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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
10
Miss Louise Converge entertained Grand Rapids friends Sunday. Numerous residents visited relatives in Lansing Bay City and Alma. Reports include travels to Ionia and Charlevoix, a welcome home for ill relatives, and a Y M C A leader's European trip.
A Riverdale gathering honored Mr. Frank Newcomb and W H Burns with a pot-luck dinner and prompted a Newcomb reunion. The first reunion is set for August 14, 1927 at George Grinnell home in Mt Pleasant. The northern Schnepp and Manny reunion met last week with about fifty attendees and the annual reunions will convene in Lansing on September 5.
Dr. Charles South and family of Springport visited the L. E. Smith home. Bert Glass and family of Gilmore visited Herb Robinson. Hazel Gatehouse attended the Ionia Fair. Mrs. Asa Smith and daughters came from Detroit for the Weidman celebration and to visit old friends, the Newmans. Robinson visited the Herb Robinson home over Sunday.
Mrs F R Bhrbleet visiting in Chicago brought her granddaughter Virginia home. Lloyd Wolfe and family from Sandusky visited Elmer Wolfe over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Charles Colson of Grand Rapids and Mr and Mrs Glen Smiley of Caldwell called at L E Smith home Friday.
Mrs. Anna Newman, 20, died when the car she rode in was struck at Arlington and Seven Mile roads. Driver Issac Sherwood of Bedford survived with minor injuries after stating the truck door opened suddenly. Richard Steven of Mount Clemens drove the other truck and was uninjured.
Sherman-S Coldwater visit Mrs Ray Forbes and Mr and Mrs Gecil Allen attended the Ionia fair. Bill Whitelock of Tonia spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Edd Merrill. Bernice Fleming of Indiana visits her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Fleming. Harry Day and Mrs Hall of Charlotte join Day family in weekend at the Allen home. Tessie Sisco and Bill Dent of Lansing visit Orie Sisco home. Eeva Hess and children spend Sunday at Leon Hart home. Lorie of Conklin visits Ernie and Lou Gray. Vern Delong and Cliff Sisco of Flint visit relatives. Wesley Wright and three sons of Pontiac spend part of week with sister Mrs Badd Merrill. Eddi Merrill spent week in Tomes with daughters Mrs Bill Whitesdale and Mrs Norton Greenhoe.
Brinton and his son George traveled to Mason Danville and Stockbridge to visit the pastor’s family and relatives. Mary Hill and daughter Ida Bert Hight of Mt. Pleasant and Mary Johnson of Weidman visited friends. Emma Sowles entertained visitors from near Charlotte after a funeral for George Hess at the M B church in Weidman.
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