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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1940
Page
8
Local residents host and visit relatives across Michigan and beyond. Many households report weekend guests from Caro to Detroit, Chicago trips for shopping and merchandise, church group meetings set for Friday, and multiple out of town family gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Bell have an eight pound son born Sunday morning January 28. Dorothy Green’s daughter Dorothy and Mr Patrick McConnell welcome baby Michael Dominic born Sunday January 19. Gail Ann Samborn born Saturday January 27 weighing seven and a half pounds at Mt Pleasant General Hospital. Grandparents Everett Samborn praise their granddaughter.
New steam spotting method advertised by Clare Cleaners promises odor removal and wrinkle reduction for garments. The ad highlights a modern cleaning approach and invites customers to try the service.
Readers are urged to try classified liners in The Glare Sentinel for strong exposure and measurable results. The note emphasizes cost efficiency and broad reach for advertisers seeking practical, budget friendly options.
A campus sale at Gover's on College Campus Mt Pleasant lists 11 used cash registers from $20 and 15 Underwood typewriters from $12.50. Rebuilt Remington typewriters $39.60 and a four drawer steel file unit $14.95 are offered along with a $919.50 adding machine and a $25 cash drawer.
Mrs. Daniel Coyne learns of brother David Walton's death in Lake City. Several locals make visits and moves including Velma Coyne in Saginaw, Eugene Moyes at Angola college, and Rey Stickle moving to Mt. Pleasant. Death announced for Dr. Herman Fraisier's daughter in Detroit with funeral set for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30.
London's lost property office reports large numbers of women's handbags. Officials say women now carry gas masks and cling to them, forgetting their bags in ordinary circumstances.
Corydeon E Bowman born August 9 1870 Leipsic Ohio died January 14 1940 at his Farwell home aged 69 years 5 months 5 days He married Weatha Denman September 11 1892 and later Mrs Ama Michling In 1917 they wed and daughter Lucinda was born They lived in Midland Carleton Michigan and Farwell He leaves wife three sons Wilbur Orlo Homer two daughters Arthell Newall and Lucinda and two step children Harold Gamble and Ernest Michling Funeral from Evangelical church Carleton with Rev Warner officiating burial in Carleton Cemetery
Mary Edith Kidd Gorr died January 22 after a ten day illness of bronchial pneumonia at Geneva Community Hospital Ohio while visiting daughter Dorothy Peterson. Born November 16 1873 in Saginaw Michigan she lived in Wise and Vernon townships and married Frank P Gorr May 23 1894. She leaves son Arleigh and daughter Dorothy plus grandchildren and siblings. services held January 25 at her farm home with Rev James A Rogers. Burial in Farwell cemetery.
Those attending the services from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Gorr and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turbush, of Flint, Mrs. Bertha Oliver, Mrs. John Robinson and Shirley Allen, of Saginaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Wert Barton and Mrs. Emma Willie, of Durand.
Walter H Larman Squadron No 128 Sons of the American Legion met in Legion rooms with Squadron Captain Donald Dunlop presiding. A toboggan party plan was left open awaiting weather. New member Douglas White of Harrison joined. Next meeting set for Monday April 29 the fifth Monday in April.
A 1935 Plymouth four door sedan registered in Virginia to John V. Markett with serial 2402363 and engine PJ3620 will be sold to the highest bidder at 10:00 AM Friday in a public auction under Sections 4793 and 4794 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The notice specifies the auction as part of state public sale procedures.
The Mt Vernon Grange gathers with its Master present and honors January birthday celebrants Walter White Lionel Duncan Mrs Minnie Norton Mrs Lena Brewer and Mrs Gretchen Archambault. Members Henry Ackerman Tom Ackerman Freddie Verrett and George Ackerman attended Flint last week while Charley David and Lionel Duncan joined Farmers Week at East Lansing. Harold White and Esther Wild are mentioned among visitors and homecomings from Bay City.
On April 5 1940 Frank's Auto Parts Clare Michigan holds a garage keepers lien for 138 dollars to cover 5.06 dollars in repairs and 183 dollars for 266 days storage from May 12 1939 to February 2 1940. The lien is dated February 2 1940 in Clare Michigan.
Sell what you don’t need and buy what you do with Clare Sentinel classified liners. These brief notices urge readers to clear unused items and seek useful purchases, reflecting the paper’s small town economy and practical advice.
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