This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1944
Page
9
Raymond Laven writes from overseas mentioning rains heat mosquitoes malaria pills and yellow skin from illness. He describes local natives clothing homes and pay rates while noting leave timelines mail delays and steps to wash clothes using rope and waves. He asks about home weather the baby and hopes for letters and mail soon.
Readers receive multiple wartime letters dated February 1944 from soldiers in New Guinea and California. Pfc William L Case describes horse handling and camp conditions, S/Sgt Raymond Calkins writes from 1008 Maple St. regarding home life and mail, while others reference combat training and a wish to return home.
Washington announces the 1944 War Fund appeal begins March 1. Norman H. Davis and Leon Fraser urge Americans to fund a 200 million dollar objective to support blood donation, surgical dressings, prisoner of war parcels, and Red Cross services for troops at home and abroad through 1944.
North Africa January 28 1944 Pvt Roger C Haring writes to Mr and Mrs Gland Cassidy recounting fighting in Italy. He describes a heavy barrage near his position a shell exploding within 15 yards wounding his arm, hospital treatment and gratitude for good care, plus concern for buddies and hope to return home. He notes ongoing tough fighting and plans to write again.
Rosebush Methodist Church holds Sunday School at 10 45 a m and preaching at 11 45 a m with junior choir at 7 00 p m Friday. Center Methodist Church shows Sunday School 9 45 a m and preaching at 10 45 a m with Epworth League at 8 00 p m. Local residents Mr and Mrs Lavern Pratt and daughter Jean visited the John Lynch home. George Bayliss, longtime Rosebush resident and implement dealer, died after a three month illness. survived by his wife. Miss M Ashby, librarian, visited the local library and is appointed librarian at Mt Pleasant. Ezekiel Archer, former resident, died at University Hospital Ann Arbor. funeral held at Wise church with burial in Delwin cemetery. Mr and Mrs Louis Moon returned from Florida. Mrs Nannie Allen and son Robert joined Mrs Ida Pelcher to Mt Pleasant to visit Audrey Pelcher. John McIlhaney and sister Nellie McIlhaney of Mt Pleasant called on Mrs John Lynch. James Radey, recently at Bad Axe with Teeter Drilling, is home for a few days. Stanley Coughlin and family, from Texas, visited James Radey. Stanley on furlough. Rose M Lynch RN, studying at U I Michigan, spent Sunday at home.
The Brown School reports September to January pupil totals 33 to 29 with eight grades active. Students progress across reading and arithmetic, from first grade to eighth, with work in English hygiene geography and history. Recent improvements include a kerosene store library shelves upgraded lavatories and hot lunches funded by 4-H and community support.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.