Good Literature Club Dissolved at Annual Meeting
The Clare Good Literature Club met for a 7:00 p.m. banquet at Mrs. Agnes Gleason’s home with 25 members and 3 guests. After a chicken dinner, president Mrs. Genevieve Born led a business meeting where a resolution to dissolve was read and approved, directing dues and a scholarship disposition.
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Good Literature Club
Clare Good Literature Club
Agnes Gleason
Jennie Pierson
Belle Quintal
Linnie Bryant
Genevieve Born
Leah Gardon
Club resolves dissolution timing and fund distribution
At the annual meeting the club votes to dissolve by May 22 and to audit and deposit records with a community institution, preferably The Clare Sentinel, for seven years. Members approve turning remaining funds after scholarships and books are handled to the public library.
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Qglub
Clare Sentinel
Leah Gardon
Doris Gerow
St. Valentine
Ruth Hachmuth
Sally Gillespie
Huckleberry Finn
Eli Fisher
Valentine
Thelma Busche
Sarah Schaeffer
Clare Townsend Club Plans Friday Meeting at Whitlock Home
The Clare Townsend Club will meet this Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitlock on McEwan and First Street. Members and friends are invited to attend.
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Clare Townsend Club
Charles Whitlock
McEwan
First Street
Zenobia Chapter Plans Card Party for Feb Twenty Second
Zenobia Chapter No. 129 OHS met with good attendance led by Worthy Matron Mrs Wilma Allen. Plans were made for a card party to be held February 22. Refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs James Gillespie and Mrs Iva Fisher after business.
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Zenobia Chapter
O.E.S
O.H.S
Wilma Allen
James Gillespie
Iva Fisher
Clara Rebekah Lodge Meets with Fifty Five Members
Clara Rebekah Lodge 11.C.C.F. held a Tuesday evening session with fifty five present. Eva Schlafley presided as noble grand with Crescent Rebekah Lodge guests from Ithaca welcomed. The new degree staff led by Eleanor Lehr conferred initiatory degrees on two candidates Hattie Webb and Grace Norwood. Visitors and new members spoke before birthday supper led by the February committee.
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Clara Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Grace Norwood
Rhoda Byba
LeDola Blanchard
David Schwartz
Theta Rho Girls Club Holds First Meeting
Theta Rho Girls Club No 11 held its first meeting since formation. Seventeen members and advisors Mrs Elizabeth McIntosh and Mrs Fern Archambault attended. Hiva Lea McIntosh, president, led the session and named committees to plan worthwhile projects and audit club finances.
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Theta Rho Girls Club
Clara
Theta Rho
No. 11
Elizabeth McIntosh
Fern Archambault
Hiva Lea McIntosh
Valdeen Henderson
Emma Lee Davis
Kathleen Seiter
Walden Henderson
Mary Lou Archambault
Elva Osborn
Rebekahs
American Legion
Kathleen Settext
Carol ‘Walters
Penicillin Mold Fact Sheet
Penicillin is produced by a mold named penicillium notatum. This ordinary green mold resembles common household molds and grows easily but only yields penicillin under ideal laboratory conditions with the proper diet. Producing penicillin is a laboratory task for trained scientists under controlled conditions.
Michigan State Police in 1944 War Role and Veteran Rehab
Com missioner Oscar G. Olander reports MS P facilities served as a lab for Army Military Police training at Fort Custer. State police aided veteran rehabilitation at Percy Jones Hospital enabling disabled veterans to train as motor vehicle operators with licensing in Michigan or Indiana. Despite losses, 30 483 complaints and 3 771 166 patrol miles logged by ten months of 1944. Fire protection and safety work continued amid war demands.
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Michigan State Police
Oscar G. Olander
Percy ‘Jones
Battle Creek
Olander
Michigan
Army Military Police School
Fort Custer
Army
Philippines
Germany
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Michigan Police Organization
Navy
Marine Service
Percy Jones General Hospital
Percy Jones
Indiana
United States
Mishigan
Sohal
Michigan safety campaigns cut road fatalities in 1944
The 1944 safety drives by Michigan safety and traffic division promoted brake and pedestrian safety to aid the war effort. Brake repairs reached about 800,000 with fatalities dropping 38 percent year over year in one drive month. Pedestrian fatalities fell seven to fourteen percent across mural urban and statewide areas.
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Department
Michigan
Olander
State Police
Army
Navy
Gommisafoter Olauder
Gas Ration Books Must Not Be Kept In Cars
John F. Kessel, head of the Saginaw district Office of Price Administration, denounces careless storage of gasoline ration books in glove compartments. He warns such practices aid theft and the black market, urging stricter replacement rules and longer waits for lost or stolen rations.
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John F. Kessel
Saginaw
Price Administration
Kessel
Kesgel
Indoor Planting Rules for Home Propagation
Many plants can be propagated and grown to maturity at home if a few simple rules are followed and the plant's requirements are considered. The guidance covers basic care, light, water, soil, and containment to foster healthy growth indoors.
Civil Service Exams Open for Ordnance Center Jobs in Rock Island
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for positions at the Rock Island Ordnance Center Illinois including Automotive Mechanic Firefighter Assembler General Planner and Plumber Helper. Applicants must be at least 18 with no age limit. Forms available from the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners in Rock Island Chicago or at first or second class post offices. Applications due until further notice.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Ordnance Service
War Department
Rock Island Ordnance Center
Rock Island
Illinois
Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Wool Sampling Uses Chalk to Mark Fleece for Breeder Selection
An ingenious method uses colored chalk to mark off sections of fleece on one side of a sheep. USDA scientists found that a sample from that side closely represents the entire fleece and helps identify animals to save as breeders.
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USDA
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