Farwell Ox Roast Nets $400 for Labor Day Plans
Farwell’s general committee led by Don Lloyd Maurice Hosford and Elton Marshall hosted a July 4 ox roast at Farwell Park. Chef Everett Bowerman prepared 600 pounds of beef while local women supplied scalloped potatoes baked beans and cole slaw. The event under a large tent drew visitors from far and wide and boosted cash reserves for upcoming Labor Day activities with hopes for an exciting celebration.
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Farwell
Don Lloyd
Maurice Hosford
Elton Marshall
Farwell Park
Everett Bowerman
Rosebush
Miotke Reunion At Stevenson Lake Farm On Fourth Of July
The Vern Funnell family joined 43 Miotke relatives at the Miotke farm on Stevenson Lake for a July 3 gathering. One daughter Mrs Jack Jaynes and husband spent their two week vacation on the farm. Most relatives attended Mass for their father at St Cecilius Church in Clare on the morning of July 4.
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Vern Funnell
Miotke
Stevenson Lake
Jack Jaynes
St. Cecilius Church
Clare
Farwell Briefs The Don Smith Family Attends Cole's Circus
The Don Smith family enjoyed Cole's Circus in Evart on Saturday, adding a note of local family entertainment to Farwell news.
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Farwell
Don Smith
Cole
Evart
Avon Air Trailer Park Picnic Attendees Visit Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Walter May and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Freeman joined two Flint nephews at the Avon Air Trailer Park residents annual picnic held at Potters Park in Lansing. Seventy five people attended including Carl Bloom and family of Syracuse New York and Morris Nelson and wife of Charlotte. They later traveled to Farwell to visit the Mays for a few days.
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Walter May
Frank Freeman
Flint
Avon Air
Bradenton
Florida
Michigan
Potters Park
Lansing
Carl Bloom
Carl Jr
Syracuse
New York
Morris Newsom
Charlotte
Farwell
Walter Mays
Kim Irene McGuire Birthday Party.
Ten young guests honored Kim Irene McGuire on her fifth birthday hosted by Mrs Warren McGuire. The party featured balloons London Bridge Susie the pony cake candles and a toy sack for each child with an ice cream cone and gifts for Kim Irene.
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Warren McGuire
Kim Irenes
Mike
London Bridge
Susie the Pony
Kim Irene
Family Night Reception For New Minister
The Farwell Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service met Thursday evening July 7 at the church. Rev J R Allen and family receive a reception at the July 21 supper. Officers urged to attend the Executive Board meeting July 18 and July 20 Barryton Seminar.
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Farwell Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Gertrude Scott
Gladys Scott
Mae Carpenter
J. R. Allen and Son
Barryton
Albion
School of Missions
Olive Badger
Janet Rice
June Danhoff
Piney Woods
Jackson
Mississippi
Lawrence Jones
Jones
Hazel Irwin
Belle Scott
Local families enjoy weekend visits and gatherings
Mr and Mrs J L Littlefield and sons Larry and Floyd and Linda Bishop with Robert Russel of Lansing spent the long week end of the 4th with Mr and Mrs Franklin Littlefield. Sunday guests were Mr and Mrs Wilmot Carperter. Jay King family vacationing at Big Lake near Sears. Mrs Harry Higgins and nephew J D Higgins were Sunday guests of her son Leo and family. Jack Bigelow spent two days with grandmother Mrs Edith Schroeder and sister Ruth Bigelow. Mrs Schroeder attended a Hastings birthday celebration for a 95 year old cousin.
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J. L. Littlefield
Larry
Floyd
Linda Bishop
Robert Russel
Lansing
Franklin Littlefield
Wilmot Carperter
Jay King
Big Lake
Sears
Harry Higgins
J. D. Higgins
Leo
Jack Bigelow
Edith Sc
Privileges and Responsibilities For and About Teenagers
A teen driver at sixteen faces rules and gradual privilege increases. Parents grant car access in small doses to test responsibility. punishment like grounding should be matched to behavior. The teen should comply and work toward earning three nights per week rather than fighting limits.
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National Weekly Newspaper Service
Frankfort
Social notes from Weidman and nearby towns spill over
Numerous Thursday through Sunday visits and greetings across Weidman Lake Odessa Lansing Clare Harrison Midland Otsego and Drayton Plains mark a busy period. Guests include the Schultz Clark Reynolds Sherman Kessell Evarts Ball Renner Loomis and Halstead families with reunions and birthday celebrations noted. The Brooks family visits Lansing Otsego and California by plane while Kadwell recovers at home and local Guards duty in Grayling is mentioned.
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Edmund Schultz
Bertha Clark
Weidman
Jack Renner
Clare
Goldie Grimm
Marjorie Loomis
Wilbur Fletcher
Bernard Dawson
John ‘Potter
Drayton Plains
Fletcher
Lena Davis
Harrison
James Brooks
Lansing
T. Brooks
Lucille Jones
James
Otsego
Miss Murphy
Ss Euelbe, Jones
de Smedley
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Farwell News
Miotke Reunion
Kim McGuires
Clare Furniture
GuaciMedley
Kingsway
Alexander Shoes
Clare Clare
By C.D. Smith
Sandra Lawson
Mabel Orton
Lawson
Grayling
National Guards
Joe Eisenhauer
A. D. Kadwell
Fletchers
Dawsons
Radwell
Ewart
Coldwater Lake
Aya
SO Morrow
Rosemary DE Camp
Donald Woods
Margaret Hamilton
Columbia
Frontier
Mich
San Rio
Acu
Yk As
Carolyn Jones
Thelma Ritter
Keenan’ Wynn
Eddie Hodges
John Saxon
Linda Cristal
Beaverton
Gem Theatre
SAT
SUN
Uss
Warner Bros. Technicolor
Jeffrey Hunter
Constance Towers
Tal Glory
Anthony Perkins
Yahe Fonda
Piivascerie
Steve Reeves
Mylene Demongeoti
Daniela Rocca
Shirley
Mkl Aine
Achus
Kelly
Metrocolor
MGM Picture
Ea Biea
Dimension
Robert Lang
Lee Ermether Ei Mves Oooo
Universal International
Jim Davis
Allison Hayes
AENER
Peter Palmer
Leslie Parrish
Stubby Kaye
Howard ST. John
Gary Maria
Cooper - Schell
Warner Bros
Richard Burton
Barbara Rush
Jack Carson
May Britt
Curt Jurgens
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