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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
5
Publishers set annual rates of 1.50 to Michigan and 2.00 to other points, with 5c per copy, 10c per line for locals, 5c per line fillers, and 10c heading. Cards of Thanks 25c per ten lines, plus 5c per line over. Resolutions and poetry 6c per line. Probate notices encouraged to be printed by The Sentinel.
A volley of visits fills Harrison life with travel between Sherman and neighboring towns. Cousins in Sheridan township host gatherings while Detroit and Saginaw trips anchor weekend plans. Community members and families share dinners,hospital stays, and short furloughs with relatives and friends across Michigan.
Vermont guests join Anna Joes in Saginaw visiting sister Mary at St Andrews. Marie Roth suppers with brother in law Bruce family. Billy Stanfield visits grandmother Elizabeth Scrimger. Alice Maybe from Detroit visiting Bruce family. BE M Buchholz visits West Branch friends. Otto Hastment visits grandmother Oliva Amble in Hamilton township. Bryan Fanning travels to Detroit for hospital checkup. Mary stays with Alice Ann Bates while parents away. Pearl Clute heads to Wiint after word daughter Hien Thomas ill and Billy injured. Midgar Bringman and Ava Jean visit Bert and landers in Marion. M J Buchholz takes mother J J Buchholz home to Tawas City after six weeks here. Robert Brown guests at Walter Balzer’s in Gladwin. Howard Taton leaves for North Baltimore Ohio for work. Crystal Blake visits Cleo Kemmis in Temple. Otto Eastment and baby with Amble brother visit Willard Wells in Clarkston then to Detroit to meet Eastment on furlough from Camp Edwards. Eastment family and baby plan stay at Camp Edwards.
Ralph Eaton of Harrison Post No. 1075 VFW has applications for WWII mustering out pay. He invites veterans to contact him for assistance as they are mustered out of service.
The Harrison Chapter No. 408 O W W S moved its card party from March 17 to March 25 to avoid a school St Patrick day event. Mrs Jessie Gleason hosted the You Go I Go Bridge Club with Leota Van Every first Edith Bucholz second and Laura Wilson traveling prize. Mrs Pearl Clute and Yvonne Drake gave a birthday dinner for Yvonne and Qleta Pacholka then attendees saw This is the Army in Clare.
Mrs Ruth Jones and Mrs Charlotte Kemmis attended the St Alhna Shrine of Jerusalem No 26 meeting in Alma Tuesday evening. A seven o'clock dinner preceded initiation in which Mrs Jones was a candidate. Dr Christina M Schutt, Sue Holmes and Dorothy Lloyd of Clare accompanied them.
Elder David Bailey presides with services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 11:15 a.m. Oriole and Bluebird groups meet at 7:30 p.m. Evening services at 8:00 p.m.
Bible School at 10:00 a m led by Paul D Gibson Superintendent Church services at 11:00 a m Junior Endeavor at 6:00 p m and Senior Endeavor at 7:00 p m led by Rev George E Hughes pastor Volunteers and church activities listed in weekly notice
Clinton Hilton, pastor, leads Sunday School at 10 00 a m with Russell Cook. Church services begin at 11 15 a m and evening services at 8 00 p m. Special Wednesday evening services at 8 00. Young People's meeting every Friday evening.
Harrison Mission led by Rev. Benjamin R. Davis invites attendance with Sunday School at 10:00. Regular worship details not specified in fragment. Local church activities and address not listed.
Evening worship at 7 30 and a prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7 30. The notice lists preaching service at 11 00 and an evening worship at 7 30 with a Thursday prayer session.
Private Harold Hess is reassigned to Camp Blanding Florida. Sergeant Donald Bryant is listed with 336 Army Band RTC Camp Sibert Alabama. Private Jack D Wood is listed with RDMC B San Diego California.
A list of updated addresses for servicemen and officers including C P Hochstetler Camp Hill U S N T S Farragut Idaho Forrest L Garchow Evanston Ill Harold E Cashin Camp McCain Miss Norman J Sutton Greenville Army Air Base South Carolina George O Parent Marine Det Navy V 12 Notre Dame Indiana.
A cablegram from Cpl Arthur Higgins saying all well and safe eased worry and made Mrs. Garry J. Higgins birthday happier. The brief message covers the couple and reflects wartime correspondence.
Pvt. Duane Leroy Robison has been transferred from Fort Sheridan Illinois and received a new address at 368945384 5th Ret TDRTC North Camp Hood Texas in the update.
Sgt. Arthur E Town transfers from Gilroy California to Camp Maxey Texas where he now serves with Hq. Co. and Bn. 125th Inf. His present address is 36108674.
A/S John Murphy arrived at Santa Ana Army Air Base California on March 1 for preflight training before advancing to flying school. His address appears as A/S John Murphy 36864676 Sqdn 12 Army Air Base Santa Ana Calif.
AC2 Marvyn C. Hubel of the Royal Canadian Air Force, son of Roy Hubel once from Clare, spent the weekend with his grandmother Mrs. Anna Hubel and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. George Carr ier. He came from Detroit and returned there Sunday with Eddie Hubel. He is stationed at Hagersville Service Flying School, address R192309 AC2 Hubel M. C., No. 16 S.F.T.S., Hagersville, Ontario.
Pfc Kenneth C Treitch joined the U S Army in October 1943 in Detroit and has arrived at Camp Chaffee Arkansas assigned to the 16th Armored Division He is the son of Fred Treitch of Clare R 5 and previously worked as an equipment operator for the Michigan State Highway Department He can be reached at 368-83885 Hq Co 16th Tank Bn APO 412 Camp Chaffee Ark and is currently on furlough with relatives near Clare.
During World War I Germany employed seaweed as a seal for grenades. The dry wrinkled substance expanded on contact with water or high humidity, driving a small metal point against the explosive ampoule and triggering the grenade.
West Freeman and Hickok families from Lan sing and Sears hosted and visited neighbors. The Cook home saw calls from Otis Hicks Lyle Dake and Clarence Cook with their children. Jess Lee and Albert Lee paid a Saturday afternoon call at the Cook home.
Mrs Lucy Vinton visited Mrs Cecila Crawford on Wednesday. A large crowd attended A J Marvins sale as the Marshalls announce their move to Maple Rapids. Mrs CD Smith of Lake and Eldora Marvin were seen on our street Tuesday with William Buckley and Floyd Hunt in Barryton. Grant McLane made a local call last week. Floyd Hunt and son Harland visited Mr and Mrs Wm Feuchter Friday. Charley Scott of Lake called on Friday. Gerald Elnora May and Elizabeth Sherman visited their grandma Mrs Crawford Sunday.
Sunday callers at the Robt. Wilson home included Mrs. John Larman and son Robert Mrs. Magnus Mrs. Dale Hart man Mr. Henry Little Jack Grover Estel Reynolds and Ted Benic. Visitors also stopped by the Powell households and at the Denton home in Temple. We are having real March weather with sleet high winds and cold.
Mrs Bailey received a Treasury Department citation for War Finance efforts. A Frost postwar planning meeting Feb 29 drew attendees with prayers, songs, and talks led by Sen Carpenter. Officers elected for Red Cross and postwar planning include Fred Clark president and Eber Wilcox vice president. A potluck lunch followed. Several locals were mentioned in visits and illnesses. a Bible study and shower for Mr and Mrs Spohn were announced. Doc Cook returned on furlough from Italy.
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