Mild Christmas in Hinkville and Snow Overnight
Christmas Day brought warm weather and bare ground in Hinkville followed by a light snowfall the next morning. Local families shared holiday meals and guests across Clare and nearby towns including Olvers, Feighners, McIntoshes, Molines, and Bells. The community held a school Christmas program Wednesday afternoon and hosted numerous relatives from Grant Kalamazoo Port Huron and beyond for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinkleville
A. Olver
Roy Feighner
Clare
The
Order of Hastert Star
Horace Joyner
Hugh Henderson
East of Clare
Gordon McIntosh
Raymond Moline
Lansing
Vern Moline
Frank Martin
Ohio
al Byba
Marguerite
Grand Rapids
Richard Kincaid
Grant
Allen Kidder
Blanche Anderson
Kalamazoo
Jay Bellinger
Burton Allen
Max Gladstone
Morris and Dean
Holmes
Greenville
Aliford Matosh
Wake
Arthur Belleger
Emma Trader
Virginia Blood
Port Huron
Harold Lockwood
Ironton
Glen Lockwood
John Sparkel
Alfred Schneider
Glare
Arthur Sharland
Warren Davison
St. Joseph
Wellington Moline
Donald
Harry Oliver
Toledo
F. Hinkle
A. Oliver
Scott Allen
Christmas Togetherness Across Southeast Sheridan
Southeast Sheridan reports a festive Christmas program at the church praised as one of the school’s best. The column lists numerous local families visiting, traveling, and sharing meals during the holiday season across Clare Dover Flint Pontiac and Royal Oak with wishes for health and happiness into the new year.
Pleasant Valley Family Holiday Visits Across Michigan
Pleasant Valley residents share Christmas and weekend visits with relatives in Midland Detroit Pontiac Jackson Madoc Ontario and Dover. Notable attendees include Mr and Mrs Orville Bates Mrs Joanna Bechtel and Hattie Bechtel Mr and Mrs Leonard Orvis and Gerald Hemstreet family Mrs Mayme Runyan Roy Townsend and several Bates and Clute family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Orville Bates
James Nevills
Midland
Joanna Bechtel
Hattie Bechtel
Brown City
Gordon Rosenberger
Detroit
Rosenberger
Leonard Orvis
Gerald Hemstreet
Hemstreet
Pontiac
Archie
Mayme Bunyan
Gibson Bailey
Madoc
Ontario
Elmo Blackman
Gon. Donald
J. B. Allen
Marie Allen
Jennie Bates
Jay Clute
Callie
Burton Bay
Clarence Bay
Dover
Christmas Visits and School Program Noted in West Grant
West Grant residents share Christmas visits with relatives in Goleman and St Louis. A Christmas program at the school house drew a large audience and received praise from attendees including Mrs Clara Stockton and families from Freeland and Seeley Johnson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Agle
Haton
Goleman
Charles VanDen Berg
St. Louis
Mra
Clara
Stockton
Freeland
Ben Agile
Seeley Johnson
Fire destroys Seb Pfannes home in Sebewa Siding area
The Seba Pfannes family suffered a total loss when their house burned Wednesday while they were away. Neighbors fought to save belongings but the fire was out of control, and the cause remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Seb. Pfannes
Grace
Greenville
Henry Heintz
Lily Lake
Moder-Heintz
Maple Grove Sunday School and Christmas Program
Maple Grove Union Sunday School held services with 2:00 pm Sunday School and 3:00 pm preaching. The Christmas program drew a large crowd. Santa distributed sleighbells and treats to all attendees. Families visited relatives over the weekend and several locals were noted in community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove Union
Marion Burkett
Brown Corners U. B
The Fire Tower Christmas News from Home
Orley Rogers at Camp Murray Washington sends Christmas telegrams to his parents. Harley Bentleys visit Loyal Haddix in Gladwin. Rex Schade sprains his arm. Halstead family in Lansing for holidays. Bentleys and Graham family share Christmas dinner in Flint. Austin family in Gilmore for Christmas. Miss Alice Austin works in Detroit. Rogers family hosts relatives from Muskegon to Tonia. Stanley Tryon in ill health. Rex Schade dinner in Cadillac with sister. Roy Hillises home in Sears hosts Christmas gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Sheridan
