Drum and Bugle Corps Elects Officers for 1940
Walter H. Larman Post Drum and Bugle Corps held its annual meeting and election of officers. Howard G. Johnston was named President with Francis Jackson and Conrad Walker as vice presidents, Leo Oden as Secretary, Wilbur Ireland as Treasurer, and William Harger as Quartermaster. An executive committee and finance committee were also chosen. The group reported eleven meetings and several public appearances, with three officers and four new members attending state convention drills and Kenneth Ritter approved as Drum Major for 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Larman
Conrad Walker
Leo H. Oden
Wilbur Ireland
William D. Harger
Martin Loomis
Edward G. Johnston
Francis Jackson
Leo &. Oden
Kenneth Ritter
Arthur F. Damoth
John W. Dunlop
Omer Parent
Alexander E. Wylie
Clare
Kiwanis President Fleming Assumes Duties of Office
The Clare Kiwanis club opened its year at Hotel Doherty with Harold Fleming taking over as president after Willard Bicknell presented him the President’s pin and gavel. Lt Governor Tim Cotter praised the past year’s work and Fleming outlined his committee appointments. Guest Roy Matteson of Rose Bush attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Fleming
Cotter
Bicknell and Club
Clare Kiwanis Club
Doherty
Tim Cotter
Willard Bicknell
Harold Fleming
Harold
Kiwanian
Roy ‘Matteson
Rosebush
Michigan Bell Sponsors Winter Sports Campaign
Michigan Bell Tele phone Company will run 250 advertisements in Michigan papers starting next week. The theme promotes Michigan as a winter sports center, highlighting lakes streams hills and northern latitude as assets and linking winter travel to increased telephone use and regional prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Grange Dance Planned at Mt Vernon Grange Hall
A dance and card party is scheduled at Mt Vernon Grange Hall on Wednesday evening January 10. Attendees will enjoy games and social time as part of the Grange event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Congregational Church Dedicates Building Sunday
The Congregational church will dedicate its new building on Sunday January 14 with Rev Percy V Dawe of Hast Lansing Michigan Congregational Conference as speaker. The choir will perform special music and members and friends are urged to attend at 10 16 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Percy V. Dawe
Hast Lansing
Michigan Congregational Conference
Emmadale Webber and Owen D. Huber Wed at Greenwood Grange
Miss Emmadale Webber daughter of Mrs. Matt Webber of Greenwood township and Owen D. Huber son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huber of Harrison were married Sunday afternoon December 31 at the Greenwood Grange Hall. Rev A F Light conducted the ring ceremony before about sixty guests. The bride wore aqua blue moire taffeta with princess lines and carried roses and Narcissuses. Attendant Miss Helen Shimmel wore rose pink silk crepe. Frederick Huber was best man. The Grange ladies served a dinner after the ceremony to guests and bridal party. The couple will live with Mr. Huber's parents south of Harrison. This marked Greenwood Grange's first official wedding in over forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmadale Webber
Matt Webber
Greenwood Township
Owen D. Huber
Fred Huber
Harrison
Greenwood Grange Hall
A. F. Light
Wiliam Webber
Helen Shimmel
Frederick Huber
Dorothy Woodin
The
Grange
Huber
Greenwood Grange
Local Clare Legion Post among strongest in Michigan
Walter H. Larmon Post No 1238, American Legion, reports 136 paid members for 1940 with 137th joining after year start, the largest paid in advance total in the area. Alfred J. Louch of Clare was first new member, Louis A. Durfee was last to join before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Larmon
American Legion
Louis A. Durfee
Harrison
Alfred J. Louch
Clare
Clare Post
Michigan
Jay 0. Bellinger
John W. Dunlop
Francis Jackson
Martin Loomis
Charles, A. Perry
Conrad Walker
Alexander E. Wylie
Ahd
Tte
Legion. Organiza
Ktlorigerbnaw
Tuberculosis Talk Highlights County Health Meeting
Clare County Child Health Association meeting at Colonville church drew about forty attendees. Dr. C. G. Stringer of Ingham County Sanatorium urged public support for separate TB hospitals and explained symptoms, testing, X rays, and twofold treatment focusing on rest and chest deflation to control the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County, Child Health Association
Colonville Church
Jay Clure
Helen Hether
Martha Knecht
Clare County
Knecht
Sheridan Township
CG. J. Stringer
Ingham County
Stringer
Auto containing three couples hit by train at Alma
At 10 20 pm last Friday at Woodworth avenue crossing Alma a car driven by Howard Williams was struck by a Ann Arbor railroad locomotive and pushed along the right of way into a guard rail. The car suffered heavy damage but occupants escaped serious injury though Mrs Williams was cut. Passengers included Mr and Mrs Donald McDonald and Mr and Mrs Harvey Watson on their way to the high school alumni party. Mrs McDonald is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George White of Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Howard Williams
Ann Arbor
Woodworth Avenue
Williams
Rosicrucian Book Arrives at Clare City Library
An official notice from the Rosicrucian Organization states their work Rosicrucian Questions and Answers With a Complete History of the Order has been sent to Clare City Library after an appeal by local members.
