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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1931
Page
6
Train and bus schedules for Ann Arbor, Midland, Reed City, Clare, Saginaw and Harrison. Local notices cover visitors, obituaries corrections, church activities, and residents’ travel and moves. Carrier duties, aging relatives, and summer college attendance are noted among community items.
Fred M. Morgan at 509 McEwan Street runs a local shop touting community strength over chain stores. The classified ad lists dozens of grocery items and prices, calling the business a licensed Malt Products dealer and declaring business is good.
The Ladies Union will meet next month with Mrs. C H Sutherland. No meeting this week. Several local residents hosted guests and moved property. A tool dresser at the Russell well suffered bruises but no broken bones. A large group attended a Consumers Power Company picnic at Clifford Lake last Thursday.
Bernard Mc Manus of East Moline describes a method from Popular Mechanics Monthly to extract a stuck automobile. He places two fence posts under the running boards, uses skid chains over the front ends, shifts to low gear, and lifts a wheel onto the posts, saving money by repeated use.
The piece notes Ohio law setting vehicle length limits at 80 feet and recalls early motor truck registration in 1904 with 54,590 passenger cars. It comments on spring design for avoidance of collisions and cites 1929 California new car sales totaling 255,962 at an average value of 1282 dollars, for a total value over 328 million.
The Isabella County Holiness Association holds its third annual camp meeting July 3 to 18 at the fair grounds Mt Pleasant in the Johnson display building. Rev L W Stark of Flint and Rev M Blakely of Detroit lead preaching with daily services at 10:00 am 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. A July 4 picnic at Island Park with baskets and song is planned and county pastors are urged to attend the Fourth for services.
The Chaffee groggery lists several specials for Friday evening shoppers. Call and gee them.
Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath School at 9 30. Catholic St Cecilia s Mass 10 01. St John s Ev Lutheran with German service 9 45 English 10 46 Sunday School 11 46. Methodist Episcopal W W Hurd pastor 4 00 pm The Law of the Lord Mrs Hurd speaks. Herrick Methodist 1 30 pm Social Justice Amos. Reorganized LDS services Sunday 1 00 pm at O C F Hall Sunday School 10 30 Community service 11 00 Elder G W Burt Beaverton preach 8 00.
Morning worship at 10 00 and Sunday School at 11 15 led by Miss Laura Thompson. A new junior class is set aside for young people. Evening service at 7 30 and evangelistic prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 80.
Church announcements list Sabbath School at 10 30 a m with Chas Ott superintendent mid week prayer Thursday 8 00 p m Albert Kanarr class leader and Sunday evening service at 7 45 p m. Previous 7 30 pm time adjusted to fit farmers better. Attendees urged to arrive for song service and sermon.
Congregational Church led by Rev. Albert Dawe announces next Sundays program at 10 15 am worship with subject The Faithful Few Special music by the choir 2 15 pm church school under Norris Elden and Lords Supper administered by the pastor with deacons. The Faithful Few are praised as the hope of righteousness amid storms of indifference and opposition.
Daisie M Bruckart oversees Sunday School and morning worship with guest pastor A L Davis from Ionia. A church picnic is planned after July 4 with time to be announced. The page notes rotating activities, new president Maud Feighner, and weekly prayer and sewing groups.
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