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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1938
Page
2
The fourth annual Builders Show at Bay City sold out weeks before opening. From February 26 through the 28, exhibitors vow a larger, more novel exhibit focusing on educational displays of home construction and furnishings. The show draws attendees from towns within 50 miles and beyond, with past attendance records suggesting another peak.
Chamber of Commerce directors plan Thursday evening session February 17 to discuss membership gaps. A March dinner at Hotel Doherty is scheduled for 6 30 PM on Tuesday March 1, with members urged to attend and participate.
The Democratic Convention for the City of Clare will be held Monday March 14 at 8:00 PM in City Hall to nominate candidates for Mayor City Clerk City Treasurer and to transact other business. Ward caucuses follow in each ward to nominate Supervisors Aldermen Constables and conduct business. Committee signatures include Chris Smith Pearl Osborne D W Osborn Frances Thompson B E White Pearl Johnson and 2012 Committee.
Monday is the last day to drive without 1938 plates and no extension will be granted. Driving after February 28th without plates may lead to arrest and a fine. Clare office hours extend to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and Monday. closed Sunday except by appointment. Obtain operator license blanks from the City, Marshall or county Sheriff. J. B. Doherty, Branch Manager.
Player piano offered for sale with balance due of 35.06 on contract. Terms set at 50 cents per week. Address for reclaim agent R KF Pomeroy 900 Marine St Bay City Michigan 202.
A bare sale is announced for Saturday February 26 at Jack Son’s Market and Ladies St. Cecilia’s Church. Local listings note community fundraising and unclear event details due to fragmented OCR.
The study club met last Tuesday with Mrs Chester Welch of Mt Pleasant as guest speaker. Talks covered how newspapers magazines and sports influence the home, plus a comparison of past and present sports, food substitutes, manners and morals, and a George Washington tea.
The Guild met at the Davy home on Wednesday afternoon February 16 with Mrs. John Keschman as hostess. Devotions were led by Mrs. Dawe. After a brief business session, Mrs. John Nelson led a program honoring George Washington. Martyn Masten recited, and a community Sing followed led by Mrs. Jay Hansen. Valentines were exchanged. New members were welcomed: Mrs. Lionel Duncan, Mrs. Léo Oden, and Mrs. Winnie Coveart. Tea was served by Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Hansen.
The Clare County Child Health Association will hold its monthly meeting at Caner school on Wednesday evening March 2 at 8 00 p m Dr M L McConnell Children s Fund Dentist will give the talk of the evening Martha B H Rogers Clare County Nurse
The third quarterly conference of the United Brethren Church at Harrison will be held February 26 and 27. The business session is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the church. A communion service will be held at 12:00. Rev. L H. Cook will be in charge. Rev. E R Town is the pastor.
Puerto Principe in Cuba, once 50 miles from the coast, was sacked by the pirate Morgan. The port moved inland to a safer site and is now known as Camaguey.
Chas Ogie Jr injures his arm in a fall on the ice last week. David Wolsey of Saginaw called at The Sentinel Office while in the city on business. Rev and Mrs George Stanford were summoned to Howard City by the death of her aunt. Norris Blystone departed for Hot Springs Arkansas to attend baseball school amid hopes for his future in the sport.
City Treasurer Jessie Gibbs reports more than 34 000 in Clare City taxes collected to date and expects several thousand more before handing the roll to the County Treasurer. She will be at the local bank again next Tuesday.
The department of conservation has received applications for pheasant chicks and eggs for private propagation but will not act until March 1. Requests will be processed by date received. Since 1917 the state game farm at Mason has distributed 430,274 eggs and 95,492 chicks.
A canvasser tries a new approach by asking homeowners for famous authors, including Dickens Stevenson and Scott, only to be met with firm refusals. The grumpy reaction ends with the line that ledgers aren’t received there and suggests trying the next door.
A playful dialogue notes vanity of a boastful man. The speaker jokes that the man claims ancestry from horned forebears used in ancient biblical rituals. The exchange highlights humor and an air of mock prestige.
