Past Matrons Club Meets With New Officers
Clare Past Matrons Club held its January meeting at Mrs. John Nelsons home. Lillian Walker installed new officers with Doris Gerow presiding at the piano. Mrs. Belle Mair became president and named February hosts Doris Gerow and Olive Evans. A playlet Not Today Madam followed business and games with prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Past Matrons Club
John Nelson
Lillian Walker
Doris Gerow
Belle Mair
Olive Evans
Ethel Ryan
Florida
Dorothy, Lloyd
Adah Hochstetler
Nelson
Ivah Emery
Violet Athey Weds Robert Davis at Van Dyke Church
Miss Violet Athey of Pontiac and Robert Davis of Van Dyke married Christmas Eve at the Lutheran Church in Van Dyke Michigan. Rev Weinneke officiated using a double ring ceremony. The couple will reside in Pontiac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Athey
Robert Davis
van Dyke
Lutheran
Michigan
Weinneke
Pontiac
Dorothy Brecker
Raymond Brecker
Fred Athey
Arthur Center
Russell Davis
North Arthur
P T A Sets Special Date for Parents at February Meeting
Clare P T A met Monday with good attendance as President Ray Ruby led. A finance committee was formed for the year and February 9 is highlighted for a full day Fire Prevention meeting. Barbara Longstreet spoke on time management with kitchen tips and slides, with a wildlife conservation program planned for the February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare P.T.A
Ray Ruby
P.T.A
Donna Bailey
Harley Sowle
Jack Sparkel
William Jackson
Barbara Longstreet
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Garthe
Jackson
G. C. Born
Carl Chaplin
Roy, Kinsey
Wallace Johnson
W.S.C.S. Members Meet in Church Parlors
The W.S.C.S. met in the Methodist church parlors on Wednesday afternoon January 19 with President Mrs. James Gillespie presiding. Devotions were led by Mrs. Frey and the program included a Seiter trio performance and a discussion on the group’s aims and missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
James Gillespie
Doris Foss
Father and Son
Grace Frey
Charles Hahn
Louise Demarest
Seiter
Alma Lee
Ann and
Joyce
Connie Seiter
Hahn
Isaiah
Mildréd Bell
Annie Ackerman
King's Daughters Meet at Mrs Minnie Brown Home
The King's Daughters Society gathered at Mrs Minnie Brown's home Thursday afternoon. They quilted and did fancy work as Mrs Carl Chaplin presided. Mrs Harold Loomis read scripture. members cited Bible verses in roll call. Next meeting is at the Chaplin home with a birthday luncheon planned January 27 with Mrs Roy Kinsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters Society
Minnie Brown
Carl Chaplin
C. Knapp
Harold Loomis
Free pick up and delivery service offered
Free pick up and delivery service advertised by Band Box Cleaners in Clare. Phone number 34 provided for contact.
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Clare
Tibet Eyes White Beaver Pelts for Dalai Lama Robes
Tibetan officials in Lhassa plan to receive pelts from Deadwood South Dakota to craft ceremonial robes for the Dalai Lama as Western trade tensions and the Kamchatka blockade affect traditional materials. The shipment would travel by muleback with no local airfields, reflecting fragile Tibetan-US and Tibet-US trade ties during the Marshall Plan era.
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Deadwood
Te D
Himalayas
Ai Jama
United States
Tibet
Reds
Kamchatka Peninsula
Koko
Vatican
Lhagsa
Kamchatka
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tibetan Economic Mission
United
S. D
Marshall Plan
Pennsylvania Town Looks For Cannonball Buyers
LINESVILLE PA A Crawford county town seeks buyers for a dozen Civil War era cannonballs found in Town Hall basement. The street commissioner reported the relics and they were offered at auction. the top bid so far is six cents each.
