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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
18
Numerous families and friends across Mt. Pleasant and surrounding communities shared holidays through dinners visits and weekend gatherings. Attendees included Burton Holt Fred Holt Fred Irwin Clara Calkins Regina Bonham family groups and relatives from Detroit Vernon Midland Pontiac and Clare sharing meals and greetings. A quiet illness visit and a funeral in Grand Rapids are noted amid the festive period.
Harris remained at Bt. Lawrence Hospital Lansing for observation and treatment on Monday December 26 and is expected home this weekend. Attending the wedding of Mr and Mrs Martin Kozak at Lapesar New Year's Eve were Sally Waters of Akron Ohio Marianne Rathburn of Battle Greek and two university friends. The women stayed as house guests with Harold Fleming and Chester Richard Jr until Monday before returning to Michigan State College.
Mr and Mrs George L Brown of Harrison R2 welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds twelve ounces born December 29 at Clare Hospital. Lois Carolyn and a daughter Mary Ruth born December 21 at Trenton Hospital eight pounds two ounces. Neal Sterling announces a daughter born January 3 at Clare Hospital seven pounds seven and a half ounces. The babies named Robert Harl. Mother and baby homeward bound after a week.
Geoffrey Robert Elias, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Elias of Rosebush, weighed six pounds six and three quarter ounces at Clare Hospital on Tuesday January 3. Frank Jackson of Kerry Patch Farm near Harrison notes a Christmas Day gift of a seven and a half pound son, Jeffrey Francis, born at 2 42 p m.
The piece notes Calcutta and its Hooghly suburbs as a sprawling, dense metropolis possibly rivaling London and New York in population. It cites 1941 counts and wartime influx, with workers, rail and jute industries expanding the city, and later mass Hindu Muslim migrations after 1947 reshaping Bengal’s demography.
Insect pests hitchhiking on aircraft pose a growing problem as airlines expand routes beyond the United States. The issue threatens cargo and passenger services, with experts urging stricter inspection and quarantine measures to protect communities and commerce.
Extension specialist Jack Rose of Michigan State College notes that chemical weed killers work in commercial fields but not in small home gardens. He recommends a sharp hoe for most plots and wheel hoes with sweeps for larger gardens to save time and labor.
The article explains British money terms such as shillings and pounds, noting notes and fivers, tenters, and quirky guineas used in salons and medical fees. It mentions colorized paper and watermarks, a guinea as a notional unit, and the historical coin named from its gold source.
Ad copy notes two ninety eight price for age aware customers at One rack with garments. Mentions dress pants in all wool and party wool fabrics across many colors and most sizes.
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