Local Clare Events Highlight Lodge Meeting And Fire Loss
Clare area notes report a Masonic lodge gathering at the Clare Masonic hall with Rev Gallagher delivering an address. The baccalaureate address is planned for a Union service next Sunday at the high school auditorium. Also noted is a child hit by a car with a broken leg, city residents traveling to Florida, a farm house fire causing an estimated six thousand dollars loss, and local road work extending Fourth street sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Clare
Gallagher
Chaplin
H. B. Johnson
Alfred
John King
Dale Drake
Fred J. Thompson
Charles Ross
Detroit
Ashley McCulloch
Alden
Florida
Robert Archanboult
Beech Street
Fifth
A. J. Doherty
W. C. Doherty
Etroit
Lionard Amusement Company
Clare O. E. S
Farwell
Death of Mrs. Martha Durham Bushong in Michigan visit
Mrs Neal Bushong died at her parents home Wednesday morning after an appendectomy. Formerly Martha Durham she had been ill for about two months. The Bert Prout family moved to Flint to make their home there and will be missed. Ethel Anderson stayed Friday night at the Hudson home. An ice cream social at the Jim Chiley home drew good attendance. Mr and Mrs Frank Prout visiting in Flint. The Mynard Small family of Flint spent the weekend with J B Small and family. Emma Small returned to Flint for a two week visit. Thos Prout and Wm McKay attended a ball game at Rosebush Saturday. The Curt Spickerman and Nick Kreiner families spent Saturday evening with George McKay's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Bushong
Bushong
Martha Durham
Bert Prout
Flint
Ethel Anderson
Hudson
Jim Chiley
Frank Prout
Mynard Small
Local Funeral and Social Notes From Nearby Towns
Mrs Bennett and relatives attended the Ferris Mallatte funeral near Remus last Friday. Mr and Mrs Joe Gross hosted a card party last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Martin and Mrs Ward returned to South Lyon after visiting relatives. Harold Miller and Helen O'Brien wed Thursday June 3 at Mt Pleasant. Mrs Tope, formerly of this place, died suddenly in St Louis shortly after taking her oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Pearl Martin
Herman Martin
McQueeh
Ferris Mallatte
Remus
Joe Gross
Ward
Martin
South Lyon
Harold Miller
Helen O’brien
Mt. Pleasant
Tope
Riverdale Weekend Visits Tie Kinship Ties
A long list of Riverdale residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Friends from Eaton Rapids Detroit Owosso Alma and Lansing socialized with families including the VanAlstines and Varnums while others attended reunions and school events.
Peaceful Valley Social Notes Mention Carey and Stacy Families
Dennis Carey and Maynard Stacy visited Dan and Walter Carey on Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Maynard Stacy and family spent Sunday with William Shade and family in Chippewa. Pete and Mrs Dennis Carey’s children from Flint and Detroit stayed a few days at home before returning to their homes early this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Carey
Maynard Stacy
Dan
Walter Carey
Maynard
Stacy
William Shade
Pete
Flint
Detroit
Dairy Farms Prosper with Electric Motor Power
Dairymen adopt electricity on dairy farms, using seven motors for milking machines, separators, washing, cutting, and household devices. Electric lighting and heaters boost efficiency and egg production, with milking and cream separation cited as key chores improved by electric methods.
Local Families Visit and Travel Notes in Alma Area
Winn and Mrs. Howard Riggle of Alma visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Riggle and children Saturday. Sunday guests included B. M. Adams and family and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Clark and son from Jackson. Mrs. T. L. Starkweather returned home from Carney Hospital in Alma. My and Mrs. David Pierpont spent Friday at Michigan State College in East Lansing. Henry Curtiss returned to work in New York State. son Kendale accompanies him for the summer. Norman Smith and children of Lansing spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs. Wm. Leighter assists with Care for Mrs. Starkweather. W. G. Starkweather and children visited Glenn Foglesong east of town. Millard Hunt and end spent time with relatives here and in Two Rivers. Weekend guests of Henry UL. Smith included Mrs. Ellen Spicer, Mrs. Eldridge Kent, and Miss Mae Raymond. Mrs. Grant Curtiss improving after convalescence. Arnold Kent and daughter Lucie and Miss Irma Smith with N. K. Hunt spent Tuesday at Houghton Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben King
Harry King and Sons
Harold and Dale
Arthur Bellows
Eaton Rapids
Emma Baker
Joe VanAlstine
Detroit
A. Vance
My. Jand
Roy Austin
Owosso
Richard Hudson
Cora Hudson
Mary Hyde
Mt. Pleasant
Alfred* Austin
Pontiac
Homer van Buskirk
Riverdale
Ira Hunt
Sumner
Vernon Erskine
Near Westaburg
Chas. Green
W. Birdsall
Grand Rapids
Lyal Jones
Lansing
Wm. Sturdevant
F. W. McCarty
Crystal
McCarty
J. D. Harrington
Holland
R. Harrington
Mike McGee
Ernnest Humphrey and
Henry Isenhath
Or. Scofield
Bud Miller
Bermidice
Minn
Bud
Sim Miler
Arthur Murchildon
Alma
Miller
Hart
Rhodes
Stanton
Roswell Taft
Battle Creek
Steve Taft
R. W. Britten
