If you, or someone in your family, ever lived in Oceana County, Michigan, or vacationed in the area, there is a good chance your names might have been mentioned in one of the hundreds of issues of the Mears Newz.
Below is a list of 97 of those issues, which I have saved over the years. They were written, edited and published for over 50 years, by Swift Lathers, of Mears, Michigan. If you would like, I will email a text file, typed in MSWord, of the issue/issues that you specify. Request an issue.
NAMES INDEX
Names of Persons mentioned by Issue
Hay Rakers - June 24, 1960
Imported Harvesters - July 15, 1960
Red Raspberries - July 22, 1960
Afternoon Hammocks - July 29, 1960
Cucumber Sandwiches - August 5, 1960
Beach Towels - August 12, 1960
Hollyhocks - August 19, 1960
Jellies and Jams - September 16, 1960
Pear Peelings - September 30, 1960
Green-Tomato Mincemeat - October 7, 1960
Tulip Bulbs - October 14, 1960
Snow Flurries - October 21, 1960
School Prophecies - May 29, 1964
Arkansaw & Texas - July 17, 1964
Thermometer Gazers - July 24, 1964
Oak Apple Trees - July 31, 1964
Cucumbers and Crocks - August 7, 1964
Applesauce Cakes - August 14, 1964
Corn Cob Biters - August 21, 1964
Plentiful Pears - August 28, 1964
Nominations - September 4, 1964
Frosted Vines - September 18, 1964
Maple Wings - September 25, 1964
Ribbons and Floats - October 2, 1964
Storm Doors - November 13, 1964
Cranberries - November 20, 1964
Zipper Overshoes - November 27, 1964
Tax Reminders - December 4, 1964
Little Colored Bulbs - December 11, 1964
Holly Wrapping Papers - December 18, 1964
Jubilant Children - December 25, 1964
Calandar Pictures - January 1, 1965
Plain Talks - January 8, 1965
Catalogue Gazers - January 15, 1965
Knitting Needles - January 22, 1965
Fireside Chairs - January 29, 1965
Snow Banks - February 5, 1965
Lincoln Images - February 12, 1965 (wife died)
February Thaws - February 19, 1965 (son fire)
Popcorn-and-Apples - February 26, 1965
Irish Tunes - March 19, 1965
Hat Hopers - March 26, 1965
Creeping Ankle Irons - Apral 2, 1965
Pudmuddles - April 9, 1965
Painted Eggs - April 16, 1965
Garden Rakes - April 23, 1965
Activated Bulbs - April 30, 1965
Old Village Memories - May 7, 1965
Pulsating Lawnmowers - May 14, 1965
Lavendar Bush-flowers - May 28, 1965
Asparagus Spears - June 4, 1965
Hay Makers - June 11, 1965
Olive's Roses - June 18, 1965
Ladders and Lugs - July 8, 1965
Beautiful Weeds - July 30, 1965
Hopeful Homes - August 6, 1965
Freedom Ballots - August 13, 1965
Showers Refreshing - August 20, 1965
Muskmelon Rinds - August 27, 1998
Golden Waysides - September 10, 1965
Autumn Sweaters - September 17, 1965
Mushrooms and Caution - September 24, 1965
Rain Clouds - October 1, 1965
Goblins and Spooks - October 29, 1965
Parables - November 5, 1965
Cranberry Saucepans - November 12, 1965
Evergreen Shippers - November 19, 1965
Conjecture and Concern - December 3, 1965
Shopping Lists - December 10, 1965
Churches and Pines - December 17, 1965
Hopeful Stockings - December 24, 1965
Almanacs - December 31, 1965
Popcorn and Apples - January 14, 1966
Melted Icicles - February 11, 1966
Checker Boards - February 18, 1966
Pools and Puddles - March 4, 1966
Deliberations of Review - March 11, 1966
Crocus Blooms - March 18, 1966
Little Sable Light - March 25, 1966
Garden Seeds - April 15, 1966
Green Grass Blades - April 22, 1966
Promotion Expectatons - May 20, 1966
Lesson Leavers - May 27, 1966
Bathing Suit Memories - August 5, 1966
Apricots - August 12, 1966
String Beans & Pears - August 19, 1966
Retired Screens - October 28, 1966
Early Snow Storms - November 4, 1966
School Snatchers - February 3, 1967
Golden Daffodils - April 28, 1967
Dandy Lions - May 5, 1967
Eighth Grade Diplomas - June 6, 1968
Lavender Lilacs - May 23, 1969
Hair Ribbons - September 5, 1969
Pears and Pirates - September 12, 1969
Cabbage Salads - September 19, 1969
Signs of Autumn - September 23, 1969
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