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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
4
Those who had measles are recovering with several children back in school. Wayne Cooper visited from Van Dyke and Leota Davis came to spend time with Jim. Local families including Ankneys from Coleman and Hellers from Lansing also visited. Sequences of calls and guest visits continued through the week at the Cooper residence.
Mr and Mrs Allen Bauder of Vernon visited at the Davis home last Friday according to local Vernon notes.
The Elm Grove Church reports a near doubling of Sunday School attendees to forty eight and invites more participation. A capacity crowd heard Rev. Charlies Kleinhardt preach Jesus lifting up drawing all men. Special singing by Mr Witmer, son, and a trio by Mr Mrs Gordon Witmer and Miss Kleinhardt. Several seekers at the altar.
Lucille Schaar hosts a Saturday birthday gathering with about thirty guests. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Fred Zimmerman Roy Schaar and Mrs. Clayton Barber. midnights lunch features sandwiches cookies coffee and cake. Several out of town visitors and many local families join in with church and social visits noted throughout the Sheridan area.
Mavis of Bay City dined with Charles Ciliax and Mr and Mrs Verne Mickie of Dover. Mrs Mavis was joined by Mrs Micklé and daughter Noralee visiting the Ernest and Ben Kleinhardt families in the afternoon. Clarence Lethaar returned home with the Wallace Bells for a week at Drayton Plains. The writer notes a storm and hints at a possible southern departure.
A local column blends community notices with a long personal diary entry from Art, a member of Casual Detachment at Wheeler Field Hawaii. The piece records social visits, family birthdays, travel anecdotes, and hopes of home, plus reflections on back home and a request for letters. It closes with a Classified liner tease for results.
Arthur Lamb writes from Wheeler Field in February 1941 describing new barracks, meals, and daily routine. He notes sunburn, plans to qualify as pistol expert, and hopes for letters from home after a month without contact. The letter reflects Army life at a tropical training site and eagerness for news from family.
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