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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
2
Clare Public Schools start August 31. The Free and Accepted Masons hold an annual picnic at Wilson State Park on Sunday. Lutheran Ladies Aid visit Mrs Billmier at Bertha Lake cottage next week Wednesday. Congregation members invited for basket dinner.
A respected Rosebush resident passed away in a service led by Rev Heberland of the Presbyterian church. Interment was at Woodlands Cemetery Isabella Township. Survived by wife five children nine grandchildren and one great, plus six siblings.
We sincerely appreciate the acts of kindness and sympathy from neighbors and friends during the death of our beloved father and grandfather. The memory of Rev W W Hurd and Thurston Son's service and the floral tokens will be cherished by Mr. and Mrs Ralph Dodge Mr. and Mrs Ernest Robinson Mr Iva Dodge and Grandchildren
We extend appreciation to those kind and considerate during the illness and death of Mr. Ferguson. Grateful for Rev. Dave and the singers for consoling messages and Thurston & Son for their splendid service. Signed by Mrs. Kash Ferguson, BH, B. Cook, Mrs. J. W. Nesberg.
The Northern District Fair will run September 14 to 18, its 24th annual event. New board members join a 17 member panel and admission drops from 50 to 25 cents to attract patrons. State Fair exhibits arrive from Detroit to Cadillac. organizers promise improved race programs, displays, and entertainment.
The Johnston family thanks neighbors and friends for delicacies flowers and expressions of sympathy sent during the illness and death of their husband and father Mrs John Y Johnston and Mr and Mrs George Johnston Mr and Mrs Clyde Craig Mary J Johnson Ruth Young Johnston Faith M Johnston send appreciation
The seventeenth annual Robinett reunion will be held at the Alwood Grove in Arthur township on Sunday August 16. A big time is planned as in past years with many attendees expected.
A terse notice invites readers to use Sentinel wants to buy or sell items, encouraging listings and exchanges through the paper's classified section.
Walter Pettit transformed a Tobacco River shore site into a private rustic refuge called Wildwood Eight years ago. Tourists visit a cedar swamp retreat featuring a one poster bed cabin and a cedar tree den twelve feet above ground. A private spring and quiet wildlife add to the appeal, with occasional overnight guests like a recent visitor who slept well despite an owl in the night.
A collage of brief reports from across Michigan include deaths from horse trampling in Brick Olivet Fred Hisler and Port Huron hay accident. construction permits for a Bay City site costing 375000. farm barn fire near Albion causing over 4000 in damage. a Port Huron widow leaves seven children. a longlost letter found in Grand Rapids. mail delivery cuts at Fairview. Sunday pool closures in Grand Rapids. cabbage blamed in a moonshine case. post office site prep in Alma and Marshall. civic auditorium and school work in Battle Creek. University of Michigan forestry camp near Cheboygan. land dispute in Monroe. a drunk pigeon in Muskegon. rail car collision near Sault Ste. Marie. fatal house fire in Escanaba. swamp fire near Portland. diver Andrew Hrickson's death at Frankfort. boy George Burney dies in truck crash near Freeland. elderly Big Rapids residents honored with new phone system. Akron–Owosso coroner verdicts. Lansing state police building progress. Bangor burglaries by ex-officer. Woodward avenue widening plan. armed bandit incident in Kalamazoo. final note on Joel Pugsley’s death.
Extension Dairyman J G Hays argues alfalfa outperforms timothy in milk production and cost. Alfalfa yields over two tons per acre in Michigan, provides eight times more calcium and 75 percent more phosphorus, and offers richer vitamin D than timothy, making alfalfa the superior feed for cows.
The Clare Shipping Association lists shipping dates on Tuesday August 25 and September 8. Shipper H. A. Dawson contacts for details with phone 220F 21.
The Isabella County Health Unit report covers July committee meetings led by Dr. M B Beckett. It notes Tuberculin testing planned for 300 to 500 county children when school opens, cooperation with the local Tuberculosis Society, and aims to detect exposure to prevent active disease. Quarantine on swimming in the Chippewa River will be lifted, and dental clinics travel from Blanchard to Weidman then Mt. Pleasant, with light contagion and an exhibit at the County Fair.
Shipping rates listed for Tuesday August 18 and September 1 with contact Telephone 139 and PF Geeck noted. Livestock buyers urged to place orders through the Farmers Produce line.
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