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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1937
Page
5
Vernon Hill and families hosted and visited relatives across Saginaw Ben ton Harbor Rosebush and Clare. Numerous callers included Mr and Mrs Ray Robison of Rosebush, Miss Arvilla Groner Sanford, and Donald Bryant Pontiac. Weekend and weekday visits spanned Farwell Mt. Pleasant Cadillac and Detroit with nieces nephews and family friends attending picnics dinners and gatherings.
The article surveys the growing private home film showings run by individuals with rented equipment and venues. It notes high nightly costs, lists prominent figures who privately view films, and mentions industry responses and related entertainment anecdotes.
Maps of Clare County showing lakes streams and roads are available at The Sentinel Office in Clare the gateway to the region for residents and visitors seeking navigation aids.
A 1897 Dayton Coal and Iron time card owned by Joseph C. Clancy lists seventeen rules for railroad employees at the Durand Grand Trunk depot. Rules include punctual departures, no collisions, stopping for stock, drinking only cold water, and requiring passenger conductors to wear shoes on duty.
Customs guards in Marseilles halt a funeral procession after noticing no women among the black-clad mourners. They uncover that the coffin is filled with English cigarettes the mourners intended to smuggle past the guards.
Rurals Mr and Mrs Bryan Athey and family of Lansing hosted visitors at the Leeth home. Cecil Sutherland of Royal Oak called on his sister Mrs Orville Bates. Last week Art Kissler of Lansing and Sheridan Godfry of Battle Creek visited the Spink home. Wm Garshow and family shared Sunday dinner with their Clare kin. Norma Bates with Patricia Clure and Helen Broskey camped at Wilson State Park. Kenneth Rockey and Owen Spink spent Sunday at Burt Kinne's. Norman Allen of Pontiac called on the Bates home Sunday afternoon.
Richard Miller traveled from Whitehall to collect his wife and children visiting Mrs. Oscar Maxwell. The Meet-O-White families enjoyed a picnic with a good crowd as Miss Betty Ramey travels to Mt. Morris with relatives. Local residents Willard Siple and Wanda Nellis visited, while Sunday guests included Harold Kile and Clara Howe. The Meet-A-While club plans a gathering with Mrs. Eber Raymond on September 1 featuring a 2 crazy blocks activity and a potluck for all attendees.
A string of visitors from Ohio Michigan and Illinois stayed with Greenwood Center families last week. The Perry Chaffee and Guvan reunions drew relatives from Midland West Branch and Auburn. James Lane narrowly escaped injury when a mowing machine tipped. Don Schaaf was seriously injured in a silo fall.
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