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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
8
The notice lists annual rates for mail to Michigan and other points, single copies and display ads, linery and reading notices priced per line with heading extra, cards of thanks, and fillers. It asks Friends of The Sentinel to request Judge Wylie to have probate notices printed by The Sentinel.
Harrison Board of Commerce selects L. F. Leonard as president and Gerald Price treasurer with Fred W. Weatherhead reelected secretary for the coming year. An executive committee is named including Charlies Amble Robert Burns and William Murphy.
Rex Harper of Bridgeport Connecticut was honored by three social events during a week in Harrison. A dinner at his parents home featured seafood with several Harper and McKenna family members. A Friday wiener roast at Arnold Lake drew about twenty youths including Mr and Mrs Allan Larnard and Mr and Mrs Leroy.
Brief note indicates further Harrison news appears on page twelve. The line suggests readers check the later page for additional local updates and developments.
In a justice court hearing on Monday June 3 Albert Kleiner of Arthur township received ninety days probation and $5 costs for drunk and disorderly conduct after arrest Saturday by Sheriff Seaver Amble. Ollie Root of Temple was sentenced to ninety days in Clare county jail in a separate hearing before Leroy Holford and Prosecuting Attorney Donald Holbrook for drunk and disorderly conduct. Amble made the arrest Saturday night.
Grand Coulee dam received cement in one month to cover a football field to a depth of 265 feet. Builders averaged 15,000 cubic yards daily, marking a world record for concrete work.
A Vermont study finds home bread baking saves about 342 cents per loaf, yields roughly 33 cents per hour for the housewife, and reduces the family budget by about 23 dollars annually.
Arkansas dominates U S aluminum ore production supplying the bulk of the nation’s need. The ore from Arkansas contributes to national aluminum industries and export markets.
The Clare Kindergarten Mothers Club gathered at Tourist Park Monday with next year’s class mothers as guests. A pot luck lunch followed. Supt Kennedy attended and Miss Alice St Johns discussed the group purpose. A prenup gift was given to Miss St Johns who wed on June 8.
Mrs. C. D. Harvey was surprised Sunday evening when she arrived home to find eighteen guests and a set table for a bountiful dinner. Roy Brown and his mother Mrs. Mae Casey of Detroit organized the event with Mrs. Harvey’s daughter Mrs. Arthur Johnson as hostess. Guests enjoyed visiting and musical entertainment before Mr. Brown and Mrs. Casey departed for Detroit Monday.
Sixteen Rebekahs met at the I O O F hall for a regular session and election. Dor othy Presley was elected District Deputy president to take office in October. Minnie Wilkie named two year delegate to Rebekah Assembly and Etta Howard two year alternate. Memorial day services discussed. Program to be held at the hall Sunday.
On June 16 at two o clock Mrs Howant was appointed program chairman. The Financial Secretary was instructed to send statements to members with dues in arrears. Mrs Rebercca Abbott reported a $46.43 benefit party take and with later donations, Mrs Osborn and Thelma would receive about $60.00. Mrs Ed Musgell won the mystery box. All members are asked to attend Tuesday evening June 11 for special business.
Two Clare Sons of the American Legion members Donald Dunlop and Arlo Oden registered for the 1940 Wolverine Boys State meeting at Hast Lansing. Four locals are expected to attend, with Dunlop and Oden as the known participants, continuing local Legion representation alongside Paul Manee Jr. and George C. Parent. Three more members Arleigh B. Gorr Kyle L. McKinnon and George C. Wisler joined the Anti-Stand-Up for Celebrities Association gaining rights to remain seated during dignitary introductions.
The Clare City Library received a gift from the Philip Hamilton Mc Milan Memorial Fund at Yale University. Included are "Lambert Wickes" by William Bell Clark, a portrait of a Revolutionary War naval captain, and "Up and Down California," a journal by William Handy Brewer, offering insights into early California exploration.
The article discusses The Sovae and Tay of Freedom, praising art travel and race themes and a biographical portrait of Alexander II. It notes Philip Hamilton McMillan, Detroit native and Yale alumnus of 1894, whose 1919 death led to a 1922 memorial fund bequest of $100,000 by Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson McMillan to Yale University.
A dialogue fragment contrasts a father and son about college life and the value of education. The father notes colleges produce sustenance for life using the “flower of youth” and the “dough of old age,” implying continued benefit from schooling.
In the passage the phrase refers to troops that are experienced and battle tested. The dad explains that they are mustered by officers and subjected to enemy fire, illustrating how seasoned troops are assembled and exposed to combat conditions.
A raw recruit, scolded by a young lieutenant, fails to salute the next day. The officer stops him and asks why, and the recruit replies he thought the lieutenant was still cross with him. The moment captures a tense, humorous exchange in military life.
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