Vernon Hill A 9%b boy joins Smiths by Monday morning
Vernon Hill a 9%b boy came Monday morning January 25 to live with Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Smith. He will answer to Christopher Duane. Mother and baby thrive under the care of the maternal grandmother Mrs. I. L. Bergey. Various relatives from Flint Clare Pontiac Coleman and Vernon visit and attend events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Smith
Christopher Duane
Babe
I. L. Bergey
Carl Slocum
Saginaw
Orison Huntley
David Funnell
Jim Sherman
Seymour Border
Vernon Funnell
Farwell
Margaret Border
Esther Marshall
Vernon
Irwin Border
Lewis
Coleman
Dave, Bolen
Melvin Brasington
Arthur Brown
Flint
Susan Walker
Jacob ‘Walker
Claud McQuarry
Bronson Lme
Effie Stanford
Clare
Marjorie
Wil Nowlen
Meth Brown
Clyde Brown
George Bryant
C. J. Ragatz
Pontiac
Ernest Stevens
Arnold Bidwell
Edward Mussell
Lee Reynolds
Harold Athey
Arthur
Warren Heiser
Grange News and Local Health Gossip Weekly
Beech schoolhouse Grange meeting invites all Grangers to attend and seek new members. Local residents, including Wilton Laverty and families, face flu mumps and chickenpox while others travel to Texas for the winter. February plans include an old fashioned party at Boeck schoolhouse with many invited.
Be Prizes Given at Affordable Fun Event
Community invites all to join a cheerful gathering offering prizes and affordable activities for everyone. Enjoyable games, shared snacks, and a friendly atmosphere encourage participation across ages.
Garfield Grange social notes and local events
A Thursday gathering at Garfield Grange hall featured a chicken dinner served by the ladies. Men hauled wood while women tied a quilt for disposal later. Ida Clark of Toledo sent a quilt block and a letter, and Sister Eva Clark attended for the first time this winter. The group noted the President's birthday ball in Clare and thanked ticket buyers helping fight infantile paralysis. Mrs. B Tryon injured herself on ice and is in Mt Pleasant hospital. Next meeting set for February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
Eva Clark
Ida Clark
Toledo
Grange
Clare
Family Visits Mix With Local Social Calls
Mr and Mrs Ogear Maxwell spoke with niece Mrs Howard Seabolt and her son Ronald Hughes on Friday. Mr and Mrs Geo Ramey visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Ramey on Sunday. Clarence Ramey family joined Clarence Ramey and Harold Kile for Vernon Hill dinner. Oscar Maxwell and son Frank joined sisters Ames Yeomans and Lee Yeomans in Midland for Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogear “Maxwell
Howard ‘Seabolt
Ronald Bhugene
Geo. Ramey
Clarence Ramey
Harold Kile
Vernon Hill
Myr
Oscar Maxwell
Frank
Ames Yeomans
Lee Yeomans
Midland
Weekend visitors fill Greenwood Center with local guests
Greenwood Center hosted visits from Otisville and Detroit families including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sullivan and family and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Stuckman. Detroit visitors Mrs. Jerry Tesins and daughter Barbara call on relatives, while Elvin Budd and family spent Sunday with John Woods in Frost. Lewis Light stayed with her parents near Auburn while Donald Van Valkenburg helped Dan Holcomb with woodwork last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.H. Stuckman
Jack Sullivan
Otisville
Percy Stuckman
Detroit
Jerry Tesins
Mildred Robins
Barbara
Elvin Budd
John Woods
Frost
Lewis Light
Auburn
Donald ‘van Valkenburg
Dan Holcomb
Ice on roads worsens as winter lingers in Mann Siding
Local notes report deteriorating road conditions with icy surfaces in Mann Siding. Community activities include Hol Moder and Leo Heintz aiding Harrison Elevator Co. with ice for next summer and a Farmers Union meeting for members only. Visitors include Lester Allen and family at Wm. Hileman’s home. James Sweet from Belding helped with cattle dehorning. Pfannes returned to work in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hol. Moder
Leo Heintz
Harrison Elevator Co
Lester Allen
Weekend Visitation Notes From Dover Area
Rex Hudson of Owosso visited his grandmother Mrs. Chas Grover and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Walters hosted guests at the Tred Walters home. Mandie and John Phillips and John Rillet of Flint visited the Haines and Merrill homes. The Bauers spent Sunday with Sam McClain in Hamilton. Josephine joined for a few days. Walters couple were in a minor car collision with no serious injuries. Lyle Allen works at Up ton Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Hudson
