Town and County News and Local Notices
Reading page items about train schedules and meetings. Community happenings include guild and club events, church notices, social gatherings, weddings, obituaries, and travel plans with several local residents and nearby cities referenced. Notable names include Mrs. D Kemp, Mrs Roy Feighner, Gordon McIntosh, W L McNeill, Geo Phelps, Fred D Loop, John Woodward, Rosella Waddington, Floyd Kelsey, Em ma Spink, Davys department store, and Prof Wivenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Kemp
Roy Feighner
Gordon McIntosh
Post Office
W. L. McNeill
Ann Arbor
Geo. Phelps
Lyons
Davys
Fred D. Loop
Thompson & Wilkinson
John Woodward
L Woodward
Detroit
Vogue
Marly
Adv
Ladies Aid
Williston
Rosella Waddington
Bancroft
Clare
Floyd Kelsey
Cadillac
F. M. Shumway
W. C. Artcliff
Emma Spink
Seed corn shortage forecast for Michigan and beyond
Professor J F Cox of Michigan State College warns of a severe seed corn shortage across northern states and the corn belt, likening it to 1917. Fall conditions and early freezes reduced germination, with many supplies failing tests. Hold older Michigan seed for future use if high germination is not possible. test all seed and secure dependable local or nearby sources. Ivan Terwilliger has taken over the Anderson lunch and pool room. The Lady Maccabees group in Clare and Isabella counties will meet January 22 at Mt. Pleasant L O T M hall with a pot luck dinner. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Sneary
Currie Farm
Floyd Green
Cadillac
Mr. Green
Mehin Green
Ernest Beale
Detroit
Dr. Koch Hospital
Forest Brewer
Paul White
Vernon
F. M. Shumway
Roy LaForge
Archie MacLeod
Marion
Clare Study Club
Burt Greer
Baptist Church
Clare Delphian Society
Graves
Louis Becker
Mark Forsythe
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Wim. Becker
Irene McDonald
Alma
Mt. Pleasant
Wivenson
Michigan
J. F. Cox
Michigan State College
Cox
Clare and Isabelle County Association of the Lady Maccabees
L. O. T. M. Hall
Clare Hay Grain and Bean Co Publisher Note
Community farming paper issue edited by Clyde Laur lists local agricultural topics and notices for Clare and surrounding farms. Readers are urged to engage with farm markets and cooperative services through the Clare Hay Grain and Bean Co publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare Hay, Grain & Bean Co
Clyde Laur
Bound to Be Dissatisfied in Rain Fable
A fragmented note mocks a man who grumbles about rain and waking at night to close the window. The terse lines imply a weather irritation and a character habit, hinting at a local saying or folk humor.
Fragmentary Reflection on Pleasure and Dreamlike Opium Views
The fragment reflects on reality versus the frivolous hurry of pleasure, likening worldly joys to romantic dreams induced by opium. The speaker, mentioning Lord Chex and Hallseats, questions the authenticity of past sensations and desires not to repeat the experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Chex
Cousinship Rules for First and Second Cousins
The text explains kinship terms: children of first cousins are second cousins. A and B are first cousins. their children are second cousins. A s children are first cousins once removed to B, and B s children are first cousins once removed to A.
Tasmanian Aborigines and 1876 Vanishing Race Event
Fragmentary notes describe a Tasmanian race near Hobart in 1876 with claims of extreme decline among the Tasmanians and a poorly preserved record held at a Hobart mill. The text degrades opinions on Aboriginal groups and mentions a surviving artifact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Meeting Notice from Jonb Q Look Lodge No 404
Regular meeting announced for Tuesday evening January 12. Members reminded to attend as Lodge business and plans for the season will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonb Q
State brief notes from Michigan news roundup
Coyotes near Rochester chased after sheep killings. hunters kill 65 pound coyote, mate still at large. Charlevoix grants widow's pension to Mrs Collins retroactive to June 9 1925. Plainwell high school senior Mildred Doster earns Girl Scout Golden Eaglet badge, Kalamazoo College president presenting. Port Huron reports ice on St Clair River south of St Clair, crossings warned due to risk. Atlas resident Arty Johnson repays debt after shooting self. motive cited as worry over family trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainwell
Mildred Doster
Allan Wooben
Kalamazoo College
Miss Doster
Michigan
Port Huron
St. Clair River
St. Clair
Roberts Landing
Marine City
Arty Johnson
Atlas, Mich
Alex. D. Gundry
Johson
Gundry
Johnson
School notes reveal new pupils and attendance trends
The record confirms new first and second graders joining classes including Elizabeth Gordinger and La Verne Bates. It notes December attendance is below earlier months, with the seventh grade at 97.2 on average and the fourth grade least tardy, listing many students who remained neither absent nor tardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Verne Bates
Health Land
Ruth
Kever
Clair Calkins
Why not have it
A promotional bank message invites immediate action to start self improvement and savings. It highlights opportunities in travel, home, farm, and business and presents the bank as a safe depository for saved dollars.
