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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1954
Page
10
Russell Cowden Farm leads the opening series in Vernon township across US 27 from St Henry's Church. A large outdoor corn crib is filled with corn as shown in a October photograph.
Mr and Mrs Howard Brockway were surprised on their 25th wedding anniversary as about 40 relatives and friends gathered Wednesday evening. A pot luck lunch followed a silver anniversary theme with cake ice cream sandwiches and coffee. Prizes were awarded in card games and gifts included stainless steel pans and a griddle.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hileman of Owosso and Mrs. H Satison of Clare were Sunday guests of their sister and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heber. Mrs. Hileman joined Mrs. Satison for a few days. Mrs. C Kroecher and daughter visited Mrs. Russell Shink in Detroit. The Shinks’ cabin hosts Theola and Jerld. Nephews visited grandmother Mrs. Alma Brockway Sunday.
Winifred Musson and Farwell 93 F23 share a Lake George town page full of daughters and dinners. Mr and Mrs Cliff Musson host friends including Fred Bradburn and Cliff Musson’s family visits. The Lake George Chamber of Commerce bake sale for the Fire Department is praised. Myr and Mrs Brown plan a Sarasota winter. The Williams and Wymer families visit, with St Johns and Cadillac weekend trips noted. Sentinel ad seeks an inexpensive go getter by phone 35.
Beulah Bodkin Clare and Melvin Willet family from Flint visited Dale Davis and Lewis Rutter households. Ella Rutter joined Wallie Rutter in Saginaw with Virgil Newman and Virgil Kistler. The group camps at Wolverine for deer hunting while Kendal Wood and children stay with Davis parents.
The Ladies Aid gathered Thursday at Mrs. Ethel Rutter's home for a chicken dinner and communal quilting. All attendees enjoyed the event and contributed to the quilt project.
Grand Rapids Police commended radio man Bob Kirby for public service during heavy November fog. On his early show he urged drivers to use headlights and honk horns while navigating barely visible streets, receiving praise from Deputy Superintendent William Johnson.
Specialized service offers free inspection with the slogan Safe Brakes Save Lives Perhaps Your Own. Phone 260 W.
R Perry Shorts, Saginaw banker and civic leader, was awarded the Silver Beaver by the Valley Trails Council Boy Scouts of America for outstanding service to Scouting. Valley Trails Council officers for 1954 55 were elected for the region covering Clare Isabella Gratiot Tuscola and Saginaw. Balsa is noted as the lightest commercially useful wood.
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