Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Standish residents Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Howard hosted relatives while Ruth Gardner of Williamston visited Mary Howard’s home. Clare families attend gatherings, garden offerings at White's Greenhouse, and a baby girl named Mary Elizabeth is born to Orin Shaw’s family. The high school Glee club prepares The Pirates of Penzance operetta. Local trips include Detroit, Bay City, and Ludington visits, with updates on California flood concerns and Clare’s ice‑bound town scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Howard
Standish
Mary Howard
Ruth Gardner
Williamston
BR. W. Ryan
C. J. Wright
Mr. Pleasant
W. H. Erter
Doris
Glee Pitts
Alma
Kings
D. W. Osborn
Frank Jackson
Forest Shumway
Friends
Detroit
L. H. Thompson
White
Clare
Orin Shaw
Mary Elizabeth
Hiram Latson
Frank McKee
Clyde
Brown
Jonesville
Meth Brown
Wm. Arnold
Fred Clark
St. Louis
Warren
Bay City
Paul Bretz
Bourke Lodewyk
Clarence Saunders
Aubrey Young
Saginaw
al, Young
V. J. Kittendorf
Neal Elden
Davys
Glee Club
Norman Allen
Pontiac
Johanna Mack
Norman
Hagie
Clare High
Birthday party surprise honors Mrs Chas Kleinhardt
About sixty neighbors and church friends from Harrison and Brown Corners gathered at the Kleinhardt home to celebrate Mrs. Chas Kleinhardt’s birthday. Gifts included a candlewick bedspread and other keepsakes. Clara Smith and Onnalee Gordon organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Brown Corners
Kleinhardt
Chas. Kleinhardt
Onnalee Gordon
Should Seventeen Be Arbitrary Juvenile Limit
A 1938 Ann Arbor report questions Michigan law that defines a delinquent child as under 17. It notes cases where youths close to 17 receive uneven treatment in juvenile versus other courts and cites Judge Wyle’s call for unified or equalized handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Juvenile Court
Justice Court
Circuit Court
Alexander E. Wylie
Clare County
Justice of the Peace
Wylie
Ann Arbor
Midh
Annual Spring Election Notice for Glare Michigan
Notice that the annual Spring election will be held at City Hall Glare Michigan on Monday April 4 1938. Voters will elect Mayor Clerk Treasurer ward officers supervisor alderman constable. Polls open 7 PM close 6 PM. Dated February 10 1938 City Clerk Alex McKinnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notic
Glare
State of
Michigan
Alex McKinnon
Dessert Bridge party honors Albuquerque guest
Mrs. Clayton Neff hosted a dessert bridge for her sister Mrs. L C Hughes of Albuquerque New Mexico with prizes for Mrs Leo Brown and Mrs John Keschman. Hight ladies at Mrs A F Bates home held a buffet supper and bridge with high scores by Mrs Kuno Hammerbere and second by Mrs Clayton Neff. The Maccabees and husbands held a social at Mr and Mrs M R Howletts with progressive pedro. high scores by Mr and Mrs O A Derby Mrs Delia Herrick and John Schultz. lunch in St Patrick decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Neff
L. C. Hughes
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Leo Brown
John Keschman
A. F. Bates
Kuno Hammerbere
Maccabees
M. R. Howlett
Pedro
O. A. Derby
Delia Herrick
John Schultz
St. Patrick
Four Summer Projects Discussed at 4-H Meetings
Three Clare County 4-H groups met at the Davis school in Winterfield Harrison and Clare to plan summer projects. Miss Mary Jones and County Agent P. D. Gibson explained options for boys and girls, with livestock favored by boys and canning homemaking by girls. Winter Club Achievement Day set for May 3 in Harrison features 127 girls and 146 boys enrolled in Clothing and Handicraft, displaying work and selecting delegates to the State 4-H camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Davis School
Winterfield
Harrison
Clare
Mary Jones
P. D. Gibson
Community notes and weekend visits around Harrison
Rev Chas Kleinhardt continues nightly sermons at Grange Hall in Harrison. Community club met with Mrs Charles Sherman. husbands shared a pot luck and cards. Ladies card club visited Mrs Aeron Irwin in Farwell. John Rysinga and friend from Detroit stayed at Bass Lake cottage. Families visited relatives in Grand Rapids and Clare. A birthday baby girl born to Mrs Orrin Shaw in Clare weighs 8 12 pounds. Several residents vacationed with George and Anna Scott attending a funeral in Marion. Locals hosted guests at George Scott and C Graham homes. Oman from Ferris Institute visited family. Perch Lake cottage residents George Nelson and Gordon Nelson moved in. Somerville and Napier families spent week with Scotts in Jackson. Wm Sowles near Brinton remains bedridden after a barn accident. Tax work and visits tied Harrison and surrounding towns wrap the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Kleinhardt
