Local residents and guests gather for long summer reunions
Locals and guests from Detroit, Kalamazoo, Alma and New York joined the Ball family at the annual Ball reunion a picnic at Stringer bridge with about forty relatives present. Chronology notes include August 8 as Miss Marvel Ball’s birthday and longtime residents like Elmer Jones and Ed Ball traveling for the event.
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C. Goolthrite
Stringer Bridge
Elmer Jones
New York
James Craven
Alma
Ed Ball
Detroit
W. A. ‘Harrigan
Gilford Smith
Lansing
Helen Waymes
St. Johns
Anna Barnard
Beatrice Sage
Dan Nohl
Ed Miller
Perry Thompson
Johnson
Cheboygan
Gus Ash
D. N. Rogers
Crystal Lake
Lloyd Cutters
Ashley
Wesley Potter
Caren
Ohi
Gerald Neff
Ann Arbor
T. Milloy
Sone
Virginia
Jones
Rey
New fabrics rivalling silk and cotton perfected by English
London reports British researchers have developed a fibre from flax and other materials that rivals artificial silk in lustre strength and durability, at about a quarter its cost. Dr. Nanji and Dr. Paton claim fast processing, standard machinery compatibility, and potential to reduce dependence on foreign cotton with high yields from china grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dinshaw R. Nanji
Birmingham University
Frederick James Paton
Bristol University
Campden
Great Britain
Hard Stomach Societies Organized In Hupeh Province
Reports from Peking describe new "Hard Stomach Societies" forming in Hupeh. Members undergo Chinese gymnastics and religious rites to reach supposed invulnerability to sword or bullet. Immunity reportedly fades if rites lapse, with some members injured or killed in encounters with bandits.
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Peking
Hupeh
Wild Game In U S Steadily Increasing
United Press reports H P Sheldon chief game warden predicts rising wild game in the United States toward 1960 with abundance like 1860. He notes strong sportsman and conservationist organization, ample funding, and widespread compliance with game and fish regulations, ending centuries of unchecked destruction.
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Joseph S. Wasney
United Press
Washington
United States
H. P. Sheldon
Sheldon
Pressing need for anti pollution laws and game protection
The text argues for stronger anti pollution laws, training and hiring game protectors, expanding areas for game care, reducing vermin, studying disease, and balancing landowner rights with sportsmen lacking preserves.
Residents and Visitors Reported From South Deerfield
Mrs. Jerome Gaudard moves to Winn and hosts guests including Joe Gaudard and the I P Gaudards. Cattle belonging to Ennes and Jake Wyant damaged crops at several farms. Martin Himebaugh reports crop destruction and corn loss. Local residents and visitors include the Himebaugh family, Anna Himebaugh, Essie, Glen, and Albert Heckman of Ohio.
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Jerome Gaudard
Winn
Joe Gaudard
I’. Gaudard
Ward Forquer
Martin Himebaugh
Frank Winneslughs
Mildred Metcalf
Lansing
Leona
Baby
Ennes
Jake Wyant
Della Covel
Eli Allen
Mt. Pleasant
Anna Himebaugh
Essie
Glen
Himebaugh
Albert Heckman
Ohio
Local Families Visit Budd Lake near Harrison
Vernon Hill and Ralph Stevens families along with Walter Stevens and Velma Stevens and daughter of Adrian spent Sunday at Budd Lake near Harrison. Kenneth Marshall and daughter Helen of Pleasant were also visitors to the area. Alfred Slosem of Coleman joined the group for the outing.
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Ralph Stevens
Walter
Stevens
Velma
Adrian
Kenneth Marshall
Helen
Pleas‘ant
Migs
Alfred Sloseum
Coleman
Budd Lake
Harrison
Walter Stevens
Ralph
Ernest Stevens
Andrew Irwin, Jr
Andrew Irwin
Jim
Midland
P.M. Snider
Detroit
Jasper Snier
BR. Snider
Muskegon
Jasper
Earl Acre
Jasper. Snier
Numerous regional visitors and local moves noted
A crowd of families and individuals from Flint Lansing Coleman White Fish Point and Mt Pleasant spent time with relatives or moved residences. Visits included the Sniders Babcocks Wilds Stevens Sniders Schoonovers Piersons and other local residents. Clyde Walton's death in a Lansing gravel pit cave in was reported and Tom Tygart celebrated his eighty first birthday with family.
