This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1950
Page
19
Mrs. Thompson learns of a birthday gift as twin grandsons are born to the Arnold Thompsons at Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. Attendees include L. G. Thompson of Clare and Emily Lamb of Farwell.
Arthur DeGeer was taken to Mt. Pleasant Hospital in a coma last week and is now able to sit up but will remain hospitalized for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barlow of Royal Oak visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Frizzell. Alice Frizzell returned home with them along with Gail Joslin. Anna Ratkie of Detroit visited Lon Bennett and Burke, then returned home. Henry Skiber of Lincoln is Burke’s nephew who came back Friday. Belle Graham’s brother recently returned home. The Albert Millers plan sun porch improvements. Merle Graham Judy visited John and Judy Graham in Flint. the Grahams leave early August for California to see Cliff and family. Wilmot Carpenter and Miss Ella Carpenter visited Higgins Lake for library training with state librarians.
The Farwell Churches announce services with Presiding Elder Earl Ewing at 10:00 AM Church School at 2:00 PM and a preaching service. A prayer meeting is set for 8:00 PM Wednesday at town hall and all are welcome.
The First Baptist Church invites worshippers to Bible School at 10 00 A M with Lewis Irwin as superintendent Morning Worship at 11 00 A M Evening Service at 8 00 P M and a Thursday Cottage Prayer meeting All are welcome to attend and worship with us
Minister Rev Leslie Nevins leads church school at 10 16 with classes for all ages. Public worship at 11 30 with sermon I Saw the Lord. Choir practice Monday 4 00. Also notes for Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Elder Albert Seymour and Pastor Hobart Beavers. Sunday School 10 00, preaching 11 00 and 3 00. Women’s Dept meets 7 00 and 2 00 on Wednesdays monthly. Mons League meets biweekly at 8 00 at members’ homes. Also ad for Houghton’s Drug Store 4214 offering snapshot development.
Clare County and Michigan topped their bond quotas in the Independence Bond Drive oversubscribing final results show. Michigan reached 122.1 percent of quota while Clare County ranked 22nd among Michigan counties with sales totaling 31 252. The Treasury Department praised local officials and volunteers for their effort.
Dooley of World Book outlines footwear evolution from ancient to early modern times. He highlights the erakow of the 1500s with its extreme toe, pointed French slippers of the 1700s, and Queen Elizabeth era duck bill designs with wide soles and iron ring lacing.
Brick structures aged for years are often painted to improve appearance and reduce moisture intrusion. Scientific tests show painted bricks have lower interior humidity. A clear waterproof coating may also be applied to prevent water weepage while preserving the brick’s natural look.
Scientists explain that oil on wet pavement appears colored due to thin film interference. Light reflects off both the top and bottom surfaces of the oil film, causing in and out of phase waves to brighten or cancel colors. Varying film thickness yields violet to red hues.
Markets list grain prices for wheat rye barley buckwheat white beans and eggs with figures from Johnston Elevator Co and Rosebush Elevator.Livestock sections include Clare Livestock Auction notes on butcher steers heifers cows calves hogs and lamb prices with ranges and terms for common to medium stock and fryers.
Dairy by products returned to hog rations as pelletized feeds allow self feeding and labor savings. Kraft foods summary of 1949 midwest state fair results shows 72 championship prizes and 70 first prizes won at six state fairs and the national barrow show by hogs fed pelletized dairy products.
Desert rats gather and store seed, unintentionally planting mesquite. The U S department of agriculture notes mesquite invasion has risen about 50 percent per acre in Arizona over 15 years, displacing forage grasses and hurting beef and wool production. The Merriam Kangaroo rat in the Southwest feeds on mesquite seeds.
W. W. Spink of the University of Minnesota says undulant fever or brucellosis in domestic animals can be controlled only by pasteurizing all milk for human use. He states there is no preventive immunization for humans.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.