Temperance Speaker Brown to Visit Farwell and Gilmore
Lansing figure Mr. Brown will speak at Gilmore Church of Christ at 10:00 a m on Sunday January 23 and then at a Farwell Methodist union service that evening He has studied liquor issues for 25 years across forty countries and continents including Europe South America and Mexico He recently attended Yale sessions on alcoholism and focuses on youth drinking inviting parents and high school students.
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Mr. Brown
Lansing
Gilmore Church of Christ
Farwell Methodist Church
Brown
South America
Mexico
Central America
Cuba
Europe
Yale University
Rome
Athens
Carthage
Dairy Feed Payment Dates for November and December
The Dairy Feed Payment will be made at listed county offices between January 17 and 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with final November December date on January 31. Producers may apply for October if not yet received, bring milk and cream slips as proof, or mail statements. Payment rates: 30 cents per hundredweight for milk and 4 cents per pound for butter fat. Robert C. Kleiner, Chairman Clare Co. Agrl Cons Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Redding
Summerfield
Hayes
Hatton
Frost
Zubler
Harrison
Sheridan Town Hall
Hamilton
Franklin
Hamilton Town Hall
Arthur Town
Garfield
Surrey
Lincoln
Freeman
Grange Hall
Lake
Grant Town Hall
Winterfield Town Hall
Isabella County Supervisors Set Fox Bounty Policy
January action by Isabella County Board of Supervisors established a five dollar bounty on red or grey wild foxes killed within county borders until further notice. Hunters urged to reduce foxes to protect poultry, rabbits, and pheasants. bounty paid via township supervisors upon affadavit and pelt marking. Contact local township supervisor for details and permit. Buy bonds for Freedom today.
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Board of Supervisors
Isabella County
Nine year old Franklin Sowle Injured in Sunday hillside accident
Franklin Sowle, nine, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Sowle of Lake, suffered a concussion and severe eye lacerations after sliding down a hill near home. He was taken to Clare Hospital and remained semi conscious Tuesday before improving by Thursday afternoon.
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Franklin
Fred Sowle
Lake
Clare Hospital
Clare High School launches student life interest service
Clare High School begins vocational interest inventories and personality adjustment tests to help students explore life interests and self awareness. The program seeks to guide course selection and future career planning and may influence offerings for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare High School
Annual Farmers Week Program At Michigan State College
Thirty five state associations schedule meetings during the 29th annual Farmers Week at Michigan State College from February 1 to 3. The three day program includes sessions for sugar beet and vegetable growers, cattle and poultry groups, beekeepers, mule breeders, and multiple breed associations with meetings spread across Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Additional groups such as muck farmers, swine breeders, and beekeepers resume sessions on February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
R. W. Tenny
Michigan Jersey Cattle Club
Michigan Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Michigan Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Michigan Horse Breeders’ Association
Michigan Allied Poultry Industries, Inc
Michigan
Michigan Beekeepers’ Association
Michigan Dairy Goat Association
Michigan Crop Improvement Association
Michigan Soil Conservation Districts, Inc
Write Your 1944 Plate Number on Gas Book Cover
The Michigan Department of State announces that The Office of Price Administration allows motorists to write their new 1944 license plate numbers on the covers of gasoline ration books and tire inspection records. If 1943 numbers are already on coupons, only the ration book cover needs the new plate number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Department of State
Office of Price Administration
Michigan
Good Enough for Him Tramp Heads to New District
A shabby wanderer seeks help in a new area despite a frosty reception. A stern No. 4 housewife rebukes his begging a knight of the road replies with quiet defiance saying he has seen worse and presses on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 4
Woodpecker Dilemma Pits Bill and Joe in Punchline
Bill asks a playful question about a woodpecker diet and Joe answers with a wry jab about finding a worm like Bill. The exchange hinges on a quick back and forth and ends with a light punch line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Joe
Short Order Exchange With Compliment
A customer asks a waitress if she took his order and compliments her appearance while inquiring about her grandchildren. The waitress affirms and answers questions casually.
Hot-Headed Smith Sparks Neighbor Banter
Smith jokes that the new neighbor acts in heat of the moment while Jones counters it’s the job that makes him impulsive. He’s a blacksmith. The exchange plays on a pun about Smith’s trade and temperament.
