Local notices recap through Mt. Pleasant area names and events
George Bryant visited the home of his sister Mrs Hart Beatty Sunday morning to inquire about Mrs Archie Beatty who is seriously ill at General Hospital Mt Pleasant. A baby girl was born Friday weighing eight pounds. Many local residents are listed with calls visits and family events across Mt Pleasant Clare Farwell and surrounding towns. Continuous mentions include Teale Waggoner and Robison families, funerals, visits, and social gatherings among neighbors and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bryant
Hart Beatty
Archie Beatty
General Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Evelyn
Jean
Bert Jackson
Babe
Freda
Lois
Baril Marshall
Farwell
David Fannell
al Upthegrove
Clare
Chas
Wm. Dickerson
Harwell
Edward Mussell
Wesley Teale
Wm. Brackart
Sheridan
Jack Little
Twina
Coleman
Little
John Widman
Jacob Walker
Carrie Perverse
Ernest Green
Vera Gradit
Editor prints letters of general interest as space allows
The editor notes that many letters of general interest reach the desk and, when time and space permit, they will be printed for reader benefit. This acknowledges reader correspondence and the practical limits of publication space.
Appreciation note for historical Glare review in Clare Sentinel
Mrs. B A White thanks readers for letters praising her Historical Review of Glare published in the Clare Sentinel last fall. She reports coast to coast responses and mentions friends who saved scrapbooks and shared family memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare
Ain
Clare Sentinel Jastifall
White
the Sentinel
Meetings on 1938 Soil Conservation Program in Chicago
State Committee members and the state statistician attend a North Central Region conference in Chicago to receive guidance on the 1938 Agricultural Conservation Program. Regional and state sessions cover program bulletins, listing sheets, and instructional plans for county committees, agents, and clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John B. Wilson
Washington
Robert Kleiner
Clare County Agricultural Conservation Committee
South Wise Group Holds All Day Home Economics Meet
On Thursday January 27 the South Wise Group met at Mrs Eldean Acker home for an all day session with 16 members and 1 visitor. In the afternoon Leader Mrs Hlmer Gross and Mrs John Methner taught A Home Makers Twenty four Hours. Next meeting set for March 10 at Mrs Gust Bollard residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Wise Group
Eldean Acker
Zorencon
Hlmer Gross
John BE
Methner
Gust Bollard
Verla Eagly
North Vernon Extension Group Meets At Mrs Ackerman Farm
Fifteen members of the North Vernon Extension Group met at the farm home of Mrs Archie Ackerman on icy roads for a third gathering this year. The Home Makers 24 hours was covered by Mrs Tope and Mrs Marshall. Members discussed leisure time for hobbies and enjoyed a dinner and recreation period with a clothes pin race. They adjourned to meet with Mrs Brooks on March 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vernon
Pleasant Farm
Archie Ackerman
Tope
Marshall
Alf
Tosing
Brooks
South Sheridan Nutrition Class Hosts New Year Dinner
The South Sheridan Nutrition class met January 12 with Mrs William Gilson for an all day session. Mrs Cecil Pudway led the lesson What When and Why the Child eats which proved very instructive to the mothers. Despite icy roads forty attended a chicken dinner at the Gilson home to ring in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sheridan
William Gilson
Cecil Pudway
Bill
Hilda
Ivan Strouse
Sesson
Vernon Extension Group Meets At Harriger Home
The Vernon Extension Group gathered January 27 at Mrs. C. M. Harriger's home for an all day meeting. Attendance was low due to icy roads with 9 members, 2 readers, and 1 visitor present. After a business session, Mrs. Harriger and Mrs. Border led a review of the lesson Good Management in the Home, praised for its clarity and usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Extension Group
C. M. Harriger
Archie. Border
Science Building
C. S. CG
Meeting Notes From Mt Pleasant Club Dinner
Mr Harry Wakefield at Mt Pleasant. Our hostess assisted by the committee served a lovely dinner. When the lesson was finished we enjoyed a short recreation period. The meeting adjourned to meet March 10 at the home of Mrs Allen Bauder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Bauder
Ice Causes Several Local Auto Incidents in Freeman
