Local Clergy Attend Camps and Weddings in Region
Clergy from Curtisville Round Lake and Hamilton Ontario join Gerrit Schut at a Pastors Conference near Muskegon. Rev Jerry Redman and family vacationing from Curtisville attend Clare First Baptist services and visit Rosebush hosts. Wedding of Betty Louise Mason and Harvey Myers held in Nashville with Rev Nevins officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floréhee Wood
Frances Thompson
Dorotha Lloyd
Sue Holmes
Saginaw
Leon Casner
Saginaw General Hospital
Casner
Jerry Redman
Curtisville
Ernest A. Lautt
Round Lake
George White
Hamilton
Ontario
Baptist Parsonage
Gerrit Schut
Maranatha
Muskegon
Robert. Baker
Whitehall
Harold Loomis
Round Lake Baptist Church
Douglas Masten
Peter
Midland
Texas
Greta Masten
Robert Lamont
Mt. Pleasant
Shirley Leiter
Ionia
Judy Scher
William H. Cooper
Clarence, Davis
Scott
the Eagle Pri
W. Bruckart
Wesley Teale
Ivan Feighner
Ben Goetsch
Stanley
Lansing
Kenneth Schaeffer
Pleasant
George Lehr
Clare
Harold Schaeffer
Rayluey
Dborah
G. A. Born
B. A
Cadillac
Earl Kaul
Anna Kaul
C. C. Knapp
Minnie Drake
Pontiac
Straits Bridge
Mackinac Island
Elizabeth Samson
John W. Bell
Clyde
Hazel Peltier
Janie Terville
Akron
Ohio
Joe Graham
L. J. Nevins
Nashville
Betty Louise Mason
Harvey Myers
Clare First Baptist
Edgar Fetterly
Rosebush
Redmans
Kalamazoo
Paw Paw
Clarabella Group Closes Year With Banquet
The Clarabella Extension Group ended its 1957-58 meeting year with a private banquet for twenty women at Embers Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant. Officers honored for faithful service include Mrs. Lemp and others. next fall they plan an First Aid lessons program and elections on August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarabella
Embers
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Lemp
Harold Bennett
Norman Schroeder
Harald Moline
Arthur Roe
Orris Presley
City Library Receives State Library Funds
The Clare City Library collected a final grant payment of 69.59 from the State Board for the year ending June 30, 1958. Funds may be used for general library improvements and services but not building erection, site purchase, or debt payments. New encyclopedias will be acquired as part of the upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare City
State Board
Sof
Virginia Richardson
Richardson
Ferris Institute Grants Diplomas At Outdoor Commencement
Ferris Institute awarded diplomas and certificates to 398 graduates in the June 15 ceremony at Taggart Field, the largest class in the college's history. Dr. Victor F. Spathelf presided as president, with Dr. John R. Emens delivering the commencement address. Local Clare County graduates include Theodore L. Cooper, Raymond Lucy, Robert G. Tubbs, Richard Giebel, Farwell, Judith J. Fitzek, and others from 157 towns and 71 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris Institute
Clare County
Taggart Field
Victor F. Spathelf
Ferris
John R. Emens
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Ind
Navy and Army Personnel Move Across States and Seas
David A Holt storekeeper third class and Horace L Ruark electrician's mate second class from Clare report assignments and returning to duty. Ruark sails June 27 from Long Beach aboard USS Walke after six months in the Western Pacific visiting Auckland Brisbane Yokosuka Kobe Hong Kong Hawaii Guam Manus Subic Bay Pago Pago. Army Pfc Ronald D Mogg of Mt Pleasant Michigan participated in a field exercise near Dexheim Germany with the 8th Infantry Division's 12th Engineer Battalion. Other notes include addresses for personnel and a Navy Box 38 Seattle listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace L. Ruark
USN
Clare
Long Beach
California
Walke
Western Pacific
Auckland
New Zealand
Brisbane
Australia
Yokosuka
Kobe
Japan
Hong Kong
Hawaii
Guam
Manus
Subic Bay
P. I
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Army
Ronald. D. Mogg
Delories
N. Shepherd
R-5
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
8Th Infantry Division
Dexheim
Germany
Mogg
Fort Riley
Kaw
Europe
Dale
Wogg
R Tosy Coleman
Coléman High School
Alma
Water Safety Week Proclaimed As New Law Sets Rules
The article outlines penalties for reckless operation of watercraft and required actions after accidents, including offering aid and notifying authorities. Governor Williams proclaims Water Safety Week June 29 to July 5 with Lois McKinnon of Allegan chosen as Water Safety Queen to attend carnivals and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Mennen Williams
