Bee and Davis confront debt and love in a crumbling home
Bee Ayreforth returns home with her husband and children to a house under strain. Davis seeks work, struggles with pride and threats from family ties as neighbors watch a fragile marriage. A crisis deepens with hunger, a suicide in the neighborhood, and tensions at the table before a voyage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee
Davis
Dark One
Bee Ayreforth
Jeb
Bob Glenelth
Glenelth
Agnes
Bob
Father
Jeret NY Cravath
Jeb Braddon
Dinner Guests Include Seabolts and Lamphere
For dinner Saturday at 6O Maxwell's were Mr and Mrs Howard Seabolt and children of Farwell and Miss SBurnice Lamphere of Kalkaska. Mr and Mrs Kidd are living in our neighborhood again. Mr Kidd hopes the change will improve his health as he has been very poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell’s
Howard Seabolt
Farwell
Sburnice Lamphere
Kalkaska
Kidd
Local greetings and visits around Hamilton Center
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Price spent the weekend in Flint with Lewis Churchill and Chas Bitler. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Robison and Russell of Haslett visited the Bitlers on Thursday. Russell stayed for a vacation. The Bitlers spent the week with friends near Kent City and Elroy Price returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Price
Flint
Lewis Churchill
Chas
Bitler
Grant
Newago
R. R. Robison
Gon. Russell
Haslett
Chas. Bitler
Russell
Kent City
Elroy Price
Cloyd Switzer
Allen Family Visit and Barn Timber Accident Report
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Allen of the Eagle visited the Wm. Hileman family Sunday. Ed Moder badly cut his leg last Friday while chewing a timber for his barn. A good turnout heard the debate with the Wood side winning and the Union also presenting a show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Allen
The
Eagle
Wm. Hileman
Ed. Moder
Union
Local Social Notes Mention Marriages and Visits
Miss Wanda Richardson and Richard Pfannes plan a June 26 wedding. George Pixley of Harrison visited family in town. Ed and Leo start a new barn. Our 8th graders plan a trip to Upper Michigan this week. Sunday school prepares a July children’s day program. Nick Pfannes runs a sawmill on Hid Model farm. Hickoks and Middletons share weekend visits. Arthur Hansen and sons attended Brooks church children’s day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Richardson
Richard Pfannes
George Pixley
Mear Harrison
John
Leo
Upper Michigan
Nick Pfannes
Hid
Wm. Hickok
Billy Lyons
Wallahalla
Elgin Hickok
Arthur Hansen and
Junior
Donnie
Brooks Church
Middleton
Mrs. Hickok
Community Notes From West Freeman House Calls
West Freeman residents share visiting days during the week with Mrs. Thos Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Heimbecker hosting. Naomi Hickok assists Mrs. Orval Martin while Mrs. John Gaffney takes neighborhood children to church practice for Sunday’s Day program. Doris Hickok attends a 4 H club landscaping meeting at Florence Martins. Thursday callers include Mrs. Harry Blodgett and Rev. Glen Ball visiting the Cook home. Helen Gaffney works for Mrs. Clarence Cook. Roy Collins and Perry Mayle of Grafton West Virginia visit the Hickok home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Heimbecker
Evelyn
Thos. Cook
Naomi Hickok
Orval Martin
John Gaffney
Doris Hickok
Florence Martin
Coke
T. Cook
Harry Blodgett
Ewart
Glen Ball
Helen Gaffney
Clarence Cook
Elton Darnell
Hickok
Roy Collins
Perry Mayle
Grafton
W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ken Remble
Arthur Linsdale
Lake Shore
Beatrice Gleneith
Florence
Rogna
Joyce Mereday
Gene
Joy
Bobby
Davy
Cravath
Sally
Beatrice Glenelth
Mr. Linsdale
Sandy Hook
Philip Linsdale
Chicago
Hmery
Canada
Tricia
Cash
Light One
Edwin Balmer
WND
Serece
Linadales
Tople
Tod
O'Loughlin
Yessir
Podner
Andersonville
Hamilton Center
Bigin Hickok
Herbert Middleton
Temple and
Clare
Chas. Croston
Sears
West Freeman
Rehjuva
ALL
Clare County Druggists
UNO
Modern
Stat aNeuNne pEsic
Llon Ngine
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