Farwell Club Forms For Square Dancing In September
An adult Square Dance Club is organized in Farwell with Kerwin Par sens as chairman John Shilling secretary and Keith Scott treasurer Ten couples met at the High School gym for an evening on September 14 and plan meetings the second and fourth Saturdays at 8 oclock Two more open meetings are scheduled Anyone may contact officers or attend the September 28 meeting The fifth Conn Reunion was held at Shingle Lake on September 8 with 43 attendees from Midland Flint Lansing Battle Creek Houghton Lake Clare and Farwell Mrs Harry Wicken of Minnesota attended Pearl Hanner was the oldest present Jeff son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Sprage was the youngest Gertrude Fowler was elected president Tiny Eichorn secretary treasurer for the year VFW Auxiliary met September 12 at the hall with 14 members and four guests Doris DeVal presided District President attended for annual inspection DeVal resigned as president and Mary Ashley will assume the office The Auxiliary and VFW bought a Blue Star Mothers Labor Day Stand and will operate the food stand next Labor Day They will meet only on the second Thursday each month A social hour followed with out of town guests and men joining for refreshments The next meeting is October 10 at the VFW hall A note on public figures notes the U S S Holland AS 32 was commissioned at Charleston September 7 to serve as a ballistic missile submarine support ship Named for John P Holland the vessel prompted crew members to invite relatives to attend the commissioning One former Farwell graduate First Class Petty Officer Donald G Blackledge VN1 learned his mother Mrs Grover Updyke Jr was drawn and attended with friend Mrs Dorothy Schmid in Charleston They attended church on board and heard LCDR S E Linzey speak
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Kerwin Parsens
John Shilling
Kieth Scott
Conn
Shingle Lake
Midland
Flint
Lansing
Battle Creek
Houghton Lake
Clare
Harry Wicken
Minnesota
Pearl Hanner
Little Jeff
Wayne Sprage
Gertrude Fowler
Tiny Eichorn
VFW
Submarine
Farwell V.F.W
V.F.W. Hall
Doris DeVal
Detroit
Mary Ashley
V.F.W
Blue Star
V.F.W. Aka
U.S.S. Holland
U.S. Navy
Charleston Naval Base
South Carolina
John P. Holland
U.s.s.holland
Farwell School
Donald G. Blackledge
Grover Updyke Jr
Dorothy Schmid
Charleston
Lcdr
S.e.linzey
U.S.N
Blackledge
Farwell Briefs Show Social Visits And Local Events
Mrs. Jesse Wood progresses slowly as Sunday visitors include Claude Fordyce Gilmore and families from Alma and Mt Pleasant. W S C S rally set for Ithaca on September 25. Funeral of Clarence Armstrong attended by Grace Sherman and Howard Hanner’s family with relatives from Royal Oak and Plymouth. Various local visits and PT A dinner, flu cases, and weekend trips noted along with Clare Sentinel subscriptions and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Wood
Claude Fordyce
Gilmore
Harry Webster
Bill
Alma
Richard Harkins
George Scott
Mt. Pleasant
Edith Schroeder
Don Luce
Herschel Reiss
Arlo Barber
Janice
Charles Austin
Plymouth
Austin
Ralph Cook
Croswell
Frank Coker
Farwell
P.T.A
Cecil Himebaugh
Cecil Jr
Hadley
Rose Harvey
Ralph Kleeman
Grand Blatre
Death of Lake George Lady Florence Hollingshead
Florence Edith Hollingshead of Lake George died September 9 1963 at age 58 born May 4 1905 in Buffalo Minnesota married William Hollingshead December 3 1955 survived by husband two stepsons seven step grandchildren two brothers two sisters funeral held in Flint burial at New Calvary Cemetery relatives and local residents noted at services and visits surrounding the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Edith Hollingshead
Lake George
Arthur Warner
Buffalo
Minnesota
William Hollingshead
Hollingshead
William
Donald
Flint
Robert
California
Eugene
Don Warner
Belle Callaway
Helen Claessens
Coker Funeral Home
Holy Redeemer Parish
New Calvary Cemetery
Checkups For Senior Motorists
