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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
5
The Clare Sentinel lists local notices and social items from Clare County as ice coats roads hinder travel with Harrison noted as a central point of the ice storm. Community figures including Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Representative Hampton and families are mentioned along with hospital and travel updates.
Charles Kleinhardt pastor leads Sunday worship at the usual hour with Sunday school at 10 30 and a special sermon at 11 30 a cordial invitation is extended. Local residents and visitors from Reed City Gladwin Detroit and Flint are noted among weekend and weekday visits and relatives visiting in Harrison.
Clare County Jail renovations near completion reinforce cells with a three foot passage around, steel floors, and metal finishes. A lavatory and shower were added, with extended capacity for eight inmates. The prior break after a roof fire spurred the work. two prisoners escaped in 1889 is the only earlier incident on record.
An influenza outbreak keeps numerous Harrison households indoors during the past week. Names listed include Mrs. Ben Carpenter and sons Eugene and Thomas, Mrs. Samuel Bruce, Fred Wood and daughters Delores Caroline, Miss Genevieve Smith, Joan Lila and Calvin Pifer, Dorothy Margaret and Bobbie Brown, Mrs. Minnie Taylor and sons Wallace and Duane Allen, Miss Katherine Briggs, Diana Wil son, Mrs. Mynard Maybeé, Lou Ellen Donald Briggs, Billy Shaeffer, infant Donald Brown, Hiner Amble family, and others.
Men’s warm leather dress gloves described with and without lining. Capeskin options in black or brown provide sturdy outerwear.
Boys receive wash suits featuring a coat with sport back shirt pants and tie. Originally priced at 2.50, the set represents a complete dress outfit for young customers.
A clean offer on boys wool coat sweaters labeled as heavy weight and honest in value. Previously priced at four dollars fifty cents, now reduced to clear stock with guaranteed value.
The Harrison Ladies Study club held its first 1937 meeting January 12 at Mrs. Anna Carpenter’s home with 28 members and five guests. President Gertrude Gardiner led the gathering, a Christmas basket report showed 22 families helped, and Catherine Dittmar spoke on her travels in Europe with lantern slides. A luncheon followed. next meeting February 2 at Mary Weatherhead’s home features Professor Bush as speaker.
Leon Stanley son of Clare County infirmary supervisors has leased the Cities Service Gasoline station in the city. The station was bought by Ralph Shull of Gladwin from Verne Shaeffer, now vacationing in Florida, who also acts as Chevrolet agent and owns a new garage being built on the adjoining lot.
The community reports several families affected by a flu outbreak. Names include Glen Blystone Ruth Arnold Mrs Hffie Blystone Ted Newman Glen Gordon Harl Mickle Ronald Chatterton Harl Kever and the Robinet and Davis families. Visitors and gatherings noted around Dover Clare and local homes.
Mr and Mrs C B Davis and Mr and Mrs L Robinett with Roselle spent Sunday with the Thruman Robinetts in West Grant. Art Kever is doing chores for the Blystone families while they are sick. Mrs Artie Carncross and Mrs Ted...
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