Community Notes Highlight Local Birthdays Visits and Engagement
Local families share weekend visits for birthdays and anniversaries. Judy Morton turns 21 with family celebration while Wallace Peckinpaugh marks a birthday with relatives. Engagement announced for Marie Elaine Bisbey to Elwood Neil Brown with tentative date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Carey
Marie Elaine Bisbey
Elwood Neil Brown
Harry Brown
Lake
Singing and church events across Coleman area highlighted by guest speaker
The Cole man news notes Wrights and Avilas of Midland singing at Pril Wesleyan Church. Miss Dorothy Mainhood visits family and will speak at Faith Methodist on Good Friday at 1 PM. Revival efforts ongoing at Ebenezer Church with Evangelists Edward Houck and Eichel. Edwards Trio performing. many local families visited relatives and hosted gatherings over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avilas
Midland
Dorothy Mainhood
Thialand
Faith Methodist Church
Ebenezer Church
Rock Lake
Edward Houck
Westaburg
Eichel
Westfield Indiana
Edwards
Ralph Huss
Wilbur
Randall
Beaverton
Bill Ford
Clio
Walter Brugger
Jan
Cecil Yager
Carl Mowry
Ray Dana
John Dana
Dana
Ellis Penny
Nelson Clark
Merl Clark
Alfred Cobb
Robert Mishler
Nora ‘Mishler
John Brugger
Effie Dana
Edd Dana
Betty Dana
Saginaw
Army Specialist Four Ackerman in Vietnam assignment
Army Specialist Four John M. Ackerman, son of Mr and Mrs James H Ackerman of Farwell Michigan, serves as generator technician with headquarters company of the 39th Signal Battalion near Long Binh. Entered service in November 1969 after basic training at Fort Knox and stationed at Fort Belvoir. A 1968 Farwell area high school graduate. his wife La Menda lives in Farwell.
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Vietnam
John M. Ackerman
James H. Ackerman
Farwell
Michigan
39Th Signal Battalion
Long Binh
Spec
Ackerman
Army
Ft. Knox
Ft. Belvoir
Farwell Area
la Menda
Army Private First Class Brinks Earns Expert on M 16 in Germany
Army private first class Eugene D. Brinks son of Mr and Mrs Martin Brinks Route 3 Marion fired expert with the M 16 rifle in Germany The expert rating is the highest mark on the weapons qualification test Brinks is a mechanic with Company 4 504th Supply and Transportation Battalion 4th Armored Division He entered the army in April 1970 and completed basic training at Ft Knox Ky He is a graduate of Northern Christian High School McBaine Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene D. Brinks
Martin .Brinks
Route 3
Marion
Germany
Pvt. Brinks
504Th Supply and Transportation Battalion
4Th Armored Division
Ft. Knox
Northern Christian High School
McBain
Michigan
Home food prices rise but overall cost grows more
The price of food purchased for home use climbed 25.8 percent in the ten years ending December 1969 while the overall cost of living increased 31.3 percent.
Kinship Visits Across Town Highlight Weekend
Mrs Joe Annese of Kirsville Missouri visited with her brothers and sisters while her parents Dr and Mrs A D Austin vacationed in Hawaii. Mary Davidson of Bay City spent Sunday with her grandmother Mrs Albert Rube. James Yeoman stayed with his mother Mrs Frank Yeoman who was in the hospital part of the time. Mr and Mrs Keith Akins of East Lansing were Saturday dinner guests of his parents. The parents were Sunday dinner guests of their son and daughter-in-law. Elmer Hamilton of Ionia spent the weekend with his sister Mrs Lula Shaw returning home Monday. Sunday evening all visited with Bernard and family in rural Clare. Other Sunday guests of Mrs Shaw were her son D Weslie Shaw and son Wesley and father in law of Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Morton
Judy Morton
Karl Mavis
Jack Mavis
Jeffrey
Houghton Lake
Wesley Gross
Coleman
Glenn Bucholz
Zoie Landers
Community Hospital
Stanley Michelski
Sally Thomas
Kay Ries
Francis Thomas
Leroy
Eugene Ellison
Ben Rieinhardt
Alan
Janey Carpenter
Robert Nobbs
Lavonia
Bob Newman
Sebewaing
Jack Huss
Wayne Carrick
A. M. Butcher
Merrill
Clarence
Butcher
Walter Brugger
Jan
Rev.i
Bernard Hear
Ypsilanti
Leslie Miller
St. Charles
Kenneth Crowl Sr
Merl Clark
Lloyd Nobbs
Alice Huss
Dan Rauch
Sanford
Lawrence Butcher
Dean Darnell
Caroline
Adabelle Anthony
Mary Anthony
Pleasant
Joe Annese
Kirsville
Missouri
A.D. Austin
Hawaii
Mary Davidson
Bay City
Albert Rube
James Yeoman
Frank Yeoman
Keith Akins
East Lansing
Royal Akins
Elmer Hamilton
Ionia
Lula Shaw
Bernard
Clare
Shaw
D. Weslie Shaw
Wesley
Lansing
Honored at shower for Lyle Ann Hoxie before wedding
Miss Lyle Ann Hoxie was honored at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs. Willis Hawkins and Mrs. James Perrine at the Hankins home. Susan Hoxie assisted with opening gifts as guests enjoyed games and a double heart cake. Out of town relatives attended from Ionia Eagle Farwell Eerie Harrison and Lansing with the wedding set for March 6 with Gale Sprague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Ann Hoxie
Willis Hawkins
James Perrine
Hankins
Susan Hoxie
Lyle Hoxie
Elmer Sharlow
Charlotte Brown
Ionia
Eagle
Farwell
Eerie
Harrison
Lansing
Lyle Ann Will
Gale Sprague
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