Harrison
Grange Hall
Charles Sherman
Aeron Irwin
Farwell
John Rysinga
Detroit
Bass Lake
Harry Cornell
Virginia
Kathryn
Grand Rapids
Orrin Shaw
Clare
Theo, Green
Clifford Galdeen
Toledo
G. Galdeen
Anna Scott
Lansing
Ruth Evans
Mason
Dorothy Boyden
Ypsilanti
George Scott
Wayne Napier
Jackson
D. Scott
Calvin Tryon
Wm. Sowles
Brinton
Raymond Scott
Sam Muir
Frank Higgins
Registration Notice for Clare Michigan Elections 1938
City Clerk announces registration for elections on April 4 1938 in Clare Michigan. Applies personal registration allowed except between the second Saturday before a regular or primary election and election day. Last day for personal registration is March 26 1938. Alex McKinnon dated February 10 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
State of
Michigan
Secon
Ward City
Dlectore
Alex McKinnon
Clare News Ad Busy Front Page With Local Notices
The issue features a two column ad for J. D. Dunwoodie selling farm instruments and a 10 inch space for J. H. Wilson merchant tailor. Purely Personal notes report Clyde Harris in Battle Creek seeking a baseball position. Edgar Peterson ill with diphtheria. Ed Gorr planning a planing mill by May 1st on 4th St near Dorsey works. A birthday surprise for Malcolm Feighner. Mrs Graves dress parlors planned. severe blizzard crop notes show state wheat in prime condition with 1,600,000 acreage. fruit uninjured. Goff re enters organ sales. Verette and Allen McDonald of Vernon each own an organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy & Co
J. D. Dunwoodie
J. H. Wilson
Clyde Harris
Battle Creek
Edgar Peterson
School of the Blind
Lansing
Ed. Gorr
4Th St
Thos. S. Dorsey
Malcolm Feighner
Goff
Jos. Verette and
Allen
McDonald
Vernon
Unreadable OCR Fragment About Food and Dates
Fragmentary text mentions butter pork chickens and dates with unclear details. No identifiable people organizations or locations can be determined from the legible portion.
Rosebush Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Mary Sheehan hospitalized with a broken hip at General Hospital Mt Pleasant. Burns scare at Steve Zemko home but no damage. Scarlet fever quarantine affecting Merle Earnhardt family. St Henry's Parish League to hold a party March 12 at 9 pm. L Moonhom hosts club gathering. Local visits include Rev Stan ton, Rev Hulme, G M Dame, Leo Lynch family. Telephone crews active in Rosebush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hulme
Remus
J. W. Stanton
Robt. Hunter
Edmore
Steve Zemko
Leo Lynch
Mr. Pleasant
John Lynch
Frank Hamilton
Merle Earnhardt
Barnhardt
G. M. Dame
Northport
Stanton
Beasie Seiter
General Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Patrick Battle
Oil City
Walton Boy Scouts
Rosebush
H. Lynch
Dave.Lynch
Shepherd
Vernon
L. H. Moonhom
Revival service fills Coleman church led by Strait
Rev and Mrs J W Stanton attend a revival meeting at Coleman Memorial EB Church conducted by Rev Chas Strait and wife of Lansing. H Flashill of Detroit visited Rev Stanton Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Lavern Prast of Saginaw called at the John Lynch home Wednesday. Mrs Pelcher of Mt Pleasant was a caller at the Ida Pelcher home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stanton
Coleman M. EB. Church
Chas. Strait and Wife
Lansing
H. Flashill
Detroit
Rev. Stanton
Mrs. Lavern Prast
Saginaw
John Lynch
Mrs. Pelcher
Mt. Pleasant
Ida Pelcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald McKinnon
Bette Rue
Fred Doherty
California
S. A. Wilkinson
John Klingelhofer
Sheridan
Los Angeles
ART Damothagy
Clare Insurance Agy
Clare Realty CO
North Star Grocery Co
Chase & Sanborn
Bacon Farmer
the Claire High School
Opperetta
Mabel
Houghtons Drug Store
Sentinel Office
Lake News
Clare News
Rosebush News
Mary Sheehan
H. O. Bentler
Sternaman Studio
Minetté
Groquignole
And
Spire
Permanenta
Beatty
Brown's Grocery
Els Pohenes
India
Liniment
Delph
Olafsen
Tyson
Furniture Savings Sale
Lare Hardware&Furniture Co
J. Burdo
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