Coleman Defeats Farwell 54 42 in Doubleheader
On December 19 Coleman visited Farwell. The junior varsity won 38 28 with Terwilliger scoring 12 and Swal low adding 11. The varsity trailed at times but pulled away to 54 42 as Willey led with 44 points and Davison had 11. Next game is against Ewart at Farwell on Friday January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Farwell
Terwilliger
Igh
Rumsey Swallow
Joe Willey
Bernie Davison
Ewart
Blue Star Mothers Elect 1951 Officers
The Blue Star Mothers held their regular New Year meeting with eleven members present. Officers elected were President Mrs. Frank Thrush Senior Vice President Mrs. Jack Ream er Junior Vice President Mrs. Byron Maynard Secretary Mrs. Al Young Treasurer Mrs. Dewey Dell Hosts were Mrs. Grover Updyke and Mrs. Byron Maynard. The luncheon cake by Mrs. Thrush wished everyone a Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Star Mothers
Frank Thrush
Jack Reamer
Byron Maynard
al Young
Dewey Dell
Grover Updyke
Hig-herit
Friends surprise Ray Woolston at house warming
Mrs Ray Woolston invited friends to a New Year house warming. The guests turned the event into a party moment by presenting a mirror before lunch was ready, leaving the hostess surprised as they served lettuce sandwiches and ice cream without cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Woolston
Betrothal announced for Phyllis Loomis and Corporal Herbert Miller
The engagement of Miss Phyllis Loomis of Farwell to Corporal Herbert Miller of Camp Gordon Georgia was announced during the holidays. Phyllis’ parents are Mr and Mrs Kenneth Loomis of Lake and Herbert’s parents are Mrs Harold Schofield of Pinellas Park Fla and Leon Miller of Detroit. The corporal has been on holiday furlough visiting Miss Loomis and relatives. Wedding date not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Loomis
Farwell
Corporal Herbert Miller
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Phyllis
Kenneth Loomis
Lake
Corporal Miller
Harold Schofield
Pinellas Park
Fla
Leon Miller
Detroit
Loomis
Hochstetlers See Mrs Hochstetler Off For Florida
Mr and Mrs Philip Hochstetler escorted Mrs Frank Hochstetler to Ling Sunday for dinner with Mr and Mrs Richard Allen and Burling. She rode the train Monday to join her husband in Florida for the winter. The five Hochstetler children spent the weekend with their grandparents the Gees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hochstetler
Frank Hochstetler
Langing
Richard Allen
Burling
LDS Church Sunday Schedule Charged for Services
The L D S Church announces Sunday morning timetable with Church School at 10:00 and Church Preaching Service at 11:00. Zion's League continues Thursday evening at 8:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D
Zion’s League
Impressive Youth Fellowship Candle Lighting Service
The Methodist Youth Fellowship held a New Year party and meeting on Sunday evening with games and lunch. Alan Luce read Psalm 90 as Rose Marie Stinchcombe led the candle lighting ceremony. A special service is planned for next week and all are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship of
The
Methodist Church
Alan
Luce
Rose Marie Stinchcombe
Christ
Farwell Briefs Light Local Movements and Visits
Farwell notes show Mr. and Mrs. Meryl Graham buying the Mallison house on US-10 beside the L D S Church and planning moving in soon. Rex Fair of Lansing spent time with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shear. Mrs. Glen Reynolds returns to Mt. Pleasant hospital for about a week. The Ivan Browns received Christmas greetings from Blanche Bouchey in St. Petersburg Florida. Rex, Bud, Phyllis Loomis, and Herbert Miller joined Christmas meals at the Loomis home near Clare. Christmas Eve events included the Loomis gathering at Mery Pulcifer’s near Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meryl Graham
Mallison House
Us- 10
L.D.S
Rex Fair
Lansing
Roy Shear
Glen Reynolds
Mt. Pleasant
Ivan Brown
