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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
5
The Smith Creek correspondence lists visits, travels, and events. Families like Watsons, Hortons, Delling, and Burns are mentioned along with town activities, gatekeeping projects, and upcoming trips to California. Local trades, fishing, farming, and a promotional Fly Chaser sale are noted.
A County nurse left for Missouri last Thursday. Several families from Leota McBride Saginaw Flint and elsewhere visited relatives or hosted guests. Harry Simpson bought the Hecker restaurant to open the Harrison Sweet Shop with Jessie Griffen in charge. Community events included a successful children’s day program and a cottage stay by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Campbell of Tonia.
West Freeman reports social visits at Lost Lake and nearby trips. Ed Wood and relatives from Detroit joined hunts and weekend stays, with James Banfill and Ed Wood traveling to Cheboygan and Detroit on business or leisure. M W Finch hosted gatherings as others planned river and boat outings along with local outings at Lost Lake.
In Hinkleville and nearby towns residents joined a riverbank picnic east of Clare. Families from Minkleville the Burds Hinkles Kraatz and Skyrings shared a fish fry and fish judging with Mrs Kraatz winning largest fish and Mrs Hinkle the largest haunch.
In a free hitting game Clare Businessmen defeated Stevenson Lake 13 to 5 Sunday afternoon. The Stevenson Lake lineup, like Clare, hit freely but failed to crack the field. next Sunday Stevenson Lake and Eagle meet in Farwell with Stevenson Lake winning the first game 15 to 9, game time 2 30.
A large crowd enjoyed a fine children’s day program at the church Sunday evening. Local residents Inez Hemstreet and Frank Allen, Glare high school graduates, are spending holidays at home. Community notes mention culvert work under highway commissioner Bert Rutter and family updates. Seeding is done and haying will start. Sunday School attendance is rising with preaching planned after service.
Windover Lake reports the Proutys of Traverse City have assumed operations of the clubhouse for the season now open for business. Briggs shows slight improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nash celebrate the birth of a baby boy born last week. The Dogeet family is listed as being in the area.
Weekend visitors and residents are noted across Farwell and nearby towns. Names include Bert Scott and family, Lucile Brooks returning from Clare, alumni events in Clare, and multiple gatherings with Lansing, Saginaw, and Flint connections. Cottages filling for summer and area business figures seen at YMCA camp.
Hatton area guests include Mr. and Mrs. Marr of Grand Rapids staying with Mrs. Durfee and family. Clare visitors Mrs. Clara Freed and Mrs. Tony Freed attend the Golden Glow. Aberhart and Nass families call on friends. Postmaster Clare and deputy Miss Anna Joes visit the Golden Glow while James Duncan and wife recount Lake George cottage visits and fish tales. Pete Grewe of Flint spends weekend with his mother, with Fred Hsonwick also up from Flint.
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