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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
5
The Sentinel publishing rates list annual subscriptions 1.50 in Michigan 2.00 elsewhere. Single copies five cents. Display ads by request. Local liners ten cents a line and 10 cents heading. cards of thanks 26 cents for ten lines. Probate notices urged to be printed by The Sentinel via Judge Wylie.
The Harrison winter playgrounds drew about eight hundred guests for a Grand Opening weekend. A ninety foot slide and a twenty story toboggan ride promise thrills as a bob sled run and ski trail open on Budd Lake. The Board of Commerce led by L. F. Leonard fosters a busy second year with plans to attract visitors from Michigan and beyond.
Teachers and students resumed classes at the Hayes Agricultural Unit School of Harrison after a week long holiday break. Notable absentees include Sipt. Charles Amble Wendling Wastings and Mrs Leota Val Every at Harrison homes, Miss Anne Wellington in Lewiston, Samuel Morrison in Port Wayne Indiana, Coach Ronald Keller in Mt. Pleasant, Miss Ethel Gustafson in Marquette, Wirz Ivah Dinery at Verromeo, Mary McKeever in Claré, and Allegra Gager at Verromeo.
Retiring Sheriff Bates moves to new Harrison home with family on US-27 while Seaver Amble settles into Clare County Jail. Amble begins duties New Year's Eve reporting a calm opening with no accidents or arrests. Amble barber shop in Harrison leased to Gerald Price with Clarence Horn continuing as assistant.
Community notes detail New Year celebrations and gatherings across Midland Gordonville Cadillac and Harrison. Included are Mr and Mrs Ephraim Briggs hosting Chinese checkers and oysters, marriage of Eva Otto and Fred Schuett in Harrison, and numerous dinners and parties with varied local families and friends.
A New Year's Day reunion at Mrs. Vesta Budd's Maple Street home drew ten guests from Harrison Alma Adrian and Clawson among others. Snow and blizzards kept several relatives from attending while a three course dinner and floral centerpiece created a festive scene. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. William Budd Mr. and Mrs. Roy Budd Wilbur Artchiff and others from Greenwood Township Royal Oak and Marion.
Harrison church announces services at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. prayer Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Weekend visitors include Rex Clute and Jane Hibbard among others. Many locals travel for family visits, ice fishing at Houghton Lake, and holiday gatherings across Clare, Midland, Detroit.
Rural news notes visits and gatherings in Winterfield and nearby McBain. Families mentioned include Simon and Mrs Vander Woude with children, Claude Foster from Marion visiting C. J. Dells, Roy Sutton with his parents, and Frank Davis hosting guests including Helena and Dorothy Vander Woude. Additional visits include Sam Gaskill’s parents and Edd Cutter returning from Flint. Helena Vander Woude also returns after a week's vacation.
The New Year brings a cold welcome and deep snow with banks four to five feet high from plowed roads. Norman Blystone returns to Ann Arbor for school. Several locals visit and recover from illness as others travel for holidays and return to duties.
HiHo the sage of Chinatown says fame today equals successful advertising. The quote frames fame as a modern byproduct of marketing and visibility in a bustling urban enclave.
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