Refund of 1944 Gasoline and Weight Taxes to Michigan Counties
Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler says Michigan counties and cities will receive 1,275,000 in the second half of 1944 gasoline taxes and 258,625.77 in the fourth quarter 1944 vehicle weight taxes. Vouchers for county refunds and apportionments have been sent to the auditor general for payment.
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Michigan
Charles M. Ziegler
Ziegler
State Highway Department
Clare
Gladwin
Isabella
Mecosta
Midland
Missaukee
Osceola
Roscommon
Bowling News K of C and Masons League Standings
Wednesday results show Masons No 26 and K of C No 124 and No 224 leading with wins and losses. High series: Doll 553 D McConnell 621 Beck 521. High games: Doll 181 209 Thayer 192 Beck 181.
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Masons
K of C
Doll
D. McConnell
Beck
Thayer
Bowling League Standings and High Scores Summary
Won Lost Schaeffers 5 1 Citizens State Bank 5 1 Clare Hatchery 4 2 Dunlops 3 3 Clare Alleys 4 Loomis Welders 2 Dover 2 4 Farmers Produce 1 5 High single series R Cimmerer 564 G Wisler 541 J Haring 523 High single games G Wisler 220 R Cimmerer 210 L Hampton 202 Won Lost Bowling Belles q 2 Freeman Oil Co 72 Clare Bowling 5 4 Grove Bros 5 4 Ten Pins 4 5 Michigan Bell 3 6 LE G s 36 Pinspillers one qT High series D Buzzard 468 H Cain 451 M Cimmerer 449 High games D Buzzard 201 D Bailey 191 M Cimmerer 170 First 200 game by the ladies this year D Buzzard 201.
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Schaeffers
Citizens State Bank
Clare Hatchery
Dunlops
Clare Alleys A
Loomis Welders
Dover
Farmers Produce
R. Cimmerer
G. Wisler
J. Haring
L. Hampton
Bowling Belles
Freeman Oil Co
Clare Bowling
Grove Bros
Ten Pins
Michigan Bell
Le.g.’S
D. Buzzard
HE. Cain
M. Cimmerer
D. Bailey
Christian Endeavor Rally At Bim Grove Church Of God
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Rally is set for Sunday January 21 at 8 00 p m CWT at the Bim Grove Church of God. Rev Harle Redman will headline with musical numbers provided by several churches. Annabel Schunk, Secretary.
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Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
C.W.T
Bim Grove Church of God
Harle Redman
Annabel Schunk
Thank You for Blue Star Mothers Wreath Honoring Pvt Henry Tigner
Mr and Mrs Reuben Tener and family express sincere thanks for the wreath from the Henry Delos Tigner Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers in memory of their son Pvt Henry Tigner.
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Henry. Delos Tigner
The
Blue Star Mothers
Pvt
Henry. Tigner
Reuben Tener
Principles in Scoutmastership course set for Alma session
Training Chairmen Jesse Thorpe and Les Hall announce a condensed one day course in Alma Michigan to train Scouters and youth leaders. The January 21 session runs 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm at the Junior High School with lunch and coffee. completion earns Scoutmasters Key or Scouters Training Award credits.
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Jesse Thorpe
Les Hall
Isabella Clare
Gratiot
Valley Trails Council
Alma
Michigan
Boy Scouts of America
Thorpe
Hall
Brother of Local Lady Dies in Montana Home
Mrs. Hiram Latison received a telegram that her brother Ernest Hileman of Whitefish Montana died at his home after a heart ailment. He was an engineer on the Great Northern Railway for about twenty eight years. He will be greatly missed by relatives and friends.
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Hiram Latison
Ernest Hileman
Whitefish
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Time Tables for Railways and Buses in Clare
War time schedules show R harter agent listings for Ann Arbor Pere Marquette and Foster Bus Line. Greyhound lines connect Saginaw Bay City Reed City to Traverse City and Soo with multiple daily departures in Clare. Downtown bus connections include Detriot Chicago Kalamazoo and Cadillac Manistee Frankfort routes.
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Clare
Detroit
Chicago
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Great Lakes Greyhound
Yellow
Doherty
Saginaw
Flint
Pontiac
Cadillac
Manistee
Frankfort
DOW
Gratitude Expressed After Home Fire Loss
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bolen thank friends and neighbors for kindness gifts and monetary help after their home burned, expressing gratitude for the community support and assistance received.
Card Party and Dance at Mt Vernon Grange Hall
Card party and dance at Mt Vernon Grange Hall Friday night January 26 and every two weeks until further notice. Local organizers invite residents to attend for social gaming and dancing at the community venue.
