Social Roundup of Local Residents at Holiday Gatherings
Mike Papp Jr Toledo visitor Tuesday. Hilah Jean Pierce with Hildegarde Metzger Saturday. Roscoe Craig weekend with Virgil Miller near Ridgeway. Louis Kovacs and Mike Papp Jr Detroit visitors Friday. Chris Drum visiting sister Mrs. Paul Metzger. Mrs. Helen Pierce Hilah Jean visited Sam Craig in Saline Tuesday. Adolph Drum home for holiday vacation. Wilma Schoolmaster and Ronald Pilbeam Tecumseh spent Sunday with Albert Cross. Helen Pierce Hilah Jean Walter Craig visited Pocklington family Ridgeway. Florence Evans Fordson and Eldred Evans U of M students with parents O S Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Papp, Jr
Toledo
Hilah Jean Pierce
Hildegarde Metzger
Roscoe Craig
Virgil Miller
Ridgeway
Louis Kovacs
Mike Papp
Detroit
Chris Drum
Paul Metzger
Helen Pierce
Hilah Jean
Sam Craig
Salié
Adolph Drum
Walter Craig
Smith Pocklington
Florence Evans
Fordson
Eldred Evans
U. of M
O. 5. Evans
West Saline Christmas Program and Community Notes
West Saline reports a better condition for Mrs. Joseph Schaible. The No. 3 Saline School program under Miss Gladys Yakes featured a Christmas play with songs and acts by pupils and teachers. Residents attended games in Saline and Detroit meetings. several families visited Ann Arbor and Dixboro. a Christmas program at the school is planned. A broad note on marital unhappiness cites alarm over early marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Schaible
Bridgewater
Carl Feldkamp
Saline
William Austin
Carl Carr
Detroit
Erwin Feldkamp
Clarence Feldkamp
Gladys Yakes
Reuben Hartman
Ann Arbor
Reuben -Hartman
Dixboro
Oscar Alber
Barbara Love
Baby
William Love
Robert
Christmas Spirit by Albert E. Perks
A vivid Christmas street scene shows social contrasts. A boy ruffianly dumps snow on a respectable man whose bowler hat is knocked off, then a sympathetic officer arrests the culprit and shares a small gift to brighten Christmas. The piece reflects 1928 urban life and welfare charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimny Conovey
Santa Claus
Welfare Place
Western Newspaper Union
Home At Christmas by Katherine Edelman
The piece extols the joy of returning home at Christmas and the warmth of reunions with loved ones. It reflects on the anticipation, the gifts carried home, and the enduring ties of family that make this season deeply meaningful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
New Fashioned Christmas Cheer Declared Superior
A Woman's Home Companion essay argues the new fashioned Christmas outshines old traditions. The piece claims modern additions improve the holiday while losses stem from individual blindness or folly.
Boar's Head and Peacock Yuletide Banquets in England
The 15th and 16th century celebrations reached peak magnificence with great feasts. The boar's head was served in first place of honor, followed by the peacock as a key centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
The Christmas Spirit Crowns Hearts With Bond of Love
The Christmas spirit binds Christian hearts in love and fellowship across the year, uniting believers in shared joy and goodwill.
Santa Returns to Snowbound Village Christmas
In a snowbound village schoolroom, Miss Peggy Johnson coordinates a community Christmas. Tom Blodgett and gathered townsfolk bring food and gifts as Santa Claus arrives in disguise, revealing Reg P as Santa and Peggy as the future Mrs Santa Claus. The scene ends with renewed cheer and a joyous Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Johnson
Tom Blodgett
Peggy Johnson
Tom
Santa Claus
Peggy
Reg P
Reg
Western Newspaper Union
Local Visitors and Holidays Roundup in Michigan Towns
Ann Arbor visitors Ruth Needham and Newton Easton, plus the Gilbert and Gordon families, travel between Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Tecumseh and Milan. Ruth Needham closes Forbes district school for holidays. Charles Ludwick, farmer and Hub Bardeston school treasurer, dies from injuries after a bull attack near Carson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth. Needham
Ann Arbor
Roy Gilbert
Virginia
Ypsilanti
Newton Easton
John Stimpson
Clarke Gordon
Sraymond
Elen Girback
Luther Hamlin
Glenn Gordon
County Sea
William Gauntlett
The
Ridge
David Gordon
BE. M. Gilbert
Claude Gilbert
Tecumseh
Minnie Hammond
Ron. Paul
Hammond School
Newell Deem
Ray Frisbee and
Delbert Custer
Milan
Wilbur Cornish
Ruth Needham
Forbes
Charles Ludwick
Hubbardston School Board
Carson City
Christmas Roll Call at Town Topics
Be sure to answer present at the Christmas roll call in Town Topics.
Bakery Displays Wide Assortment of Cakes and More
Local bakery highlights a full display of cakes cookies pies and bread. Staff offer special orders with careful attention to meet customer requests.
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Saline
West Saline
Marilyn Schill
A. Fisher
C. Hartman
G. Weber
V. Ketter
L. Hinderer
Florence Weber
D. Layer
C. Klump
B. Fisher
M Sehill
BE. Feldkamp
Santa
Glenn Hartman
W. Welkskamp
HE. Feldkamp
M. Schill
L. Feldkamp
Esther Fish
Lillian Hinderer
F. Weber
L. Hartman
A. Feldkamp
Charles Hartman the Stranger Child
R Strieter
E. Feldkamp
W. Schaible
Jennie’s Plan
Bernice Klumpp
Littlest Shepherd
Stanley Hartman
Helen Thied
Karl Feldkamp
F. R. Clements
Co. W. Carr
Albert E. Perks
Hammond
District
Michigan Avenue
R. M. Nave
Prop
Bree
Chevrolet
Essex Spor
Dodge CO
GEO. W. Cook & Son
Amendt Milling Company
Monroe
Bryant Brothers
Flat Rock
A. Cornwell
Arthur Conklin Implement CO
Farmers Market & Supply CO
Petersburg
Fulcher and Lee
H. H. Heiser & CO
Ottawa Lake
Klagers’ Hatchery
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