Mae Langin
Hidna
Flint
Leo Jennings
Royal Oak
Bertha Randall
Josephine Jasmine
Grace Cooper
Jilma
John Densmore
Detroit
Harley Allen
Ann Arbor
Rose Mary Allen
Marlett
Hattie Livingston
Elton Geiger
Bard
Jeanette
Karl Mavis
Charles Ciliax
Dover
Jesse Allen
Harrison
Russel Paxtons
Dewey
Clare
Edson McKinny
Beaverton
Paxtons
Satuday
Davis Ross
Forest Butler
Grand Rapids
Gerald Macklem
Bernard Macklem
Art Dall
Roy Schaar
Ford Seymour
Alma
David Seymon
Roy Allen
Karl @lavis
Virginia Macklem
Alice Peemer
Stuart Bell
Pontiac
John Bell
Dirs
Alva Moore
Brathreh
Morrell Clure
Jay Clute
Archie McKillop
Ruby Thompson
R. A. McReynolds
Roy McReynolds
Phylis Jean
Thuran Brookman
Bobby
Ruth Ann
William Kistler
Clyde Kistler
Glen
Southwest Vernon
B. N. Davis
Carson City
Forrest Leeth
the Eagle
Carl Sistier
Davis
W. H. Brickart
Daisie
Clarence Davis
Ralph Shull
Max
Gladwin
Wesley Teale
Loomis
Phyllis
Zella Jergenson
Grayling
Emery Bonham
Title Marshall
Yvonne
Louise Clute
Reubey
Rutter
E. Quick
W. H. Brackart
Alva McReynolds
Frank Nevins
Elmer Olds
Stitts
Port Huron
Dale Davis
Roy Oudekirk
Rosebush
Wess Teale
Eddie Strouse
Eddie
Floyd Garver
Roberta
Tommy
Lansing
J. Reed
Reginald
Loran Nevils
Richard Emerson
Harold Thompson
Walter Presley
Joel Presley
Tegsie
Hazel Bodkins
William Neithercut
Riuttgan
Pleasant Valley
A.tryot
Sot
Jay Cinte
Irene Moore
Arthur Phillips
O. Rogers
Orley
Camp Murray
Washington
Harley Bentley
Loyal Haddix
Rex Schade
John Halstead
Harley Bentleys
Wallace Graham
R. J. Powell
Glent Powell
A. We Austins
Gilmore
Bervitt
Alice Austin
Alice
Orley Rogers
Muskegon
Heilman
Tonia
Stanley Tryon
Cadillac
Roy Hillises
Sears
Bray
Miran
D. Robinson
Harl Robinson
Ruth
Robinson
Scott Cotton
Rex
Frank Cotton
Carl Cotton
Edna
DuShane
Brewers School
Elm Grove
Fred Zimmerman
Hlavik
Greenwood
Bruce Smith
Otisville
Harvey Wilson
Gordon
Fort Custer
California
George Gilcher
Erma Rilette
Coleman
Wester
Christmas Dinner Guests at Parsonage and School Program
Eagle reports Christmas Eve church program drew a large crowd. Guests at the parsonage included Rev and Mrs S J Honderich and children Rosemary Joey and Johnnie. Credit to Mrs Van Beelan and the Sunday School Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAGLE
S. J. Honderich
Rosemary
Joey
Johnnie
van Beelan
W. Kleiner
N. Hutelingen
Hichard Walters
Henry Kleiner
Robert Kleiner
Ruth Ann
Alton David
Cliff Whitney
Coleman
Marie Horton
Julia Hutchinson
Robert
William. Hutchinson
Norman Hutchinson
Christmas Socials and Family Gatherings Across Local Homes
A long list of neighbors and relatives share Christmas visits and dinners at homes in Chelsea Grant and nearby areas. Families including Kleiner Bay Poet Newnan Carcross and others greet relatives and friends, with notes on travel back to work and New Year prayer observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleiner
Tel Kleiner
Ruth Ann
Glen Bay
Henry Kleiner
Alton David
Walter. Kleiner
Chris. Weber
West Grant
Fritz
Donald. Kleiner
Chelsea
Otto Kleiner
J.B. Allen
Marie Allen
Clarence Bay
Grant
Russell Stanley
Stevenson Lake
Glen
J. C. Newman
Brush College
Frank
Jay
Harold Moline
Lansing
Donald Kleiner
Fritz Kleiner
Mesdames Alton Davis
Ernest Kleiner
Robert Kleiner
Virgil Newnan
Gayle Clute
Mt. Pleasant
Everett Carcross
Islands
Elm Grove News Highlights Christmas and Community Events
The Elm Grove column lists Sunday services at 8 00 p m and a midweek prayer service on Thursday. Families and visitors from Detroit Durand and Clare gather for Christmas visits and dinners. A belated Christmas party is planned January 2 hosted by Mrs Bessie Court with gifts luncheon and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
ELM Grove Ghurgh News
Christmas family gatherings noted across Gladwin and Flint
The region counts Christmas visits among Robinsons Cottons and local families. Relatives from Gladwin Flint Mt. Pleasant Otisville Coleman and Coleman share celebrations while nurses and students recover. Community programs at local churches receive praise for effort and dedication.
