Woman's Christian Temperance Union Meets for October Session
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathered at Mrs. John Crawford's home on Tuesday evening October 14 with President Mrs. Pearl Ouderkirk presiding. Devotions by Chaplain Mrs. Crawford and a flannelgraph lecture by Mrs. Floyd Seiter were featured. Plans for the November silver tea at the Methodist Church were discussed with committee members named and special music planned. November dues paying month was noted and meetings will be held in the afternoons through winter with twelve members and two guests present. The meeting closed with a quartet singing If the Christ Should Come and prayers by Mrs. Ida Johnson.
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Woman
s _ Christian Temperance Union
John Crawford
Pearl Ouderkirk
Crawford
Floyd Seiter
David Bellinger
Lettie Prout
Anna Bickerman
T. A. Puller
Mt. Pleasant
Bellinger
Ida Johnson
I Miss You So So Far Mimi I Can't Get My Foot Off the Rail
A brief poem style fragment expresses longing and a sense of being stuck as a railbound journey nears its end. The speaker evokes distance, memory, and an impending farewell with plaintive cadence.
Whiteville Library Group Elects New Officers for Year
The Whiteville Library club met with Mrs. Irene Clare as hostess and held a dinner in the Clare home basement. Officers elected include President Mrs. Sadie Schutts, Secretary Mrs. Don Swindjehurat, and Treasurer Mrs. Fred Weeks. The November meeting will be at Mrs. Otto House near Mt Pleasant. The new president Mrs. Schutt extends a welcome to all.
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Whiteville
Ladies Aid Honors Mrs Cleavenger at Farewell Party
The Ladies Aid Society honored Mrs Joe Cleavenger with a farewell party in the Presbyterian Church basement last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Cleavenger and her husband moved to Midland after selling their Rosebush home, and the group presented a gift as a token of esteem. A delightful dessert course concluded the afternoon.
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Ladies .Aid Society
Joe Cleaverger
Presbyterian Church
Cleavenger
Midland
Rosebush
Isabella County mail carriers meet at Memorial Field
The Isabella county mail carriers held their semi annual meeting at Memorial Field hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McConnell and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sharp. A pot luck dinner followed at 6 30 with films shown by Preston Johnson including Niagara Falls views and 4 H Fair scenes. The group lit the pavilion fireplace as a first use then split into business sessions led by Preston Smith and Mrs Preston Smith before adjourning to meet in Blanchard for spring. Attendees included Earl Swazie Hitchingham George Kelly Nelson Kennedy Mullet Preston Smith McConnell Sharp Preston Johnson and others from Shepherd Weidman Blanchard Mr Pleasant and surrounding areas.
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Isabella County
Maurice McConnell
Ralph Sharp
Memorial Field
Preston Johnson
Niagara Falls
Sesson
Preston Smith
Weidman
Blanchard
Earl Swazie
Hitchingham
George Kelly
HE. Nelson
Shepherd
Robert Kennedy
Harvey Mullet
Pleasant
McConnell
Sharp
Luckless pheasant hunters await deer season with hopes
The small game season opens quietly with few pheasants seen. Many hunters report dogs failing to flush hens and fear scarcity may persist. Weather and autumn foliage provided a contrast as locals anticipate a normal or better deer season ahead.
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Ring Neck
Leecal
Five Member Board to Be Elected for Consolidated District
Isabella township voters in districts 1 2 8 4 and 6 will elect five trustees to govern the new consolidated school unit at Isabella town hall Monday evening October 20 from 7 to 9 09. Nominations from the floor are not allowed and voters may write in any property owner whose name appears on the tax roll for terms of one three and two years with a planned board slate to select a president secretary and treasurer from among the five.
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Isabella Township
James Knapp
Isabella Town Hall
Knapp
Eric Johnson and Eric Walton Arrive Same Day
A Eugene Oregon couple the Waltons and an Ithaca New York couple the Johnsons each announced a baby boy named Eric on the same day. The two families had no recent contact and chose the name independently seeking something different.
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Eric Johnson
Eric Walton
Eric
King's Saudi feast serves 9000 roasted chickens and 5000 eggs
A royal banquet at Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia reportedly featured a vast menu with 9000 roasted chickens and 5000 eggs to honor guests.
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Ras Tanuta
Saudi Arabia
Local Boy Scouts Reorganize Troop 142 Meetings
Local Troop 142 held a reorganizing meeting at the Memorial Field House led by new scoutmaster Harry Hopkins. Johnny Zemko and Tom Martin won a trip to Ann Arbor to serve as ushers at a University of Michigan football game.
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Memorial Field House
Harry Hopkins
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Johnny Zemko
Tom Martin
Hopkins
Field House
Walton School
Harvey Lowery
Raymond Martin
Leonard Oil Co
Mt. Pleasant
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