Missionary Society Meets in Scottville with Harger Talk
The Scottville Methodist Missionary Society met Wednesday in the church parlors to plan events and hear Gladys Harger, a missionary to Africa on furlough. Mrs. Meads led a program on The Right of the New Way for South America with map demonstrations and reports from Montevideo and Uruguay. 75 attended and were served dinner. Nettie Martin left Scottville due to family illness.
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Meads
Ptville
Mich
Wo Reign Missionary’ Society
Scottville
Methodist
Wednes- PnDon
Ludington
Ajtitie
F. Meads
Fred J. Buck Jed
Swith
South America
Missionary Society
William Baltzer
E. E. Kobe
Joseph, Buck
Buck
Duke
P. J. Buck
Box
Summit Sewing Club Meets at Miss Fasel Home
The I Wanna Sewing Club met at Miss Fasel Fredricks home Thursday April 30. The morning was spent sewing a picnic dinner was served at 12 o clock. The afternoon included games singing and social time.
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Sewing Club
Miss Fasel Fredricks
Bodes
North Awber Entertains Pupils At East Riverton Home
Miss Clara Dittmer hosted seventh and eighth graders and friends at her East Riverton residence Friday night. Students traveled by car, enjoyed cards and dancing, and concluded with a large luncheon served by Mrs. C. Dutt net, John Fialkowski, and Statile Larsen.
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North Awber
Clara. Dittmer
East Riverton
C. Dutt Net
Locke School Bridge Campaigner Builds 2 Foot Span
Locke School in Logan Township near Grove sees a two foot wide bridge planned east of the schoolhouse. Numerous residents visited, spent Sundays with relatives, and many local families from Summit Ludington Baldwin and Scottville were noted in weekend activities and social visits.
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Louis Lake
Ludington
Sim Gay
Roy Lake
Sam Ely
John Hyatt
Mothers' Day Observed at Bethel Church
SOUTH COUNTY. Line reports Mothers' Day observed at Bethel church Sunday morning May 8 with child performances including a duet by Rev. B. S. Shaw and Mrs. Clark of Pentwater and a sermon by Mrs. Potter of Pentwater. Church decor was spring flowers and attendance was good. Services set for 7:30 p m Sunday and 10 a m Sunday. Various local residents noted visiting, orchestral rehearsal at St Mary schoolhouse, and neighborly visits across families and towns.
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Bethel Church
B. S. Shaw
Clark
Pentwater
Potter
St. Jarome's
St. Helena
Children of Mary
Wim. Simon
Riverton
Methodist Episcopal ‘Church
Thos. W. H. Marshall
Custer
Local News Briefs From Elmtown and Surrounds
Mr and Mrs Buell Shelley host a Cadillac trip while Arden Howell led the teachers conference near Tudington last week Bud Beebe bought a car George Hartwell and William Hartwell from Detroit visit sister Mrs Lottie Shelley Howell school canceled Thursday and Friday Miss Nellia Griffith finished the Bachelor term and will return next year Evelyn Lemmer and Pres Raching visited the McArithur home Betty Jane Schalle and granddaughter of Albert Schalle spent a few days at the Hasenbank home Dudington Sunday A Dan has a headache seems a good ideal worse when he did not have any fun
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Old People's Bible Class
Methodist Church
EM Grover ‘Hone
Odust
Gladys Hargar
China
Pe Woman's Foreign Mission
Society of Dha Methodist Chared Aéki
Waltert Olmatead
Harold BE
Hawley
Monroe
Lidingtor
Wesley Hagley
Josephine Borski
Ludington
Smith Hawley
Parent-Teacher Association Wi
Cypere Wan
Russell Sea
Emery Kinney
Roger
Manly French
Rubyt
Pred Peterson
Philip Meisenheimer
Vern Olmstead
Walter Olnaferd
Cuber Broder
Wesley Hawey
Nv Hawley
Esther Doram
John Polsen
Song
Wiliam
Don‘ald
Jared Collins
Boc. Anan
Papter Gmedes
Pauling
Seo Shotatuiersan
Tudington
Pratt
Messine Wil Stock
Ilyda Bigsby
Hhitor
Id -von
Gerald
John Fialkowski
Statile
Larsen
BE. L. Pierson
John Borgh
Andrew Peterson
Scottville
Nels Johnson
Ben Jenson
William Dostal
Ruth
Clara Dittmer
Dorothy Hekland
Helen Dostal
F. Dostal
Fred Dostal
Halegon
Will Gaffney
Bachmann
George Bailey
Philip EB. Bailey
Canada
St. Mary' 'School House
Jane
Sanders
Custer Township
Bea
A. Beard
Philip K K. Bailey
Bailey
Grande B. Bailey
Grover
Chicago
EH Grover
Albert Schrump
W. Beard
John Petersen
Ed. Munson
Elmton
Buell
Shelley
Cadillac
Arden Howell
Rontination
Bud” Beebe
George
William Hartwell
Detroit
Teir
Lottie Shelley
Howell School
Nellia Griffith
Interesting Letter From Mr and Mrs Taylor
SCOTTVILLE Mich May 7 In a most interesting letter Mr and Mrs Erne Taylor describe their England trip en route to Africa Read of Devonshire Salisbury Stonehenge and a cathedral built in 1220 They note tulips daffodils and primroses and describe hotel signs and old inns They left April 7 for a five year missionary teaching stint in Africa Mothers Day events and local church notices are listed plus arrival of G McFarland aged 74 planning to settle in town
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Scottville
Mich
Erne Taylor
England
Africa
Salisbury
America
Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Harley
Stonehenge
Mag- Wand
Ile Drnids
Old Sarum
Cryderman Surprised at Elm Flats by Anniversary Call
At Elm Flats, Gershin Cryderman received a surprise from a friend who called to remind him of a holiday anniversary. The evening included music and a modest supper, ending pleasantly.