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Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Clock Invented by Pope Sylvester II
The historical note states that mechanical clocks were invented in 966 by Pope Sylvester II but did not reach common European usage until about four centuries later.
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Pope
Sylvester II
Europe
Michigan Bell appeals refund order to circuit court
An order by the Michigan Public Service Commission directing Michigan Bell Telephone Company to refund 3.5 million dollars to customers will be appealed in Ingham Circuit Court. President George M. Welch argues the order harms service and earnings, urging courts to protect public interest. The action targets excess profits taxes, with Welch noting potential recurring effects and advocating competitive earnings for capital. He stresses wartime rate stability and customer value, insisting the company seeks just outcomes for customers, owners, and workers.
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Michigan Public Service Commission
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Ingham
George M. Welch
Commission
Federal Treasury
Treasury
Welch
Michigan Bell
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
The families express gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during their bereavement. They thank Mr. Church and Miss Gerow for music and Mrs. Garchow for comforting messages. Signed by Mrs. Gertrude Smart Mrs. Owen Scott Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Koyle.
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Mr. Church
Gerow
Garchow
Gertrude Smart
Owen Scott
L. H. Koyle
District Legion Meeting Set for Clare City Hall
The Tenth District American Legion gathers at Clare city hall on Sunday February 11 to hear a program and banquet. Members with unpaid dues are urged to settle accounts to attend.
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The
American Legion
Clare City Hall
Justice Court Hearing for Bay City Man on Uttering Charge
Fred King of Bay City was brought to the county jail by State Police on a charge of uttering and publishing. He had a hearing Saturday before Justice Samuel Wilkinson at Clare and is out on bond until January 26.
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Fred King
Bay City
Samuel Wilkinson
Clare
Gideons to Speak at Dover Tabernacle Sunday Morning
A Gideons representative will speak at Dover Tabernacle this coming Sunday morning January 21. The event invites all to hear how Christian businessmen work for the Lord and welcome everyone.
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Dover Tabernacle
Gideons
Clare Pioneers Defeat Harrison 26 to 20 In Rough Clash
The Clare High Pioneers came from behind last Friday to beat Harrison High 26 20 as both teams struggled with defense. McIntosh scored 15 of Harrison's 20. Bud Roda baugh led Clare with four buckets. The junior varsity fell 20 17, and Ewart High visits Friday at 7 30 with revenge on the mind.
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Clare High Pioneers
Harrison High
Clare
Harrison
McIntosh
Bud” Rodabaugh
Rationing at a Glance for Blue Red Sugar and Gasoline
Wartime rationing details list blue stamps in Book 4 valid for 10 points each and removal of invalid A-8 to W-5, with new stamps February 1. Red stamps Q-5 to X-5 likewise 10 points, invalid A-8 to P-5 destroyed, new red stamps January 28, sugar stamps 34 good for 5 pounds indefinitely with further changes February 1, gasoline stamps A-14 through March 21 and others for 5 gallons, shoes tires and fuel oil notes, price complaints process via War Price and Rationing Board.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Harrison
There Will Always Be Light Poem Ad Ends
A pasted poem asserts that despite human cruelty and warfare the sun and moon light endure. The text shifts to a sales ad praising Ethyl and Power Flight gas for easy winter car starts and resistance to frozen lines.
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Moon
Earth
Red Cross Honors Clare Citizens For Headquarters Work
Clare County Chapter American Red Cross thanks citizens for help establishing and maintaining its county headquarters in the Burdo Building. Names include S. J. Burdo heat C. C. Harris heat A J Doherty ing, Ww Jax Olson furniture, Consumers Power lighting Laurence Jackson desk chair Mrs Homer Douglas customer Louise's Flower Shop plant Frank Murdoch assistance at headquarters.
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Clare County
American Red Cross
Burdo
Clare
J. Burdo
C. C. Harris
A. J. Doherty
Ing
Jax. Olson
Tugniture
Consumers Power Co
Laurence Jackson
Homer Douglas
Louise
Frank Murdoch
Expression of Gratitude to Hospital Side
The author thanks friends for kindness during hospital stay. Appreciation goes to the Lutheran Ladies Aid for fruit, those who sent letters and cards, Dr and Mrs McArthur, the artist of nurses, and Mrs Lizzie Weber.
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Mrs. McArthur
Lizzie Weber
City Taxes Paid Count Near Ninety Percent
The article notes that up to January 10 city taxes paid to Treasurer Vera B. Peterson totaled $48,000 of a $54,000 assessment, equating to about 89 percent of total taxation. The figure is drawn from last week's Sentinel.
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Vera
B. Peterson
Sentinel
Hard Time Party at Clare Hall
Local notice invites residents to a social gathering at Clare Hall on Thursday evening January 25. The event promises a welcoming atmosphere and a chance to enjoy a good time with neighbors.
