Clare grocer Fred M Morgan dies at 56
Prominent Clare merchant Fred M Morgan died at his Beech street home at 2 30 am Saturday from a heart ailment lasting six years He was born March 5 1885 in Farwell Michigan and married Mary Hdna Dobson June 10 1915 They had three daughters and he later returned to Clare in 1919 where he ran a grocery and served as postmaster at Naubinway He was a longtime member of St Cecilia church Knights of Columbus and Clare Chamber of Commerce Funeral services were held at St Cecilia church Monday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Morgan
Beech Street
William and
Ellen Morgan
Farwell
Michigan
Clare
Wilson School
State Normal School
Mt. Pleasant
Upper Peninsula
Mary Hdna Dobson
St. Ignatius Church
St. Ignace
Margaret Mary
Anne Marie
Frances Ellen
Naubinway
Morgan
St. Cecilia’s Church
Knights of Columbus
Clare Chamber of Commerce
John Monehen
Lansing
Anne
Frances
J. W. Morgan
L. R. Morgan
Flint
Katherine Morgan
Wm. Bryan
Mt. Morris
Epworth League Sub-District Meeting Held in Clare
The Clare Epworth League hosted a sub district gathering with over a hundred members from Coleman Hope Edenville Sanford Averill Mt. Pleasant Rosebush and nearby towns. Dr Mayland W Jones Big Rapids attended and Rev Hahn Alma delivered the main talk on youth and church problems.
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Clare Epworth League
Epworth
Coleman
Hope
Edenville
Sanford
Averill
Mt. Pleasant
Rosebush
Mayland W. Jones
Big Rapids
Hahn
Alma
McKinley and Summerfield Schools Win Christmas Seal Prizes
McKinley School and Summerfield Township School won first and second prizes for highest per capita Christmas Seal sales in Clare County during the 1940 tuberculosis drive. The Michigan Tuberculosis Association announced the awards, with McKinley to receive a copy of Hello Michigan and Summerfield Township a Game of the States.
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McKinley School
Summerfield Township School
Clare County
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Michigan
McKinley ‘School
Summerfield’ Township
Annual Boxing Show Opens Here Monday Evening
The sixth annual boxing show starts Monday at 7 30 pm in the Clare high school gym with twelve bouts each evening through Tuesday March 25. Charles Strange trophies will be awarded in lightweight middleweight and heavyweight classes. Osborn of the Central State Teachers College boxing team trains the youths and helps run bouts. The high school athletic association and local merchants prepare a program with past winners and score cards. Do not miss the fun.
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Clare High School
Charles Strange
Osborn
Central State Teachers’ College
High School Athletic Association
Early Settler Mary Chapple Jackson Dies in Clare
Mary Chapple Jackson, born August 12 1858 in Port Hope Canada, died March 11 1941 in Clare Michigan at 82.5. She came to Michigan in 1880, married Byron Boyd, later wed George Jackson in 1934. Survived by George Jackson son Fred Boyd sister Edith Schweickhard brother Robert Chapple and many relatives. Funeral at Thurston's Funeral Home with Rev Albert Dawe. Interment Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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George Jackson
West Sixth Street
Mary Chapple
Port Hope
Ontario
Canada
Clare
Michigan
Byron Boyd
Fred Boyd
Pontiac
Harrison
Mr. Jackson
Edith Schweickhard
Honeoye Falls
New York
Robert Chapple
Buffalo
Thurston
Albert Dawe
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Clifford Hill to Occupy Baptist Pulpit This Sunday
Rev Clifford Hill of Bay City will occupy the Clare Baptist church pulpit Sunday morning and evening March 16. Rev H A Keithley of Berean Baptist Grand Rapids will speak next Thursday evening and share facts about the Grand Rapids Association. Mid week services will be withdrawn for this purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Hill
Bay City
Clare Baptist Church
H. A. Keithley
Berean Baptist Church
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Association
Keithley
Olson
Clare Chamber Postpones February Meeting Indefinitely
The Clare Chamber of Commerce February meeting is postponed indefinitely due to the Republican City Caucus called for Tuesday evening March 18. Further notices will appear in next week's Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican City Caucus
Clare Chamber of Commerce
S, Sentinel
Tea and Bake Sale at Mrs Holbrook's Home
Zenobia Chapter 0.5.8 sponsors a tea and bake sale at 105 East 8th Street hosted by Mrs Donald Holbrook. The sale runs Friday March 21 from 2 30 to 5 30 PM. Everyone is cordially welcome.
