Letter From Paulette in France During War Rationing
A long personal letter from Paulette, a seventeen year old French girl in Saint-Caprais, dated January 25 1941, describes wartime shortages milk meat cheese and coal rationing usurping daily life. She notes German occupation failures and air raids near Bourges Cher district and mentions hope for Allied victory. She asks for a photo in return and plans to mail letters to London BBC.
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Ruby Callihan
France
Cathryn Wiggins
Clare High School
Saint-Caprais
Comte A Bourges
Cher
Italy
England
America
Boston
New York
Paris
B.B.C
London
Army of the Air
Ruby
Paulette
P.S
Paula
Local residents share news from Harrison to Midland
Several families visit relatives in Saginaw and Clio while others report health updates. Charles VanDenburg shows improvement and can be seen about. A house on the Roy Allen place burned Thursday night. A Burrill daughter remains very ill. Frank LaPratt moves to Walter Jerred place. Steve Benic buys a tractor.
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Seeley Johnson
Walter Jerved
Weidman
Nelson Tiledeman
Lansing
Avery Barber
Roy Allen Place
Eid. Schiaffey
Nelson Tiedeman
Clio
Rebekah Lodge
Lawrence Burrill
Frank LaPratt
Walter Jerred
Joe Bauder
Incoherent historical fragment hints at empire collapse
A garbled excerpt mentions ancient times, bloodshed, fallen empires, and a figure who returns to life. The text wanders through vague allusions to nature, aging, forests, and a brook without offering a clear event or names.
Easter Hope in a World Reborn
The passage reflects on renewed life after hardship, comparing earth and nature to human resilience. It suggests that even in danger there is courage and that Easter’s promise offers peace and a future filled with faith. Written by Jane Hunt Mohr and referencing renewal after hardship.
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Jane Hunt Mohr
Dover News Roundup of Local Visits and Recoveries
Dover residents report health updates and family visits. Mrs. Carl Bauer returns home after visiting her parents in Hamilton township. Mrs. Leo Smock from Vernon recovers from a severe illness at Wood hospital. Local families from Harrison Clareice Forest Dysinger West Branch and Detroit area visit kin and new farm settles.
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Carl Bauer
Sam McLain
Hamilton’ Township
Leo Smock
Vernon
Wood Hospital
Ray Houghton
Everette Allen
Beaverton
Gladwin
Government
Will Herderson
Harrison
Dorothy Allen
Charles Fitzpatrick
Clareice
Sara Ellen
Forest Dysinger
Clark Walters
Irvin Miser
Melvaie Perry
West Branch
Floyd Allen
Ruth Rank
Achoo
Walter Dellar
Detroit
Belle Dellar
Spring Visit and Local Notes From Mann Siding
Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Alma visited relatives here over Sunday with Mrs M staying for the week. Election was quiet with one ticket for town ship officers. Several residents attended a mattress demonstration at Harrison last week Friday, Mr. and Mrs Harl Brockway of
Pontiac Visitor Spends Weekend With Relatives
Bill Fishburn was rejected at the induction station and did not go for his year’s army training after visiting Pontiac relatives over the weekend.
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Pontiac
Bill Fishburn
South Garfield residents attend Brinton meeting
Mrs Dora Richter and son Jessie and Mr and Mrs Floyd Hunt attended a meeting at Brinton on Monday. Grace Hunt visited grandparents William and Bertha Buckley. The Good Luck Club met at William Feuchter's Eight Point Lake home. A noon hunch and quilt blocks were shared. Next meeting will be with Mrs Bertha Clark. Jessie Richter visited Lake Wednesday. A J Marvin called on Floyd Hunt.
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Dora Richter
Jessie
Floyd Hunt
Brinton
Grace Hunt
William Buckley
Good Luck Club
William Feuchter
Eight Point Lake
Bertha Clark
Jessie Richter
Lake
A. J. Marvin
Floyd
Hunt
Adabella
Free soil tests offered by Isabella farmers week
Arrangements set for free soil testing at Crawford Store on Monday April 14 from 10 00 to 11 30 a m Don Uebeles Store Rolland Center Monday April 14 1 30 to 4 00 p m Letsons Corners Earl St Johns Store Tuesday April 15 9 00 to 11 30 a m Rosebush Elevator Tuesday April 15 1 30 to 4 00 p m Bring samples with field history information and note soil conditions and crop plans for the past two years.
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Crawford
Don Uebele
Rolland Center
Letsons Corners
Earl St. John’s
Rosebush
4-H Club Exhibit At Mt Pleasant High School
Spring is achievement time for 4-H club members who completed handicraft and clothing projects. Exhibits open April 16 17 at Mt Pleasant High School gym with 147 boys and 131 girls showing about 1100 articles.
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MT. Pleasant High School
H. C. Cassatt
Robert Keller
Deerfield Center
Joseph Kovacs
Hoag School
Sue Dewitt
Blanchard
John Gepford
Bernard Spencer
Bud Clare
Carey Robinson
Jordan School
Betty Casper
Cohoon School
Safety Sewers Club
Hazel Callison
Wise Township
Farm fires ruin ground nests of wild game birds
Notes of spring warn farmers that fires on farms destroy ground nests of pheasants Hungarian partridge and ground nesting songbirds. Rabbits already use ground nests for litters and spring housekeeping has begun.
Junior Play At Barryton Prompts Local Attendance
Mrs Belle Wheaton of Hight Point calls on Mrs O Vinton Thursday afternoon. Leo Richter, Arthur Sherman and Junior Dull attended the Junior Class play at Barryton Friday night. Mr and Mrs John Craftord near Gladwin visit Cecila Craftord and son Ebbin. Mr and Mrs William Buckley dine with Floyd Hunt. Harney Laker family visit nearby.
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Barryton
Belle Wheaton
Hight. Point
O. Vinton
Leo Richter
Arthur Sherman
Junior Dull
John Craford
Near Gladwin
Cecila Craford
Ebbin
William Buckley
Floyd Hunt
Largest soft coal block shown at New York World's Fair
A 6 ton soft coal block on exhibit in the West Virginia building measured 7 feet long 3 feet wide and 3 feet deep. The display highlights the state's coal mining industry at the fair.
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West Virginia
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