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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
10
Helen Glew and Ward Frizzell, both of Farwell, married last Friday evening December 19 in Flint with Rev. J. A. Youman officiating. They will reside in Vernon township. The issue lists subsequent local gatherings and club events with attendees and gifts.
Use warm soft water with mild soap and gentle squeezing through suds. Rinse in clear water, press out moisture, and hang in shade to dry. When dry dampen binding and iron lightly while brushing the nap up.
Zenobia Chapter No 1290 held its Christmas party on December 18 with a pot luck dinner. George White acted as Santa and distributed gifts. East Vernon Extension club donated to the Eastern Star for the community fund. Greta Masten thanked the Worthy Matron. A program followed with songs prayers and recitations by Masten Busche Hochstetler Rodabaugh and Hampton.
Rebekah chapter held a Tuesday meeting in which plans for January installations were discussed and January 13 set for a joint installation with the Odd Fellows. Crystal Walter was tasked to obtain Red Cross information as the group planned defense work.
The Beginners Mothers Club of the Methodist Sunday School held its Christmas party in the church parlors. Birthday children Bonnie Lee Witbeck Jack Mair and Nancy Kennedy were noted. Santa Claus gave each child a gift as Agnes Pierson sang The Gifts and Mrs. Hachmuth led the story.
Mr and Mrs Ed Schlafley celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on December 12 with friends including Mr and Mrs Hart Beatty. The Beattys escorted them to the home of Mr and Mrs Harrison Simons where Farmers Independent Produce Company employees hosted a surprise party with games, visiting, a chop suey supper and a large wedding cake. The couple received a gift from the group.
Mr and Mrs Harley Holt opened their home Tuesday evening for the annual Christmas party of the Farmers Independent Produce Company employees and guests. Pepper was played with high scores won by Mrs Fred Turbush and Leo Russell, consolation to Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown. At midnight guests enjoyed a bountiful dinner and praised the hosts as ideal.
The Congregational Church staged a unique and excellent Christmas program titled The Tableau of the Nativity. Lordly scenery by Mr. Garthe and Mr. Lowrey’s painting of Bethlehem set the scene while the Junior choir, Primary department, and Sunday School members acted out the Nativity with Santa Claus blessing children and presenting gifts. Mrs. Hochstetler was honored for two years’ service as superintendent, with thanks from Mrs. Greta Masten and the church.
Zenobia Chapter No. 129 O E S opened its new year on December 5 led by Worthy Matron Greta Masten. A yearbook of activities was published as were plans for charity drives, Red Cross work, and Christmas baskets. A social luncheon followed with officers assisting hostesses Thurza Dawe and Belle Mair.
The 1605 Gunpowder Plot aimed to blow up King James I and Parliament led by Guy Fawkes and others. Authorities uncovered the plan after an anonymous letter. conspirators were executed. Today the event is marked by vault searches at Parliament and Guy Fawkes Day bonfires on November 5 with effigies burned.
An eight foot ledge containing ore worth $30 per ton was located on the Davidson property two miles northwest of El Dorado California. The vein was worked by French capitalists about 1911 who sunk 300 feet and mined $350000 before retirement due to World War I.
Belgium reports two German cruelties in Belgium. A Liege family sheltered an English airman and was executed. A 10-year-old Belgian boy called a German soldier a dirty Hun and was shot nearby. The Belgian government cites this as Nazi brutality.
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee in Chicago outlines expanding farm output for defense needs. A soil management program can raise fertility and enable 10 to 50 percent enlargement of present acreage through nitrogen phosphorus and potash fertilizer and sound farming practices, boosting immediate yields and aiding long term soil conservation.
In Fulton Arkansas the 108th combat engineers completed a 750 foot pontoon bridge across the Red River by noon as Col Karl Hobart promised. After the finish the regiment cheered and a private tossed the colonel into the river.
A 25 ton medium tank transmission weighs 17 600 pounds, about twice a heavy automobile. Silver nitrate stain on a rubber tile floor can be removed only by mechanical methods. Use coarse and fine sandpapers then wax polish to finish.
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