Temple Visitors and Local Social Calls Round Muskegon Area
Miss Sheila Hadley visits her aunt and uncle in Muskegon along with several other residents from Mt Pleasant Saginaw and Long Lake making calls on relatives. The list includes Mr and Mrs Dutch Werts Mr and Mrs Pleas Ant shoppers and the Holford Wright Grinnell families with multiple Sunday visits and Saturday outings.
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Sheila Hadley
Paul Hadley
Muskegon
Dutch "Werts
Lake Station
Ben Long
St. Louis
Earl Haskins
Midland
Dutch Werts
Pleasant
Tony Slocum
South Bend
Ind
Minnie Henry
Long Lake
Jesse Stanley
Anna Mae
Houghton Lake
Ben Henry
Theron Koun
Bobby
Jean
Baron Kohn
Saginaw
Roy Holford
Chet Holford
Don Grinnell
Lansing
Frank Wright
Social calls cross town in Marion visits
Mrs. Edith Lane Simpson planned calls with Mrs. Dorothy Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holford on Thursday. Mrs. Earl Hasking and Mrs. Chet Holford attended engagements in Marion on Tuesday.
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Edith Lane Simpson
Dorothy Simpson
Roy Holford
Earl Hasking
Chet Holford
Marion
Greenwood Center Social Notes Reflect Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Lew Light and Virginia Gordon hosted visitors including Bert Douglas and family. Elgin Budd entertained guests, Ed Gordon from Mr Pleasant spent Sunday night at Virginia Gordons. A large Sunday School crowd gathered and Lansing visitors James N Gordon joined Virginia Gordons weekend. The Tippers went to Beulah for cherry picking and Bert Douglas visited his parents in Temple Saturday night.
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Lew Light
Virginia Gordon
Bert Douglas
Elgin Budd
Ed. Gordon
Pleasant
Virginia Gordon’s
Chas
Graham
Chuck
James N. Gordon
Lansing
Carl Tippers
Beulah
Tom Grawford
Temple
Widen Window with Draperies to Frame Wall Illusion
The guide recommends broadening a narrow window by covering only the wall with draperies. Pleated curtains on one long rod create a unified, impressive look that emphasizes the wall texture rather than the window itself.
Europe Escapes Major Epidemic After Wartime Struggle
UNRRA officials report Europe is near the end of the worst epidemic threat with no major outbreak likely in the coming months. Smallpox remains limited to Italy, plague rare, typhus controlled by DDT in German zones, while diphtheria, typhoid, and tuberculosis show varied declines or persistent concerns across nations.
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London
UNRRA
Europe
Associated Press
Britain
George Stuart
Mnrras Health Division
Croatia
Romania
Italy
Mediterranean
Jaffa
Haifa
Tel Aviv
British
United States
Germany
Russia
Sweden
Denmark
Poland
Norway
Greece
St. Helena
Yugoslavia
Postwar car built from 16 parts attracts Newton crowd
Edward C. Hammond, a retired lumber merchant, drives his homemade single seater postwar car through Newton Massachusetts. He assembled the vehicle from 16 automobiles a trailer a tractor and two mowing machines calling it a “weep.” The craft drew awe from onlookers in the Boston suburb.
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Newton
Mass
Edward C. Hammond
Boston
Hammond
United States to base 500 personnel at Bermuda field
Maj. Gen. Laurence Kuter announced the Atlantic division units would base 500 air force personnel permanently at Kindley Field in Bermuda. The plan also targets 40 to 50 B-29 Superfortresses and two fighter squadrons, likely jet pioneer types, at the field.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Laurence
Kuter
Atlantic
GU. S. Army Air Transport Command
Air Force
Kindley Field
Bite
Fie
Schoolteacher Tackled for Red Light Ticket in Detroit
A Detroit schoolteacher was stopped for running a red light and cited to appear in traffic court. She asked for immediate disposal claiming classroom duties. The judge, in a dramatic reply, ordered her to sit and write 500 repetitions of the line for a stop sign.
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Detroit
Adam
Tough Customer Clarifies Shoe Squeak Request
A manager questions Jen kins about satisfying a difficult customer. Jenkins replies that the customer demands two squeaky shoes in the same key.
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Jenkins
All in the Walk Button Mixup With Laundry
A playful exchange highlights a laundry mix up where shorts are returned with different buttons sewn on them. The dialogue contrasts gratefulness for the mistake with the humorous frustration of misplaced items.
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Myron
Byron
North Pole prep sparks humorous classroom moment
A playful exchange shows a teacher surprised by a student’s winter gear as the Bright Scholar echoes the instruction to come prepared for polar study. The moment captures classroom humor around gear and readiness.
