Community notices and reminiscences from Brown Corners
Local Brown Corners column extends sympathy to Rev. Blem’s family and covers WMA Thank Offering speech by Bernadine Hoffman. It lists upcoming Christmas Bazaar, visits, dinners, and hospital notes, plus historical items about Chicago Michigan football 1896, Tarawa 1943, and an engagement for Marian Ellsworth to Clifford Parsons.
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Blem
Bernadine Hoffman
Africa
Miss Hoffman
Max Ovenshire
C.H. Hull
Marion Magnus
Bonnie Walters
Chicago
Colosseum
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
U. S
Tarawa
U.S
New York City
Teenagers and Dating Parents Pressure Dilemma
A 15 year old asks how to tell strict parents about going steady with a 17 year old. The counselor urges honesty, noting that real progress comes only if the girl discusses the situation openly with her parents rather than risking worse consequences if they learn from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeer
Community News From Gilmore and Surrounding Towns
Central Gilmore and Shepherd residents host visitors and celebrate events. Greg Pitts visits Detroit. Walter Faber welcome granddaughter Miss Battle in Grand Rapids. Raymond Wood hospitalized. Various gatherings occur at Egbert Fordyce, Elwyn Pitts and other homes. A Tops club forms. Leigh Stanley attends bridal shower. Elwyn Pitts injures thumb on table saw. Bow hunting noted. Air Force defoliation mission near Saigon described.
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Walter Faber
Grand Rapids
Miss Battle
Raymond Wood
Midland Hospital
Greg
Leigh Stanley
Sidney Wood
Elwyn Pitts
Gilmore Ladies
Joyce Crane
Wyona Willinkson
Frank Granew
Sheridan honors Mrs. Dorothy Presley on 90th birthday
The Southeast Sheridan community gathered October 30 at Mrs. Dorothy Presley’s home to celebrate her 90th birthday with family from Lansing Gladwin and Dolph Heller. A roast dinner, cake, and gifts marked the occasion while past lodge roles and local attendance at church events were noted. Several locals were ill or recovering from a car accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Presley
Dolph
Mary Heller
Norris Heller
Lansing
Eugene Heller
Gladwin
Presley
Sheridan
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Daniel Band
Less Randle
Rolland Carey
Colonville
Leo Jordan
Bay City
Dewey Allen
Edith Allen
Farwell
Edith Randle
Vernell Carey
Irene Koontz
Gladwin County
Martin Heiser
Coleman
Roberta
Gary Coloskey
Eathl Penrose
Larry Lietzke
Glen Newcomb
Robert Randle
Linda
Pleasant
Colonville Church
Clifford Denker
Dwight
Illinois
Frank Upson
Upsons
Charles Beard
Oscoda
Beard
Viet Nam
Arthur L. Johnston
Helen Kerby
Glen Newsman
Marjorie Lansing
Florida
Ellen Carrow
Florence Hildebrandt
Iss
Clean Economical Natural Gas Heat Offer
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company promotes switching from oil or coal to natural gas heating. Free old tank removal and compensation for leftover fuel, no down payment, installation free for six months, and optional 36 month payoff on gas bills. Potential savings claimed up to one third on heating costs.
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Brown Corners Bulletin
Brown Corners
Women’s Missionary Association
Phil Cronon
Flint
Vesta Lower
Charles Ott
Charles Kleinhardt
William Walter
George Oltz
Riverview
Nellie Walters
Frankfort
Indiana
Clark Walters
Richard LaMont
Saginaw
Larry Kleinhardt
Gerald Hemstreet
Virgil Newman
Larry Squires
Ernest Slater
Clare
Donald Lloyd
Janet Trietch
Don Dunlop
Forest Garver
Roger Garver
Gene Glass
David Walter
Herbert Cherry
Jackson
Harrold Sero
Grand Ledge
Lloyd
St. Luke’s
D. J
Dutchess
Arlene Walter
John C. Ellsworth
Marian
Clifford Parsons
Leonard Parsons
Midland
Tactical Air Force
Fort Cambell
Kentucky
Marian Ellsworth
Central Gilmore
Dayton Williams
Shepherd
Jim Pitts
Sharon Pitts
Detroit
Sharon
Milligan College
Lola Fordyce
Egbert Fordyce
Bernice Cook
William Crane
Harrison
Gaylord Fordyce
Blanchard
Hubert Shindorff
Jerry Ward
Beiding
Hugh Douglas
Elaine Esterline
Claude Fordyce
Elton
Hiram Gates
Bailey
Gilmore
Saigon
Mrs
Nellie Jordan
Turkey Farm
Robert Grigg
Cimmerer
Bowen
Beaverton
Gem Theatre
Disney
Dick van Dyke
FBI
Sun
Thomas
Steve McQueen
Faye Dunaway
Coming the
Budd
Michigan
Stuart Millar
Alain Alda
United Artists
Winchester
Assail
Clare Hardware
Ud Cer
WARP
Hardware Co
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Monrnoment Ward
Witbeck’s Plaza
Bob Witbeck
Mar
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