Local Correspondence Notes Weekend Visits and Travel
Frank Baker of Winn visited his father and sister Sunday. His father accompanied him for a few days visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lamback of Kalama visited at John Colmus’s home. Albert Garshaw and son Walter visited Sunday at Art Yager’s home. Krell families hosted relatives from Germany. Kurtz and Stinabarger couples traveled to Detroit and Clare for visits. Lamback and Gibis families visited Fred Geible’s east of Clare. Paul Nass threshed beans at Robert Wilson’s Monday. Mrs. Alois Gibis was called to Clare by the illness of sister Mrs. Jennie Bowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baker
Winn
Lamback
Detroit
Stan Stinabarger
Philip Ripenburg
Clare
George Gibis
Fred Geible
Alois Gibis
Fred Dora
John
West Grant Local Notes and Gentle Winter Recap
A misty week ends with Miss Lillian Bugbee visiting Viva Armour in Clare. Stirling Pomeroy's pet badger required a steel cage before it was put down. Car owners faced garage fires. Harry Cleveland uses a horse for transport. Community visits include Milo Robinett and Elva Armour at Orin Reynolds’ place. Sugar beet work continues as Gus Williams crews haul beets. Local arrivals and church meetings punctuate a busy rural week.
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Lillian Bugbee
Milo Robinette
Miss Viva Armour
Stirling Pomeroy
Badger
Harry Cleveland
Milo Robinett
Elva Armour
Bugbee
Clare
Orin Reynolds
Baptist Church
Wm. Randall
Emmet Sutton
Lorain
Chalmer Ickes
Saginaw
Gus Williams
Fred DeMalade
Geo. Upholder
Wiliams
Husky
Clyde Butters
Ben Brownell
Equinox Visit and Masquerade Controversy Report
Leo Oliver of Toledo visits relatives in Hinkville while a December masquerade at Geo Burch residence features overtly racist scenes and crude conduct including African American and immigrant characters. sleet slicked streets, a Turkish guest, and a pot luck supper for twenty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Oliver
Toledo
F. Hinkle
al. Purdy
Frank
Henry
Sharpe
Clare
Wm. Teale
Lansing
Orin Smith
Earl Town
Farwell
Geo. Burch
Where Walnuts Flourish in California and Beyond
The article notes that commercial success for Persian walnuts is currently found only in southern California. In western states, Persian walnuts flourish where black walnuts grow, and under favorable conditions on additional soils. Sandy loam, clay, and gravelly loams suit the tree if not too open.
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California
Germans Approve Dawes Peace Plan Early Election Returns
Early returns show moderate groups backing Chancellor Marx and the Dawes plan, with Socialists and Democrats gaining while Nationalists and Fascists suffer reversals. Turnout appears high, with a record share across districts, highlighting Socialist gains and the decline of Ludendorff’s antisemitic faction.
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Berlin
Marx
Dawes
Sosialista
Reichstag
Germany
Folks Party
Democrats
Socialist Party
Ludendorff
Jordan Wins Peace Plan Award in Augusta
Dr. David Starr Jordan chancellor emeritus of Stanford University receives a $25,000 prize from Raphael Herman for the best educational plan to maintain world peace. The plan urges the World Federation of Education for Peace to study arity issues via continuous education committees reporting to federation meetings and national education bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Raphael Herman
Washington, D. C
World Federation of Education
World Conference On Education
San Francisco
Jordan
World Federation
Educaion Association
Bandits Kidnap 48 Americans in Canton China
Forty eight Chinese teachers and students of Canton Christian College were seized last week. A launch robbery by six bandits overpowered the crew and, after landing, the captives were taken inland. Included among the kidnapped were Rev Father Dominisk former rector of St Michael s church Hoboken and Rev Father Matthias missionaries with nuns from Sisters of Charity formerly in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Canton Christian College
Beard
Father Dominisk
St. Michael’s Church
Hoboken
N J
Father Matthias
Sisters of Charity
Convent, N. J
Gene Stratton Porter Dies In Auto Crash
Gene Stratton Porter author and naturalist is killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles. Her chauffeur failed to avoid a westbound car two blocks from her home. Porter suffered a fatal skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Gene Stratton Porter
Sirest
Porter
Believe in Yourself to Build Confidence and Grit
A call to trust in one’s abilities to improve self image and pursue achievable tasks. Emphasizes that a realistic self view boosts confidence and motivates undertakings requiring perseverance.
Norse Links and Scottish Roots Surface in Historic Names
The article notes a historic traffic between Scotland and Scandinavia and explains the origin of Sutherland's name as the southland of Norway. It mentions Norwegians and a curious survival in place naming reflecting early cultural exchanges.
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Scotland
Scandinavia
Sutherland
Southland
Norway
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