Limpy and Adele Blow Up a Political Vehicle
The scene erupts as Limpy Rutherford defends Uncle Laney amid a fevered campaign stop. Adele reveals herself amid a gasping crowd, demanding the door to the sound truck be opened while Len Hardesty confronts police sirens and an advancing mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford
Slopshire
Laney
Len Hardesty
Tve
Senate
Uncle Lancy
McNary
Vandenberg
Lancy
Wilkie
Helen
Limpy
Uncle Laney
Lancy. He—he’s A —Swell—Guy.” Tears Began Welling To Limpy
Adele
Iowa
Brother Wilkie
Len
Sound Track Kidnapping Hits Campaign Rally
Aunt Olympia and the Senator race to rescue three girls and a sound track seized from under their noses during a Millsville rally. Baldy reports the theft as Republican scheming while Olympia fears a political catastrophe as the scene unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laney
Olympia
Wilkie
Ben
Brother Wilkie
Baldy
Pine Lodge Resident Visits and Local Social Roundup
LeRoy Burton of Pontiac stays a couple of weeks with sister Frances Hemstreet and will paint his father's houses. Ben Jesha family fished Kalkaska with reported good luck. George Johnson and son Leonard, with wife from Weidman, visited daughter Mrs. John Hegue. Burley Shaver of Dover visited Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hemstreet on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lodge
LeRoy Burton
Pontiac
Frances Hemstreet
Ben Jesha
Kalkaska
George Johnson
Leonard
Weidman
John Hegue
Burley Shaver
Dover
Gerald Hemstreet
Brush College Visitors and Church Social Notes
Mrs John Kuster and two Ohio nieces visited the J C Newman home last Wednesday. Hari Sanders brought daughter Helen to Detroit to resume duties at Grace Hospital School of Nursing after a three week vacation. Florin Town Farwell and Dorothy Vipond Kalkaska student nurses joined them. Glen Newman and daughter Joyce spent Sunday at the J C Newman home. Glen Lower was an afternoon caller. Donald Davis and son Myron of Skeets spent Sunday at Galen Coats. Clarence Austin and nephew Chas Austin of Pontiac visited Hart Sanders Sunday night. Ladies Aid meets July 11 with Mrs Bernard Fitzpatrick. Donad Leitner Betty Fleetwood of Pontiac visit Hart Sanders. Mrs Roller Kenneth and Maude were evening callers at Hart Sanders last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kuster
Ohio
J. C. Newman
Hari Sanders
Helen
Detroit
Grace Hospital School of Nursing
Florin Town
Farwell
Dorothy Vipond
Kalkaska
Glen Newman
Joyce
J.C. Newman
Glen Lower
Donald Davis
Myron
Skeets
Galen Coats
Clarence Austin
Chas, Austin
Pontiac
Harl Sander
Ladies Aid
Bernard Fitzpatrick
Donad Leitner
Betty Fleetwood
Hart Sanders
Rural life notes amid rain and gatherings
References to thriving strawberry crops thanks to rain. local residents including Mrs. Al Purdy recovering from illness with daughter Mrs. Willis Whitney nursing. Neighbors and visitors share meals, drives, and garden gifts. Community groups like the Helping Hand club, Ladies Aid, and Pomona Grange hold meetings with small to moderate turnouts and plans for upcoming events.
