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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1936
Page
5
Read like a fragment from a humorous Life Magazine caption, the dialogue shows passengers debating which elevator direction to take on the main floor. The exchange ends with a request to obtain a pattern before proceeding.
West Grant BH. Be. Hillard was in Mt. Pleasant on business. Estel Reynolds stayed with his mother Mrs. Robert Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Agile and Wynona Jane Agle visited Mt. Pleasant with relatives Alonzo Haton and Carl Maton families. Orin Reynolds hosted his children and families for Christmas. John Beil stopped by Seeley Johnson’s home. Mrs. Clara McGinnis and Miss Jean Mearthur visited Cowling recovering from a car accident. J. R. Vance and daughter Betty visited relatives in Ionia. Vivian Douglas of Grand Rapids spent Christmas at the Hillard home.
The Edd Cutler family returned home after a week with relatives in Plint. Miss Helena Vanderwoude is ill with ear trouble. Sympathy extended to the Achard family after Mr. Achard's sister died and burial arrangements in St Louis. Grant Howard of Marion died at Cadillac hospital. Segal Vanderwoude of Lansing visited his parents over the weekend. Bert Lockwood of Lansing also visited relatives. Miss Anna Hopkins visited her parents recently.
Mr and Mrs Stephen Heller celebrated Christmas with their daughter Mrs Ben Ottgen and family in Mancelona Heyman Wisner of Angola Ind visited J C Coats home Christmas day His wife and daughter returned home Thursday All the Newman children were home for Christmas dinner Mrs Newman received a speed Queen washer as a gift From Lansing P B Davis and daughter Isobel spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Jessie Davis Mr Schieber learned of his father s death on Christmas day He traveled to Ohio for the funeral Elton Geiger and daughter Janet and Fred Geiger visited Rockey s Mrs Ed Rutter visited Frank Sanders home Sunday The Ladies Aid held its annual Christmas party at Mrs Jessie Davis home over fifty attended Oysten Supper and tree gifts The next Aid meeting will be at Mrs Heller s home January 9.
Mr and Mrs P J Durfee and family spent Christmas at the C M Durfee home. Mr and Mrs Walter May and children of Detroit visited. Mack Harvey and daughter June Corinne Harvey and Charles Ogle Jr of Clare attended dinner with P J Harvey. George Wheatcroft and Cr Snelling of Pontiac called on friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs W B Jordan of Wilnt spent ten days with sister Mrs P J Durfee. Charles Ogle Corrinne Harvey and Mr McNiell shared Sunday dinner with Co J Harveys folks.
Pleasant Valley residents share Christmas with relatives in Alma and Clare. Mr and Mrs Burton Bay and daughter Wilma visit kin. Mrs Wellington French and son Larry visit her parents in Pleasant Valley. Lilian Wood Minora Fleming and Lawrence Bates join Hevin Orvis family for dinner. Mable Dangler and Leon Warner visit friends in Midland County. Archie Tryon and Donald with Runyan visit. Owen Spink and Howard Penrose visit their parents in Clare. Archie McKillop of Pontiac spends days with Ruby Thomp SO.
Norris Blystone spent vacation at home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Smith of Sag inaw and many relatives hosted Christmas visits with the Turners, Davises, Strouses, Robinett family, Pudways, and others. Guests included Ted Newman and family, Roselle Robinett visiting West Grant cousins, and Jimmie Allen returning from Coleman. Sleighing and wood hauling mentioned as well.
Mr and Mrs Kelly Turner visited Loyal Haddix in N E Arthur. Mr and Mrs Charles Davis and daughter from Marlette spent Christmas with Mrs D parents. Nelda remained with her grandparents. Company trucks gravel roads spoiling sleighing but hoped to help next spring. Community extends sympathy to the Mack Leeth family for Mrs Leeths illness and wishes her speedy recovery.
Rauch and Faler were married Christmas day at 4 30 in the afternoon at the brides parents home, with Hitler George Bailey officiating. A wedding supper followed for both families and a Friday night dance and shower at Jay Ranches drew a large crowd. The couple departed for Pontiac Saturday.