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Zenobia Chapter
Donald Holbrook
East 8Th St
Fire Destroys Sutton Tenant House Near Clare
A fire Saturday morning completely destroyed the Sutton farm tenant house of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coles and three children near Clare in Grant township. The stove explosion is suspected as the cause. contents and canned goods were lost, and the family is staying in a nearby apartment. A second fire damaged the Andrew Willy home south of Clare, extinguished by neighbors before the fire department arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Coles
James Sutton
Clare
Grant Township
Clare Fire Department
Coles
Clare Scouts Hold Court of Honor At Clare
Clare Scout Troop No. 124 held Court of Honor at Clare High School on Tuesday evening March 11. Guests included Troops 121 and 122 of Mt. Pleasant, Troop 140, Scout Master Whitaker and Farwell’s Troop 115, and Max Clark. Tenderfoot to first class badges were awarded to Clare boys including Douglas Masten and Kenneth Sorrel. Troops 140, 121 and 122 named honor troops for the year. Farwell Troop 115 won an Atlas lantern. Troop 121 received the annual cake from the scout commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare High School
Mt. Pleasant
Whitaker
Farwell
Max Clark
Scout Council
Masten
Douglas Masten
Billy Chaffee
Jack Leonard
Jack Rodabaugh
Jim Chapman
Anthony Burdo
Dudley Lovett
Billy Hawkins
Dean Mance
Merle Archambault
Kenneth Sorrel
Court of Honor
Eighth AAA Anniversary Celebrated at Greenwood Town Hall
About sixty five attended the eighth anniversary of the Federal Farm Program held by Greenwood Hatton Hayes and Frost township committeemen at the Greenwood town hall Saturday night. Former Secretary HW A Wallace attended and birthday cake honored his date along with Dan Holcum and Charles Heber. A table was laden with candles and food as guests enjoyed a pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Hatton
Hayes
Frost Townships
Greenwood Town Hall
HW. A. Wallace
Dan Holcum
Charles Heber
Specials at Jackson's Market
Lard 7c per pound Ring Bologna 10c per pound Pork Sausage Beet Roasts 18c per pound Hamburg Steak Abe’s city Pork Roasts 17c per pound
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Jackson's Market
Hamburg
Hotel Doherty Bridge Tourney Heads to Final Round
The Hotel Doherty bridge event entered the final round after a luncheon. High daily scores were Jackson Stanfied with 730 and P Johnson Green with 3820. The top six led by Forsberg Adams 99 670 FP Johnson Green 94 700 and Jackson Lavayes Haley 75 780.
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Doherty
Jackson-Stanfield
P. Johnson- Green
Jackson
Stanfied
Forsberg
Adams
P. Johnson
Green
Hager
Hampton
Bell
Bayes
Haley
Johnson
Lavayes
Johnston
Wyman
Douglas
Mrs. Robert Scott Dies At Daughter's Home
Mrs. Robert Scott of near Barryton former Lake resident died at her daughter's home Mrs. Lewis Colton on March 7 1941 at age sixty five years seven months and six days. Survived by husband four sons two daughters twenty grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Lake Gleaner Hall March 9 with burial in Lake cemetery.
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Robert Scott
Barryton
Lake
Lewis Colton
Cora May
Bengerman
Mary Taylor
Gibsonberg
Ohio
Nellie Colton
William
Freeland
Cloisa
Ralph
Cloud
Saginaw
Nellie
Nora Rodgers
Rose Shuman
Maumee
Young
Delta
Fred
Willard
George
Albert Dawe
First Congregational Church of
Clare
Gleaner Hall
James Stanley
Farwell
Lake Cemetery
Lloyd Close
James Bone
Hiram Pitts
Joseph Wright
Fred Fausenaugh
Mamie Fausenaugh
Republican County Chairmen Meet in Clare
Clare County Republican Committee hosted chairmen and committees from seventeen counties for a dinner and meeting in the Clare Community Hall. About 125 attended as Dr. John Hall gave the invocation. Leslie B. Butler introduced speakers including Vernon J. Brown Eugene Hilliott LeRoy. GC. Smith Mr Gram Charles M. Ziegler and Lee Burridge. Mr Butler discussed county chairman conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Republican Committee
Clare
John Hall
Clare County
Donald Holbrook
Leslie B. Butler
Republican State Central Committee
Vernon J. Brown
Eugene Hilliott
Superintendent of Public Instruction
LeRoy. GC. Smith
Gram
Supreme Court
Charles M. Ziegler
Lee Burridge
Butler
Paul Heuschele Dies at 62 in Mt Pleasant Michigan
Paul Adam Heuschele died suddenly at his Mt. Pleasant home on March 9 1941 after a two year illness. He was born July 5 1887 in Dimbach Germany and lived in Clare Marion Alma before settling in Mt. Pleasant. He leaves his widow Rosina and a son Albert plus two grandchildren. Funeral held at Clare St John By Lutheran with burial in Cherry Grove.
