Farewell Party Honors Mrs. Lilly Neal at Local Church
Mrs Lilly Neal guest of honor at a Presbyterian Church farewell in the church auditorium on Sunday afternoon. Devotions led by Mrs Ivan Graham and group singing followed. She leaves Saturday for California to make her future home amid gifts and good wishes. Mrs Neal is the mother of Mrs Fred McCorkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Neal
Presbyterian Church
Ivan Graham
Neal
California
Fred McCorkle
Susan Graham Fellowship Meeting at Presbyterian Church
The Susan Graham Fellowship met New Year's Eve at the Presbyterian Church with devotions by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Graham. A comparison of A Day On The Beach versus Christian Living was discussed, followed by a potluck lunch chaired by Mrs. Don Swindlehurst. The next monthly meeting is planned for Saturday evening January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Graham
Presbyterian Church
Ivan Graham
Don Swindlehurst
New Year Socials Across Rosebush Family Gatherings
Rosebush residents hosted relatives during the New Year holidays. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller of Charlotte Mrs. James Sutton of Clare and others from Saginaw Midland East Lansing and Mt. Pleasant. Attendees shared dinners and celebrations at multiple homes and a church event marked a Golden Anniversary in Three Rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Miller
Charlotte
James Sutton
Clare
Orrin
Ban Morrison
Arthur Brown
Frank Simpson
George Snider
Arnold Bidwell
Etta Butcher
Floyd Thompson
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Hoste
Hugh Bradford
Bear Lake
Franklin Jackson
Saginaw
Robert Sharp
Midland
Ralph Bradford
Robert Neff
East Lansing
Albert Neff
Darwin Johnson
Ruth Mack
Three Rivers
Johnson
William Dan, Sr
Presbyterian Church
Page Bellinger
Hast Lansing
Kenneth Schrock
Mt. Plesant
David Bellinger
Des Moines
Iowa
Page
Norma Jean McManaman
Ronald
Bill McManamanh
Detroit
George Nestle
Cecil Moore
Pioneer
Ohio
Homer Lowery
Okemos
Florence Lowery
New Years
Harvey Lowery
William Archambault
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Jennings Archambault
Larry Anderson
U. S. Army
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Harold Anderson
Earl Neff
Dale Graham
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Betty Jane Lawler
James Lawler
Duval
Kevin
Ann Arbor
University Hospital
Donna Cameron
Maxine Myers
Washington, D. C
Wilford Stilgenbauer
Duane Johnson
E. Lee Johnson
A. J. Richter
Milan Johnson
Catrwin Johnson
Judy Hall
Thanks for support after December home fire
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and responders after our house was damaged by fire on December 28. Special thanks to Ellen Downs for offering her home and to firemen police officers Curtis Bradleys Lehrs Gums Borles Atkermans Ulrich Greens and Rev Parker for comfort. We also thank Ruth Schroeder Pauls Beauty Salons and our customers for patience. Our thanks to Andy Lena Irving for their kindness to our family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Downs
Curtis
Tom Bradleys
George Lehrs
Gums
Homer Borles
Ralph Atkermans
Dick Ulrichs
Lee Greens
Busy Bees View 4-H Trip Film at Bowen Meeting
The December Bowen Busy Bees gathered at the home of Rhea and Carol Moore to view films from the group's 4-H trip last summer. Members contributed wrapped gifts for Christmas at the State Home and Training School in Mt. Pleasant. Refreshments followed, hosted by the Moore family. The next club meeting is set for Monday January 11 at the Bowen school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Rhea
Carol Moore
State Ome and Training School
Mt. Pleasant
Moore
Bowen School
Joint Installation Ceremonies for Clare IOOF and Clara Lodges
Community calendar notes installation ceremonies this Saturday January 9 at 8 00 pm with Grand Lodge officers expected to attend. Members and families invited. Mt Vernon Grange meets monthly with Pie Bingo on January 11. St Cecilia s Home and School Guild meets January 7 at 8 o clock with Fr Sruba as guest speaker. Clare Band Boosters plan Monday 8 pm meeting in Clare Elementary band room.
