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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1945
Page
9
A long list of visitors and travelers is recorded from Mount Pleasant and nearby towns. Austin F Bates trips to Lansing. Eugene Stanley visits his son. many relatives from Ewart, Columbus, Flint, Bay City, and Milwaukee stop by, share meals, and attend family events. Several service members and families travel for training, weddings, or illnesses.
Clare city hall hosts an American Legion dance on Saturday April 21. Dancing runs from 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM with a good dance orchestra. Admission is one dollar for couples and fifty cents for an extra lady.
Mrs E A Samborn visits Lansing this week with daughter and family. Clarence Scott ill in Saginaw. his parents visited him Sunday. Numerous relatives gather in Mt. Pleasant Dover and Midland. out of town visitors attend funeral and reunions. Sgt Raymond Dafoe on furlough from Camp Swift plans overseas duty.
Mrs. Marguerite Leonard presided as noble grand with thirty five members present. The Soldiers Prayer ceremony was led by Mrs. Carrie Green with others reporting on April activities and plans for a father son banquet.
The Clara Theta Rho Girls Club met in the 1.0.C.F. hall with President Hiva Lea McIntosh presiding and seventeen attending. Two candidates were nominated for initiation at the next meeting on May 2. all members urged to attend. A lunch of ice cream and birthday cake followed, honoring April birthdays and Mrs. Erma Lee Davis's first wedding anniversary. The group spent the rest of the time on Junior Red Cross work.
The Clare Townsend Club met with Mrs. C. D. Harvey. President Harvey conducted the session and opened with America, the Pledge and the Lord's Prayer. A delegate was voted to the Bay City district convention. next meeting set for April 27 at Archambault hall.
Johnny writes from a hospital near Antwerp recounting liberation on April 7 by British troops after moving through Germany. He details harsh food, lack of tobacco, receipt of the Purple Heart, transport to Brussels and an American hospital, and plans to return home pending medical clearance. He mentions Don and hopes for greetings to Maryan and Dale.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Callihan received word from Bradley T Carroll overseas Field Director of the American Red Cross that Pvt Floyd Callihan Jr had been a prisoner of war but was now free and well and would be in contact soon.
Cpl Max Meinek son of Mr and Mrs George Meinek Vernon township was a prisoner of war in Germany and has been repatriated arriving at Fort Short Clare Sentinel Illinois reports his homecoming and recovery.
Mrs Mary Mater of Clare received a card from her son Pfc Russell P Mater a prisoner of war in Germany since December 21 stating he has been berated and would be home soon He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Chas Whitlock of Clare.
Mr and Mrs Walter Foell announce their son Bill Foell has been promoted from Corporal to Staff Sergeant in the Philippines. Other addresses updated for A M Thrush and Walter Foell Jr include new postings in Florida and Mississippi.
Pvt. James H. Denton son of Mr and Mrs Elvis Denton of Clare has returned to the United States after fourteen months overseas in the South Pacific He is now in a San Francisco hospital for tropical illness treatment His wife Mrs Mary Denton lives at 32 Parkhurst Pontiac Denton took part in recent Leyte actions.
Morrel J. Clute of 161 Woodward Rochester Michigan arrives in Italy as an American Red Cross assistant field director for service in the Mediterranean Theater. He was a Rochester schools faculty member, Harrison High School and Central Michigan College graduate with a 1939 B S degree and former Clare High School staff.
The phloem necrosis elm disease, a virus illness, spreads across the Midwest and beyond, attacking native elms and varieties like American elm and Molline, with Peoria as the northernmost point known. It kills trees quickly, leaves turning yellow before death, and recovery is not observed.
Fish of all kinds are highly perishable and should be used soon after purchase to preserve flavor and texture. Learn local market shipment days, avoid long storage, and remember that once thawed frozen fish deteriorates faster.
A compact how to for addressing rust spots and faucet drips. It recommends citrus lemon slices to help lift stains and stresses doing each step to maintain an orderly kitchen and prevent water damage.
Lieutenant Alfred D. Austin U S N R of Bellaire Michigan returned from the Pacific where he piloted a Wildcat with Composite Squadron 21 on escort carriers. He shot down a Zero and completed 104 combat missions at Palau Mindoro Leyte Luzon and the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea. He is 29, son of Mr and Mrs Fred J Austin and married to Lucetta Bowler of Clare.
The Odd Fellows Clare Lodge No. 3388 LO O F Michigan mourns Gilbert Bouchey who died March 31 1946. The resolution honors his faithful service to the order and to mankind and offers heartfelt condolences to his family. Green be his memory in the order's heart and blessed is his rest for acting well and doing good.
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