Prank Turner Drives Sheep Between Farms in Hatton and Shepherd
Ward District reports that Prank Turner drove Mr Fannings sheep from Hatton to Shepherd on Saturday. Mrs Lewis Tessman hosted relatives from Middleville for Thanksgiving. A local sale at Brown Corners drew attendees. Jamies Vanhauten returned from deer hunting. Mr and Mrs Floyd Craine spent Thanksgiving with her parents on Longlake. Lewis Tessman and Floyd Craine work on Pemple road this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank Turner
Mr. Fannings
Hatton
Shepherd
Lewis
Tessman
Middleville
Brown Corners
Jamies Vanhauten
Floyd Craine
Longlake
Lewis Tessman
Pemple Road
Thanksgiving guests and visits across area families
Local residents hosted and visited relatives during Thanksgiving week. Families from Sheridan Lansing Flint Pontiac Schoolcraft Coleman Clare and Bard attended gatherings at farms and homes including Sanders Heller Ottgen and Brubaker households. The Ladies Aid planned a December 10 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Newman
Sam
Sheridan
Jay. Batch
Pontiac
Frank Sanders
Wm. Scheiber
Helen
Flint
Ralph Heller
Lansing
Yher
Dolph Heller
Ben Ottgen
Bard
Lorin Leitner
Harl Sanders
Chas. Davis and Sons
Schoolcraft
John Brubaker
Ronald
Clare
Kenneth Rockey
Josephine Lumley
Thanksgiving News From Coleman and Nearby Towns
Brand Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Allen and their son visit Coleman relatives with Mrs. L Robinett and family. Detroit visitor Alice Earl joins Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. L Robinett. Pontiac callers Glen Blystone and family travel home from hunting. Families of Lansing and Dover towns spend holiday with kin. sheep killed by dogs affect Glen Blystone and Vern Hains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Allen
Little Son
Coleman
Alice Earl
Detroit
L. Robinett
Wilfred Breece
Pontiac
Glen
Ralph Kurtz
Lansing
A. Smith
Giles Laeth
Kelly Turner
Ardis Smith
Dor Allen
Vern
Winterfield Mire McComb Fatally Injured Near Leroy
Gloom fell on the neighborhood after Mrs. John McComb died at Cadillac hospital following an auto crash near Leroy on Thanksgiving eve. Mr. McComb, with three ribs broken and a head wound, was treated at Reed City and expected to recover. Mrs. McComb taught Winterfield District No. 4, now in her second year. neighbors extend sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterfield
McComb
John
Comb
Cadillac
Grand Rapids
Leroy
Reed City
Thayer Family Mourns Death and Funeral Note
Delmar Thayer received word of his father’s death and attended the funeral Friday. Sympathy is offered to the family. Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar and Dr. and Mrs. Stibal of Marion were supper guests at the Thayer home Friday evening. Mrs. Mary Randall spent Thanksgiving with her daughter Mrs. Neally Cook. Miss Dorothy Cutler visited friend Wdith Davis Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Nevins and Fay visited Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hower
Pearl Hopkins
Sam Davis
Sherman Boyer
Flint
Hold Cutler
Sam Gaskill
Frank. Davis
Wdith
C. J. Dells
Clinton Foster Home
Laurence Thayermng
Rosebush
M. C. Foster
Frank ‘Davis
Delmer
Math Peter
Ann Arbor
John Sutton
Delmar Thayer
Dunbar
Stibal
Marion
Thayer
Mary Randall
Neally Cook
Dorothy Cutler
Wdith Davis
Neal Nevins
Fay
Rev M R Tatman to Lead Home Revivals at Tabernacle
Dover church notes announce Rev M R Tatman returning home to start revivals at the Tabernacle on the 18th with Sunday School at 10 30. Florence heater installed, welcome extended, and community events shared including Thanksgiving visits and gatherings.
Thanksgiving social notes from Vernon area residents
The Vernon community follows Thanksgiving with visits and dinners across multiple households. Families from Detroit Lansing Traverse City and Grand Rapids gathered with local relatives for meals and gatherings while local students earned perfect attendance certificates and Franks.
