Homefront Struggle in Bronx Lights Refused Hospital Aid
Lynn Morrow tended her ailing partner Rene in a Bronx trailer camp while he fought influenza. She exhausted funds and borrowed help as a city hospital refused admission. At Mr. Mortimer’s office, he offers a $200 check and potential work, while she awaits more funds to cover medicine and rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Brown
Bronx
Rene
Lynn
Pye
Mr. Mortimer
Mr. Arthur
Florida
Austin
Palm Beach
Thirty-fourth Street
Empire State Building
Miss Morrow
Lynn Receives Help After Florida Trip
Lynn refuses a large refund and Mortimer offers aid with a possible job. He provides a contact and urges her to visit the address tomorrow while noting her need to press clothes and address an ankle injury after a minor automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mr. Mortimer
Riches Come to Lynn After Secret Help and a Car Ride
Lynn receives $200 from Mortimer with secret stipulations after a tense interview. She escapes by car with a secretary, fearing exposure of the arrangement and the donor. Back home, Rene and Lynn celebrate the turn of fortune, the homestead saved and a job promised.
Rural Visitors and Local Moves Highlight Weekend
Rural visitors joined the Leash family as Earl Anderson and family from Flint and Arnold Loucks from Lansing visited. Frank and Mrs. Grant moved to Midland. Dorothy Jourdain underwent an operation in Alma. Bob Schaif of Flint visits his grandfather Eugene Jourdain. Thelma Loucks and children stayed with her parents William and Thelma Leosh. Charles Forniander traveled to Shepherd for business on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam
Earl Anderson
Flint
Arnold Loucks
Lansing
Frank Grant
Midland
Dorothy Jourdain
Alma
Bob Schaif
Eugene Jourdain
George Shayler
Lyan L. Leosh
Thelma Loucks
William Leosh
Charles Forniander
Shepherd
Local Guests And Visits From Across Michigan And Beyond
Mille Schumway of Detroit visited with sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. F Littlefield. Mrs. Horton of Farwell and Mrs. Burston of Mt. Pleasant called on Mrs. F. Several others visited or spent time with families including Mrs. Mills with Mrs. May Carpenter. Families from White Cloud Manhattan Kansas Mio Maumee Corunna and Ft Wayne were mentioned among weekend and weekday visits. Lewis Schmidt worked for ill Arthur DeGear. Frisbey visited his son John in Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Cline
W. Murdoch
Manhattan
Kansas
J. Murdoch
Jess Frick
Margie
Mio
Anna Ambrosier
Murdoch
L. J. Skinner
Maumee
Ohio
E. Cooley
Corunna
F. Littlefield
Layle
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
F. Layle
St. Clair
Albert Sherman
Baby
Detroit
Clearlake
Lewis Schmidt
Arthur DeGear
Mrs. L. Frisbey
John
Harrison
Local Visitors Share Weekends Across Towns
West Grant residents and families from Greenwood town ship Hinkleville Bay City Mr Pleasant Freeland and Freeland join relatives for weekend visits including Blanch Smalley Daisy Tiedeman Seeley Johnson Harlan Walters Nelson Tiedeman and Agile families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Ben Agile
Clara Stockton
Arnold Richmond
Freeland
Morris Dora
Katy
Bay City
Spicer family reunion gathers relatives at Athey farm
The Spicer family reunion was held in a grove by the Tobacco river on the Athey farm. Attendees from near and far included Pvt. Paul Athey of Ft. Knox Kentucky, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garver, Fern Athey, Harold Athey of Ypsilanti, and others from Afton Michigan and Pontiac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spicer
Little Grove
Tobacco River
Athey Farm
Pvt
Paul Athey
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
Charles Garver
Fern Athey
Harold Athey
Ypsilanti
Lee Reynolds
Afton
Michigan
Floren Orvis
Pontiac
Maude Barber
Kenneth Roller
Anna Funke
Sheeman
Athey
Haley
Roller
John Brubaker
B. Wood
Jack
Jean
Jack Wood
Ft. Wayne
Steve Hubel
Fred Athey
Elm Grove Church News and Local Recaps
Sunday 8:00 p m preaching services and Thursday 8:00 p m midweek prayer. Sympathy to Langin and Haring families. Mrs Bessie Bradley helping daughter and granddaughter in Clare. Ruth and Arthur visit Vernon Bennett in Detroit. Wilson Rinehart trip to Toledo and Ohio, visits his mother in Gladwin. Mary Kienrath departs Tuesday toward South America via Pennsylvania. Youth Rally at Brown Church enjoyed by many from the area. Marion Hildebrandt visiting relatives in Arthur. Local farms busy with threshing and wheat harvest. Charles Davis family visits Mt. Pleasant. John Randall at Zimmerman home. Mrs Harry Gregg Sr improving after illness. Kaul reunion at Frankenmuth. Buckners and Rillette guests with Gilcher family. Herricks entertain Bob Herrick from Saginaw. Ray Herrick visits from Spring Lake. A steady flow of neighbors visit various local families Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langin
George Haring
Bessie Bradley
Arthur Ulrich
Clare
Ruth
Arthur
Vernon Bennett
Detroit
Wilson Rinehart
Toledo
Ohio
Gladwin
Mary Kienrath
Pennsylvania
South America
God Speed
Mary
Brown Church
Marion Hildebrandt
Rudolph
Betty
Lynn Bedell
Herbert
Dimondale
C. J. Wilson
Harvey Wilson
Charles Davis
Ralph Langworthy
Mt. Pleasant
John Randall
Paul
Fred Zimmerman
Harry Gregg
Harry Kaul
John
Russell Gregg
Baby
Frankenmuth
Saginaw
Roy Buckner
Mint
Erma. Rillette
Coleman
John Sullinger
George Gilcher
Ed Herrick
Bob
Ray Herrick
Spring Lake
Visitors from Maple Rapids Tour in Michigan Floral Display
Miss Ivalee Freed of Maple Rapids and Mrs A P McDonald hosted Anna Belle Schunk and others to visit friends. Many locals viewed Harvey Wilsons hollyhock bed boasting 41 colorings from white to black, with single to double blooms, ten foot spikes, hummingbirds feeding, grown from three colors over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivalee Freed
Maple Rapids
Anna Belle Schunk
Stanley-Srimkeadled
A. P. McDonald
Harvey Wilson
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Protto
Aria
Mortimer
Mrs. Warren
Geornsworth
Jack Harding
Detroity
Joan
Richard
Harlan Walters
Melvin Lee
Joe Bauder
Seeley Johnson
Oise Derby
Ray Voige
Otter, Lake
Nelson Tiedeman
Henry Gruno
Town Hall
Herrick
West Grant
Arthur Center
Elm Grove
ELM Grove Church News
Ross
Gladys Tran
Sebena
Ionia County
Michigan Mutual of Hastings
Michigan Mutual
Harrison Dodds
Guy E. Crook
M. E. Cota
Hastings
Hastings Company
Beaverton
Clare and Beaverton Road
Guernsey
Jersey
Durham
Dra
ELM Grove Ladies Aid
Citizens State Bank of
Lydia Henry
Newman
V. C. Doane
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