Community Notices and Visits From Clare Area Residents
Long list of social calls and visits among Clare area families. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Bud Loomis of Farwell and many relatives from Standish Lansing Detroit and Lake George. Names of hosts and places appear with weekend and weekday gatherings plus a bass catch by Joe Mayes on his private lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rednéth ‘Loomis
Roy Shear
Farwell
Bud Loomis
Rumsey Swallow
Lake George
Si Perkins
Battle Creek
Cap Gregg
Lansing
Jurgensen's
Larry Zeis
Charlie
Norman Wixon
Moss Point
Gertrude’ Scewie
Calvin Tryon
Brinton
Fred Whaley
Fred Bergey
Vernell Bergey
Clare
George Scheer
Durand
Claud Pollington
McBain
Godfrey
Ted Beck
Flint
Alfred Beck
C. D. Smith
Chicago Tl
Don
Roy Phillips
Myx
Orval Phillips
Kewadin
Mike
Cheyleen McGuire
C. E. McGuire
A. BE. Rodman
Three Rivers
Theodore Mattoner
Francis Call
Mt. Pleasant
Ray Green
Roy Green
Earl Bauder
Midland
Jerdeena Tryon
J. W. Wyrick
Julian Smiley
Chesterfield
Sid Colesky
Maynard Colosky
Ray Graham
Cleland Cook
Robert Streeter
Pete Sturgis
Matt Scott
Joe Grigware
Mable Grigware
Ed Grigware
Port Huron
Russell Heffron
Darrel Sheffer
Earl Hendershot
Reed City
Dee Merrill
Howard Brown, Jr
Texarkana
Texas
Germany
Gene Sarkozi
Eight Point
Joe Sarkozi
Kenneth Loomis
Sharon
Edgar Grimm
Lloyd Hunt
Ford Brown
Oil City
Wilbur McLane
Arthur Smith
Ellis Rathburn
Ray Tharpe
Clare Bower
Alfred Peterson
Wesley Andrews
Tom She
Menko “Martin
Pontiac
Lorenzo Martin
Lloyd Close
Saginaw
Earl
Snyder
Mygs
Loren
Liest
Brenda Sue
W. D. Bellinger
Joe Mayes
Lloyd Foster
Billy
Jay Reid
Debra
Harrison
Dick Mce-Nerney
Anna Wells
Joe
Jaynes Sarkozi
Lake
Party Dresses for Small Folks Stay Bright After Wash
New celanese fiber with sealed color resists fading from sunlight gas flame perspiration and laundering. Tests show three year olds can wear multicolor dresses laundered repeatedly without color loss cracking or running. Dresses built with washable trimmings stay colorfast and moth mildew resistant reducing care.
Elm Grove Farm Bureau meets and elects officers
The Elm Grove Farm Bureau held a September 14 meeting at 8:00 at the Franklin Scholar home with officer elections. Chairman Donald Davis and others were reelected or continued, and a November meeting was planned at Stanley Schunk home. Members reported on activities and membership drives while guests visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove Farm Bureau
Franklin Scholar
Donald Davis
Ronald Schunk
Alice Davis
Norris Carrow
Winston Raymond
Farm Bureau
Humphrey
Raymond
Perry Davis
Stanley Schunk
Elm Grove Group
Community Notes: Local Visits and Cheerful Gatherings
Fen ton residents Mr. and Mrs. Walt Denker and Joyce Ann hosted relatives. many neighbors visited homes across town. The Aid met, church gatherings planned for October 28, and sympathy extended to the Glen Strouse family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Denker
Joyce Ann
Fenton
Calvin Cotton
Henry Rhodes
Randolph Rockey
Lee Badgley
Leo Loar
R. S. McBride
Bruce Williams
Houghton Lake
Perry Davis
Jesse V. Newman
Donald Davis
Larry Gillis
Frances Wendel
Carl
Jim Schaaf
Thomas Rhodes
Mary Keinze
Texas
Auditorum
Orin Miller
Ladies Aid
Lyle Bond
Los Angeles
California
Walter Kleiner
Lizzy Webber
Glen Bay
Elza Beery
Findlay
Ohio
Board of Education
Lawrence Bates
Midland
Jenny Bates
Linas Helman
Rose Ann
New Haven Center
Colonville
Glen Strouse
Roy Townsend
Norman Hutchinson
Orville’ Bates
Townsend
Orville Bates
Elm Grove Girls Win Awards At County Fair
