Samuel Blakley Dies After Long Illness at 90
Samuel R Blakley a long time Farwell resident died December 24 at Morley Convalescent Home near Altona Michigan after a lengthy illness He was born July 29 1855 in Ohio and married Victorine Browning January 22 1881 in Deshler Ohio They moved to Michigan in 1897 leaving five daughters one son and several grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services were held December 27 at Miller Funeral Home Farwell with Rev Chas B Hahn officiating.
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Samuel Blakley
Farwell
Morley
Altona
Michigan
Samuel Robert Blakley
Bodkins Station
Densmore Township
Shelby County
Ohio
Mecosta County
Mlindig
Victorine Othelia Browning
Deshler
Henry County
W.M. Mitchel
Miller
Chas. B. Hahn
Surrey Township
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers for Year
Farwell Knights of Pythias held a regular meeting on December 27 electing officers for the new year. Installations are planned for January 10 with Woodrow Miller as Chancellor Commander and Owen Pattengill as Vice Chancellor among others including Harold Lockwood and Vincent Hisenhauer in senior roles.
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Knights of Pythias
Farwell Knights of Pythias
Woodrow Miller
Owen Pattengill
Lewis Irwin
Joe Hisenhauer
Harold Lockwood
C. A. Powlison
Vincent Hisenhauer
William Miller
J. W. Craford
D. W. Eichhorn
Grand Lodge
Farwell Churches Announce Sunday Schedule
Farwell Town Hall hosts Farwell Church of Christ with Earl Ewing as pastor offering Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. and Evening Service at 8:00 p.m. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by John Armstrong with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and Social Service at 11:30 a.m. Women’s Department meets 2:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday each month at Mrs John Waddington’s home unless otherwise arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of, Christ
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
John Armstrong
Women’s Department
John Waddington
Methodist Church Announces Services and Activities
The Reverend Charles 8 Hahn leads the Methodist Church with Church School at 10 45 studying A Nation in the Making. Public Worship at noon includes Holy Communion. All members and friends are urged to attend. Choir practice Monday at 4 PM in the school.
Appreciation Note From Mrs. Roy P. Wilson
A message of thanks from Mrs. Roy P. Wilson expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and the W S C S group of Far well Methodist Church for cards and a plant from Mercy Hospital Bay City and to Rev Hahn for visiting and returning her home
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W.S.C.S
Farwell Methodist Church
Mercy Hospital
Bay City
Rev
Hahn
Roy P. Wilson
Farwell Briefs Mail Train Schedule
Farwell lists mail train times with routes including No. 62 South at 10 42 A M No 61 North at 2 39 P M No 1 West at 8 40 A M No 6 East at 3 52 P M plus New Year wishes from the local correspondent thanking readers for their support and promising more news.
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Ann Arbor
South
North
East
Village and Lodge Meetings Schedule
January events listed include a Village Council meeting on Monday the 7th a Wo mans Club gathering at Mrs Ernest Horton on Tuesday the 8th Red Cross at the library installation by C F and Rebekah Lodges on Wednesday the 9th Knights of Pythias Lodge on Thursday the 10th and Alice L Seeley event on Friday the 11th
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Farwell Woman’s Club
Ernest Horton
Red Cross
Library
C.F
Rebekah
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Alice L. Seeley
It’s a Girl at Herald Grasmans with Kathleen Maxine
Rejoicing at the Herald Grasmans over the birth of Kathleen Maxine on Sunday December 30 at Stern’s Hospital Ludington. Baby weighed eight pounds nine ounces. Mother and child in good health. Sgt Robert Bennet USAAF arrived from California to spend Christmas with his mother and prepares for discharge in Illinois January 4. Several local residents visited families during the holidays as they recover from Christmas and prepare for the New Year.
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Herald Grasmans
Kathleen Maxine
Stern’s
Ludington
Robert Bennet
U. S. Army Air Force
California
Burke
Bennett
Illinois
Harmon Bargood
St. Louis
Harold Almans
Windover Lake
Philip Hochstetler
Michael
Jill
Frank Hochstetler
Virgil Hochstetler
Virgil Palmer
George
George Palmer
Dan Lockwoods
Frank Wichert
Gilbert Waddington
Henry
Ernest Orr
Shepherd
George Orr
Gladys Wolven
Constantine
James A. Stanley
Leo Joslin
Sue Ann
St. Johns
Jack Spencer
Janice
Clare
George Finch
Neal Joslin
Louis Gee
John Hall
Leo Colmus
Richard McGrath
Detroit
David Wiggins
Gene Cashin
Virginia Wiggins
Midland
Delmar Scott
Lake
Earl Bauder
Suzan Jané
Ernest Horton
Wilton Powells
Mt. Pleasant
Suzann Powell
Flora Powell
Bertha Babcock
Merritt. Fuller
T. A. Fuller
William GC. Fuller
Palmer C. Dolph
Muskegon
Dolph
John Henry
Clever Washcloth Makes Soap Slivers Toweling Bag
A clever household tip suggests placing leftover toilet soap into a small Turkish toweling bag during baths. The bag can be used as a wash cloth and soap combined, yielding a convenient bath accessory.
