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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1959
Page
16
Families celebrated birthdays and attended meetings in Clare and nearby towns. Several notes mention the Elders and Luce families, Halloween parties, WSCS and Farwell Auxiliary events, and visits to Roscommon VFW Rally. Regular gatherings include Rebekah and Oddfellow associations, farm bureau meetings, and travel updates.
Mrs. Vern Funnell and family hosted a surprise October 31 party for her husband with 42 attendees including children and friends. Music by Bill Miotke and Jess Brasington accompanied a birthday cake shaped like a pumpkin and a midnight southern foods lunch. The gathering included birthday gifts and a Christmas gift exchange planned by the Funnell family.
Mrs Fred Horn and children spent Sunday with her Vern Funnel family and viewed family reunion photos shown by Roy Acre. LeRoy Funnel wore a K D Little League outfit and pictures of the Joe Grim house under construction were shared. The Acres returned to Marine City Sunday afternoon. Several residents visited relatives in Ewart Muskegon Clare and Saginaw. Funeral of Rose Allswede noted in Midland. Community members attended home gatherings, hospital visits, and a football game in Evart with Queen’s Court member Vici Orton.
The Ewart National Farm Loan Association serving Isabella Osceola Mecosta and Missaukee counties will become the Federal Land Bank Association of Clare under the Farm Credit Act of 1959. The change, effective January 1 196, reflects its role to initiate and service Federal Land Bank Loans for the Federal Land Bank of Saint Paul. The association has more than 42 years of lending history and over 2 million in outstanding loans, with over 500000 in new loans in the last six months.
Mr and Mrs Albert Madison visited. their daughter Mrs Florence Bennett and children. Bruce Pelch of Dover celebrated a birthday supper with Mr and Mrs George Irwin. Robert Irwins of Lake visited at the George Irwin home. Emmett Griffin and children of Scottville visited his mother Mrs Blanche Griffin at the Coffey Rest Home. Mrs Wilbur Fletcher called on Mrs Frank Humphrey of rural Clare at the Community Hospital in Mt Pleasant. Howard Lamb and daughter of Saginaw visited his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Terrell. Sunday Mr Lamb learned of his mother’s sudden death.
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