Countywide Bang’s disease testing begins in Clare County
Dr. C. H. Hays in charge of Bang’s disease testing announces the second countywide test will start immediately in Clare County. Dr. R. W. Carter leads the program with field assistants and a lab technician. testing marks Clare County as Bang’s disease free north of the Oceana Bay County line once completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hays
Bang
Michigan
P D. Gibson
Clare County
Court House
Harrison
R. W Carter
Oceana-Bay
Area two wreck leaves two dead and three injured
A two car collision three miles south and five miles west of Clare killed two people and seriously injured three others. Howard Brockway escaped injury while Mrs Krocker and others were hospitalized. State Police investigated the crash at 2 35 am on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brockway
Ua. Brockway
Brocker
Krocker
Gabe VanBuskirk
Farwell
Harford L. Welch
R-1
Clare
VanBuskirk
Welch
van Buskirk
Mt. Pleasant
Post
Lester Leonard dies at Harrison home in Paris obituary
The long time Harrison resident Lester Leonard passed away at his home in Harrison Paris. He helped form the Harrison Gas and Oil Co with his nephew J B Lydell in 1932 and served as Chamber of Commerce president. Survived by a wide family including sister Mrs Charles Stinchcombe and daughter Mrs William Hibbard Jane Henderson. Funeral held at home with Dr A W Johnstone officiating and burial in Green cemetery Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
J. B. Lydell
Harrison Gas and Oil Company
Averilda Meyers
Leonard
William Hibbard
Jane
Birmingham
Milwaukee
Madge Ritter
Flint
A. W. Johnstone
Green Cemetery
Paris
Card of Thanks Mentioning Local Helpers and Clergy
A note expresses gratitude to Dr and Mrs Mc Arthur the nurses and Mr Thurs ton Rev Mary House and Mr and Mrs Fred Ste gle for kindness in sorrow with thanks to Mrs Hermann Kreuger Mr and Mrs Arthur Kreuger Laurence Kreuger and Mr and Mrs Floyd Moore for acts of comfort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Thurston
Mary House
Fred Stegle
Hermann Kreuger
Arthur Kreuger
Laurence Kreuger
Floyd Moore
Aitheran Ladies Aid Enjoyable Meeting With Mrs Schug
The Lutheran Ladies Aid met with Mrs Fred Schug. The meeting opened with the 21st Psalm and business led by president Mrs John Robson. Miss Blaine Marotzke sang Little Old Lady for two oldest members Mrs Caroline Schug and Mrs Anna Gilmore.
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Lutheran Ladies Aid
Fred, Schug
Mis
John Robson
Blaine Marotzke
Sebewaing
Caroline Schug
Anna Gilmore
B. C. Legrey
Jesus
Michigan Retailers Join War Savings Stamp Campaign
Michigan merchants theatres and Newsboys unite in a July drive to sell one dollar of war savings stamps per person in the state. The funds will help reach national goals for a new aircraft carrier Shangri La, with June 25 to August 4 as the campaign period.
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Michigan
Shangri-La
Leo Russell
War Savings Committee
Clare
Mr. Russell
Why Be a WAC
Rousing recruitment appeal urging American women to join the Women’s Army Corps as cooks bakers drivers M P s and clerical staff. It emphasizes discipline appearance and the need for WAC forces to grow to support soldiers in various roles with pride and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
M.P
WAC M.P
Neatiess
Odd Fellow Picnic at Mt Pleasant This July
The annual Odd Fellow picnic is set for July 25 at Mt Pleasant. Grandmaster Frazier and several Grand Lodge officers are expected to attend. Everyone is invited.
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Mt. Pleasant
Grandmaster Frazier
Grand Lodge
Isbey reorganizes Clare County War Savings Committee
War Savings Committees of Michigan are reorganized under Frank N Isbey state chairman. War Savings Bonds will be sold under the War Finance Committee. Donald E. Holbrook named chairman of Clare County War Finance Committee with J. Stuart Bicknell Leo Russell Mrs Mable Mulder Mrs Lulu Murphy Don R Luce on the team. The group continues promoting War Savings Bonds and Stamps to support the war effort and urges public cooperation.
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War Savings Committees
Michigan
Frank N.isbey
War Savings
War Finance Committee
Donald E. Holbrook
Clare County
Isbey
J. Stuart Bicknell
Leo Russell
Mable Mulder
Clare
Lulu Murphy
Harrison
Don R. Luce
Farwell
Container Shortage Threatens Nation Food Supply
A&P Foods warns a severe container shortage risks wasting ten percent of vital produce. Harvey A. Baum cites war demand for wooden crates, diversion of containers overseas, and labor shifts as factors. Recovery requires salvaging used containers by retailers and distributors to reuse in wartime supply chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Baum
A &P Food Stores
Baum
James J Sparta Receives Wings After Training
After high school Lt. James J. Sparta earned wings following rapid advancement in the Army Air Force. He trained at Sheppard Field and Esler Field, received promotions to sergeant ranks, and began a nine week course for B 24 bomber pilot qualification. He lists Liberal Kansas as his address.
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Sparta
Michigan State College
Air Corps
United States
Sheppard Field
Witchita Falls
Texas
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Santa Monica
California
Esler Field
Louisiana
Sikeston
Missouri
Independence
Kansas
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Foy
James J. Sparta
Army Air Force
Hotel Warren
Liberal
Katsas
Thanks to Friends for Sympathy in Our Loss
We thank friends and neighbors of Cora Badgley for kind expressions of sympathy during her illness and death. The Reverend Kleinhart offered consoling words to the husband and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Badgley
Algo
Reverend Kleinhart
Beck Brothers Go Fishing This Week
Larry Beck enjoys a vacation from his A and P duties to fish. His brother William and family from Lansing visit, helping to eat the catch and share fish stories as the Becks fish and relax together this week.
