Akins Receives Piano Music Degree From SMU in Dallas
John Akins son of Mr and Mrs Royal Akins will receive a double major degree in Piano Music Theory and Composition from Southern Methodist University in Dallas on May 29. He has begun a Masters in Theory and Composition this semester and earned an assistantship for next year. He won first prize this semester in the SMU Fine Arts Festival Composition Contest. The Akins family are former residents of Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Akins
Royal
Akins
Cynisea
Waxahachie
Texas
Southern Methodist WA
Dallas
SMU
Clare
Apple Queen Sally Green Leads Michigan Pageant Entrants
Will Tiowrney and sponsors compete in a regional pageant with Apple Queen Sally Green, 17, of Fennville backed by the Michigan State Apple Commission. Bean Queen Mary Ann Hobart, 19, of Gagetown a MSU student sponsored by the Michigan Bean Shippers Association. Blossom Queen Beth Dall, 17, of Berrien Springs representing Southwestern Michigan fruit industry backed by Blossomtime Inc.. Cherry Pie Baking Champion Bonnie Brunais, 17, of Bear Lake sponsored by the Michigan Cherry Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Green
Fennville
Michigan State Apple Commission
Bean
Mary Ann Hobart
Gagetown
Michigan State University
Michigan: Bean, Shippers Association
Beth Dall
Berrien Springs
Michigan
Blossomtime, Inc
Bonnie, Brunais
Bear Lake
Michigan Cherry Commission
Elm Grove Fair Bureau Meeting and Community Visitors
The Elm Grove Fair Bureau met on Monday May 8 at the Donald Davis home with 13 in attendance and eight families represented. Discussed were New Developments In The State Tax Picture led by Mrs. Winston Raymond. Numerous visiting relatives and friends dropped by from nearby towns and farms including the Brubakers, Gedneys, Newmans, Irwins, Dentons, Myers, and others during the weekend and Mother’s Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Donald Davis
Winston Raymond
Curt
Brubaker
John Brubaker
Linda
Gedney
Glen Newman
William
Jimmy
Lorin Leitner
Gladwin
Perry Davis
David
Margaret
Charles
James Irwin
Rosebush
Irwin
James Denton
John Kehl
Danny
Johnny
Lakeview
Norman Myers
Charles Belert
Mystic Lake
John, Brubaker
Methodist Church Sermon Amid Morning Services at Clare
Rev. D. R. Salisbury will preach Filled with the Spirit of God at Clare Methodist Church during two morning services 8 30 and 11 00 with WCRM broadcasting at 1130. No evening service. Committee on Membership and Evangelism meets Sunday 5 80 with light lunch and worship. Big Rapids District Conference Monday at Big Rapids church with Bishop Marshall Reed address. All members welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Salisbury
Clare Methodist Church
WCRM
Friends of the Church
Big Rapids
Methodist Church
Marshall Reed
Peace Corps to Help Missionary Recruitment
The Peace Corps program is highlighted as boosting missionary recruitment in churches across the United States. The Methodist Church recruits 110 to 125 youths annually for three-year overseas assignments, with 755 individuals serving since 1948 in 29 countries. They taught, led communities, worked in health and agriculture, and many later became lifelong missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Peace Corps
U.S
Methodist Church
Board of Missions
Mushroom hunting weekend on Mothers Day brings crowds
Maude B Norman notes large mushroom forage in Ourwoods and Hollers over Mothers Day weekend with many visitors from Pontiac including Wayne E Norman and family. Local residents visited, fished at Reedsburg Dam, and a club trip to Bay City is reported. one member unable to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ourwoods
Henry Norman
Wayne E. Norman
David
Brenda Cook
Pontiac
Frank Barclay
Ralph Carey
O. M. Ulch
Dale Weldon
Leo Gronda
Ray Mitchell
Chuck
Reedsburg Dam
Win. Sider
Jay Woods
Henry Normans
Clare Hecker
H. H. Britt
Flint
Henry Normar
Charles Reynolds
Houghton Lake
W. M. McClintock
Reynolds
Frank Harvey
Norman Rest Home
Clare Hospital
Bay City
Michigan CROP reports April 1961 aid to several nations
Foods shipped by CROP during April 1961 included chopped canned beef to Italy corn oil to Jordan and East Pakistan beans to Haiti and the Congo and a poultry incubator to Jordan The meat will aid hospitals and orphanages The beans to the Congo support Baluba displaced families The corn oil goes to institutional feeding The incubator expands a Jordan poultry project villagers sell poultry and eggs to raise incomes Michigan farmers contribute a Friendship Acres plot to CROP Harvest time aid comes from government surplus stock and church supervised distribution at 205 W Saginaw Lansing.
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Italy
Jordan
East
Pakistan
Haiti
Congo
Russell Hartzler
Michigan
Michigan Crop Office
W. Saginaw' Lansing
Lovmis Missionary and area church service schedule
The notice lists Lovmis Missionary Rev Ernest Belella with a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:00 and services including Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 8:00 p.m. Also includes Elm Grove Church of God Kev and Mrs Elza Beery pastors with worship 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School 11:15. Gilmore Church of Christ with minister C Tiscam Gates and services 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.. Clare Church of God with pastor W Lee Sickal and services 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Church OF God
Elza, Beery
The
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Farwell, Michigan
Hobart L. Beavers
Farwell Methodist Church
John Allan
Episcopal Church
ST. Ann East
Old US
Charles M. Stuart
Lovmis Missionary Church
Ernest Belella
Assembly OF God
Farwell Town Hall
Norman
Nazarena
Mciwan
Clare
Worry Ulrich
Clare Church OF Christ
Brown Corners United Brethren In Christ . C. Hi
Elm Grove
Kev
Elza Beery
Gilmore Church of
Chrisi
Farwell
C. Tiscam Gates
Bible School
Colonville Church of God
Wy, Brinkman
Farwell Grace Bible Church
William Groenwelil
Christian, Science
Clare Masonic Hall
Clare Church OF God West Sixth
Maple W
Lee Sickal
Arthur Center Church OF God
Herrick Mennonite Church
Freya F. Bontrager
First Baptist Church
Church Bible School
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Will Tiowrney
Oding
Grove B
Jim
Arlene Grove
Thur
British Commonwealth
Save the Children Fund
Yordan
Elm Grove Farm Bureau
Waynard Close
Tecumseh
Nancy. Frisbey
Leslie Calhoun
Lansing
Ronald Br
Florida
Amanda, Newman
Carmen Newman
Glen -Poet
Teg Newman
Frank Newman
Virgil Newman
Joy
Rollie
J. V. Newman
Bernard Allen
Barbara
Eade
Teh
Robin Hood
International Milling
Esteron
America
Dow Chemical Company
Gul
Coyote
Chaka
Mitch
mColte
Ariens
Imperial
Ariens Imperial
Rotary
Leon Dull
John
Christ
Church of
ST. Jogan’s EV. Lutheran
Us-27
North End of
Raymond Schultz
ST. Johns EV
Lutheran
Harrison
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Robert J. Kachenmeister
Congregational Church
West Fifth Street
van Parker
ST. Cecilia's A'S
J. i Sruba
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