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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1944
Page
4
The Ladies Guild will hold a rummage sale at the Congregational Church on Friday and Saturday April 21 and 22. Proceeds support church programs and local needs.
A telefit shower is planned at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Heintzelman Mann Siding on Saturday evening April 22 to aid Mr and Mrs Frederick Huber who lost their home and contents in a fire on March 30. A pot luck lunch will be served.
Grain and Feed prices from Johnston Elevator Co and Farmers Independent Produce Co listed for crops beans and beans by category. Livestock market data from W. Jackson with price ranges for hogs beef veal lambs fowls and hides. Local Rosebush grading station prices shown with size categories and dates.
Vernon City notices tell of Victor Owets of Clare dying at 11 25 Tuesday after a Norris City Illinois call. Family from Temple, Temple and Clare attend funeral with extended kin including Cpl Virgil L White on furlough.
Temporary deferments allow graduates before July 1 1944 to be deferred. Last half high school students may finish year but be 1 A and deferred. Employers must file appeals not individuals. Volunteers may join but cannot choose service. 4 F re examen urged for psychoneurotic cases and temporary classifications.
St Georlia’s Church Unit 8 will host a rummage sale in the Mater building on Friday and Saturday April 21 and 22. Mrs EB W Wilson is the chair. 2812.
The Rod and Gun Club heard speaker Mr. Martin urge outdoor recreation and predator control while promoting Michigan’s natural beauty. He showcased nature photos from the Upper Peninsula to the Great Lakes and described fishing, hunting, and conservation sites along with the Department of Conservation Training School at Higgins Lake.
A notice for a Mater Building event held Saturday April 29 at Lh. D. S and Church location 2912. Readable fragments indicate a scheduled gathering at a local site with directions.
Pvt. Gerald Heintzelman and Sgt. R F Bergey listed with new addresses at Camp Wolters Texas and Camp Shelby Mississippi. Heintzelman’s unit is Co B 67th Bd 2nd Plc while Bergey serves in Engineer Treadway Bridge Co. with service numbers 36955813 and 86149952 respectively.
Albert E Hodson and Albert B Hodson are listed with new addresses and service details. The entry notes 86860574, Flight 1, Sydney F, Group XI, Class 44 K, AA E P E S P, Maxwell Field Alabama, indicating a military or official posting update.
S/Sgt. Floyd E. Fraley, brother of Mrs. Doris Defore of Clare, advanced from sergeant to staff sergeant in the U S Army in Europe. On a trip to Africa T/Sgt. Laurence W. Jackson met S/Sgt. Neil Sowle. the men, schoolmates, were glad to reunite far from home during training.
Capt Neil D Maxwell has been promoted to captain while serving as a pilot in a Troop Carrier Squadron. He has spent twenty one months in New Guinea and Australia. The notice also mentions Ensign John G Everett and Frank Keplinger visiting Ensign Everett in Detroit before his upcoming duty on an aircraft carrier.
Second Lt. Max W. Krell, son of Mr and Mrs Chris Krell, is in Flying Fortress pilot training at Hendricks Field Sebring Florida and expects to finish this month. He graduated Clare High School in 1940 and entered service in November 1942 earning his wings and commission last February at Stewart Field New York.
Master Sgt. Robert J. Doherty sent The Sentinel a copy of the North Star, an eight page lithographed paper published by the Alaskan Wing Air Transport Command. The periodical features pictures cartoons and news for the Armed Forces and is praised as a credit to its publishers.
Private first class Joseph P. Shaw, 36, of Clare Michigan, serving nineteen months overseas, has survived aerial bombings and shelling in Bougainville near Empress Augusta Bay. A former farmer inducted April 15, 1942, Shaw trained at Camp Forrest Tennessee and has been stationed in Fiji New Hebrides and Guadalcanal. He formerly lived with brother Tilden Shaw in Clare.
Cpl. Roy Ramsey of Clare completes his second year overseas with the 41st Division. Inducted June 1941 at Fort Guster and trained at Camp Roberts, he fought in New Guinea’s Sananda battle where his regiment earned a citation. Ramsey met friend Pfc. Westly Huntly on furlough in Australia.
William Loomis called into the Army will sell at public auction at the Cobe Henery farm four miles north and one quarter east of Clare on Wednesday April 26 beginning at 1 00 oclock EWT a lot of livestock farm implements hay seed and household goods. Terms cash. O W Tolly auctioneer R A Murphy clerk.
Richard Woodcock received a bow and arrow while George White got a shirt to swap with during the KC Masonig bowling banquet. Dale Barber received marbles as prizes as James Stanley praised bowler cooperation and vowed better alleys next year. Community leaders from Masonic and Knights of Columbus groups attended and elected officers amid a friendly, fraternal gathering.
The Sentinel invites brief unsigned readers to share views on the day’s questions with a maximum five hundred words. Writers must sign their names and addresses to each article.
A Clare county reader urges abolition of the AAA in a column letter to the Sentinel. He notes 95.6 percent farmer participation in 1943 and questions funding, eligibility, and the usefulness of AAA. He predicts resistance to change and calls for more farmer input via Voice of the People.
The Farwell Townsend Club meets every other Tuesday. Clare Lodge No 333 IC C F meets Monday evenings at 8 30 o clock. Farwell Boy Scout troop 115 meets Monday nights at 7. Clare Townsend Club No 2 meets second and fourth Friday evenings. Clare Troop 125 Boy Scouts meets Monday evenings at 7 30 at the school building.
We thank friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and floral offerings during our wife and mother’s illness and death. Gratitude to the Rebekah and Odd Fellows lodges and Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt for comfort. John Lamb Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Lamb Jr. Arthur Lamb.
In loving memory of Delor and Marie, gone to dwell with the angels six years ago in April. Harley J Coats and family recall their passing and honor their memory.
We express gratitude to all who assisted during the illness and passing the pallbearers and singer and minister Mrs Barbour offered comfort. We also thank those who sent flowers including Mrs Mary Spence Jessie and Harold W J Spence Mr and Mrs Edwin Snook and Lloyd Mr and Mrs Orrie Spence and family Mr and Mrs Floyd Daniels Russell William and Herv Spence
Mr and Mrs W H Bruckart thank friends and neighbors who brought axes buzz saw tractor and a team for a wood cutting bee to repair their home after a fire Also thanks to the Colonville church Bible class for a gift of 4 and to others for support and gifts May the Lord bless you all.
A friend expresses thanks for the cards, good wishes, and flowers received during illness at home. Deep appreciation is extended to all who sent cheer and support during this difficult time.
Loving memory of Eva M Hilborn who died April 19 1934 treasured by her children. The family recalls her sweetness and image that will linger through their lives.
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