Christmas in Ray district marks many family visits
W. E. Ford and family visited Coldwater. Ben Wilson traveled to Montgomery on business. Numerous local residents hosted relatives for Christmas. A moving picture, From the Manger to the Cross, played at the M E Church. The Consolidated Copper Mining Co. plant here closed, leaving many jobless. The J.T. C. Candy Club held its annual party with 35 pounds of candy and a crab bag exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Logan
Ruth Cook
Ray
Arizona
Consolidated Copper Mining Co
Mrs. Cook
J.T. C. Christmas Candy Club
Carrie Nichols
Mesdames Rosa Gary
Stella Smith
Carrie Wilson
Nina Mingus
Erma Falls
Mary McTaggart
Edith Zimmerman
Alma Lint
Etta Lewis
East Side Lake George Notes New Year Greetings
Christmas gatherings mark the season with residents visiting relatives in Fort Wayne and area homes. Neighbors plan a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Charley Bakers to sew a comforter for Mrs. Russ Hershey and bring fruit cans to share sympathy after a home fire loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Baker
Russ Hershey
Christmas events and gatherings in Coldwater area
Christmas exercises were held at Brown school house and Stokes Chapel with good attendance and a Santa visit. Local families hosted dinners and gatherings for Christmas. County Agent Nash and Miss Osborn led club work lessons as students crafted garments and copes.
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Brown School
Santa Claus
Nash
Coldwater
Miss Osborn
Christmas visits and new residents in Delta area
Lyle Jacques and relatives visited family in Bryan and Edgerton while others hosted Christmas dinners. Luther Farrer moved into the Ira Bickford house in Camden. James Johnson hosted a Christmas dinner and tree for relatives. Wm Omo moved into Frank Grover’s house near Hugheyville with family. Several families spent Christmas in Delta and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Jacques
Bryan
Edgerton
Ohio
Luther Farrer
Camden
Ira Bickford
James Johnson
Wm. Omo
Fort Wayne
Frank Grover
Hugheyville
Local Notices From West California Michigan Holiday Gatherings
Births and illnesses are noted with families such as Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Withington welcoming a son and Mrs. Lee Albright recovering. Visits include Linnie Preston with East Gilead relatives, and Christmas gatherings with Quimby, Broughton, Balch, Weller, Shutts, Caruthers, McNitt, Hamman families. The Brown school closed for vacation with a Christmas tree event and entertainment. Mrs. Laura Schaeffer praised as a satisfactory teacher.
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Brown
Laura Schaeffer
Christmas Program Highlights at Local Church Event
A junior Christmas arch occurred at the M. E. church Saturday evening with school groups from our school and Phillips providing the program. Mrs. Ella Balch hosted Saturday’s Christmas gathering with many neighbors from East Gilead and Algansee visiting. The California W C T U plans a meeting on Wednesday January 4 at Mrs. Ella Smith’s home with Emma Flynn assisting, focusing on Patriotism in Action and citizen cooperation in law enforcement, with music by Ollie Waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Our School
Phillips School
California
Ella Smith
Emma Flynn
Mary Southworth
Ollie Waters
Christmas gatherings and visits around West Clear Lake
West Clear Lake residents shared holidays with relatives and friends across Indiana and Michigan. Families including the Duguid, Williamson, Lewis, Falka, Worton, Fulton, Holley and related households spent Christmas in towns such as York, Gary, Jackson and Angola. A prize drawing at Zimmerman store awarded ten dollars to Kenneth Trumbull and five dollars to Fred Hackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Trumbull
Fred Hacketts
Zimmerman
Geo. F. Worton
Wesley Fulton
Laura. Straw
Lucile
Fremont
Delno Holley
Chas. Holley
Near
Montgomery
Harry Fulton
George Worton Sr
West Clear Lake
Geo. Worton Sr
Holley
Arkansas farmer’s will burial pets with him
Edward Seth of Walnut Ridge Arkansas requested burial with his dog two chickens and a mule. A physician anesthetized the dog and chickens and they were placed in a wooden box with the farmer. The mule was to mourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Seth
Walnut Ridge
Ark
The Old Woman Next Door
Joyce Lamont and John Durham in Catesville face secrets of lineage as a haunting neighbor reveals a shared past. Pride and love collide when the laments of the Lamont family history expose a hidden connection between Joyce and the old woman next door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Joyce
John Durham
Joyce Lamont
Lamonts
Daniel Lamont
Buchanan
John Lamont
Washington
Fanny
Cme
Abe-Wes-T
Eden
Womaan
Fanny Lamont
Duty in the Midst of Pleasure and local meat dealer charges
In a street scene Mr Chaegins reflects on patience as he stands in the street. Five Fort Wayne meat dealers have been charged with selling impure or adulterated meats, highlighting a local enforcement case.
