Rural West Grant School Opens With New Teacher
West Grant rural area reports the school started on Tuesday with Mrs. John Beakes teaching. Several local residents visited Leonard Reynolds in Bay City Samaritan Hospital after his leg injury and recovery efforts were requested. Community social calls followed with multiple neighbors visiting Seeley Johnson, James Defoy family, and Stella Brown aiding grandchildren after Robert Brown's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beakes
Wm. Battles
Steve Benic
Leonard Reynolds
Samaritan Hospital
Bay City
Nelson Tiedeman
Seeley Johnson
Harrison
Floyd Squires
Ivan Smith
Grant Chapman
Walter Rehse
Rex Robinette
James Defoy
James
William
Freda Parish
Clare
Ben Agle
Temple People and Travels Highlight Weekend
Mr and Mrs Russell Wints and Mrs Bert Switzer attended a show in Clare Saturday night. Karl Jackson is home on furlough from an Army camp in Kentucky. Bert Switzer and Russell Wints made a business trip to Cadillac Friday. Miss Barbara Scribner of Mount Pleasant spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Emma Scribner and brother Charles. Mrs Glen Collard called on Mrs Peter Schram last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Wints
Bert Switzer
Clare
Karl Jackson
Kentucky
Cadillac Fridge
Barbara Scribner
Mt. Pleasant
Emma Scribner
Charles
Glen Collard
Peter Schram
First Rubber Origins At Chichen Strain Yucatan
The article notes the first rubber use by humans in Chichen Strain Yucatan. It cites Maya Indians in Central America who used rubber for incense, to tip drumsticks, and to waterproof shoes moccasins and clothing.
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Yucatan
Central America
Appointment in the afterlife
A wealthy man arrives in the afterlife only to be greeted by a persistent salesman who claims he has an appointment he was promised during life. The salesman insists he is there to honor the remembered promise as the two converse in a humorous, eternal setting.
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Wall Street
Jane
Mabel
Jim
Joan
America
What Am I Based on the Food I Eat
The exchange has Joe proposing a riddle about identity based on a meal. He lists steak potatoes beans salad apple pie and coffee, then asks what the speaker is. Bill retorts about wealth and honesty and asserts a stand on constitutional rights with escalating ways to speak. The dialogue spirals into a comical dispute over truth and speech.
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Joe
Bill
Silence Requested and Hush Money in Barber Exchange
A barber thanks a stranger for an unusual tip before starting a shave. The stranger dismisses it as hush money rather than a gratuity. The exchange highlights tension over acceptable tips and potential bribery interpretations.
Success Secret Rastus Cheerful Wit
Dialogue excerpt shows Sambo advising cheer through cooperation with the inevitable while Rastus questions perpetual cheerfulness in a dialect scene. The exchange highlights resilience and social dynamics in a humorous strip format.
Ain't It the Truth Dialogue on Army Draft
In a wartime exchange Harry questions why he was drafted for service despite a lame leg. Jerry responds that enlistment was for fighting, not running from duty, reflecting a dialogue tone from a period era.
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Harry
Jerry
War Time Marriages and a Bus Conductor Revealed
A humorous dialogue contrasts wartime marriages with a punchline about a bus conductor who carries money in his pocket. The conversation features Mrs and Mr as speakers and characters Harry and Jerry debating war effects and a friend who ignores daily routine.
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Harry
Jerry
Crib Sides Spark Witty Exchange Between New Father and Clerk
A humorous dialogue centers on why a crib with high sides is desired. The clerk questions the need while the new father explains his reason, joking about hearing the baby when he falls out.
Paging Hitler Harry What s your idea of civilization
Comic exchange from a 1930s page features a sharp dialogue. Jerry questions civilization while the other voice suggests someone should launch it, reflecting period tensions and satirical tone.
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Harry
Jerry
Turn of Phrase in a Faded Dialogue
A fractured dialogue reveals social and racial tensions through uneven exchanges among characters about acceptance and classification. The piece features a humorous end note about fishing for halibut, reflecting color lines and dialect as a snapshot of daily life.
Social Visits Reach Vernon and Coleman Inlaid Scenes
Vernon city residents Mrs Phoebe Carpenter and son Charles from Herrick along with Mrs Mason Smith of Vernon and Mrs Emma Manley of Detroit visited Mrs Mary Harmon and traveled to Coleman to see uncles Orange and Allen Carpenter and cousin Roy Burns. Arthur Sheets and three children from Temple stay with sister Mrs Alva White while Mr Sheets serves. Don Swindlehurst and two children from Mr Pleasant joined Mrs Margaret Funnell at her home. Eli Fisher and wife dined with Mr and Mrs Robert Ryan in Clare. Mrs Gordon McIntosh visited ill sister Mrs Etta Howard who is improving. Mrs Eddie Butcher from Detroit and Mrs George Snider joined sisters at Brown cottage near Rosebush.
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Phoebe Carpenter
Charles
Herrick
Mason Smith
Vernon
Emma Manley
Detroit
Mary Harmon
Coleman
Orange and
Allen Carpenter
Roy Burns
Arthur Sheets
Temple
Alva White
Sheets
Don Swindlehurst
Pleasant
Margaret. Funnell
Eli Fisher
Robert Ryan
Clare
Gordon McIntosh
Etta Howard
Howard
Eddie Butcher
George Snider
Arthur Brown
Arnold Bidwell
Brown Cottage
Rosebush
Brown Corners social notes and visits mention Laurene Garver
The Christian Endeavor party at Paul Williams home honored Laurene Garver who enters Huntington College on September 5. Updates include Rev. Ernest Burke visiting Ludington, Mrs Burke with her parents near Perrinton, and multiple local visits among the Garver, Hartman, Elliott, Brady, Clark, Sunday, and Reynolds families.
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Christian Endeavor
Paul Williams
Laurene Garver
Huntington
Indiana
Laurene
Ernest Burke
Ludington
Thurman
U.S. Navy
Clela Hartman
Milo Elliott
Ed. Brady
Lewis
Edgar Brady
Dickie
Fred Clark
Harrison
Jack Reynolds
Violet
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Bureau of Public Relations
Army Post Office
APO
Henry Ploucher
Staten Island
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T/Set
Alan Braun
Biloxi
Miss
Pfe
Alexander L
Civillo
Chicago
Ill
Herbert Green
Philadelphia
West Grant
Mrs
Albert Madison
Stella Brown
Farwell
Robert Brown
Hitler
Sonny
Vernon City
Nicaragua
England
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department
War Advertising Council
Eas
Gulf’s
Gulf
Gulfs
Gulflex
Gulflez
Gulfpride
Gus
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