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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1949
Page
11
Document notes a case entry at Clare Post Office as second under the March act with figures 32 00 4 00 275. The text suggests official filing or postage related activity on a Friday.
Seventeen old time schoolmates meet Saturday at Oak Crest cottage for a one o clock luncheon to reminisce over high school days. Mrs Wm Titus and Mrs Leon Hamp hostesses. Attendees include Mrs Sara McCormick Rice of Portland and many others from Harrison and nearby towns. The annual reunion began September 1939 at Oak Crest Cottage.
Firefighters fought a blaze at the Wm. Hibbard residence on Lake Street around 6 30 Saturday evening. Defective wiring is blamed for the upstairs and forage fire causing about 6500 in damage while the Hibbards were at a reunion banquet at Albion College.
Barbara Young daughter of Mr and Mrs John Young suffered a fractured left arm and facial injuries in a two car crash on M-142 at the Pigeon village limits. James Curran of Pigeon and Lloyd Wolfe of Owendale drove involved. She was taken to Scheurer Hospital with parents visiting on Saturday and is expected to remain for about two weeks.
Born to Mr and Mrs Russell Allen at Gladwin Hospital on Sunday October 16 a baby girl weighing six pounds thirteen ounces Patricia Marie is the name given to the newborn by the proud parents.
Mrs and Mrs Edgar Bringman announce the engagement of Ava Jean Bringman to Dale Brandon son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Brandon of Read City. The wedding is set for November 12. Mrs Ralph Maton hosted a shower Saturday for Mr and Mrs Harry Mosher nee Wilda Hecker with about forty guests and a festive lunch.
Harrison Chapter No. 408 held a regular meeting with about 40 members. Worthy Matron Frieda Whitmer and Worthy Patron George Clapp presided. officers elected include Associate Matron Lucy Jane Carey and Secretary Hilda Bringman. Open installation set for November 1 with preparatory practice and hall cleaning on October 28.
Thirty members of the Harrison Home and Garden Club toured by car with banners in windows. They stopped at Houghton and Higging Lakes for lunch at Isabelle's Tea room then visited the Conservation Training School with guide Russell Martin and the nursery across the road before returning via US 27.
Mrs. Naomi Buerge recovers at home after two weeks in Community Hospital Mt Pleas ant following surgery. Her son Glen Buerge and wife from Wadsworth Ohio hosted four weeks at the Buerge home before traveling to Ohio Kansas to visit relatives and then Bakersfield California. A family dinner Sunday marked the departure with guests Dale Harms Frank Buerge Ithaca Eugene Buerge Lansing Donald Buerge Hunice Vining Middleton and afternoon visitors Arley Lutzi and Beén Holdeman.
A special service for all children will be held at the Highway Tabernacle on Saturday morning October 22 commencing at 10 o clock. Rosisaika Bisher will have charge with songs stories flannel graph and Bible drills. Parents are urged to have their children attend.
Harrison residents and relatives gather for visits across Michigan. Families from Saginaw Grand Rapids and Detroit accompany and host relatives, with travel to Sault Ste Marie and Midland. Numerous Friday to Monday dinners, hunting outings, and school reunions mark a busy weekend among Ms and Mrs residents and their children.
A compact report shows Harrison items featured on pages four and fourteen with brief notes on local events, public notices, and community happenings. It highlights page locations and potential cross references for readers seeking more detail.
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