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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1954
Page
10
Christmas activities and family visits fill the Lake area with church services at Friendly Church and Lake Baptist Church. Local residents from Mt. Pleasant to Clare celebrate with relatives, holiday meals, and a large Christmas program at the Lake School.
Gilmore Church of Christ scheduled its annual business meeting for Friday evening January 8 followed by a pot luck supper. Members urged to be present. The church and community notes include Christmas visits and guests across families in Farwell Lansing Mt. Pleasant and Detroit area. Melborne Wilson is under care at Veterans Hospital in Saginaw.
University of Michigan astronomer Dr Hazel M Losh says a total lunar eclipse will occur January 18 with the full moon entering Earths shadow at 7 30 p m and totality from 9 17 to 9 47 p m observers should see a dull reddish moon as sunlight refracts through the atmosphere.
Gayla Carrow was chosen president of the Carrow School 4 H Girls Club at a Christmas party and officer election. Beverly Badgley is vice president and secretary treasurer. other officers include Judy Fancon recreation leads Shirley Lynk and Judy Ayre reporter. Adult leaders are Mrs Russell Grigg and Mrs Wallace Carrow.
The Isabella 4 H Service Club plans a January 2 initiation party and dance at Deerfield Center Hall six miles west of Mt. Pleasant on M 20. Membership is expanding to all 4 Hers aged 15 plus with three years of club work. Officers include Deanna Hughes president and Patricia Dill vice president.
The Orrin First family hosted a Sunday afternoon gathering with Connie Butterfield Joyce Stinson Sandra Ross Carol Bloomer Martha Morrow Norman Brandt R T Paulin Phil Foltz Scott Russell Jim Lynch Mrs Julia Bloomer and Mr and Mrs Allen Morrow both from Mr Pleasant and Marilyn Thompson. Mr First shared images of the senior class trip to Washington and Mrs First served lunch.
Mr and Mrs Ken Schaeffer attended Orrin Firsts Saturday. Mr and Mrs Andrew Willey visited daughter Mrs Jim Beutler in Ionia. Fred Sexton and family joined Beulah and Elmer Methner clan for Christmas at Clarend Methner home. John Sexton and siblings called on Methner family. Beulah cared for ill Mrs Methner.
Mrs Eeith Raymond and Mrs Alice Davis delivered a basket from Elim Grove Farm Bureau to the Arnold Hale home in Coleman. Cpl Ronald Davis and wife joined his sister and husband for supper and the Christmas program. Several families visited Mt Pleasant for surgery news and birthday celebrations with Gene and Glenn Badgley, Larry and Robert Williams. A Christmas party at the Cotton home included many relatives. A special service at Bim Grove Church Sunday evening at 7 00 pm with Estel Engle in charge and his wife singing.
The 1964 law requires all aliens to report their address to the Commissioner of Immigration during January. Parents or guardians must report for those under fourteen. Absence from the U S does not excuse reporting, and willful failure risks custody and deportation. The Annual Address Report Card is available at post offices or INS offices.
Hunters have abundant sport with cottontail rabbits and snowshoe hares open in the upper and northern lower peninsulas through March 1 1954 and in the southern lower peninsula through January 31. Woodchucks are open in the upper peninsula and through February 1 in the lower peninsula, with several furbearers still on the open list. Foxes bobcats coyotes and wolves remain open to both hunting and trapping.
Families from Colonville Flint Herrick Alma and Six Lakes share a Christmas Eve supper at Dale Davis home and attend a hospital party at Hotel Doherty Clare General Hospital. Multiple visits follow as relatives travel to St Louis Detroit Angola and Owosso for Christmas weekend gatherings and a church program.
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