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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1938
Page
5
The Sentinel publishers Frighner and Parish announce yearly rates of 1.50 for Michigan destinations and 2.60 for other U S points, with single copies priced per issue. Local reading notices cost 10c per line with 10c heading, 2h for ten lines, 5c per line after. resolutions and poetry 5c per line.
Charles Weidner of Harrison died December 19 after a brief illness. He was 77 and had lived in Harrison 32 years. A blacksmith by trade, he served as mayor and held multiple lodge memberships in Attica and Harrison. Funeral services were held in Harrison and Attica with burial in Attica Mausoleum. He is survived by his wife Olive and one brother Frank.
The Bates family home in Franklin Township burned December 19, destroying most belongings. The couple has three young children and no insurance. Neighbors collected funds and clothing in Harrison area. The Ladd farm in Harrison had housed the Bates for eight years. Fire started from sparks on an old shingle roof.
The Young Women’s Auxiliary of the Congregational church held its year end meeting on December 21 with twenty members attending. A pot luck supper preceded the business session led by President Mrs. Alice Brown. Officers elected: President Mrs. Olive Pifer, Vice President Mrs. Gertrude Gardiner, Treasurer Mrs. Jesse Gleason, Secretary Mrs. Bertha Hughes. Retiring officers include Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Rhoda Gibson, Mrs. Pearl Clute, and Mrs. Jessie Gleason.
Harrison's winter playground on Budd Lake will open Sunday January 1 under the Harrison Board of Commerce. Three acres west of the slide will become a skating rink with a natural bank and sand banks, sod to prevent wind-blown snow, and icing by sprinkling to ensure a smooth surface. A new toboggan slide named Data Devil Run, 175 feet long with a 45 degree pitch, is nearly completed and will be ready for the grand opening, joining the existing 90 foot slide.
The Pure Oil Company begins a building project near Temple in Redding township west of Harrison. Plans include a Superintendent's home, a warehouse, bunkhouse, boarding house, guest house, garage, and eight smaller structures for bosses and employees. The site shifts from early shacks to a growing oil town, echoing Clare County’s mid 19th century boom themes.
In Harrison the United Brethren in Christ church lists Rev E E Droum and Pastor Sunday School at 10:00 am with services at 11:00 am and 8:00 pm nightly. A Tuesday prayer service follows at 7:30 pm. Christmas events include staff dinners and gift distributions at local restaurants and homes with many residents noted for visits and community acts.
Mrs. Gladys Bruca hosted a Busy Bees and Willing Workers Christmas party for about 30 youths with games, singing, and gifts. Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy hosted a Christmas dinner at two o'clock with red and green decor and guests listed. Mrs. Jesse Allen’s surprise 51st birthday party for her at Mrs. Vesta Budd’s home featured luncheon, novelties, a nativity display, gifts, and embroidered keepsakes.
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