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Larry Beck
A& P
William
Lansing
Larry Becks
Larry
Becks
Reports Due for Livestock Slaughtering Here
Reports must be filed by permitted butchers to the County War Board Office Zubler Building Harrison between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on July 14 or 16 1948. They need satisfactory evidence of slaughter during 1941 or other proof to substantiate quota claims. Permitted butchers listed include Ray W Seelinger Harold & Gerald Schofield Young & Feighner Raymond Scott Irwin L Scott Lawrence W Jackson and George Wilkie.
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County War Board Office
Zubler
Harrison
Ray W. Seelinger
Harold
Gerald Schofield
Farwell
Young & Feighner
Clare
Raymond Scott
Irwin L. Scott
Lake
Lawrence W. Jackson
George Wilkie
Mrs Ella Buck Honored at Hale Church Jubilee
Mrs Ella Buck attends Olivet Nazarene College represented jubilee at Hale Church despite poor health. The event honors her early pioneer life in Ionia County and recalls the loss of her husband in 1912. She finds solace in the reading Not Growing Old as she reflects on faith and aging.
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Ella Buck
Hale Church
Olivet Nazarene College
Buck
Christian Fellowship
Ionia
Tosco
War Bond Drive Ask Families to Do More for Allies
Treasury Department urges American households to increase war bond purchases beyond basic needs to fund equipment and munitions. Message frames sacrifice as support for soldiers overseas, appealing to patriotism and shared burden in the fight against Nazi and Japanese aggression.
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Solomons
Africa
Europe
Treasury Department
Family War War Bond Plan Through Payroll Savings
A fragment urges individuals to arrange war bond purchases via payroll savings into a family plan. It hints at self reliance and coordinating a personal strategy within the household.
Clare Townsend Club No 2 Holds Summer Meeting
The Clare Townsend Club No. 2 met in the I O O F hall Thursday evening with Mrs. Effie Harvey presiding. Reports from committees were given and a bulletin read. The club plans a July 22 session at the I O C F hall featuring a party with ice cream and cake.
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Clare Townsend Club
I. O. O. F. Hall
Effie Harvey
Aresident
I. 0. C. F. Hall
Clare County War Savings drive faces short July start
In July the county's War Savings Committee reports only 4312.50 in bonds sold in ten days toward a 34000 quota. The appeal urges every resident to buy bonds as large as possible to support armed forces and reach the July goal by July 24.
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War Savings Committee
Harrison
Farwell
Clare
Clare County War Finance Committee
Clare County
Office Closure Notice by Dr Nellie Arnold Chiropractor
The office of Dr Nellie Arnold a chiropractor will be closed from July 16 to August 10 due to unspecified reasons. Patients are advised to schedule appointments accordingly and contact staff for rescheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Arnold
Annual Library Meeting Seeks Officers at Clare Library
The Clare Library Association will hold its annual meeting in the library rooms on Monday evening July 26. The gathering aims to elect officers and address any other necessary business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Clare Library Association
Rosebush churches and community notes from Rosebush Michigan
Sunday School times at Rosebush and Center Methodist churches are listed. Local residents including military families, moves, visits, and social events are noted, with travel to Ohio Indiana Texas and Colorado. A Red Cross group plans surgical dressings and bandages, and a birthday dinner is recorded for Andrew Lilac.
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Mt. Pleasant
Edgar Fetterly
Janice Hunter
O’dell
Larry
Pat
Sue McGhee
Indiana
Standard Service
Red Cross
Frank White
Family thanks for kindness after Mrs Carrie Bingham's death
The family of Mrs. Carrie Bingham expresses gratitude to friends for support during illness and passing, thanks for floral tributes, and appreciation to Rev. John H. Hall for his comforting words.
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Carrie Bingham
John H. Hall
BIDS WANTED Sealed bids for Clare garbage removal
Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk for garbage removal in the city of Clare at 4012.
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Clare
Pianos For Sale In Mt Pleasant On US-27
Rebuilt guaranteed pianos suitable for summer cottages. Sage's Music House offers cash prices for used pianos in Mt. Pleasant on US-27. Phone 28734.
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Sage’s Music House
Mt. Pleasant
Office Closed for War Conference and Assembly
Doctor H. J. Ballard states offices will be closed Monday through Wednesday next week while attending a War Conference and Clinical Assembly in Detroit.
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Detroit
H. J. Ballard
Retiring Residence Near Clare and Parnell
A convalescent home described as retiring residence for the infirm and nerve impaired near Clare, two miles west or one mile east of Parnell. Care is tendered to all guests under supervision of Mrs Rose Morrow.
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Clare
Parnell
Rose
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TreLiks
Lester Leonard
Aitheran
Fred Schug
WAR Savings Stamp
Sgt
Aurelia M. Rittivoy
Clare County War Savings Committee
Beck Boys
Vety Deposit Box
Clare, Michigan
Isabella Counties
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rosebush Methodist Church
Center Methodist Church
Epworth League
Charles Lynch
Royal Oak
Rosebush
Robert Hunter
Jane Aquin
Mary Jo
Claude Bullard
Middleton
Cecil Bullard
Steve Black
Johnnie Varga
John Varga
Frank Hamilton
Frank Trainor
Camp Aberdene
Maryland
Raymond McConnell
Jerome Young
Roberta McKnight
Central Michigan College of Education
Frank McKnight
Albert Moyes
Lionel
Lake George
Lyman Williams
Grayling
John McCleland
South Boardman
Forisale
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