Thanksgiving gatherings and community events documented
Local residents attended a box social at Shea school raising 27.60 for Miss Lula Adelblue. Families shared Thanksgiving dinners with neighbors in Grout and Carisburg. Dan Price Richard Matthews and others planned trips to work in the Chevrolet factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Loya
Sam McClain
Céell Matthew
Richard Matthew
Buzz Wood
Richard “Matthew
Walter Waers
Dan Price
Clifford Price
G. H. Pomroy
Grout
Hana Fisch
Elsie Fisch
Robert
Fisch
John Schwitners
Carisburg
Lula
Adelblue
Shea School
Hamilton
Elroy Price
Leonard Fisch
William
Perry
Lila
Thelma Densmore
Lizzy
John Thorington
Smith Creek
Berg
Richard Matthews
Chevrolet
Chas. Adelblue
Roy Shamel
Albert
Grace Dowling
Hatton Thanksgiving Gatherings and Local News
Hatton residents enjoyed Thanksgiving with families and friends. W. C. Cornwell shipped dressed lumber to his farms. Fred Hooalin of Grand Rapids, son-in-law of the Durfees, passed away. Rabbits were harvested by Loyd Comer and Paul Leutz. Will Cole has entered the dairy-with-sheep side business. Seventy cars passed the area on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Cornwell
Mr. Cornwell
Mrs. Durfee
Henry Magnus
Edward Magnus
Carrie Perverse
Brown
Fred Hooalin
Grand Rapids
Durfee
Will Cole
Community Notices and Family Visits in Arthur Center
Local notes show Elsie Shull returning for Thanksgiving then resuming studies. Mr. Funke of Detroit visited, with family remaining. Ralph Shull travelled to Flint to visit his wife in Hurley hospital and reported her condition unchanged. Mrs. M. Myers improving, while Mrs. Lee Reynolds of Flint called at her parents. Sunday School booster poem urges attendance and involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Shull
Mr. Funke
Detroit
Norman Myers
Kenneth Roller
Ralph Shull
Flint
Hurley Hospital
Port Huron
M. Myers
Lee Reynolds
Robert Shull
Kuehl
Nan. Valkenburg
He-Stuermers
Richard Stuermer
Stuermer
Mra
Bob. Cargon
Sabin
George
Lansing
Sabing
Frank, Mitchell
Cora Mitchell
Saginaw
George Gibbs
Lawrence
Josephine
Jackson
Wm, Dodds
Little Son
Thanksgiving Visits Touch Southwest Greenwood Folks
The southwest Greenwood area saw many residents traveling and hosting relatives for Thanksgiving. Families including the Stuermer and Sabin households welcomed guests from Lansing, Temple, and Marion as they spent the holiday with local kin and hosts.
Neighbor Spotting a Caller Trails Into Woodshed
A brief notes neighbor sightings report a visitor approaching the woodshed but the intruder disappeared leaving an unspent scent. Local residents share happenings including visits from Frank Mitchells of St. Louis and others visiting families in the area.
