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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1937
Page
9
The Clare Sentinel announces display advertising rates and reading notices at 10c per line. fillers 5c. headings 10c extra. cards of thanks 25c for ten lines. overage 5c per line. resolutions and poetry priced per line. It asks readers to request Judge Wylie for probate notices and notes Sentinel offers job printing services.
The United Brethren Church in Harrison schedules Sunday services at the usual hour with Sunday school at 10:00 and a special sermon at 11:00. Evening services resume next Sunday at 8:00. Mid week prayer meeting also announced with an open invitation to all. Local social notes list visits and arrivals from Arthur Lansing Detroit Saginaw Midland and Clare among residents and visitors. Local crime report mentions an automobile collision near Sanford injuring two boys treated at Midland hospital.
Fourteen guests attended a dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Hector Shaw's home with Midland locals including Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Finkbill, Mr. and Mrs. George Ackerman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Chase, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Fleester. The Haffa Bridge club met at the W Harper residence April 3 with first prize to Mrs. Robert Brown and consolation to Mrs. Robert Hecker. next meeting set for April 22 at Mrs. Brown's. Six friends joined Mr. and Mrs. Max Carey for a Saturday dinner party followed by a visit to Lake George.
Archery, once a warfare and hunting art, was introduced in America as a hobby by Maurice Thompson in 1879. The sport follows the English style and the bow reminiscent of Robin Hood remains a common sight on archery ranges nationwide.
The text defines an Appulse as the moon passing through the lighter outer part of Earth's shadow, the penumbra, noting it differs from a full umbral event and describing its occurrence during lunar alignment.
The April 6 meeting at Miss Anna Joes home featured Mrs Elmer Hughes and Mrs L F Leonard as hostesses. Esther Zubler chaired the program with kindergartners reciting and singing, plus Miss Estelle Nelson of Michigan State College as guest speaker on kitchen drapery. Officers elected: Esther Zubler President, Anna Orpenter Vice President, Olive Weidner Secretary, Alice Maybee Corresponding Secretary, Julia Schaaf Treasurer. Next meeting set for May 4.
Porches rot from moisture and paint failure. Use rot resistant woods for earth contact such as redwood or cypress. Back paint all wood surfaces and joints with good paint or aluminum paint. Fit tongue and groove floor tight so joints seal. Protect porch column bottoms and railings with white lead or calking to prevent rot. Regular upkeep can avert repairs for a long time.
A curious note explains that a pound does not weigh the same everywhere. At the poles weight is greater than at the equator and a pound measured at the equator would weigh more if taken to the North Pole. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington has determined these differences.
The saying The goose hangs high is likely a corruption of The goose honks high. The call of wild geese high in the sky is viewed as a good omen indicating fair weather.
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