This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1961
Page
12
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dole of Clare announce the engagement of their daughter Rose Marie to Willis R. Capen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Capen of Breckenridge. A January wedding is planned.
Mrs. Evelyn Breen worthy matron of Zenobia Chapter GES entertained seventeen officers at the Mason ic Temple with bingo and secret sister reveals. Each officer received an Eastern Star deck. cake and coffee were served. The annual meeting is set for October 5.
Frances Wilkerson became the bride of H. Glenn Fancon in a candlelight ceremony at Farwell Methodist Church. Rev. Jack Angsol emceed the double ring rite. The couple will reside at 2318 Ludington Drive Farwell Michigan.
The Michilimacinac Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at Mrs. Ralph Scott’s home on September 19. Mrs. A. E. Bartow led a review of U N Planned Tyranny by W Orval Watts and discussed United Nations issues. Regional DAR business followed with reports from state officers.
Seventy two relatives attended the Newman family reunion on September 24 1961 in Snow Snake Mountain dining hall with a buffet dinner. Virgil Newman offered grace before a business meeting led by president Carmen Newman and a reading of the secretary’s report. Barbara Canal of Clare attended as a guest as births and marriages were announced and plans for next year’s gathering were made.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship held a Monday evening Kinis quarterly fun night in their church room. Bonnie Bergstrom led the meeting with a song fest and Roxanne Schroeder gave devotions. Patty Case and Chris Schroeder supervised the fellowship hour with ice cream and cake adorned with MYF emblems and birthday names Candace Walton Bonnie Bergstrom Calla House Patty Case Elaine Burdo and Waive Holt.
In observance of their 25th wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs H B Shepherd were treated to a dinner hosted by her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell at the White Wagon Restaurant near Rose Bush. Twenty guests attended and a tiered cake decorated with 25 was served.
Mrs Mina Tigner of Farwell and Charlie Thornton of Sanford exchanged marriage vows Saturday afternoon September 23 at Sanford Methodist church officiated by Rev Dean Bailey. The bride wore blue with white mums corsage. attended by sister Ada Havens of Hope. Thornton attended by son Ralph Thornton of Mt Pleasant. Elmer Tigner gave his mother in marriage. granddaughter Sandy Stayler of Midland was flower girl. About one hundred relatives and friends attended. couple to live at the Thornton home on Sanford Lake.
Clare Gladwin Midland OES officers attended the 42nd Alcona Iosco Arenae session in Omer on September 21 hosted by Grace Chapter. Attendees included Eva Schia fley Farwell president Erma Gephart Clare vice president Pat Brugger Coleman chaplain Muriel Johnson Harrison marshal Ann Sias Midland treasurer. Wolverine Association officers also joined as guests and a special ceremony with gifts from president Eleano O'Brien Standish marked the evening.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.