Swift society notes honor local families and travelers
Janet Sparbel returns from Big Rapids to stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sparbel for the summer. Congratulations pour for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moline. Mrs. Philo Smith spent Monday at the Hawkins home. Mrs. Roy Psighner and son Ward visited sister Mrs. A Oliver. Sherman Grant and Nelson Harper of Weidman called on David Harper. Harper has been ill. Neighbors mourn the death of Franklin Purdy. funeral held after hospital care. Darrel Purdy of Highland Park visits grandparents for a week. Mrs. Funke recently returned from a Detroit visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Sparbel
Big Rapids
John Sparbel
Harold Moline
Philo Smith
Hawkins Home
Roy Psighner
Ward
A. Oliver
Sherman Grant
Nelson Harper
Weidman
David Harper
Harper
Robinett family ties and visits noted in community roundup
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Robinett and son Rex spent Friday with Mrs Glen Blystone and helped stack wood. Mrs A F Smith and daughter Ardis returned from Lansing after visiting Ralph Shurthalt. The Leeths visit the Turners. the Cappaerts moved near Herrick. Neighbors T Robinett and children dined with Blystone. Robinett butchered for her. Multiple local visits and farm plans are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Robinett
Rex
Glen Blystone
A. F. Smith
Ardis
Lansing
Ralph Shurthalt
Ber
Giles Leeth
Garth
Zane
Kelly Turner
E. B. Cappaert
Herrick
Maple Grove Social Notes Include Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs John Halstead visited Clare on business Saturday. Jim Rulapaugh and Denzil Tiedeman hosted gatherings with Geo Tiedeman family in West Grant. Mildred House visited Doris Davis while two girls hiked from Barwell. John Tiedeman traveled to Clare to see a doctor. Several attended M E church services Sunday. Mr and Mrs S McGoogan returned from Flint Monday. John Graham and son Meryl visited Milton Davison. Alfred Rulapaugh and family from Lansing called on Dale Rulapaugh. John Rulapaugh went to Dexter to seek summer work. Genevieve Schofield returned to Mt. Pleasant. Lewis Finch and son Arthur to Harrison. Mrs. Finch visited her daughter Lena in Farwell. Mr and Mrs Wallace Graham spent the weekend at home. Mrs Jesse Tinipe is spending a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Halstead
Clare
Jim .Rulapaugh
Denzil Tiedeman
Geo. Tiedeman
West Grant
Mildred House
Doris Davis
Barwell
John Tiedeman
M. EB
S. McGoogan
Flint
John Graham
Meryl
Milton Davison
Alfred Rulapaugh
Lansing
Dale Rulapaugh
John Rulapaugh
Dexter
Genevieve Schofield
Mt. Pleasant
Lewis Finch
Arthur
Harrison
Local Farm Community Notes Map Weekend Visits and Illness
On a Saturday evening Doris Davis was visited by Annabelle Horton Mia and Phopi attended Grange at Lake with Dale Rulapaugh Wilton Powell and Lloyd McGuire. The MecGoogan farm hired man fell ill last week and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Dale Rulapaugh
Phopi
Grange
Lake
Annabelle
Horton
Wilton Powell
Lloyd McGuire
Doris Davis
Mr. Walker
MecGoogan
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Family News
Peter Akey visits Mt Pleasant for a lung treatment with Dr Pullen and improves. Wellington Akey vacationed with sister Mrs Max Maitland in Flint. Owens family plans move back to farm as they visit Farwell and West Grant acquaintances. Multiple visits relate to Bolen, Stanley, Walters, Irwin, Hunt, Leichti, Arrand, Atwood and Goffnett families with a newborn Norma Jean born in Pontiac. Russell Atwood moves to Hugh Henderson place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Akey
Mt. Pleasant
Pullen
Wellington Akey
Max Maitland
Flint
Herr Owens
Pontiac
Milo Myers
Earl Owens
Clair Stanley
Farwell
Arden Walters
George Walters
West Grant
George Irwin
Thomas Bolen
Fred Irwin
Stevenson Lake
Dan Wilkie
John Rodapaugh
John Hanley
Tom Ackerman
Rosebush
Charles Monroe
Arthur Brown
George Swnider
Frank Wilds
South Vernon
Detroit
Charley Goffnett
Norma Jean
Goffnett
George Bryant
Russell Atwood
Hugh Henderson
Beecher Pranked by Laughing Crowd at Service
Henry Ward Beecher, beloved by children, is surprised when his hair is set in curl papers by a playful prank. He recovers quickly and addresses the Plymouth church audience in Brooklyn, joining the laugh though maintaining dignity. The incident shows Beecher’s calm humor amid the crowd’s roars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Thrift Magazine
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Divine
Rascal Daisy
Man Read All The Magazines On A Deserted Ship
An escaped passenger drifted alone at sea after other travelers left. Surviving on rations, he read magazines daily until they ran dry, then finally broke down crying that only stories remained to read. The anecdote appears attributed to Eugene Case in the Los Angeles Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hte
Iugene Case
Los Angeles Times
Curious storage in Kashmir hay hung from trees for winter fodder
In Kashmir valley near the Himalayas sheep stock hay by hanging it among tree branches. The practice, explained by locals, allows easy access to fodder when snow piles up five to six yards deep in winter, aiding wool and fabric production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashmir
India
Himalayas
Unti
Snow' Iles
Also Mentioned on This Page
E Clare Sentinel
Feighner & Parish
Clare Michigan
Michigan
U.S
Canada
The
Sentinel
the Sentinel
Dorsey
Clare Sentinel
American Press, Association
General Office
New York
Chicago
National Editorial Association
Michigan Press Association
Grain and Feed
Clare Elevator Co
Leghorn Springers
L. W. Jackson
Veal
B. J. Sanford
Tatman
Howard W. Jones
Umber Yard
Maple Grove
Vernon Hill
Beecher
Surepspretren
Mopolitin
Ea Cpe
Erie Wansain
Kfashions
Wm. H. Bicknell & Co
Slaceiay
Haster
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