Blanche Bouchey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bud
Phyllis Loomis
Herbert Miller
Kenneth Loomis
Lake
Loomis
Mery Pulcifer
Clare
Fred Smalley
Sidney Court
Rollie Court
Berle Strong
Casper Clark
Harold Sproul
Birch Run
Wilton Powell
Pleasant
Ella
S/Set
Jackson Campbell
Campbells
Jack
Korea
Maurosses Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Claude Maurosse celebrated their fifty years of marriage with a New Year open house in Lake George after a portrait in Clare. Guests from Ithaca Ovid Hisse Mint and Lansing attended a dinner at Barnes Cafe. The couple wore yellow roses and the cake featured two layers for serving. Sixteen guests attended the dinner and many more visited the open house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Mauross
Marguerite Cox
Clare
Barnes Cafe
Lake George
Manross
Christmas vacation upkeep and New Year gatherings
During Christmas break the school buildings were cleaned and painted. Bert Head and Lou Gee chased a possum near town on New Year’s Day. Mr and Mrs Henry Craven of Winn visited the Al Youngs for dinner. Eugene Campbell and family reside in Clare again. Byron Maynard hosted his son and family for dinner amid others. L B Maynard and family also joined for New Year’s Day. Farwell Public Schools exams are set for January 8 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Head
Lou Gee
Henry Craven
Winn
al Youngs
Jack Renners
Eugene Campbell
Clare
Byron Maynard
B. H. Maynard
L. B. Maynard
Lake
Farwell
Correction on Mrs James Stanley train trips
A correction clarifies that Mrs. James Stanley had prior train travel to California and that her trips from Farwell to Alma influenced decisions about the Ann Arbor passenger trains. Mr. Stanley notes the earlier travels might have led to earlier service reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stanley
California
The Skating Rink Draws Youth in Village Park
Young residents enjoy the village park skating rink while flood lighting is still incomplete. The kids insist the skating is fine and keep skating daily.
Christmas visitors and parties fill Brinton weekend
Brinton residents visited with relatives during Christmas weekend in nearby towns including Lake City Farwell Birmingham Grand Rapids and Flint. Local families hosted dinners and watched TV while groups such as the Coldwater Grange and Brinton Sunday School held annual Christmas events and 4-H clubs hosted parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lee
Lake City
William Beck
Bis
Farwell
Pete Wright
Jay Hustead
Kent Tupper
Shepard
Roland Merrihew
Flint
Clifford Jones, Jr
Bert Estes
Jeannie
Arthur Molyneux
Geo. Skinners
Harold Skinner
Wally
Albert Miller
Carl Klock
Jacob Klock
Ervin Klock
Sparta
Robert Wright
Kenneth Skinner
Geo. Skinner
Thelma Smith
Clara Downing
Coleman
Coldwater Grange
Brinton
Young Folke
4-H
Liverwires
Busy Bees
Weekend Visits and New Year Gatherings Across Butterfield Families
Clare Butterfield and family hosted relatives including Dan and Sam Butterfield while Willard Baxter and Geo Snyder families joined watch parties at the Rebekah hall Farwell. Friends and kin shared card games, a pot luck lunch, and New Year’s Eve and Day meals across Lake Thirteen Hastings Saginaw Gilmore and Stockbridge with fishing trips and lively fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Butterfield
Marsha
Bwart
Clare
Sam Butterfield
Dan Butterfield
Willard Baxter
Mt. Pleasant
Geo. Snyder
Duane Phelps
Stockbridge
Rebekah ‘Hall
Farwell
Leo Martin
Gould
Saginaw
Phil Lansing
S. L. Martin
A. Peterson
Lake
L. Martin
Hart Erving
Gilmore
Peter Reale
Brow
Pete Reale
Lake Thirteen
Wim. Cerney
Arlie Renner
Phil _Killoran
Wm. Crawford
Hastings
Phelps
Houghton Lake
Brush College News Notes Verbose Christmas Visits
Last week neighbors visited and hosted relatives for Christmas and school events. Families from Brush College and nearby areas attended operettas and a Myers school Christmas program, with many extended relatives listed among guests and callers.