Kidnapped Moby Dick and Pinocchio Book Sale Noted
Odd catalog entry claims Moby Dick and Pinocchio kidnapped and held for ransom with Robinson Crygoe captured. Advertises "book 2 for boys and girls" at the Gift & Flower Shop for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moby Dick
Robinson
The
Recreation Office of Michigan WPA Relocates to Mount Pleasant
The Area Recreation Office of Michigan Works Projects Administration moves to the City Offices on Mast Broadway in Mount Pleasant. The district covers Clare, Osceola, and Isabella Counties. Donald Quinn notes his home at 608 S Kinney and mail at P O Box 110, Mount Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Works Projects
Mast Broadway
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Osceola
Isabella
S. Kinney
P. O
Donald Quinn
Wicklund Leosh Well Opens New Wise Territory
The J W Wicklund Development Company E L Leosh No 1 oil well completed Sunday December 31 on the SH% of SW section and Wise township shows promise as a strong producer. Located a half mile NW of the Wise field it opens about four offsets and possibly twenty to twenty five new locations. Tubing was being run in preparation to acidize the well after oil reached 1200 feet in four hours signaling potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wicklund Development Company
E. L. Leosh
Section
Wise Township
Wise
Ernest Crawford Sentenced to Jackson Prison
Circuit Judge Ray Hart of Midland presided over a special session for The People versus Ernest Crawford. Crawford pleaded guilty to breaking and entering Guy Hall's premises in Surrey Township with intent to commit larceny. Hart sentenced him to Jackson prison for a term of two to four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hart
Midland
Clare County
Ernest Crawford
Guy Hall
Surrey Township
Crawford
Hart
Donald E. Holbrook
Jackson
Chest X Ray Clinic for Clare County Here Wednesday
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association will hold a chest X-ray clinic in Clare County on Wednesday morning January 10 at the County Nurse's Office in Clare. Arrangements should be made through Clare County Nurse Miss Knecht. The program urges tuberculin testing and X-raying contacts to locate early cases before symptoms appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan, Tuberculosis Association
Clare County
Clare
EH. V. Thiehoff
Health District Seven
Miss Knecht
Michigan Tuberculosis
Penny Supper in Farwell Club to Host January 6
Townsend club will hold a penny supper at K P Hall in Farwell on Saturday evening January 6. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Townsend
Will
The.k. P. Hall
Review of 1939 Events From Sentinel Files
A retrospective look through Sentinel files notes beloved citizens who passed away, weddings that began new lives, and various fortunes good and ill throughout 1939. The weekly notes recount sorrow and hope as we glimpse back at the year’s events and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
January to April social roster listing many names
A long OCR fragment lists names by dates from January to April across multiple lines. It includes Rev William N Young, Elias Reigle, Carrie M Lansing, Clara Conn, Frank D Fitz gerald, Clarence Durfee and others with spouses and titles, ending with John W Jackson and a note “Continued on Page Nine.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Ripenbourg
Kenneth Babcock
Chritena Long
Kenneth Irwin
Roy Brownell
Frederick A. Allen
Samuel PF. Henderson
Wm. N. Younglove
Elias Reigle
Levi Willey
Andrew McKerring
Jessie M. Callihan
Frederick Erhart
Mary &. Anderson
Dell Dennis
Marilyn Jane Dale
George Ripenburg
Melissa Smith
Joseph Weichman
Jennie Melvin
Frank Sanders
Junie Gendreyske
Carrie M. Lansing
Clara Shekell
Igancy Dorsell
Michael Fanning
Henry Russell
Roy C. Miller
John H. Jones
Joseph T. Cunningham
Noah Lincoln Bergey
Clifford Darnell
Gerald Patrick McConnell
Frederick J. Roth
Clara Conn
Grant McLane
Delos G. Wright
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Susan Shepard
James Rogers
John ¥. Balsley
Robert Archambault
Clarence Durfee
John Woodward
Robert T. Campbell
Wm. Waite
Joel Presley
George F. Albee
Hart Holden
Donald Eldon Mussell
Dora Gregory
J. J. Hanley
Mavelyn Bowen
Gilbert Chase
Eugene C. Switzer
John Laverty
C. H. Jones
John Hughes
Mary Bien Williams
Orley Palmer
John W. Jackson
Ladies Guild Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
The Ladies Guild met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. M. D. Feighner’s home. Mrs. Glen Lloyd presided. Devotions by Albert Dawe. Officers elected for the year: President Stuart Bicknell, 1st Vice President Austin Bates, 2nd Vice President M. D. Feighner, 3rd Vice President Harold Fleming, Secretary Roy Harter, Treasurer Alpha Perry, Flower Chairman Chalmer Brown. Next meeting a 1:30 buffet at Mrs. Stuart Bicknell’s home on January 17 at 25c per plate with guests bringing own service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Guild
