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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1945
Page
3
Pvt Jack M Rodabaugh's new address is 16103317 ERC-ASTRP 3650 S C N Det 2 Newman Hall Cham paign Illinois.
Pfc Hugh Crawford sends an Italian carbine to wife Mrs Alice Crawford back home while serving with the Army in Germany.
Ph M1/c Pharmacist Mate Budd Anderson stationed in Washington DC spent the weekend with his mother Mrs EH A Anderson and other relatives and friends in town.
Pfc. Sidney R. Court My and Mrs. John Bell received souvenirs from their nephew Pfc. Sidney R. Court of the Southwest Pacific. The items include a 26 inch stuffed alligator a large grass mat a grass hat a grass purse and sea shells.
Rody Raymond, F 1/c U S Navy, has been moved from an L S T to an L C S in the South Pacific. He has taken part in invasions of Guam Saipan Iwo Jima and Okinawa, according to word received by his grandparents Mr and Mrs Wade Suylandt of Farwell.
Cpl J Russell Glass arrived June 18 with the 86th Black Hawk Division the first full division to land in the U S from Europe and reached home June 21 for a 30 day fur lough with sister and husband at the Haley cottage Houghton Lake. Sgt Betty J Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad Walker arrived in New York from Paris and underwent knee surgery at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana after hospital treatment in Paris.
Sgt Arthur R Geib listed a new address at Camp Wolters Texas with service unit Co C 58th Battalion and the number 86469536.
Pvt. B. L. Jackson has a new address at Camp Lee Virginia in the 52nd Quartermaster Transport Company. Pvt. Neil L. Bergey reports a new address at Camp Jos. T. Robinson Arkansas in Company D of the 107 ITB, 76th ITR.
Pvt Laurence S Reger returned from a fifteen day furlough at Keesler Field Mississippi to a new address in Normoyle Texas He is listed as 36150099 Sq 5 Box 48 with his parents Mr and Mrs Chris Reger noted in the record
Pvt. Walter Russell Foell spent a weekend pass with his parents and relatives. His new address is Pvt. Walter Russell Foell 16139874 Sadn. R. Bks. 586 3502 A.A.F. B.U. Chanute Field 11.
1st Lt. Belle Murphy of the Army Nurse Corps arrives home from England after thirteen months abroad on a thirty one day furlough. She will report to Camp Crowder Missouri for further assignment on August 4.
The article notes belief in werewolves as a traditional symbol of depraved appetites and explains varied European views. In Scandinavia and England they linked werewolves to outlawry and social outcasts, while Slavic folklore says a soul enters the wolf. France saw active werewolves in the 16th century with court cases deeming convicts insane.
Popular surveys of war plant workers show that more than a quarter of all beverage consumption is milk, surpassing other drinks in popularity during the wartime period.
1st Lt. Clarence W. Kanarr of Clare received the Distinguished Flying Cross for 300 hours of operational flight on the India China air routes. The award, announced by Brig. Gen. William H. Turner, cites courageous high altitude night and day missions over the Himalayas and the Hump corridor during November 16, 1944 to March 31, 1945.
Pfc. Joseph N. Ashley of Beaverton receives the Bronze Star Medal in a formal ceremony with Lt. Col. Alford C. Boatsman presenting. Ashley, a cartridge carrier and acting squad leader with the 184th Infantry, earned the award for heroic action near Bastogne Belgium on January 5 1945 and has also won a Certificate of Merit and the Purple Heart. He entered service from Michigan and serves with the 9th Army, with action in France Belgium Luxembourg Holland and Germany. He is the brother of Mrs. Ida Wardell and Mrs. Lillian Neilson of Farwell Michigan.
Local groups announce regular gatherings across Clare including Farwell Townsend Club meetings on alternating Tuesdays and Fridays, Rebekah Lodge on Wednesdays, Kiwanis and Rotary chapters, Knights of Columbus, Masonic Lodge, and American Legion activities. Public gatherings cover town council, Grange, 4-H, and Theta Rho Girls Club with varying weekly, biweekly, or monthly patterns.
League games schedule lists twilight 7 30 p m and 9 p m starts across July and August. Teams include Temple Hagle Houghton Drug Heart Indians Brown Corners Farwell Masons K of C Evart Indians Moline Constr Hagie Hyatt Temple Evart. Matches occur Fridays and Mondays with pairings varied by date.
Central Michigan baseball schedules span July to August with weeks named and matchups listed. Key games include Farwell at Roosevelt Oil Navy at Beal City Leaton at Shepherd and Beal City at Farwell with additional pairings through August 28.
The article notes Army takeover of civilian storage, urging prompt fuel oil applications in the Saginaw District and noting central heating demands. It reports cheese point reductions to speed sale, fish ration changes after supply drops, and OPA veteran aid including up to 400 miles of special rations for job hunting and relocation with agency referrals.
The public domain spans about 175 million acres in the United States with roughly 23 million acres classified as forest land. This land distribution highlights the scale of national forest resources and land management implications.
Bermuda lies 677 miles southeast of New York according to the local nautical geography note. The item provides a single distance reference without broader context or accompanying events.
The letter from S/Set Joseph W. Craford reports a three day pass to a mountain town, notes high room prices, unpaid pay due around the 10th, and plans to visit the beach. He asks about family back home, mentions his father, George, and cane use, and promises photographs. He apologizes for rough typing and mentions sending news to a friend Hugh.
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