Community notes from Midland and Clare gatherings
City briefs recap Midland Dow Retirees picnic with 600 at the Community Building and a four o'clock barbecue. Reunions and visits include Owosso guests at the Robson home, a Clare County Class Reunion, and various family calls in Royal Oak Birmingham and Florida. Harrison CBS chapter anniversary attendees noted. Clare sidewalk sale set for Friday June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Grigg
Dow
Midland
Grigg
Dow’s
RK. Nutson
Marthia Schultz
Owosso
Frieda Robson
Clare 1
C.C.F. Hall
Robson
Matilda Lange
Marie Schug
Pioneer Farm Bureau Meeting and Summer Events
The Pioneer Farm Bureau of Gilmore Township met at Mr. and Mrs. George Pitts home on June 10 led by chairman Elmer Kidder. The annual picnic is set for July 4 at Littlefield Lake hosted by Elmer and Mrs Kidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Farm Bureau
Gilmore Township
George Pitts
Elmer Kidder
Farm Bureau
Littlefield Lake
Ada Kidder
Elsie Wood
Laura Cook
Judy Phillips
Farm Bureau Womens Acivity Group
Camp Kett
William Phillips
Chester Wallace
Florida
Pointe West
Multiple births and club meeting report
The notice lists births at Clare Hospital and Clare General Hospital with parents names and baby weights including Anthony Mark, Sally Anne, Michael Lee, Donald David, and Michael Edward. It also notes the Past Matrons Club meeting at Mrs. Erma Gephart with nine members, pot luck lunch, a July plan, and crazy bridge prizes won by Mrs. Doris Cotton, Ms. Noblit, and Mrs. Stephenson with helpers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Gephart
Faye Stephenson
Ada Noblit
Alma Seiter
Mid Forest Lodge
Doris Cotton
Ms. Noblit
Stephenson
Dorotha Aye
Marie Henrie
Open House Honors Local Graduates At Kleiner Home
Open House followed the commencement exercises at the Walter Kleiner residence for graduates Faye Ann David Theola Leeth Gordon Carncross and Diana Kleiner. About a hundred guests attended with gifts and photos. Diana travels to Lancaster California to live with relatives and attend Findlay College. Theola plans to train at Ford Hospital Detroit. Gordon will enter General Motors Institute in Saginaw. Faye Ann assists grandparents during their illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kleiner
Faye Ann David
Theola Leeth
Gordon Carncross
Diana Kleiner
Kiemers
Alton David
Everet Carncross
Forrest Leeth
Diana
Lancaster
California
Stailey Kleiner
Findlay College
Ohio
Theola
Ford Hospital
Detroit
Gordon
Saginaw
General Motors Institute
Faye Ann
Salt River Farm Bureau Meets At Methners Home
Salt River Farm Bureau held its monthly meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Clarend Methner's home on Wednesday evening June 12 with six families present. John Methner chaired. Mrs. James Callihan reported. Paul Gross led the discussion The Case of the Impatient politicians. Refreshments included weiners buns potato chips glazed doughnuts and coffee. The next meeting location was not decided. An unrelated advertisement followed for foot care product T 4 L and drug store sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt River Farm Bureau
Clarend Methner
John Methner
James Callihan
Paul Gross
VFW Initiates New Members in Clare Post Ceremony
The Clare Veterans of Foreign Wars Pettit-Kapplinger Post 5738 held a meeting on June 13 initiating four new members Art Harsh William Wood Joe Moose and Kenneth Hall. Former members Ernest Town Morris Kapplinger Marlin Alexander Tom Mickle and Robert Cimmerer were reinstated. Plans were made for the Honor Guard and post float in Harrison Fourth of July Parade. Next meeting is June 27 at 8 00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pettit-Kapplinger Post
Art Harsh
William Wood
Joe Moose
Kenneth Hall
Ernest Town
Morris Kapplinger
Marlin Alexander Tom Mickle
Robert Cimmerer
Harrison
Robert Schellhas
WSCS Presents New Officers at Church Parlor Meeting
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held a Tuesday evening in church parlors with soft piano music and a Gideon themed program. New president Mrs Elmer Shurlow presided as officers were introduced and reports discussed including next year’s budget and an upcoming seminar in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Cotton
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Gideon
Albert Lester
Cotton
Elmer Shurlow
Norman Maxwell
Richard Schroeder
Africa
Wallace Thayer
Helen Welch
Wilson Bader
Loren Tickie
Henry Teall
Ellen Downs
James Yeoman
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Mike Snell
Traverse City
Charles Cooper
Bay City
Leslie Spencer
Colleen
Gary Endres
Walter
Beulah Jennings
Royal Oak
Harry Lang
Inlaw
Emma Sager
SuAnn
Larry Best
Birmingham
Zenobia
CBS
Alba Lyness
Gladys Gade
Maude Cassidy
Winifred Goveart
Morgan Phillips
Scott
Ernest Kleiner
Columbus
Trinity Methodist Church
Rachel Russetl
Ronald Russell
Cecil Wilson
Kingston
Clare Sidewalk Sale
Ehr
East Sixth St
Nursery & Garden Center
Wolford Siel Jr
Anthony Mark
Clare Hospital
Sally Anne
Arthur Vince
George Bradley
Clare General Hospital
Michael Lee
Don Bell
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Donald David
William Bailey
Anaheim
Michael Edward
Wanda Johnson
Gladwin
Houghton
Clare Furniture Co
Mcewan Street
Clare
Dan Burdo
VFW
WSCS
Tra
Standard
Standard Oil Division
American Oil Company
Standard Service
Bob Beck
Ulrich
Bill Koch
McEwan
West
Clare Sentinel
Coulletts
Bicknell’s
Ciaie
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