Rust and Hay School Closes With May Picnic
Rust and Hay school closed Friday May 24 with a schoolhouse picnic. Mothers attended and some fathers came from work. A potluck lunch, ice cream and ball games followed. Mrs. Cooper plans to return next year. Mrs. David Clevenger hosted a stork shower May 25 for Mrs. Merwin Johnson with games and a decorated cake by Mrs. Edwin Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Whitman visited St. Charles to decorate graves. Neil Litchler spent days in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisk and daughter Susie were visitors at Duane Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rust and Hay
Cooper
David Clevenger
Merwin Johnson
Edwin Wood
Wm. Whitman
St. Charles
Neil Litchler
Canada
Paul Fisk
Susie
Local families visit and share holiday gatherings
Duane Phelps and the Brantleys visited the Brantleys parents. Navy men Richard Wood and Vern Merrill returned home for the weekend. The Harrells visited Mrs Scramlin after a Niagara Falls trip. Wm Lambert suffered a stroke and is hospitalized. Decoration Day visitors included the Clark families from Grand Rapids, Saginaw, and Lansing with a Lumberjack Park picnic. Memorial Day calls followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Phelps
Wm. Brantley
Ochis Brantley
Brantleys
Robert
Richard Wood
Edwin Wood
Vern Merrill
George Merrill
Navy
Max Harrell
Bertha Scramlp
Harrell's
Niagara Falls
Wm. Lambert
Gratiot
Wm. Whitman
Tom Clark
Grand Rapids
Ward Clark Jr
Ward Clark Sr
Parl Clark
Saginaw
Lumberjack Park
Dean Sander
Elwell
Clayton Parker
Lansing
Beryl Scramlin
Friendship Circle meets at Gimmey home in May
The Friendship Circle gathered Wednesday evening May 29 at Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gimmey's home with sixteen members and one guest. Prizes were won by Gladys Sponseller Dorothy Gimmey John Gimmey and Harold Travis with Verna Whalen drawing the door prize. Refreshments were served. The circle will meet with Mr. and Mrs. John Gimmey on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle
Gerald Gimmey
Gladys Sponseller
Dorothy Gimmey
John Gimmey
Harold Travis
Verna Whalen
Shepherd area briefs on visits and local gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Vennard of Greendale left Tuesday to visit relatives in the Western States. Mrs. Ruth Brown joined Mr. and Mrs. Claude Anthony at the Rebekah and Odd Fellows Picnic near Shepherd with about 40 attendees. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Long of Hazel Park stayed Friday night with Mrs. Bertha Knauss. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Grim attended the Johnson reunion at Six Lakes Grange Hall on Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Vennard
Greendale
Ruth Brown
Claude Anthony
Rebekah and Odd Fellows Association
U.S
Shepherd
Arthur Long
Hazel Park
Bertha Knauss
A. C. Grim
Johnson
Six Lakes Grange Hall
Memorial Day Gatherings Span Multiple Families
The report lists visits and reunions across several households including Mr and Mrs Clyde Johnson and family in Six Lakes, Mr and Mrs Alvin Johnson near Blanchard, Mr and Mrs Gene Lesky near Blanchard, and Mrs J A Easton in LaGrange Park Illinois. It notes Charles J Clark and family attending a reunion at Lumberjack Park on Memorial Day and Vicki Allen of rural Riverdale returning home with the Clarks to stay through June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Johnson
Six Lakes
Alvin Johnson
Blanchard
Gene Lesky
J. A. Easton
LaGrange Park
Illinois
Charles J. Clark
Rural Shepherd
Clark-Whitman
Lumberjack Park
Vicki Allen
Riverdale
Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michigan
Hastings Mutual
Inland Marine
Rex Williams
Alency
Shepherd Briefs
Cook’s Hardware
Shepherd, Michigan
Lesky
Grendale
J. Brown
Sparrow Hospital
Gould
Edward’s
Dean’s Pills
Carter
Colgate
Gillette Super Blue Blades
Fletcher
Castoria S
Sloan
Breck
Haley
Goulel
J & J Baby
Alka Seltzer
Lydia Pinkham
Rexall Drug Store
N. Mission
Mt. Pleasant
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