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Linesville
Crawford County
Railroad Conductors In Argentine Must Be Tough
In Buenos Aires disorder between passengers and railway staff grows as the government bans onboard ticket sales. Incidents include a passenger being thrown from a moving train, a conductor firing at a passenger, and others attempting to eject conductors. Jeering and ticket delays worsen the tension aboard the trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentine
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Social Club Activities and Meetings This Week
Tuesday evening January 25 marks the Clara Rebekah Lodge officers first meeting of the year with new degree captain Eva Séhilafiey guiding practice. Friday Afternoon Bridge Club played two tables at Mrs. Alex Artibee’s home with high scores credited to Mrs. Richard Harts-Horn and second to Mrs. Fred Busche. District Odd Fellows Rebekah gathering shifts to Mt. Pleasant on Friday January 21. A miscellaneous shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dale Davin and Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Wood honored Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Town on January 7 with gifts and meal. Wise Pepper Club, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morrison, produced seven bridge tables and a pot luck lunch. next meets at Elmer Methner home in Coleman. Cotton Club guest host Mrs. John Bruckart hosted two tables of bridge with high score to Mrs. Joe Sproat and second to Mrs. Allen Crum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Eva Séhilafiey
Alex Artibee
Wesk
M. D. Feighner
Alberta Bicknell
Richard Harts- Horn
Fred Busche
Dale Davin
Kendall Wood
Ernest Town
Bruce Morrison
Wise Pepper Club
Raymond Lennox
John Tice
John Smith
John Stough
K. B. Potter
Elmer Methner
Coleman
John Bruckart
Cotton Club
West Wheaton Ave
Joe Sproat
Allen Crum
Hartid Porter
Floyd Rosier
Lester Bonstelle
Mrs Hammond Honored At Gold Star Mothers Meet
Mrs Glenn Hammond state recording secretary of the American Gold Star Mothers Inc attended the Lincoln Park Gold Star Mothers chapter meeting. She also served as installing color bearer at Midland chapter and acted as recording secretary for the Saginaw Chapter 4 installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hammond
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc
Lincoln Park
Hammond
Midland
Saginaw
Violet Querback
Clare
Florence Thatcher
Mt. Pleasant
Kenneth Bryce
Speechless Five Years Vet Regains Voice on Coaster
Emilio Franco a 35 year old machinist and coal miner from Fairmont West Virginia who lost his voice in 1943 while serving as an army private spoke for the first time since then after riding a mile a minute roller coaster at Coney Island Doctors diagnosed hysteria ophonia an ailment of speech loss with no organic cause Franco yelled on the ride and when it stopped he uttered I feel sick marking a dramatic breakthrough in his condition
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New York
Coney Island
Emilio Franco
Franco
Fairmont
W. Va
Clare Bridge Tournaments Open at Hotel Doherty
Wednesday evening January 19 marked another Clare Bridge Tournament at the Hotel Doherty with fourteen tables. The six high teams by net score were Caple Allen 7,610. Shumway Sands 6,700. Bicknell Duncan 5,240. Rosier Bruckart 2,850. Hartshorn Spencer 2,410. Anderson Wallace 2,350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doherty
Caple Allen
Shumway-Sands
Bicknell-Duncan
Rosier-Bruckart
Hartshorn-Spencer
Anderson-Wallace
Rug and Upholstery Cleaning Ad by Clare Cleaners
Immediate service offered for rug and upholstery cleaning by Clare Cleaners. Contact Donald H. Jones for on floor cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Cleaners
Donald H. Jones
Parrot owner shoots at cat to avenge pet death
In Middletown Connecticut Charles Nixon fired at a cat to avenge his parrot Texas named Ruffies and was fined five dollars after the cat survived with scars. A veterinarian noted the cat likely dodged the shot and remained unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parret
Middletown
Conn
Charles Nixon
Nixon
Texas
Raffles
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Victor Stapleton
Alethea Irish
Ithaca
Victor Hy Stapleton
Lafayette
Gratiot County
First Presbyterian Church
Eleanor Hooper
Virginia Benson
Doris
Deloris Stapleton
William Derby
Susan
Steven Derby
Wendell Derby
William Hirschman
Calvin Ukena
Efore
Glare
Lansing
Charlotte
Haton Rapids
Detroit
Alma
Cinerarias
Narcissus
Daffodils
White’s Greenhouse & Nursery
E. Sixth St
America
Hwis
Mary Morag
Ownnsey
Nore
N. McEwan
King's
BROWN
Choy
Buddha
Bokote
Pennsylvania
Social
District Association of
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Clare-Isabella
Vanity Fair
Creo
Stearns
Colgate
Schick
Dr. Hess
Artic
Roy E. Cimmerer
Clare, Mich
Christian Brotherhood
James
Church OF God
Crepe Swagger
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