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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
16
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Birdsall entertained Sunday with a birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. Birdsall's mother. Guests included Mrs. Frank Seeley, their granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jay King and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers Haddox of Hillsdale.
Mrs Dan Butterfield was surprised October 1 as several Rebekah ladies arrived to help celebrate her 68th birthday with lunch gifts and cards. It was a happy time for all.
The Farwell Methodist WSCS met Thursday night with Mrs. Hazel Tryon presiding. Devotions and lesson led by Mrs. Kerwin Parsons and Gladys Scott covered "Home Mission Centers and Race." Next family night supper set for October 17 hosted by Mrs. Minnie Dell and Mrs. Mae Hartman.
Mrs Don Ferguson celebrated her birthday on October 2 with neighbors. Refreshments were served and she received gifts. That evening several members of the Ferguson family stopped by to visit.
A stream of visitors spent weekends and holidays visiting relatives across communities. Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Coleman toured the Mackinac Straits and Boyne City calling on Hylon Heaton and Don Haig, then returned home to hosted guests including Webb Strong of Pinckney. Numerous families shared dinners, visits, or trips to see foliage in Alpena and Georgian Bay area, with several weddings, anniversaries, and illnesses noted among locals.
Aged in August or September many couples choose the harvest moon for weddings with 300000 couples planning nuptials this year. Costs vary from 200 for a small church ceremony to 750 for a church reception of 150 guests and 3000 or more for a deluxe hotel or country club wedding. Banks offer wedding accounts honeymoon clubs and travel planning to ease saving for homes furnishings and other life goals.
High school juniors and seniors aiming for the University of Michigan can earn college credit through the College Board Advanced Placement Program. Up to 16 credits may be earned by passing May exams, with U M accepting English, foreign language, history, chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics. The program, now in its third year at U M, is designed to challenge top students and reduce subject duplication while tracking actual academic progress.
Provisional September figures show 108 traffic deaths with 61 lives saved versus last year. First nine months total 1,084 deaths, down 16.6 percent from 1,300 in 1956. August final counts: 147 deaths, 5,538 injuries, 15,266 accidents, all lower than 1956.
A extensive review notes that office automation will require about 170000 trained workers in the next decade. It outlines roles from planners like programmers and systems analysts to operators, tapes clerks, and repair staff, with growth tied to finance, manufacturing, distribution, and government offices.
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