Eight Grade Names Listed in Local Class Roster
The eight grade roster lists Belva Bowler Burke Collins George Graves Francis Greer Byron Gallagher Thomas Horton William Kirkpatrick Glenwood Holmes Homer Irwin Virginie Koch Pauline Lewis Percy Louch Francis Palmer Dorothy Richmond Dale Wahl Phylis Wasson and Rose Woolston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belva Bowler
Burke Collins
George Graves
Francis Greer
Byron Gallagher
Thomas Horton
William Kirkpatrick
Glenwood Holmes
Homer Irwin
Virginie Koch
Pauline Lewis
Percy Louch
Francis Palmer
Dorothy Richmond
Dale Wahl
Phylis Wasson
Rose Woolston
West Bloomfield farm dispute in circuit court
In West Bloomfield township the liti gation centers on a 90 acre Pontiac farm once sold by Henry C. Beardsley to Detroit realtor R. M. Grindley in 1923 for 63000. Beardsley seeks to regain the property under a new agreement to buy back at the original price, while Grindley argues lack of timely notification. In Ann Arbor, University of Michigan trustees announced the discovery of Revolutionary War correspondence between General George Washington and General Nathane Greene. The collection includes Greene's entire papers and about 50 Washington letters to Greene. Subscription ad ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
West Bloomfield Township
Henry C. Beardsley
R. M. Grindley
Detroit
Grindley
Beardsley
Ann Arbor
George Washington
Nathaniel Greene
University of Michigan
William L. Clements
Bay City
American Historical Association
General Greene
Washington
Greene
New Year Shop Seeks Hidden Stock at Local Store
Customer notes surprise at items carried including thermometers sausage grinders dairy pails and a full Pyrex line. Clerk hints at many more goods such as vacuum bottles safety razors Coleman lamps grinders and sharpener blades available for viewing in store.
Eskimos over spank children remark cited
A writer quotes a Kansas City Star remark claiming Eskimos over spank children. The note suggests it would take most of a day to undress them to a four degree where a spanking would be noticed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
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Clare County Savings Bank
Clare, Michigan
Pery Marquette
Harrison
Ann Ari
Ivan Terwilliger
Anderson
Vol
Allien
Clare, Mich
Rochester
William Jersey
William Nettney
Elizabeth Gordinger
Ikwa
Helen Brown
Thomas Dwyer
Albert Field
Daniel Field
Fred Grewe
Neva Huntley
Ruby Huntley
Lawrence Jackson
Frida Leis
Neil Sowle
Roberta Stevens
Eva Walter
Jane Allwood
Olivier Anderson
Donald Capen
Gayle Goodenough
Frances Green
Doris Huntley
Neil Maxwell
Billie Richards
Glen Sanford
Maxine Sowle
Lewis Stephenson
Bertie Walters
James Wilson
Richard Kussman
Josephine Petchnik
Mary Achard
Ilo Bruckart
Donald Bryant
Betty Callihan
John Calkins
Bernie Cleveland
Ernie Cleveland
Horace Desormeau
Marion Dionise
Carlton Fall
Esther Hanes
Trula Hanes
Mary Heiser
Helen Marshall
Mae Naftzgar
Stanley Parish
Charles Callihan
Marjorie Fisher
Frank Walters
Floyd Walters
John Watson
Herbert Brown
Edward Bowler
Elizabeth Bruckart
Russell Capen
Lucy Bell Ford
Virginia May Friz
Clarence Grewe
Dick Groves
Vera Hendrie
Philip Hochstetler
Dorothy Irwin
Rose Marie Jackson
Lucy Loucks
Doris Naftzgar
Upton Tupper
Raymond Reid
John White
Bernard Ackerman
Verona Bowers
Sthelyn Brown
Robert Doherty
Elizabeth Feighner
Byron Gibbs
Dale Groves
June Hachmuth
Edith Loach
Maxine Mason
Margaret Morgan
Hazel Stottlemyer
Maxine Williams
Beatrice Wilson
Florence Callihan
Ethel Davis
Wellington Airey
Hanice Mary Bicknell
Nelda Callihan
Wilma Cleveland
Betty Doherty
Hilda Eberhart
Neal Hiden
Francis Goodenough
Erma Grosvenor
Vincent Heiser
Jay Hendrie
Floyd Thompson
Harold Williams
Doris Irwin
Waldo Fisher
Jean Anderson
Yvonne Barber
Marie Bruckart
Bosworth Chaftee
Mildred Cleveland
Bernice Cobleigh
Mildred Derby
Keith Detwiler
Virginia Dionise
Thelma Erter
Flossie Highten
Anna Leis
Chester Milam
Lloyd Montgomery
Esthella Ripenburg
Anna May Smalley
Louise Topps
Bertha Wilson
Harlan Walters
Irwing Brown
Iane Casner
Roland Comer
Esther Doherty
Margaret Doherty
Ethel ‘Gleason
Arthur Grosvenor
Annabelle Horton
Lydia’ Jerred
Mary ‘McKeever
Donald McKinnon
Jay Reed
Arthur Richard
Mildred Stirling
Ruth Schaaf
Clair Waiters
Thrift
State Bank
Bank
Clare How
Imp. Co
Mich
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