Social notes from area residents and visitors
A long list of weekday and weekend visits appears from Great Lakes to Sterling. Guests include Bill Cobb and Russell Goddard with Bob Clark, the Baser family of Lansing, the House family in Beaverton, Elsie Rank from Albion College, and many others visiting relatives in Ithaca Beaverton Lansing Mt Pleasant and Saginaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cobb
Great Lakes
Russell Goddard
Bob Clark
Harvey Baser
Lansing
Henry House
Reva Maxwell
C. W. Tolly
Beaverton
Elsie G Rank
California
Crownless hats surge as season's top fashion
Upswept hair tops style, milliners adopt crownless hats to protect chignons. Mme Reine showcases a black Chantilly lace theater hat bound in velvet with gray pearls. Summer wide-brim hats feature ruches of tulle net or lace to imply a crown while leaving the top open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Mme. Reine
Community Notes From Clare And Nearby Areas
Local column records births and visits. Gregory Dean Gordon born October 6 at Midland Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, Ruth Methner of Coleman as former mother. Various relatives travel to visit new grandchildren, attend dinners, and join family gatherings across Clare, Coleman, Flint, Saginaw, Muskegon Heights, Detroit, and other towns. Meetings held by Rev. Brower’s family accompany regional church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Gordon
Gregory Dean
The
Midland Hospital
Gordon
Ruth Methner
Coleman
Exciting Trends in School Clothes for 1945 Teens
Teen girls’ fall wardrobes feature side-drape skirts with bows, slim side-tie styles, and a strong sweater and skirt pairing. Jacquard sweaters lead, with jumper frocks in pastel wool gabardine and sturdy denim. Coats include fleece toppers and belted Russian-style shapes amid pastel raincoats, while dresses emphasize deeper armholes, doll waists, raglan shoulders, and pastel cottons in plaids and stripes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherie Nicholas
Bold color corset trends in playtime fashion emerge
Designers showcase daring outfits featuring bright color blocking with corselets and slacks. A yellow green blouse paired with brown slacks and a red corselet highlights bold styling. Now a plastic yarn offers durable, lifetime accessories, sparking women to crochet hats and bags.
Rosebush Methodist Church Schedule and Activities
Rev. H. W. Kilgren presides with Sunday School at 10 18 a m and Worship Service at 11 15 a m Youth Fellowship meets alternating Sundays at Rosebush and Leaton W S C 8 meets the second Wednesday evening each month Choir practice on Thursdays
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebush Methodist Church
H. W. Kilgren
Rosebush
Leaton
W.S.C
Veteran Tom Fall Jr. Returns Home After Air Corps Service
Mr and Mrs Tom Fall Jr spent the weekend in Rosebush with his parents before returning to their new home in Wauscon Ohio. Tom was discharged from the Army Air Corps on September 21 in St Petersburg Florida after three years four and a half months in the service. He served eight months in the Canal Zone as an engine specialist and light gunner in a B 29. His plane was shot down in the C L B theater and he was reported missing in action for weeks before escaping to friendly Chinese forces and reaching base. He was awarded five battle stars the air medal with oak leaf cluster the distinguished flying cross the Legion of Merit and the Presidential citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Fall, Jr
Rosebush
Tom Fall
Wauscon
Ohio
Tom
Army Air Corps
St. Petersburg
Florida
Canal Zone
C.lb
Woman's Society Hostesses Luncheon at Presbyterian Church
The Woman's Society of the Presbyterian Church hosted a guest luncheon in the church basement on Wednesday October 3. Mrs Rebecca Prout president presided as Mrs John Crawford led the afternoon program. Mt Pleasant speaker B J Grambau outlined the year's work while Faith Johnston read poems and essays. A trio of Crawford, Hugh Swindlehurst and Ralph Sharp performed the musical portion with a harmonica duet by Dan Coyne and Crawford. Devotional was conducted by Mrs William Prout. Over sixty guests attended from Mt Pleasant church and local guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of the Presbyterian Church
