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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
15
Fire Tuesday afternoon damaged the R Tigner home west of Farwell with flames in the ceiling over two hot water heaters. Farwell firemen and neighbors extinguished the blaze before Clare Department arrived. Estimated damage ranges from one to two thousand dollars.
On December 18 the Farwell Chapter of Royal Arch Masons elected and installed officers led by High Priest A L Heiden. New officers include Cecil Davison as King Wilmot Carpenter as Scribe Allen Graham as Treasurer David B Wiggins as Secretary Bernard Schofield as CG of Host Fred Sexton as Prin Soj M 8rd Veil Charles Woodry M 2nd Veil Harold Lockwood M 1st Veil Lloyd Nichols as Sentinel Lyman Frisbey as Royal Arch Captain Boyd C Wiggins. A lunch followed the installation.
Mrs Brasingtons guests spanning five generations include Kate Long of Tillamook Oregon Walter Fredrickson Eugene of Edmore Richard Ormiston Flint John Van Buskirk West Grant and families Nola Lowell and Grenda The five generation list highlights Kate Long Rena Brasington Mina Ormiston John Van Buskirk and Nola Fay Kate baked the cherry pie and helped prepare the feast Happy New Year grandma.
The article notes over 400000 miles of track and about 45000 locomotives in the United States. It states nearly 1.5 million people are needed to operate and maintain railroads, highlighting the industry’s vast scale and wartime traffic increase.
The Farwell column lists the Pere Marquette District No. 1 schedule with daily 3:37 P.M. service and No. 62 No. 61 daily routes. It also records community events from January meetings and club gatherings to Christmas guests and family visits across Clare and Midland areas, noting numerous local residents and celebrations. The piece includes hospital notes, travel by family members, and holiday hospitality details among residents.
Norway puts a floating weather station in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway into operation as part of a network recommended by the International Meteorological conference in Dublin. The station, one of 13, will cost about $100,000 annually with Sweden contributing 23 percent and Britain around 30 percent. 225 meteorological stations are planned across Europe.
Cottage prayer meeting at Farwell will join the Clare congregation at their church on Wednesday evening at 7 45.
The notice lists multiple Farwell churches with service times and activities. Eldredge Silver Crispolu and Warren Nellis Farwell town hall hold Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. worship 8:00 p.m. Friday scripture study 8:00 p.m. Wednesday prayer meetings at homes. Farwell Methodist Church offers school at 10:15 with public worship at 11:30 led by Rev. Chas B Hahn. Farwell Baptist Church under Oliver Vasbinder has Sunday School 10:30 a.m. preaching 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer and Bible study 7:30 p.m. Children’s meeting Fridays 4:00 p.m. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Elder Albert Seymour with church school 10:30 a.m. social service Sundays 11:30 a.m. preaching Sundays 11:30 a.m. Women’s Department monthly at 2:00 p.m.
Markets section lists grain and feed prices for Johnston Elevator Co with figures for Wheat Oats Rye Barley and Buckwheat. Meats and eggs priced by L W Jackson and Rosebush Elevator shows hogs beef veal lambs hens hides and graded eggs with specific price ranges and grade classifications.
Best fed steers and heifers bring 24.00 to 30.00, good butcher stock 18.00 to 24.00, common to medium cattle 15.00 to 18.00. Stockers 13.60 to 21.00, cows 11.50 to 20.00, bulls 17.00 to 21.00. Veal calves 28.00 to 34.00, other calves 20.00 to 28.00 hogs 23.00 to 28.30, lambs 22.00 to 25.00, sheep 7.50 to 9.50 for slaughter grades.
Auld will end in an electrical refrigerator that will run without attention for 10 years, du Pont chemists predict. Infra-red spectrometer use can detect contamination in freon to prevent trouble. correction takes about five minutes if water ingress reaches 10 parts per million.
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