Local Families Gather For Visits And Grange Events
Mr and Mrs John Loar and family visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Virgil Newman. The Ladies Aid met at Grange Hall and the Pomona Grange held an open meeting with 38 attendees. A pie social at the town hall raised 18 50 from pies and mystery packages auction. Mr R S McBride left Friday afternoon as a delegate to the National Townsend Convention in St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Loar
Virgil Newman
Elmer Methner
Wise
Cora Wilson
Wm. Bowen
Beaverton
Charles Russell
St. Elgin
Ontario
Lloyd Kelly
Bowen
Hunt
Flint
Rulapaugh
Roger
Ladies Aid
Grange
Pomona Grange
Town Hall
R. S. McBride
St. Louis
Missouri
Local notes span visits and home wiring in town
Howard Cotton drilled a well on the Schultz place while Miss Catherine Butters of Au Gres visited old friends. Mr and Mrs Bruce Williams and family spent the weekend at Houghton Lake with their son Harland joining from Cass City where Frei Turbush wired the Stanley Schunk home for electricity this week. Mrs Ed Herrick called Tuesday at Mrs H Wilson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cotton
Schultz Place
Catherine Butters
Au Gres
Bruce Williams
Harland ‘Williams
Nova
Lots May
Houghton, Lake
Harland
Cass City
Frei Turbush Ig
Stanley Schunk
Ed. Herrick
H. Wilson
Franklin area social notes and fishing season update
Franklin residents visit friends and neighbors including Mr and Mrs Hugh Brand and infant Dorothy. Alvard Brand and Ott Sharp repair a Fox farm house. Fishing at Arnold Lake yields few bass but pan fish are plentiful. Betty Goy Helming stays with Ruth Riske. Clare Hicklin and Don Woodry deliver a motor to West Charette for a new saw mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Hugh Brand
Dorothy
Alvard Brand
Bunard Intzi
Harvey Blosser
Wayne Riske
Ellsworth Miller
Andy Helmings
Ott Sharp
Fox Farm
Sharp
A. J. Helming
Arnold Lake
Frank Riske
Rolla Intzi
Homer Bates
Betty Goy Helming
Ruth Riske
Clare Hicklin
Don Woodry
West Charette
Charette
Weekend Visitors Travel Among Flyers and Families
Southeast Sheridan notes list of Sunday and weekend visits among Webb Barber Hartley Sowle Knapp and Parrish families from Flint Clare Port Huron and near Clare. Extended stays occur with Laverne Barber family while others visit relatives including the Cottons Barton Paxton and Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Webb
Virgil
Flint
Laverne Barber
Laverne
Roy Schaar
Jesse Hartley
Clayton Barber
Near
Clare
Hartleys
Laverne Barbers
Local families socialize across Clare and Harrison
Mrs L J of Clare is mentioned with her son and other relatives. Sagi naw shoppers and visits by the Cotton, Slayter, Eberhardt, Livingston, Mavis, Herrick, and Allen families occur across Clare Harrison Gladwin Dover Arthur Center and Nina Rose. A weekend picnic at the Harrison park and a midweek supper with Karl Mavis are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J
Clare
Howard Cotton
Clarenée
Saginaw
Louis Slayter
Gladwin
Martin Eberhardt
Hattie Livingston
Roy Allen
Connie
Genevieve Smith
Harrison
Karl Mavis
Mike Vesnefski
Charles Ciliax
Verne Mickle
Johnnie
Dover
Sally Jane
Nina Rose
Ed. Herrick
Bernice
Brown Corners Church Notes on Attendance and Peace Program
Mrs Glen Lower spent Monday and Tuesday in St Louis. Rev Clapp couple welcomed at Sunday school. Attendance rose above fifty with helpers. W M A meets at the church Wednesday afternoon July 10. Mrs Nettie and Lula Birdsall lead the program on the theme Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Lower
St. Louis
Clapp
Nettie
Lula Birdsall
Pleasant Valley Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter of Sheridan and the Spink home. Callers stopped by the Presley family and the Erwin home in Clare. Burden Bay and Chicago visitors joined a weekend gathering with local residents. Wedding bells rang Saturday afternoon in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carpenter
Southeast
Sheridan
Owen Spink
John Presley
Betty
Orville Bates
Leonard Erwin
Clare
Jay Clure
Ruby Thompson
Hattie Engler
Maytie Buny
Alfred Bay
Chicago
Burton Bay
Aston David
Flint
Otto Kleiner
Rosenburger
Henry Kleiner
Charles Gerber
Clare Sentinel
Local Family News Highlights from Saginaw Area
Lowell Shull and Miss Blain Shull of Saginaw visited their sister with Mr and Mrs George Bates and family. Grandparents Walter Dellar welcomed a grandson born to Byron Geller of Detroit. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Robert Dickson. A shower honored the newlyweds at Floyd Black’s home. George Bates and daughters visited Bay City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Shull
Blain Shull
Saginaw
George Bates
Walter Dellar
Byron Geller
Detroit
Robert Dixon
Bernice Black
Arlene Lower
Onalee van Blarecon
Alma
Jennie Bates
Lawrence
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Bobbr. Merrill Co
Millsville
Trentfare
Ben Baldy
Aunt Olympia
Wheelan
Hal
Myralen
Sip
Smep
Brush College
al. Purdy
Willis Whitney
George Belcher
Surrey
Geo. Burch
Everette Allen
Carl Bauer
Scott Allen
Clayton Montney
Dale Montney
Hatton
F. Hinkle
Thurston Allen
Elnora Border
Rosebush
Phyllis Border
Glen Woods
Melvin
Seymore Border
Clyde Moline
Wolverine Boy’s
Hast Lansing
Clarence Armentrout
Frank Snear
H. Warner Grove
Vernon Bennett
L. Rulapaugh
4&E. Raymond
C. Harvey
Elm Grove
Pleasant Valley
Ergolyte Welder Manufacturing Company
N. Lawrence Street
Philadelphia
Budd Lake Inn
Harrison, Michigan
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