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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
3
South Lincoln reports Friday visits and social calls among residents. Elmer Guthrie sold his farm stock and tools to Geo Shattuck and plans to move to Clare. Roy Deming to relocate his family this week. Several Hungerford and Shattuck family visits and calls are noted with neighbors and friends in the area.
High Platt assists Jim Wood. Leona Sampsil of Belding visited her mother. Abells went to Mt. Pleasant on Monday. Hibbards and Bartletts vacationed at Holly Sunday and Monday. Jerome Denslow from Grand Rapids was injured after a wagon incident. Dr Rondot attended him. Nurse Eva Terry went to Kalamazoo. Mrs Safford Terry attended cousin Navar's funeral at Brinton Monday.
A poem contrasts sailors chasing wealth with a landsman who never sailed yet wins the speaker’s heart. The speaker notes ships bring silence and gold, but the landsman’s embrace and laughter yield richer treasure than any voyage or jewels. The piece attributes the verse to McClurs Newspaper Syndicate.
Two people washing hands together is seen as a sign of lasting friendship. The custom dates to ancient times and was used by Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey to signal friendly terms. Water’s mystic qualities and the hand as a mark of intellect underpin the belief in durable bonds.
Lansing residents Mr and Mrs Floyd McQueen visited for several days at the Harley Bentley home. Inez Bentley and Libbie Cook traveled to Hight Point Lake with the McQueens. Harley Bentley and George Johnson were Barryton callers Friday. Howard Head from Sears spent the weekend with his uncle Tom Head.
Dr. Charles Reign of Seoville will lead a brief noon service at the Coe church on Thursday. Miss Anna Hanley spent Sunday with Miss Gladys Conklin. Several from Coe attended Sunday afternoon in Alma. Harold Leonard drives a new sedan. Miss Arda Vroman returned from Alma after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs William Vroman.
An informal exchange at a hotel features a stenographer and house detective discussing tonsil removal and singing talent. A female guest recalls her childhood tonsil surgery and muses on how singing and looks affect opportunities at dances and entertainment events.
Second Artist agrees on small touches and asks for help with a five pound loan.
Mrs I Bacome shows improvement after illness. Tomlinson siblings visited their brother George Tomlinson last week. EB Wonsey and family and 0 Hetherington and families attended the eighth grade exercises. Mr Pleas ant hosted visitors Saturday with Mr and Mrs Fred Tomlinson of Weidman calling. George Tomlinson hosted friends Thursday evening.
A lively Kiddie Katydid tale unfolds as a rude Leaper the Locust attempts to grab a message from Kiddie Katydid. A polite mail carrier helps read it, but the letter confuses the pair, revealing the sender’s horn type and ending with Leaper’s disinterest in the misdelivered note.
Mrs Laura Latham of Drew and Miss Thelma Silvernail of Grand Rapids called on their aunt Mrs John Shook Monday afternoon.
Alfred Horning spent Sunday evening at Geo Penoyer's home. Vera Ploria hosted a barn dance Saturday night. Mrs Clara Pitts and family visited Mrs Hiram Pitts on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Squirres entertained company over Sunday. Miss Viola Dove of Flint is visiting.
Mrs A J Stutting returns from Carson City after her sister Mrs D L Straight passes away. A O Bates of Cincinnati visits his mother for a few days. Deerfield Center ladies aid meets at the Loftis Campbell home on June 17. Mrs Campbell and daughter Mrs Millie Warner of Saginaw visit Arnold Stutting home. Mr and Mrs Kent of Mt Pleasant call. Mrs Mildred Brown and her son of Toledo visit her parents Mrs Frank Youngs.
Epworth League members and friends surprised David and Dorothy Bellinger in their new home on June 4. Miss Mabel Funnel married Lewis Woodbury Saturday evening and will live in Lansing. Funeral notice of William Coffy and daughter Christina formerly of the area. Arnold Lewis drives a new touring car. Gordon Armstrong improving after illness. Children s Day exercises planned at Center church. Billy Archer of Lansing visited locals.
Mr and Mrs Roy Tolles of Chicago visit his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Toller. Reuben Graber family shopped Clare Saturday. E D Rowley and Charley Nelson with B E Rowley traveled to Weidman Saturday for business. Chester Graber on sick list. Ralph Nelson of Ann Arbor visits old friends. Florence Hines called at Nelson home Thursday. Friend Murray family from Flint spent weekend with Nelson and Murray households. Sam Brown couple in Clare Saturday. Bertha Bazaire a Weidman caller Saturday night. Willard Moore underwent operation at Ann Arbor and is recovering well.
Mr and Mrs F J Fackler spent Monday with daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Carl Shook. They visited Sherman City and Weidman cemeteries. Andrew Swartz of Flint visits niece Mrs Carl Shook and family. Miss Ethel Hatcher shopped Clare Saturday. Many attended Mt Pleasant graduation exercises Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Shook visited daughter Mrs Tom Bywater and family of Weidman Sunday. Roy Phenix remodeled a cottage for...
ASS ANS 4 Fey Eldred of Weidman at Eight Point Lake Tuesday. Mrs Emma Phenix helped Mrs John Shook repair her kitchen Wednesday and Thursday. Roy Phenix drilled in his beans Thursday. George Miller bought a horse from Munroe Terry. Mr and Mrs Carl Shook with children and Andrew Swartz visited Clifford Chase home Sunday. Tom Bywater and family of Weidman spent Monday with John and Mrs Shook. Fred and Del Kent of Horr visited Friday at the Shooks.
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