Letters From Boys in Service
Letters from Lt Bobbie D Young and Arlo Barber recount family grief and wartime work in 1944. Bobbie consoles Grandma Kleinhardt after Grandpa's death and pledges to hasten the war's end. Arlo describes tearing down diesel engines at a Milwaukee based base and notes training, naval duties, and a tornado disaster back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda
General Motors
Hercules
Navy
Milwaukee
P.T
Guadalcanal
Pennsylvania
Love
Diesel
Arto
Pickering Family Hosts Detroit Guests Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Chet Pickering entertain their daughter and husband from Detroit. Mr and Mrs Weller Root and baby visit Mrs Root's mother Virginia Gordon and family. Chet Pickering and son in law visit Burt Douglas. Sid Chaffee calls from Harrison. Doris Budd and Mrs Chet Pickering are recovering from heat. Floyd Chaffee from Ypsilanti visits. Roy Holford and Mrs Simpson host Tem ple relatives. Harrison carnival enjoyed by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet. Pickering
Detroit
Weller Root
Mr. Lyndieburg
Owosso
HB. Budd
Floyd Chaffee
Ypsilanti
Roy Holford
Temple
Chris Simpson
Harrison
Sam Miuir
Frederick Scott
Billy
Sam Muir
Reed City
E. McCon
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ray McCon
Wayne Scott
Bobbie Oman
Jin Harrison
Bobbie
Cecil Bennett
Flint
Amby Sullivan
Geo. Scott
Vern Haines
Brand
Gleaner Hall
Estel Brooks
Estel
Roy Colosky
Jimmie
Hart Bauder
Midland
Perl Tryon
Camp Wolters
Texas
Warren Dues
James Brooks
Lansing
Robert Jones
Ludington
A. Brooks
Arthur Smith
Grace Saddler
Traverse City
Minnie Gilman
Forest Gilman
Clare
Hazel Scott
Saginaw
Little Jimmie Colosky
Grange Hall
Chas. B. Hahn
Brinton
Dwight Gilman
Bertha Irene
Wava Tryon
Pvt
Willard Gilman
Great Lakes
Weather and community notes from Eagle area update
Dry hot conditions persist with rain showers nearby. Local families visit Chelsea and Wayne for cousin meets and work shifts, while deaths of Albert Allen and John Rhodes prompt sympathy. School meeting elects officers including Glen Bay director and Russell Armentrout treasurer, Henry Kleiner re elected moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robi. Kleiner
Ruth Ann
Alton
David
Pfe
Donald Kleiner
Chelsea
Ernest Kleiners
Donald
Fort Miles
Del
Frances
Marilyn Davis
West Branch
Hale
Otto Kleiner
Chris Schoenhals
Houghton Heights
Phoebe Rosenberg
Kleiner
Albert Allen
Rhodes
John Rhodes
Esther Poet
Virginia
Lucille
Herb McDonald
Wayne
Walter Kleiner
Kelly Turner
Frank Barton
Pfc
Henry Kleiner
Robert Kleiner
Marjorie
Jennie Bates
Norman Hutchinson
James Bates
Norman
Orville Bates
Lyle
Joann
Glen Bay
Russell Armentrout
Rev and Mrs Honderich Return From Visit
Rev. and Mrs. Honderich came back home on Thursday evening after their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Honderich
Five Important Days Theme at Central Church Sermon
The pastor praised strong Friday prayer meeting attendance and a Bible study led by Norman Hutchinson. Sunday sermon, "Five important days in our lives" covered Birth, Conversion, Death, Resurrection, and Judgment Day. Rev Honderich visited Arthur homes Monday and Glen Bay for cake and ice cream. Mrs Rijett welcomed a new baby daughter Sunday morning. Thought for the day cautions against evil of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal
Norman Hutchinson
Honderich
Chas. Ott
Arthur
Glen Bay
Frank Rijett
Social notes and guests fill Vernon area homes
A long list of visitors and hospitality marks a Vernon area week as relatives and friends from St Johns Pontiac Ferndale Los Angeles Clinton Ann Arbor Denver Long Island Lansing Flint and Mt Pleasant gather for dinners, suppers, weddings and auctions while Jimmie Colosky funeral and family travels wrap the extended community’s social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Pervis
St. Johns
Amelia Gardner
Cynthia Emery
Clifford Powlison
Lake
Margaret Briggs
C. L. Bonham
Pontiac
Etta Howard
John Schultz
Thomas Bolen
Lyle Robinson
Sherron
Midland
Bellville
Temple
Edward Underwood
Mary Brodie
Los Angeles
Calif
Joe Cour
Will Monehan
Ferndale
Paul Downs
Mee Mechen
West Virginia
Mt. Pleasant
Edith Hopper
Long Island
Manuel Riggles
McKay Farm
Lila LaGrow
Lansing
Flatter
Kenneth Stambaugh
LaGrow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ernest Kleinhardt, Sr
Bobbie D. Young
Grandma
Grandpa
Mom
Kleinhardt
B. D. Young
Harold
N.E
Atlanta
Georgia
Avery Barber
Grant Township
Arlo
Dad
Temple Standard Service
Mcewan ST
Wheaton Ave
Clare, Michigan
Mom and Pop
Zic
George
Standard Oil
Yare
Byahdaro Ott Company
Greenwood Center
Vernon City
Clare Sentinel
Lake News
Hlizabeth McCon
Lake School
Clarence Dues
Theatre
Houghton Lake
Margaret Sullivan and
Sothern
Kay Kyser
Marilyn Maxwell
Once Upon A Time
Cary Grant
Janet Blair
Ann Sheridan
Dennis Morgan
United
Anderson’s Drug Store
Rexall
Rexall Drug Store
Pero
Mdigestion
Rexath
BISMA
Rex
CohaYs White
Elkay
Exale
Michigan Public Service Commission
Michigan Bell
Ompany
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