New Farwell Teacher Miss Blanche Gutfinski
Miss Blanche Gutfinski joins Farwell faculty teaching English to seventh through tenth grades. Born in Hatfield Massachusetts she studied at Smith Academy Massachusetts State College and taught in Kittery Maine and Flint Michigan before moving to Farwell.
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Blanche Gutfinski
Miss Gutfinski
Hatfield
Massachusetts
New England
Connecticut Valley
Smith Academy
Massachusetts State College
Amherst
Kittery
Maine
Flint
Michigan
Farwell
Shea
Seniors plan graduation photos and play date set
Mr. Sternaman visited last Friday to arrange graduation portraits with the Seniors. A former classmate Evelyn Glen Thrush has married and lives in Mt. Pleasant. Plans begin for the Senior play to be staged on November 30.
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Sternaman
Evelyn Glen- Thrush
Mt. Pleasant
Trio of Band Members Named Wendell Cook Marilyn Davison and Ruth Miller
Three members remain in the band Wendell Cook Marilyn Davison and Ruth Miller are listed as current members. The note confirms the lineup with those three individuals.
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Wendell Cook
Marilyn Davison
Ruth Miller
Junior class party faces setback after damage to gym door
The Junior class hosted a Friday night event charging a penny per inch of waistline. Profits faltered after the gym door was broken. Merceil Blevins was absent with a scfxlet fever scare but not ill. A class meeting discussed the October 26 assembly and Mrs Lege offered ideas.
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Merceil Blevins
Sophomore Class Plans October 11 Wiener Roast
The Sophomore English class studies Browning and Pippa Passes while history focuses on empire and tests. Shop boys work on advanced lathe projects and geometry handles rectangular figures. A class meeting set an October 11 party featuring a wiener roast.
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Robert
Browning
Pippa
Freshman Class Sets October Meetings and Party
The Freshman class held its second meeting on October 5 and scheduled a class party for October 25. Committees were appointed and approved. In home economics the group is studying nutrition.
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Jun Home Economics
Eighth Grade Class Meeting Sets October Party
The October 5 meeting led by President Jenette Wixson approved a class party for October 24. Fern Siel reported as treasurer and DeWayne Renner as secretary. Committees include food Donna Hoge Sadie Denton Joyce Allman Beaulan McCumber. decorations Harold Eichhorn Bob John Mary Lou John Bonnie Schade. entertainment Dorothy Weaver Betty Jean Lloyd Marilyn Dillon Jenette Wixson. dancing Leon Wilson Bob John Harold Hichhorn Fred Clink. Next gathering is November 5.
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Jenette Wixson
Fern Siel
DeWayne Renner
Donna Hoge
Sadie Denton
Joyce Allman
Beaulan McCumber
Harold Eichhorn
Bob John
Mary Lou John
Bonnie Schade
Dorothy Weaver
Betty
Spelling Class Winners Lead In October With Plans For November Party
The class notes October spelling leaders Blanche Clark Donna Cripps Mary Geib Zelma Glen Thelma Penny Patricia Richardson. Students use Junior Scholastic Magazine twice weekly in geography and other texts three days. They expect literature books next week and plan a November class party.
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Blanche Clark
Donna Cripps
Mary Geib
Zelma Glen
Thelma Penny
Patricia Richardson
Fifth Grade Additions Lift Alma Class to 44
Fourth and fifth grade enrollments rise to 44 as Erwin Howe of Alma joins, leaf designs with spatter work and plant box projects are underway while Margaret Schmid is out ill.
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Erwin Howe
Alma
Margaret Schmid
Farm Study Notes and Enrollment Update
First and second grade class fiction describes a sand box farm with wheat corn and beans to plant. Billie Pitts has moved to Saginaw reducing enrollment to 33 students.
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Billie Pitts
Saginaw
Rationing at a Glance for War Time Goods
Red stamps in book 4 now valid for ten points each A-1 through E-1 expire Oct 31 F-1 through E-1 expire Nov 30 L-1 through Q-1 expire Dec 381 R-1 through V-1 expire Jan 31 Used fats four red points and recents for one pound. Sugar stamp No 38 five pounds through Dec 31. Shoes No 1 2 8 and 4 airplane stamps in Book 3 good for one pair each until further notice. Tires inspections not compulsory unless applying for tires. Motorists must keep old inspection record. Commercial vehicle inspections due every six months or 6000 miles. Price clerks: call Harrison 2751 for price information.
Those Blinking Eyes Rest the Eyes With Blink Pace
Eyelids blink about three to four times per minute, helping to rest and soothe the eyes. The natural blinking rate reduces dryness and strain during focused tasks.
Local residents host weekend visits across multiple Michigan towns
Alfred Smith of Chelsea spent the weekend at the Frank Neaving home while Mrs Smith returned to Chelsea with her husband. Numerous relatives and friends from Chelsea Vernon Saginaw Alma Reed City Pleasant and Andersonville visited in Detroit Saginaw and nearby towns during the period.
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Alfred Smith
Chelsea
Frank Neaving
Hola McDonel
Vern Funnell
Vernon
Margaret Funnell
Sunday School Rally and Local News Digest
Loomis hosts a Sunday School Rally starting October 7 with a goal of 75 attendees including boys girls and adults. The issue notes Donald Burton’s message from Pearl Harbor aboard the U S Rescue hospital ship and TB illness expected hospitalization. Local residents and visitors are mentioned along with health updates and family visits.
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Geo. Burton
Donald
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Irene Hill
Coleman
Bertha Holly
Dewey Johnson
Remus
Wesley Teale
R. A. McReynolds
Ruth McReynolds
Mary Lou Presley
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Ralph. Powers
J. Powers
Leonard MeJames
Ray Bergey
P. Worden
Emma McCreary
Bergey
Hart Baldwin
Archie MacDonald
Vic
Great Lakes
North Bradley
Sam Liewhti
Philip Worden
Homer Pelton
Beware of Coughs From Common Colds and Chronic Bronchitis
An old admonition promotes Creomulsion as the potent remedy for persistent coughs and bronchitis. It claims to clear phlegm and ease chest discomfort, warning against weaker medicines and urging customers to consult their druggist for Creomulsion.
Safety record shows no railroad employee deaths in 1944 explosives transport
Despite handling more high explosives during wartime railroads reported seven accidents in 1944 related to explosives transport. One person was injured and total property loss reached 75 440 dollars. Fireworks caused one accident while six involved military explosives. In 11 years only one fatality occurred, in 1939.
Dangerous cargo accidents on railroads in 1944
In 1944, two people were killed and 40 injured in railroad handling of dangerous articles other than explosives. A total of 990 accidents occurred in movement of such goods, with gasoline leading at 178 incidents followed by electrical storage batteries 170, crude oil 138, sulfuric acid 72, nitric acid 46, and naphtha 30. Property damage from fires and explosions reached 568,283 dollars, down from 1,128,150 dollars in 1943, when 966 accidents and six fatalities occurred.
Urea-Feed Safety Endorsed for Ruminants Nationwide
A special committee reports over 700,000 tons of mixed feed containing urea were fed to ruminants in the United States with satisfactory results. Studies at major agricultural colleges show urea safely replaces a portion of diet protein in dairy cows growing heifers steers and other cattle.
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United States
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