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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
2
Community announcements list church services at Methodist and Church of God, social plans at Richmond hall, and evangelistic events with Col Campbell and Indians. Local residents travel between Clare, Flint, and Saginaw. births, illnesses, marriages, and property moves are recorded. springtime updates include cleanup and social clubs plans.
The Easter program featured readings, prayers, and songs led by Edith Stinchombe and the Sunday School Supt. Wilton Powell and Erma Powell performed violin and piano duets. Students from Miss Babcock and Mrs Davison classes sang joyfully and performed recitations and choirs with a final dismissal praising the cross of Christ.
School notes announce an Achievement Day for both sexes with a Style Show featuring girls in dresses they made and a prize essay reading. The event, set for Friday April 18, aims to showcase parties and work of the Girls and Boys Clubs, inviting all interested observers.
A Michigan State College representative will give a lecture Monday evening April 16 at Farwell Hall starting 8:00 PM. Attendance is urged for information on articulate topics and related article details.
An April Tuesday evening event hosted by Mrs. Gee and her mother Mrs. John Henry featured a program with immigration notes by Miss Lottie Brice, a humorous Hiditorial by Montz Gee and Joan of Arch, a piano solo by Layle Littlefield, and refreshments. Attendees included Mrs. Frank Babcock and Mrs. Bertha Shumway. Plans for yearbooks were discussed with Pineapple sherbet and Chinese lunch served on a rainy night. The Clare Sentinel will print the books when ready.
Next Sunday at seven thirty Evangelistic Services begin at Farwell Methodist Church. Col Campbell brings his Indians in costume after a thousand dollar pageant at the Ludington Assembly. Rev Mayhew assists. admission is free with collections only part of the time.
The Methodist Aid Society invites all ages to a social at Richmond hall tonight through Friday. Bring a boxed supper, wear character or comic costumes, enjoy coffee and a sports programme, and join in clean fun for everyone from eighty to eight. See Jiggs and Maggie.
Report covers month ending March 23 1928 with present enrollment 10 and aggregate attendance 215 yielding 95.1 percent. No tardiness. lists students not absent or tardy and those not absent this year. Notes the Siel family leaving, a new beginner Cleon Gaffney, returning birds and a bird calendar. Bernice Becker teachers the school.
L B Osmer of the Michigan Elevator Exchange notes that since last November feeders have paid over one million dollars monthly for corn imported from Illinois Indiana and Iowa. He cites a short Michigan corn crop last fall and warns uncontained borers will raise corn prices and feeding costs, affecting livestock feeders and farm country elevators.
A fragmentary note quotes George Herbert urging usefulness and pleasing presence. It reflects a moral maxims theme attributed to Herbert with no full context or date. The legibility limits prevent clear attribution or complete sentence structure.
Ralph Moorhead describes improved dairy efficiency through balanced rations with alfalfa, higher cream checks, and lower feed costs. Members plan alfalfa growth, inoculate seed, lime soils, and adopt better manure and coop practices. Public lecture at Farwell High School April 6 features farm crops soils and dairy nutrition. Fred Dora, Representative.
C W Rupp of Arkansas writes that bees need extra protection during winter. Ensure sufficient honey stores, add an extra super with leaves or straw, and leave space for bees to move between combs. Reduce front size slightly and fence around the hive with chicken wire filled with insulating material.
Orchard sanitation greatly affects brown rot and worm damage in peaches. Remove decayed fruits and prune prunings, inspect for spots on fruit, and destroy diseased material. Keep trees away from wild plum thickets to reduce reinfestation and soil-borne pests.
Mrs B B Belling of Lake George spent a couple days at the Oscar Deline home last week. Roy and Charlie Cook of Lake delivered mail on rural route. Cliff Powlison attended his niece's funeral in Ypellanti. Earl Harrington returned home from near Temple after a week there. Mr and Mrs Finch and Mr and Mrs John A Burden Harrison met Tuesday. R Musgrave of Detroit, owner of the Doe and Tor Lake, and A B Gandish of Detroit, owner of Little Cranberry Lake, visited Thursday and returned Saturday.
Mrs Geo Gibis and daughter Josephine returned home Sunday after a week with a daughter in Pontiac. Mrs Geo Gibis, Mrs Frees and Lar8 Battles visited Mrs Ripenburg in Clare. George Ripenburg of Flint spent an evening with brother Gordon Ripenburg. Mrs Jerome Frees is visiting Mt Pleasant and other cities. The Micheal farm barn blew down last week. Mothers and fathers gathered at Randall school for Good Friday with a short Easter program and refreshments. The community extends sympathy to Philip Ripenburg of Clare. Farmers report poor road access due to bad driveways. Mr and Mrs Milton Searight of Clare stayed with G Ripenburg family. Marjorie Shinabarger of Flint visited Gordon Ripenburg and family.
Residents report Detroit funeral visits for Frank Newsom’s mother and I A Luce’s Farwell trip. Milo Hovey's family weekend at Marion. Roy Green’s family travels to Clare and Farwell. Doc and Tom Lake promoter Musgrave says business improves. Gowdish scouts Little Cranberry lake holdings. Lake George tops winter highs since 1895. rough snow storm arrives. J Bealer plans to locate here with barber services. his daughter is a beauty specialist. Edith Burns visits Monday. Bates party deemed a success. Harry Davis to break ground on east Lake George Ave enterprise. Gains Shillinger sells car to Milo Hovey.
Local notice lists Sunday church activities in Colonville including sermons and Sunday School. Families visiting from Pontiac and Alma are mentioned with extended visits and returns. Other social mentions note dinners, visits, and school routines amid weather concerns.
Gardeners should decide on a spring garden now and set plans. Robert Schmidt of North Carolina State College recommends testing leftover seeds, ordering varieties early, choosing light sandy soil, and using well rotted manure or high grade fertilizer based on soil humus.
An obscure fragment notes a song titled immortals or bang about 1784. It references Burne in connection with the Syrings, hinting at a period piece ballad.
Odd fragments recount a famous relic linked to a historic circus. The garbled text hints at a long vanished show, a performer or exhibit named Romults Ot Maxen, and a single stray clue to a past era of showmanship.
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