Vestaburg Notes Here and There in Alma and Area
Miss Reed of Alma visited in town Wednesday. Local residents travel to nearby towns for work and leisure, with multiple social calls, visits, and errands noted. A family sorrow marks Hazel Sutfin's death after a horse accident, and a community fund raiser supports the Vestaburg band. Funeral services held at the M E church with Breckenridge cemetery interment.
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Will Muscott
Baptist Church
E. P. Grey
Congregational Church
Breckenridge Cemetery
Vestaburg
Riverdale News highlights local visits and events
Riverdale residents trace visits and travels among Alma Ithaca and Grand Rapids. Notable items include Mrs Tom Tallon on business to Alma Mrs No A Symolds of Ithaca visiting Riverdale friends and Miss Clara Shaffer of Alma vacationing with T C Gould.
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Tom Tallon
Alma
Ethel Davis
Leta Elliott
Khw Hall
No A. Symolds
Ithaca
Riverdale
R.&. Stevenson
Durand
Ute
Charlotte
Daisy Dyfield
Grand Rapids
J. R Shaffer
E. M. Mighfield
State Medical Society
Flint
Wm. Hi
Owen
Lake Shore
Gratiot County Sunday School Association
Wright
I. L. Convis
Tuttle and Myers
Humphrey
Beauch
W. S. West
Wheeler Items and Local Visits Highlight Almay Week
Almay reports a flurry of small town moves with Dr. and Mrs. Street in town, L. D. Allen visiting Alma, and Jessie Maxham's family ties. Seventeen girls celebrated Zelma Howard’s 10th birthday on September 6 with games and a cheerful gathering. School opened with Miss Jessie Maxham as principal, Hazel Way as intermediate, and Ethel Allen as primary amid praise for the new staff. Other notes include Trah Allen in St. Louis, Jay Ellsworth visiting Midland, Mrs. Phelps in Breckenridge, Carl and Ethel Street at Alma, and visits by Ethel Klein to St. Louis and Hazel Way’s trip to her parents near Shepherd. Mr. Wood of St. Louis visited B. J. Youngs, while Mrs. Hale visited Ohio relatives. Martin Wescott of Burt and Edwin Reid from Ypsilanti joined local visits, with Reid returning home after weeks here and Floyd McIntosh accompanying him.
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Miss Reed
Alma
Leo Rhodes
Ashley
Henry Manley
Elwell
Wess Wrogitzer
Edmore
Jack Brown
Riverdale
F. A. Sexton
Bertha
Saginaw
Greek
Crystal
Amos Smith
Kuster
Chester Davis
Walker
Martha
Laura Hancocks
Carson City
W. E, Swope
Weed
Buss
Gebelville
Howard
Yarding
Grand Rapids
Marpst
Homer Harpst
Charles
Pearce
M. J. Briggs
Ray Seaman
Ithaca High School
Ithaca
Morton
Schnepp
Hazel Moble
Toronto
Canada
Harry Owen
Vestahure
Fred Strong
Atlanta
W. D. Strong Los Alma
Jack Moblo
Street
Almay
L. D. Allen
Jessie Maxham
Ralph Weed
Detroit
Hazel Way
Ethel Allen
Trah Allen
St. Louis
Jay Ellsworth
Midland
Phelps
Breckenridge
Carl
Ethel Street
Ethel Klein
Shepherd
Wood
B. J. Youngs
Hale
Ohio
Martin Wescott
Burt
James Wilson
Edwin Reid
Ypsilanti
Floyd McIntosh
Neff
Hemlock
Ali Crawford
F . Moffitt
Wheeler
B. S. Watson
Julia Raynor
McBride
Dorothea Swope
Hazel Suffin
Erwin Crawford
Chicago
Thomas Crawford
Little Charles Hale
Congregational Church
Charles Hynes
Lanah
John Arrish
Sellick
Battle Creek
Willie Cuminings
Standish
Dessie McLeod
Lois Roberts
Cement City
Charles Watson
Leylah
May
N. Vernon
William H. Weed
Elmer
Homer
John
Ralph
Guy
Jackson
Jennie Barney
Lucy Major
North Vernon
Ind
FE. F. Gray
Barney Swope
Walter Swope
Will Swope
John Swope
W. E., Swope
Dorothea
Burton
Sarah
Frank Swope
Martin
Anna
Maria Joslyn
Farm advertisement appeal urging use of want ads
A fragmented old style ad urges farmers to buy and sell by using want ads. It promotes buying produce or farm tools and livestock, selling farms, and advertising sales with a claim that the cost is small. The wording is rough and includes misspellings.
Residents Visit, Funerals, and Weddings Across Towns
Numerous visits and relatives travel between Hemlock Alma Saginaw Bay City Wheeler and Riverdale. Notable events include the death of Breckenridge resident Mrs. William H Weed, funeral at Congregational church, and a 48th wedding anniversary celebration at the Barney Swope home with family attendance.
Sidewalk Demonstration by Smith and Clapp Heaters
Smith and Clapp hardware dealers hold a sidewalk demonstration on Wednesday September 17 showcasing the merits of the Hot Storm Heaters. Patrons urged to attend and view the display opportunity.
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Smith & Clapp
Mrs Brownfield Hosts Kin From Champaign Indiana
Marion Brownfield and family entertain Mrs Brownfield s sister and husband and a Champaign Indiana party. Brownfield relatives from Champaign visited last Friday. Goth parties arrived by auto. Eckert district school began last week but names are not known. Local work includes pulling beans and pruning corms. Newty Johnson s mother and brother returned to Fisher Illinois last Friday.
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Marion Brownfield
Advertised Letters List for Alma Week Ending Sept 6 1919
The Alma Michigan post office lists names of patrons with unclaimed mail for the week ending September 6 1919. Items for Mrs Helen Patton Frank Reilly Frank Reis Robertson Bunyan Leone Sergent Lewella Stearnes Alene Swisher Mary Wildman and others are not claimed and will be sent to the dead letter office on September 92 1913.
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Alma
Mich
Nia
Helen
Albert B. Patton
Frank E. Reilly
Frank Reis
Robertson Bunyan
Leone Sergent
Lewella Stearnes
Alene Swisher
Mary Wildman
Mrs Gaffney's Millinery Opening Dates Noted
Millinery opening announced for Tuesday and Wednesday with dates September 1 and 17, reminders issued to remember the dates.
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Gaffney
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Geo. Nickerson
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Viva Marvin
Roy Carris
L.ansing
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Matie Partee
Mrs. Martin Partee
Mrs. Martin
Audley Carris
Lansing
Hazel Sutfin
Riverdale News
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TIS
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J. F. Thurlby Vestaburg
G. I. Gorsuch
F. B. Reader
Mitchells
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