Community social notes from Alma area families gather
Mrs. Herbert Breen and sister visit. many local families host guests and attend events in Alma and nearby towns. Residents travel to Mt. Pleasant for a Travel Series at the University. multiple Sunday visits and weekend gatherings appear across local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert. Breen
West Semig
Pleasant
Ronald Cooper
David Donovan
Mt. Pleasant
Kenneth Cole Wayne
Elaine
Ivan
St. Johns
Basil Cole
Burley Blackledge
Tucson
Arizona
Dale Reynolds
Otis Lennox
Charles H. Bonham
Pontiac
Millie Lettick
St. Louis
Clifford Lettick
Janet
Clifford
Alma Hospital
Darlene Haring
Shirley Walters
Louis Mitchell
Detroit
Florence Field
Mark
Harold Kile
Bueef
Kenneth Mogg
Rosebush
Jerry Dean
Dolph Heller
Lansing
Dorothy Presley
Eugene Heller
Utica
Jack Young
Kay Green
Gladwin
Cleland Green
Leonel Green
Ernest Green
Jerry Morrow
Englewood Florida
Maud Gordon
Gratiot Community Hospital
Alma
Lydia Schmidt
Grace Fishpool
Saginaw
William Gardon
Glen D. Born
Norfolk
Virginia
G. C. Born
David Born
Cedar Lake Academy
Born
Russell Wilson
Vernon
May Chaffee
Norris Phillips
Harrison
Edward Pudway
Stephen
Wayne Bennett
Jack Scheail
Ted
Herbert Breen
Frank Walters
Joe Swain
Local births announced for Robinettes and Grahams
Mr and Mrs Nard C Robinet te of Ft Collins Colorado announce a baby boy born January 23 weighing six pounds fourteen ounces who will be named Mark Leland. The mother is Sandee McEntee of Scotts Bluff Nebraska. Rex Robinet te of Midland and family celebrate their first grandchild. Flor ence Robinet te is great grandmother and Harriet Phimsey of Coleman is great great grandmother. Mr and Mrs Richard Graham of Bridgman announce a baby boy named Gary Redard born January 20 weighing nine pounds twelve and a half ounces. Marilyn McQuiston is the mother. Grandparents are Ferris Graham and Merrill McQuiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Mark Leland
Sandee McEntee
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Rex Robinette
Midland
Florence Robinette
Harriet Phimsey
Coleman
Richard Graham
Bridgman
Gary Redard
Marilyn. McQuiston
Ferris Graham
Merrill McQuiston
MEA Sees Record Michigan Teacher Membership Rise
The 1959-60 Michigan Education Association reports 52,650 members as of January 1, up nearly 1,000 from 1959. Officials expect about 54,000 for 1959-60 with reported regions led by Wayne County and Oakland County and about 20,000 Michigan teachers joining the NEA in addition to state membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Education Association
MEA
Dale Kennedy
Michigan
Kennedy
Wayne County
Detroit
Oakland County
National Education Association
NEA
Michigan 1960 Legislature Opens With Budget Crackdown
Lansing report notes the 1960 Michigan Legislature convened amid a grim tone as Governor delivers annual message. He cites a looming 70 to 80 million dollar state deficit and unpaid bills, vows no new taxes, and signals possible sales tax shift while urging voter input in November. The piece contrasts mood with the phrase hummingbird politician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Address for Pfc Earl L. Robinette and legislative note
New address shows Pfc Earl L. Robinette in Co C 1 BG 12th Inf TR 12th Inf Prov Exercise Little Bear APO 919 Seattle Wash with no stopping. The passage critiques Michigan tax and state spending in 1959 urging fiscal sanity and restraint in government programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Robinette
Co. C
Seattle
Washington
Michigan Folks In Florida Visit Florida Park
Mrs. 0. M. Somers of Farwell notes many Michigan residents visiting Florida in the Clifford Brasingtons trailer park. Names include Glen Beach Gilmore Bert Prout Rosebush Richard Hileman Owosso James Pedgriff Gilmore Bradenton Sam Butterfield Farwell Clarence Egbert Mt. Pleasant Al Durfee Mt. Pleasant George Snyder Farwell George Brock Mary Morrison Clare Hanson Ludington Jane Shilling Owosso Clifford Brasingtons Walter May Marshall Brock Frank Freeman Braden ton and others enjoying the warm Florida weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
0. M. Somers
Farwell
The
Sentinel
Michigan
Florida
Glen Beach
Gilmore
Harold Warner
DeForest of
Wir
Clifford Brasington
James Pedgrifts
Walter May
Marshall Brock
Frank Freeman
Bradenton
See Spring Drapery Show in Clare at Jones Store
Mr and Mrs Don Jones reopened their Clare store after a two day Chicago trip for the annual Floor Covering and Drapery Show at the Merchandise Mart. The display featured new spring and summer styles and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Jones
Clare
Chicago
The
Merchandise Mart
Rose Named Official U.S. Flower By National Vote
Michigan voters helped choose the rose as the official flower of the United States. The rose led nationally with 386,241 votes, far ahead of the carnation and chrysanthemum, with 1,055,629 ballots cast overall. Colorado and Hawaii favored the carnation, while New York already has state status for the Carolina Rose and Cherokee Rose appears in Georgia. The poll was conducted by Florists Telegraph Delivery Association with 11,000 member shops participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
United States
Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
Colorado
Hawaii
New York
Iowa
North Dakota
Georgia
Columbia River in Washington Ranked Second Nationwide
The Columbia River in Washington is described as the nation’s second largest by volume after the Mississippi in volume 1 of the Columbia. Other rivers are noted as longer but with less water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
Washington State
Mississippi
Old Miss
Columbia
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Russell H. Strange, Jr
Isabella-Clare
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Federal Atomic Energy Commission
Nancy LeGent
Youngs
Cypress Gardens
Clare High School
Sunny
R. Case
Garfield
Case Leo
Sentinel Photo
U.S
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Wellner, CnTemBnatl
KRAFT
Icicles
Russ’ Record Shop
Ideal Theatre Bldg
Orion
Sale Boys Dress Pants
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