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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1960
Page
5
Open House during American Education Week will be held at Farwell School on Thursday night November 10 at 7330 o clock. Parents may tour classrooms with six hour classes arranged in seven minute periods. Room mothers and the entire staff will be available to answer questions and assist visitors.
The Farwell Methodist W S C S meets at 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the church for the Denial Offering. Acknowledges help for the annual chicken dinner and UNICEF March gifts totaling 23.07. Guest pastors Edwin Jones and William Groeneveld address audiences at local churches with prayer meetings scheduled and Grace Bible church activities publicized.
The Leon Thrush family traveled to Flirt on Sunday for a birthday dinner at Harold Pike's home. Honored guest Harold Pike turned 59 and nine year old Mike Thrush celebrated his birthday with a large cake. The group also visited Dale Sling Jend in Flint and saw their new nephew Jeffrey.
Egbert E Glass a Gilmore Township resident born August 18 1880 died November 5 1960 at Central Michigan Community Hospital after a two day illness aged 80 He is survived by his widow Myrtie one daughter Mrs Laura Cook a son Gordon of Mt Pleasant six grandchildren nine great grandchildren and other relatives Funeral services were held at Coker Funeral Home Farwell at 2 00 p m Tuesday November 8 with C Hiram Gates officiating Burial was in Gilmore Cemetery
Mr. and Mrs. William Dewey hosted a late Sunday birthday gathering for Mrs. Leo Higgins, Cathy Louch, Lin da Furness, and Pearl Os’s family. Nineteen dined as Karen Renner, age two, celebrated with great grandparents Mrs. Bert Glass and Mrs. Emma Perry, grandparents the Vanessa Cooks and Jack Renners, plus uncles and aunts present from Mt Pleasant.
Community notes from Farwell outline visits, family events, and illnesses. Mentions include Bert Atteberry relatives in Port Huron and Flint, birth of Mark Alan Luce, local birthdays, calls to and from Clare, Midland, and Alma residents, and several hospital and home visits. The column records numerous dinners, trips, and church events across Farwell and nearby towns.
Michigan October traffic toll rose to 161 provisional, the highest in two years, with a possible total above 165 in November. State Police report shows 32 deaths during a grim Halloween weekend, 54-hour period, and 10-month toll at 1,266. Commissioner Childs cautions drivers as weather, visibility worsen. Local social notes mention visits and relocations in Flint Farwell Lake and Central Michigan University student Dale Smith.
A 19 year old serviceman writes about a failed romance after a Dear John letter and marriage. The advice urges forgetting the girl, finding new interests, staying busy, and possibly getting a pen pal while noting such missteps are common and can be overcome. The column invites reader letters to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS.
About 20000 youths will have finished the Conservation Department’s voluntary hunter safety program before Michigan’s firearms season opens November 15 to 30. E H Tucker praises schools and 730 volunteer instructors for rapid rollout since late August.
An emphasis on placing want ads in the Sentinel to reach all potential prospects. The notice directs readers to advertise services and offerings through the newspaper to maximize outreach and inquiries.
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