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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1940
Page
6
Harrison United Brethren in Christ outlines services led by Rev. F. E. Droumarid with Sunday School at 10 00 a m and services at 11 00 a m 8 00 p m prayer circles and welcomes. Local residents and visitors are named attending events and social gatherings across Harrison and nearby towns.
A men's chorus is organized in Harrison with the first meeting on Monday evening April 8 in the school building. Twelve men joined and began work on a vocal selection for the Alumni banquet. Mrs. Charles Amble chairs and will accompany at the piano. Rehearsals continue Mondays at eight. Richard Greenfield who teaches at Clare High School donated music selections and seniors offer to buy music.
The Congregational Bible Class met at the church social rooms on Thursday April 4 for an all day session. Members tied off one comforter and finished another. About twenty attended a pot luck dinner and a brief business session followed. Next meeting is May 2 with a pot luck lunch. Mr and Mrs Art Mills hosted the Long Lake Pedro Ghib social that evening with card playing.
CCC Camp Houghton Lake marked its seventh anniversary Friday with a banquet and social evening attended by many guests and local officials. Lieut. McConnell read the President's message to residents, and enrollees performed a program of music and dancing after a roast turkey dinner.
The Imperial Singers, a renowned troupe, will perform Thursday night April 18 in the Harrison school gymnasium as the final act of the lyceum course. Critics compare them favorably with the Ambassador Quartette and the Ritz Trumpeteers who previously appeared this season.
About twenty five players expected to turn out for Harrison High School baseball. Schedule includes Harrison at Farwell on April 26, Marion at Harrison on April 30, Farwell at Harrison on May 7, and Harrison at Marion on May 10. The division winners will meet the other division for the CMCAA league title mid May.
The Harrison senior class hosts a school gym dance on Thursday April 11 from eight to eleven with faculty and guests invited. A senior class meeting will choose graduation invitations. Measurements were taken for caps and gowns for commencement. The sophomore class recently chose their rings, arriving after the fall opening.
Railroads in early America were partly financed by government land grants. The policy spurred expansion by providing lands to support construction and development of transportation lines.
The study followed NEMA standards with room temps 70 to 110 F and endurance testing for sixty days. Several brands were evaluated for capacity and operation costs, including General Electric Thrifty Six and Electrolux Duchess, with notes on thermostats, staining resistance, and refrigerant types.
Consumers Digest reprint explains that in 1939 tests by Consumers' Research the most efficient refrigerator costs about $50 more upfront but pays back in roughly four years through lower operating costs. The study notes electric rates heavily influence economics, gas models cost more to buy and operate, and regional rates determine the better choice.
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