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Smith
Jones
Baby talk and family quips in light exchange
A playful dialogue centers on a newborn baby’s age and first words. Auntie and Jimmy confirm the infant is six months old with no talking yet, then jokes arise about gender and youth ambitions, featuring a light, era-tinged banter between family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
I Married Her Not Engaged To Jones Girl
Joe asks Bill about engagement to the Jones girl. Bill reveals he married her, turning the presumed breakup into a surprising twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Bill
Odd Dinner Exchange at Seaside Restaurant
A playful scene shows a lady and gentleman ordering dinner as the waiter suggests lobster. The lady defends the gentlemanly choice, saying he may order whatever he likes.
Farmer and Dora Banter About Costly Cow
A farmer boasts a prized cow as Dora quips about the expense of keeping her. The exchange blends rural pride with humor on a costly animal.
Practice or Habit in Social Etiquette
A quoted exchange discusses why many girls kiss when meeting and contrasts with how men would treat others. The dialogue implies social customs and expectations around affection and gender.
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Mary
Harry
Parrot Makes Useful, Quiet Gift for Husband and Wife
A lighthearted exchange centers on a parrot bought as a practical present. The wife asks if the bird talks, the husband notes it will listen well instead. The humor hinges on the parrot’s listening without detectable chatter.
Noted Laughs Flicker as Two Speak in Short Bursts
A clipped exchange shows Hard of Hearing Harry and Jerry trading quick lines about hearing and lightening, hinting at a playful misunderstanding between speakers.
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Harry
Jerry
Plus His Thumb Sambo Drum Debate
Dialogue fragment shows two characters debating a butcher’s drum performance. Rastus argues the butcher gives full weight to every pound while questioning the choice of drummer.
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Rastus
Aren't They All Bill
A humorous dialogue features Bill and Harry in a pun filled exchange about stains and a panhandler. Jerry somehow redefines a panhandler as someone who massages faces in a quick quip.
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Bill
Joe
Harry
Jerry
In the Army Post Hostess defined in slang
The term Post Hostess refers to a special breakfast food joke item used in Army slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarge
Buddy
The Grass Is Greener Across the Fence on the Farm
Dr. William A. Albrecht of the University of Missouri argues that cow and hog grazing choices reveal soil fertility effects on animal health reproduction and labor efficiency. He notes lime treatments and pasture differences influence where livestock graze, linking soil science to practical farm profit.
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William A. Albrecht
Department of Soils
University of Missouri
Albrecht
The Other Side of the Fence Soil Treatment Lesson
The text argues animals reveal soil fertility through grazing patterns and urges soil replenishment. It discusses lime and fertilizer use, the impact on crops, and the need to involve chemists for soil tests to improve pasture and animal health. It frames lime as beneficial for calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and other nutrients.
Agricultural Notes on Sorghum Syrup Use
Sorghum syrup is not a good sweetener for fruits as its strong flavor masks delicate fruit notes. To render fat, cook over very low heat until melted and do not let it smoke. Strain through cheesecloth or muslin, then cover and chill until needed.
School Fun Teacher And Johnny Misunderstanding
A light hometown exchange features a teacher asking why Johnny was late and Johnny joking he over washed, illustrating a playful school morning moment in a local page strip style.
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Johnny
Aviation Cadet Examining Board Sessions at Midland School
The Detroit Traveling Aviation Cadet Examining Board of the Army Air Forces will be at Midland Senior High School on Thursday January 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in Room 258 to conduct interviews and mental tests for interested young men in the community.
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Detroit
Army Air Forces
Midland Senior High School
Midland School
Revival meetings to open at Brown Corners Church
Revival meetings begin Sunday evening January 23 at 8:00. Jerry Brady of Harrison is the opening speaker. Subsequent speakers include Rev Benjamin Davis from Harrison U B Church, Rev Herman Mininger from Mennonite Church, and Rev Ernest Burk from Brown Corners. Additional speakers will follow.
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Brown Corners
Ernest Burk
Jones and Smith Discuss Early Train Abolition
Commuters joke about removing the early train with Jones noting they have left it behind and Smith agreeing that absence hasn’t been missed since the change.
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Jones
Smith
Veirl Stowe Dies After Illness in Pontiac Hospital
Veirl Stowe son in law of Mr and Mrs Roy Calkins of Lake passed away Thursday evening January 13 in a Pontiac hospital after several weeks of ill health He would have been forty one years old last Sunday He worked for Pontiac Motors for several years He leaves a wife two children his mother two sisters four brothers and many friends Funeral services were held at Richard Bird Funeral Home Pontiac at 2 00 p m Saturday Interment in Wixon Cemetery six miles east of Milford Attending were Mr and Mrs Roy Calkins of Lake and Ira Wichhorn of Farwell
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Veirl Stowe
Roy Calkins
Lake
Pontiac
Stowe
Pontiac Motors
Richard Bird
Wixon
Milford
Claude Filer and the Homefront Axe Against Hitler
A Michigan woodsman, Claude Filer of Chippewa County near Sault Ste. Marie, uses a saw and axe to cut pulpwood. In a practical war effort, his ten hour day yields five cords of wood that could fuel the Allied bombs against Berlin, urging others to join the home front push.