Owosso
Chas. Grover
Clark Walters
Tred Walters
Mandie Phillips
John Phillips
John Rillet
Flint
Robert Haines
Leo Merrill
Lansing
Everette Allen
Carl Bauer
Sam McClain
Hamilton
Josephine
Robert Walters
Lyle Allen
Upton Grocery Store
Brown School Notes On Calls And Snowy Fun
Mrs Chas Kleinhardt of the Brown called Thursday on Mrs Hverette Allan and Mrs Henry Mickle. The 6th 7th and 8th grades wrote on the midwinter test last week We are very glad to see Novales and Tommy Mickle back to school after being sick for several weeks. Some Brown school pupils visited our school Monday afternoon. All the children are enjoying the ice for skating and sliding but all want lots of snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoue-News
Novales
Tommy Mickle
Brown School
Visitation Highlights in Winterfield and Marion Gatherings
Winterfield residents Mr and Mrs Andrew Berkompas and Mr and Mrs Melvin Berkompas and families visited their daughter and sister Mrs Harvey Bailey and family of Lansing from Friday to Sunday. Mrs Maggie Hale of Marion visited her sister Mrs O J Dells over the weekend. Miss Dorothy Cutler returned home from Flint Saturday. Mr and Mrs Clinton Foster and family of Marion called on their parents Mr and Mrs J Dells Sunday. Helen Vanderwoude was a Sunday supper guest at the Frank Davis home. Mr and Mrs Frank Davis and daughters and Miss Helena Vanderwoude called at the Clinton Foster home in Marion Saturday. Mr and Mrs Neil Nevins of Marion visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Coleman Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shurr
Pontiac
Melvin Brasington
Carrie Perverse
Ernest Green
Clare
Brown Corners
Mabel Hartman
James Gerren
Cynthia Hmer
Wade Cradit
Kleman Ranch
Mt. Pleasant
Gilbert Howard
Marshall Bonham
Colonville
Andrew Berkompas
Melvin Berkompas
Harvey Bailey
Lansing
Maggie Hale
Marion
J. Dells
Dorothy Cutler
Flint
Clinton Foster
Helen& Vanderwoude
Frank Davis
Helena Vanderwoude
Neil Nevins
Clarence Coleman
Fire Tower families gather for weekend notices and updates
Community notes report visitors and illnesses including the Reeses and Schofields hosting. Perry and Gilmore families share time with relatives. A hospital visit for Barbara Tryon follows a fall. a new baby boy arrives to Mr and Mrs Howard Seacolk. Social events and meetings led by Mina Van Buskirk and Lucille Brasington are planned with pot luck meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Reese
Elmer Schofield
Virginia
Jean Rogers
H. A. Perry
Gilmore
Guy Perry
Pearl Tryon
Mt. Pleasant
Barbara Tryon
Glen Powell
Cadillac
John Stanton
Howard Seaocl
Mina van Buskirk
Judd ‘Brasington
Alfred Frizzell
California
Harley Bentley
Claude Wheaton
Hight Point
Morey Mills
Flint
John Halstead
Lucille Brasington
A. Walters
B. Vayette
Davis and neighbors share visits amid illness in Colonville
Sunday visits planned as Dale and Ruby Davis host and receive guests. A Monday fire at Ruby Thompson’s home caused limited damage after quick discovery. The community notes flu illness spread with several sick listed among locals including Liechti and Hierholzer families. Arthur Phillips and Emerson Hampton visit Lansing for Farmers Week events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Davis
Madge Davis
Ruby Thompson
Arthur Phillips
Emerson Hamton
Mrs
Floyd Garver
Lansing
Farmers Week
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of América
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
William Dickerson
the Woods Hospital
Fred Irwin
Ralph Irwin
Tom Bolen
Gilmore Grange
Beech School
Querions
Wilton Laverty
Thierty
Dale Laverty
Glenn Beach
Gabe van Buskirk
Texas
C. L. Brasington
Geo. Shilling
Frank Thrush
Ruth Perry
Lloyd McGuire
Lester Thrush
Tom Cook
Thrush
Roy
Leon
Wilbur
Billie Ingraham
Hay Billy
Wen
Dora Diamatt
Graham
Harold Warner
Qilmore Grange
Boeck
Liveryone
Thera
Garfield Grange
Clare Sentinel
Andersonville
Greenwood Center
Dover News
Chas, Kleinhardt of
the Brown
Hverette, Allen
Henry Mickle
Winterfield
Florence
Castle
Clare Hardware & Furniture Co
Jay Clute
Chas Strouse
Blanche
Willis
Indiana
George Strouse
Ray Strouse
Reuben Rutter
Chas
Quick
Loomis
Sam Liechti
Lloyd
Consumers Power CO
Martin’s Grocery
Martin & Upton
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