Rebecca Prout
John Crawford
B. J. Grambau
Mt. Pleasant
Faith Johnston
Hugh Swindlehurst
Ralph Sharp
Dan Coyne
William Prout
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Fire damages church basement at Rosebush
A Presbyterian church basement at Rosebush sustained minor damage last week Tuesday when moisture absorbing papers near stoves caught fire. Church women were cleaning in the auditorium when the blaze began and spread before discovery. O Beutier, operator of a nearby filling station, was credited with saving the structure from serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebush
Presbyterian Church
O Beutier
Sgt Carl First stationed in Brussels as motors inspector
Mrs. Carl First reports her husband Sgt Carl First is now stationed in Brussels Belgium as a motors inspector. He has served since July 1942 and has been in the European theater for over twenty months. Mr and Mrs Spencer Stickle plan their golden wedding tea October 14 at the Methodist church from 2:30 to 4:30. Vincent Horan sold his Rosebush general store to Murray Wicks of Mt Pleasant who will run the business. Wicks was with Mt Pleasant Hardware. Rosebush bowling team members Hunter West Cairns Trainor Lowery and Martin play in Clare league Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl First
Sgt
Brussels
Belgium
Sgt. First
Spencer Stickle
Vincent Horan
Rosebush
Murray Wicks
Mt. Pleasant
Wicks
Robert Hunter
Harold West
Herbert Cairns
al Trainor
Harvey Lowery
Raymond Martin
Wood serves in over 1200 military items and supplies
Wood is used in more than 1,200 items of military equipment and supplies across various branches. The material supports weapons systems, vehicles, and support gear. Experts highlight its versatility and strategic importance in defense manufacturing.
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National War Fund
Chester Richard
J. W. McVeigh
Linus Helman
Ithaca
Leo Oliver
Toledo
Hinkle
N. B. Chapman
Rushville
Indiana
Harrison Simmons
Simmons
Jan Bicknell
Albion College
Willard Bicknell
Ann
Lyda Belle
Bicknells
Jan
Albion
Irma Gladstone
Doris Peet
Roy Harter
Harter
F. C. Ware
Saginaw
Claud Milam
Youngstown
Lucy Milam
Doris Maxwell
Beverly Sowle
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Sarah Wallace
Chester
Eaton Rapids
Tom Demarest
A. B. Mulder
Mabel Fortin
Plint
Bessie Henderson
Arnold Bidwell
Flint
George Snider
Atty
Ellis Bowler
Durand
Wm. E. Bowler
David Hutchinson
Ivalee Valley
Caro
Ethel Hendrie
Mabel Bradley
Homey Livingston
Jack Bouchey
A. D. Austin
Washington
Will Bowler
BH. A. Born
Cadillac
John Tindall
Peter
Mesick
G. CG
Ronald Sage
Pleasant
Dominic McConnell
Thomas Gook
George Sage
Farwell
W. B. Maxwell
William Maxwell
Helen
Mary Lytle
Gertruie
Fred Irwin
Ralph Irwin
Thomas Bolen
Bolen
Don Kubik
Sagina
Ed. Baker
John M. Jackson
John DeGrass
Alpena
John A. Jackson
Frank Jackson
Irwin Schlegel
Baker
Jackson
DeGrags
Beauty Bend
Merta Reed
Dean
Nancy Reed
Lakeview
D. W. Osborn
Blanche Gordon
Jack
Sterling
Nancy
Hartford
Art Damoth Agency
McEwan Street
Berlou
Houghton
Melnek Standard
Temple Standard Service
Corner Wheaton and McEwan
Arles Melnek
Clare
L. B. Davy
Reed City
John Davy Kennedy
Joseph Kennedy
Paris
France
Thomas Dodge
Thomas David
Lila Crossen
Will Wilson
Tillie Lange
L. H. Thompson
O. A. Derby
Ona Beltinck
Herbert VanHoose
Ira Butcher
Charles Ford
Edward Archey
J. J. Green
Frank Brown
HB. A. Samborn
Howard Waite
Battle Creek
Erwin Zinser
Nate Rhodes
Lester Rideout
Mary Margaret
Muskegon Heights
Ira Brief
Detroit
John Brief
Walter Broc
Mary Ruth and
Jerry
Clyde Marshall
Joan
Frank Brower
Lima
Earle Redman
Harrison
Strickland
Ralph Stevens
Frederick H. Stevens
Lee Parm
Frederick
Navy
Zarah Campbell
Hyatt
Frank Derby
Witherby
Woman's Society
EGG Market
Rosebush Elerator Company
Samborn
Eee Mgaieam
L. W. Jackson
Beagle’s Cafe
Joe Murphy
Beagle Cafe
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