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Claude Filer
Sault Ste. Marie
Berlin
Claude
Hitler
Tojo
Dick Groves Joins Butterfly Leagues Immortality Hint
Immortality talk surrounds Dick Groves as Ripley notes the butterfly symbol among the Orientals. Monday evening January 10 hints at his joining the Butterfly Leagues with the number seventy eight as a favored or coincidental motif.
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Dick Groves
Immortals
Ripley
Justice Court Holds McFarland for Disorderly Charge
Sheriff Seaver Ambie arrested Bill McFarland of Coleman on a disorderly charge. He appeared before Justice J Archambault in Clare Monday after failing to pay previous fines. this time he arranged immediate payment to avoid jail.
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Seaver Ambie
Bill McFarland
Coleman
J. Archambault
Clare
McFarland
Truck Driver Seeks Work With One Year Experience
Classified liner from Clare Sentinel Michigan notes a truck driver seeks employment with one year of experience. Write Box H for responses at Clare, Michigan.
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Box H
Clare Sentinel
Clare, Mich
Annual stockholders meeting notice for Farmers' Independent Produce
Clare City Hall hosts the Farmers' Independent Produce Company annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday January 26 1944 at 8 00 pm. The program includes business meeting election of directors book report secretary's report vote on reorganizing music prizes lunch stamps and bonds for sale as part of the Fourth War Loan Drive. Committee slogan lets all back the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Independent Produce Company
Clare City Hall
Lovett Moves to California. Public Auction at Clare Home
He P Lovett relocates to California and will sell at public auction his Clare residence at 107 West Wheaton Avenue on Saturday January 29 starting 1 00 PM. Items include a piano gas range and complete household furnishings. Andrew Courser is the auctioneer and a full list appears in next week's Sentinel.
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HE. P. Lovett
California
Publc
West Wheaton Avenue
Clare
Andrew Courser
Sentinel
I Will Not Be Responsible for Bills After January 21 1613
The speaker declares personal accountability limited to their own charges and sets a cutoff date of January 21 in a historical context. The note emphasizes self responsibility and excludes others' debts tied to the address 1613 W Fair.
Appreciation Note to Dr McArthur and Nurses
A patient expresses gratitude to Dr McArthur and the nursing staff for care during a hospital stay and thanks friends and neighbors for acts of kindness while away from home. Signed Chas Northon.
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Dr. McArthur
Dance at Brinton Hall Sponsored by Coldwater Grange
Saturday night event at Brinton Hall hosted by Coldwater Grange with music by Jake Colmus Hill Country Orchestra. Tickets cost 50 cents, and ladies entered free.
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Brinton
C.F. Hall
Coldwater Grange
Jake Colmus
Hill Country Orchestra
Mrs. Lloyd Eberhart Thanks Friends for Kind Gestures
Mrs. Lloyd Eberhart expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for flowers cards and fruit received during illness in a brief note of thanks.
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Lloyd Eberhart
Grant taxpayers collect taxes at bank Saturdays
Dorothy Heuschele of Treng announces tax collection for grant taxpayers at Citizens State Bank every Saturday afternoon through March 1.
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Citizens State Bank
Dorothy Heuschele
Treng
Vernon Twp Taxpayers Learn Two Tax Collection Saturdays
Vernon Township will collect taxes on Saturdays January 15 and January 22 and no further dates until further notice, according to Township Treasurer Ralph H. Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
Ralph H. Irwin
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Gilmore
Robert C. Kleiner
Clare Co. Agr’l Cons
Ass’n
Isabella County Supervisors
Franklin Sowle
Care High School
MSC
Gramp
Pop
Dora
Clinton
Iowa
Benjamin Greve
Bryant
The
of Clare, Michigan
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
Clare, Michigan
WM. H. Bicknell
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pontiac Hospital
Myr
Ira Wichhorn
Farwell
Adolph Hitler
Justice Court
W. Fair
Chas. Northon
Vernon Twp. Taxpayers
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