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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
11
The column lists railroad times for the Ann Arbor and Pere Marquette lines with morning and evening departures. It also records fraternal lodge meetings of the East Oak Lodge and Pythian Sisters and notes Sunday School and social service schedules. A long Christmas gathering section names numerous local residents visiting, hosting, or traveling for the holidays with many family groupings and travel details.
Pastor Mrs Mary E House is available at all times. Residence Rosebush R-2. Phone 26 F4. Sunday School 10 30. Morning Worship 11 30. Prayer meeting 8 00 Wednesday evening.
Reverend Charles B. Hatin leads church services with a 10:45 Sunday school and a 12:00 public worship. Youth Fellowship is paused on December 24 but resumes January 7. Public is invited.
The week begins January 1 with a City Council meeting. January 2 features Corning Lodge M and A M. January 3 hosts the Red Cross at 2:00 p m at the Library along with I O O F and Rebekah Lodges in session.
Mrs Madge Lamb hosted the annual Christmas dinner and party for the Junior choir members of the Methodist Church. The feast was prepared by Mrs Blanche Sage at her home on Tuesday evening, December 19.
The article discusses Haitian zombies as living dead forced into a dull life by houngans who practice magic and sell charms to influence love or enemies. Anthropologists acknowledge reports but claim no firsthand zombie encounters, noting locals’ sworn testimonies amid the island’s sorcery lore. The piece ends with a bizarre claim that the only zombies in the country are made of liquid dynamite in glass.
The Methodist Church hosted a Sunday School Christmas program on December 21 with Mrs. Minerva Richmond Mrs. Ver nie Hose and Mrs. John Bower in charge. Neal Joslin announced numbers Santa arrived with sleigh bells and helped distribute treats from the decorated tree.
Ration details cover blue red and sugar stamps with values and validity dates. Gasoline and tire allocations include expiration and usage rules. Public notices urge price reporting and reference district radio programs and monthly salvage collection in Clare.
A poetic New Year message depicts Time as a friend and foe guiding humanity toward courage and renewal. It envisions brighter dawns, removal of old errors, and moral uplift as blessings outpace terrors, urging clean hands and peaceful lands. Primitive Sport Wrestling described as universal and ancient.
Mr and Mrs Laurebée Bates and Mr and Mrs Leonard Orvis with Janet Rose were Christmas guests at the Ervin Orvis home. Archie McKillop of Pontiac visited Mrs Mayme Bunyan and Hugh Allen. Royal Oak’s Laura Margaret Sutherland and Mt Pleasant’s Clark Sutherland and David joined a Tuesday evening gathering at the Orville Bates home. Norman Hutchinson also attended and Christmas dinner was shared at the Bates.
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