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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
5
Rates for display advertising and classed notices are listed for The Sentinel Clare Michigan. Includes legal notices probate notices and poetry at set per line rates with 5e per line for exchanges and 68 per line for poetry. Members of professional associations referenced and printing services offered.
Harrison readers are invited to services at the usual hour with Sunday school at 10 30 and a special sermon at 11 30. A mid week prayer service is also planned. Pastor Chas Kleinhardt leads the congregation.
The Harrison Board of Commerce held its January gathering Tuesday evening at the Congregational church dining parlor. Guests included Clare merchants and Temple CCC camp officials. Speeches by Donald E. Holbrook, Clare Chamber of Commerce president, Rev. Albert Dawe, and State Rep Miles Callaghan followed a hearty supper served by the Congregational Ladies Auxiliary.
Annie Smith of Harrison marries Ronald Barnes of Cummings in a small January 18 ceremony at Rev. Charles Rieinhardt home Browns Corners. Attendants Mrs. Charles Kleinhardt and Mrs. Roger Kleinhardt. Annie once worked at the Bell Telephone Exchange and graduated from Harrison High in 1935. The couple will reside near Saginaw where the groom is employed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Henderson hosted a Monday evening anniversary dinner at their home for friends. January dates mark multiple wedding anniversaries or birthdays among guests. Prizes from keno games hung in a ceiling basket and fortunes via Chinese sticks entertained the group. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Oise Derby, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Woolf, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Stanley, and Mr. and Mrs. Harl Green.
At the Congregational church annual meeting officers were elected including Clerk Mrs Jessie Gleason Treasurer Fred Weatherhead Sunday School Superintendent Charles Van Blarcom Rev A B Lucas and trustees Mrs Fred Weatherhead Mrs J M Van Duesen and others.
Herbert Fels, a Stanford alumnus and former football player, returns from Alaska after a month of hunting with James Flood and Hugh Mac Kenzie. He recounts narrow escapes from bears and a close bear encounter saved by his guide Tack Lean, a renowned sourdough, who killed the charging grizzly.
A boy asks what boots are repaired with and the cobbler bluntly answers hide. The boy presses, noting a nearby cow, and the cobbler sighs that the cow is outside. The exchange unfolds in a casual street scene cited by the Boston Globe.
A poet presents a peace advocating poem to an eminent editor. The editor questions the poet’s sincerity and then coldly suggests burning the piece, highlighting a sharp clash between pacifist art and publication.
A housewife asks a servant, can you serve company. The reply, yes, both ways, puzzles her. The quip implies guests may return or stay away, reflecting social norms in a brief WSJ style line.
The text describes a man with a large hilltop castle by a lake of limpid blue who robs those he encounters. A speaker interjects asking for the exact location of the summer hotel mentioned.
An old Indian at the dude ranch carves arrows while a visiting easterner asks about his job. The guide explains he keeps munitions maker duties, highlighting a curious defense worker stereotype in a frontier setting.
A man seeks his permission to address Mr Comrox’s daughter with intent to ask for her hand in marriage. Mr Comrox reacts skeptically, warning that the suitor’s courtship ideas may waste his time.
A plumber asks how progress is while fixing a broken water pipe. The house owner replies he taught his wife to swim during the wait. A curiously bold exchange ends with a sharp quip about a lost leg and a humorous twist.
A terse exchange notes eight figures cast and eight results confirmed after a thorough review. The dialogue emphasizes satisfaction with precision and completion of the process.
A fragmented excerpt notes two hobos discussing holidays and leisure. The text hints at a survey of pleasure seekers and social attitudes toward work and leisure. The tone reflects casual street commentary rather than a formal report.
A humorous note reports from a training camp the boy is claimed fastest potato peeler in his company. It highlights playful competition and lighthearted pride among soldiers.
Johnny tells Tommy they will move soon after breaking a window and receiving no word from muvyer. The exchange hints at a tense domestic moment and unresolved issues.
The Vernon Extension Group met January 22 at Lillian Harriger’s home for an all day session. Ten members attended as storms limited participation. Olive Irwin and Lillian Harriger led a lesson on Home Furnishing and Antiques covering periods 1620 to 1860 with distributed pictures. Lunch was served, next meeting set for February 18 at Julia McMillen’s home. Julia McMillen, Sec Treas.
The North Vernon group met at Mrs. Mae Beatty’s home on January 23 as a snowstorm limited attendance. Members studied furniture refinishing, saw slip cover work for a Credits for Achievement project, and will gather February 20 at Mrs. Ann McConnell’s home with visitors welcome.
Ottawa reports a comeback for Canadian draft horses as farm parity and fuel concerns push farmers back to horses. Demand from United States brewers and farm uses increases heavy horse values by about thirty percent in two years, with exports rising and a Lambton shipment reaching 250 dollars per head.
West Grant A QO Hillard has moved from Grand Rapids to the Axford farm. J R Vance is very sick under a doctor care. Robert Jarred is better and attended Sunday school. Floyd Squires visited Charlie Heber’s family. Viola Hillard and Beatrice James visited Esther Reynolds. Mrs J R Vance and daughter Betty visited Hillard home. Clara McGinnis learned her niece Mrs George Hates was seriously ill. H E Hillard helped pull a car from snow at three Sunday morning as roads remained impassable since Wednesday.
Hinkleville reports quiet social week as cold weather keeps residents home. Mr and Mrs David Wiggins of Gilmore visit Chas Mulbergh family. P J Leatner and Mrs Volney Davis travel to Clara by team and bob sleighs. they encounter near snowbound roads on a partially cleared site. Mrs Gordon McIntosh attends community gathering.
Last Friday afternoon and evening in Clare, the Order of the Eastern Star held a school of Instruction and initiation. Mr and Mrs Frank Hartman and their son Lee of Midland made a brief visit at the Hawkins home Sunday evening, with Mrs Pearl Kratz accompanying them home for an extended visit. Mrs Jas Turow visited her brother Mr and Mrs Calvin Ankney near Coleman from Wednesday until Friday of last week.
Our teacher Mrs Dellar attended State Teachers College at Mt Pleasant Saturday. Mrs Grover and family moved from the farm on US 27 to the Phillip Van Conant farm here. Snowbound week with little news. Lyle Allen and Floyd Walters called at Frances McKenna home in Hamilton last week. Mr and Mrs Ray Houghton to Harrison Monday. Hiverette Allen and son Delmer of the Brown called on his mother Dorothy Allen Saturday. Mr and Mrs Robert Waiters called on her mother Anna Denne of the Brown Sunday. Mrs John Bauers and sons Courtney and Billie were in Mt Pleasant Saturday. Norris Blystone spent the weekend with Lyte Allen.
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