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Clare Ioof ‘Lodge
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Grand Lodge
Mt. Vernon Grange
St. Cecilia’s
Fr. Sruba
Clare Band Boosters Club
Clare
Accident Nips Fingers Of Mayor's Hand
Mayor Gerald Nivison injured New Year Day at St. Cecilia's church when his right hand was caught in a door hinge. Doctors at Clare General Hospital replaced severed fingers but full recovery uncertain and rest needed for his injured arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Nivison
Clare General Hospital
Nivison
New Years
St. Cecilia’s Church
Former Clare Man Promoted In Arizona
Lou Lamphere, formerly of Clare, is promoted to plant manager at Jokeo Manufacturing in Mesa Arizona. He previously served as plant supervisor as the company begins an expansion to produce a child s TV chair an adult folding aluminum chair aluminum table and other household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Lamphere
Clare
Jokeo Manufacturings Company
Mesa
Arizona
Lamphere
Clare City Commission Official Proceedings December 21 1959
Regular meeting called to order by Mayor Nivison with commissioners Hartshorn Walters Schroeder Baumgarth present. Minutes from December 7 approved. Curb and gutter petitions tabled and reviewed. Water well pumping report given. Thayer Dairy sewage charges adjusted. storm sewer water not charged. Traffic survey discussed. Bills approved. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nivison
Hartshorn
Walters
Schroeder Baumgarth
Clare
Methodist
Curb & Gutter
Com
Schroeder
Curb and Gutter
E. Wheaton
Lance Thayer
Thayer Dairy
Fair board urges merchants hall space reservations now
County Fair official June Rose says display space in the Merchants' Hall should be reserved promptly. Exhibitors may contact Rose in Harrison. Rev Willingham of the American Baptists Foreign Missions Society cites a moral clash between viewing man as a person or as part of the state machinery. Postmaster Francis Jackson announces Clare postal drivers earned the 1959 Regional Operators Award for Safety, signed by Robert R. Justus, Director of U S Mail Service in the Illinois Michigan Region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Rose
Merchants’ Hall
Fairgrounds
Rose
Harrison
Willingham
American Baptists’ Foreign Missions Societies
God
Post Office
Francis Jackson
Robert R. Justus
U.S. Mail Service
Illinois-Michigan
Clare
Annual S C S Meeting at Mt Pleasant Isabell a District
The Isa bella Soil Conservation District holds its annual meeting January 18 at First Presbyterian Church Mt Pleasant. Dr L M Turk Michigan State University will speak. 1959 conservation accomplishments will be reported. Two new district directors will be elected and a list of new cooperators announced. New farms by Matt and Francis Engler receive soil plans and rotation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Soil Conservation District
First Presbyterian Church
Mt. Pleasant
Presbyterian Women’s Club
L. M. Turk
Michigan State University
S.C.S
Dale Zingery
Union
Richard LaPoe
Chippewa
Robert
Gain In County Businesses Show Gain In County Businesses
Clare County businesses remained steady over the past year says J H McDonald district manager Detroit office of Dun and Bradstreet Inc. The county shows a 52 percent increase in business population since 1947 per the Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book listing manufacturers wholesalers and retailers seeking or granting credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
J. H. McDonald
Detroit
Dun &Bradstreet, Inc
McDonald
Dun & Caps
Dun & Bradstreet
Roots and growth patterns of corn unveiled by MSU expert
Michigan State University soil science associate professor Henry Foth studies corn root distribution at multiple growth stages to improve practices. He notes roots spread outward and downward early, then shift to vertical growth around six weeks, with roots crossing between rows by four weeks and reaching two feet deep by five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Foth
Michigan State University
Foth
Dr. Foth
Water rights and conservation approaches debated for Michigan
The text examines competing notions for groundwater use protecting supplies by prorated shares and correlative rights, treating water as a migratory mineral akin to oil. It weighs mineralization, leases, or sales by landowners and calls for a broad, coordinated water policy including watershed and soil practices for Michigan’s future water fortunes.
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Michigan
Christmas Day Visits and Weekend Guests in Rosebush
Local households in Rosebush report Christmas Day gatherings and weekend visits. Families from Pontiac Flint Clare Mt. Pleasant Detroit Midland and Edmore joined relatives including the Lawlers Jacobs Campbells and Horns for meals and social time.
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Rosebush
Nosebush Methodist Church
Canada
Nova Scotia
Lois Graham
R. ©. Thomson
Thomson
Muriel
Martin
Lois Schleder
Carolyn
Myrna Graham
Ted
Helen Campbell
Jim
Floyd Graham
Albert Campbell
George Schleder
Ithaca
Dale ‘Graham
Stuart Denslow
Brenda
Gary Dixon
New Brunswick
Maine
U. S. Navy Air Force
Floyd Dixon
Community Hospital
Roger Abbey
Abbey
Jonesville
Myron Johnston
Beal City
Johnston
Vernell Fike
Grayson Spaulding
Lloyd Spaulding
Faith Johnston
Roy Cole
Swartz Creek
Cliff Prout
Jack Fitzpatrick
Ray Prout
Joe White
Aaron Prout
John Newbecker
Weidman
Peggy
Gail Howe
Inkster
H. O. Beutler
Johnny, Emma Lee, Mike and
Suzie Kaiser
Alaska
8Th Infantry
Europe
Clare City Commission
David Adams
Our Auto Loan Department
Citizens Bank Loan
The
Citizens State Bank
J. Stuart Bicknell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Clare and
Ansul
S.C.S. Meeting
Mart
Francis
Rosebush News
John Lane
Pontiac
Henry Snider
Flint
Dorothy Simpson
Jack Trainor
Lloyd O’connors
Coleman
Bud Cairns
Herb Cairns
Ronald Cairns
Joe Hrdlovich
Fred Horn
Farwell
Carl Wurts
James Cline
Alma
Helen Kidd
Greenville
Tom Lawler
Betty Jane
Mr. Pleasant
John Jacobs
Andrew Willey
Gale Lutz
John Hall
Michael
Ernest Host
Russell Cowden
Dale
Bill
Kenneth Turpin
Grayson Spauldirng
Edmore
Ralph Stork
E. O. Graham
Lester McLachlan
Kirksville
Missouri
St. Ignace
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