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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
9
The Clare Sentinel lists subscription rates of $1.50 per year within Michigan and $2.00 to other U S points, with single copies available. Rates for display ads and notices are provided on request, linage charges for locals and fillers, and a request to probate notice publishers to use the paper.
The Harrison Study Club elected officers for the year at a Tuesday April 1 meeting in the school English room. President Mrs Charles Amble and Vice President Mrs Neil Kinne led a slate that also included Treasurer Mrs Jessie Gleason and Secretary Mrs Max Carey with Parliamentarian Mrs William Murphy.
The Harrison Study club presents its annual Spring Style Show on Tuesday evening April 38 in the school auditorium. Mrs June Rose leads assisted by the Music and Drama Division with violin soloist Mrs Dale Evter from Temple and vocalist Mrs Lee Maurer. The program features twenty old fashioned gowns from the 1800s and 1941 spring fashions plus children's wear and head costumes. A silver tea closed the event and organizers promise full details in next week's Sentinel.
The Con gregational Bible Class honored members who reached four score with a birthday party on Thursday April 3. Guests gathered for an all day social at Rev A F Light and wife Oak Street home with Anna Rhodes Ettie Town and A F Light among honored guests.
Mrs Rhodes and Mrs Light celebrate eighty with May birthdays while Mrs Town is eighty one. A pot luck dinner for nineteen centered a lavender birthday cake and cards. President Miss Emily Cleveland led a brief meeting and the class set May first for the next church parlors gathering.
Miss Bette Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Davis of Long Lake became the bride of Olin Jay Woods son of Mr and Mrs Edmond Woods of Hayes township in a short ring ceremony at Oxford on Friday afternoon March 28. Attendant was her sister Mrs James Mead of Detroit. After a brief wedding trip to Owosso the couple will live in Hayes township. Both are Harrison high school graduates well known locally with many friends offering congratulations.
Hayes Agricultural high school seniors presented My Mother-in-Law a three act comedy Friday evening in the school auditorium. Mrs. Carl Peters the play coach led the cast which included Russell Allen Della Mae Burnett Elmer Hughes Jr Alice Abbotte Lucille Snider Viola Van Blarcom Bill Burns Raymond Bond Ruth Eaton and Jennie Easton. CCC Camp Houghton Lake provided between act entertainment with musical numbers.
Harrison High School reveals baseball schedule with games against Marion Deys Farwell and Tustin Leroy McBain culminating in CMCAA playoff later in May Coach Keller and Ed Brady lead a 25 player squad with first practice April 7 Charles Amble attends Mt Pleasant meeting on a summer gardening project Two WPA workers may be hired to tend school gardens to grow vegetables for winter hot lunches
School will dismiss at noon on Friday April 11 in observance of Good Friday.
Social event note reports Mrs Robert Roth honored at a stork shower Feb April 2 at Mrs Francis McKenna home with co hosts Mrs Theodore Butcher and Mrs McKenna. Auction bridge prizes went to Mrs Max Carey first and Mrs Morrel Clure of Clare consolation. Miss Martha Welch won the remaining prize.
Guests received a traveling prize with a carefully coordinated color scheme. Refreshments closed the evening and table decor featured paper favors and name cards shaped like a stork carrying a bundle. A plump infant motif ruled half the seats while Bobbie received many thoughtful gifts.
City and township Red Cross volunteers gathered at the VW Halls in Harrison last Friday for a morning and evening session. Little attendance was noted though sewing continued with shawls for northern county and several dresses completed. Forty yards of fabric remain for dresses and sock yarn to be knitted. Next general meeting date to be announced. Harrison chairwoman Mrs. Frank Bush with co chairs Mrs. William Hibbard and Mrs. Frank Higgins report township leaders and club chairmen across Greenwood Redding Frost and other groups and Girl Scout and Congregational Auxiliary coordinators.
Weselyan Methodist E Browns, Pastor, holds Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and Church Services. Latter Day Saints Church is led by Elder David Bailey with services at 10:20 a.m. and Sunday School at 11:15 a.m. Oriole and Bluebird groups meet at 7:30 p.m. Evening Services follow at 8:00 p.m.
The record lists Pastor Guinten Hilton leading Sunday School at 16 00 hours and Lloyd Wilson presiding church services at 11 15 with 3 00 afternoon evening services. A special service occurs Wednesday evening at 8 00.
Harrison Mission E. E. Drummond pastor leads prayer meeting Thursday at 8 pm. Sunday School at 10 am with Clara Smith as superintendent. Worship service scheduled for 11 am.
Rev H and Philo pastor leads Bible School at 10:00 a m Charles Van Blarcom superintendent Church services at 11:00 a m Junior Endeavor at 6:00 p m and Senior Endeavor at 7:00 p m.
Storker Storkerson, an Arctic explorer whose reports were understated and practical, described leading a party through hazardous terrain in October 1918. He wrote a concise 25 word account noting departure about two hundred miles from shore on October 9 and landfall on November 8 without accident or hardship.
C Gordon Lewis founder of the Lewis School for Stammerers in Los Angeles says most stammerers begin before age five and over 80 percent are male. He cites mental factors and causes such as sickness fright heredity misery self consciousness and association.
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