Thanksgiving Visitor Notes and Local Illness Report
Thanksgiving gatherings are noted with families visiting from Coleman Clare Vernon and Manistee. Mrs. Clyde Brown fell ill Thursday night and received medical attention. Dr Sanford attended. condition improved. Nearby residents include Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lumley staying with relatives. Andrew Friz of Clare stopped by Levi Baker last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Gibbs
John Flood
Vernon
John ‘Mitchell Ana
Cora Searight
Coleman
Philip Ripenburg
MacGregor
Clare
Gordon Ripenbure
Clyde Brown
Sanford
Leslie Lumley
Near Manistee
Andrew Friz
Levi Baker
Mt Vernon Grange Notes Busy Week of Social Visits
Mt. Vernon Grange reports a busy Thanksgiving week with family visits from Mt. Morris Pontiac Flint and Lansing. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Chas Durnin Mrs. Mar yin Swanson Mrs. Leo Thayer and others. The degree team will confer the 38th and 4th degrees to many Gilmore grange candidates at Mt. Vernon Monday night with a pot luck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Chapman
Pontiac
Dick Brooks
Clarence Ramey
Martin Hillsinger
Mt. Morris
Roy ‘Thayer
Fraulein
Chas. Durnin
Phoebe Hill
Chas. Gray
Mr. Morris
Ella Ramey
Rose Leichert
Geo. Ramey
Abbie Quick
Clare
Tom Ramey
Adam Tristman
Hudson
Indiana
Frank Dalton
Henry Ackerman
Daltons
Oscar Anderson
Flint
Archie Ackerman
Lenard Stanley
Lansing
Evelyn
Grace Ackerman
Gilmore Grange
Mt. Vernon
Community Notes from Harrison and Nearby
Sunday visits at Robert Shull's on Harrison. Bates family hosts. Dan Dysinger and Clare visitors enjoy music by Clarence and Dan. Large turnout at John Atwood sale. Frances Coulter out with a cold. Hartman Green visitants include Richard Woodcock and Will Holmes. Oliver Nash and Frank's family attend church. Choir practices resume with seventeen members and new songs, popcorn later in evening. Thanksgiving gatherings at Coulter and Garver homes, and Clare relatives visit. Sabbath school well attended, Thursday prayer meetings seek larger turnout. Iris Miller family hosts Greenwoud guests Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bates
Robert Shull
Harrison
Hod Dysinger
Dan Dysinger
Clare
Clarence
Dan
John Atwoods
Frances Coulter
Hartman- Green
Richard Woodcock
Will Holmes
Oliver Nash
Frank
Hendrick
Hagle
Robert
Chas
Kleinhardt
Leonel
Cleland Green
Carrie Green
Lee Coulter
Flint
Fred Austin
Jess
Detroit
Clair Coulter
Ira Miller
Zelma May
Chas, Spohn
Greenwoud
Denno Family Visit Chaired by Lloyd Denno
Mrs Anna Denno invited her son Lloyd and his family to visit last week. They were hosted at John Boakes’s home in Gladwin and attended church in the Skeels area in the forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Denno
Lloyd
John Boakes
Gladwin
Skeels
Reed's Corners Notes and Visits in Reed Parish
Reed’s Corners A records Sunday calls from Reed to Thos Snell. Howard Hanes and children with Mr Fields traveled to Flint for business. Reed Sunday reports Chas Shafer family moved to Farwell. Leosh family hosted Thanksgiving guests from Detroit and Clare. Edna Reed to Mr Pleasant Wednesday evening and to Coleman Friday. Mrs A Reed visited Mt Pleasant last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Thos. Snell
Howard Hanés
Mr. Fields
Flint
Wm. Leosh
Albert
Robi
Chas, Shafer
Farwell
Leon Raven
Bert and
Harl Anderson
Detroit
Frank Leosh
Thelma
Clare
Albert Reed
Edna
Mr. Pleasant
A. Reed
Coleman
Mt. Pleasant
Edna Reed
Thanksgiving gatherings and local notices in Pontiac area
Thanksgiving week events are recorded, including visits by Rev. and Mrs. Bates and Norma, Archie McKillop’s family, and Detroit guests. Socials at the schoolhouse raised about ten dollars, while church missionary program saw some omissions due to colds. Rev. Bates ill, others visiting relatives, and hospital news note Margarite Leeth improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie McKillop
Pontiac
Jas. Thompson
Fred Allen
Frank Bates
Norma
Jake Deputy
Alfred Balmer
Balmer
Leonard Carr
Detroit
Ernest Kleiner
Robert Hutchinson
Cornwell
Norman Allen
Frank Allen
Bates
Burt
Henry
Gladwin
Owen Spink
J. 0. Watson
Robi. Hutchinson
Thos. Hutchinson
Geo. Hutchinson
Hendrich
Robt
Kleiner
Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Colonville Area
Mrs Bodkins Tessie and Hazel Bodkins joined Wm Hampton family in Mr Pleasant for Thanksgiving. Fred Geible and kids from Saginaw dined with Burt and Mary Rutter. A baby girl born Thanksgiving day at Don Lloyd home weighing 9 pounds. Jay Clute deer hunted and returned with a deer. Relatives from Pontiac Lansing and Saginaw visited for Thanksgiving and Sunday meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah. Bodkins
