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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
4
A long list of Clare area visits and events from August includes Mrs. Arthur Saul and family hosting. Ds via Dover and Detroit relatives visiting. births such as Onaleé Rae. weddings gifts for Lawrence Atkinson. travels of Ralph Howard to Washington and many church and neighborhood gatherings. local families share meals and birthdays across Clare and nearby towns.
Reverend E R Town pastor announces Sunday School at 2 00 pm preaching at 3 00 pm and Wednesday prayer meetings at 730 pm with services expected to begin next Sunday. Community news reports nearby visits and events including a wedding shower for Elmer and Mrs Schofield and various travels and home events.
Mrs A Cline and daughter Blanche Frisbey shopped in Clare Saturday. Mrs Wm Dunlop visited relatives in Saginaw last week. Mr and Mrs I E Elder and son Evering from Chicago spent three days with Mr and Mrs F Littlefield. Elder returned Sunday afternoon. Mr Hoering to spend two weeks with uncle Layle Littlefield. Jean Sholts of Grand Rapids visited. Mrs L Spencer of Detroit to stay two weeks at Clear Lake cottage. R Barton visited Ambrosier. Ray Ambrosier of Flint stayed with his parents. Berry pickers are earning their money. Threshing finished here. Mrs Hazel Smith hosted dinner at Loch-A-Bar cottage. Erving Cooley of Corunna bought the Thurbush cottage at Silver Lake.
North Gilmore residents share news of visits and trips including Lillie Warner returning to Big Rapids with her sister, Will Ingraham healing after a Petoskey operation, and C L Brasington driving Grangers to Detroit Zoo. Local folk travel to Mt Pleasant and the Upper Peninsula while sheep losses trouble R B McGuire.
A short honey moon celebration follows Mr and Mrs Harold Thrush at Houghton Lake with congratulations from friends and family. The community looks ahead to Farwell’s big Labor Day celebration on August 4.
MANN SIDING reports several residents attended the Ionia fair last week. Mr and Mrs Hildebrandt of Arthur visited Mr and Mrs Emil Giers Friday. Mr and Mrs Emerson Burton visited daughter and family Mr and Mrs Burley Shaver Sunday. Wn Hileman and Chas Heber visited relatives at Henderson Lake Sunday. John Pfanies and August Hoskey are adding to their house. The threshing crew was due here last week but rain caused delays.
Mr and Mrs Claude McCray move into Mrs James Seeley house in Vernon. Mrs James Touro’s granddaughter Patricia Freeman fights infantile paralysis at Sparrow Hospital Lansing. Many relatives visit kin in Gilmore Mon Mt Pleasant Island Park and Budd Lake. Several trips to Lansing Saginaw Jackson and Flint for visits and events are listed.
The Meet-a-While club met with Mrs Lillian Gough on Wednesday. Next meeting planned August 30 at Mrs Evelyn Wedel's. Several residents visited relatives in Kalkaska and Gladwin. Henry Sharp home hosted visits from Harold Klein Russell and others. Brown City trip noted for Laurence Atkinson and local callers at various homes.
Neighbors and relatives gathered at Raymond Lennox home Friday to honor daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs Laurence Atkinson with a gift shower. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs Del LaBell and Aly Lennox of Flint and Mrs Harry Lennox of Rose. Also present were Mrs Lena Scribner of Coleman visiting at Geo Renner’s, with other Sunday visitors from Midland and Coleman.
Mr and Mrs Keith Bennett and son Bobby and June Dawson were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs Harold Kile Mr and Mrs Laurence Atkinson were Monday evening callers at the Harold Wile home Mr and Mrs Harold Kile were Saturday night callers of Mrs Archie Dawson and Mr and Mrs Keith Bennett
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