Christmas Gatherings and Local News in Ann Arbor Area
A crowded report covers Christmas Day events and weekend visits around Ann Arbor and nearby towns. Families, holidays, and church news note gatherings at Saint Church, school programs, and numerous locals visiting relatives in Detroit, Flint, Lansing, and Royal Oak.
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Homer Stinchcomts
Tra Rodgers
Margaret
Christine Stratton
Steven’s McLaughlin
Marion Lucille
Clayton Honeywell
Harold
Herbert
John. Honeywell
Honeywell
St. Louis
Mildred
Lillian Hatch
Lester
Hight Point Lake School
Orvil Hunt
Harry Baker
Detroit
Stykes
Harry
Somme
T. A. Fuller
Mr. Hill
Highland Park
W. C. Fuller
Frank Babcock
A. Powell
Thig Place
Warren Davison
Lynn Davison
Lansing
Cecil Davison
Flint
Clarence Davison
Thei
Geo. Davison
Santa Claus
Church of God Seeks Warm Welcome and Weekly Schedule
Mrs Henry House pastor leads Sunday School at 10:00 and preaching at 11:00. Junior young people meet at 6:30 PM, a 7:30 evening service follows, with a Tuesday prayer meeting at 7:00 PM.
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Saint Church
Harvey de Geer
Henry House
Methodist Church Welcomes Rev Edward Truman Smith Pastor
The Church notes Sunday School at 10:30 am and preaching at 11:30 am with the sermon Unshaken Pillars. A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 pm and praise for a successful Christmas program highlight the week. The piece ends with a reflective call to moral action and time.
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Edward Truman Smith
Community Notes Big Weekend Visits And Travel
Relief Corps meets Wednesday as many locals spend holidays visiting family. Eva Dell travels from Owosso, many residents from Clare, Mt. Pleasant, Detroit, and Lansing are home for Christmas and weekend trips. Frank Rawson plans to move to Oregon for winter. Maple Grove activities and local dinners are noted amid holiday gatherings.
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Bruce Pelch
Flint
Louis Gene
G. Badger
Lansing
Martha Fuller
Maggie Glass
Fred Borders
Gilmore
Lester Hatch
Johnson Lockwood
Detroit
Samuel McGoogan
Harrison
Marie McGoogan
Harry Tracy
Rosebush
Albert Miller
Cora Irwin
Mt. Pleasant
Walter Badger
Bert Badger
Ira Rodgers
Frank Rawson
Oregon
Wallace Graham
Vernon
Helen Bradly
Valena Bassett
Midland
Effie Ford
Clara Shackle
Glas
You E
Mrs. Stevens
Clare
John Barton
Sam Henry
Sadies McNeil
Carl
Frank Wolfer
Wm. Armstrong
Beulah
Chicago
Bertha Rowan
G. Laings
Frank White
Marion
James Davison
Maple Grove
Bertha Babcock
Prophecy Recited As End Times Hoax Recalls 1870 Martinburg Sleep
A Rutland reader forwards a 1485 prophecy poem claiming 1881 miss. The piece, “Mother Shipton's Prophecy 1485,” is reprinted as a historical curiosity, noting past misfires and dramatic predictions linked to Columbus and future wonders.
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Isabel F. Ross
Church St
Rutland
Martinsburg
Mother Shipton
America
Power From Refuse Defies London Waste Burners
London proposes modern destructors to burn rubbish for energy. Estimated output equals electricity worth 10 million dollars annually.
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London
Wrist watches in royal gifting through history
A historical note recalls a 1572 gift to Queen Elizabeth from the Earl of Leicester described as an armlet or bracelet of gold adorned with rubies and diamonds, ending with a clock. This highlights early forms of wearable timepieces bridging jewelry and timekeeping.
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Elizabeth
Market Prices Spoiled by Fragmentary OCR Note
Fragmentary OCR text from Tavhgon Market shows uncertain pricing data with phrases like abe per pound and incomplete quotes, obscuring clear market values and trader names.
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Tavhgon
Forestry and Taxation in Clare County Idle Lands
In Clare County about 150 000 acres remain delinquent on taxes, burdening taxpayers and reducing state valuation. The piece urges reforestation, cites Prof. Filbert Roth and Gov. Pinchot, and calls for public reporting from the Forestry department to spark action and demonstrate feasibility of forests as a crop.
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Clare County
Filbert Roth
Forestry Department
University of Michigan
Our
Conservation Commission
State Forestry Department
Europe
Gov. Pinchot
Col. Greeley
U. S. Forester
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Jd. L. Littlefield
Ludington Trade Bureau Ends Year Strong With Cash Balance
Ludington December 17 The Ludington Trade Bureau closed its third year with a cash balance and no salaried officers. Officers are elected semi annually or as new ones are chosen: President A Cuthertsons Vice President Markie Abrahamson Secretary A N Kinney Treasurer A David Gibbs. No standing committees exist and officers are not re elected, encouraging local talent to serve community affairs.
