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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1945
Page
9
The Clare Sentinel lists subscription rates for Michigan civilians and Armed Forces readers, with annual and shorter terms. It notes display ad rates, liners, fillers, and notices such as cards of thanks and resolutions, plus a plea to obtain probate notice printing through The Sentinel.
A flurry of Easter weekend visits spans Alma and Mt Pleasant as relatives gather for dinners and reunions. Town figures include Ruth Zubler and Beverly of Mt Pleasant visiting families in Alma, with others from Saginaw Bay City Bad Axe and Ann Arbor dropping by homes on furloughs and weekends.
The April Harrison Study Club meeting opened with the president and flag pledge as 30 members and 3 guests listened to James D Arcy discuss three works on racial issues. Reviews covered Victoria Grand elet, Earth and High Heaven, and A Rising Wind with other talks and a luncheon afterward.
American Legion hosts a Saturday dance at Clare city hall from 9:00 to 12:00 with a good dance orchestra. Admission and extra lady 50 cents. Proceeds to support Legion activities.
Peppermint oil is used for flavoring chewing gum and candy and in toothpaste pharmaceuticals soaps lotions and other toilet goods as a household flavoring extract.
Funeral services were held for Sarah Ann Bauman Tessman who died March 26 1945 at Samaritan Hospital Bay City Michigan She was born December 26 1884 in Tonia county Michigan married Louis Tessman June 16 1906 and had four children The family moved to Clare county about thirty years ago She leaves a husband four children two sisters two brothers sixteen grandchildren and many friends
Marie Skinner hosted her bridge club at home on Thursday with Roberta Roth winning high, Hloise Baimer second, and Valera Ferguson taking traveler honors. Peter Oman hosted his Sunday School class party last Thursday with about twenty youths enjoying games and homemade ice cream and cake.
St Athanasius Rev Chas D Brophy presides at Mass this Sunday at 9 00 a m Congregational Church led by Rev Harold Watson with Sunday School at 10 45 a m Peter Onian superintendent Services follow at noon
Elder David Bailey presides with sermons at 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Sunday School starts 11:15 a.m. Oriole and Bluebird groups meet 7:30 p.m. Evening services at 6:00 p.m. in the church.
The bulletin lists Sunday School at 10:00 a m led by Rev Clinton Hilton pastor and Church Services at 11:15 a m with 7 30 p m evening services A special Wednesday service at 7 30 Young Peoples meeting each Monday evening Attributed event details include Mrs Harold Yost and weekly schedules for church activities.
The Harrison mission led by Pastor C. Clapp lists Sunday School at 10:00 and preaching at 11:00 with evening worship at 7:30. A Thursday evening prayer meeting also meets at 7:30. A moral question about Christians drinking beer, dancing, and cards is posed.
The text notes that despite domestic broomcorn, imports from Italy and Austria Hungary were common around 1900. It attributes a major agricultural disaster to the European corn borer, believed to have arrived in 1908 or 1909 via baled broomcorn, spurring major quarantine and fumigation changes for imported plant material.
The U S department of agriculture breeding herd at Du Bois Idaho shows wool blindness remains a definite handicap. Last year the open faced Rambouillet produced 25 percent more wool than commercial flocks under similar care and yielded 12 percent more lambs per ewe.
Sentinel Classified Columns offer 빠르고 concise results for quick reference in local listings. The feature highlights key data points and names from recent notices, ads, and briefs to help readers scan outcomes rapidly.
In the wake of the Marne victory, a correspondent asked Marshal Joffre who deserved credit. He declined to name individuals saying the outcome was collective and added a quip that if the battle had been lost he would have borne the blame.
A humorous notice notes a man who packed a can of salmon on a fishing trip. The quip labels him witty and hungry, reflecting light newspaper whimsy.
A quick set of humorous exchanges shows a housewife and maid debating marriage duration and peace at home. A playful language lesson ends with a sharp demand about a bill, as a character reports a creditor seeking payment with implied threat.
Jones jokes about seeing dirt in everything, while Smith calls him a pessimist. Jones clarifies he is a vacuum cleaner salesman.
Sunday school advertises a rummage sale with a cheerful invitation to clear out unwanted items and a playful urging to bring your husband.
A brief exchange where Joe asks why Uncle Harry is smart and Bill jokes that he has avoided commitment with women since infancy.
Dialogue shows a boss questioning high wages for a man with no experience and the employee confirming the challenge of a job with no prior knowledge. The exchange highlights wage negotiations and realism about skills.
The exchange hints at a mistaken identity as Tavish questions Mac’s departure and Sandy mentions asparagus as a clue leading to confusion about who paid the waiter. The trio shares a light, humorous moment in a casual dining scene.
A playful exchange about a wooden Indian figure at a cigar store, with one side saying the figure knows the other and the other person retorting that it does not. The dialogue captures neighborhood humor and local color.
A brief, quoted exchange reflects a moment of distraction and lingering fog as a stranger navigates a reflective pause.
Mack says his uncle is a rancher and would not hurt a fly. Jack asks if he Herds cattle. Mack replies no.
A terse verse fragment questions wartime duty and the value of a soldier lacking a weapon. It contrasts a teacher’s admonition with an officer’s reprimand and hints at moral ambiguity in conflict.
Light banter frames a scene where Mack jokes about worry over his wallet while teasing Jack about darkness and a blonde presence. The exchange hints at a humorous, fictional dialogue rather than a reported event.
A teacher identifies five zones in a classroom system titled Smarty-Termperate, intemperate, war postal and 0, with incomplete wording. The readable fragment suggests a list of labeled zones or categories discussed in a lesson.
Henry Eberhart known as Chick Eberhart of Fort Sheridan Illinois spent Easter Sunday at home with relatives and friends. Pfc Clair Calkins of Camp Carson Colorado is on a thirty day convalescence furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs BE Calkins.
Cora Dunlop 2/c U S N A arrived home Tuesday of last week to remain on leave until Monday of next week before returning to Pensacola Florida.
S/Sgt. John Youmans Ed. Youmans of Clare learned from his brother in Flint that he read a Clare Sentinel belonging to Captain Tim Cotter and saw his brother's advertisement in the paper.
Cpl Roy Ramsey spends a twenty one day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Jordan and relatives in Sheridan township. He long served three years in Australia New Guinea Biak and other southwest Pacific areas. An Easter dinner in his honor gathered sixteen relatives and friends at the Jordan home as he plans to continue to Chicago then Miami Florida.
Lt A D Austin on thirty day leave with wife Licetta Bowler of Clare and parents in Bellaire left for Seattle Washington Tuesday. He plans months on the West Coast for reforming and training his squadron which he will command. Austin has served in the Navy Air Corps since January 1941 as a fighter pilot aboard an average carrier and took part in invasions of Pearl Harbor Pelieu Leyte Mendoza Luzon and the Philippine Sea battle.
S/Sgt. Don James Stinchcombe and Irving Shaw in England shared a brief reunion while both serving in the Eighth Air Force. Don reported mission completion and homeward plans via a cable to his mother Mrs J Lester Stinchcombe and to Mrs Don Stinchcombe and daughter at Lake.
A brief note urges readers to advertise in the Clare Sentinel to maximize returns. The item hints at the value of local promotion and the potential for modest profits through classified or newspaper advertising services.
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