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G. Cryderman
Remimnber
Fries
Gershin
Cryderman
Hia May
Llma
Miusie
Local social notes from Fountain to Ludington area events
Close of ye ping passed with party. travel and visits across Fountain Ludington Coloma Empire Eden and Scottville. Family arrivals include Goff Guiembo Reed and Rogoski households with farm moves and farm work. Golden Rule club to meet May 13 and Ruth Teeter’s school term ends May 15 with a picnic May 16.
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Wm. Goff
Fountain
Jay McConnell
Aga
Coloma
Marshall Guiembo
Empire
Friday
Clarence Reed
Metzler
Eden
Nancy Reed
Mary Rogoski
Ora Fox Farm
Ludington
Rex Carroll
Detroit
Augusta Carroll
Frank Gulembo
Mosher
Allen
Tarles Stevens
John Boshm
J.' ‘Ouiline
M. Gulembo
Frank Ponko
Scottville
Franke
Guiembo
Golden Rule Club
Amil Nelson
Ruth Teeter
Randall
Hart Visit Highlights Local Social Weekend
Wiley and Mrs Harry Corey visited Hart on Saturday. Lilie Dorothy Murphy of Musketon dined with Frances Appleton Saturday. Mr and Mrs Wm Paasch drove to Ludington Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ora Laisure Mr and Mrs Charles Terryn and Normith Randall joined John Appleton at his home Sunday and motored to Carrs.
War playthings come in favor again in Europe
London April 13 Medieval knights in shining armor replace tin soldiers popular before 1914 Toy soldiers largely disappeared after the war in England and on the continent In their place are farm figures cows horses ducks chickens and farm houses on displayed levels Hunting scenes with bright colored huntsmen on horses hedges ditches also shown This spring war playthings seem to be favored again according to toy dealers but knights evoke memories of twelve century conflicts
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London
England
Germany
Austria
Research Workers Predict Man Will Live for 150 Years
London April 18. Sir Ronald Ross argues life could reach 150 years at a sixpence per person for research. He notes life expectancy has risen from the 34–38 year range to about 54–69 years due to medical advances and foresees laboratories in major cities worldwide funding cures for cancer tuberculosis and leprosy to prolong life by seeking out germs at their source.
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Associated Press
London
Sir Ronald Ross
Ronald
Sir Ronald
Britain
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Mechnikoff
Ross Institute
Grand Rapids Death Rate Sets Low Record
Grand Rapids Mich May 7 Grand Rapids death rate for 192 is 10.32 percent the lowest in the city’s history and one of the lowest in the United States Dr O C Slemons health officer stated in his annual report to Welfare Director A E H Davidson There were 174 deaths of infants under one year of age setting a record rate of 62 5 percent The tuberclesia mortality during the same period was 68 1 percent which Dr Slemond contends is an outstanding record The health officer also renews emphasis upon the necessity of bringing all the city’s welfare activities together in a suitable place to be known as the health center
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United States
O. ‘Oc. Slemons
A. E H. Davidson
Slemond
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Flint
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DH Grover
West Riverton
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James Frazier
Wini
South County
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Norrizon
Abby
Adu
G. McFarland
McFarland
Chesley
Loa. Port
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Joe-Tym
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Methodist Hisconal
Cook’s Market
Scottville Bakery
Saperkeaul
Link Streeh
Evans Dileh Choanger
Hiest Meats
Cael Ste Lotter
Sara
Telephone Srotiville
Sraeioe
Europe
Ranf Sheet Metal Works
Ludington Avenue
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Wien
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Sir Ronald Avers
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Silk House
Miss Marie Andrack
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