Thanksgiving visits and local updates from Harrison and Battle Creek
The column lists gatherings over Thanksgiving with families in Harrison Battle Creek Flint and Detroit. Deer hunting success noted for Glenn Blystone and Harold Sunday. Local residents sequence visits and chores with Ashes revealed by Art Rever helping in Haines absence. Frank Hartman reported improving at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hecker
Harrison
Vern Haines
Howard Cotton
Myrle Haines
Battle Creek
John Acre
Glenn Blystone
Harold
H. L. Comer
Kenneth
Flint
Roy Comer
Thurman Robinett
Hazel Comer
Jeane
Dorothy Davis
Lee Badgley
Geo. Rhodes
John Rhodes
Glenn Gordon
Detroit
H. N. Mickle
Art Rever
Haines
Frank Hartman
Lake George Resort and Town Summer Notes
Local notices recount visits and temporary travel as residents and guests frequent Lake George and surrounding towns. Names include James Henry Weisman, Mrs. Calkin, Harry Kress, Elmer Kress, Tom Nichols, Stella Delling, and James Wellman among others. Several trips to Vernon Cadillac Clare and Vassar are noted along with a brief Real Estate Office closure and a deerless caspian trip with wild tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henry Weisman
McAlpine
Detroit
Buck Eye Lodge
Harry Kress
Maysel
Vernon
Donna
Bessie Kress
I. A. Luce
Caspian
Upper Peninsula
Elmer Kress
Tom Nichols
Frank Newsom
Tom
Nate Kress
Harry
Lake George
Hunt
Davis Cottage
Stella Delling
Lang
Vassar
Oliver Campbell
Cadillac
Elmar
Jewel Borst
Kelly Morgan
G. A. Silover
Clare
S. Harris
Gon
Glenn
Temple
Fern Phelps
Miss. Bell
Barney
Lansing
E. R. M. Austn
Chippewa
James Wellman
Thanksgiving Day News and Local Doings at Windover Lake
Windover Lake residents share Thanksgiving visits with neighbors in Lake George and Glen Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Newsom and the Wolfes join Briggs and Ruth for dinner at the Campbells. Neighborhoods plan a Christmas feed as 1926 recedes into history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsom
Mra. Wolfe
Lake George
Wheeler
William
Briggs
Ruth
Harris
Windover
Bunny-Cotton-tail
Lewis Brecht
Thanksgiving Family Visits Across Michigan Towns
Henry Ott family and Juanita Darhart spent Thanksgiving in Lansing. Charles Nash and family in Gladwin. Will and Jess Balsley of Detroit with their parents. Wade Gradit entertained siblings in Detroit. Ruth Detroit joined Hilborn relatives. Jim Defoy hosted Byron Johnson’s family. Bicknells of Saginaw at their cabin. Gordon joined Harness Green to Pontiac for Thanksgiving. Norrig Smith of Pontiac visited relatives. Roy Gordon and others to Saginaw with potatoes. Many sicknesses recorded and deer hunting trip noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ott
Juanita Darhart
Lansing
Charles Nash
Gladwin
Will
Jess Balsley
Detroit
J. F. Balsley
Wade Gradit
Jess
Austin
Charles Ott
Ruth
W. R. Hilborn
Bernice
Pontiac
Jim Defoy
Byron Johnson
Nathan Bicknell
Saginaw
John Gordon
Hrness Green
Norrig Smith
Roy Gordon
Sherman
Bruner
Burton Holt
Merl Goodenow
Claud Reker
Will Kanarr
Arthur
Local Socials and Visits Share Holiday Week News
Hinkville residents report visits among neighbors with Riverdale Flint and Lansing connections. A school house charity social raised over 16 dollars for hot lunches. Families travel to Harrison Clare Detroit Lincoln Park and Detroit by relatives and guests during Thanksgiving period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hildebrandt
Riverdale
Green
Rarl. Lewis
Flint
A. Purdy
Taat
Orin Smith
Elmer Osborne
Dannie
Clare
Reginald McBride
Melvin Purdy
Fred Snider
Lansing
Purdy
Harrison
Jos. Ladd
Donald “Purdy
Lincoln Park
Detroit
Basil Pelch
D. Harper
A. Oliver
Roy Weighner
Hiter Lackie
Henry Kraatz
Frank Skyring
Horse Appears Ready for Farm Work Despite Age Hint
A horse shown near a farm seems able to work, though observers note it may be around 28 years old. The animal appears active and ready for field chores as preparations for farming proceed.
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Fred
Clare Hay, Grain & Bean Co
Bran
Radiodyne
Bether
Rudy J. Cotton
N. L. Tibbits
Herseville
Arthur Center
Lessorfs
Riggins
Southwest
Greenwood
Randall
Lake George Resort
Windover Lake
North Arthur
Friz. Undertaking GO
Michigan
Andrew N. Friz
Lydia M. Friz
Detroit Free Press
E. A. Anderson
Rexall
Goo Oooooo
Farwell
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