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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1945
Page
2
Cherie Nicholas notes black dominates summer fashion with versatile wear from beach boleros to formal gowns. She highlights dramatic slim silhouettes, cap sleeves, side fastenings, and bows, plus black faille suits and youthful, flattering black frocks for teens and grown women alike.
Thirty one Clare women traveled to Mt. Pleasant to play a match that Mt. Pleasant won. Afterward many stayed for a social afternoon of golf and bridge. Next Wednesday the Clare group will meet at Twin Elms to play for handicap scores.
The Border reunion is scheduled for Sunday July 29 at Clare Tourist Park. TM 4014
Mrs. Lorena Campbell, sister of Mrs Norman Lackie, died last Thursday at Royal Oak at eighty five. She had lived with her daughter Mrs Ray Jamieson in Saginaw for thirty years. Services were held Saturday at Forest Lawn cemetery in Saginaw. Mrs Gladys Gade attended the funeral.
A glimpse of Heidelberg life before the war notes student duels among rival corps near Scheffelhaus with facial scars worn as badges. The scene links to The Student Prince and a popular drinking song, while the nearby Heidelberg Castle dominates the landscape and recalls its 1693 destruction by French forces and the famed Tun.
In Ixcatepec near Mexico City an adobe model house costing $21 attracts 25 local families. Though unable to buy it, they imitate the design by adding windows, splitting a single room into two, and installing a kitchen and rudimentary bath after viewing the Camphmila Rural Reconstruction center model.
Sewing machine repair expert arriving in Clare for a short visit offers service on Singer and all makes. Has twelve years with the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Leave address with Clare Sentinel or call 7220-F2 c/o John Roe, Clare R-2.
A report from Socony Vacuum details six types of droplets added to lubricating oils to raise pressure limits, improve cold flow, resist oxidation, and reduce rust. One droplet raises limit from 5000 to over 30000 psi, others enhance oiliness, flow, and protection against metal corrosion and sludge.
American Doughboys of the 83rd Division seized Honvelet after a night attack, finding the Nazi garrison asleep. They captured the town and discovered a Volkswagen delivering rations, which the troops shared, enjoying their first hot meal in 24 hours.
New York seaman Gustave Jens, 49, was charged with drunkenness. Magistrate Morris Rothenberg asked if he had prior drunken episodes. Jens replied he had been drunk in every country, and quipped about heading to a saloon if sentence were suspended. The judge commended his honesty and suspended sentence.
In Manila during fighting the giant ice plant sign depicting a trapeze artist and the slogan Don't miss Manila's finest San Miguel beer was damaged. The lingering message reads Don't miss as American troops read the partially intact reminder from the old display.
A woman known as a water color painter attends a party and is admired for her work and complexion. She tries to converse with a shy young man who, after a hesitant moment, reacts gallantly by commenting on her appearance. He appears unsure how to respond to her question about her painting.
A joking exchange shows a captain questioning a guard on night duty and a rookie replying that the corporal would haul away his dead body. The banter highlights military humor and discipline dynamics.
A series of old time quips and puns. Jim defines a gos siper oddly. Tim jokes about 22 from 2 plus 2. Nit pretends to be a haberdasher with a railroad as charge of ties. Teacher asks primeval forest and Smarty says a place untouched by man. Bill notes a fur found on a street car and calls it a trans-fur. Pigeon walking is questioned. Harry and Jerry quip about temperature and cold feet.
Jones asks why an electrician wasn’t sent. The Electric Store explains the technician rang twice and left, assuming no one was home. A landlady and new tenant joke about sharing a chicken half, highlighting a humorous miscommunication.
A wife asks a doctor if there is any hope for her husband. the doctor replies hesitantly and asks what outcome she hopes to achieve.
Light footed she dances as if walking on air and teases a partner about stepping on her feet. The dialogue hints at a playful exchange highlighting grace and boundaries in a social moment.
A jokey banter on doors and fates plays with a shipwreck punchline. A sailor jokes about not hungry on a week at sea, while another quips about death at the door and wolves. The exchange sits in a playful, dark humor tone.
A brief dialogue features Bill and Joe debating women with Bill asking what they are and Joe replying generally speaking revealing a light humorous exchange about stereotypes.
In a playful class discussion, Harry asks what position his brother plays on the baseball team while Mary describes a crouched stance. The light exchange echoes schoolyard humor and sports talk.
A courtroom exchange centers on limits of a mother’s visits, with one party objecting to her twice yearly trips and the other noting she stays six months each time. The dialogue reveals tensions over duration and boundaries in family visitation.
A. W. Thrush, A.M.M. 2/c, now at Fit. 441, N.A.S., Miami Florida. Pvt. Leon P. Thrush, 36493322, Co. BH, 215th I. T. B., Camp Blanding Florida. P.F.C. Loretta Hales of Henderson Hall Arlington Virginia visits relatives in Clare this week.
S/Sgt John G Neithercut and his wife and children visit grandparents in North Carolina while he is stationed at Camp Beutner. Mrs Forrest Jordan and her husband from Seattle spend the weekend with relatives. John William Dunlop and wife Gwen Ann of Zanesville Ohio visit relatives Wallace Johnson and family in town.
Pfc. Neilan Cradit arrived home Wednesday evening after months overseas to spend fur lough with his wife son Tommy and his parents Mr and Mrs Wade Cradit along with other relatives and friends.
Notice lists a barn 86 by 50 with twelve foot posts and a round roof and a house 20 by 26 with 12 by 2 foot walls. Bids due Monday August 20 1925. City Clerk Alex McKinnon reserves right to accept or reject bids. July 19 1946.
War ration book five will last about fifteen months at current stamp usage. One hundred fifty million copies are printed with projected printing and shipping costs around $750000. The book includes red and blue meat and processed foods stamps, sugar and shoe stamps, plus seventy two spare stamps to extend the book's life. Interim substitutions apply for the period before the new book goes into use. The new A gasoline book will replace parts of Book Four with A-18 to A-23 coupons. A-18 coupons become good December 22.
Cuit's Hamburgers will close from July 29 to August Bth for a seasonal shutdown. Local patrons are advised to plan meals around the temporary closure and expect reopening in early August.
Roosevelt Oil Co. of Clare Michigan answers daily inquiries about Ethyl gas Naphtha stove gas Quaker State and Penn Motor oils with a confident Yes. The ad promises reliable supply and customer satisfaction as Swirlers are urged to let farmers tend to farming while they handle the business.
Mrs Edward Mussell expresses gratitude for excellent hospital care from Dr and Mrs Mc Arthur and nurses. She thanks the Farwell Rebekahs and Clare Rebekahs for gifts, friends for calls flowers fruit candy and cards and money. She also thanks Mr and Mrs Arthur Morgan and all who offered kindness.
Mr and Mrs Nelson Irish thank friends and neighbors for flowers cards and gifts on his eighty seventh birthday held Sunday July 22 and for calls during a open house in the afternoon. Your kindness will long be remembered.
A public note expresses gratitude from Mrs. Jessie Davis for birthday and illness cards and gifts. It mentions war bonds as a future security, reflecting a community tone and civic framing.
An advertisement claims a strong penetrating liquid reaches more germs faster and cures athlete foot in minutes. It notes 50 percent content and a hot new stock arriving at Houghton Drug Store with limited test sizes for dealers.
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