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Clare
Hall
Farmers Notice Wanted Men on Pipeline Job
Local notice seeks men for pipeline work with H L eit Bnetdeeriiy Go. details unreadable but indicates employment opportunity on construction project and recruitment by the associated company.
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H.L Eit Bnetdeeriiy Go
Bereaved family thanks friends for support after loss
The family expresses deep gratitude for kindness sympathy and floral offerings during the recent bereavement of their brother. They especially thank Rev. Watson for comforting words and The Thurston Memorial Home for courteous service. Signed by Mrs. Fred Monroe Mrs. L. R. Jeffery Mrs. Flora Coyne Wellington Nixon Manley Nixon Ford Nixon.
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Rev. Watson
Thurston Muneral Home
Fred Monroe
Flora Coyne Wellington Nixon Manley Nixon Ford Nixon
City Taxpayers to Pay City Taxes at Bank
City taxpayers must visit The Citizens State Bank to receive city tax payments on Friday afternoons only until further notice beginning January 19. Vera B. Peterson serves as City Treasurer.
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Citizens State Bank
Vera B. Peterson
Afternoon Bowling at Clare Bowline Alleys Opens Free Instruction
Alleys will offer pin boys and instruction at Clare Bowlinge Alleys every afternoon. Free lessons available for beginners and any bowler seeking guidance.
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Clare Bowlinge
Taxpayer meeting announced for Vilizer's State Bank Saturdays
Grant Township announces that starting January 13 a taxpayer meeting will be held each Saturday afternoon at Vilizer's State Bank with further notice to follow. Address listed: 1512 Dorothy Hueschele.
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The
Vilizer
Dorothy Hueschele
Local Drys Warn of War Time Liquor Effects
The item lists wartime shortages and shifts in resources as they relate to liquor. It cites scarce grain sugar and metal diverted to booze production, notes alcohol’s impact on employment and accidents, and mentions propaganda print limits and absenteeism linked to pay days. It cites John Barleycorn as a saboteur and credits Gerrit Hamstra as secretary adv.
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Red Cross
the Times
Chicago
John Barley
Gerrit Hamstra
Thanks for kindness at Mamie Buckley’s funeral
The family of Mamie Buckley expresses deep gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for sympathy shown after her death. Special thanks go to Rev Mary Barbour the Cummings girls and the undertakers pallbearers the Church of God and Barryton Chamber of Commerce and Lake postal staff for flowers and support from Mr and Mrs Calvin Buckley and Mr and Mrs Floyd Hunt and families.
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Mamie Buckley
Mary Barbour
Cummings
Church of God
Barryton Chamber of Commerce
Lake
In Memoriam for Two Little Boys
In loving memory of our two little boys who passed away one year ago on January 16. Though you have left us dear, your memory lingers in every corner of our home. Since you have gone, things will never be the same, but may God grant us that we shall meet again. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lackie.
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Robert Lackie
Tuberculosis Cured Promise At Clare Chest Xray Clinic
Health notice urges residents to attend the Clare chest xray clinic on February 2, 1945, at city hall for a tuberculosis screening. A $2.00 fee applies. Early X rays can reveal disease before symptoms appear and reduce advanced cases.
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Clare City Hall
Expensive rat killing dogs sparks ad correction plea
Spike Horn of Harrison Michigan writes January 15 1945 to The Sentinel after an ad misprint. He says he paid for an ad promising a dog to kill rats for 100 dollars but the paper listed 1000 dollars, prompting calls from sellers and a request for a correction.
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The
Sentinel
Spike Horn Creek
Harrison
Michigan
Spike Horn
Thanks for flowers and cards from neighbors and friends
A hospital patient expresses gratitude to neighbors, friends, and the Odd Fellows for beautiful flowers, fruit, and many cards that made the stay more pleasant, signed by Fred Irwin.
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Fred Irwin
In Memoriam Bertha Gerber One Year Silent Tribute
In loving memory of our mother Mrs Bertha Gerber who passed away January 20 1944 Sadly missed by us all Her Children remember her with affection and sorrow on the anniversary of her death.
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Bertha Gerber
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Sun Oil Co
Clare Auto Parts
Clare Hardware A&p
Rosebush
Houghtons North Bradley
Pew
Cain
Grove
Comes
Christian Endeavor Rally
Ann Arbor
South
Foster Bus Line
East Sixth St
Kenneth Bolen
District Legion Meeting
Justice Court
Pioneers
Evart. Wildcats
Clare Sentinel
Adv
Grant Township
Calvin Buckley
Floyd Hunt
Memoriam
Willard
Houghton
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