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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1945
Page
6
Pvt William Hawkins 46066107 of Company A 82 Battalion 15th Retired Camp Fannin Texas listed with new address in this notices section.
Pvt Robert Douglas new address 16177781 Co D 111th Bn LT 8 Camp J T Robinson Arkansas. Pvt Stanley E Crum new address 36938650 Co D 96th Bn 24th Ret Camp Maxey Texas.
Pvt James Ostrowsky has a new address and service details listed for the 80th Ret., LR. T.C. at Camp Robinson Ark. Sgt Lloyd W Witter on a fifteen day furlough with his wife and baby daughter. stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and serving in a processing company redeploying troops to the Pacific Theater.
Knoble Stratton son of Mr and Mrs Henry K Stratton 523 W Third Ave Flint graduates from the U S Naval Air Gunners school in Miami Fla with a third class petty officer rating The Strattons were formerly residents of Hatton township Clare county
Staff Sergeant Warren White and Mrs Warren White arrived in Clare from Paris Texas. Sgt White will return to duties at Camp Maxey Texas after a fifteen day furlough. Mrs White will stay with her mother Maude Bower and teach in the Clare school next year.
Pvt. Stanley Gerow presented the Purple Heart to his mother Mrs. Wesley Gerow in Detroit on Saturday July 28. He had served four years in the Army.
The narrator praises Herb Helm for running two shifts at a war plant to aid the war effort and commends his wife Mary who manages the home front tasks, salvage drives, and Red Cross bundles, noting the exhaustion she endures after his long days.
From where I sit the piece praises Mary Helm and other women for wartime kindness and tolerance. It notes her support as Herb endures heavy war time strain and returns home refreshed and cheerful after she shares small acts of care and conversation.
The veteran served two years in Army hospitals due to wounds sustained in the Aleutian Islands and received an honorable discharge in April. He is currently employed in Detroit.
Rev H W Kilgren leads Sunday School at 10 15 and worship at 11 15 am. Youth Fellowship meets on alternate Sundays. W S C S gathers monthly. Choir practice Thursday evenings. Local residents visit family, take trips, attend Camp Louise, and host gatherings. Several couples surprise Gerald Cameron with a baby shower. W E S C S notes update Wellington Funnell returns from furlough. Farm transfers and relocations near Weidman and Rosebush. Delmar Mathews Jr. recovers at home.
The Moyes cottage gathering was the adult class picnic and not the annual church event. The Methodist Sunday School plans its annual picnic in August.
Vacation time continues with Sunday school and church at Nazarene Chapel inviting all. The report lists numerous visits and guests across Vernon, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint, Clare, Pontiac, Muskegon, and Lansing, including Brasingtons, Nevins, Van Buskirk, Pryor, Bergey, Bowen, and many others. It notes travels, birthdays, and weekend gatherings with family and friends across Michigan towns.
Mr and Mrs Charles Fisher and Mrs Hattie O'Brien of Grand Rapids visited their brother TS SHAT. They were aided by Walter Kane of Grand Rapids as part of the family gathering and assistance.
The article lists numerous Sunday and weekday visits among local residents. Eager guests include the E. Rey Honderich family at Frank Barton’s, Gayle Chite with Hya Laverne Watson, Bryan Miller and Jakie at a Harvey reunion in Sumner, and the Hutchinson home hosting Maryam and Jessie Alice Rilet and Burke Watson. Lizette Weber plans to reside with Minest Kleiner. Julia Hutchinson returned from Flint after a week away. Ruth Ann and Mrs. Alton David joined Donald K. for supper at the Ernest Kleiner home.
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