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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
4
The article details wartime ration changes effective December with red and blue stamps, cancels and revalues stamps, and notes new allocations. It covers meat and butter point increases, sugar changes, and regained allowances for canned goods, plus new gasoline stamps B and C series becoming valid January 1.
Noble Clark of the Wisconsin Experiment Station will speak on Looking Ahead in Agriculture. Prof. R. G. Knox of Ontario Agricultural College will discuss the Livestock Situation in Europe at the Wednesday banquet. Gladys Perrow Weht will present American Youth Faces the Postwar World at the noon short course banquet. Thursday’s general session features Singapore Joe Fisher speaking on Pacific Aflame.
Oscar E Hawley dies in Clare Tuesday after a long life with his wife of fifty two years. Survived by four sons Wesley Harold E Arthur Donald and three daughters Mrs Edward White Mrs Albert Bradshaw and Bertha, sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral held at Cooper Funeral Home in Shelny at 2:00 Thursday afternoon December.
A son, Donald Leroy Burton, Seaman First Class U.S.N., writes from Osaka POW Camp Nippon 163 via New York to his parents Mrs Gee P Burton and Mr Burton. He reports good health after a bout with flu and seven weeks in hospital, mentions receiving letters from January and February, and asks for another care box.
Kraft Cheese Co honors long service with gold pins marked five year increments for ten fifteen and twenty year milestones. Quarter century recipients receive a postwar certificate redeemable for a gold watch. Special service certificates issued to all awardees.
The Masonic Lodge held an installation Wednesday with Miss Gillespie at the piano. Officers installed include Worshipful Master David Seiter, Senior Warden Harley Holt, Junior Warden James Gillespie, and others. David Leiter received the gavel from Rodabaugh and thanked the lodge, with gifts presented by Worthy Patron George Lehr and plaques from Past Masters. A buffet luncheon followed as the lodge pledges to advance the Order.
Recent census figures indicate Brazil's population rose from 15 million in 1890 to about 42 million, an increase of nearly 200 percent. The data highlight rapid growth and widespread demographic expansion across the country.
A wartime note claims Japan is producing high octane gasoline from rubber while the Allies are making rubber from gasoline. The fragmentary text contrasts enemy fuel efforts with domestic petroleum research.
Mrs Owens woke to crackling flames in the stairway and alerted her husband. The upper floor caught fire and the family escaped in night clothing as the Slare Fire Department arrived too late to save the house. Cause unknown though a newly installed stovepipe may have started the blaze. The Owens, residents since December 8, lost furnishings. neighbors provided clothing. The house valued at about 2000 dollars. the Owens plan to live in Colorado with Mr Vandewarker.
New Year's Eve in Scotland brings a warm Wassail bowl tradition with apples and lambs wool, the fruit tree blessing, and a toast of kindness for Auld Lang Syne. Handsel Monday follows as the main gift day with feasting and gaiety, uniting families in cheer and song.
A grandmother storyteller shares a legend from the old days when the bear in the sky shapes clouds into bears, wild cats, hills, and funny figures to delight children during midwinter. The tale explains how clouds bring imagination to the winter sky and mark the New Year festivities.
Fire cured tobacco is produced in parts of Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee using wood smoke similar to curing for meats and fish. The tobacco is used in Italian type cigars and snuff. A comparable product is made at Latakia in the Levant by curing Turkish-type leaves in smoke, producing a flavor resembling American fire cured tobacco.
A compact history explaining how January became the start of the year from ancient Roman times, the shift by Julius Caesar to a 365 day year, the Julian calendar’s drift, and Pope Gregory XIII’s reform creating the Gregorian calendar. It notes how New Year’s Day shifted between religious and civil observances and its eventual religious associations.
Since 1916 the Rose Bowl has been played on New Year’s Day as a Pasadena Tournament of Roses cofeature. The Pacific Coast championship winner invites an Eastern rival chosen from top autumn records, making the game a premier intercollegiate sporting event.
On Wednesday December 20 Masons No. 2 and K of C No. 2 tied for first with 23 wins and 16 losses. Masons No. 1 and K of GC No. 1 trailed. High series included Thayer 498 Naumes 489 and J Hampton 487. flight highs D McConnell 200 L Hampton 199 Parent 187.
A humorous verse recalling local poetry readings and sports banter features figures like Schaeffer Cooper Wisler and George coaching, ending with a playful boast about Casey and the Phantom. The piece lightheartedly notes rivalries, beer jokes, and a close contest that left readers amused.
A poem urging an end to war and hate and a return to peace. It frames pleas for feeding the hungry, uniting families, and a white Christmas free from greed. Attributed to M. K. Brown for Roosevelt Oil Co. of Clare Michigan.
We thank friends and neighbors for help during our time of sorrow after the death of our father and grandfather. Gratitude for flowers pallbearers singing and music and especially Pastor Krause for comfort.
The text thanks friends and members of the Methodist Church for a bountiful shower of fruit and generous gifts. It expresses sincere appreciation for kindness and aid, mentioning Mr and Mia Ward Boody and Clare Sentine, with a promotional line about liners.
Song text from Pvt. Irwin Colosky in Italy expresses longing for home and promises to return. The verses mention farming life, family ties, and reassurance amid war. The piece blends affectionate country imagery with wartime separation themes.
A note of gratitude expresses appreciation to the Vernon Red Cross the Ladies Guild Congregational Church and Rev and Mrs Harold Watson for Christmas gifts and to all who sent cards and letters including Mrs Chas Mulberg and Mrs Neva Edwards
Mr and Mrs Albert Thurston and Russell Thurston extend thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness received during their recent bereavement.
Mr and Mrs Harold Louch express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their acts of kindness and the flowers received after the loss of their baby daughter Linda-Lou.
Expressions of sympathy are gratefully acknowledged for the passing of our father and husband Virginia Ann and Clara Hess. The family appreciates friends and relatives for their cards and thoughtful messages.
Arthur Township residents told to pay taxes at The Citizens State Bank on the afternoons of December 16 and January 6. Mrs. Mary Sanders serves as treasurer. The notice also mentions a cow stable and suggests varying platform length to fit cows of different sizes.
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