Indonesian-born lawyer to begin chaplaincy in Ceylon
Coenrand Bernardus Bavirick, 34, Indonesian-born law graduate and WWI Dutch resistance member, plans a new career as college chaplain and teacher in Ceylon as a missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He has served at Jaffna College in Vaddukoddai and comes from a family of ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceyslon
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Congregational Christian Churches
Coenrand Bernardus Bavirick
Jaffna College
Vaddukoddai
Ceylon
Michigan Missionary State Convention Report
Mrs Lee Sickal attended the Michigan Missionary State Convention in St Joseph on May 15 and 16 and brought back glowing accounts of messages from Rev William Skaggs on Egypt and Mrs Hallie Patterson with world missionary experiences. The State Youth Convention met in Midland May 16 to 18 with many local attendees and Rev Flavy Brown spoke Sunday afternoon. The Ladies Missionary Society will meet May 22 at 7 30 p m at Mrs Bertha Vanderwalker's 810 W State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sickal
St. Joseph
William Skaggs
Egypt
Hallie Patterson
Midland
Flavy Brown
Ladies Missionary Society
Bertha Vanderwalker
W. State Street
Clare area residents connect with friends and family
Vernon City Rev and Mrs Forest Stoller with sons, plus Tom Christopherson visit Grand Rapids and Vicksburg then Clare. Numerous Clare residents host and visit relatives including Pryor, Bergey, Nevins, McDonel, and Mott families. Revival services begin at Clare Church of the Nazarene with Rev and Mrs William Schmidt arriving to lead the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Stoller
Dines
Tom Christofferson
Grand Rapids
Vicksburg
Clare
Robert Pryor
Rosemary
Raymond Pryor
Mortis Henry of
Harrison
Floyd Bergey
Elkhardt
Indiana
Clarence Wright
Alva McReynolds
Coleman
Frank Nevins
Helen Cleveland
Doris Kile
Ruth Herron
Eola McDonel
Standish
Don: Shumway
Gladys Johnson
Cole
Darwin Mott
Floyd. Bergey
Doris Bergey
Lake
Chris Smith
Lester Garver
Glen Billsby
Arthur Brown
Arnold Bidwell
Rosebush
George Snider
Frank Snider
Lake Margarethe
Midland
Seema’_ Ritter
Merle
Ella Sherman
And
Russell’ Moody
Phyllis” Anderson
Stacey c
Harold” Nichols
Sherri Lynn
Mt. Pleasant
Kathern “Mack
Mack
William. Schmidt
Clare Church of the ” Nazarene
First Church To Be Pictured On New Stamp
Christ Episcopal Church of Boston known as the Old North Church will appear on a twenty five cent U S mail cancellation. The stamp will feature a view of the church and its belfry with Paul Revere and his wife. their mission careers supported by the American Board, the oldest missionary society in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Christ Episcopal of
Boston
Old North Church
Paul Revere
American Board
Oldest Missionary Society
America
Real estate listings sweep central Michigan farms and homes
Numerous properties near Beaverton Clare Coleman and Midland County appear for sale. Listings include hundreds of acres across 119 to 910 acres, modern homes with barns and outbuildings, riverfront tracts, and several underpriced farms. Prices range from 1,500 to 30,000 with varying down payments and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverton
Clarhd
Clare
Beaverton Town Hall
Coleman
North Bradley
Midland County
Bhaverton
Harrigan
Tobacco River
Nice Creek
Michigan
Midland
Holley Street
Fred L Woodby Licensed Broker Hangerton Michigan
Classified notice lists Fred L Woodby as licensed broker in Hangerton Michigan with a model contact or office details and a telephone listing. The fragmentary text provides a residential address line and a partial phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Woodby
Hangerton, Mich
June Brings Hope Amid Bitter Winter Recollection
A reflective note recalls a harsh winter with heavy snow and floods from northern to warm regions. The speaker cites weather transients and dreams of June’s relief as preparations for travel and renewal. It closes with blessings for rest, hope, and a peaceful journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
World Friendship Book to be Presented in Tokyo
More than 20 000 Methodists in the United States join tens of thousands of church school workers from about 50 countries to sign a World Friendship Book for Japan. The volume, presented at the 14th World Convention on Christian Education in Tokyo August 6 13, expresses global Christian love and goodwill to Japanese Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christian Education Workers of
Japan
Tokyo
Leon, M. Adkins
Methodismc
Sgoaea de Education
Nashville
Tenn
Isabella Soil Conservation News in Mt Pleasant Area
Dawson a former Isabella Conservationist now works in Michigan as a Soil Conservation Service specialist. He inspected grass trial plots ditch bank stabilization plantings and Birdsfoot trefoil seedings in Isabella District while SCS technicians received training on new erosion control plants. Delmer Geasler completed a basic conservation plan with crop rotations for slopes 0 6 and 0 10 percent and plans for sod waterways and a tile drainage setup. Mt Pleasant FFA chapter prepared signs for grass legume plots on Gerald Cameron farm showing various grasses and ladino clover. Farmers examine ditch bank seedings on Page Wilt farm Wise township with promising results as a follow up meeting is set May 27 at Union township hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David. Dawson
Isabella Soil
Mt. Pleasant
Dave
Conservation Service
Michigan
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Isabella Soil Conservation Service
Delmer -Geasler
Colawater
FFA
Gerald Cameron
Isabella Township
Power Mower Safety Tips From Kiplinger Editors
Kiplinger editors offer practical precautions for summer lawn care with power mowers. Tips cover starting stance, clutch use, shutting off engines when leaving the mower, keeping children away, footing on inclines, clearing debris, avoiding wet grass, not reaching under guards, disconnecting spark plug before underside work, and not speeding up engine or removing governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiplinger
Card games claim across ages and empires
Fragmentary notes discuss invention of playing cards in 1120 BC by a Chinese emperor Leu Ho as a diversion for wives, with India also claiming invention. A Hindu legend cites Mabargian’s wife creating cards to temper his beard pulling, and references to using the four seasons as suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leu-Ho
India
Mabargian
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Oe Clare Church OF God
Krafpt
Vernon City
Fred Busn
Lester .Olds
James Bradley
Ernest, Young
Sheridan
Eola McDoneland
Clarence’ Randal
Robert H. Harper
Plymouth
Mobilgas
Brackart Motor Sales
US-10
Conservation News
Wise
Union
Township Hall
Winthrop Rockefeller
Little Rock
Ark
UU. S
Michigan Trucking Association
Fort Shelby Hotel
Detroit
Roy A. Hoover
Clare, Mich
State Mutual Cyclone Insurance Co
Lapeer, Mich
Feller
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