A woman leaving for town locked up and left a card saying All out Dont leave anything. On return she found the house ransacked and valuables missing. The door card phrase remained but burglars left a note Thanks we havent left much.
Twenty seven boys and young men have paid initiatory dues for Clare Charter of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron. The deadline was extended to February 28 to allow eligible locals to join as Charter members. Eligibility includes sons of Legion members or deceased World War veterans with no age limit. Dues start at one dollar fifty cents for the first year and thirty five cents after. Charter requires ten members, but a larger sign up is expected. late entries after next Monday miss Charter status.
About thirty Kiwanis Club members met at Hotel Doherty Wednesday night. Rev Albert Dawe led the program by reading horoscopes and announcing he would speak, prompting volunteers and a heated discussion. Sergeant Wagner imposed a quarantine as several members teased others with talk tag disease, ending the joke and adjourning for a week.
The Republican Convention for Clare City will be held Tuesday March 15 1938 at 8 o'clock P M to nominate candidates for city officers First Ward at Johnston's Elevator Office Second Ward at I H Hampton's and to transact other business. Committee members Richmond Ed Johnston Jas S Bicknell body for ward caucuses.
A school day tale from Indianapolis notes a boy named Danny aged six expresses anxiety to his mother about his partner in class. He says he disliked the girl his teacher paired him with and laments the face and appearance of the partner.
Air animals including the dog are described as having a third eyelid, a lower eyelid that adds extra protection for the eye.
In memory of our loving husband and father John B Sparbel who passed away March 4 one year ago. He is gone but not forgotten and as dawns another year we think of him who to us always will be just as dear. Mrs Sparbel and children
City taxpayers are informed that the treasurer Mrs Jessie Gibbs will be at Citizens State Bank on Tuesday March 1st to receive city taxes. This is her last day at that location for tax collection.
A lumber dealer says building costs are as much as 85 percent lower than 1925 to 1929. He contrasts a 1926 house with a 1938 design featuring better planning, insulation, automatic heating, modern kitchens, and tighter construction to reduce heating and maintenance needs.
Two clinics set for Friday March 4 at Harrison School at 10:00 a.m. and Frost Township Library at 2:00 p.m. They will conduct physical examinations for infants and preschool children and offer smallpox vaccination and diphtheria immunization. Martha B. Roger, Clare County Nurse.
Local clubs list weekly and monthly gatherings. I O O F Lodge meets Fridays at 8:00 pm. American Legion holds second and fourth Mondays. Rebekah Lodge Tuesdays at 8:30 pm. Clare Chamber of Commerce first Tuesday monthly. Kiwanis Hotel Doherty Wednesdays 6:20 pm. Red and Gun Club annual meeting March 2 at 8:00 pm I O O F hall. Farmers Union Grant Township Local No 1430 meets first and third Wednesdays. Friendly Social Club Thursday March 3 with Mrs Maude Harria. Eastern Star first Thursday at 8:30. Church of God revival starts March 6 with Rev Givens. Legion Auxiliary first and third Mondays. Masonic Lodge second Tuesday monthly.
Elm Grove Hall hosts a weekly dance and card party each Saturday night. Free dance tickets are handed out every evening with gold tickets awarded to couples, so bring your partner.
Mr. Vernon Grangera announces a party and dance at their hall on Wednesday night March 2 with new music. Public invited.
The Clara Sentinel liner is scheduled to depart next week with service updates and port calls listed by the shipping line.
Probate Court of Clare County issues an order for determination and appointment. A public notice will run in the Clare Sentinel for successive weeks before the hearing day. Estella Whites is the Register of Probate.
In Clare County Michigan a probate session February 24 1938 under Judge Hort Alexander E Wyligs the court appointed Curren Hawkins guardian of Izabel Hawkins minor upon petition and ordered notice by publication in the Clive Sentinel prior to a hearing.
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