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Paul Heuschele
Mt. Pleasant
August
Clare
Paul Adam Heuschele
Christian
Caroline Heuschele
Dimbach
Wurtemberg
Germany
Clare County
Rosina Hoefle
Albert
Boyne City
Marion
Alma
Ey. Lutheran Church
Zion Hy. Lutheran
St. Louis
Michigan
Heuschele
Albert Heuschele
St. John’s By
Lutheran Church
C. G. Leyrer
Zion By
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Farwell Hosts Junior Hi Tournament Beginning Tuesday
Six area schools enter seventh and eighth graders in a Championship Consolation schedule at Farwell High School starting Tuesday March 11 with semi finals Friday March 14 and finals Tuesday March 18. Results include Barryton 17 Clare 7 Farwell 23 Weidman 17 Harrison 18 Coleman 6.
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Clare
Coleman
Harrison
Weidman
Barryton
Farwell
Farwell High School
Beng
Farwell-Barryton Fame
Army Recruiting Station Reopens at Mt Pleasant for Enlistment
The U S Army Recruiting Station at Mt Pleasant reopens under Lt Col Kauhn in Lansing. High school graduates may join the Air Corps at Scott Field or Ghanité Field Illinois with unlimited vacancies. non graduates go to waiting list. Flying Cadets require two years college. ages 20 to 27. apply at Mt Pleasant Post Office Building.
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Set
Walter H. Kauhn
Army
Lansing
U. S. Army
Mt. Pleasant
Air Corps
Ground Service
Scott Field
Illinois
Ghanité Field
Iinois
Air Corps Reserve
Flying Cadets
Youths warned of danger of kites contacting wires
Clare youths were urged to avoid kite flying near power lines. C A Wellman of Consumers Power offered safety rules: choose open space away from wires, avoid chasing kites into streets, do not use wire or metal in kite strings or frames, wet strings conduct electricity, and let go if entangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Clare
C. A. Wellman
Consumers Power Company
Clare faculty to present Arms and the Man March 26 27
Clare high school will stage Arms and the Man on Wednesday and Thursday nights March 26 and 27. The two performances allow many to see the comic Shaw play about the illusion of war and its timely Balkans setting. Proceeds go to a student fund pro rated among classes with part financing the Senior trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Faculty
Bernard Shaw
Balkans
Leo Brown
Arthur Steeley
RE. D. Kennedy
High School Group entertains Kiwanis members
The Clare Kiwanis Club hosted a 6:30 dinner meeting at the Hotel Doherty on Wednesday. Supt. D. Kennedy led the program with four students from the high school speech department presenting declamations and extemporaneous talks. Keith Hunter directed six Junior Band members who performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Kiwanis Club
Hotel Doherty
D. Kennedy
Emil Pfister
Robert Gay
Roberta McKnight
Katherine Dwyer
Junior Samborn
Keith Hunter
Rebekah Fish Supper Planned
Rebekahs will serve a fish supper on Wednesday evening March 26. Menu includes fish, mashed potatoes, salad, fried cakes, bread rolls, tea, and coffee. Tickets priced to cover costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Ted
Rollé
Beamer Praises Farm Edition and Soil Practice Views
Belmer A. Beamer, Commissioner of Agriculture, commends The Sentinel for its farm edition. He endorses soil-building, grazing on range lands, and legume sowing to enrich soil and feed stock, highlighting Michigan’s future and long term grazing as revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sentinel
Belmer A. Beamer
State Department of Agriculture
Clare Sentinel
Clare
Michigan
Robert C. Kleiner
Mutua
George A. Brown
Michigan State College
George Brown
Decker
Farm Crops Department
C. EB. Shear
Clare County
Sheridan Township Warns Clare County On Mattress Rush
Sheridan Township and the A C P Committee urge local farmers to apply for mattresses as county offices record up to 480 units. Supervisors and farm committees say applications, dated promptly, must be filed before No 481 arrives. Each mattress costs $1 and local agents may receive the fee.
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Sheridan Township
Reginald McBride
Sheridan A.C.P
Sheridan
Farm Conservation Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Epworth League
Rev. Hahn
Baptist
Sutton
Andrew Willy
Clare Scouts
Clare Hi
Robt. Scott
Lake Gleaner Hall
Central State Committee
U.S. Army
Kiwanis
Speech Department
Rebekah
Lou
Beamer
Elmer A. Beamer
Bed
Helen Tata
Mane Street
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