Clare Isabella District Association Picnic Draws 200 plus
More than 200 members and families of the IOOF and Rebekah lodges gathered at Ernest Irwin Grove Stevenson's Lake for an annual picnic. Ted Thompson Grand Marshal spoke on Odd fellowship and projects like the Jackson home and Baldwin camp. Races awarded to local youths and adults. games, swimming, and refreshments capped the afternoon.
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I.o.0.f
Rebekah
Clare-Isabella
Ernest Irwin Grove
Stevenson Lake
Ted Thompson
Schildren
Williamston
Thompson
Michigan
Rebekahs and Oddfellows
1.O.C.F
Jackson
Baldwin
Blood Donors Club
Educational Fund For Boys and Girls
Flour adds protein and nutrients to the nation’s diet
Flour provides energy yielding carbohydrates and bread making proteins, giving it value in cooking. Enriched flour contributes vitamins and iron, self rising flour supplies calcium, all adding essential nutrients to the diet.
Social Briefs From Local Clubs And Dinners
The Congregational Ladies Guild meets July 28 at 2 30 with Mrs James McKay. Delta Psi Beta Stigma Phi held a July picnic at Mac Ritters Crooked Lake cottage. A V J Day dance is planned for August 14 at the Doherty Hotel Wedgewood Room. Tuesday Bridge Club met at Mrs Kuno Hammerbergs for two tables. Mrs Leo Brown won high. Pro and Con Club surprised Mrs Carl Sands for her birthday with two bridge tables and gifts. Dinner at Fred Zimmermans honors L B Crawford returning to Boston. attendees listed with local families. Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Edick and Junior and others from Saginaw and Midland.
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Delta Psi
Beta Stigma Phi Sorority
Mac Ritter
Crooked Lake
Wedgewood
Doherty Hotel
Kuno Hammerberg
Fred Doherty
Leo Brown
Wallace Johnson
Murl Houghton
Carl Sands
Fred Zimmerman
Sheridan Center
Mary Slater
Charlie Davis
Earl
Florence
L. B. Crawford
Boston
Paul Zimmerman
Lloyd Langworthy
Midland
Lloyd Edick
Elvin AlBright
Pat
Judy
Gertie AlBright
Saginaw
Man of My Dreams
A little old lady visits a doctor describing real and imagined ailments. She frets over a dream where a young man pursues her for flirtation. The doctor counsels better sleep. Days later she reports sleeping well but admits she misses the young man.
Barber quips over bald customer in old-time joke
A barber asks to part hair exactly in the middle and explains there are only five hairs left, prompting a quick punchline about fairness and baldness.
Farmer’s witty reply about chairs in Georgia tale
In Atlanta a man visiting his farm with four friends finds the tenant farmer’s house has only two chairs. They stand awkwardly as the owner snuffs and quips that he has plenty of chairs but too much company.
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Atlanta
First Silk Dress Teaches A Daughter About Textile Gifts
In a brief family moment Alice is overwhelmed by her first silk dress. Her mother delivers a short lecture noting the dress came from a poor little worm, while Alice praises her father's generosity.
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Papa
Alice
Questioning a Police Candidate in a Narrow Road Chase
A police force candidate faces a verbal examination on handling pursuit cases. Asked how to react when alone in a police car chased by criminals at forty miles an hour on a deserted road, the candidate replies with a single word.
Ship wastes no time on coconut haul at island
A ship anchors off a small South Pacific island as its crew starts hauling cases of coconuts ashore. A Jones castaway asks what’s going on, and the captain replies that a note in a bottle sent earlier confirms they are here and down to their last coconut.
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South Pacific
Picnic Planned for Legion and Auxiliary July 28
The American Legion Auxiliary met in the Legion rooms at city hall. Miss Roberta Creguer reported on Girls State attendance June 17 to 24. Delegates Belle Jackson and Hazel Hawkins talked about the State Convention in Detroit. Plans were made for a Legion and Auxiliary picnic on July 28 with details to be mailed.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Roberta Creguer
Girls’ State
Belle Jackson
Hazel Hawkins
Detroit
Legion and Auxiliary
Library notes at workshop urge better service and hours
Kenneth Richards updates the Children's Hour on W.K.A.R. moving its time from 430 to 5 pm while a moratorium on fines runs until August 19. The piece extols library outreach, urges prompt return of overdue books, and highlights six hours daily of classroom work plus lectures at Higgins Lake Conservation School.
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Kenneth Richards
W.K.A.R
Mr. Richards
Higgins Lake
Clare Townsend Club notes townsend plan talk and farewell
The Clare Townsend Club met with high attendance as officers led opening rituals. Mrs. Osborn summarized a National Townsend Weekly article on Claude Pepper and a proposed Townsend Plan taxing gross income 3 percent with monthly disbursements to seniors and disabled, while the Whitlocks plan to move to Naples Florida next week. The club honored the Whitlocks with a gift, served a pot luck lunch, and announced the next meeting on July 25 at Mrs Hissa Saul's Dover home with another pot luck.
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Clare Townsend Club
Chas. Whitlock
C. D. Harvey
America
D. W. Osborn
National Townsend Weekly
Claude Pepper
Florida Democrat
Senate
Townsend
Homer D. Angell
Oregon
Whitlocks
Naples
Florida
Hissa Saul
Dover
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Clare-Isabella District Association
Odd Fellow
Odd Fellowship
Europe
Teddy Thompson
Terry Turner
Shepherd
Lloyd Bristol
Mt. Pleasant
Larry Bristol
Jay Lehr
Clare
Ronald Turner
Ovyer
David Schwartz
Andrew Irwin
Bob Philo
Orval Cotter
Lyle Bristol
Ruby Snider
Helen Philo
Ralph Irwin
The
Kroger
Ceylon
India
Spotlight Coffee
S. Colo
Root Beer
Giagaraleo
Kraft Velveeta
Tin
Kerr Jars
Swanson
Hamburger
Calif
Bag
Sunshina
Keyko
Swift's Premium
Poe Food
Rko
Congregational Ladies Guild
James McKay
Man of
Library Notes
Library Service
F. E. Hochstetler
Clubs and
Lodges
Roy E. Cimmerer
Clare, Mid
Wrisley
Johnson & Johnson
Tream Oil
Kelton
Economy
Caloy Metal Tile Company
North Water Street
Bay City
Clare Cleaners
Howard W. Jones
Krogers
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