Local residents share visits and fishing at AuSable River
Harrison area social notes detail Mrs Sadie Dille and others visiting, discussions on Florida spots, hospital reads, and weekend gatherings. Families from Whittemore Bay City Flint and Midland joined for meals and outings. Jacob Vollmer and relatives traveled to Ann Arbor for check ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hamilton
Flint
Olive Hallett
Gertrude ‘Gates
Vesta Budd
Leo Skinner
David Bailey
Nelson Provoast
Whittemore
AuSable
Robert Ball
Bay City
Sam Morrison
Stevie
Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital
Paul Bennett
Anna ‘Gens
Harold Yost
Edgar Brady
Oliver Warren
Laura Mae Skinner
Irene Brandon
Harold Gross
Renwicks
Roger . Briggs
Midland
Marie Skinner
Jacob Vollmer
Zeno Budd
Gerald Reigle
Chas. Beavers
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Fred
Kebler
Lansing
Weekend Visits and Travels Across Michigan Families
Local residents from Detroit Beaverton Flint Clare Houghton Lake and Saginaw share weekend visits and calls on relatives. A Flint couple wed Saturday noon. Notable停 stops include Johnson Skinner Rankin Drummond and numerous cousins and guests visiting from Perry Perry Stone, Alma, Jackson, Lansing and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Johnson
Detroit
Lou Johnson
Beaverton
Ira Trowbridge
Harold Collins
Flint
Marie Skinner
James Schneider
Kenneth Coulter
Ernest Roth
Gladwin
Rachel VanBuskirk
Abe VanBuskirk
Clare
H. E. Drummond
Bob
Nic
Richard White
Iva Trowbridge
George Rankin
Houghton Lake
Pines Theatre
Wayne ‘Tennant
Rose City
West Branch
Fred Zubler
Petoskey
Rosalie Kinne
Beverly
DeForest Marshall
Linden
Robert Neely
Pierson, Spaulding
Grayling
Henderson Graham
Fenton
Wisconsin
Michigan
Charlena Broker
Perry
L. J. Bowerman
Lloyd
Dyer and Son
Ewart
Leslie Gardner
Mary Louise
Priscilla Burns
Midland
Robert Burns
Lovell Gardner
Near Hudson
Norman Gardner
Lyle Bond
Allen
Ployd Allen
Tim Graves
Wm. Payne
Saginaw
Jesse Allen
P. D. Gibson
Joanne
Joy Vertner
Clare Hecker
Joan
Nellie Sharp
Kalamazoo
Elmer Ambie
E. D. Allen
Lansing
Connie Allen
Boy Scout
Sault Ste. Marie
Canada
Wm. Lyons
Calumet City
JL. C. Bowerman
Emma Wright
Albert Bruce
Neil
Miles Letts
Owosso
Frank Beam
J. R. Moore
Betty
Jack
Ray
Wm. Moore
Wilson State Park
Calvin Nagel
Jesse “Allen
Higgins Lake
Fred Smith
Henry Keller
Dick Spangle
Angola
Indiana
Spangles
Preventable Toll Turns Fatal Across Day
A startling toll highlights preventable accidents taking a life every five percent of the day. Authorities urge caution and safer practices to curb these preventable tragedies.
Irish switchman gets job on the Erie after rebuke
In Buffalo four railroads locate division points. A burly Irish switchman interrupts a division superintendent and, after a stern rebuke, returns with his hat in hand. He roars that he has just secured work on the Erie. The scene highlights wartime rail labor demand and tough entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Martinet
Boomer
Bud
Heck
The
Erie
Child Questions How Chicks Get In Egg Shell
A mother and her son visit an incubator to watch eggs hatch. She extols the moment the chicks break free, while the boy wonders how the chicks originally form inside the shell.
Unbelievable Part In a Drive Across Bridge
A man recalls a midnight drive with his wife when their car veered off an open bridge and sank. A dog on the bank swam out, saved them, then barked for help. The teller jokes his wife dressed in 15 minutes.
Betty Mistakes Windmills for Electric Cow Fans
A country scene amuses six year old Betty as she sees windmills and exclaims the country must be rich. She thinks the windmills are electric fans for cows, sharing a child's humorous misunderstanding оf rural technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Tail cutting ruins dog's wagging, wagging tale
A dignified old lady scolds a boy for cutting a dog's tail claiming it harms the dog's carriage since the tail is tied to the spine. The boy retorts that even if it ruins the wagging, the dog’s wagging remains the point of the joke.
Wordplay in the Halting Schoolroom Exchange
A classroom joke unfolds as a teacher asks Harold to name all four seasons. He can name three and responds with pepper, salt and vinegar, prompting amused correction from Miss Cramp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Poker Twists Spark Household Debate
A light exchange shows couple bantering over winnings and gambling habits. He jokes about giving up poker after one big win while she suggests playing every other night to balance luck and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Korn Men Women Sergeant Gelb and Pvt Smith
Sgt Arthur R Gelb new address listed as 36469563 Holy Troop P M Sec 2nd Constab Regt APO 205 c/o Post Master New York Pvt Charles Smith left for Paris Island South Carolina Tuesday after a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Chris Smith and family He spent four days at home and six days en route
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R
Gelb
P.M
Constab
Apo
New York
N. Y
Charles Smith
Smith
Paris Island
South Carolina
Chris Smith
Market Prices for Grains and Produce at Rosebush Elevator August 27 1946
Markets section lists grain and produce prices from Johnston Elevator Co and Produce Co with figures for rye barley white and dark beans eggs hogs beef veal lambs hides and poultry. Prices shown include eggs at 37 30 23 26 20 to 28 75 and hogs beef veal and lambs with various grade listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker's
L. W. Jackson
Rosebush Elevator Company
Snake Heads and Sunset Belief Debunked
An article explains that a decapitated snake does not live on after head removal. The sun’s position has no effect on its death, and any twitching is a reflex action from the nervous system continuing briefly after decapitation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harrison
Wm. Titus
Sadie Dille
Lou Hunt
A. W. Johnstone
J. M. VanDuesen
Florida
Minnie Canfield
Jenny
Meon
MveHenry- Ott
Vesta It
Penta
Rte Ee
Prarie Ee
Jemler
Norcross Greeting Cards
H. M. Everts, Jeweler
Dunlop
W. Fifth St
Clare, Michigan
Corsant
4Th Street
Grain and Fred Johnston Elevator Co
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Indepenai
T Produce Co
Tate Sestes
Weebste Pictick School
Sime
Wester Dd
BYORE
ETS Ac
Pero Club
Galtimore Bog
Cascade Old Colony
S¢ Products
Anderson’s Drug Store
Rexail Store
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
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