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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
5
The page lists publishing rates and a flood of local social notes. It mentions probate notices, car repairs, new infant arrivals, army induction, visits, relocations, vacations, and church activities among Harrison Michigan residents and nearby towns. Names include Trene Myers, Leon Stanley, Alvah Charette, and many local families.
Wallace Harper died after months confined to bed. Family and friends from Bridgeport and Bay City visited in Harrison and at Detroit hospitals. Many relatives and neighbors traveled for services in Wampum Pennsylvania with a summer of visits and relocations noted in Harrison Society News.
The basement is torn apart to create a single large Bible School space with screens for class use. Parlor redecorations include sanded and varnished floors. Lawn grading, seed sowing, and landscaping with evergreens and shrubs improve the church grounds. Bible School services now at ten each Sunday. a pastor is expected to be found soon.
The article states that the American steel industry can produce 81,000,000 tons of steel ingots each year, highlighting high capacity and potential output.
Ira Trowbridge of Midland has accepted the position of Assistant Cashier of the State Savings Bank of Harrison to fill the vacancy created by the death of Wallace Harper. He is a longtime Harrison resident, a local high school graduate, and has banking experience at the State Savings Bank, then at Butternut as cashier, and most recently at the Dow Chemical Plant in Midland. He and his wife and three children will reside at the Paul Moore house on West Main Street.
The Harrison Ladies Study Club outlines its 1942 43 year with a late August start and a flower show run by Katheryn Lang and the Home and Garden Group. The schedule lists September meetings on international relations and national defense with Edith Sly and Judy Thompson leading topics and hostess teams.
Sgt Trevor H. Humphreys and Pvt Leonard W. Buell stage a barefoot 50 yard race every payday. The spectacle, begun for unknown reasons, has become a company fixture as fellow soldiers bet on the outcome and lay out the rocky course.
Miss Dorothy Brownley of Sanford was found unconscious beside a highway two and a half miles east of Temple on Sunday morning June 21. Reported by Mr and Mrs Basil Baker to Sheriff Seaver Amble at two o clock, she was exhausted and soaked from rain. She was revived at Dr Hari Wilsons office after delays and identified as fatigue and hysteria. She had attended a Temple dance with Byron Gordon before disappearing.
Mrs Mae Campbell of Harrison and Alfred Dengler of Saginaw were married Saturday in a small ceremony conducted by Dr A W Johnston. The couple's only attendants were her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Frank Scott of Saginaw. A wedding dinner followed at the home of her sister and husband Mgr and Mrs Jed Schuett with her mother Mrs Bltie Town and a few close relatives as guests.
Mr and Mrs B A Tingley announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth Edna to Adam Lowell Wright son of Mr and Mrs L Wright of Harrison. The wedding was performed in Goshen Indiana in simple rites recently.
A brief note suggests testing a Clare Sentinel style liner in the upcoming edition. The line hints at a feature that may appear next week. The exact content and purpose of the liner are not specified in the provided text.
Clinton Hilton presides as pastor with Sunday School at 10 09 a m led by Lloyd Wilson superintendent. Church services follow at 11 15 a m and 8 00 p m with special Wednesday evening services at 8 00.
Elder David Bailey presides with services at 10 30 a m Sunday School 11 15 a m and youth groups Oriole and Bluebird at 7 30 p m Evening services follow at 8 p m.
The Harrison mission led by Pastor E. E. Drummond holds a prayer meeting Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Sunday School starts at 10:00 with Clara Smith as Superintendent. Worship service is 11:00 a.m. Sunday evening services begin at 8:00 p.m.
Pastor Rev. H. E. Philo presides with Bible School at 10:00 a.m. Charles Van Blarecom leads as superintendent. Services follow at 11:00 a.m. Junior Endeavor meets at 6:00 p.m. and Senior Endeavor at 7:00 p.m.
The wife and three daughters of General Pershing died in a blaze at the Presidio in San Francisco on August 27 1915.
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