Weekend Guests and Family Visits Across Town
Numerous residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over Labor Day and the weekend. Guests included Irene Smith from Pontiac and Herbert Randall Jr, Beverly Sowle from Saginaw, Pearl Ackerman and Plovance Hoppy from Detroit, and many others from Bay City, Royal Oak, Detroit, Toledo, Flint, Lake City, St. Louis, and Chesaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Saul
Greenwood
Charles Whitlock
Irene Smith
Pontiac
Herbert Randall, Jr
Kenneth Archbold
Floyd Slentz
Muskegon Heights
Icem Slentz
Beverly Sowle
Saginaw
D. B. Mater
Wayne Grimm
Royal Oak
H. Horton
Caroline Switzer
Petoskey
G. C. Born
Dorothy Shaver
Frances Schroeder
Detroit
F. C. Sanford
William Terwilliger
Lake City
Labor Day
Theo Wallington
George Shayler
Grand Rapids
Charles Jim
Howard Richter
Jimmy
St. Louis
Ernest Chaffee
Richard Christ
A. Christl
Berrien Springs
Ben Babcock
Port Huron
George Irwin
Charles Neithergut
Wint
Neithercut
Helen
Bert Bergey
Mary Alice
David Tice
Twin Lakes
Wm. Hursh
Flint
Simons and Groves Wed at Mt Pleasant Episcopal Church
Mr and Mrs J P Sproat announce the marriage of Marg aret E Simons to John W Groves, performed Saturday September 2 at St Andrews Episcopal Church in Mt Pleasant with a Mt Pleasant setting and church ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Simons
John W. Groves
Mt. Pleasant
J. P. Sproat
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Ladies Guild Meeting At Mrs Hudson Home
The Ladies Guild of the Congregational Church met at Mrs Fred Hudson's home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Frank Murdoch president opened the session. Rev Harold Watson led devotions. The fall and winter program was planned. Sally Bicknell performed a piano solo with her mother Mrs Stuart Bicknell joining in a piano duet. Mrs Hudson provided refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Guild of the Congregational Church
Fred Hudson
Frank Murdoch
Harold Watson
Sally Bicknell
Stuart Bicknell
Hudson
Renovate an Old Frame for Reuse
An old frame found during spring cleaning can be refinished or painted to suit the room. It can hold a preferred print or magazine image, frame a mirror, or be turned into a small footstool by refinishing a walnut frame and adding short legs.
Mrs E Wilson Succumbs to Ill Health
An obituary item details the death of Mrs E Wilson on August 31 after illness. It lists survivors including family members and friends from multiple towns across Michigan and beyond. The piece quotes a verse lamenting the loss and honors her memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wilson
Auld Lang Syne Society Meets Saturday Night
The Auld Lang Syne Society held a Saturday gathering with song and a Sunday visit and song fest at the Library. The success of this year’s association goes to committees led by Supper Jas Stanley and Jay Bellinger, Program Mrs Minerva Richmond, Decorating Mrs Madge Lamb and Mrs Alice Fuller. Out of town attendees include Edith Schroeder Knt Helen Austin Royal Oak Martha Fuller Mr Pleasant and many others from Lansing Jackson Midland Detroit and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Stanley
Jay Bellinger
Minerva Richmond
Madge Lamb
Alice Fuller
Edith Schroeder
Knt
Helen Austin
Royal
Jackson
Eugene Kelley
Lansing
Charles Stinchcombe
Homer Stinchcombe
Alma
Ina Bellows
H. Jarvis
Geo, Pontius
Coleman
After Dinner Speech Amuses, Wife Delivers Hidden Compliment
A man famed for after-dinner oratory gains a playful compliment from his wife. At a recent dinner she quips that his best speech was simply her line Dear, I’ll help with the dishes. The remark lands as a humorous domestic punch line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouillon
Absent Minded Passenger on Train Seeks Destination
A passenger forgets a ticket and asks the conductor for whereabouts. The conductor reassures and suggests mailing the ticket once found while noting the traveler’s concern about their destination.
