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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1941
Page
8
Clare School Kindergarten is preparing a program for parents on Thursday February 6th. Children practice rhythm band pieces and dramatize the story Ask Mr Bear as part of the school program.
Regular homeroom meeting Friday January 31 elected officers: President Bob White, Vice President Jack Stach, Secretary Imojean Ankrum, Treasurer Billy Chaffee. Junior Council members named Doris Maxwell, Tony Burdo, Anita Gay and Richard Koch. Doris Maxwell elected Junior Council president.
A lengthy list records multiple visits and gatherings across Vernon City and nearby towns. Families including Youmans, Stough, Hansler, Whipple, Airey, Maitland, Becker, Cleveland, Campbell, Draper, Allen, Gardner, Emery, Pervis, and McDonel are mentioned with trips to Cadillac Flint Mt. Pleasant St. Johns and West Grant. A birth announced for Judith Catherine to Maynard and Mrs. Scott.
The article explains how regular and piecework pay are calculated under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It includes examples with workers Warry Harper Louise Lake and Janet Jones, detailing regular rate, production bonuses, overtime at time and a half, and required top‑up payments. For more information contact the Wage and Hour Division in Detroit.
A priest offers a dollar to any boy who names the greatest man in history. An Italian boy cites Christopher Columbus, an American cites George Washington, a Jewish boy yells Saint Patrick, and when challenged he reveals his heart said Moses, but he accepts Saint Patrick for the dollar as business.
A 10-year-old boy balks at sewing arguing it is beneath him. The principal cites George Washington sewing to challenge the boy. The boy replies with a grave line that time will tell what he becomes.
A dialogue proposes a crude remedy for sleepwalking suggesting placing tintacks on the bedroom floor before retiring to wake the sleeper. The suggestion is unsafe and hazardous and not a recommended medical solution.
A brief jab notes Tom has a hatchet face and sharp features but dull intelligence. The quip contrasts appearance with intellect in a tersely phrased barb.
A light exchange between a wife and husband about a spring hat. The wife says she never thinks of the price as long as it pleases him. The husband modestly questions the cost but accepts her pleasure.
A political gathering features a speaker praising a dense crowd while a voice counters that the crowd is not as dense as believed, highlighting tension between speaker and attendees during the event.
A kitchen exchange recalls a moment when a guest asks about odd greens seen in the garden. The cook confirms the plants resembled tetaniums and notes the household’s debate over whether they should be eaten.
A domestic exchange reveals a debate over cleaning duties with a mother insisting on cleaning the inside of the window so the view remains clear while expressing concern that outsiders cannot see inside the home.
In a light dialogue the speaker notes his wife talks about her last husband while another quips his partner is always discussing her next. The exchange highlights domestic humor and comic irony in marriage banter.
Quotation exchanges reflect changing fashion as a dentist jokes about patients choosing to take a tooth home. The light exchange contrasts style shifts with a playful nod to dental pickups.
An optimistic note says the street is tough going but progress is underway as repairs begin. The speaker frames current conditions as temporary and improving with work in progress.
A humorous exchange about keeping letters to one’s wife and not repeating or contradicting oneself. The line suggests a playful tension between repetition and consistency in personal correspondence.
Rural fire losses average 400 dollars per minute and farmers can cut this by proper self inspection and fire safety. Choose windward layouts, fire resistant roofs, regular furnace checks, grounded conductors, and safe handling of fuels to reduce risks and rapidly respond with ladders and extinguishers.
Overcrowding among flocks increases feather picking and cannibalism, with barley or oats in the diet reducing incidents. Egg eating also rises when calcium is deficient, while ruby panes or lamps in the poultry house may help prevent cannibalism.
A poultry guide advises keeping birds worm free to reduce colds. Monitor droppings and inspect the intestinal tract of birds for worms. Treat with appropriate worm capsules, then disinfect houses. Remove waste and confine birds for 36 hours. Protect cold sensitive birds from drafts and crowding and provide balanced rations.
Officials of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company report per capita fruit and vegetable consumption in America has risen two to three times in twenty years due to modern refrigeration and better transportation.
A humorous note on income tax return prep stressing that honesty costs more than shortcuts. It frames honesty as the costly but best policy, poking at moneyed readers and the burden of accurate reporting.
A method to burn out old tree stumps involves drilling a two inch hole, inserting two ounces of saltpeter, filling with water, sealing, and letting it soak. Then pour paraffin or fuel oil into the hole and ignite to consume the stump.
Delmar Thayer GC J Dells and Lewis Lockwood visited Mt Morris to see Mr Edd Cutler Friday. Rev and Mrs Lohnes visited Peter Cook home Tuesday. Roy Turner and children visited their parents Clarence Coleman Sunday. Verona Bowers Helena Vanderwoude were in Clare Wednesday night. Sleigh ride enjoyed by several young people Tuesday night. Melvin Berkompas drove them to Coleman Hill. Verona Bowers and Edith Davis visited Peter Cook home Thursday night.
West Freeman residents report visits and illness word of flu in Clare areas. Anna Gaffney hosted Evart callers. John Gaffney and Edna Lou Shore hosted guests. Albert Gaffney of Ypsilanti visited family over weekend. Alfred Gaffney and son Bruce plan move to Ypsilanti for work. Thomas Cook and Reed sisters social visit noted.
Several residents are ill including Mrs O Vandewarker and two girls. Cars bogged in snow in front of Mrs Ruby Thompson's home. Mrs Sugie Hartsock of Indianapolis dies, sister-in-law of A D Hampton. Funeral attendees include Charles Farrell and Ray Farrell among others. Mr A D Hampton dies last Thursday and relatives mourn.
Community residents tune into the Clare Sentinel liners broadcast at home. The notice notes the paper’s reach within the town, highlighting household readings and local engagement with the weekly liner distribution.
Rev and Mrs Frank Foster traveled from Canada toward Luther to take a pastorate. They will return to Loomis for York services Thursday and Friday with Mrs Foster sharing India slides and costumes. A miscellaneous shower for rent follows Friday night service. Local calls note ice fishing, visits, and community sympathy to the Quick family.
Michigan lists 14 000 inland waters with 197 Mud lakes and 35 Pickerel lakes. It also includes 91 Long lakes 66 Bags lakes 60 Twin lakes and 59 Round lakes in the cataloged inventory.
The California National Guard unit Co. Hy 159th Infantry asserts a world record with four brothers serving in the same company.
The Don Stambaugh family returned to town from a winter in Saginaw where Mr Stambaugh worked. Both Mr and Mrs Roy Holford are recovering from flu. Homer Austin shows improvement and will return home soon. Beverlee Scribner and William Gagnop visited Marion for a Thursday show. Edwin Rouge and Jene Ayere joined Mr and Mrs John Balus for Sunday dinner in Marion. Willis Rouse is ill. Al Sneary called at Floyd Davis’s home.
The article warns overweight individuals about diabetes risk and notes heredity as a factor. It states diabetes in the family increases obesity’s hereditary tendency and that people with diabetes can stay healthy with modern medical care if the disease is detected early.
The notice advises using one half pound of washing soda in two gallons of boiling water to flush drains regularly. It also suggests pouring a pint of kerosene into a stopped up drain and letting it sit overnight to open the blockage.
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