Social Round of Visits and Family Guests Across Towns
Local notes record numerous visits and holiday gatherings. Names include Mrs. Charles Ford Rosebush Miss Mildred Stirling Ann Arbor and Dr. Ray Chamberlain Detroit. Families from Lansing Kalama zoo Grand Rapids Saginaw Flint and Cadillac share meals and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Folsom
Harrison
C. R. Pyle
Ray Rule
Hough‘ton
Jay Green
Floyd Allen
Loree
Lansing
Dorothy Allen
Wallace Peckinpaugh
Gale Brooks
St. Louis
Mildred Stirling
Ann Arbor
Charles Stirling
Glen Lloyd
Jerry
Grant
Horace Joyner
Warren Watson
Rosebush
Charles Ford
QO. D. Bayes
Richard Bayes
Ivan McIntosh
Ruth
Clayton Gearvis
Clayton, Jr
Flint
A. N. Friz
Iona Bolen
Virginia O'Grady
Detroit
Harley Holt
Kathryn Dwyer
Ray Chamberlain
Harl Dwyer
Peggy Sparks
Chicago
Ilinois
Sgt
Burton Holt
Beverly Sowle
B. L. Fisher
Saginaw
Eugene Stanley
Clair Stanley
Bernie Hampton
Walter Letsinger
Vaughn Lewis
Vaughn, Jr
Lewis
M. R. Howlett
Elton Bopp
Bob Calkins
John Shayler
Bentley
Bridge Tournament Opens at Hotel Doherty This Week
The event starts Wednesday evening January 12 at Hotel Doherty with a dessert bridge at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doherty
New Arrivals in Ann Arbor and Nearby Hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Callihan of Ann Arbor welcome a baby girl named Margaret Ann born December 25 at Gates Private Hospital weighing seven pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harrell welcome a baby boy Richard Lee born January 3 at Clare Hospital weighing seven pounds four and a half ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Cook of Middletown announce a baby girl Glenda Anne born December 15, 1943 at Memorial Hospital Alma weighing six pounds seven ounces. mother is Frances Gordon prior to marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Harvey
Sagihaw
Charles Whitlock
Myr
Ray Lock and Baby
Farwell
Ed. Little
May Linch
Shepherd
O. D. Bayes
June Cleveland
Owosso
Marine City
Lucille Walter
Detroit
Arthur Walter
Emmet Wells
Gerry
Ewart
C. A. Perry
George Wisler
Henry Hall
Big Rapids
Ralph Byatt
Saginaw
Floyd Kirkpatrick
C. A. Shields
Ray Shields
Carolyn
Donald Gladstone
Lansing
Kittie Koontz
Hamina Youmans
Carolee
Sandra Callihan
Ann Arbor
Gail Blanchard
John Beakes
Samaritan Hospital
Bay City
Alfred Nevins
Charles Hahn
W. L. Martin
Darrell Dean
Joe Troupe
Dannie Seslar
Cement City
Walter Phillips
Mt. Pleasant
J. Earl Schlegel
Jack Schlegel
Dearborn
Erwin Schlegel
McArthur Hospital
Pfe
Howard Waite
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Hrvin Zinser
Hart Waite
Averill
Percy Stough
Jonesville
Gerald Callihan
Gates Private Hospital
Margaret
Ann
Jim Harrell
Richard Lee
Clare Hospital
Doris
Paraguay the gateway to South America a romantic unknown story
A historical sketch traces Paraguay from early explorations by a Portuguese navigator and Sebastian Cabot to the founding of Asuncion in 1537 by Ayolas and Irala. It notes Paraguay's 1811 independence, 1812 constitution, and the early rule of Carlos A Lopez and his son, highlighting the city’s adventurous image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alejo Garcia
Paraguay
Sebastian Cabot
Asuncion
Juan de Ayolas
Domingo Irala
Spain
Velasco
Liberty Ship Designed To Deliver the Goods
American designed for lend lease British use the Liberty Ship emerged in 1941, first vessel delivered three weeks after Pearl Harbor. Built for utility 10500 deadweight tons, renowned for sound quality and mass production. Standardized parts allow quick yard shifts and rapid field repairs with minimal delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Commission
Army links kitchen waste price to hog market value
The War Department announces a new optional contract feature for selling kitchen waste to hog feeders. Bidders may submit bids on a per man per month basis with monthly waste prices tied to the market value of hogs at a designated stockyard on the 15th of each month. If hog prices rise, waste prices rise. if hog prices fall, they fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Legal Department of the Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Stocking Gauge and Knit Fabric Finishing
The text explains stocking gauge as the number of stitches per one and one half inches of knit fabric. It notes that higher gauge yields finer stockings.
Two Killed in New Year's Day Auto Accident
Funeral details for two young crash victims are listed with pallbearers and mourners. Joy and Sammy Liechti Jr. died January 1 and 2 1944 respectively. Services for Sammy were at Farwell Methodist Church with burial at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Methodist Church
Elder Summer
Rosebush
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Clare
Merman Rank
Hisse Pillsbury
Arlo Barber
Raymond Schofield
William Dewey
Elton Marshall
Bernard Robinson
Dale Joslin
Navy SRU Opens Petty Officer Ratings for Experienced Men
The Navy announces petty officer ratings in the Ship Repair Units open to men with about forty trades. Qualified applicants include anglesmiths, blacksmiths, welders, electricians, machinists, shipwrights, riveters, and many more. Apply now before induction cuts eligibility. further SRU details available at 227 New Federal Building, Lansing, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRU
Byron E. Flechtner
Navy
Lower
Michigan
Plechtner
New Federal Building
Lansing
Sweet potatoes placed under price control by Price Administration
Latvian district Office of Price Administration announced today that sweet potatoes are under price control at all levels. Prices from the country shipper to retailers and individual sellers will be frozen at maximum prices charged during December 17 to December 21.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Inez Wolford
Clio
F. M. Nelson
Wolford
Clarence Scott
Levi Scott
Cadillac
Lake City
Bernard Scott
Will
Hartford
Art Damoth Agency
McEwan Street
South America
Liberty
Jersey Coats
Ity
Blue Melton Blazers
Nashua
Wm.h. Bicknell&Co
Clare, Michigan
Surrey Cemetery
John Bistricky
Buster Reynolds
Joy
Clyde Masten
Robert Payton
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Samuel Liechti, JR
Sheridan Township
Clare County
Farwell High School
Future Farmers of America Club
Sammy
Leona Goostree
Pontiac
Helen Lloyd
Farewell
Maxine Fitchow
Alice Liechti
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Robert
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