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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1950
Page
12
Fragmentary text shows probate notices and a request to the judge for printing by THE SENTINEL. Mentions Clare post office, act of March 1879, and rates for different reader groups. asks for publication help from Judge Bates.
The Harrison Study Club met in the new school kindergarten room for its February meeting with 32 attendees. A Traveling Art Exhibit from the Michigan Federation of Women’s Clubs showcased four original paintings by Michigan artists including Connie Richardson, Ross Fitch, Maude Hoffmaster, and F. D. Burdon. The program featured Mrs. Ethel Hagen, Harold Freeman with piano numbers, and slides on Christ in the Fine Arts. A canasta party for club funds is planned for February 21 in the gym.
Brief notes of social visits and local events in Harrison. Birth announcement for Joyce Ruth Light at Clara Hospital on Feb 8 with 5 lb 7 oz baby. family care by Mrs. Carl Knapp. Nearby residents and visitors listed including Doty, Groves, Barbes, Whitmer, OGrady, Barker, Sly, Vollmer, Wellmer, Snell, French, Yost, Hammond, Burns, Clapp, Stimpson, Mattison, and others visiting or traveling to Clare, Alma, Mt Pleasant, Houghton Lake, and Bidland.
Reverend Henry Butler Fairman presides at Harrison churches with a church school at 10:00 A M and a service at 11:00 A M led by John G. Young titled Are We Taking God's Best.
Elder David H Balley Preaches at Harrison Michigan church with Sunday School at 4 30 p m and preaching service at 11 15 a m no evening service Featured church schedule and leadership details for the congregation.
Fr J Stuba of St Athanasius announces summer mass times on Sundays at 8 00 and 10 30 a m Confessions precede the 8 00 mass at 3 m
Gerald Brady leads the Harrizon mission with Sunday School at 10:00. Preaching at 11:00. Evening worship at 8:00. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 8.00.
Rev Howard Pratt leads 10:00 a m Sunday School with Mrs Harold Yost at 11:15 a m Church Services follow at 7:30 p m Evening Services. Special services Wednesday at 7:30 and Young People's service Sunday at 7:00 All welcome to attend and worship.
Harrison page reports a 1949 survey showing under half of mattress buyers planned new bedsprings. The piece compares layering a new mattress on an old bedframe to uneven cake layers, noting sagging tops and cracking as the bed settles.
The homemaker should adjust sink mixing table and ironing board by performing tasks like washing dishes beating eggs rolling pastries and ironing to find a comfortable height. Good posture reduces fatigue. a too low table increases energy use about four and a half times.
London reports a ministry funded study offering a paid honeymoon to volunteers who agree to catch a controlled cold for research on colds. About 1,500 volunteers in three years have contributed to cold literature. volunteers receive three shillings daily and a pint of beer, plus lodging and activities, with strict isolation to avoid outside infections.
Milwaukee report quotes Firman E. Bear retired president of the American Society of Agronomy asserting the United States can feed 200 million people. He outlines methods to expand irrigation, drain swamps, raise yields with fertilizers and improved varieties, boost milk with artificial insemination, and increase fish production, stressing efficient use of sun, water and atomic energy.
In Johannesburg a veteran player Mrs. F Connor recalls women’s hockey uniforms. Four decades apart skirts shifted from six inches above the ankle to six inches above the knee. Early attire featured white shirtwaist, tie, and dark garments with knitted caps.
Nearly all residents attended the 4H gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Cecil Hubel Friday evening. Activities included songs a Valentine box and pot luck. Future plans mention a county 4H meeting at the schoolhouse Friday night the 11th with Frank Van Blarcom and John Hashey of Pontiac visiting relatives in Leroy Harrison Bay City and Clare areas with multiple family visits noted.
The Rosebush Elevator and Tucker's Produce list pricing for grains and livestock. Wheat prices show slight weakness while oats and rye display mixed movements. Hogs dressed fetch about 25 dollars per hundredweight, beef dressed 28 to 45, prime veal 49, spring lambs 49, and broilers around 26. Egg prices are posted under Federal Graded standards with Grade A extra large at 22.30 and other grades ranging down to 19.29 for Grade A small pills.
The Clare sale lists prices for steer and heifer beef ranging from 19.00 to 24.00 with common to medium types. Cows and bulls show ranges from 12.00 to 20.50, veal calves from 22.00 to 34.00, and various sheep and hogs priced between 7.00 and 26.40.
Winter care of garden perennials and bulbs reduces damage from freezing and thawing. Cover bulbs and roots with a heavy blanket of leaves or mulch after ground freezes to protect them. When weather allows, clean gutters and downspouts to ensure proper drainage. Constant root drip can damage or kill plants.
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