At the Clare County Fair Elm Grove girls won multiple prizes. Charlene Rockey captured first in cookies, Caro lyn Coats led in cookies, Pat Coats won cookies and cleaning basket in family living, Helen Coats also won cookies, Lorene Hildebrandt excelled in insects and family living, Marilyn Davis took first in canned fruit and loaf bread, Allan Davis earned blue ribbons for Holstein and showmanship. Leaders listed as Mrs. Adolph Hildebrandt and Mrs. Perry Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Fair
Charlene Rockey
Randolph Rockey
Carolyn Coats
Harley Coats
Galen Coats
Pat Coats
Helen Coats
Lorene Hildebrandt
Adolph Hildebrandt
Perry D. Davis
Marilyn Davis
Allan Davis
Perry Davis
Southeast Sheridan Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Doris Kile and daughter with Mrs. Eola McDonel of Clare visit Jim and Brad ley. Herman Lower brings family to meet John Lower’s relatives. Nellie Jordan calls on Jim Bradley and hosts with Wm Kanayrr. Jordan visits Bay City kin Clarence and Nellie Johnson. Multiple Midland and Clare residents share meals and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Williams
John Densmore
Bay City
Donald Davis
Wellington Badgley
Mary Badgley
John Lower
R. S. McBride
Clarence Cotton
Merlewayne
Carol Wieferich
Clare
Richard Hales
Famiily
Howard Cotton
Franklin School
Ed Chapman
Jerry Anderson
Alma
Luthera Heller
Charley David
Edith Raymond
Alice Davis
Elnora Badgley
Keith Barnhart
Paul Slater
Ben ‘Williams
Ralph Heller
Lansing
Liuthera Heller
Aid
Thomas Rhodes
Bryan Ohio
Lathera Heller
Dolph Heller
Donald Davie
Doris Kile
Eola McDonel
Claré
Jim. Bradley
Herman Lower
Nellie Jordan
Jim Bradley
Aleo Jordan
Clarence Jordan
Louis Paxton
Morris
Earl Helwig
Midland
Russell Paxton
Carl
Elm Grove
Wm. Kanayrr
Alton Geiger
Beaverton
Hattie Livingston
Helen Siel
Donna Young
Community notes and obituaries 1953 motor vehicle forecast
A church notes section lists prayers and visits from local families, meetings, and parish activities at Colonville and nearby homes. The piece closes with a 1953 forecast that U S motor vehicle registrations will total about 54.7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
America’s cars travel over half a trillion miles yearly
The Automotive Manufacturers Association reports that United States cars trucks and buses together cover more than 500 billion miles annually. The figure reflects national travel by road vessels and fleets across the country, indicating the scale of driving activity and the demand for automotive services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Automobile Manufacturers’ .Association
Gilmore Center and Church Activities Noting Weekend Visits
Gilmore Center hosts morning Bible School and worship services led by Minister Newton L Huffine. Weekend visitors include Alvin Wood and Wellington Robinson from Lansing visiting family in Boyne City. several local residents plus Emma Perry recovering in Mt Pleasant hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore Center
Gilmore Church OF Christ
Newton L
Huffine
Alvin Wood
Lou Harmon
Wellington’ Robinson
Lansing
Boyne ‘City
Egbert Fordyce
Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Hiram Gates
Horace Fordyce
Bernice Cook
Farwell
Vanness Cook
Emma ‘Perry
Myrie
Don Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth McCon
JT. W. Wyrick
Emmett Holmes
Mary Oman
Roy McGrain
Clare High School
Wells
Greyhound
S. M. Carrier
Agt
Eee
FORD
Studebaker
Chevrolet
McEwan St. Clare
Michigan
CBR
Mogg
Sinclair Service
Clare, Michigan
Roth Williams
Elaine
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Russell Davis
Elmer Godwin
Franklin Schaaf
Dwane Grigg
Donald Rockey and Son
Gene Heller
Beverley Badgley
Ruth
Evelyn Brade
Bernard Allen
Jimmy
Nina Kleinhardt
M. R. Henderich
Amanda Newman
Ruth Ann
Jim Newman
Glen Newman
Rollie
Ralph Allen
Sheridan
Goceoes
Lydia Leh
Ladi Shinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Wiscav
Dan McDonald
Ford Tractor
Itc
Réal Hire
Livernois Ave
Detroit
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