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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1944
Page
3
The Rebekah Club will meet Friday with Mrs. Sadie Ogle for a pot luck dinner and a special business meeting. Several bridge gatherings are noted with high scores and refreshments. Nil Kajser celebrates seventh birthday with a color film, games, and sweets. Patty Lowrey marks sixth birthday with cake ice cream and favors.
Mrs Omer-Parent entertained her bridge club Thursday evening with guests Mrs Eugene Wyman and Mrs Erwin Zinser. Wyman won high, Murdoch second, Zinser traveler. Hostess served light refreshments. Nearby family gathering at Stevenson Lake honored Norman F Assmann on furlough with 22 relatives from Mt Pleasant, Shepherd, Rosebush and Clare. Edward Mussell birthday surprise drew two tables of pep per. prizes to Mrs Harrison Simmons Arthur Walter.
A brief note expresses warm birthday greetings to Ed from friends who wish him many more happy returns.
Verona Bower daughter of Mrs Maude Bower of North Maple Street married Set Warren B White son of Mr and Mrs A B White of Lake George in a Methodist Church ceremony officiated by Rev Chas Hahn The couple plan a Northern Michigan honeymoon before Sgt White returns to Fort McClellan Alabama She will continue teaching at Farwell Rural Agricultural School and Mrs Bower will host a reception for family and friends
The Stough Loomis and Archambault reunion gathered 65 relatives and friends at Bay City State Park on Sunday July 9. A pot luck noon meal followed by visiting and swimming. Emma Youman oldest attendee and Price Terrance Banks youngest. One marriage and one birth reported. no deaths. Military members named include Loomis Moran White Banks Johnson Archambault Stough family. Ice cream served after business meeting. next year planned at the same site. Attendees hailed from Croswell Port Huron Royal Oak Lansing Saginaw Howell Bay City and Clare.
The seventeenth annual Thompson family reunion was at Eight Point Lake on Sunday July 16. Sixty seven people shared dinner and a business meeting led by L H Thompson of Clare, lifelong president. Life officers included Vice President Mrs Jane Root and Correspondent Mrs Frances Thompson. Nellie Densmore elected Secretary Treasurer. Frank Thompson Dewey Root and Wm J Stephenson on table committee. One wedding occurred Marcella Root wed Don Allen of Hersey. Arthur Lamb attended as guest of Miss Hmley Thompson. attendees came from Flint Weidman Hersey Ewart Mt Pleasant Farwell and Clare. others absent due to gas rationing.
On Tuesday evening July 11 Mrs Harold Kile and her husband were honored guests at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernie Cleveland. Relatives and friends attended and a pot luck lunch with a wedding cake was served. Gifts were presented to the honorees.
Vernon City and nearby towns host visits and family gatherings this Sunday through Monday. Mt. Pleasant residents Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Harrison were guests of the Fishers. Saginaw and Coleman trips and Midland business visits are listed for several residents. Lansing and Clare connections appear among visiting kin. Milan and Milan area hosts include Faynell White and Colie Dixon. Josephine Sines spending a few days at home.
Seventeen relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs Geo Snider home to honor their son Frank D Snider A E M 1 c of Clinton Oklahoma. A noon dinner featured patriotic decorations with red white and blue bouquets and photos taken in the afternoon. Other attendees included Mr and Mrs Arthur Brown Mr and Mrs Arnold Bidwell Mr and Mrs Thomas Sturgis and son Allen Mr and Mrs Henry Snider Mrs Cora Parr Mrs Hattie White and Mr and Mrs Edward Mussell.
The notice explains extended warranty for defective shoes and new price limits on used baby carriages. Mothers learn buyers must obtain a statement after repairs to receive a replacement stamp. Used buggies must not exceed 75 percent of new price if good, or one third if below standard, with a 60 day defect return window.
The Price Clerk of the Local Board responds to a reader inquiry about where to obtain pricing information. The note clarifies procedures and directs readers to official channels for accurate figures and guidance.
The Clare Townsend Club met in Archambaull hall with Mrs. C D Harvey presiding. Members planned an ice cream and cake party for August 5 and set the next meeting for July 28. The Clare Odd Fellows lodge installed James Irwin as District Deputy and Andrew Irwin Sr as Noble Grand for six months, naming officers and approving a choir for lodge singing. Dances are paused until September. Island Park picnic for the District Association of 1 0 C F and Rebekahs is next Sunday at Mt Pleasant.
The article explains OPA ceiling prices for used passenger cars by model and body type across twenty three makes and about six thousand models. It details as is and warranty prices, the 30 day or 1000 mile warranty, and the 25 percent markup or $100 minimum. It warns buyers to verify the correct ceiling price with the War Price and Ration Board and notes shoe rationing guidance detouring misfits and returns.
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