This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1939
Page
7
The piece encourages Clare High School students to pursue hobbies to stay out of mischief and stay cheerful. It urges reporting unusual hobbies to the Pioneer staff and also warns about germs from money and the need to wash hands before eating.
The Seniors held a Friday meeting on January 13 to settle their class flower Crimson and silver colors Redncarnation motto The reward of a thing well done is to have done it The group debated a possible skip day trip and planned memorial song and night program.
A concise note warns that door knobs can spread germs through frequent handling. It highlights how daily contact with common surfaces contributes to microbial exposure and suggests basic hygiene awareness.
A humorous verse lists five students from Clare, Mannie Sutton, Jay Green, Warren Watson, Walter Kleiner, and George Parent, who feel unappreciated by their basketball coach. The poem notes they sit out games and receive no praise before departing.
Junior Henry and Leo Burns were neither absent nor tardy in January. Leo Burns was the only pupil with perfect attendance for the first half of the year. A February 14 program is planned and Valentines were drawn. Miss Mabel Hanner earned 100 percent in spelling for January. Art class focused on Valentines and making envelopes. Leo Burns has left for a school in Clare, and we express regret at his departure.
Velda Henry was absent last week with appendicitis while Mabel Hanner missed days due to a cold. Miss Saul, the teacher, has been staying at the George Lewis home. 4-H club leader Miss Jones visited the school on January 31, sharing helpful information and plans to return.
William McLeod visits relatives the Smiths while Al Walters recovers at home. William Russell dies Thursday afternoon prompting sympathy from the community. Seeley Johnson learns of a nephew and wife’s news. Bauder couple welcome Bertha Noa Bauder. Finch and Reynolds families host weekend visits. Madeleine Stevens and Jean McArthur share a weekend together. Donna Defoy visits her uncle Seeley Johnson. Johnson Bei Agie visits his mother and Seeley Johnson households.
Dorothy, Helen, Gerald and William Vander Woude spent the weekend in Grand Rapids. Miss Predia Gaskill visited Mrs. Roy Sutton in Clare Sunday afternoon. C. J. Delts visited his daughter Mrs. Frank C. Davis Tuesday. Mrs. Harold McClain remains ill. Sympathy extended to the Wyman family after the death of their father and grandfather January 28. John Gaskill visited Frank Davis’s home Sunday.
Sixty nine attended Sunday school last Sunday. Thirty nine came in the bus. Visitors at the Robert Haines home over the weekend were Mrs. LeRoy Ford and daughter Marion and Miss Maudie Phelps of Flint. Numerous relatives and neighbors visited or were visited at homes across Clare and Harrison areas including Allen, Bauer, Walters, McClaine, and Henderson households.
Ground Hog hints at a short winter as locals note six week season ahead. Mrs James Sherman and daughter Alice visited at Seymour Border’s home. Gordon McIntosh and Kittie McIntosh attended Farmer's Week at Michigan State College Hast Lansing with Charlies Koontz also visiting. A baby girl named Jean Ethel was born to Mr and Mrs James Rawson on February 3, with Rawson's mother from Farwell helping. Oise Derby of Clare visited Fr Hinkle and family.
The community extends sympathy for the death of William Russell and notes visits and birthdays in local families. Mrs. Pearlie Blackledge recovers after tonsil removal at Dr Wood's Hospital. Isaac Nadrow visits his sister in Sheridan. Vern Moline and Willan join relatives near Clare. Several youngsters and families celebrate birthdays in Rosebush and Vernon gatherings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.