Clara Rebekah Lodge Holds Last Meeting Before Summer
About forty members met in the Clara Rebekah Lodge hall on Tuesday evening with Patsy Schiaffey presiding. Substitute officers were named, roll call drew seven past noble grands, and reports highlighted orderly ledgers and a semi annual summary to the Rebekah Assembly. Announcements covered district picnics, pilgrimages, and Theta Rho Girls initiation, followed by a birthday supper for July and August celebrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Patsy Schiaffey
Noble Grand
Kya Schiafley
Fern Archambault
Eleanor’ Lehr
Beatrice Seiter
Doa ‘Nowlen
Julia Nessler
Noble
Eva Schlafley
Ina Hammmond
Ellen Henderson
Ann Busche
Rebekah
Theta Rho
Fannie Yeoman
Rose
Bernice ,DeDolph
Wanda Perrine
Doris Simons
Yvonne Leonard
Mrs Davis Birthday Celebration Prompts Family Gathering
Mrs Elsie Pudway Goldie Jonas and Anna Geeck helped Mrs Dessie Davis celebrate her birthday on July 4 with a pot luck dinner. Games followed then ice cream and cake. The party ended with photos at Mrs Sarah Mater's home. relatives from Royal Oak and Heaverton were supper guests of the grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Pudway
Goldie Jonas
Anna Geeck
Dessie Davis
Davis
Sarah Mater
Robert Davis
Royal Oak
Nelson Davis
Heaverton
Teachers Tour West with Central Michigan College Group
Verona White and Helen Garthe led 38 Central Michigan College students on a fifteen day Western Literature Tour directed by Dr. Beck. The trip visited Appleseed Johnny's Grave in Fort Wayne and sites tied to Lincoln Riley Twain Eisenhower and more. They toured Boot Hill Dodge City Royal Gorge Colorado Pike's Peak Garden of the Gods Black Hills and Mt Rushmore with a stop at Deadwood and the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona White
Helen Garthe
Central Michigan College
BE. C. Beck
Herb VanHoose
Clare
Appleseed Johnny
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Lincoln
James Whitcomb Riley
Territory
Mark Twain
Eisenhower
Boot Hill
Dodge City
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Colorado
Pike’s Peak
Garden of the Gods
Black Hills
Bad Land
Mt. Rushmore
Deadwood
Wild Bill Hickok
Hey
Corn Palace
Mitchell
South Dakota
Nuptials Celebrate Calbia and David Walter
Crystal Walter and David Walter exchanged vows on Saturday July 2 at the Glare Church of God in Ray. Virgil Brinkman performed the double ring ceremony at 6:00 PM in the presence of relatives and friends. The reception followed in Clare ICCF Hall with ninety five guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Walter
David Walter
Morris
Glare Church of God
Ray
Virgil Brinkman
Don Mosher
Joe Snell
Carla Chaplin
Douglas Dineo
Floyd Fair
Charles Shayler
Clare 1.C.C.F. Hall
Ninty
Gatherin’ at Tice Reunion Marks 72 Attendees
The Tice reunion gathered 72 relatives at the John Tice home on Sunday July 3. A noon picnic dinner was followed by swimming and piano entertainment by Glenn Olmstead. Attendees came from Flint Lansing Barryton Beal City Weldman Mt Pledasatt and Clare. Harold Tice returned home from England with the Air Force after a three year absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tice
John Tice
Attie
Glenn Olmstead
Claude. Olmstead
Glen
Harold Tice
Mis
Henry ‘Tice
Barryton
England
Air Force
Hattie Olmstead
Flint
Elain Sheets
Gene Sheets
Beal City
Lansing
Weldman
Mt. Pledasatt
Clare
Field Day Golf Event At Clare Club S Pulls Forty Women
Forty women from Alma St Johns and Portland gathered at Clare Country Club on June 29 for Field Day. Winners included V Wohlsheide from Portland with 35 and Lillian Lake tied with Francis Martin from St Johns at 34. Helen Hendershot and Betty Carter from Alma earned balls for 32. Ruth Schroeder and Ruby Garfield won Clare prizes 32 and 34. A luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Country Club
Alma
St. Johns
Portland
V. Wohlsheide
Lillian Lake
Francis Martin
Lake
Helen’ Hendershot
Betty Carter
Clare
Ruth Schroeder
Ruby Garfield
Former Classmates Reunite for Emma Sager Dinner
Mrs Emma Sager entertained her former classmates at her home Tuesday evening honoring Dr Daniel Brief of San Antonio Texas who could not attend the class of 1925 dinner Sunday. Others included Mrs Bernice Moline Mt Pleasant George Teeter Louis Becker Mrs Gordon McIntosh and Mrs Loren Birdsall plus several guests. Refreshments were served late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma . Sager
Daniel Brief
San Antonio
Texas
Vlass
Bernice Moline
Mt. Pleasant
George Teeter
Louis Becker
Gordon McIntosh
Loren Birdsall
Clare
Methodist Youth At Institute At Lake Louise Report
Members of the Clare Methodist Youth Fellowship attend the Intermediate Institute this week at Lake Louise. Attending from Farwell church are Joyce Moline Caralee W Elliott and Billy Gelston. Rev L J Nevins will give Camp Fire talks each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Methodist
Intermediate Institute
Lake Louise
Donna Bell
Carolyn ‘Cole
Sandra Larrance
Michele Drallette
Raymond Neff
Ronnie Dull
Nancy Greer
Lois Lippold
Susan Schieber
Farwell
Joyce Moline
Caralee W. Elliott
Billy Gelston
M.Y.F
L. J. Nevins
Births and Deaths Rise in Michigan First Quarter 1955
Michigan health officials report 15 690 deaths in the first quarter of 1955 up from 14 51 in 1954, with heart disease cancer vascular lesions and accidents among top killers. The department warns vacation travelers that accidents remain a leading cause of death, urging caution to avoid snap judgments and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Department -of Health
Health Department
Health. Department
Michigan
Bonners
Miss Porter Hosts Week's Social for Bride To Be Carol Friesner
Miss Sally Porter entertained Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Carol Friesner a bride to be. Twenty three guests attended. Carol opened many lovely gifts while refreshments of ice cream cake and iced tea were served. The notice also reports rising traffic deaths with April to May increases and totals for the year including injuries and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Baird
Rosebush Park
Carl Baird
Richard
Baird
Sally Porter
Carol Friesner
Carol
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