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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
9
Illness causes the Helping Hand Club to postpone its December 11 gathering to an undetermined date. The item notes surrounding visits include Clare residents attending a King’s Daughters meeting and numerous family gatherings and chores around Clare, Midland, and Big Rapids.
Sunday services at 8 PM and mid week prayer Thursday at 8 PM are listed. Clinton Loar returns from Wisconsin CCC camp. Ronald Langworthy honored at a Davis home gathering with gifts and festivities. Local youths Hmerson Langworthy and Ronald Langworthy head to military camp, with family good wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cook and sons shopped in Cadillac Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Simon VanderWoude vacationed several days at Grand Rapids. Mrs. Amos Church is ill at her parents home, the Edd Cutlers. Verona Bower and Edith Davis visited the VanderWoude home Sunday evening. Mrs. Orland Blackledge and children visited her parents at St Johns last week. Dr. J. Delts dined with his daughter Mrs. Frank Davis and family on Sunday. Amos Church of Flint spent the weekend with Mrs. Church and daughter at the Cutler home. Frank Davis and daughters called at Judge Hopkins’ home Friday. Helena and Dorothy VanderWoude shopped in Cadillac on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Phelipp and son visited the Frank Davis home Thursday evening.
Bruce Gaffney returned home with his mother Mrs Alfred Gaffney after visiting grandparents for two weeks. George Hoover, Florence, and Irvin of Hersey spent Sunday with the Gaffneys. Thelma Gaffney joined a journalism class trip to Traverse City for a press conference. Naomi Hickok of Lansing stayed with her parents over the weekend. The Cooks and family, including Chester Cook, traveled to Reed City to visit Chicago. Thomas Cooks grandsons joined the navy that week.
Little Waldo Lee Richardson weighing nine pounds arrived Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Waldo Richardson. Mr and Mrs Nial Abbott have assisted them while Waldo works in Detroit. Edith Raymond and son Winston visited the Giers home. Joseph Herbert and Miss Grace Pfannes visited relatives in Chicago over two weeks. John Hoskey hosts the mumps. Charles Heber and family visited Carl Bringold in Greenwood. Waldo Richardson and friend Bailey from Detroit spent the weekend with the family. Winter seems arrived.
Mrs. Cora Dady and three children from Flint joined the Edd Dady home for a weekend visit. Miss Alice Dady Bill Dady and Mrs. Florence Thorsen returned home with them after a week here. Other neighbors visited and a Red Cross solicitation occurred in the area.
Mrs Elnora Allen and family from Cornwall farm joined supper guests at Mrs Mayme Bunyan’s. Mr and Mrs Bernard Allen of Cornwall and others visited Elm Grove. Bates, Allen, Henderson, and Walters households hosted and called Sunday. Regular notes of neighbors visiting and returning from Midland.
Ordinance 173 prohibits creating or permitting unnecessary noise in Clare. It bans vehicle horns except when needed for accidents, requires functioning mufflers to cut noise and smoke, bans noisy defective vehicles, and restricts sirens to police, fire, or emergency use.
The Clare County Road Commissioners held a session in Harrison at the courthouse on December 3 1941. Payroll of 1687 10 approved and listed bills from Consumers Power Co to Theisen Clemers Co with various line items and charges.
Ordinance No. 173 prohibits loud speakers on moving vehicles and devices creating noise to attract attention to performances sales or displays. Violators face a fine up to 100 dollars and costs or up to 90 days imprisonment, effective 20 days after passage. Mayor Robert Mair approved on December 1 1941.
Owners including John H. Murphy and Marie M. Murphy notify Chas. B. Dewar and others that the 1936 lease to Socony Vacuum Oil Co. is forfeited after non production since March 11 1941. They demand surrender within 30 days or file an affidavit of forfeiture. lands described as S2 of NE1 and NE1 of NE1 in Sec 6, T16N R3W, Wise Twp, Isabella County Michigan. Dated Clare Michigan November 21 1941.
Eastern Standard Time schedules from Ann Arbor agent R Harter and Marquette agent R W Ryan. Northbound No 51 departs 2 18 PM, South No 52 at 10 58 AM. West No 1 departs 7 54 AM, Hast No 6 at 4 08 PM. Clare schedules show daily 6 30 AM and 10 30 AM, with arrivals 11 30 AM and 4 15 PM. Connections available to Detroit Chicago Battle Creek Kalamazoo at Lansing.
Train and bus timetable listing Clare Reed City Baldwin Scottville Ludington routes with departure and connection times. Busses operate between Reed City and northern towns. Clare and Ludington departures at specified morning and afternoon times. Connections exist at Reed City for north and south travel.
The notice lists daily train times from Saginaw at 1 10 P M and 5 00 P M with connections to Flint Pontiac and Detroit. It also shows Cadillac Matistea and Frankfort daily at 6 00 A M.
State announces a bid for 0.807 miles of concrete pavement on U S 10 in Clare City. Sealed proposals due 10:00 a m December 17 1941 in Lansing with checks to accompany bids. plans available for $3. minimum wage rates set. bids rejected or accepted at the state highway commissioner’s discretion.
Probate Court of Clare County Michigan sets two month claim period for the estate of James D. Lansing and fixes February 4 1942 at 10:00 AM at the Harrison Probate Office to examine and adjust all claims. Executor William Lansing filed the petition. George Bates probate judge signs true copy.
Order for publications of Clare Harrison in said County on the 4th judge of probate In the matter of the estate of Frank A Carnecross Deceased Arthur J Carncross petition praying time for presentation of claims be allowed two months from this date for creditors to present claims against said estate It is further ordered that the 3rd day of February 1942 at ten o clock ceased George Bates
In the Matter of the Estate of Josephine Cotton deceased Grace P Denker petitions for administration to Frank E Cotton or suitable person Hearing set for December 29 1941 at 10 oclock in the forenoon at the Probate Office Public notice to be published weekly for three weeks in the Clare Sentinel County clerk George Bates judge of probate signs true copy
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