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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
6
The Farwell Methodist Church announces regular services and on September 2 the official board will meet at eight o clock to reorganize the New Board and appoint standing committees. The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives, weekend trips, and social events across Clare county including camper inspections, family visits, and a Lumberjack reunion at Riverdale.
The Church of God reports no services on August 23 due to the St. Louis camp meeting affecting the church schedule.
Church announces weekly and biweekly activities with Leader B M McGuire as branch president. Sunday School at 10 30 a m Prayer meeting 11 30 a m Bible Study 7 30 p m Recreation and Expression Dept every other Tuesday 7 30 p m Women’s Department every other Thursday 2 00 p m Everyone welcome.
Tuesday K O P LODGE meetings are noted with members attending on weekends. Several residents such as Pauline Fahnstock, Doris Walker, Edith Stinchcombe, and Cassie Davison are listed with visits and travels to Cadillac, Mt Pleasant, St Louis, Harrison, and Canada. Families including Fahnstock, Stinchcombe, Finnis, Barton, and Ford are mentioned with weekend gatherings and home moves.
A Clare Variety Store offer runs on Saturday only giving a pencil with every Be tablet purchase. The ad promotes a limited time deal for shoppers.
Peter McLaren the wood chopping champion of America will hold a log cutting contest and demonstration at Bingham's Hardware on Tuesday September 1 1931 at 11 00 a m Local choppers may enter with axes provided no Plumb axe may be used A fifty dollar prize is offered if McLaren fails to cut a leg in two thirds of the contestant time The event aims to promote outdoor chopping as a fitness activity and draws on a long touring career of Moe Laren who hails from Australia and has performed worldwide.
The Farwell Lodge No. 97 Knights of Pythias resolves to drop the charter for thirty days in mourning for Brother D. H. Lane. The group extends sympathy to the bereaved family and orders notices printed in The Clare Sentinel, sent to the family, and recorded at the next convention. Committee signatures include L. H. Carpenter Sr, Frank J. Keplinger, and John Van Buskirk.
Local readers list Clare shoppers and Evart callers including Mr and Mrs Geo Scott and family and several others. Attendees include B A Stanley after eye surgery in Saginaw hospital and return home. Weekend visits feature the D Scott home with Jackson relatives and Evart homecoming attendance by the Shermans.
A dense social column lists visits and greetings among residents near Rose Bush Clare Lansing Mt. Pleasant and Bay City. Frequent host homes include Sam Leichti Charley Bodkins Frank Walters and Arthur Philips with many relatives and friends seen in Grand Rapids Detroit Galesburg and Midland. Birthday celebrations and family gatherings are described with names such as Freida Bodkins Tes sie Bodkins Jenetta Hampton Berneda Reid and Norris Philips. The piece notes relatives from Dover Indiana and Bay City visiting and returning home after get togethers.
Edmond Woods Sheriff for Clare County announces a levy under a writ of fieri facias issued by the Circuit Court. The action, in favor of Ramey & Feighner against William B. Dunlop, exposes for sale the undivided one half interest in a 99 acre tract in Section 34 Township 17 North Range 4 west Grant Township Clare County Michigan. The sale is at the front door of the Court House in Harrison on October 12 at 10 in the forenoon Eastern Standard Time. attorney T Carl Holbrook represents the plaintiffs.
In pursuance of a 1931 circuit court decree, Clare County Savings Bank seeks public auction of the entire section eight in township seventeen north, range six west, Clare County Michigan. The sale is set for October 12 1931 at 10 00 Eastern Time at the Harrison courthouse front door. Alexander E Wylie is special circuit court commissioner. Theo G Bowler represents the bank.
The Catholic Encyclopedia defines a hair shirt as a rough goat hair garment worn as a shirt or girdle around the loins for penitential discipline and punishment.
Classified liners offer for sale and rent items with pricing at one cent per word payable in advance. Each numeric or initial counts as a word and no liner runs less than 15 cents.
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