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Leaton
Clyde Walton
Lansing
Thomas Tygart
Mt. Pleasant
C. M. Smith
Harry Welsh
Ontario
Fred Campbell
James Walsh
Auburn
Donald
Billy McKillip
Leaton Road Grade Finishing and School Opens
Leaton Campbell road grade to be finished this week. Leaton school opens Monday August 30 with Mr and Mrs Herbert Peck as teachers. Mrs R G Fisher of Lansing visits the Cole family for a week. The fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist church met at the church house Wednesday with a pot luck dinner and informal reception for Dr Armstrong.
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Campbell_road
Leaton
Herbert Peck
R. G. Fisher
Lansing
Cole
The
Methodist Church
Church House
Armstrong
Republican candidate for Isabella County Register of Deeds
Clyde V Showalter announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Isabella County Register of Deeds. Primary date listed as September 14 926.
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Register of Deeds
Isabella County
Tinker School Cant Bring Visitors Amid Illness
Local notes show Mr and Mrs James and LaRoy family visiting Dick Kirwan as Abel grows poorly again. Bert Lyon and mother traveled from Lansirng due to their daughter’s illness. Dick and Walter Kirwan accompanied them returning Sunday evening. Froese from St Johns spent the weekend with the Platt family. Bert Chamberlin and family visited Brookfield. Lloyd joined to drive.
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Arid
Wolperton
Flint
Emma Wilds
George Snider
David Mussell
Fay Williams
Lansing
Roy Secord
Leone
Fowlerville
Milla Bastign
Clarence. Tice
Morton
Tice
Sophia Garow
Jerred Tice
Austin .Guenner
Josep Iné
Margaret
Frank Emery
Ben Babcock
Lewis Johnson
Frank Wilds
South Vernon
Thomas Bolen
Florence Ritter
Grand Rapids
Edna Ritter
Glen Bilsby
Chicago
Oconto Falls
Wisconsin
Ernest Aiey
Pleasant
Peter Akey
Mac
Maitland
Wellington Akey
Ternest Stevens
2. R. Snider
Muskegton
Brown
Ronald
Clare
Charles ‘Frary
John Bowers
Verona
Cadillac
Marion
George Springs
Earl Tupperland
Ludington
George Pierson
Carlson
Clinton Schoonover
Detroit
Earl Myers
North Arthur
Leonard Staveley
Farwell
Milo Myers
Earl Owens
Gilmore
Julius’ Hart
Lewis Brown
Mann Siding
George MecNeice
Frank Forbes
James
LaRoy
Belding
Dick Kirwan
Abel
Bert Lyon
Lansirng
Walter
Kirwan
Froese Ff
St. Johns
Platt
Bert Chamberlin
Brookfield
Lloyd
Monument to Tennessee Women of the Confederacy
A Confederate monument honoring Tennessee women is planned for dedication in September, marking a tribute to female supporters of the Confederacy.
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The
Confederacy
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BE. Schlafley
Ostrom
Hight Point Lake
Bengal
Florerice
U. S
South Deerfield
Vernon Hill
Curren Hawkins
White Fish Point
Jasper Snider
Robert Farrington
John Boch
John Colinson
Troit
Fred Baumgart
Grand ‘Rapids
Alvin Keller
Dearl Ogle
John ‘Watson
Charlie
Daniels
Charlie Paddock
Bebe Daniels
Miss Daniels
Paddock
siTnet Aes
Mount Pleasant
Clyde V. Showalter
Sta Greer
Breidenstein & Kane
Breidenstine & Kane
Mt. Pleisant, Michigan
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