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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1956
Page
15
Cub Scouts met at Lake School on Friday May 18 to view a film strip on cub scouting presented by Byron Maynard the scout organizer from Farwell The PTA sponsors the group and invites interested parents to enroll sons ages 8 to 10 Registration blanks were distributed for next meeting May 25 at 8 00 PM at the school
Local notes recount visits by Alfe Edward Gilman on a 30 day leave from England Air Force base in Louisiana, and gatherings of Five Lakes Farm Bureau members. Residents from Lansing to Farwell and Clare host relatives, attend church, and share weekend outings, with Measles affecting Carolyn Tryon and tornado damage impacting Flint residents.
Ted Mattonen was guest of honor at a 6:00 dinner held near Mecosta Saturday evening for his birthday. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Mattonen, Mr and Mrs Norm Bauer, Mr and Mrs Gordon Smith, and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Close.
Mrs Velma Deegan treated her son Dennis and four playmates Gary Douglas Scott Mark Try on and Danny Joe Lockwood to a show at Clare Saturday for Dennis ninth birthday. Afterward they were served ice cream and cake. Dennis received a new bicycle from his dad, sent from New York while Teddy was in port.
The Lake Extension Group met Thursday at seven with Mrs. Lee McGuire hosting. Guests included Miss Muller Home Demonstration Agent and Mrs. Freeman county nurse from Harrison, plus Mrs. Morley from Clare High School. Freeman demonstrated Red Cross nursing and discussed nursing in general. Numerous local social updates follow, including visits, illnesses, and travel between Clare, Harrison, Saginaw, Weidman, and Holland. The group plans an event on June 21 with officers listed.
The pamphlet Mushrooms and Toadstools by R. D. Burroughs from the Conservation Department offers descriptions and illustrations of edible mushrooms and warnings about poisonous varieties for safe foraging. Free copies available by writing to Conservation Department Publications Lansing 26.
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