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North Pole
Family Affairs Burden Sparks Urgent Talk at Home
Brown hurries away to explain a matter to his wife, Smith, leaving Smith puzzled about the forthcoming explanation and Brown uncertain until he reaches home.
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Brown
Smith
Among Us Girls Lettie Betty Family Swimmers
Nettie recalls a tragedy as Bettys brother died in a dive on the west side.
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Lettie
Betty
Nettie
Victory Gardening Cora Plans For A 30 Fast Garden
Cora asks what to grow in a 30 by 30 foot garden while admitting fatigue from prior effort. The exchange hints at practical food crops and the challenge of planning after hard gardening experience.
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Cora
Seeking Information School Boy and Teacher Exchange
A boy asks how to know when he is naughty and the teacher answers that conscience will tell him. The boy questions if conscience will speak to the teacher as well.
Domestic Dispute Sparks Pet Themed Quip
A playful exchange features Nettie and Lettie debating why Betty and her husband clash. Nettie jokes about dogged determination while Lettie notes a catty disposition.
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Nettie
Betty
Lettie
Wipe that opinion off your face punchline gag
Comic caption style line depicts a drill sergeant scolding a rookie with a sharp quip about wiping a frowned expression from the face. The joke plays on military drill humor and the contrast between authority and newcomer.
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Cal
Hal
Music in the Air Beside the Busy Corner
Dialog style caption notes a witty exchange about a traffic cop who whistles while directing traffic, capturing a lighthearted street scene.
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Belle
Nell
Nature Study Jokes at Scout Dinner
A light moment from a Scout gathering where a boy asks what has four legs and a second boy asks what, with the reply This dinner table. The caption notes a humorous exchange during a den or troop meal.
No More Fishing Sergeant Rejection Banter
A playful exchange frames a marine pun about being rejected after a wave. The banter shifts to optimism that many fish remain in the sea for future opportunities.
Well Fixed Cora plays about a plumber lover
A light exchange reveals a man’s need for practical aid rather than glamorous connections. The dialogue centers on a boyfriend who would starve without his plumber occupation and a skeptical Cora clarifying the real career.
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Cora
Foot of the Class Teacher-Now Jimmy
A teacher asks a pupil for a sentence using the word sphere while the boy explains his father keeps a sphere that is cold.
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Jimmy
In the Army Now Corportional Humor Across a Unit
A light exchange shows a unit humorously coalesced around a Comedic Corporal whose gear and routines draw smiles. The sergeant notes a consistent joke about tastes in items prepared by the corporal.
CMGA Championship Draws Record Clare Field at Clare Club
The Central Michigan Golf Association Championship attracted a record field as 60 CMGA players from local towns started qualifying at Clare Country Club. Clare’s Callihan Manee and Cotter qualified for championship flight while Theunissen, a veteran, faced Tim Cotter in the opening match. Theunissen has reached the CMGA championship fifteen times, with two titles and two runner-ups.
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Central Michigan Golf Association
Clare Country Club
CMGA
Clare
Jerry Callihan
Jack Manee
Nim Cotter
Tim Cotter
Dr. Theuwnissen
Mt. Pleasant
Cotter
Theunissen
Tim
Bill
Bruce
Doc
Dental Technicians Scarce in U S Army
Allied headquarters reports dental laboratory technicians orthopedic mechanics and medical laboratory technicians listed as scarce. They are subject to six‑month retention after eligible for discharge. Washington lists medical and dental officers with adjusted service rating 60 points or 39 months or those over 45 for discharge.
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Tokyo
Allied Headquarters
Washington
Egg Protein Then: Top Class Food For Body Repair
Eggs provide protein on par with meat and milk for tissue maintenance iron for red blood cells phosphorus and minerals plus vitamins A D and eight vitamins including thiamine riboflavin and niacin these nutrients support overall health and growth
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Rhode
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Greenwood Center
OPA
Milk Distributors
MT. Pleasant and
Bermuda Field
W. Hautel
Portland
Leon McNeill
Kenneth
Alma
Leo Hampton
Bob
Dr. Theunissen
M. Gallagher
Bill Theunissen
Dave Ward
Pres. Ed. Johnston
Clyde Harris
Jesse Hampton
Floyd Rosier
Clare Club
U.S. Army
OAL Guarantedd
Ee Diamond
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IRIE
Hallmark
Anderson’s Drug Store
Rexall
Jesus
Church OF God
Norcross
H. M. Everts
Dunlop
Fifth St. Clare
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