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Mr. Chaegins
Fort Wayne
Community notes from South Kinderhook on holiday events
Grace Strong spends vacation at her home in South Kinderhook Michigan. Ben Sommers and wife helped Asa Beck with his butchering Tuesday. Wm Michael and Amos Michael visiting their parents for the holidays. John Keith and wife joined Archie Milliman and wife Saturday evening. A Christmas tree and exercises were held at the Stokes schoolhouse Friday afternoon with related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Sommers
Asa Beck
John Keith
Archie Milliman
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Correspondence Dept
RAY News
W.E. Ford
Ben Wilson
Hubert Straw
Purdue University
Rena Paul
Mrs
Iva Duguid Christmas
Mrs. George Straw
Mrs. Lloyd Goodwin
Lloyd Clark
Levi Tift
Gordon Gary
Mildred Haylett
Sam Davenport
Toledo
John Huffman
Mort Lords
James McCrone
Pittsford
U. P
David Stomment
Princeton
Robert David
Anderson Shank
Eaton Stupids
Mich
J. A. Morrison
Detroit
Amos Odren
Alice
Jackson
John Odren
Annie Yates
Albion
C. W. French
Herman Rodenbook
Eva Leffingwell
D. D. Yates
Corydon Stewart
Mildred
Mary Davis
Matie
Dan Falk
Jonesville, Mich
Ben Davis
Hillsdale
Mrs. Smith
Ella Stott
Leslie McNaughton
Walter Straw
McTaggart
George Straw
Burton Handy
Hiram Handy
Angola
Frank Handy
Margaret
Clear Lake
Clayton Straw
Kendallville
Ind
Wilson Duguid
Mrs. Clayton Straw
George
Mr. Straw
E. L. Nichols
Edmond Warner
Charles Skinner
J. E. Burns
Cleota Bressler
Harry Falls
David Gary
Johnny
George Gary
Christmas
Ivan, Pan
George Woodard
Sile Smith
Lewis Smith
Sarah Rotchkiss
Florence Bassett
Lile Smith
David Priest
Metz
Peter Iverson
Charley
Ralph French
Wm. Lint
John Brett
Mrs. Carlyle Mitchell
Charley French
Hattie Morrow
Mrs. D. S. Mitchell
East Side
Lake George
Mergel Geake
Rink Mergel
Roy Bauchman
Swain
Albert Bauchman
Retta Miller
Lee Michael
Rufus Ryan
Ben Ryan
E. Side Coldwater Lake
Stokes Chapel
Lloyd Foss
D. Fulmer
Eugene Foss
Clayton Tooman
Luella Fulmer
Harold Fulmer
Percy Adams
Minnie Simmons
B. M. Zeloff
Ernest Withington
Mrs. Simmons
Wm. Gould
Tremoat
Floyd Straw
Jamestown
Chas. Worthington
Clyde Letts
Eugene Corey
Goodwin Mill
S. J. Phenicie Woods
Alfred Kimble
Louretta Weeden
George Weeden
Girard
Guy Abbott
Owen Bardick
Orba Disbro
Elmer Adams
Rhud Disbro’s
Lester, Michigan
Wife
G. R. McNitt
Wm. Carruthers
Louis Wilson
Delta
Mr. Wilson
James
Charles Willett
Coldwater Lake
Nettie Warren
Fred Brown
E. C. Warren
Frank Brown
Fred Waller and Son
California Township
Ransom Purdy
Clayton Treacher
Andrew Parker
West
E. E. Withington
Mrs. Lee Albright
Linnie Preston
East Gilead
George and
Henry Quimby
Mrs. Lester Broughton
Clem Balch
Algansee
Harry Bickford
Wm. Weller
Henry Shutts
Everett Haines
Geo. McNitt
Henry Hamman
Estell
Ella Balch
Richards
Schaeffer
John Marsh
Ed Gilman
Arthur Williamson
York, Ind
Don Stoy
Lewis Falka
Gary, Ind
Philip Falka
Paul Duguid
Perry B. Duguid
Gay Paul
Jackson, Mich
Arkansas
California, Mich
Wm. Foster
Union City
Wilbur Young and
Matt Vance
A. B. Vance
John Crawford
Granville Straw
Jake Knapp
Ethel Gould
Lillie McMurray
Lansing
James Sackett
Mia
Roy Lawrence
Fred Waterbury
Aaron
Alonzo Waterbury
Reading
Dan Crapo
Western Newspaper Union
South Kinderhook, Mich
Grace Strong
Wm. Michael and
Amos Michael
Stokes School
Remansar
Sidel & Doster
Purity Bake Shop
Woodward & Sons
Coldwater, Mich
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