Elderly motorists should have frequent medical checkups and take steps to maintain health to prevent accidents. Gary D. Hansen of the Michigan Commission on Aging notes several recent Michigan accidents involved drivers suddenly stricken. He says reflexes slow with age and defective vision is common, urging drivers 60 and over to have regular eye tests to ensure safe driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary D. Hansen
Michigan Commission On Aging
Michigan
Worthy Matron Hosts Officers Dinner at Masonic Temple
Worthy Matron Lucille Jones of Alice L. Seeley Chapter 194 Eastern Stars Farwell served a ham dinner to officers and their husbands at 6 30 in the Masonic Temple dining room. Assisted by her son Tom Vivian Damo and Virginia Embrey. Table grace by Chaplain Gertrude Scott. The setting featured fall flowers and after dinner the group visited and played games. An unrelated note cites agricultural colleges enrollment at 1 5 percent of U S total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Jones
Alice L. Seeley
Order of Eastern Stars of
Farwell
Masonic Temple
Tom
Vivian Damo
Virginia Embrey
Gertrude - Scott
Clare Briefs Relatives Visit in Michigan Towns and Traverse
Clare Briefs note Mr. and Mrs. James Corsant and family spent Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Regen Morter in Holland and at Muskegon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hodges and Mr. and Mrs. William Crother, plus Mr. and Mrs. John Houser of North Chicago. Wllnois are visiting this week with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bader and family. Mrs. Fred Pierson returned home recently from a week with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Derry Williams in Traverse City. Friday callers to see Mrs. Pierson were Mrs. Jay Corsant of Big Rapids and Mrs. Ruth Holmgreen of Reed City. Mrs. Doris Teale and Mrs. Jennie Pierson enjoyed a ride Sunday stopping in Evart to see John and Roy McMillan and visiting Mrs. Earl Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Corsant
Bill van Regenmorter
Holland
Muskegon
Lewis Hodges
William Crother
John Houser
North
Chicago
Wllnois
Wilson Bader
Fred Pierson
Derry Williams
Traverse City
Pierson
Jay Corsant
Big Rapids
Ruth Holm
Green
Reed City
Doris Teale
Jennie Pierson
Evart
John
Roy McMillan
Earl Pierce
Stanley Stines
Earl
Woman's Society speaker urges service and effort themes
Mrs. Gordon Capling of Gladwin spoke to the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the September meeting in the Methodist church parlors. She urged members to develop talents and respond “I’ll Try” to grow as witnesses for God and community service, amid notes on Christian living and observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Capling
Gladwin
Christian Social Relations
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Witness By Service
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Farwell News
Conn Reunion
Clare Sentinel
Clare-Isabella County
U.S
Michigan Press Association
William D. Elden
West Fourth Street
Frank Freemans
Alvin Harveys
George Coffey
Evangelist
Callahan
Assembly of God Church
Clarabella Road
Clark - Babcock
Wilton Powell
Pleasant
George Clark
Oxford
Kenneth Atchenson
Allen Graham
Walter Badger
Sidney Hood
Kalamazoo
Ann Arbor
Lyle Farrow
Lyla . Mae Mielke
Neal Rockey
Arthur Center Church of God
Bertha Grover
George Pflueger
Alpena
Walwood Pflenger
Saginaw
Ardis’ Rest Home
Bob Wilson
Roy Cummins
Robert Willis
Ardis
Gladys Bates
Curtis Showalter
Riverdale
Moble-Shipp Funeral Home
J.r.coker
Pat
Frank
Frore
Consumers Power Co
Life Insurance
Lawrence Carncross
Duane MacDonald
Walter Brugger E. Jefferson
Coleman
Lloyd Langworthy
E. Adams
Ph. HO
Walter H. Kleiner
Colonville Rd
Box
Wosdmen of
America
Taland
United States
New Holland Grassland News
Mrs. Capling
W.S.C.S
Henderson
Harold Laskowsky
Walter
Warren
Elmer Sharlow
Ithaca
Robert Turner
Grand Rapids
Leon Dull
Basile,Cole
Howard Everts
Marvin Witbeck
Robert, Greer
Virgil Bergstrom
Clarified Bakery
Ken Cox
Rud
Stekley
Stekley’s
Sunmaid
Stokley
Can Ping
Hills Bros Coffee
Vita Boy
Gage
Zion
van Camp
Ringe Reg
U.S. No
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