Halloween Party at School Draws Wide Participation
Halloween festivities at the junior and senior high schools featured costume contests winners Priscilla Badger Gerald Agle Flora Belle Wild Patricia Sherman Marilyn DeGeer in junior events while Bonnie Schade Dorotha Weaver topped girls and Cleo Orton topped boys. The high school fashion show included round dancing, judges, and decorations. John Shaw won the boys pie eating contest, and Leah Bus hard Rose Badger Milburn Hiles Florence Siegle led the costume judging. Miss Robin Rhea joins the staff as home economics teacher, hailing from Knoxville and Tennessee, with degrees AR BS MS and a hobby in interior decorating and piano.
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Purday
Priscilla Badger
Gerald
Agle
Flora Belle Wild
Patricia Sherman
Marilyn DeGeer
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Gerald Agle
Cleo Orton
Bonnie Schade
Dorotha
Leah Bushard
Rose Badger
Milburn Hiles
Florence Siegle
John Shaw
John, Waddington
Archie Border
Fred Glass
Where's Grandma Play Named at Senior Class Meeting
A brief meeting on Thursday selected class colors red and white and the American Beauty rose as flower. Friday's class session announced play characters with Mrs Legg serving as senior play director and the play titled Where's Grandma.
Lives of Our Seniors Virginia Funnell Profile
Virginia Funnell known as Jack or Spitfire is a senior. born April 27 1928 in Rosebush Michigan. She attended Herring Grammar School O’Connor Remus and finishes her schooling this spring. Her hobbies include traveling dancing and orchid blue as favorite color.
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Virginia Funnell
Jack
Spitfire
Virginia
Rosebush
Michigan
Herring Grammar School
O'Connor
Remus
Virginia Foretells Uncertain Future Weighs Bets
A fragmented Virginia reflection hints at an unstable future and suggests placing a bet on one outcome. The speaker notes caution and contrasts mixed feelings with a confident, though uncertain, stance about what lies ahead.
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Virginia
Farwell High School Carnival Set for November 9
Farwell High School hosts a carnival on November 9 at 7 45 p m led by the school principal. Queen candidates include Juanita Curtiss Velma John Ruth Miller Grace Saddler and Jean Shilling. Concessions promised with new items.
Junior class annual assembly and magazine sale report
The Junior class claims a successful annual assembly last Friday and shows a magazine sales lead over the Seniors with 60.14 dollars to 72.50. They will host a party on November 12 and decorated the gym for the Halloween event last Wednesday night. The Juniors plan to run games, penny pitching, concessions, and a night court at the carnival this year.
Halloween Party Highlights and Spelling Winners
The school held a Halloween party with grades seven and eight from nine to ten, donuts and pop provided, and a 9:30 dismissal. Winners included Ellen Adams Donna Gripps Marilyn DeGeer Zelma Glen and others. Edwin Smith joined the room with brother Jimmy in third grade. Plans for a November 9 school carnival are under way with sixth grade sponsoring a movie.
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Ellen Adams
Donna Gripps
Marilyn DeGeer
Zelma Glen
Donald Wilkinson
Paddy Curtiss
Edwin Smith
Edwin
Jimmy
Patricia Sherman
Garry Agle
Flora,Wilds
Cass
Neil Wilson
Shirley Hilyard
Florence Hall
Alvin Loomis
Joan Louch
Donald Lloyd
Raymond Lucy
Pauline Hilyard
First and Second Grades Halloween Party Notes
The first and second grades held a Halloween party from seven to nine on Wednesday night. Vivian Schaar and Bobby Miller won prizes for their costumes. Students entered the jack o lantern contest and won the doughnut eating contest with the kindergarten and first grade. The class began studying Indians and built a tepee and bead bracelet. Carl Schaar provided poles while Dean Luce shared books about Indians and Albert Sherman displayed his Indian outfit with bow and arrow. They learned some Indian dances and made Indian rhinoceros saddles. Buddy Grogan has returned to school after scarlet fever.
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Vivian Schaar
Bobby. Miller
Carl Schaar
Dean Luce
Albert Sherman
Buddy Grogan
Sunday Gospel Visit and Family Dinner Gatherings
Rev Ernest Burke of Brown will deliver the gospel message Sunday morning. Numerous local families hosted or attended dinners and visits including Henry Kleine and Faye Ann. Robert Kleiner. Vincent and Emma Johnson. Loren Miller recently arrived from the Pacific. Lewis Laintzeenheiser family. Roy Howard. Myrtle Miller and children Delma and David. Harley Holt family. Marie Stanton. Lloyd Athey and family. Glenn Poet and grandson Jay. Glenn Newman. Lawrence Bates. Jennie Bates. Glen Bay and boys. Ralph Allen. Clifford Premon and Mary Hodges. Cecil Hodges and family. Gerald Hodzher and others in Lansing, Harrison, Clare, Midland and nearby towns.
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Ernest Burke
Brown
Henry Kleine
Faye ‘Ann
Robert Kleiner
Vincent Johnson
Hutchinson
Oregon
Pacific
Lewis
Clifford Premon
Mary Hodges
Lansing
Cecil, Hodges and
Near Benswérton
Gerald Hodzherand
Halloween Party Draws Local Visitors at Henry Kleiner Home
Children from Midtana and nearby families were afternoon visitors and several locals attended a Halloween party hosted by Henry Kleiner last Wednesday evening.
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Midtana
Henry Kleiner
Lake News Household Notes and Church New Build
Sunday church services at 10 and 8 with Supt Mrs Anna Wells and Mrs Hattie Race visiting relatives. Community updates include church construction starting at Lake, thanks for donations, numerous visits and family gatherings across Flint Bay City Saginaw Lansing and Crystal. Families travel to Saginary for medical care and reunions mark Fathers Day 1941 milestone.
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Hattie Race
Crystaly
Abbie
Metcalf
Nettie Cook
Carson City
Crystal
Tony Carolan
Bay City
Bill Duncan
Wyrick
Holland
Lake
Polly Scott
Matt Scott
Miss Scott
Bay Gity
Pfc
Frederick Pilton
Akron
Mich
Chas. Blair
Bud Scott
Jack
Josie Scott
Georgia
Mrs. Frost
Mint
Maxine Cornell
Dows
Midland
Farwell
Linda
Virginia
Catherine
Harry Forwell
Betty Rogers
Clare Hospital
Edward Grigware
Harry Cornell
Walter Cross
Eight Point Lake
Chas
Blair
Badger
Lansing
Ralph Richards
Tra Badger
Wade Saylandt
Hazel
Saginaw
Earl Bauder
Robert Jones
Itarwell
Perl Tryon
Tryon
Fred Smalley
Clare
Verne Havng
George Scott
St c Jimmy
Great Lakes
Estel
Baurle
Jimmy Brooks
Factory and Farm Unite For A Better World
Two workers Mel Bates and Jud Poll debate farm and factory roles. They conclude the two occupations are mutually essential, choosing peace over conflict after a toast to cooperation and understanding. The piece highlights shared reliance between agriculture and industry.
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Mel Bates
Jud Poll
Jud
Mel
Farmer’s Plain
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