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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
7
The Clare Sentinel advertises weekly publication and mailing rates for Michigan and other points. It lists display ad prices upon application and locals 10c per line for liners and reading notices, with 5c per line filler charges and 10c heading extra. It invites probate notices to be printed by The Sentinel under Judge Wylie.
The Harrison Independent Basketball team won the Gladwin Independent Basketball Tournament at the Community Building. They defeated the Gladwin Independents Park Hotel of Mt. Pleasant and Houghton Lake Independents to take first place. Chaffee led scoring with fourteen in the Park Hotel game and the final day saw Harrison beat Houghton Lake 29 20 for the title. A luncheon followed with awards a silver statue basketball trophy for Harrison and a standard basketball for Houghton Lake.
Thirty members and guests attended at Mrs. Weatherhead home with Mrs. Alice Bates and others as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bush of Central State Teachers College Mt Pleas ant led songs and Bush reviewed plays and drama. Officers listed include Anna Carpenter president Leota Green vice president and others.
Work on the Hayes Agricultural Unit School gymnasium remodel advances with two front rooms nearing finish. Plastering and floor laying are done. trim painting and cleanup remain. One room becomes a Freshman home room and the other serves primary pupils. basement and stage work continue with WPA labor and slated completion in spring.
Apace will not be utilized until the opening of school in the fall.
A Pedro Club gathering at the Long Lake home drew twelve guests for a night of high and low score prizes and pot luck refreshments. Clare Hecker celebrated a birthday at Mr and Mrs Ralph Haton's Hayes township home with forty friends and relatives. Progressive Pedro games and prize draws punctuated the event.
A Louisville telegraph operator, Thomas Edison, pursued chemistry experiments spilling sulfuric acid through a floor into a manager's office below. The resulting clash over the accident ended his employment and he sought another position.
The game of golf was old and well developed before its introduction to the United States. The first matches occurred in New York in 1890. Early balls used solid rubber, earlier feather covered leather balls had been used elsewhere but not in this country.
Researchers use the term chewing resistance to describe toughness or tenderness in foods, a measure of how hard or soft a bite remains during consumption. The concept helps assess texture and consumer perception in product development.
On Jamaica, nine species of whistling frogs are said to possess a two note repertoire. They lay large eggs on land that hatch directly into tiny frogs, bypassing a tadpole stage. Eggs are found under debris on the ground or attached to leaves of wild pines above water.
The article notes that Polish peasants at Christmas and other holidays wear unusual old costumes retained through years. After harvest tenants give baskets flowers and corn to landowners, and lances are displayed in the owner’s presence as a quaint colorful display.
A Glare Sentinel want ad claims to help readers quickly find desired items or services. The notice emphasizes fast responses and practical listings for needs ranging from goods to assistance.
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