meeting Sunday with an offering for new pews at Michigan Camp Ground Tabernacle in Vicksburg.
Local families from Manton Clare Rosebush Bay City and Saginaw shared visits over the weekend. Distinct gatherings included Stills and Starlin variants traveling through Midland Owosso and Saginaw returning home for meals. Several guests joined Mattie Pringle and related households for meals and celebrations.
Revival meetings begin Tuesday February 17 at Brown Corners United Brethren Church. Rev. C Donald Dibble of Warren Indiana will conduct through March 1 with services at eight PM. Dibble, a skilled musician, will feature trumpet music and special attractions and messages each night. Rev Everette Ray is pastor.
The Clare Church of the Nazarene marked its fiftieth year in 1958 with gains in membership 38 percent and Sunday School 33 percent while average attendance rose 25 percent. January 1958 Sunday School averaged 40 and now exceeds 50. A Nazarene Young People's Society was formed and the Sag inawa zone NYPS Banner held a November rally at Midland. The Foreign Missionary Society aims to reach Five Star status by meeting five annual goals. Financial giving rose, Week of Witnessing in October drew 110, and Golden Anniversary services on October 12 saw 75 in Sunday School. Remodeling included carpet for the platform and a new floor furnace. Pastor Forrest Stoll left in June for Vicksburg and J D Ulrich became pastor in August.
Nutritionists at Michigan State University describe evaporated milk as whole cow's milk from which about 60 percent of the water has been removed.
Gerald D. Brady, pastor at Long Lake Chapel, to lead two weeks of nightly services starting February 15 at the Arthur Center Church of God. He will speak on Christian living, give gospel songs with guitar accompaniment, and invites local churches and residents to attend. The church sits one mile west of Huble's Corners, north and east of Clare.
The Reverend Robert H Harper speaks on bitter February days and the dangers of fire. He urges caution in handling flames to prevent loss of life and property, noting the harsh winter and the need to protect homes and loved ones.
Local church notices provide Sunday School and worship times for Clare area congregations including Clare Church of God West Sixth and Maple, Herrick Mennonite, Christian Science Services at Clare Masonic Hall, Lake Baptist, Brown Corners United Brethren in Christ, Church of the Nazarene on South McEwan, Farwell Methodist, and Elm Grove Church of God with service times and pastors listed.
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