New Year social circuit links many Michigan families
A lengthy social note lists numerous New Year gatherings across Michigan. Mr and Mrs P K Hoffman host a dinner and card party with guests from Lansing Bay City and Holly. Several families from Clare Ionia Beaverton Flint Midland Saginaw and Detroit visit, dine, or share holidays with relatives including the Dodd Morton Schull and Hare families. Mrs Erickson of Pontiac dies in late December car crash en route home with brother on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. K. Hoffman
Frank Dodd
Lansing
Curtis Morton
H. G. Wilson
Bay City
Hecker
Ben Carpenter
Detroit
Geo. Bates
Alice Ann
Lee Erickson
Pontiac
Jack St. Clair
Holly
Erickson
Lud Segerlund
Dan Holcomb
Leo Hampton
B. F. Hampton
B. P. Wall
Linda
Butch
Lilly
Geo. Wanacutt
St. Louis
H. H. Hughes
Anna Shull
Arthur
Burdette Reigle
Richland
Peter Oman
Elizabeth
Glen Scott
Hersey
Sam Morrison
B. H. Hughes
Loie Hecker
Hughes
BE. M. Bucholz
Greta Masten
Clare
Clare Dyer
Clarence Ladd
Lester Ford
Ionia
Wm. Cunningham
Ortonville
Arnold Seelbinder
Wm. Jesse
Harl Jesse
Beaverton
Francis Jesse
Kenneth
Myrtle Jesse
Walter Ehle
Alfred Ehle
Gladswin
Roger Ehle
Thomas Hecker
Andrew Friz
Roy Stamman
Birmingham
Gordon
Provan
Arnold Stamman
Roy
Belleville
Alton
Lee Hughes
Tommy Hecker
Long Lake
Tommy
B. G. Wilson
Paul Hoffman
West Budd Lake
George Balmer
Saginawdad
Midland
Curtis Morton,Jr
Ray Basso
Hizging Lake
Tecumseh
Arnold Hughes
Grosse Pointe
Maude Hughes
Mary
Edward Packard
Jack Lennox
R. J. Campbell
Chester Griffin
Roy Griffin
Harold Griffin
Flint
Delma Wheeler
Grand Rapids
Griffin
Harold Ryder
Roland D. Shull
Gee
Bates
Robt
Campbell
Ethel Campbell
Dale Brandon
Big Rapids
Edgar Bringman
Brandon
James Yost
Gene Denney
Dean Bucholz
A. H. Hutchinson
Walter Berge
F. M. Myers
Eugene Carpenter
Saginaw
Heart Gas Troubles and a Remedy Advise
An old advertisement touts CHATA-VIN as a premeal medicine to relieve stomach gas pressure and heart distress. It claims faster digestion, reduced gas pains and bloating, and improved blood iron and nerves. The copy urges readers to purchase CERTA VIN at Ander won Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claré
Local Folks Attend New Year Gatherings and Bus Delays
Mr and Mrs Algernon Tessmat visit her father in Mt Pleasant hospital. Frank VanBlarcom enlists and leaves for Fort Sheridan. Nell Porter and Frank VanBlarcom celebrate New Year with C VanBlarcom family. Seb Pfannes host New Year guests as V B Stephison assists in Pontiac. School bus furloughed due to icy roads. Brockways and VanBlarcoms visit relatives in Mt Pleasant Flint and Pontiac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seb Pfannes
V. B. Stephison
Pontiac
Vern
Richard Pfannes
Bill Pfannes
Flint
Yom Brockway
Mt. Pleasant
Horton Case
Howard Brockway
Gene VanBlarcom
C. VanBlarcom
Duane Archbold
Oliver Nash
H. Case
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Blue Star
Ray Woolstons
F. Hochstetler
Florida
Et Quay
Clare Sentinel
Claude Maurosses
Brinton News
Brush College
Allen S. Bauder
Russell
Perry Davis
Glen Newman
Galen Coats
Russell Davis
Randolph Rockey
Lloyd Davis
Harl Sanders
Adolph Hildebrandt
Lorene
Albert
Hildebrandt
Emma
Marilyn Davis
Delbert Sanders
J. C. Newman
Earl
Sanders
Charlene
Marilyn Rockey
Myers School
Donald Rockey
Donnie
Ohio
Jack Newman
Wilma Coats
Jack Sims
Mary Helen
Grass Lake
Harley Coats
Albert Hanner
Norman Myers
Klink
J. ©. Newman
Donna Poet
Pete Hughes
Eva
Jesse Newman
Kenneth Rockey
J. W. Newman
Perry
Bard
Frank Newman
Irene
Billy
Glen Lower
Virgil Newman
Joy
Virgil Kistler
J. C. Coats
William Gruno
Stevenson Lake
Lorin Leitner
Sam and
Wayne
Gladwin
Galen
Coats
Cyril Farmer
Milton Leitner
Pontine
John Brubaker
Bill “Fitepatrick
Bernard Witepatrick
Tuxts Club
Eather Haton
Josin Burns
Laura Skinner
Ade Woodward
Faye
Kalamazoo
Edgar, Jr
Ray Wyman
David Harper
Kenneth Coulter
James Mead
Bill Cunningham
Otisville
Leo Mitchener
M. Myers
Duane ‘Allen
Martha Allen
Ethel Hagen
Ray Hagen
Stanley
McEwan St
Clare, Michigan
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