Wildflower Helena Town hosts Sunday School class outing
Wildflower Helena Town hosted a Sunday School class at her home with assistant teacher Mrs Carly Kistier. Twenty children joined a woods trip and games followed by a marshmallow and wine roaster. Mr Roy Feighter of Clare called at Bodkins Town home Sunday. Ladies Aid held a surprise birthday party for Mrs Virgil Brinkman and Mrs Virgil Kistler at Mrs Minnie Hampton's home with ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Town
Carly Kistier
Roy. Feightier
Clare
Bodkins Town Home
Ladies Aid
Virgil Brinkman
Virgil Kistler
Minnie Hampton
Lewis Rutter
Marion Magnus
Saginaw
Ella Rutter
Fred Gieble
Midland
Beth Ward
Jack Newman
Houghton Lake
Kistlers
Start Fund For Church Addition
Plans are underway to rearrange the church basement to provide classrooms for Sunday School. The first funds were donated Sunday by the two smaller classes, totaling over $25. Mrs. Tope led the fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tope
Farewell Party for the Strouses at the Church
The church and friends of Mr and Mrs Charles Strouse held a farewell party in the church basement on Thursday evening before their move to Lansing. A large crowd attended and a purse was raised for them as the community expressed good wishes and noted they will be greatly missed in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Strouse
Lansing
Andrew Vander- Wodlde
MéBain
E. H. Hughes
Hazel ‘Reivie
Stuart Huntley
Bud Huntley
Terri
Mt. Pleasant
Stanley Phelps
Kenneth Jesse
Francis
Jesse
Loren Hamilton
William Skinner
CMC
Dan Czyzewski
Thomas Dillon
Cadillac
Jerry Hughes
Ron Walker
Grand Rapids
B. H. Hughes
William Walker
David Harper
Emblem Club
Sun Oil Company
Surrey House
Harper
Doherty Hotel
Frank Dodd
West Budd Lake
Paul Hoffman
Elmer Gagush
Floyd Stanley
Bay City
Lyle Shaver
Holt
William Hileman Jr
Declining TB mortality shifts burden to older adults
The Health Information Foundation notes mortality from tuberculosis has fallen since 1900, with the largest gains among young adults aged 15 to 44. Today the highest deaths occur in those over 65, reflecting an aging pattern of the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Information Foundation
Influenza and pneumonia death rates drop by mid century
In 1900 influenza and pneumonia killed 80 per 100 000 young adults aged 15 to 44 according to Health Information Foundation. By 1955 mortality from these causes fell to about 4 per 100 000 in the same age group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Information Foundation
Degrees That Could Be Bought In Michigan Colleges
Professor emeritus George E. Carruthers recalls a period when many Michigan high schools lacked qualified degree holding teachers. He notes unscrupulous chartered colleges freely issued degrees, provoking a push by the Michigan College Association to study abuses and push for reform, aided by a 1939 GI Bill safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Carruthers
University of Michigan
Michigan
Carruthers
Edmonson
Division of University Inspection of High Schools
State of
State Department of Public Instruction
House
Carrothers
Veterans to receive $2.9 billion in pensions by 1960
A Twentieth Century Fund survey notes that government pensions and bonuses for military service are expected to total 2.9 billion dollars by 1960. The projection highlights large federal expenditures on veteran benefits and the scope of postwar assistance programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Fund
Harrison Briefs Highlights Local Social Links Across Michigan
Mrs Clare Davis attends State Welfare meeting in Lansing Monday and Tuesday. Dozens of visits and family travel noted including Mr and Mrs William Darker returning from Breckenridge for a funeral in Lansing and multiple weekend gatherings across Saginaw, Mt Pleasant, Ferndale, Coleman, Clare and Cadillac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Davis
Lansing
William Darker
Breckenridge
Eugene Milligan
Laurence Knoertzer
Saginaw
Bonnie Dickens
Mary
Stricker
Bert Stan
Mae Campbell
Clare
Lydia Clements
Ann Arbor
George Roger
Burr Oak
Richard Danbury
Ethel ‘Price
Howard Eaton
Keith Bullard
Coleman
Kenneth Haskell
T. A. Tooley
B. F. Hampton
F. J. LaPointe
Lima
Ohio
Bob Hecker
Sam
Norman
Oklahoma
Memphis
Tennessee
Thomas Hecker
Lester Wright
White Clover
CBS
Gladwin
Marvin Heintz
New Lisbon
Wisconsin
Jean Gibson
Chicago
South Bend
Indiana
Ralph Claggett
Pontiac
Grace Clements
Mlinois
Charles‘s. Amble
Gratiot
Alma
Linda
Seaver Amble
Keith
Bob Atkinson
CMCE
Elmer Atkinson
George Dillenbeck
Roger Skinner
Old Mission
Traverse City
Ray Dillenbeck
Big Rapids
Virgil Shepherd
McClure
Clarence Ladd
Franklin
Curtis Morton Jr
Stephenson
East Budd Lake
Arrivals greet Gladwin hospital with new baby girl
Mr and Mrs Robert Amble welcome a daughter born Saturday May 4 at Gladwin hospital. The infant weighs seven pounds four ounces and is named Karen Lynn. Grandparents include William Walker and Charles Amble of Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Amble
Gladwin Hospital
Karen Lynn
William Walker
Charles Amble
Harrison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Strouses
Leon Dull
Farm Service
Clare, Mich
Hallmark
Coty Musget
Mary Joyner
Tillie Lloyd
Clara Orr
Calgary
Canada
William Henderson
Dan Price
Clare Hospital
Maude Gruno
Fred Smith
Cecil Coons
Bomday
Donald Déforest
Ralph Albee
Mt. Pléasant
Valley Chemical Co
Ralph Carpenter
Northerndives
Chesaning
Ed White
Mrr
White
Northernaires
Harold Lucas
Munroe
Giant Baseball Scout
UNI Rexett
Addre
Aedia
Welletrained
Greer Auto
N. McEwan
RCA Whirlpool
RCA
RCA Victor
T.V
RCA Portable Radio
Meewan Street
Sunbeam Appliances
Ae Clare
Bicgan
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