Junior Choir Christmas Party at Farwell Methodist
The Farwell Methodist Junior Choir held its annual Christmas party on Friday December 28. Mr and Mrs Geo Sage hosted a chicken dinner and the group presented Mrs Sage with flowers and a silver serving tray. Neil Sowle of Clare recorded choir anthems with assistance from his brother Lee.
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Choi
Farwell Methodist Church
Geo. Sage
Gerald ©. Lamb
Christmas Programs Shine at Farwell Churches
Farwell observed Christmas with programs at two churches. At L D S Church December 24 featured gifts and a large turnout. First Methodist highlights included youth choir music, a tree program, and a Candle in the Window playlet, with Santa distributing gifts afterward.
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Farwell
L. D. S. Church
Latter Day Saints Church
Birth
Christ
Santa
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Charles B. Hahn
G. E. Lamb
Bethlehem
Reynold Mick
Eugene Glass
Hart Town
Joan Eisenhauer
Minerva Richmond
Detroit
Old Rugged Cross
Rev
Hahn
Gavel From Fort Ashby Logs Opens W Va Conservation Meet
West Virginia conservation commission meetings open with a gavel crafted from a 45 foot white oak log from Fort Ashby Mineral County. The gift came from the Potomac Valley chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Keyser. Fort Ashby, built 1755, is a lone surviving unit in Washington era fortifications protecting settlers along the Virginia frontier.
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George Washington
Virginia
French Arrest Spies Who Assist Germans
Paris police and the interior ministry say spies and would be terrorists operate in France for escaped Nazis. They act under orders of groups said to have Spain headquarters. More than 10 000 agents have been arrested.
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Paris
Ministry of the Interior
France
Spain
Multiple Property and Goods For Sale Notices Across Michigan
Diverse real estate and goods listings include 165.48 acres in Sec 4 and 80 acres in Sec 8 for sale with oil and mineral reservations, plus 320 acres in Sec 5 and 80 acres in Sec 5 descriptions. Also offered are farms in Isabella and Osceola townships, cottages near Lake George and Muskegon River, and a custom plate glass mirror shop ad. Also slab wood and lumber for sale with custom sawing and remnants. Clarence Armen trout of Clare advertises.
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W. HE
Currie Farm
City of Harrison
Us-27
Cragoked Lake
Lake
Lake George
Salie
Isabella Township
Isabella County
Gilmore Township
Muskegon River
Osceola County
Clarence Armentrout
R-2
Clare
Michigan
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Samuel R. Blakley
Surrey Cemetery
Chas
Undertakers
Farwell Methodist
Buclidy
Buckley
Houghton Drug Company
Art Damoth Agency
Mort’s Paint
Mich
Ford Ferguson Tractor
Big Norway Lake
J. R. Wood & Sons
Wood
Park View
Partners
Gladwin Stock Yards
Cedar Telephone Ees
Herschel Schaar
Maple Grove Road
W. L. Pifer
Royal Akins
W. HE. Badgley
Zenith Radio
Zenith
Coleman Gas
Max Stanley
Harrison
R-1
Choice
Grant McLane
Salhe
College St
Alma, Mich
A. T. Perry
Harley Smith
Delwin
Roy Hoover
Shropshire Yard
Ross Coe
Glow Boy
Hestrola
Ted Butcher
Ward
South Us-27
Maxwell Radio Service
Clare, Mich
North Star
1St St
Clare County
Clare Sentinel
W. 5Th St
Robert Shull
Red's Welding Shop
J. L. Bowen
Lone Pine Cabins
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A. B. Howlett Plumbing and Heating Co
W. John R St
Howard Waite
Greenwood Ave
Baffle Creek
Ward Feighner
St. Clare
Dunlop Road
Ray Harrold
Gladwin
Arthur Township
Cornwell Ranch
Julia McDonald
Chas, Barlow
Damascus Sewing Machine
Herman Walter
Roosevelt Service Station
Paul Erchmar
Harrison, al
Willowbrook
Cabin
OIG
J. K. Sikkema
Marioli
Vestaburg, Mich
Clifford Richmond
AGT
Harold Sprague
Standard Gas Station
Sunbeam Toaster
New
Marble Auto Collision Service
Azles
Marble
West
Us-10
Clare Michigan
Sears
Rex Lloyd's
Gilbes
William Cleveland
Lillian Edwards
Samborn’s Produce & Furniture Co
Jesse Ray
Mt. Morris
Roy Feighner
Elm Grove
B. J. Hess
Murray
Packing Company
Plainwell
Locust Ridge Farm
Lapeer
Clarified Bakery
D. Ward
Dorothy McNeill
Clare R-3
Sentinel Office
Spikehorn Corner
Henry Wagner
Wheeler
Wm. Kanarr
Cornwell Farm
Billford
Albert Schug
Ladies Fountain
W. GC. Fuller
Wrecker Service
Standard Service
Bruce Temple
Clare, Michigan
Don Reynolds
7Th St
Vacuum Cleaner Service Phons
Vestaburg Silo Company
Jennings Archambault
Anderson Drug Store
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