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Ludington
Grand Rapids Herald
Fragmentary Notice From Obscure Local Column
Readable fragments show a small community notice referencing a Jackson location and a remedy callout. The text lacks clear actions or dates but implies a public interest item needing confirmation. Further context would clarify the event and involved entities.
Free Methodist Church Service Schedule
Free Methodist Geo W Cappy pastor announces Sunday School at 1 30 p m and preaching at 2 20 p m Prayer meeting Thursday night at 7230
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Geo. W. Cappy
Morning Worship and Sunday School Services at Local Church
Rev. H. B. Johnson leads morning worship with a sermon at 10 15 a m followed by Sunday School at 11 15 a m Mrs Ada Hochstetler leads Christian Endeavor at 6 00 p m on Sunday evening.
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Ada Hochstetler
Christian Endeavor
Sabbath School and Prayer Meeting Schedule
Sabbath School every Saturday afternoon at 2 00 oclock. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening.
Church Invites All to Weekly Services at ICOF Hall
A notice says strangers are welcome and church meetings are now in the ICOF hall downstairs. Everyone is invited to Sunday School at 7, preaching at 10, Sunday evening at 11, and a prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30.
New Year Worship at Baptist Church Adress
Rev. A. P. McDonald leads morning worship at 10:00 with the sermon Come in thou blessed of the Lord New Year address. Bible School at 11:15 with Miss Mary Gilmore as superintendent. New officers to be elected. Doors open to all, and the church invites everyone to start 1927 by attending.
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Bible School
Mary Gilmore
Lutheran Worship Services and Meeting Notice
Pastor Leonhard C. Bernthal announces New Year German language service January 1 at 10:00 a.m. English service January 9 at 10:00 a.m. Annual congregational meeting January 9 at 2:00 p.m. Attendance urged. German services January 23 at 10:00 a.m. School Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. preceding services.
The Sacredness of Life Sermons At Clare Reys Higward Church
At 107 Hast th Street Clare Reys Higward Church invites worshipers to weekly services. Class meeting at 9 30 a m Preaching at 10 a m Sermon topic The Reaction of a great Experience Sunday School at 11 16 a m Epworth League 6 00 p m Preaching 7 00 p m Saturday accounts in sermon Sunday time 2 30 p m The New Year message urges worship and a joyful start to the year for all members.
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Hast
Th Street
Clare Reys
Higward T. Smith
The
Mason Ward Boody
Epworth League
Christ
Bottle Traveled 4000 Miles Across Ocean
A corked bottle cast into the Atlantic off Florida reached Treland beach 4000 miles away ten months later. It was found with a note inside reporting the voyage and the dates. The discovery highlights ocean currents carrying objects far from origin.
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Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Tréland
Crippen Award Case Goes To New Trial In Midland
Crippen awarded a $60 000 damage verdict after a change of venue for a bean picker dispute. The ten day trial before Judge George W Sample in Midland heard Crippen claim Chatterton and associates forced his Crippen Mfg Co into receivership and then moved the business to St Louis. Chatterton testified he invested $112 000 and that the firm failed in 1921. he later bought it at a forced sale and relocated it. A new trial will be sought. failure may lead to a Supreme Court appeal.
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Midland
George W. Sample
Ann Arbor
Crippen
Chatterton
Crippen Mfg. Co
Chatterton & Son
St. Louis
Value of a Good Home
A reflection on the comfort of a reliable home as a refuge when other options fail. The author notes that having a stable dwelling brings deep satisfaction and peace in difficult times.
Squirrels Build Nests In Tree Traps For Young
A Nature magazine passage explains gray squirrels construct summer homes in trees. They lay a twig foundation and line the nest with leaves and bark strips. An outer shingled roof and a small doorway are added, protecting the young until they can move about.
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Nature Alagazine
Christmas Club Signups At Citizens State Bank
It is not too late to join the Christmas Club at Citizens State Bank and at Jackson's Market with holiday savings options and price notices.
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Citizens State Bank
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Traina
Barnet
Church OF God
Methodist Episcopal Church
Relief Corps
Eva Dell
Owosso
Mr. Pleasant
Everett Irwin
Forestry and Taxation
Jackson
Pet Pound
Rte
Oladsijey
Cinee F
H. B. Johnson
Seventh Day Adventist
East 7Th Street
Teeter
A. P. McDonald
Lutheran
Leonhard C. Bernthal
McEwan
Herrick Services
Olate City Mills Ay
L. W. Jackson
GC. H. Reynolds
F. H. Dusenbury
Supreme Court
O. L. Smith
Victor Spike
Attorney General’s Office
Lfe
Jackson’s
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