Fire Tower visits and local gatherings reported
The article notes Harley Bentley family visiting the fish hatcheries at Paris with a picnic. Detroit visitors Britt Austin and friends called in the area. Lansing Y M C A boys vacationing at Mystic Lake visited the Fire Tower. Leta Allman and three daughters with friends called at her family home. Gardner family from Romulus stayed with the Powells before a cottage vacation at Alanta. Muskegon Grant Rogers visited his brother Orley Rogers’ family. Yoder families from Pottsville and Lansing visited the Halsteads for a picnic at Shingle Lake. Egbert Fordyce is listed as ill and awaiting surgery.
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Harley Bentley
Paris
Brritt Austin
Detroit
Lansing Y
Romulus
R. J. Powell
Alanta
Grant Rogers
Muskegon
Orley Rogers
Fred Yoder
Pottsville
Howard Yoder
Lansing
John Halsteads
Shingle Lake
Roy Keefer
Ionia
Gilmore Center Church Services and Local Visits
Gilmore Center Church of Christ holds morning services with song, devotion, communion, and sermon titled The Mountain of the Lord's House. Bible School led by Alvin Wood. several local visitors and birthday celebrations noted. No evening service due to Rock Lake Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Penick
Judy Philips
Rock Lake
Gilmore Church of Christ
Gilmore
Picnic at Long Lake as Sabbath plans unfold
Community members plan a Sabbath school picnic at Long Lake. Several residents visit relatives and friends across nearby towns including Detroit and Harrison. Notes mention illness of Mrs. Leitner and multiple visits by Bates, Reynolds, Stone, and Langworthy among others.
West Freeman Residents Visit and Family Gatherings
West Freeman residents and relatives shared a weekend of visits and calls. Orville Lane and family spent Tuesday with his sister and others from Sears Heart and Ypsilanti while Elgin Hickok and Dick Hicks groups called on John and Myra Cook. Albert Gaffney and Iva Lewis visited the Gaffney home with family nearby. Herbert Middleton hosted his son and family from Harbor Springs, and Anna Gaffney attended Eldon Cope baby’s funeral.
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West Freeman
Orville Lane
Lansing
Elgin Hickok
Otis Hicks
Sears
Dick Hicks
Heart
Thomas Cook
Albert Gaffney
Ypsilanti
Iva Lewis
John Gaffney
Herbert Middleton
Louis Ingraham
Harbor Springs
Anna Gaffney
Eldon Cope
Local residents visit farms and attend gatherings
Brand Mrs. Clarence Brand and daughter Emily of Saginaw and son Bob of Rockford IL visited the Brand farm last week. Others include Ted Newman with summer flu, Ora Clark family at Harold Shaver home, Frances Gordon home from Dover, Chatterton family with Kay Jean at Bard, Ida Goodman and Virgil with a Lansing friend visiting Ted Newman’s family, Jim Gregg of Elm Grove calling at Glen Blystone home, Rhodes family injuried in auto accident en route to Clare, Henry Rhodes caregiver, Myers of Harrison and Guy Mitchner of Lansing visiting K A Turner, Ira Hatfield of Lansing visiting aunt E Blystone, Verne Hains at George Scott home in Lake, Reed and daughter Ethel visiting from Flint, C J Smith of Saginaw with Turner parents, Herb Pelton living in the Davis farm tenant house, Floren Pudway and Elsie Pudway of Colonville visiting Dessie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Clark
Harold Shaver
Su. Robinett
Pudway
Colonville
Frances Gordon
Dover
Ronald Chatterton
Kay Jean
Roberts
Bard
Ida Goodman
Virgil
Lansing
Ted Newman
Jim Gregg
Elm Grove
Glen Blystone
John Rhodes
George
William
Clare
Henry Rhodes
F. M. Myers
Harrison
Guy Mitchner
K. A
Reed
C. J. Smith
Saginaw
K. A. Turner
Herb Pelton
Charley Davis
Floren Pudway
Elsie Pudway
Dessie Davis
Kitchen Shower Ideas for a June Bride in Household News
Practical gifts for a new bride include small kitchen gadgets and a kitchen library. Recipes and a hand written recipe collection add personal touch, while homey menus feature noodle and tuna casserole, butter orange rolls, angel food cake, and French dressing.
Homemaking Booklets Offered for New Bride Gifts
Four practical homemaking booklets priced at five to ten cents each. Titles include Better Baking Easy Entertaining Feeding Father and Household Hints. Send ten cents per book to Eleanor Howe at 919 Indiana Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois with exact book selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Uniot
Local Gossip and Weekend Guests At Lake Town
Social notes mention Mrs Steve Watkins and sons visiting Big Rapids with Mr and Mrs Millard Scott. Weekend guests include Mary Girou Hol Girou Ed Girou and many Bay City visitors staying with local families. A humorous exchange reveals Mrs Simpson debating a marriage and pending finances amid a ledger dispute.
Skyscrapers Spark Air Clarity Debate Over Cities
A classroom exchange links New York skies to cleaner air and London's gloom. The teacher quizzes why metropolitan air differs with Minnie suggesting skyscrapers as a factor in clearing the air over New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Minnie
Lot He Knew Judge Court- When you married him you promised
Dialogue fragment shows Mrs. Feddup acknowledging a promise tied to a shared lot, hinting at a legal or domestic dispute with humor about trouble. The text captures a courtroom or domestic exchange tone without full context.
Comedy pay gap sparks cabinet ministers joke debate
A humorous exchange contrasts comic earnings with cabinet ministers pay. The speaker denounces high comedian salaries as shocking while another defends humor as valuable entertainment.
Sunday School Lesson Misused In Crime Confession
A defendant admits to stealing money and taking a pile of jewelry after claiming a Sunday school lesson taught that money alone does not bring happiness. The judge notes the motive and considers sentencing.
Long Winter Nights and Eskimo Language Phrase
A playful note links the Arctic’s long nights to a claimed Eskimo expression for love. It suggests a whimsical linguistic explanation and ends with a punchy aside about the cold season.
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Clair Coulter
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Dave
Jack Petes
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Mary Helen Bates
George Stone
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Clarence Brand
Emily
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