Sunday Socials Reach Across Local Families
West Freeman reports Sunday calls by Gerald Struble at Cecil Gaffney home. Howard Middleton hosts his sons Louis Ingraham and Jimmy of Marbor Springs with Alpheus Ingraham of Grand Rapids visiting Saturday and Sunday. Charles Bell of Evart visits Jesse and Ivan Lee. Jesse Lee and Albert Lee attend a Blanchard wedding. Neighborhood visits include Doris Bailey with Cecil Gainey and Mrs Oscar Struble guests. Rex Lloyd and Elton Darrell hosts. Elgin Hickok guests with Jerry Anderson family in Barryton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Struble
Cecil Gaffney
Herbert Middleton
Louis Ingraham
Gon
Jimmy
Oscar Struble
Homer Dailey
Bobby
Hvart
Doris Bailey
Cecil Gainey
Jesse Lee
Albert Lee
Blanchard
Amil Middleton
Farwell
Elgin Hickok
Jerry Anderson
Barryton
Rex Lloyd
Elton Dardell
Cornwellville Birthday and Visits Highlight Weekend
The bulletin lists multiple family events and visits across towns. Jimmie Allen celebrated his second birthday with Bernard Allen and Forest Garver hosting. Edward Cornwell marked his eightieth birthday with a dinner in Saginaw. Various relatives from Clare Midland Sanford and Houghton Lake traveled to celebrate and enjoy a weekend of gatherings and hunting.
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Midland
Byron Gordon
Lee Gordon
Sanford
Roy Gordon
Bernard Allen
Vere Imner
Jesse
Siding couple wed secretly during weekend visit
The Burton couple from Alma wed last Saturday while visiting relatives in town. Kenneth Sprague and family moved onto the old Gierg farm last week. Eleanor Reynolds visited West Grant relatives. Mrs. Harold Heber returned from Mississippi after weeks away. A few flu cases reported. Robt. Heber left for a North Carolina business trip. Mrs. Art Sprague and children from Greenwood called on friends.
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Seaver Burton
Alma
Kenneth Sprague
Gierg
Eleanor Reynolds
West Grant
Harold Heber
Mississippi
Robert Heber
North Carolina
Art Sprague
Greenwood
Bettie Budd Marries Milton Haight in Harrison Ceremony
Greenwood Center notes record Bettie Budd daughter of Mr and Mrs Elvin Budd wedding to Milton Haight of Flint at Congregational Church in Harrison last Saturday. Neighbors send best wishes while other families from Lansing Pontiac Mt Pleasant Owosso Haven Gladwin and more visit and attend. Red Cross set for November 7 and Sunday School planned at the Cook home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Bettie Budd
Elvin Budd
Milton Haight
Flint
Harrison
Bettie
Milton
Dan Sabins
Douglas
Lansing
Bert Douglas
Dan
Harold Richardson
Roy Gordon
Pontiac
Ed. Gordon
Mt. Pleasant
Virginia’ Gordon
Carl Budd
Haven, Til
Harvie Gross
Oscar Roof
Miles Smalley
Virginia Gordon
Robert
Marshall
Clarence Milligan
Gladwin
Cecil Linburg
Owosso
Elvin’ Budd
Red Cross
Mina Jones
Mittens
Russel Cook
Melvin Budd
Miss Kline
Haven
Clare adopts 1947 city budget in Ordinance No 182
Clare Michigan adopts an ordinance to raise 60 545 61 for the 1947 fiscal year. The budget items include Contingent Fund 2000.00 General Street 8000.00 Electric Light 2000.00 Police 6000.00 Fire 6500.00 Park 500.00 School Debt 4136.70 School Operating 15167.90 General Sewer 12000.00 Library 1241.01 Sewer Disposal 0.00. The amounts will be raised by the next general tax levy and deposited into respective funds. Mayor Herbert Randall approves the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Michigan
City of
Committee of Taxes
General Street
Rome’s nine-year-old conductor pierces critics’ doubt
Pierino Gamba, a nine year old in Rome, conducts an 86 member orchestra at the Opera House, directing Verdi and Mascagni selections with rare pitch sense. Critics praise his skill yet question the prodigy label while noting his playful temperament and intense practicing routine.
