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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
4
Conservation researchers propose a five year closure on northern pike catches at Crooked Lake. They recommend stocking with largemouth bass yearlings and wall eyed pike yearlings to reduce overabundant panfish like bluegills. The goal is to boost predator fish and allow panfish to grow to legal size by balancing the food supply.
Government experts say current sugar supply is below normal due to war shipping restrictions. Cuban Puerto Rican sugar is redirected to the gulf states and Hawaiian sugar to the west coast, leaving northeastern areas undersupplied. Housewives face a half pound per person per week until rationing officials release more or end it. Surplus advisories urge proration to the ration book to avoid waking up with no sugar.
Nearly forty Clare Red and Gun Club members and families gathered at McKay Park Tuesday for an annual clean up. After work they enjoyed Weimers, pickles coffee and picnic specialties and praised the park’s readiness for summer visitors to Perch Lake. The public is invited to use the grounds and keep it neat.
The Clare Softball League standings as of Wednesday April 24 show Hertick 8–0 and Clare Hardware 2–0 atop the table. Other teams include Gulf 1–0 1.000 ERA and Farmers Co-ops 0–1 1.000. Next week features Harrison versus Farmers Co-ops and Alma versus Clare, with Methodist Church and Lake also on the slate.
Roscommon conservation department representative Erib Warren spotted a hawk and crow locked in aerial combat nine miles east of Gladwin on highway M-61. After a second shot the hawk dropped its prey a partridge chick, and the crow fell as the hawk wheeled away. The hawk typically feeds on small prey like frogs and mice.
The Tri County Health Unit replies to reader questions about cancer incidence, age patterns, heredity, common sites, prevention, and diagnosis. It notes about one in ten US deaths from cancer, most cases occur after age 35, breast and uterus cancers are common in women, and early diagnosis improves outcomes. Regular examination of suspicious areas is advised.
The dancing season opens Friday at 9:00 PM at Johnsons Rustic Dance Palace in Houghton Lake with no admission fee. Dancers pay for music via ten cent tickets. pavilion open nightly except Monday. Johnnie Anderson and his orchestra provide sweet and hot music.
Ad copy teases a sale stating you do not need something and what you do, urging readers to buy. It hints at Heede Clare and Sentinel classifieds as the source. The fragment suggests a promotional slogan and a call to action without full details.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company reports net earnings of 16.74 million for the year ended February 28 1942 down 8.68 percent from last year as gross sales rise to 1.378 billion. President John A Hartford says higher efficiency lowers prices raises wages and boosts farmer returns while passing savings to consumers and aiding the war effort.
A special Food for Freedom film will be shown at the Townsend Club meeting in Sheridan town hall this Friday evening June 26, with other related films. The event, organized by PCA Alma in cooperation with the farm program, invites everyone to attend.
All those working in the USO campaign for funds including those soliciting black sections are asked to complete their work and report to Conrad Walker or Mrs Sailes Ryan at the earliest possible time.
Harold Hugete Lear, 19, from Clare, has joined the U S Navy and trains at Great Lakes Illinois. He will take an aptitude test to decide further instruction or active duty after recruit training.
PFC Donald B. Pelch has been raised to Private First Class at Selfridge Field Army Air Forces. A native of Farwell, he enlisted December 2281 1941 and served at Ft Warren Wyoming before transferring to the Public Relations Office.
Gasoline rationing and rubber campaign urged as vital to armed forces. Every small amount of rubber collected in Clare County contributes to national effort and victory, with cumulative impact across the nation through wartime mobilization.
Home gardeners warned about the rose chafer a beetle nuisance. Extension Entomologist C B Dibble notes pyrospread and pyrocide give fair control. Akerosene dunk at dawn suggested, with repeated dusting for lasting effect.
The Methodist Vacation Bible School ends with a Friday picnic at noon and a closing program at 8:00 PM in the church. Parents and friends are urged to attend to see the students’ work led by Dr and Mrs Hall and the staff.
Clare Methodist Church hosted a gathering led by County Chairman Robert Kleiner. Dr. Hall outlined the Four Freedoms and the fighting production and home fronts while performing a duet with Mrs. Hall.
Five welders sought at the Clare Trailer plant West US 10 as graduates from the local Defense Training School accept better positions on farms shops and in defense plants manufacturing munitions of war.
Mrs Henry Kleiner a 79 year old resident of Sheridan township fell on the back porch steps Monday evening fracturing her hip. She remains in serious condition under care of her son Robert Kleiner’s family with assistance from Mrs Emma Erhardt and others.
The Latter Day Saints of Clare and Farwell held a joint Children’s Day and Father’s Day service at the Clare I O C F hall. Guests from Rosebush attended. total attendance was sixty nine. Emma Armstrong and Pearl Osborn led the program with readings songs and two children and flower garden exercises. Fifty then joined a picnic at City Tourist Park for social reception.
In Clare county a salvage drive recovered more than one and a half tons of rubber from Budd Lake and nearby waters. Officials plan to expand underwater searches in all lakes and rivers as the Salvage for Victory effort enters its final week.
A dish always served at formal dinners in Japan is Osashimi. It consists of slices of raw fish dipped into mustard and soy sauce and eaten with relish.
City Hall hosts a 7:00 PM dinner for all Clare merchants to discuss War Savings Stamps and Bonds sales in business and professional places. Mayor N L Tibbils urges participation as America backs the war effort and plans for the future.
Cement stave rib stone and flat stave silos offered at low cost. Early order discounts apply. Clare representative Clifford Richmond listed in Clare Michigan with postal code 13126.
Peter A. Oman announces candidacy for re election as Clare County Treasurer on the Republican ticket at the September primaries covering 1915 to 1918 service.
The Michigan Zoological Society serving Midland and Clare Michigan states it will not be responsible for debts contracted in its name beginning today and all accounts must be settled in cash.
William A. Henderson announces his Republican bid for the County Clerk and Register of Deeds nomination in the September primaries, a political advertisement.
A candidate announces intent to run for re election as County Treasurer in the upcoming Republican primaries in September. The statement emphasizes continuity and experience in fiscal stewardship.
A compact call to readers to check the Clare Sentinel classifieds for great value. It urges money saving and big returns by using the newspaper’s classified liner for results.
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