M. D. Feighner
Alec McKinnon
Nila Struble
Glen Lloyd
Albert Dawe
Stuart Bicknell
Austin Bates
Harold Fleming
Roy Harter
Alpha Perry
Chalmer Brown
Pioneer Basketball Teams Meet Midland Tonight
The Pioneer Varsity and second string squads prepare for the first 1940 game after Christmas. They face Midland at Clare High School gymnasium with a 7 15 start. Last season the locals lost closely to Midland and seek revenge tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Clare ‘High School
Asbel Hoye
Socony Vacuum Workers to Be Banqueted at Windover
Seventeen employees from the Lincoln-Free man oil field will attend a banquet at Windover Lake Hotel at 7:00 PM. They have completed first aid training with state and federal experts and will receive certificates. Several Detroit speakers are scheduled to address the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socony Vacuum CO
Socony Vacuum Company
Lincoln-Freeman
Windover Lake
Detroit
Mt Pleasant Leader Luman Burch Dies at 64
Luman Burch an Mt Pleasant insurance man for 25 years died suddenly of a heart attack in his Dusenbury building office Wednesday morning. He had lived in Mt Pleasant about 30 years and earlier worked in elevator business and with Farmers Mutual Insurance. He served as Mayor, was active in Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart church, and Isabella County Fair Board. Survived by widow, daughter Elaine and son John and two grandchildren. Burial plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luman Burch
Mt. Pleasant
Dusenbury
Catherine Cook
C. D. Pullen
William L. Harrigan
Burch
James Sterling
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Elaine
Detroit
John
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clare
Burch & Wyman
Clare Elevator Co
Clare Coordinating Council Thanks Baskets Contributors
The Clare Coordinating Council thanks religious fraternal and civic groups for Christmas baskets. Merchants and churches including Clare Congregational Clare Methodist Clare Eastern Star Unit and Clare American Legion Auxiliary contributed food clothing and toys. They also acknowledge the Legion Post and Auxiliary for packing rooms and aiding needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Coordinating Council
Clare Congregational Church
Clare Methodist Church
Clare Eastern Star Chapter
Clare American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Clare Good Literature Club
Methodist Church
Eastern Star Chapter
Good Literature Club
The
Clare American Legion
Post
Legion
Clare County Leads State in Oil Production in 1939
Michigan oil industry posted new records with 23 500 000 barrels produced in the year ending December 31 and oil value around 13 000 000 dollars at the well head. Natural gas output approached 1 000 000 dollars. Southwestern Michigan field development produced 1 476 wells, boosting state output and marking a shift from central parts. Clare County led districts with 4 821 000 barrels from the Temple field. Bloomingdale and Walker fields followed. Sixteen new pools opened, none major discoveries by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Southwestern
Kent
van Buren
Allegan Counties
Clare County
Temple
Bloomingdale
van Buren County
Walker
Grand Rapids
Old Age Insurance Benefits For Retired Workers Detailed
Traverse City Social Security Board outlines monthly old age and survivors benefits for retirees over 65. Benefits scale with average family wage from 20 dollars to 40 dollars or more, with spouses and dependent children eligible for halves of the father’s payment. The Weaver Building office invites inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott Hamlin
Traverse City Social Security Board
Traverse City
Social Security Board
Weaver Building
Gulf Refining Installs Teletypewriter in Clare Office
Gulf Refining Company has installed a teletypewriter in Clare state offices. The device, first in Clare, went into service January 2 and links messages with Saginaw and offices in Indianapolis and Tulsa. Operators type outgoing messages and the machine prints incoming ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Refining Company
Clare
Saginaw
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Lester, LaFavour
O. W. Lynch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drum and Bugle Corps
Michigan Bell
Local Legion Post
State OF Michigan
Child Health
Sheridan Twp
C. G. Stringer
Clare City Library
Pioneer
Progrese
Worldertulvaines
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