Lois McKinnon
Allegan
Farm Hazards Top Death Causes Outside Home Report
A National Safety Council study finds machinery drowning firearms and falls are the leading death causes for farm residents away from home. The next most dangerous hazard cited is animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Esther Circle Meets at Fisher Home for June Gathering
The Esther Circle of the Methodist Womans Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Iva Fisher’s home on June 18. Seven members and one guest attended. Plans included a bake sale for June 27 and a July 23 pot luck gathering at the Downs cottage with a social hour following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Methodist Womans Society of Christian Service
Iva Fisher
Ellen Downs
God
Downs
Erma Gephart
Downs Cottage
Marjory Moose
Night Driving Hazards and Safety Tips
Editors of Changing Times warn night driving is three times deadlier per mile than day driving. Practical tips include tilting gaze, using road edge or center line as a guide, keeping windshields clear, checking lights before trips, aiming headlights, pulling off safely if trouble, using warnings and slow speed to avoid overdriving headlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changing Times
Kiplinger Magazine
UM Commencement Grants 5813 Degrees At June Exercises
The University of Michigan awarded 5813 degrees at its sixth commencement on June 14. Ford Foundation president Henry T. Heald delivered the principal address with UM President Harlan Hatcher presiding. Degrees honored include 3594 June graduates 1202 February graduates and 1017 from the end of the 1957 Summer Session. The total rose from 5516 in 1956 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Henry T. Heald
Ford Foundation
Harlan Hatcher
Clare
George Eugene Perry
W. Seventh St
Patricia Jeanne Clute Prescott
Mrs Farrell celebrated birthday with lunch and party
Mrs Farrell entertained for her birthday with a luncheon at Barres Town and Country Club on June 20 in York City and Mrs Lou mid daugh of Flint hosted the event for her sister Mrs Mildred Farrell. An evening party followed at the Wayside Inn with friends giving cards gifts and congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York City
Lou. Middaugh
Flint
Mildred Farrell
Barres Town and Country Club
Oee
Wayside Inn
Meet-A-While Club luncheon and prize winners
Mrs Ruhi hosted a pleasant lunch for dive members of the Meet-A-While Club. Edith Herrmann won first prize, Mrs Gough second, and Mrs Streif consolation. The group plans half-day meetings, continuing summer sessions but skipping January and February.
Rural News Roundup of Social Events and School Closure
Rural News reports Bible School closed Friday with a church program and picnic at the parsonage yard. A softball game saw Brown and Young People beat Eagle 15 to 3 with Williams as winning pitcher. Various local families and visitors are noted at picnics, weddings, and travels across Michigan counties and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Brown
Eagle Young
Paul Williams
Dan Bay
Young Peoples Missionary Band
Midway
Charles Harnold
Gladwin
William Walters
Emma Lower
Lake Cadillac
Orf
Fred Cooper
Carl Treitch
Farm Bureau
Clear Lake
Kalamazoo
Carl
John Haring
Haring
Jackson
Jimmy Junkee
Mt. Pleasant
Dickie Kleinhardt
Frank Griffen
Howard Coon
Durand
Edna Coulter
Clare
Ada Coulter
Ida Austin
Rolland Ray
Saginaw
Rays
Barbara Walters
Flint
Robert Walters
Clark Walters
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarabella Group
City Library
Artes of
David. A. Holt
Harley Holt
Court Clare
U.S. Naval Receiving Station
Virginia
Mobile Construction Battalion
Norfolk Naval Receiving Station
E. B. Pugsley
George J. Lehr
Navy
Seattle
Washington
Lawrence W. Everts
Co. A
Fort Benning, Ga
Waterman
Fisher
UM Graduates
United States
THE
Citizens State Bank
J. Stuart Bicknell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Clare and
Karolyn Foor
Gladwin County
Mackinac Straits Bridge
Clare JayCees
Hudson CO
Detroit
Rom
Fl.l.partus
Farmington
Macinac Island
Michigan
Mrs. Farrell
Harrison
Myrtle Miller
Nina Card
Sandusky
Charles Spohn
Charles Amble
Bob Amble
Houghton Lake
Karolyn Amble
Ann Arbor
Charles
Carr
Scotty
John Kurtz
Mary Roe
Joan
Hazel Day
Larry
Sarasota
Florida
William Jesse
Ken Jesse
Art Millbaugh
Jesse’s
Clayton Lee
Billy Jesse
Lee Boys
Helen Ervin
George Seelinger
Cindy
Jim
Lim
Clare Hospital
Wilson Rinehart
Maine
Norman Bruce
Albert Bruce
Wildwood Park
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