Miss Frances Turns to Educate Mill County Mountaineers
A hill school founded by Miss Frances Turner for poor white children in Mill County faces upheaval as expectations clash with rural life. Pauline Ditton stays loyal while a misread engagement letter prompts reflection on ambition and education in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Turner
Mill County
Frances
New York
Miss Turner
Misa Frances
Sadie Ellison
Abel
Joel Upman
Mary
Sadie
Pauline Ditton
Pauline
Miss Frances
John Smith
Oak Valley
Joyce
Generi Giance
Blackbeard
John
Carpenter
Pauline Smith
Fremont News Briefs Highlight Regional Socials and Travel
Local notes report Mrs. Frank Haight visiting Fort Wayne. Dr R L Wade in Detroit. Edgar Wells from Battle Creek in Fremont for Labor Day. George Harding from Fort Wayne visited. Lealie Weigle in Fort Wayne. Glenn Mundy and wife from Chicago visiting. numerous visits by residents to Fort Wayne Angola and nearby towns. heat records, school openings, and community events across Fremont and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Wells
Battle Creek, Mich
Fremont
Why I Put Up With Rats for Years
N Windsor Palmer describes enduring a long battle with persistent rats in his Palmer home. He outlines frustrated attempts to eliminate the infestation and calls for stronger local action and better pest control resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Windsor, Palmer
Car Collision Near Petty's Landing injures child at Clear Lake
A touring car and a Ford collided near Petty's Landing at Clear Lake Sunday. A one year old child in the Ford was thrown onto the broken windshield, receiving facial cuts and bruises. The mother was cut on the nose. Both parties were treated at a local doctor and released. no bones were broken. The Ford occupants were from Lansing Michigan. The large car sustained damage too.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty
Clear Lake
Ford
Lansing
Mich
Cross Road Collision at Lester Injures Three Women
A Studebaker driven by Mike Emerson and an Overland sedan driven by E C Bailey collided at a Lester cross road. The three women in the sedan were seriously hurt, particularly Mrs Stone with three broken ribs. Emerson and Yockey suffered minor injuries. both cars overturned and were heavily damaged. First aid was given by Dr Dunkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Studebaker
Cross Roads
Mike” Emerson
Angola
Coldwater
Conway Yockey
E. C. Bailey
Reading
Coldwater Lake
Stone
Emerson
Yockey
Dr. Dunkel
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By Claire Smith
Frank Haight
Fort Wayne
George Harding
Lealie Weigle
Glenn Mundy
Wife
Chicago
Emma Allen
Ashley
Mary Boor
Wm. Snyder
J. BR. Thompson
Zona Parker
Pleasant Lake
County Institute
L. C. Schaeffer
Irsel Mountz
Jackson
Harold Pridgeon
Ann Arbor
Charles Morgan
Decatur, Ill
Enos Walter
Bronson, Mich
Mary Emerick
George Simons
Ola Darr
Anna Doster
Masons
Anva Straw
Virgil Straw
Elkhart
Ind
Frank Sailor
Mongo, Ind
Frank Holbrook
Mrs
A. Hathaway
Eden, O
H. Hathaway
Charles Shank
Edward
Toledo
J. E. McCleery
New Concord, Ohio
Arch and
Harry McCleery
J. C. Bailey
Harry Bailey
Alton Sheets
J. W. Schaeffer
S. C. Boor
Humbolt, Iowa
Anna Garn
Bert Waters
Wade Hospital
L. B. Corwin and Family
South Bend, Ind
Wm. G. Corwin
O. N. Braun
Crediton
Ontario
Eva Meeks
Lucy Ewing
The
International Business College
Elmer Sidel
Frank Shupp
Ed Myers
Sturgis
Jennie Sheets
Dorothy
Battle Creek
Angela
H. H. McMurtrey
Jamestown
Harry Taylor
Elmer VanGuilder
Carl Roberts
Paul Dygert
Detroit
Dr. Hanselman
Ross Knox
Sidel & Doster
DePauw University
F. Crawford
E. Bunce
Eden
Lake George
P. L. E. F. Circle
Lillie Griffith
Circle
Temple
J. S. Farr
W. F. Clark
T. A. Clark
Arcola
W. D. Wells
Stella Sanborn and Son
Indianapolis
J. J. Eastham
A. F. Straw
Clifton
Cyrus Geedy
Arva
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Eileen Cull
Fred Pierson
Roy Holmes
James Watters
Silas Bressler
Oregon
Albert Studebaker
Miami Florida
Albert
John Showalter
Eugene Foss
Emma Goddard
Wm. Goodale
Hamilton
Charles Carr
Lottie Lytle
Harriette Post
Flint, Mich
Chas. Bressler
Otis Gundrum
Manton, Mich
Rob Crandall
Fort, Wayne
Aden Seeley
Seeley
Camden
Blanche Gier
Indiana University
Wesley Fulton
Domn Barry
Glen Michael
Glen Richard
Lloyd Bartlow
U. S. Navy
O. W. Schubel
Quincy
Lena Lint Mosher
Buffalo, N. Y
Frank Dally
Fred Baker
Fred Walter
J. P. Albright
Wm. Wolfe
Nellie Adams
Montgomery
Clarence Pinchon
Inez Pinchon
Bloomington
Ethel Bricker
Ralph Follett
Chas. McEtherie and Family
Tekonsha
John F. S. Walker
Youngstown
Ohio
Mr. Walker
John Gundrum
D. M. Byers
Quincy, Mich
George Gelhausen
Garrett
DeKalb County
Helen Duguid
Co-Operative Store
Ypsilanti
Mrs. Harmon Paxton
Mentone
Mr. Paxton
Burl Brockway
C. M. Reynolds
Ora Reynolds
H.M. Reynolds
Frank Crandall
W. H. Handy
Jennie Misner
Edmore, Mich
Cary Pifer
Mrs. McMurtrey
Ella Cooper
Lila
Maine
Claude Cooper
Elson Buell
Alvarado
Eva Cole
Butler
Chas
Sta Wusere
Eae
Our
Victor Rousseau
Nellie Maxwell
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Congress
Charles’ Cafe
D. F. Barringer
Fremont, Ind
Jersey
Ray, Ind
Montgomery, Mich
Tie
Upper Peninsula
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