Tessie
Hazel Bodkins
Wm. Hampton
Mr. Pleasant
Fred Geible
Saginaw
Burt Rutter
Don Lloyd
Archie McKillop
Pontiac
James Thompson
Floria Pudway
Jay Clute
Wallie Rutter
Leland
Big
Hagle
Charley Bodkins
Helen
Vailié Rutter Hone
Hunters Record Odd Predator Sightings In October
Michigan Department of Conservation reports October records by state hunters. Clarence Allen pursued and killed an adult wolf with a rock near Ewen. Charles Blanchard captured a lame kangaroo-like coyote near Kenton. William Onkala trapped a blind coyote near Tri Mountain, noting its health despite loss of sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Charles Blanchard
Trimountain
William Onkala
Smelt Invasion Affects Michigan Salmon Rights In Shore Runs
Reports describe smelt migrating up Lake Michigan and into streams from Beulah to Charlevoix and Petoskey, troubling commercial fisheries. Though long valued as salmon food, smelt now menace gill nets and dockside catches, while offering a chance for pan anglers. The phenomenon began with greens Bay observations in 1929 as smelt size varied and prices fluctuated, prompting complaints to state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Cold Creek
Beulah
Lake Charlevoix
Boyne City
Petoskey
Lake Michigan
Department of Conservation
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Green Bay
New York
Governor Buys First Seals to Fight Tuberculosis in Michigan
Governor Wilber M. Brucker purchases the first 1931 tuberculosis Christmas seals from his son Wilber II in the executive office at Lansing. The sale, starting Thanksgiving, funds work across 83 counties and supports the Michigan Tuberculosis Association and county societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Wilber M. Brucker
Michigan
Wilber II
Association
Smelt, Sanctuary Plans Highlight Michigan Fisheries News
Commercial fishermen report trouble keeping marketable fish as many smelt weigh small amounts per fish and are discarded in Lake Michigan nets. The U S Bureau of Fisheries will study smelt and trout food habits next year while several new wildlife sanctuaries are approved in Michigan including Monroe Burn Township station and other local units with varying dedication periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Lake Michigan
Bureau
Upper Peninsula
University of Michigan Biological Station
Monroe
Burn Townships
Cheboygan County
The
Conservation Commission
University
Graham Horticultural Experiment Station
Walker Township
Kent County
Report Cards Sought From Bird Hunters
Some 490 Bird Hunters' Tally Cards have been returned to the Department of Conservation. Officials hold up tabulations awaiting more reports to obtain detailed data on pheasants, Ruffled Grouse and prairie chickens seen and bagged, locations, and hunting conditions. Farm cards available by request or mail-in notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Conservation
Airplane Propeller Dimensions Noted in Report
The report lists the propeller as about 9 feet long with a maximum width of 644 inches and a tapered profile with an approximate thickness of 144 inches.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brush College
Dover News
M. R. Tatman
Tabernacle
Florence
R. V. Rule
Weaver
Floyd
Elnora
James Cashin
St. Clair
St. Clair Hamlin and Family, Mrs. M. R. Tatman
Paul
J. F. Patman
Ervin Miser
Gerald Myers
Carl Bauer
Deer Territory
Dale Montney
Aimee Ruth Geib
Harry House
Burt Calkins
Wm. Moline
Harold
Raymond Moline
Vern Moline
Green
Wm. Russell
A. Oliver
Albert Davis
Edw. Lardie
Traverse City
McPhail
Elmer Hamilton
Brinton
John Hamilton
Wm. Teall
Alice Teall
Southwest Sheridan
James Wilson
Marvin Gaul
Frank Skyring
Chas. Richley
A. Purdy
Leo Oliver
Toledo
Kelley
Geo. Burch
F. H. Hinkle
Gordon McIntosh
Ernest Sadler
Harper Home
Riverdale
Basil
Senella
Can
Sadie Connors
Frank Hartman
Midland
Roy Feighner
FB. Gilmore
St. Louis
A. B
Hamilton
John Sherman
Lake
George Silverthorn
S. Brownell
A Purdy
Henry Sharp
Wise
Gordon Rowley
Blanch
Chapple
Geib
Hart. Harring
Glare
Sparbel
Billie
Glyde Moline
Roderick Tealley
Iris Green
Margaret Bubba
Joie Butters
Randall
Mt. Vernon Grange
Maryin Swanson
Greenville
Roland Thayer
Will Adams
Orlanda Thayer
Lewis Thayer
Reed’s
Ray Garret
Mack
Leeth
Norma Bates
Margarite Leeth
Colonville
Mihigan
Department Conservation
Hollman
Casco Township
Allegan County
Helena Campbell
Saginaw County
BE. J. Kraus
Raisinville Township
Monroe County
Harold and Edith Heafield
Garden Township
Delta County
Dwig
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