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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Page
13
Numerous visits and gatherings across Clare area towns. Residents attend church services in Midland and Clare, visit relatives in Harrison Madison Wayne and Vernon, and host meals and social hours. Several families travel for birthdays and weekend stays, with care for relatives and participation in church group meeting.
The Lucky Club met at the home of Bill Artecliff Friday evening with fourteen members present. New members were welcomed, and activities included prayers, pledges, and songs followed by readings and music led by Mrs Sern Wright and Mrs Margaret LaVoye. Prizes went to Bill Artecliff, Mrs Cunningham, and Mrs LaVoye, with a pot luck lunch to finish.
The Ladies Union met March eight at Mrs Gertrude Schaafs with seven members and one visitor. Open house celebrated Myr and Homer Lowerys 25th wedding anniversary in Okemos and nearby towns attended. Bridge and Canasta clubs held meetings with high scores noted. next gatherings set for March 22 and March 25.
Local couples and families share weekend visits across Cadillac East Lansing Flint and Barryton. Richard Garthe departs for Fort Sill Oklahoma as 2nd Lieutenant. Howard Adams and Purley Whitelead visit L. H. Thompson. Bar ndall return from five weeks in Florida. Plant City Strawberry Festival features a Michigan Cherry Commission float with Michigan girls.
The Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service met in church parlors on Tuesday evening with a program on Islands in Our Community Mental Health. Speaker Kathryn Freeman discussed mental health needs, church concern, and allocates county expenditures. Officers were elected for the coming year and will be installed in May.
The Methodist Men's Club of Clare will hold its March meeting in the First Methodist Church banquet hall with supper at 6 30. Fred Turner of Mt Pleasant will present a 45 minute talk about his Amazon River trip with colored pictures from two thousand miles up the river, noted for beauty and interest.
An Open House will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Cassidy on Sunday March 17 from 2 to 4 p.m honoring their 40th wedding anniversary. All friends and neighbors are cordially invited to attend.
James Mayst of the USS Hancock returns home for a week with his parents and plans to fly back to California for another sea assignment. Bob Murdock ends a 87 day leave at Nashville with his family. PFC Richard Eisenhauer, 20, of Farwell, takes part in Exercise Hard Times with the 2d Infantry Division at Fort Richardson Alaska, the largest Arctic test to date. Eisenhauer joined the Army in January 1956, did basic at Fort Leonard Wood, and arrived in Alaska last September after Farwell High School.
The Teens Club met March 5 at Buss Bell’s home with 13 members. Elly Tice led choruses and Mrs. Lois Tope conducted prayer. Walter Fort gave devotions on How Will and Can God Bless America. The group met March 12 at Elly Tice’s with 18 present.
Birth announcements from Clare Hospital detail several newborns: Elizabeth Ann born March 5 to Mr and Mrs Carl Geyer at Clare Hospital weighing nine pounds nine ounces. Kevin Marshall born March 10 to Mr and Mrs Marl Randall at The Heights weighing eight pounds fifteen and a half ounces. Mark Wayne born March 3 to Mr and Mrs Ronald Chapman weighing four pounds 1/2 ounce. Regina Marie born March 3 to Mr and Mrs Robert Gillis of Clare weighing six pounds 15 ounces. Dorn born March 8 to Mr and Mrs Oscar Rulapaugh of H-2 Clare weighing unspecified. also mother and child to stay with Laurence Selter family briefly before going home.
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