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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1955
Page
3
Odds and ends from Gladwin area life mix a kitchen mishap with family visits and hospital notes. Dale Wymer spills coffee but suffers only a minor burn while multiple locals and relatives are pictured in health and holiday briefings.
Scout Assistant Scout Master Wendell Hoover with Edward Gackley Charles Borst and Lester and Wayne Wymer attended Camp Rotary Saturday for the Polar Bear award sleeping out for 24 hours and eating outdoors Mr Wally Gook of Windover Lake provided two bales of straw Scouts returned Sunday Linda and Rex Allen of Harrison stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs Al Abbott while mother Mrs W Allen receives eye treatments at Ann Arbor hospital
William Bowen fell on the ice Wednesday evening and broke his hip. He was taken by ambulance to Clare General Hospital. Friday morning Mrs Bowen was moved to a rest home in Farwell. Several local residents, including Frank Schrang and Archie Fraser, visited and assisted, while Edwin Rouse went to Clare General Hospital for December injuries X rays.
Greenwood Grange notes announce a January 18 meeting and a 7 30 start for a chicken supper. A January 42 date is set for a Lilliford Eichhorn family miscellaneous shower after a recent fire. Community visits include Clare enrollment trips and various county residents visiting relatives. Public invites and upcoming Soil Conservation meeting January 19 at VFW hall are also listed.
Gilmore Center items report Earl Fordyce of Weidman injured two fingers at work and hospital care last week. Bernard Garshaw has returned home after weeks in Community hospital. New Year visits include Rupert Schofield at the Fordyce home and several area guests at the McAlveys and Cotters. Jay McAlvey, a former Gilmore resident, remains in Mt. Pleasant hospital for ankle injury treatment.
Mr and Mrs Dale Wysong and Cheryl were supper guests of O M Somers. Clare Manufacturing worker Betty is employed. Several dated visits occurred including the Lavertys, Phipps, Somers and Rawsons. New Year party hosted by O Rourke with 8 tables and 1955 welcomed at midnight.
A New Year’s gathering at the O. M. Somers marked Oral Somers’s 71st birthday on December 30. Attendees included William and Mrs Hileman with Pamela Shaver and Bud Hileman and Alice Walters, plus Robert and Arden Somers and families from Lansing. Grandchildren sang and guests enjoyed ice cream cake and sandwiches.
Mrs Perry Davis of Brush College reports her son Charles Perry Davis three years old cut his temple on a gallon paint pail Tuesday afternoon. He required five stitches at Gladwin Hospital with stitches to be removed Monday morning. Mrs Emma Eddy left for home after weeks recuperating from goiter surgery. The Beaverton school closed due to icy roads, and 4‑H projects and visits filled the week. Neighbors and relatives hosted gatherings and many children sledded as conditions allowed.
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