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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
14
Sunday School attendance reached sixty two, up 28 from last week, with a cordial invitation extended to non attendees to join the Church of the Nazarene each Sunday. A flurry of visitors from Lansing Coleman and Clare were noted at relatives’ homes and in midweek calls.
Sunday supper guests included Dr Astin Onan and companions visiting Mr and Mrs George Snider. Visitors from Sheridan and Pontiac stopped by Mrs Hola McDonel and Amelia Gardner relatives in Clare and St Johns for weekend meals and calls.
Archibald Shamel of the University of California citrus experiment station advocates soybeans to ease food shortages and cut living costs as a protein and bread substitute. The retired federal agricultural official also helped introduce hybrid corn.
Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, will be commemorated on a three cent postage stamp issued this year. Design and exact issue date not specified. The 1948 release is one of fifteen such stamps, following the 1931 two cent Red Cross stamp. First day sales opened May 21, 1931 in Washington D C and Dansville New York.
A compiled notice lists regular meeting times for Clara Rebekah Lodge 167 Clare Knights of Columbus Clare Lodge 333 I O F Clare Kiwanis Club Farwell I C C F Lodge 21 Farwell Rebekah Lodge 20 Clare Boy Scouts Clare Common Council Sheridan Grange Clare Rotary Barnes Cafe Riverside Grange O S S Theta Rho Girls Club Northwest Vernon Farm Bureau American Legion Auxiliary Mt Vernon Grange St Henrys Youth Discussion Club Clare Red and Gun Club Farwell Knights of Pythias Clare Masonic Lodge WV F W city hall rubbish pickup Walter H Larman Post 128 American Legion Young Adult Class Methodist Church St Johns Lutheran Ladies Aid Pettit Kapplinger Post Auxiliary Four Square Club at Masonic Temple and related city notices.
Free pick up and delivery service offered by Glare Band Box Cleaners. Customers contacted via phone 34 for convenient garment care and home pickup options.
An annual Sanders reunion was held August 1 at Wilson State Park. Fifty-one relatives and friends attended a picnic dinner and social afternoon with games and bathing. Ice cream was served in the late afternoon. Guests came from Gaylord Clare Mt. Pleasant North Bradley and Alma.
Walter H Larman Unit 128 of the American Legion Auxiliary held its regular business meeting July 26 at 8 00 pm in the city hall Legion room. President Margaret McKinnon conducted. Minutes were read and bills for flowers and gifts approved for payment. The group voted $25 to Gaylord Sanitorium and $25 to purchase Christmas gifts for the Veterans Hospital Dearborn and Fort Custer Gift Shop. Celina Creguer was tasked to buy and ship gifts by September 15. Delegates Margaret McKinnon and Hilda Tibbits received credentials. One member lost a home to fire. members were asked to donate usable home or child items to the gas office, delivered by Hazel Hawkins. Next meeting set for August 8 at 8 00 pm in the Legion room.
Attendance at Maple Grove Sunday School was eighteen. William Hilyard of Lima Ohio died. The church board met at Garnet Ferguson’s home. Many visitors came from Royal Oak Midland and Saginaw. A 1949 Mercury car prize was won by Mrs. Kenyon. Ground parents Mr and Mrs Chas Tigner welcomed a baby daughter. A picnic is planned at Budd Lake Harrison on August 14 with baskets.
The road show, long called the world's fair of the construction industry, has staged 39 events over 39 years with 10 in Chicago, highlighting the newest and most efficient road building materials demonstrated at each show.
Michigan baseball centague schedule lists games across Rosebush Farwell Leaton Harrison Wela Wise Coleman Weidman Hope and Rosebush again on Sunday. Sunday scores show Rosebush 10 Weidman 8 and Leaton 2 Coleman 0 Harrison 6 Hope 5 Farwell 9 Wise 4.
First games start at 7 30 p m and second at 9 p m Friday August 6 K of C versus North Bradley Farwell versus Bauers Monday August 9 Schaeffer versus Clare Mfg WEFW versus Temple Tuesday August 10 exhibitions or postponed games Wednesday August 11 Thursday August 12 Friday August 13 Michigan Softball Association District Tournament at Clare Monday August 16 through Friday August 20 Junior Baseball League Sabeha County Aug 9 Mt Pleasant at Rosebush Aug 10 Leaton at Weidman Aug 16 Center versus Weidman at Rosebush Aug 17 Mt Pleasant at Leaton Aug 24 Center at Leaton Aug 28 Mt Pleasant at Rosebush By agreement location and date may change
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