Vitamin Deficiencies Reported Among Chinese Children
The article notes widespread vitamin deficiencies among Chinese children causing night blindness rickets and beriberi. It discusses buoyancy in water and asserts swimming depth does not affect buoyant force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Order Appointing Time for Hearing Claims in Carnicross Estate
Probate Court of Clare County Michigan on December 4 1941 ordered two months for filing claims against the estate of Frank A Carnicross. The February 3 1942 hearing at 10:00 AM at the Harrison probate office is set to examine and adjust all claims. George Bates judge of probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Michigan
Clare
Harrison
Gaid County
George Bates
Frank A. Carnicross
Arthur J. Carncross
Bob's Garage Advertisement Declares Local Auto Service
Clare Michigan service center offers tires tubes batteries accessories and general repair for HUDSON OLDSMOBILE and PONTIAC vehicles in Clare Michigan with phone contact 342.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob’s
Clare
Mich
Oldsmobile
Time Tables for Eastern Standard Time South and North Routes
Schedule details list South No. 52 and North No. 651 with departure and arrival times. Pere Marquette connections via R. W. Ryan agent and Foster Bus Line routes from Clare. Daily and Sunday service notes show times for departures and arrivals and connections to Detroit Chicago Battle Creek and Kalamazoo buses at worsening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Bus Line
Eastern Standard
Clare
Detroit
Chicago
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Wansing
Great Lakes Greyhound Lines Schedules North South
The Blue Goose Lines service lists departures and connections from Clare to Reed City and Ludington with north and south bound trips at specific times. Connections are available at Reed City with routes serving Ewart Reed City Baldwin Scottville and Ludington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes Greyhound Lines
Blue Goose Lines
North South
F. M. Clare
Saginaw Bus Line Schedules and Daily Routes
A yellow bus line serves Saginaw with daily service to Flint Pontiac and Detroit through PEM Connections. Cadillac Manistee and Frankfort receive daily service at 5 00 P M on select routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Flint
Pontiac
Detroit
Cadillac
Manistee
Frankfort
Clare County Road Commissioners Hold December 1941 Sessions
Proceedings from Harrison Michigan document two board meetings on December 10 and December 18 1941. Officers present include Sam Bruce W Earl Green and commissioners Bruce Bowler and Tiedeman. Actions include purchasing a 14 1/2 ton Ford truck and a Chevrolet pickup approving payroll 2213 70 and authorizing travel for Donald Holbrook to Detroit to contact Hamilton Township Bond holders and approving multiple supplier payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison, Mich
Board of
Clare County Road Commissioners
Court House
Harrison
Sam Bruce
Co. Bruce
Bowler
Tiedeman
Yeas
Bruce
Nays
W. Earl Green
Sam Bruce Dep Clerk
Donald Holbrook
Detroit
Michigan
Hamilton Township
Court Sets Two Month Claim Period In Lansing Estate
In Harrison County court on the 8th, William Lansing as executor filed for limited time to present claims against the James D. Lansing estate. The court ordered two months from the date for creditors to file claims and appointed a deadline date of the 4th for claims and demands. A true copy is issued by Probate Judge George Bates.
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. P. Sowle
Harley
B. L. Fisher
Colonville
Ray Timpe
Potterville
Timpe
Tigner
George Liddell
David
San Francisco
Jess Hilyard
Garnet Ferguson
Reuben Wigner
Louis Finch
Richard Harkins
Jack
Casson City
James Schofield
Bay City
Anna Schofield
Tom Carr
Albert Allen
Hagle
Olive Russell
Durand
Charles Russell
Misa Sghiehar
America
F. P. Davis
Wilbur Lower
Hubbard Lake
Frank Newman
Bob Nunr
Allan
Donald Davis
Myron
Nate Gray
Skeets
Paul Zimmerman
George Welch
S. Carl Cotton
Gotton
Bernice Herrick
Bob Herrick
Mabel Miller
Jay Lenick
Ed. Herrick
Mig. LaGear
Roy Ensley
Herrick
C. Carpenter
Clarence Cotton
Howard Cotton
Lewis. Slater
Arthur Ginn
Byron
Clarence Cotter
Deward Robinson
Charley Cremmis
Roseville
Virgil Newman
J. Newman
John Loar
Grandma Loar
V. Newman
M's. Glen Poet
Harry Bradley
J. Bradley
Hatton
Carl
Tom
Art Ulrich
Gene Thayer
Furslough
Louisiana
K. Hammerberg
Dr. Clare
Christina M. Schutt
Fifth Street
Neimeyer
Clare, Mich
B. J. Sanford
McEwan St. Clare
Clare County
F. G. Slattery
Mussell Block
Donald E. Holbrook
McEwan
Glare County General Hospital
W. Sixth St
LNN Arbor
Harter, Agt
South
North
Harison
Clare County Road Commission
City of
Herman Kleivenent
City of Harrison Water
Standard Oil Company
Barris and Hirt Supplies
Harle Equipment Company
International Harvester Company
Pneu-Hydro Road Machinery Co
LaFrance Republic Div
Duplex Truck Company
Harrison Gas and Oil Company
Orval Vandewarker
Roy Cummins
Chris Reger
Perlie Blackledge
Red
D. B. Shults
Ben Traines
Jennison Hardware Company
Doyle Freight
Hart Greenthesa
R. H. Strange
McArthur - Strange
Mt. Pleasant, Mich
G. C. Born
D.C
Rover Grill & White Jewelry
Claire
Said
James D. Lansing
William Lansing
George "Bates
Ray
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