Navy Seaman Recruit DeFoy Begins Basic Training
Ronald J. DeFoy USN son of Mr and Mrs Nate DeFoy Clare begins nine week basic training February 17 at Naval Training Center San Diego California including naval orientation Navy history seamanship ordnance and gunnery drill first aid and survival. Army Pvt Fred W Matthews son of Mr and Mrs Cecil L Matthews Route 2 Harrison assigned to 75th Artillery in Germany March 10 Matthews a cannoneer in Battery B of the 75th Artillery 1st Battalion entered the Army in September 1964 and completed basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald J. DeFoy
USN
Nate DeFoy
Second Street
Clare
Naval Training Center
San Diego
California
Army
Fred W. Matthews
Cecil L. Matthews
Harrison
75Th Artillery
Germany
Matthews
Fort Leonard Wood
Harrison High School
Kraft Dinner Macaroni and Cheese Ad Highlight
Kraft Dinner offers macaroni and cheese with creamy golden cheese sauce ready in minutes. Describes serving as is or combined with other foods for inexpensive meals. Cece 5¢ a serving.
Oakridge Farm Bureau Hosts Elder Care Talk
Oakridge Farm Bureau met at the Cairns home with eleven families present. Dr. Lionel Davis from Mt. Pleasant spoke on Elder Care and the group voted to donate four dollars to the Easter Seal Drive. The April meeting will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Calkins in Rosebush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakridge
National Guard Man on Ten Day Furlough From Kentucky Visit
Rosebush resident Roy Muterspaugh of the National Guard returns home on a ten day furlough to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Muterspaugh before heading to Fort Ord California for more training. Local church note and community visits follow with multiple family greetings and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Muterspaugh
National Guard
Kentucky
Barrett Muterspaugh
Fort Ord
California
Union
Rosebush
Presbyterian Church
Chippewa Christian Fellowship
C.M.U
Mt. Pleasant
Len Cluley
Lansing
James Cluley
Hank Prout
Rosebush School
Celebrate Birthdays Across Mt Pleasant Area
Dale Graham received a surprise birthday party at the Van Buskirk home with friends and family including Dale’s wife and Floyd Neff along with the Elliott Campbell and House families. Separate gatherings honored Mike Campbell and Asa Prout with dinners hosted by the Baumann and Muterspaugh families and later at the Phillips home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Graham
Jerry van Buskirk
Floyd
Earl Neff
Bob Elliott
Albert Campbell
George House
Patterson Receives Hughes Trophy as Army ROTC Top Graduate
Second Lt. Alexander W. Patterson, University of Georgia, earned the Hughes Perpetual Trophy as the U S Army’s outstanding ROTC graduate of 1964. The award was presented at the Pentagon by Arthur W. Allen Jr. It marks the first presentation since the trophy’s founding by the Army and Hughes Aircraft. Patterson was valedictorian, senior class president, Phi Beta Kappa, with straight A ROTC and academic grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROTC
Continental Army
Hospital Stay Sets Back Mrs Warner in Mt Pleasant
Mrs. Ann Warner entered Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant for emergency surgery on Sunday and will be there several weeks. Friends are invited to send words of cheer while she recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Leineke
Gloria
Bill
Brenda
Tom Leineke
Flint
Russell Robertson
Don Swindlehurst
Mary Ann
David Bellinger
Page Bellinger
St. Joseph
Little
Kara
Ted
Brad
Dan Rose
Mt. Pleasant
Orrin
Bessie Johnson
S.C. McArthur
New Orleans
International Board of Surgery
Ann Warner
Melvin Bonham
Clare
Richard Davenport
Marion Ohio
Effie Harvey
Gateway Lanes
Harvey
Cheryl Sonntag
Leon Acker
Charles Haring
Jay Haring
Albion
Donald Artibee
Samaritan Hospital
Bay City
Clara Rebekah Lodge Hosts District Association Meeting
Clara Rebekah Lodge No. 167 met March 16 with Charles Wilcox as noble grand and Alba Lyness as acting vice grand. Patsy Schlafley reported the March 4 dinner. Iaa Hammond urged civil defense committee to attend the March 24 city hall meeting. The Clare Rebekahs and Odd Fellows host the District Association on March 27 with Mrs. Hammond in charge. pot luck lunch. Coffee and cookies were served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Rebekah Lodge No. 167
Charles Wilcox
Noble Grand
Alba Lyness
Ellen Henderson
Connie Strouse
Ina Hammond
Patsy Schlafley
Iaa
Lucia Film At Harrison
The Billy Graham feature LUCIA will show at 7:30 p m Sunday March 28 at the Highway Tabernacle Church in Harrison The Buenos Aires filmed production directed by Dick Ross explores inner emptiness and modern romantic conflicts with religious resolution Presented by multiple area churches this service is open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
Lucia
Highway Tabernacle Church
Harrison
Buenos Aires
World Wide Pictures
Dick Ross
South America
Coyote Holler Birthday Celebration for Henry Norman
Henry Norman of Clare County celebrated his 83rd birthday with family and friends over the weekend. Attendees included daughter Elva Cook and Janet of Drayton Plains, sons Wayne and David of Waterford, granddaughter Tammy Jo Norman, and the Norman family. Also present were Melvin Norman and family, Donna Britt, Russell Norman and sons, and telephone greetings from Henry Jr. in Maryland. Funeral news reached the family of Wally Compton of Mount Morris, interred in Harrison after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Norman
Clare County
Elva Cook
Janet
Drayton Plains
Wayne Norman
David
Waterford
Tammy Jo Norman
Melvin Norman
Karen
Kirk and
Terry
Clarksville
Donna Britt
Flint
Russell Norman
Mike
Norman
Henry Jr
Maryland
Lucy J. Carey
David Harper
Henry Normans
Wally Compton
Mt. Morris
Harrison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kraft
Macaroni
Block Busters
Farwell
Nola Lloyd
Anna Marie Beridoin
Montevideo
Uruguay
E. A. Anderson
Dennis Dawson
Farwell High School
Elmira Fletcher
George MacQueen
Oakridge Farm Bureau
Rosebush News
Jerry Baumann
Dorothy Wezensky
Irene Muterspaugh
Karen Mitterspaugh
Kenneth Mogg
G. Baumann
Remus
Asa Prout
Asa
Bernard West
Jay Walker
Prouts
William Phillips
Joe West
Tan Army Nate
Hughes
Clare Furniture CO
Don Anderson
Lloyd Eberhart Sr
THE
Clare Sentinel
Booppine Center
AVA
Grove’s
Coyote
Ball Bana
Sm. Med
Mill End
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!