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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
5
Community notices list many visitors and locals spending Decoration Day weekend in Clare and nearby towns. Included are church events at Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and social visits among Flint Saginaw Detroit and Jackson residents with many family gatherings and weekend trips.
The article notes services at the Church of God with Mary House as pastor including Sunday School at 10:30 a m and preaching at 5:00 p m Prayer meetings Wednesdays at 6 00 p m. Farwell Methodist Church under W We Hurd lists a breakfast service and Pentecost observance marking the church’s 1900th anniversary with Holy Communion.
A fragmented notice describes Mrs. Elmer Allen and her mother Mrs Bonnet of Marion visiting kin in Jackson and Moores Crossing. It mentions Mr and Mrs Albert Madison and Roy Allen, noting a family gathering around Decoration Day.
The Yarwell Woman's Club held its meeting at Mrs. J. H. Stinethcombe's home on May 27 with 15 members in attendance. Members shared quotations from women writers, heard sketches by Mrs. Minerva Richmond, and readings including a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Flora Powell presented a paper on Saving the Red Woods, and visitors included Grace Stanley and several others. Refreshments were served.
Memorial Day observances in Farwell drew many locals and visitors to the park for a warm afternoon program. Rev. H. B. Johnson of Clare delivered an inspiring address to soldiers and townsfolk. The event featured school recitations songs dialogues a male quartet and a military flag drill by sixteen girls with music from the Gilmore band.
28th. Wool! We are buying wool and will appreciate your patronage. Henry & Stanley, Farwell, Mich.
The farm crops department of Michigan State College will showcase curing methods in 27 counties to preserve bright color and leaves. The windrow method reduces labor and yields hay that commands good prices at terminal markets. Alfalfa leaves retain a large share of the hay’s food value.
The Clare County Road Commissioners invite sealed bids by June 18 1930 at 1 pm CST for about one mile of road in Sheridan Township Loomis State Road crossing section 27. Work includes grading gravel and drainage structures. Bid documents available from County Clerk with mandatory $50 certified check and unit bids. board may reject any bid.
The first professional architect to America was Peter Harrison who arrived about 1745. He designed the Redwood Library at Newport and drafted plans for King’s Chapel in Boston in 1761. Harrison also built the Brick Market House at Newport and influenced early New England architecture.
The column notes visits and greetings among families including the Clarks Farrars and Howells. A funeral in Ludington draws relatives, while Hughes and Clark households adjust to new homes. Decoration Day passes quietly with neighbors lingering along the beach.
Mrs Sam Leichti Sr of Clare hosts visitors with the Leichti family. Governors and relatives from Mt. Pleasant Detroit Lansing Flint Rosebush and Pontiac appear among guests and callers. Several families including Bodkins Empey Toban Clute and Spickermann are listed with weekend and weekday visits. Bonham remains on the sick list.
Earl First and Keith First spent Sunday at Middleton with Mrs. Cora First. Several relatives between Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw were seen in town. The Weildman Rosebush game Friday ended 3 to 0 in favor of Rosebush.
A long list of local families from Flint Detroit Clare Owosso and Lansing visited relatives and friends across the area. Hundreds attendedDecoration Day events at the Burns and Windover Lake communities as old neighbors exchanged stories and shared hospitality.
Windover residents M. W. Firich and Bert Alley were callers last Tuesday. Mrs. S. Edson from near Sears searched Thursday for a lost dot. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ferguson and their daughter June of Lansing spent Sunday at their cottage.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a Sunday related wording about a house speaker issue. The readable bits mention achard yanieh and a caller, but no clear action, date, or location. Further text is needed to produce a precise summary.
Fred M. Morgan offers a Saturday sale at 603 McEwan Street featuring Palm Olive Soap at 20 cents, Star A Star Pork and Beans two for 15 cents, preserves and peanut butter priced, lemons per dozen 40 cents, Pillsbury pancake flour two for 25 cents, Certo for jams and jellies 28 cents, and Light House Mustard 19 cents. Business is good with total deal value around 4.95 dollars.
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