75 000 Waiting for Phones Bell Reports
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company reports a waiting list of more than 75 000 orders for telephone service due to wartime demand and limited production by Western Electric. Backlog grows by about 7 000 monthly with no near relief expected. Delays affect cable wire and central office facilities. priority given to war, health, and public security needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
T. C. Maher
Westerm Electric Company
Bell System
Western Electric
Swan
Clare Exchange
Maher
War Production Board
Western Electric Company
Pacific Coast
Milk safety and dairy farming tips for summer
Uncle Be discusses keeping water supplies clean and milking utensils free of bacteria. He lists steps including chlorine treatments, notes on udder care, and milking rules. He promotes Bulletins 1675 and 361 from U S Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota for detailed guidance. He adds advice on pasture use for calves, mineral supplements, and ration adjustments with references to Extension Service Leaflets 231 and Circular 297.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Bulletin
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minnesota
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wisconsin
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Local families host weekend gatherings in Vernon area
Vernon City and surrounding towns report a series of Sunday visits and weekend visits. Vernon residents Mr and Mrs Robert Ryan of Clare joined Mr and Mrs Eli Fisher for dinner. Several families visited kin at Budd Lake Mt Pleasant Kalkaska Fife Lakes Farwell Flint Rosebush and Vernon township with multiple grandchildren and relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ryan
Clare
Eli Fisher
Alva White
Lavina
Duane
Budd Lake
Wilbur Burns
Beaverton
Cynthia Emery
Amelia Gardner
Frank Pringle
Margaret Briggs
Mt. Pleasant
Emma Gerren
Fred Pitt
Chris Pitt
Kalkaska County
Ted Tyler
Patricia
M. Magley
Fife Lakes
Perry VanSickle
Cynthia
Mac Maitland
George Snider
Arthur Brown
Rosebush
Melvin Brasington
Marshall Brock
Vernon Township
Earl Marshall
Coleman
Margaret Funnell
Betty
Sgt
Robert Bergey
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Ray Bergey
Archie MacDonald
Gordon Johnson
North Bradley
Farwell
Geo. Anderson
Merlin
Fort Meade
Maryland
Homer Pelton
Ohio
Warren Willette
Flint
Ted Reger
Fred Gardon
K. Stevens
Paul Pelton
Clarence
Cyral Letson
George Winn
Lewis
Bernard Allen
Hartman
Norman Myers
Carl Cotton
John Hartman
Clela
Charles Ott
Ed. Magnus
Bob Kellar
Othel Denslow
Myers
Harrison
Denslow
James Winn
Gladwin
Lake News Social Notes and Church Listings
Lake community highlights include I Wyrick sermons and Sunday School at 11 00 a m and preaching at noon in the Lake School Building Elizabeth McCon serves as superintendent Several Clare shoppers are named and visits to relatives noted Additionally many locals visit shops in Clare Bay City Big Rapids and Saginaw with travel to Owosso and Mt Pleasant mentioned as well as new clerk Calv in Tryon at the Cafferty store and Hazel Scott from Saginaw among listed residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
I. W. Wyrick
Elizabeth McCon
Lake School
Clare
Chas. Scott
A. Sullivan
Billa Mae Lakies
Marion. Ramsden
George Scott
Sam Muir
Co. D. Smith
Wm. McCon
Flint
Chas. Blair
Bay City
Louise Oman
Harrison
Geo. Scott
Frederick Scott
Billy
Millard Scott
Big Rapids
Calvin Tryon
Cafferty
Irwin Scott
Velma Howe
Lloyd Close
Saginaw
Mildred Everett
Bellvue
Ohio
Godfrey
Charles Beck
Gerald Mayball
Benny Pribble
Russell Wilson
Dwight Gilman
Lansing
Wava Tryon
Barryton
Donahelle Colosky
Pat Sharp
Mt. Pleasant
Chas, Sheitman
Owosso
Russell Bergey
Chas. Sherman
Hazel Scott
Loomis Church and Sunday School Summer Bible School
Loomis reports strong attendance and lively interest in the summer Bible school held Friday evenings at the Loomis Gospel Mission with singing scripture lessons and activities. Visitors from Flint and local families join in, and several local residents are noted visiting relatives or recovering from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis Gospel Mission
Loomis
Letters From Boys in Service
Betty Walker reports from England as a Cadre for a WAC detachment posting postal duties and teaching. she thanks The Sentinel for papers. Vane Mickle writes from the front in June 1944 about hoping to visit, nostalgia for home, ball games, and plans as invasion news dominates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty J. Walker
Chet Richard
Sentinel
Mr. Richard
England
Clare
Elsie Loeffler
Sentinels
Betty Walker
Temple Community Mourns Olive Kelly Death
Death claimed Olive Kelly at her Temple home on Friday June 23. The town extends sympathy to the family. Also noted are social visits and brief family updates including Roy Myers, Flynn in Winterfield, Peter Schram in Midland and Saginaw, Ash and Balus from Marion, Roy Holford in Greenwood, and William Gagnon of Great Lakes Illinois visiting his family. Congressman Roy O. Woodruff issue cited on freedom and national duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Kelly
Roy Myers
Flynn
Winterfield
Peter Schram
Midland
Saginaw
Robert Ash
Gertrude Balus
Marion
Steve Haynak
Roy Holford
Chris Simpson
Greenwood
William Gagnon
Great Lakes
Roy O
Woodruff
America
Poi
Weekend Guests Attend Birthday Picnic at Hartman Home
Mrs Pearl Hartman and Mrs Dale Hartman of Clare visited Grand Rapids and attended a Budd Lake picnic honoring Mrs Jeff Hartman on her eightieth birthday. Relatives and friends numbering about forty gathered for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Hartman
Grand Rapids
Dale Hartman
Clare
John Hartman
Clela
Budd Lake
Jeff Hartman
J. C. Marotzke
Norman Myers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bell Company
Linda Cornell
Eleanor Cashin
Harry Cornell
Geo. Finch
Jay Williams
Clarence Ramey
Roscommon
Baby
Verne Hains
The
Brand
Fred Smalley
Harold Lockwood
Larry
Ann Arbor
Millard Scott and Son
T. H. Brooks
Dewey Gustin
Robert Jones
Ludington
James Brooks
Ester Brooks
Estel Brooks
Evart
Harl Bauder
Myr
Perl Tryon
Tryon
Uncle Bob
Hitler
Europe
Axis
Italy
Coe
Kraft Cheese Company
Vernon City
Lake News
Ruth
Helen McReynolds
R. A. McReynolds
Mary Brookman
Colonville
Verne Mickle
Vane
Dover
Tom
Johnny
Nina
France
Robert Collins
Bard
Jim Winn
Don Williams
Normandy
Clare County
Republican
Isabella Clare
V. F. W., American Legion and Board of Supervisors
Isabella
Harrison Dodds
Guy E. Crook
M. E. Cota
Sec
W. A. Bartlett
Alma
R. F. Bessmer
W. H-Burd
M. E. Gota
Hastings
Conway
Lugton
W. P. Green
Thorpe
Kalamazoo
Deyoung
Muskegon
Stanley
Indian River
Horace Powers
Michigan Mutual Windstorm Insurance CO
Home Office
Michigan
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