Lansing visitors and moves span local weekend events
Mrs Herald Grasman and Milde returned Sunday from a two week visit in Ludington. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Wm Rogers were their son Archie Rogers and friend Miss Castler, and their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Eugene Hudson, all of Lansing. Mr and Mrs Layle Littlefield and son, formerly of Saginaw, have moved into the former U L Littlefield home here.
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Herald Grasman and Milde
Ludington
Wm. Rogers
Archie Rogers
Miss Castler
Eugene Hudson
Lansing
Layle Littlefield and Son
Saginaw
U. L
Littlefield
Farwell Chapter 147 Confers Royal Arch Degree Saturday
Farwell Chapter No. 147 Royal Arch Masons held a Saturday evening meeting on March 3. Floyd C. Wertz Homer A. Austin and Mortimer Balcom received the Royal Arch Degree with twelve Midland Chapter members and five Mt. Pleasant Chapter members assisting. Clare and Harrison members attended as well with High Priest Cecil Davison presiding. A regular lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
Floyd C. Wertz
Homer A. Austin
Mortimer Balcom
Midland
Mt. Pleasant
Clare and
Harrison
Cecil Davison
Farwell Woman's Club Elects Officers and Plans Hard Time Event
Mrs. Mae Carpenter hosted the Farwell Woman's Club meeting at the library on March 6. President Flora Powell led a night of papers on Surgery and Medicine of Tomorrow and New Uses of Photography by Mrs. Minerva Richmond and Mrs. Jessie Grasman. Proceeds from a Silver Tea benefited the Red Cross. Officers for the year were elected by acclamation: Flora Powell president, Jennie Bingham vice president, Montre Gee secretary and correspondent, Bertha Babcock treasurer, Minerva Richmond critic. The club discussed a March 17 hard time party at the school auditorium with pies auctioned, coffee, costume contest, cake walk, games, and dancing, and set the next meeting for March 20 at the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Carpenter
Farwell Woman's Club
Flora Powell
Minerva Richmond
Jessie Grasman
Montre Gee
Bertha Babcock
Powell
Alice, Henry
Ruby Graham
Alice Bieri
Marie Horton
Senior Mary Helen Fordyce poised for Central Michigan
Alumni notes from Farwell High highlight senior Mary Helen Fordyce turning eighteen March 21. She cites Latin, Literature and Typing as favorites, collects letters from around the world, plans to attend Central Michigan College, and is known as Delilah in the Senior play.
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Mary Helen Fordyce
Farwell High
Mary Helen
Lux Radio Theater
Bing Crosby
Central Michigan College
Gilmore
Sshe
Schofield School
Delilah
In-Service of Their Country and World War II Notes
T/Sgt. Ray Calkins serves four years, Ensign Edward J. Neithercut visits home, Pvt. Wilton L. Laverty tops his class at Fort Crook then returns to Miramar, and Pvt. Hart of the Farwell area serves in the South Pacific. Palawan advance by the 41st Division uncovers a POW massacre near Puerto Princessa. St. Patrick’s dance aids a war worthy cause. Local produce and egg market updates follow from Rosebush station.
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Wilton L. Laverty
Farwell
Michigan
Fort Crook
Nebr
Ordnance Automotive School
Laverty
San Diego
California
USMCR
Miramar
John Laverty
R-2
Earl Smedley
Palawan Island
Puerto Princessa
Palawan
Doe
Pacific
Hart
South Pacific
Walter Smedley
Great Man Quote From Bill Webster On Shared Greatness
In a casual remark at Bill Webster's, he jokes that his children praise him as a great man, but he counters that everyone in America is great and greatness requires sharing in it.
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Bill Webster
Bill
America
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Royal Arch Masons Center
Sentinel
Farwell Woman’s Club
Regina
Don Reynolds
Mom and Pop
Bupa Service
Standard Oil
Irvin Scott
Lake
Orma Alwood
Bernadine Buskard
Washington
Priscilla Badger
Dorotha Weaver
Betty Penny
Fern Siel
Betty Wilson
Annette Rawson
Donna Hose
Joyce Allman
Mr. Hose
Water Johnson
Phillip Sparta
Toby Tyler
Elmer Benchley
Blanche Clark
Donna Cripps
Paddy Curtis
Marilyn DeGeer
Zelma Glen
Raymond Green
Alma Hall
Robert Liechti
Marjorie Lloyd
Thelma Penny
Robert Petro
Pearl Powell
Louis Rawson
Patricia Richardson
Patricia Sherman
Florabelle Wilds
Arthur Ferguson
Clyde Post
Miss Jones
Milly May Doren
Marlene Pattengill
United States
Lowell Howard
Ray Calkins
Calkins
France
Edward J. Neithercut
Canal Zone
John Neithercut
Dan Mater
St. Patrick’s
Clare City Hall
Farmers Independent Produce Co
Leghorn
Leghorn Springers
L. W. Jackson
Rosebush
TBURS
Uber Mdb Eeien
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
THE
William S. Hibbard
Ann Page
IONA
A&p
Iki
Florida
UAT
Stokely
A&p Apple
Kellogg's
KARO
Jane Parker
Dic
Campbell’s Asparagus
White House Milk
U.S.P
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