Ice weather in West Freeman leads to multiple accidents this week. A Heart school bus struck Herbert Middleton’s car, veering it into a ditch with no serious damage. Later a truck collided head on with a standing grocery truck in Clarence Cook’s yard, throwing Mrs. Cook to the floor as bumpers were torn off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Middleton
Heart
Clarence Cook
Maple Grove U B Church News and Local Notes
Sunday School at 2 00 PM and preaching at 3 00 PM announced for Maple Grove U B Church Pastor Rev E R Town. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 8 60 PM. Snow and ice caused missed services last week. bus ran Monday morning and roads were sanded east to Schofield's line by 4 PM. Residents urge timely sand on dangerous hills after ice storms. Geraldine Timpe visited Pottersville with grandparents and will be missed. Mrs J E K Timpe ill. Bertha Rulapaugh caring for her. Elmer Schofield recovering after illness. Smedley and Lidell party returned from Texas. Rober Tigner family visited Ada and husband. Don Lute and Alan of Farwell visited. Telephone line trouble traced to near Farwell after two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield
Geraldine Timpe
Pottersville
J. E.timpe
Farwell
Geraldine
J. EK
Timpe
Bertha Rulapaugh
Elmer Schofield
Smedley
Dave Lidell
Texas
Rober. Tigner
Ada
Mia
Don Lute
Alan
Classified ad urges smart shopping with need and want tips
A brief notice promotes buying only what is needed and avoiding excess purchases. It presents Clare Sentineers as helpers for identifying essential items and making practical choices. The ad emphasizes frugal spending and simple living.
Comments on Wildlife Issue by Howard Pavey
A Detroit Free Press reader letter by Howard Pavey urges sportsmen to support wildlife through feeding and habitat efforts. He criticizes passive hunting culture and calls for feeding stations, financial support to farmers, and active stewardship to sustain game for future seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack van
State warns on title transfers delaying license plates
Department of State officials warn that many motorists delay title transfers when buying used cars to avoid the $1.00 plate fee. Frank W. Carney notes title transfers are required at sale and legal responsibility rests with the recorded owner. By March 1 many vehicles may lack plates, slowing the entire process for others applying for plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
Frank W. Carney
Carney
Marej 1
A Kindly Attitude Toward a Suitor
A garbled dialogue shows a young man asking permission to marry. Mr Cumrox expresses cautious approval while warning about family influences and the risk of spoiling him. The exchange hints at tensions between suitor and in laws with light humor.
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Cumrox
Pipe Presented by Napoleon Valued at 7400 in 19th Century
A pipe gifted by Napoleon to an officer carried a value of 7400 in the era’s money. The item was described as jeweled and notable for its association with the emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Lake News Roundup of Local Visits and Travel
Detroit resident Edward Grigware visited his sister in town last week. Mrs. Henry Tryon returned to Marysville Washington. The Hillikers Iris and Natalie visited Lansing last Wednesday. Hazel Scott spent weekend in Clare with grandparents. The group also notes bus travel delays due to heavy snow and towing for safe journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Grigware
Detroit
Harry Cornell
Sam. Muir
Pleasant
H. C. Hilliker
Iris
Natalie
Lansing
Henry Tryon
Marysville
Washington
Barbara Tryon
Ray Neeper
Lester Halstead
Hazel Scott
Clare
F. E. Smalley
Walter Getchell
Detraltior
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Peter
Akey
Marion
Sincerely, Mrs. B.A. White
Merritt Oil Co
Stanley Masten
Floyd Shively Station
Francis Benaske
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
William S McLean
Fisher Body
General Motors
Mary Gerow
Vernon
Harry Wakefield
West Freeman
Rex Lloyd
Walter Lloyd
Sears
Otis Hicks
Thos
Maple Grove
U. B
Clare Sentine
Hners
Pavey
Brown
Hunter
John Chink
Chiropractic
McEwarm Street
Clare, Michigan
Lake News
Eugene. Cashin
Walter Cornell
H.C. Hilliker
Elizabeth
Oman
Peter Oman
Carrie Lansing
Ferris Institute
George Scott
Anna Lay
Smanky
Harold, Lockwood
Varwell
Normem Prior
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thayers
Mt, Pleasant
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