Local families share visits across communities
Mr and Mrs Ray Kniffen and son Jerry spent Mother's Day in Cadillac with Mrs Kniffen's mother Mrs M Ferris and family. Walton school pupils rode to Mt Pleasant for a marionette show at the college. Families from Alma Mt Pleasant and other towns visited relatives and attended dinners and gatherings over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Kniffen
Cadillac
Osamaty la
Aimar
Frank Lynch
George Dlias
George, Jr
Alma
George Elias
Maude Potter
Floyd Graham
George. Schieder
Muriel
Albert Campbell
Local Social Roundup From Mt. Pleasant Area
A series of social visits and weekend guests across Mt. Pleasant Rosebush and nearby towns. Detailing stays at the Hunter home Clara Morrison and many local families host and visit kin and friends from Greendale Mesilla Clare Ferndale and Mackinac Island during Mother's Day and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess ‘Sake
Detroit
Dick Hunter
Clara Morrison
Hunter
Glenn Hoyle
Glenora Gay
Shirley Martin
Lemley Martin
Gale Lutz
Mt. Pleasant
Marie Hoste
Tom Tellefson
Rosebush
Mesilla
Mexico
Mackinac Island
H. M. Tellefson
Dora Walker
Sharon
Poppy
Silver Lake
Don Shively
Bob White
Bud Hendershot
Joan Perry
Dawn Gardner
Jay Hendrie
Joe Bussard
Terry
Gene Bussard
Alfred Holbrook
John
Ida Johnson
Dan Morrison
BE. O. Graham
Myr
David Bellinger
Charles Hahn
Clare
Henry Ball
Walter Cratty
Ferndale
Teacher college share rises and falls across decades
A historical snapshot notes that in 1920 twenty two percent of U S college students attended teachers colleges, while in 1945 to 46 the share dropped to seven percent, reflecting shifting higher education patterns and priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Teachers College
Mt Vernon Grange May Meeting and Dress Contest
The Mt. Vernon Grange plans a May 19 meeting labeled birthday night with a pot luck supper and guest speaker County Agricultural Agent B. C. Mellencamp. The 1947 National Grange Home Economics dress contest encourages home sewing and new dress styles. details via Sister Zina White. Mothers and daughters attended the Methodist church mother and daughter banquet last week Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Grange
B. C. Mellencamp
National Grange
Zina White
West Freeman Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Family News
West Freeman residents share weekend visits and Mother's Day gatherings. Albert Lee hosts callers from Sherman City, Barryton, Eyatt and Remus. Donna Jean Gaffney becomes Mrs Struble via Reed City Hospital birth announcement. Sears Grange Hall event honors mother and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lee
Elinor
Harry
David
Cecil Gaffney
Sherman City
Barryton
Eyatt
Arthur Smith
Remus
Frank Gaffney
Carol
Ruth Ann
Oscar Struble
Brooks’ Corners
Ralph Coleman
Jesse Lee
Gerald Struble
Reed City Hospital
Struble
Donna Jean Gaffney
Ilene Gaffney
Willis Bailey
Ewart
Robert Albertson and Son
Lansing
Louis Albertson
R. Suggate
Lilah Hickok
Elgin Hickok
Brush College social notes and upcoming Ladies Aid event
Judy Brown of Beaverton stayed with Joyce Newman last Wednesday. The Ladies Aid met at Emma Fitzpatrick’s home with 95 attending for dinner. An Arthur town hall program of four short plays is Friday May 16 with music, songs, and a plate lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Brown
Beaverton
Joyce Newman
Ladies Aid
Emma Fitzpatrick
John Brubaker
L. H. Sanders
Petoskey
Harl Sanders
Helen Sanders
Jack Sims
Detroit
Arthur Town Hall
Fred Alley
Phillips
Eyatt
Earl Sanders
Arthur Center Church Observes Mothers Day
A Mother's Day service at Arthur Center Church drew seventy one attendees after Sunday School. The program included songs, recitations, a poem, readings, a solo, and a plant presentation to outstanding mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Center Church
Arthur Center
Chas. Kleinhardt
Mother
Neil Rockey
Marilyn Davis
Laurel Allen
Violet Athey
Joyce Newman
Hidon Coats
Revv
Anna Shull
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Ivan Graham
Michael Nolan
Standard Oil Company
Jones
Ulrich
PTL Ma
Enn
Wees
Consumers Power Electric Service
DAL
Maer
Psst
Consumers Power Company
West Freeman
Brush College
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chevrole
Tim Cotter
Clare, Michigan
Star Brand
Dad
Lad
Michigan
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