Purdy Couple to Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Alfred J Purdy of Clare will mark their sixtieth anniversary on March 19 at their farm two miles west of Clare. Married March 20 1890 in Mt Pleasant they later moved to their present home in 1919. The couple in good health will be honored by about fifty relatives including daughter Mrs Willis L Whitney granddaughter Mrs John Goodwin and great granddaughter Edwina Goodwin of Lansing. Other grandchildren include Bruce A Whitney and Dr Darold Purdy and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Purdy
Clare
Mrs. Purdy
Mt. Pleasant
Purdy
Odd Fellow Lodge of
Willis L. Whitney
John Goodwin
Edwina Goodwin
Lansing
Bruce A. Whitney
Darold Purdy
Lincoln Park
Kenneth Chaffee
Weidman
Clyde Chaffee
Alfred Abbott
Arnold Brngold
Wallace Allen
Lila Lines
Howard Ranch
Gale Howard
Allen Howard
Sportsmen’s Bar
Swiss Inn
Marion Wykoff
Allen Holmes
California
Rural social notes from Dover and surrounding area
Sunday dinner guests included the Goudies inviting Archbolds and Kayleen from Harrison. Card party drew a large crowd with a next meet on March 28. Various visits and greetings span Archbold, Leposkey, White, and Chapple families. Pomona and Vernon Granges schedule events. Sickness, travels, and sympathy express community ties across Dover, Farwell, Clare, Vestaburg, and Pontiacs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Goudie
Dover
Duane Archbold
Kayleen
Harrison
Bob Leposkey
Ray Archbold
Howard
van Camp and Son
Bessie Holquist
Detroit
Harold White
Lewis Eberhart
Jerry Lee
Ronald White
Lansing
Isabella County
Pomona Grange
Union Grange
Walter White
Ceoil Alen
Myr
Kenneth Archbold
Jim Chapple
Pontiac
Wm. Chapple
Ruth
Charles Chapple
Vernon
Vernon Grange
Gretchen Archambault
Vestaburg
Harvey Hunt
Phil Gondie
Maple Grove Weekend Social Notes and Attendance
Sunday School attendance reached 27 and evening service 23 at Maple Grove. Mr and Mrs Carl Miller and family visited relatives in Saginaw. Mrs Earl Ewing and children from Gilmore called on Rulapaughs. Mrs Laura Wild and Mrs Eva Nowlen from Clare were in Mt Pleasant on business. Cleo Orton from Flint visited his parents E M Orton. Florabell Wild from Clare spent the weekend with family Snell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Miller
Saginaw
Earl Ewing
Gilmore
Rulapaugh’s
Laura Wild
Eva Nowlen
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Cleo Orton
Flint
E. M. Orton
Florabell Wild
Joe Snell
Pleasant Valley Social Roundup Amid Visits and Travel
Mrs Archie Tryon spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Mayme Runyan. Sunday callers included Don Tryon Ken Roe and A Meisillop. The Rockeys visited the Ervin Orvis home and others hosted guests at Alton David and Bates households. Otto Kleiner and wife returned from California trip. Sympathy offered to Mr Wm Ulrich. Recent callers at Mayme Runyan’s home included Glen Bay and others. Mrs Charles Merrill of Flint visiting Lowell Penrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Tryon
Mayme Runyan
Don Tryon
Ken Roe
A. Meisillop
Kenneth Rockey
Ervin Orvis
Charles David
Alton David
Robert Kleiner
Ruth Ann
Henry Kleiner
Alma
Joan “Bates
Mary Randall
Beaverton School
Owen Spink
John Presley
Kenneth Roe
Bob and
Bates
Lawrence Bates
Otto Kleiner
California
Wm. Ulrich
Glen Bay
Atys
Burton Bay
Webber
Robert Clute
Charles Merrill
Flint
Lowell Penrose
Robin Red Breast Adapts Nesting Habits Beyond Woodlands
Article notes the robin, once a forest bird, now nests on fence rails, gate posts, window ledges, tombstones and even trolley wires as woodlands disappear. It highlights the bird’s resourceful adaptation to altered habitats.
Lake George Community Sunday School and church events
Sunday School meets every Sunday at 100 with Harry Moyer as superintendent. Lake George Baptist Church led by Rev. James C. Herring holds Bible School at 2:00 PM and preaching at 8:00 PM with Tuesday prayer meeting. Social notes mention local guests and a shuffleboard game versus Swiss Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake George
Harry Moyer
Lake George Baptist Church
James C. Herring
Marie Wellman
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Flore
Howard Everts
Fulton Oursler
Robert Hutchins
Elsie Wilson
Wm. D. Elden
George Scott
Bill Spicer
Joe Swain
Maudie Bauer
Raymond Fraleys
Dan Czyzewskis
William Irwins
Everts
West Fifth St
Glave, Michigan
MT. Vernon Grange
Homer Rogers
Farwell
Seling
Hilyards
Jess Hilyard
Bertha
Rulapaugh
Eva Timpe
Warren Nellis
Andersonville
Frizzell
Brd
Orton
Hid
C. Morgan
Punt
Maple Grove
Pleasant Valley
Schaeffer's
Amsterdam Syndicate
Symphony
Age
KQTEX
Wendersoft
REED
Rexall
Soc Mennen
Ethay’s
Colgate
Atay
Toa
THE
Sentinel
Ana
BUICK
Fisher
Tim Cotter
Clare, Michigan
Henry. Taylor
ASC Natwark
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