Charles
Sebena School
Portland Center
Ionia County
Britten
Clarence Martin
Wm. Gould
Hazel Moblo
Kalamazoo
Jack
Moblo
California
Elizabeth Wilson
Anna Martin
Flint
Canada
A. Scramlin
P. W. Britten
Af. Z. Boake
Crawford
Helen Dougherty
Wellington Bradley
A. VanAlstine
Fay VanLeuven
Claud Britten
Ruth VanAlstine
Dagmar
Green
Isabella County
Peter Britten
Jay VanLeuven
Agnes Carmer
Fritz
Howard Hudson
Beaver Creek
Stanley Scofield
Francis
Opal
O. Scofield
Otto Schrock
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Art Schrock
Earl Robinson
B. F. Schnepp
C. G. Smith
D. M. Smith
Edwin Miner
Hubert Moble
Merle Forguer
L. M. Forguer
Claud Parkinson
Alfred Varnum
Shepherd
Warren VanLeuvan
Pine Grove
Howard Riggle
M. L. Riggle
Maggie Adams
Allen Clark
Jackson
T. L., Starkweather
Carney Hospital
David Pierpont
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Henry Curtiss
New York State
Kendale
Norman Smith
Wm. Leighter
T. L. ‘Starkweather
W. G. Starkweather
Glenn Foglesong
Millard Hunt
Two Rivers
Henry UL. Smith
Ellen Spicer
Charlotte
Eldridge Kent
Mae Raymond
Cleveland
Ohio
Grant Curtiss
Local Family Notes and Housework Hustle
In Bass Lake Helen Cobb helps Mrs. James Willoughby with cleaning. Anna Cobb assists Mrs. Decker while Mrs. Hitchcock moves goods to Clare. Glenn Brown repairs the Willis Cobb car and it runs again. Dell Deming plans more car work. Ayie Cobb visits Edenville and John Brenner clears swamp land. The Willoughby boys prepare new land for beans. A three year old Mexican baby in Jerseyville is homesick. the father takes him to Shepherd to see a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Cobb
James Willoughby
Anna Cobb
Decker
Hitchcock
Clare
Glenn Brown
Willis Cobb
L . “Dell Deming
Ayie Cobb
Edenville
John Brenner
Willoughby Boys
Jerseyville
South Sherman Social News and Local Notes
South Sherman items report visits and funerals in South Bend and Holly. Families such as Beutler, Bartlett, Hummel and Boucher attend events while others travel homeward. Measles illness affects Buddy Robinson. Roy Embrey and families plan farm moves. local society events set for June 17 at Weidman and Orrie Merrihew homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Steel
South Bend
Indiana
C. Wardin
J. Gatehouse
Herman Beutler
George Belles
Kr.bartlett
Fred Beutler
John Hibbard
Mesdames
Wm. Cook
Theodore Coook
Ernest Hummel
Caroline Hummel
Arnie Boucher
Holly
Wesley Boucher
Pontiac
Una Smith
Herman, Cook
Broomfield
Clyde Beutler
Buddy Robinson
Bailey
Darnell
Roy Embrey
Hazel Gatehouse
Eight Point Lake
John Beutier
Mt. Pleasant
Foreign Missionary Society of
N. E
Weidman
Orrie Merrihew
H. W. Robinson
Sunshine Society
Bellingar Family Notes And Local Visits In Lansing Area
Mrs. Grant Curtiss stays with Lucious Bellingar. Elmer and Lucious Bellingar attend funeral of George Belles in Lake Guy. Pay Strong and child from Lansing visit home folk. Oren Bellingar builds new house addition with Bob Hier. James Alger of Lansing visits Oren. Lucious Bellingar travels to Alma. William Bellingar Sr. is sick. Tom Van Austine starts new job. Mrs. Johnson of Lansing stays with her children. Harry Johnson and Alta Bellingar are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Curtiss
Lucious
Oren Ellingar
Lucious Bellingar
Alma
William Bellingar
Tom van Austine
Colpe
Johnson
Lansing
Harry Johnson
Alta Bellingar
Father’s Day Program at South Rosebush Church
On June 20 at the Presbyterian church a father’s day program and service will be held followed by a pot luck lunch on the church lawn. All are invited to attend and bring a well filled basket. Mrs. Jake Neff and her son spent the weekend with Wendell Neff. Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace and family of Lansing visited Hugh McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Jake Neff
Wendell Neff
David Wallace
Lansing
Hugh McLaughlin
Peak Family Weekend Visits Spanning Saginaw to Charlotte
Carl and Ivan Peak of Saginaw spent the weekend with parents Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Peak. Little Elmer Peak stays with grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Jess York visited N. E. Doty home Sunday. E. H. Doty called to Charlotte after the death of W. Bee. G. B. Fairchild hosted Mell Fairchild and others last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl and
Ivan Peak
Saginaw
E. E. Peak
Elmer Peak
E. E. A Peak
Jess York
N. E. Doty
E. H. Doty
Charlotte
W. Bee
G. B. Fairchild
Mell Fairchild
Forgetful men and the lasting grip of memory
A terse aphorism contrasts memory in women with the feel of a handshake, suggesting emotional recollection outlasts physical contact and leaves a lasting impression.
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Denver
Mr. Pleasant Hardware
Peaceful Valley
Horace Nelson
Red Wing
Nelson Brothers
Minnesota
Perry Thompson
Republican Party
Homer Bush
Republican
Arnold Kent
Lucie
Irma Smith
N. K. Hunt
Houghton Heights
Bass Lake
South
Sherman
S. Deerfield
N. Fremont
Georges Creek
West Virginia
Michigan Fuel Co
Maple Street
Kellogg’s
Jenning
Isabella County State Bank
the Bank of Personal Service
C. E. Hagan CO
Voiles
Batistes
Shoreline
Coats
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