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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
7
The Church of the Nazarene assembly at Indian Lake near Vicksburg drew delegations from across Michigan and reported gains in most fields. General Superintendent Dr. Hardy Powers of Kansas City led the gathering, though a note of sadness touched the event.
A local distric t superintendent Dr J Be Chapman died during the Assembly week at his home on the assembly grounds. He was the last of the senior superintendents. Rev and Mrs Rex Po Phillips and daughter Roberta and Mrs Lucille Smith and daughter Sandra Lee visited Mrs Phillips parents Mr and Mrs Charles Stierley after returning from Indian Lake. Sunday School shows growth. An invitation to attend is extended.
Mrs Ruth Herron hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering for twelve friends and relatives to surprise her mother in law, Mrs Hola McDonel, with cakes and gifts. The piece follows multiple visits and dinners as relatives travelled from Detroit Colonville Houghton Lake and beyond to share in family events.
The notice presents rail timetables for Arbur R Harter agent with No 62 at 10 49 am and No 61 at 2 30 pm daily except Sunday. Chesapake and Ohio Pere Marquette district shows No 1 west No 6 east at 9 34 am and 3 42 pm. Great Lakes Greyhound lines list bus stops and departure times with connections at Lansing Reed City Saginaw and other points. Yellow Bus line adds Saginaw and Cadillaa routes with daily departures. Dow Workers Busses operate from Clare daily at 6 20 pm 2 30 pm and 10 20 pm.
Bred My and Mrs Jim Blackmore with Georgia of Farwell visited Saturday with her brother and wife Forest Lickert and family. Wayne Cooper of Detroit visited their aunt Carrie Perverse. Margaret Tidball of Clio accompanied her aunt and uncle Bert Jackson and family for a weeklong stay. Raymond Pryor and children were Friday guests of sister Asa Park in Standish. Mrs Frank Pringle attended an Albion dog show Saturday.
An assessment shows more than 500000 eggs are lost each year in the United States due to poor hatchability. The money loss is estimated at about 15835000 dollars.
A historical note says bananas were described as the fruit of knowledge by Chinese scholars over 3,000 years ago. This highlights ancient perceptions linking the fruit to wisdom and learning in early Chinese culture.
A local warning contrasts the impact of fires and matches noting a single match can ignite a forest fire destroying many trees, while a single blaze demonstrates the scale of danger posed by carelessness.
Mrs. Everett Samborn spent the past week with her daughter and family while callers visited the Seeley Johnson home. Esther Benic spent the weekend in Detroit and visits occurred with Spence, Johnson, Bauder and Jerred families in Mt Pleasant Clare and Midland. Wesley Samborn's wedding and funerals for John Bauder Isaac Spencer are noted along with general sentiment that courteous tourists will return to Clare.
Readable bits show unclear values like 1.50 and 2.00 with scattered letters. No identifiable people, places, or events emerge to form a coherent news item or record.
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