Reading and area social notes and visits
Correspondence lists many visits and relocations in Reading and nearby towns. People include Leo Knapp at Reading chair factory, Clyde Wilkinson the new druggist, Dr. McTaggart, Mrs. Straw, Ben Wilson, and the Mingus family, with weekend trips to Fremont and Lansing and gatherings at Lake George and Clear Lake. A Handy Hathaway reunion is noted for August 17 at Chapin cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handy Hathaway
Mrs
B. F Chapin
Lake George
McTaggart
Bessie Straw
Ben Wilson
Clear Lake
In Memoriam and Local Notices from West Clear Lake Area
In Memoriam notes the death of Mrs. R. D. Yates two years ago on August 3 1920. Local items report threshing by A B Williamson and Geo F Worton, a ball game between Clear Lake and Kunkle, and various visits and illnesses. Residents mentioned include Mr and Mrs Frank Lint Charlie Hawkins Mrs Ira Haines and families, with community updates on grain, theft of chickens, new tractor engines and travel to Coldwater Fort Wayne Mishawaka and Algansee distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Yates
Frank Lint
Charlie Hawkins
Coldwater
George Hawkins
Neighboring families visit, ball game results noted
Several local residents visited relatives including Mrs Ella Noble in Ray and Mr and Mrs Harry Fulton. A Clear Lake defeat 5 to 10 by the colored nine was reported. Visits from the Fulton and Holmes families occurred at Delno Holley and Burton Young houses. Upcoming events include Stokes Chapel Home Coming August 13 and Clyde Carlin speaking at Newville rural chautauqua August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Colored Nine
Lake Boys
Harry Fulton
Geo. Worton Sr
Burton Young and Wife
Mr. Young
Mr. Fulton
Glenn Schaeffer
Percy Adams
Coldwater Lake
Stokes Chapel
Clyde Carlin
Angola
Newville Rural Chautauqua
New York Sees Surge in Hiking Clubs and Public Praise
New York officials note a boom of hiking clubs statewide with 8 000 groups and over 250 000 members in Greater New York. Mayor Hylan praises student participation and outdoor walking as a civic virtue during park dedication ceremonies and visits with youth groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
New York
Wommen
Hylan
Bronx
Amateur Athletic Union of
Brooklyn
East Side Boys and Girls
Walking for Health and Companionship Warned By City Health Chief
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, New York City health commissioner, extols long walks as healthful and morally safe and urges walking as the best form of exercise. Edward R. Wilbur, sporting goods manager, notes surging demand for outdoor gear as the walking club idea grows, listing essentials for hikers such as sturdy shoes, wool socks, and a musette bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal S. Copeland
Dr. Copeland
Edward R. Wilbur
France
Family Reunion Held at Miss Emma Grove Home
A family reunion took place at Miss Emma Grove's home on Sunday with twenty four attendees including Ray Grove and his wife and Mrs. Cora Sheets of Coldwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Grove
Ray Grove
Cora Sheets
Coldwater
Also Mentioned on This Page
May, Ind
Leo Knapp
Reading
David Gary
Clyde Wilkinson
Donald Fink
Fremont
Frank Walworth
Ray Knapp Las
Lewis Straw
Clayton Straw
Kendallville
H. O. Falls
D. J. Barkley
Crooked Lake
S. W. Snider
Beulah Jane
P. S. Snider
Sarah Hotchkiss
D. S. Mitchell
Charles Skinner
Camden
Fidelia McNaughton
Carlyle Mitchell
Max
J. W. Byles
Dora Lords
Marion
Wilson Cottage
Floyd Lords
Everett
Alice Small
Montgomery
Lake Cottage
Wm. Lint
Harold
John Brett
Lansing
Roy Mingus
Fort Wayne
John Lint
Batavia
Giles Norton
Charles Norton
Wilford
Edward Taylor
David Priest
John Forrester
Helen Gary
Silas Smith
Bedell Lake
Battle Creek
Gary
Charles Banks
Pliny Stewart
Theda Pam
C. McLeod Smith and Son
Harry Davis
Edith Davis
Ralph Bump
Verde Stritmatter
W. Thubush
Mary Davis
Matie
Wendal and
Russel Lowmaster
Robert and
Wendal Nichols
John Zimmerman
Vermontville
Mich
Alice Odren
Mary
Elnora Fink
Thelma Bretz
Katherine
Sarah Judson
Orpha
Alice Ford
Alice
Mrs. Cowell
Ethel Byles
Simon Brouse
Lucius Brouse
Hillsdale
A. C. Henley
Florence Nichols
Mabel
U. T. L. and Friends
R. P
Ben Davis
Lewis Smith
Frank Brandon
Claud Knapp
Frank Dunnavan
Wm. Mingus
Audra
Eugenie Berry
Geo. Fink
O. D. Reynolds
Doris Mingus
Ford Zimmerman
Charles Adair
Charles Ford
Ed Sydell
Parma
West Clear Lake
A. B. Williamson
Geo. F. Worton
George Gary
Kunkle
Silas Sommers
Clyde Wilkerson
Ft. Wayne
George Rummel
A. G. Smith
Geo. F. Wortgen
Bert Bickford
Lester Mich
Ira Haines
Long Lake
East Side
Juanita
Virginia Michael
Grandma Bachman
Mr. Henry
John Wells
Frank Keith
Silver Lake
Ind
Fred Keith
Cecil Robbins
Mishawaka
Burdette
Florida
Hazel Adams
A. C. Stokes
Metha Disbrow
Owen Burdick
West Kinderhook
Rolene
A. D. Adams
Henry Echtman
G. N. Hall
Algansee
Ella Noble
Ray
Maud Holley
Wesley Fulton
Laura Straw
Delno Holley
Duckwall Furniture Store
Indiana
Pocahontas
Boy Scout
Campfire
City Hall
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
R. A. Gould
Fremont, Ind
Sidel & Doster
Purity Bake Shop
Syracuse
N. Y
House of God
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