Malta as Britain's Mediterranean Base and Knights Era
National Geographic highlights Malta as Britain's central Mediterranean base with Valletta’s Grand Masters Palace housing an armory and gobelin tapestries. It notes the sixteenth century Verdala palace, Saint John’s Co Cathedral, Maltese nobility led by Baroness Inguanez, and the island's robust farming, granaries, and stone towns reflecting Knights era heritage.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
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Great Britain
Malta
Valletta
Perellos
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Rhodes
Bonaparte
San Antonio
Notabile
Verdala
Italy
Castile
Auvergne
Courts of Justice
Provence
Union Club
Aragon
France
St. John
Perelles
Gobelins
Brussels
Rubens
St. John’s
Christendom
M’dina
Maltése
Citta Vecchia
Alfonso of Aragon
la Valette
Court of
Diar-il-Baiet
Bukana
Inguanez
Sceberras
Grand Council
St. Michael and St. George
Willl
St. Géores
Testaferrata Olivier
Ghariexem
Tabia
Baror
Benustrat
Gnien I
Islands
Floriana
Grand
Gozo
Cicero
Knights of Malta
Comina
Resort News from Windover Lake Highlights Local Visits
Mrs S Harris and son Leo with daughters Esther and Hazel are visitors to Windover Lake. The Harris family visited W Hunt in Edmore and Mrs Harrisson with Leo and Hazel traveled to Clare. L R Perkins, Fred Wolf, Dr Ifigiemire, and others were Windover and Alma area visitors.
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S. Harris
Leo
Esther
Hazel
Pletasant
Qfiis
W. S. Hunt
Edmore
WR. Perkins
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Wolf
Ifigiemire
Lake George
Kenneth Benchley
jMr
L. R. Perkins
Ewart
Lake George Resort Family Visits Farwell and Owosso
A notes-style item lists visits by Don Luce and family of Farwell Esther Luce and Miss M Brown of Mt Pleasant to F A Luce's John Cameron of Owosso and Oscar Kube of Bertha Lake. Other entries mention Mrs Lenabelle Haskell and son from Mt Pleasant, Dr Highmire and family, and Mrs Frook visiting Lansing. Stanley Duross had a fall but recovered.
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Don Luce
Farwell
Esther Luce
M. Brown
Mt. Pleasant
F. A. Luce
John Cameron
Owosso
Oscar Kube
Bertha Lake
Lenabelle Haskell
Dr. Highmire
Joseph Frook
Lansing
Mirs. Frook
Stanley Duross
R. B. Hunter
Worman Polson
Clare
Ira Tandy
John Sears
Fred Wolfs
Tom and Son
Lloyd Nichols
Roy Howard
Russell Kress
Clarence
Frank Thilly
Robert Miller
East Dansing
P Duross
Loomis
Wolfs
Anton Bilgren
Walter Hanson
Fishermen Report Slow Bite After Calm Weather
In a longshore tale, anglers note a few days of poor catching as fish remain wary and anchors hold steady. Some bites occur but the crew expects a lull before any fresh bait offers success.
Local notes and visits brighten Clare life
Clare residents report visits from relatives and friends, Florida trips, new store equipment, and church activities. A Mecosta eighth grader beat Clare in basketball 26 to 25, and community events include Grange Hall services, a wedding anniversary drive, and school music sessions with folk songs and the Highland Fling.
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Clare Scott
Jackson
D. Scott
Wm. Mahan
Vic Finch
Farwell
Geo. Scott
Florida
Godfrey Beck
Flint
Calvin Tryon
Raymond Scott
Aaron Irwin
Ewart
Grange Hall
Alfred Peterson
Church of Christ
Midland
Helen Hether
Roy Neeper
Donna
Mecosta
Mahan
Sam Muir
Aaron Irish, Jr
Detroit
Lloyd Close
SagiMman
Texas
George Scott
Clare
Walter Getchell
Dr. Woods Hospital
Chas. Kleinhardt
Harrison
Freeman
Lake George
Sparse Grange Meetings Amid Icy Roads
Owing to icy roads attendance has fallen for recent Grange gatherings. The Chippewa degree team visited February 5 and initiated some candidates, Homer McLane visited Cadillac to see the sights and shipwork. Bro Bert Scott, Mrs Mae Maltby, Thos R Maltby, and others traveled for outings and shopping with plans for a March 6 meeting.
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Altho
Homer McLane
Cadillac
Bro
Bert Scott
Florida
Smith
Farwell
Mae Maltby
Lake
Thos. R. Maltby
Clare
Community Note On Local Illnesses And Visits
Thursday social planned as neighbors gather to mark a February 15 birthday at Glenn Beach home. Measles spread among several locals including Wilma Laverty Wilton Laverty Wilbur Thrush Roy Thrush Thelma Shilling and Arlo Thrush with some improvement reported. Visitors to the F Trust home included Art Humphrey Howerd Cook Gordon Cutiss and families, plus Curtisa and Wilches families from Coleman. Grandia Shafer visiting Clare with relatives.
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Wilma
Wilton Laverty
Glenn Beach
Wilbur
Roy
Leon Thrush
Grandma Shilling
Gamine
Arlo Thrush
F Trust
Art Humphrey
Howerd Cook
Gordon Cutiss
Wilches Curtisa
Coleman
Nate Trumble
Clare
Mystery of Esland Graveyard on Pacific Island
The South Pacific ocean site known as Esland Graveyard hosts 260 towering stone tombs and 37 foot statues. Explanations vary from remnants of a lost Pacific continent to an unknown ancient culture. The origin of the statues and how they arrived remain unsolved.
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Ani
Esland
South Pacific Ocean
South American
Euster Island
Ringstip
Pacific
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Cr Patnamental
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Garfield Grange
Gilmore Grange
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Thelma Shilling
Grandia Shafer
Sor One
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