The article lists residents who spent Christmas with relatives in various towns. Lee Honderich and Joe Wood returned to work at Ewart after vacation. Audrey Smith and niece Lure Zwingman visited from Saginaw. Florian Orvis and family helped care for ill BE Runyay in Pontiac. Several others hosted and attended Christmas gatherings, programs, and visits across Flint, Grant Two, Midland, Colonville, and nearby areas.
An abbreviated classified ad from Glare Sentinel claims rapid outcomes for readers seeking fast results. The notice emphasizes urgency and effectiveness, urging quick action.
Washington reports Sweden’s parliament celebrating 500 years since the first riksdag convened in 1485. Festivities span Stockholm and Arboga with a new monument to Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson. The modern body sits on Stockholm’s islands as the king’s power wanes.
Cincinnati safety official G. M. Condrey uses a slide rule to estimate life expectancy for drivers. He says a careful 35 year old motorist could gain about 17 million minutes of life, while running red lights or speeding raises the risk to 17 million to 1. He notes high injury rates nationwide with a projection of rising injuries over a century.
A visitor questions a landlord's failure to repair a deplorable tenement while a resident recalls the landlord's trip to Naples and Pompeii as the reason for inaction. The exchange captures urban squalor and ironic justification.
A quip from Answers Magazine describes a farmer's plum crop being halved by a heavy storm and then ruined by a second wind. The farmer jokes his wife ate one plum and he ate the other, underscoring the disaster with dry humor.
A light exchange cites newspaper figures counting 36 billion eggs consumed in the United States last year and 20 billion the year before, prompting a wry reaction about dietary habits and trends.
A terse note describes Grocer Jimmy asking about the best time to collect a small bill from a person’s father. The message mentions Jimmy plans to visit shortly before Mia is expected to see him.
A dialogue portrays a girl named Mary and her mother noting a wasted day at the seaside. Mary complains the picture houses were crowded and they ended up wandering the beach observing ships all day.
After the cyclone, two farmers meet the next day. One asks about a new barn and the other replies that progress is uncertain. The second man mentions hearing the cyclone ended in Cobb county.
A stray story recalls a joke where a wife pretends to mistake her husband as Gerald when he returns late from a club. The punchline reveals the husband’s real name is John, highlighting the humor in mistaken identity.
A dialogue fragment shows a courting moment where one asks about parental approval for marriage and the other responds with uncertainty, implying the father’s potential disapproval and mirroring a shared self doubt.
A brief magazine item quotes dialogue between a mistress and a servant about education. The exchange, framed as a witty line from Everybody's Magazine, highlights a humorous take on learning and status.
A playful exchange between a mother and wife about a freshman student. The mother credits her son’s knowledge to her, while the wife attributes his thirst for learning to the father. The dialogue hints at parental influence on scholarly curiosity.
In a market note, So Nellie ends her engagement, telling her former fiancé that she cannot return the ring until diamonds drop in price, offering only what she paid for it as compensation.
A cryptic prompt asks about the name of the selection the orchestra is playing while noting misheard phrases and a civil question. The cadence suggests confusion over a musical piece title and the speaker’s attempt to identify it amid garbled lines.
A short quoted passage depicts summer idle thoughts and casual dialogue about drinking coffee or lattes. The lines mix informal dialect and playful banter suggesting social setting and themes of leisure. The fragment offers little concrete context or names.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a family dinner scene with a five year old child blurting out roast beef while a guest, a business acquaintance of Dad, sits at the table. The family discusses Dad’s plan to bring home a lot of fish for dinner that night.
Two men in a car run a red light and are stopped by an officer. A diner claims to be a doctor taking a patient to an asylum, while the passenger winks and asks the sergeant to kiss him, and they slip away.
A judge questions a prospective juror about belief in capital punishment during jury selection. The man answers affirmatively and questions whether the penalty would be too severe.
A dialogue quotes a barbary phrasing about politics. The bar barian asks if people choose a police candidate. Senator Sor ghum replies that the candidate selects himself and then persuades voters to endorse him.
A collage of short comic vignettes and quips from parents and children. Bits include Tommy fearing dogs explained by a scolding mother, a six year old receiving a room full of furniture, cake requests by Willie and Johnnie, and a mother delaying lunch with a boy’s stomach gag.
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