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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
13
A scattered set of community notes reports minor injuries such as Bittle Bonk Brown breaking a collar bone, and updates on residents visiting relatives, attending fairs in Ionia, and family gatherings. Several families including Mogg, Brown, Seichert, Evans, Spickerman, Kreiner, Cluley, Walcutt, and Eldred are mentioned with visits, travel to fairs, and agricultural activities.
Ernest Master of St Johns spent Sunday with friends. Mr and Mrs Davidson and son of Riverdale visited the Pridgeon place with Rev Williams arriving to reside there. Mrs Platt and Min McClane visited Greenville, Ray Darnell and children saw Mrs Everhells, Ferguson goes Grand Rapids for work, Wrights from Pontiac visited Howard Wood home, A J Wiley hosts Sterling guests.
Miss Leola Williams came home from Lansing on Saturday. Miss Ethel Maxon of Fiins is noted in the same item as a local figure in Barryton with no further details provided.
The notice lists several local families visiting relatives and friends on Sunday. Names include Remus, Mr and Mrs William Maxon, Leonard Williams, George Penoyer, Mr and Mrs McCain, Lan sing, Harry Williams, Clara Pitts and Donna Belle Kenneth Alteruta Bonney, John Williams, Reda Kilborn and family from Flint, Henry Kilborn, Leola Williams, Bernice Pitts, and Rena Horning.
King’s Crossing and nearby locals report visitors and family events. Miss Louise Ranch returns from Detroit. a baby boy born August to Mr and Mrs Fred Cruz. Numerous relatives and neighbors attend weekends at Wenona Beach, Bay City, Clare events, and summer gatherings.
Chester Gates received word from Detroit on Thursday evening that Earl was very low. They left at once and returned on Sunday evening, Earl getting along nicely. Mr and Mrs Fred Sponseller and children spent weekend at Lake George with John Teeter home. Mr and Mrs Ed O'Brien and daughter Mary Donna visited Mason Hobbs. Mr and Mrs Wesley Merrill and Buddy and Mr and Mrs Ernest Klumpp with baby Dale drove to Detroit Friday and returned.
Monday guests visited Ann Arbor area homes bringing Grandma Klimpp and Stuart Merrill back after two weeks in Detroit at the Walter Klumpp residence. Helen O Bryan returned from Lansing after a week with relatives. Hugh Cuthbert, Bernard and Marcella helped clean the schoolhouse. Mr and Mrs Ben Meyers called at Albert Hetherington’s home Thursday. Mrs Wayne Barrett and others spent time with Mrs Ernest Klumpp last week. Miss Helen Cobb returned home after months away with her sister. Alvah Rahl Jr and family hosted Alvah and Mrs Rahl at their home. George Southwick and a friend from Ohio called on Fred Sponseller.
Mr and Mrs Fred Prince of Pittsburg Texas visit the Earl Willey home. Dr Heldt and family called at the Lorne Coyne home last week. Mrs Dan Coyne and daughter Velma motored to Midland Saturday night. Mrs Henry Quibal of North Star and Mrs Crech of Mt Pleasant visit Mrs English. Mrs Mary Mathews returns home after three weeks in Flint. Reye Whitney and family with Alma First stay a Ludington week with Mrs Whitney s parents. Mr and Mrs Andrew Willey and children spend Sunday at Levi Willey s Mt Pleasant home.
The article notes a week spent visiting at the James Moore and Arthur Squires homes before proceeding to an unspecified next destination. No additional details are provided in the readable text.
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