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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1961
Page
8
PTA members gather January 19 at Lake school with speeches by a representative from Central Michigan Child Guidance Clinic of Mt. Pleasant.
Rural group Delwin Grange plans a January 12 Christmas party with gift exchange for adults at 50 cents and children 25 cents. The week features visits and dinners among local families including Jones Doren Shively and McDonald households with numerous gatherings and a January 17 party noted.
Mrs Dessie Utley and Mr and Mrs Stanley visit in Maple Grove as Rula Paugh and family from Houghton Lake host relatives. Garnett Perguon and Bert Head of Farwell seen. Leo Parson family from Brethren visit. Mrs Hilyard injures leg on ice. Army-bound Bergey leaves for Detroit. Several local families host and visit through the weekend in a flow of calls, parties and meals.
Church of Christ services in Gilmore welcome all. Mrs. Beckman of Lupton reports the death of her husband formerly Ruse Northrup of Gilmore and burial in Farwell cemetery. Locals attend Farm Bureau dinner. multiple visits among Wood, Cook, Pitts, Ferguson and Perry families near Gilmore and Midland. Two Jarman households travel to Kentucky for household goods. grandchildren stay with grandparents Utley while they move.
Beulah Bodkins and another Colonville resident returned from Englewood Florida after a two week visit. Hilda Strouse Fred Giebel and Stevie Warner are hospital patients at Mt. Pleasant Community hospital and Clare General hospital respectively.
William Palmer of the Associated Petroleum Industries of Michigan says the new one cent sales tax on gasoline is effectively a tax on a tax. He notes the tax is applied to the federal four cent and state six cent gas taxes, raising the average motorist’s bill by about five cents per gallon, or 1.10 dollars per 10 gallons.
John A. Iserhoth, known as Johnnie, died January 5 1961 at Central Michigan Community Hospital Mt Pleasant after several weeks illness. He was born October 15 1919 in Saginaw. Funeral services were held at Coker Funeral Home Farwell with Rev. Edwin DuBois Mt Pleasant officiating. Burial at Surrey Cemetery Farwell. He leaves wife Dorothy three daughters Annette Audrey Joan and two sons John Bobby at Lake his mother Mrs Jack Eneix one sister Mrs Helen Stalsburg Lake father Otto Iserhoth Saginaw one adopted sister Mrs Kathleen Shilling Bur bank California and adopted brother Charles Eneix Lake. He worked 15 years at Ferro Stamping Mt Pleasant. He will be missed by many friends.
An open house at Garfield Township hall on Lake Sunday afternoon celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heim for their 25th wedding anniversary.
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