Mosquito Pat Sparks Animal Lover Remark
Jones quips to Smith about being an animal lover after noticing him pat a mosquito on the back. Smith replies with surprise at the implication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Smith
Quiet Please The Dachshund Eases Family Tensions
A domestic quip unfolds as a couple debates a noisy remedy for headaches. The husband declines bromo seltzer and laments the noise while a long lap dog named Jones becomes the kids’ shared pet to avoid quarrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Smith
Fresh Lobster Trouble Sparks Dining Debate
A playful exchange features a hesitant diner worried the lobster will disagree with her, while another reassures that the crustacean cannot dare to cause trouble. The dialogue references famous tenor Enrico Caruso and the fictional Robinson Crusoe in a humorous banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Enrico Caruso
Jerry
Robinson Crusoe
Fortunate Coincidence in a Quirky Public Call
A comic clipped exchange shows a caller notifying a newspaper of Mr. Jones's expired subscription, Mrs. Jones echoing with humor, and a universal peace preacher urging love for enemies. A drunken remark about liking rum and whisky closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
And Points Teo Lady Youre Paying For It
The dialogue features a butcher and a character arguing over payment for meat. The exchange centers on ownership and the price of the cut, highlighting tension over fairness and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teo
Belief Question on Teacher Mother of Twins
Mrs Smith asks about whether the new school teacher is the mother of twins. Mrs Jones replies she only believes half of what she hears.
Quick Enough Dialogue Sparks Old Cash Jokes
A brief cartoon-style exchange shows a customer ribbing a newsboy about money and speed with a quip about keeping the change. The humor hinges on a common street scene tone.
All Wet Lady Finds Dry Goods Gaffe At Cery
A playful exchange unfolds as a shopper asks for dry goods and a grocer replies in a pun that the store is a great cery while the lady seeks dried apples. The moment captures light local humor in a neighborhood shop.
Soft Music Smith Play at Home Fiddle Question
Smith asks about plays at home while Jones jokes about playing fiddle. The exchange centers on music and preferences, with a humorous edge about instruments and staying at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Mary Randall Dies in Clare at Age
Mary Randall passes away in Clare on August 29. Perew of Flint is a brother, Herman of Saginaw is another. Survived by fourteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren with other relatives and many friends. Out of town attendees include sister Mrs Martha DePerew of Flint and three granddaughters and a grandson plus wives and a child from Farmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perew
Flint
Herman
Saginaw
Martha DePerew
Robert Adaire
George Kruger
Rosa Richards
Dale Randall
Farmington
War optimism risks waste of resources and effort
The piece warns against assuming victory is near and urges continued restraint. It stresses saving tires and gasoline, boosting military production, and maintaining hard work as the war progresses. It calls for prioritizing rubber for trucks jeeps reconnaissance cars and bomber fleets and notes increased demand for planes guns and ammunition.
Home Front War Effort Emphasizes Gas and Tire Rationing
Wartime urging citizens to save and share resources notes six thousand ceiling prices for used cars and explains price tagging. It instructs callers to contact the War Price and Rationing Board to obtain ceiling prices and to bring a Transfer Certificate when applying for gasoline. No Transfer Certificate means no gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA
Dust Preparation Shortfall in Spraying Materials
Best as dusts materials prepared for use as dusts are not very satisfactory for spraying.
Sonotone Hearing Center to Demonstrate Aid Options
Deafness is discussed as a common issue with new electronic hearing aids. The Sonotone Corporation promotes its research based program and offers free hearing tests and consultations at the Sonotone Hearing Center in Park Hotel Mt Pleasant on Tuesday September 12 from 2 to 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonotone Corporation
Abbott
Sonotons
Sqnotone Hearing Center
Park
Mt. Pleasant
JH. Payne
Sonotone
American Medical Association
Life Magazine
Saginaw
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Normandy
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
C. D. Harvey
Arthur Saul
Dover
Levi Scott
Clarence Scott
J. D. Robinette
Gail
Elton Robinette
Chesaning
W. D. Neithercut
Doris Gerow
Glen Baker
Charles Callihan
August Ulrich
Marilyn Baker
G Society
Ladies Guild
F. Hudson
Renovata
Hd. Anderson
Pearl
Coral Caldwell
Marion
Frank Sheehan
Gladwin
Cecil Wilson
Joan
Sadie Mooney
Duane Sib
Henry Anderson
Frances Greer
A. M. Young
Percy Labree
Oren Ross
Donald Sible
Walter Gerstacker
McCandless
Midland
Pauli Kunitzer
Theo. Card
Ronald Russell
Crystal
R. D. Shepard
Mother Dearest
Jesus
Auld Lang Syne Society
Saintenay
France
Aly
Goor
Houghton
Groves Defender
Jeris
Scott
Tabu Cologne
Bromo Seltzer
Alka Seltzer
Jergens
Juhior
Walent
Dres
Dair
Gonger
Pownee Va
Prince Albert
Kitty
Mary Randall
Clare
Opa
Nee
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