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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
5
Harrison is filled with social notes as Mr. and Mrs. Morrison welcome a five and a half pound son born Wednesday January 29 at Mt Pleasant Hospital. The column lists multiple dinner visits and weekend gatherings among local families including the Higgins Archambault Hecker Smith and other Harrison residents with mentions of trips to Lansing Ann Arbor and Cadillac.
Ed Moder and Corine Korocker assisted in erecting ice for the Harrison elevator last week. Grace Pfannes hosted a well attended card party Friday evening. Relatives gathered Sunday to celebrate Mrs. Charles Heber's birthday. A pot luck dinner and gifts marked a pleasant day. Mr. and Mrs. Hart Brockway of Pontiac visited the Howard Brockway home over the weekend.
Sharlene Ruth, the couple Randolph Rockey’s daughter, arrived January 22. Ted Newman and family joined J. C. Newman and kin for a Lansing weekend. Kenneth Rockey and Glen Newman families visited. Ladies Aid plans a February 18 meeting with Mrs. Edwin Wood. A January 26 birthday dinner honored Hart and Delbert Sanders, Mrs. Angie Sanders, and Gary Lynn Coats at Delbert and Mrs. Sanders’ home with multiple relatives present. Mrs. Roller was called on. she remains poorly.
Southeast Sheridan notes list visits and social calls among Clare residents and relatives. Families including Livingston, Densmore, Macklem, Mavis, Geiger, Wood, and Herrick appear with weekend and weekday gatherings and illness care mentions.
Mr. and Mrs Nealie Cook and sons visited their mother Mrs Oral Randall Sunday. Frank Davis and Frances and Edith visited sister Aunt Mrs Martin Kheen at her ill Marion home. Welena VanderWoude weekend at home. Ruby Gaskill called on Mrs Kheen Saturday. Verona Bowers weekend at Clare. J Delts supper guest at Frank Davis home Friday. Peter Cook visited by Mrs Cook Thursday. Orland Blackledge entertained St Johns parents Sunday. Nealie Cook attended church board at McBain Wednesday. Roy Kress visited Peter Cook home Sunday.
The Loomis column records visits and reunions including Warren Tice and son David at the George Teeters home in Clare, Olive Allen and children returning to Sunday School after measles, and gatherings with Archie MacDonald’s family, J F Janicke and Anna Jean, Gordon Johnson of North Bradley, Frank Musser for dinner, and Mary Alice and David Tice visiting Clarence and Bert Tice in Vernon.
A baby girl was born Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cowles at the Bertha Lake Resort. Community events filled Thursday evening at Lake George with a Rose Luce directed play enjoyed by all. Residents visit relatives and hunt season shifts to ice fishing as winter approaches.
Alva Dexter and family of Pontiac visited relatives here over the weekend. Alfred Abbott was home over Sunday. Roy Green and John Dexter were in Lansing and Grand Lodge last week. Charles Borst and family visited his mother Mrs. G. A. Silover over Sunday. Stirling Curtiss came from Lansing to visit family. William McGiveron and son Douglas of Haslett spent Sunday at their cottage on the old grade. Paul Wesh of Owosso up to his cottage in Tompkins resort Sunday. Lloyd Nichols and family of Detroit visited his parents last week. Recreation play was a success last Thursday night and five dollars was added for gym equipment. Ray Brace of Lansing spent the weekend at his cabin in Fairview. Clare Callers lists include Verne Braden and wife Russell Kess and wife Mrs. G. A. Silover J. T. Borst George Clough and family Walter Hergenroeder Jr Roy Howard and John.
Sears, Fred Wolf, Ornie Honeycutt and family, Clare Luce, C. Thornton and wife, and Mrs Rose Durogs with Fret Shepherd and wife visited I A Luce's home for the weekend. James Levi and friends from Saginaw fished at Tompkins resort cottage. Several attended a Clare show. Stanley Hergenroeder and Clare Luce returned to work near Clare. B J Meirow of Birmingham spent the weekend fishing. Ernie Green and wife and Wade Cradit and wife of Clare stopped by. Verne Braden started the frame for a cottage. Fishing was not great over the weekend and groundhog shadowed.
The community expresses gratitude to volunteers for a successful program on January 30 in Lake George Michigan. Card parties will continue as scheduled, says Recreation Leader Rose Luce with support from the Works Progress Administration and local school board.
Geraldine Stanard spent last week in Harrison with Mr. and Mrs. Hector Shaw. Clair Stanard and Fred Barton traveled to Flint to seek employment. Miss Helen Hether of Clare visited the Windover school and liked the new piano. The missionary meeting is postponed due to sickness. Pastor I W Wyrick took a business trip to Grand Rapids. Clare callers included J J Beard and family and Ralph Goodrich and others. Several are on the sick list. a good crowd attended Kirst Baptist Church services and Sunday School.
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