Social News Highlights From Ft Thompsons Weekend
Dr and Mrs A D Hobbs of St Louis dined with the Ft Thompsons Thursday night. Ada Hendricks hosted a Betty Smith shower with 24 guests and pink crepe centerpiece. Residents and visitors from Detroit Lansing Chicago Rosebush Frost Township Mikado and Charlevoix attended events and trips including Harrison High seniors on a Canada trip.
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A. D. Hobbs
St. Louis
Ft. Thompsons
Ada Hendricks
Bob Priest
Betty Smith
Fred Thompson
Don Malcommson
Olaf Ernesthagen
Jackie Dunn
Detroit
Herman Hertz
Chicago
Jennie Thompson
Rosebush
Thompson
James Haley
Doris Gasman
Ruth
Blackledge
Donna’ Richmond
Lola” Codper
Harrison High School
Frost Township
Canada
Upper Michigan
Chet Dunn
Mikado
Mich
Ira Dunn
Lois Lindberg
Donald Malcomagons
Otto Ramlow
Flint
Ross Thompson
Lansing
F. J. Thompson
C. J. Swarthout
Thompsons
Vern J
Charlevoix
Bob Tripp
Clyde Parker
Don Malcomagon
Clara
Glen Hodges
New Invisible Hearing Aid Debuts With Small Insert
A new almost invisible hearing aid eliminates the visible receiver button. Instead a tiny transparent insert sits in the ear with a single unit transmitter, avoiding separate batteries. Developed by Sonotone Corp, a center in Sag inaw offers free hearing tests and fitting, with at home appointments available.
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Sonotone Corp
Sonotone
Saginaw
Long Lake Community Notes and Local Growth
Mrs West and Mr West visit Detroit on Mother’s Day. Frost schoolhouse addition progresses with volunteer help. Dr Scott visits from Detroit. Bob Thomas and family from Saginaw. Mr and Mrs Trump from Lansing. Andy Britton moves to Riverdale. News items at Long Lake store or Mrs Arlo Parks by Monday night. Lester Harris cabinet shop near completion offering cabins and decor. Local crafts include log cabins and stone work. Cabins available with hot and cold water near Long Lake Blue Gill and Half Moon lakes with fishing.
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West
Detroit
Frost
Scott
Bob Thomas
Saginaw
Trump
Lansing
Andy Britton
Riverdale
Long Lake
Arlo Parks
Lester Harris
Lester
Blue Gill Lake
Half Moon Lake
Mother's Day Observances and Family News In Loomis
The Loomis community notes a Mother's Day service with ten mothers receiving plants and a program of readings poetry and songs. A baby named Alvin Lawrence arrived weighing ten pounds. Numerous visits and family updates follow with references to local residents including the Wichert Brackart Davis Davis Coe Waddington and others. Wesley Wichert remains ill and well wishes are offered.
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Sarah
Isaac
Waddington
Edwin Wichert
Alvin Lawrence
Nobel Frank
Pigeon
G. Waddington
Ernest Wichert and
Edmore
Wesley Wichert
Dessie Davis
Clare
W. Teale
Lloyd Presley
Hirs
R. A. McReynolds
Alva McReynolds
Caleman
Ralph Shull
Brackart
Gladwin
Clarence Davis
the Eagle
Warren Tice
Gilbert Waddington
Harley Sowle
Fred Coe
Howard Morford
Detroit
Ray Bergey
A. J. Bunting and
Coleman
Bert Bunting
Coe
Wesley
Evert Conley
Bob Adams
Clara Bell Hanley
Irene Tucker
Flint
Electric Elevation in 1900 Manhattan Transit
In 1900 the Manhattan elevated railway was electrified with 1 700 motors. Direct current was introduced through synchronous converters in various city substations.
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Manhattan
Traveling Shooting Stars May Move At High Speeds
The article notes that shooting stars or meteorites can travel at around 180000 miles per hour, outlining the extreme velocity involved in their atmospheric entry.
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Patt
Counterfeit Money Through History Weathers the War Era
Washington notes counterfeiting flares across periods from the Revolutionary War to the 1930s. Historic fakes include Jim the Penman Emanuel Ninger crafting $100 notes, Arthur Taylor and Baldwin Bredell in Philadelphia, Count Victor Lustig, and concealed presses in jail. Most fakes center on $5 $10 and $20 bills with rare $100s fooling some bankers.
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Washington
Secret Service
Jim the
Philadelphia
Arthur Taylor
Baldwin S. Bredell
Treasury Department
Taylor
Bredell
Victor Lustig
Europe
Lustig
New York City
Pittsburgh
Alcatraz
Sre
High Prices Low Hemlines Spark National Sewing Bee
Philadelphia report notes millions of housewives join a mass sewing effort to cut costs. SKF Industries survey finds 23 million sewing machines in use, with dress patterns up 250 percent since 1940 and ready-to-wear sales down 6 percent from 1946. More than 3,000 machine types exist, from 5 000 stitches per minute to simple treadles.
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Philadelphia
SKF Industries
Remains of Pogrom Victims Reburied in U S Soil
In Buffalo six million victims of Nazi persecution are honored as ashes from mass graves in Oswiecim Poland are buried at Beth Zion cemetery. A dozen pieces of soap made from victims ashes are interred with the ashes as a grisly reminder of the Nazi regime.
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U. S
Buffalo
Oswiecim
Poland
Beth Zion
Rijs
Tourist Buy-Back Bonus in Clare Sparks Local Courtesy
A local scheme in Clare offers refunds or rewards to visitors who pay for purchases, aiming to boost tourism and promote courteous behavior. Officials say the program encourages respectful spending and adds value for travelers.
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Clare
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