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Rome
Pierino Gamba
Bellamo Street
Royal Opera House
Beethoven
Mancinelli
Verdi
Mascagni
Wiliam Ratcliff
Bizet
Rossini
Opera House
Papa Piero Gamba
Pierino
Mozart
Peacetime Atom Lab to Be Located in Chicago
The army Manhattan district announced a new civilian atom energy lab in Chicago at Argonne National Laboratory with a permanent staff. About 25 universities will cooperate, training scientists who will return to their institutions to study medicine industry biology and related fields.
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Washington
Chicago
Army
Manhattan
Pacific Coast
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago Laboratory
All Jet Phantom Flies From Frank E Roosevelt Carrier
The McDonnell FD Phantom became the first all jet to take off and land on a U S Navy carrier deck. Lt Comdr James J Davidson of Rochester Minnesota piloted five takeoffs and five landings on the Franklin D Roosevelt at sea. The jet weighed 6600 pounds during tests and exceeds 500 mph top speed with two Westinghouse engines.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Comdr
James J. Davidson
Rochester
Minn
Westinghouse
Notorious Broadway spender taunts mate over grandfather topcoat
A notorious Broadway spender confronts a former college friend and ridicules his shabby attire. The spendthrift boasts of his grandfather's land. In Home Jungle a former marine recalls jungle missions on a Pacific island while his wife quips about gardening.
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Broadway
Pacific
Eyestrain Spots Fade With Glasses Help
A speaker recalls seeing spots before the eyes but notes relief after getting glasses. The dialogue highlights improved vision as the glasses eliminate the spots, offering a practical remedy for eye trouble.
Lame Duck Senator H S New Offers Exit Advice
Shortly after losing his bid for re election Indiana Senator Harry S New was approached by a visitor in the Capitol asking how to leave the Senate He answered with a pointed quip suggesting she run in an Indiana primary
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Harry S. New
Indiana
Capitol
Senate
All get up but I won’t go to school
An old man accepts a youth elixir, takes six pills and sleeps. His family cannot wake him until morning, when he finally stirs and refuses to attend school, highlighting a comic misunderstanding of a fountain age myth.
Train partners recall forgot safe lock in office
Three partners on a train discuss a missing safe lock. One insists they are all together, implying risk if they were not present. The exchange highlights a potential security lapse and the irony of their collective presence.
Quip on Ordering Eggs Sparks a Chicken Debate
A witty exchange about chicken versus eggs plays on restaurant banter. The waiter challenges a patron's demand for young chicken, suggesting eggs as an alternative, reflecting humorous dish preferences.
Granite and Marble Shaping World’s Greatest Structures
The article notes that granite and marble have been used in iconic projects from ancient Greece’s Parthenon to Europe’s cathedrals and modern American skyscrapers, highlighting enduring stone craftsmanship in architecture.
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Parthenon
Greece
Europe
Fish Story Ends With Breathless Rescue In New Orleans
Franklin Larrain, a 26 year old war veteran from Cutoff Louisiana, swallowed a tiny flounder and then coughed it into his lung. Doctors in New Orleans removed the speckled fish from his right lung using a bronchoscope after he was rushed from Grand Isle.
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New Orleans
Franklin Larrain
Barbara Ann
Grand Isle
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Lee Rae
H. M. Everts
Fifth St
Dunlop
Black Clare
Nowcross
H. M. Everts, Jeweler
W. Fifth St
Clare, Michigan
Cornwellville
Greenwood Center
Herbert Randall
Music Ee
Nine
Demon O
Lape Ates
Peacetime Atom Lab
AIR Mail
Anderson’s Drug Store
Rexall Store
Lial Ya-De
Tein
Dura Cleaning Service Co
Gladwin, Michigan
Logal Agency
Van’s
E. Sixth St
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