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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
2
Local notes from North Gilmore describe a wintry March, improving health reports for Arlene, Barbara Jean at Clare, and several visits and illnesses. Families including the Thrushes, Ingrahams, McGuires, and Randalls share cheerful updates, with a radio sermon noted and a fourth birthday celebration mentioned.
Mrs. Gerald Macklem with relatives attended a stork shower for Mrs. Leo Carney at North Bradley. Nearby families and friends from Clare Harrison Bard and Dover gathered for a social weekend with multiple visits and dinners including the Macklem Mavis and Densmore households.
The Meet-a-While club tied a quilt for Mrs Bennett and held games with prize winners Mrs John Smith first, Mrs Hart Hovey second, and Mrs Geo Renner Sr. low. Various visits, dinners, and weekend stays are noted including families of Ramey, Allen, Gaddie, and Sharp. A Pepper Club gathering, a Parent-Teacher meeting, and birthday celebrations were reported with refreshments served.
Community news covers a Clare fish supper a Rank Rank wedding gathering for Violet Rank and gifts for a new home. The Poet Archbold wedding party injury and recovery. funerals in Houghton Lake. visits by Allen Hutchinson families and revival workers Hondetich return. Miles of social calls across Clare and nearby towns.
Rainer served as caller at the Leath A White while others spent the weekend with family and returned Sunday. Locals attended an operetta in Clare on Wednesday and enjoyed it. A revival service near O City Friday night drew attendees. Mr and Mrs Robt Hutchinson learned their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs J C Watson had a home partly destroyed by fire on March 11.
Leo Bruce of Pontiac spent the weekend in the area as guests and members of the Greenwood Senior Extension gathered for a Saint Patrick dinner at the Low Light home on Sunday. Attendees included Chet Pickering Hudson Jones Doris Budd Ethel Douglas Dorothy Woodin Ben Thumb Betty Ashley visitors and local residents.
Winterfield residents share weekend visits and gatherings at the Peter Cook home. The Gaskills drive a new Chevrolet and Edith Davis is visited by Vander Woude and Boersma. William Vander Woude travels to Detroit while others attend banquets and hospital visits. A baby girl arrives for Donald Lang and Walford Lander visits Sam Gaskill.
Clyde Butters rents the Ed Herrick farm and plans to move April 1. A Tabernacle Sunday school turnout of 47 hopes for rising spring attendance. A new bus with fresh paint and two Ford cars noted. Wedding bells rumored in Dover as congratulations go to engaged couples. Various residents visit kin in Mt. Pleasant and Clare. Art Saul breaks leg last October. he has not been out since. Local social visits, travel, and family updates fill the page news.
Clare Mrs. Robert Hanes and Mrs. Court iney Bauer spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Kleiner of the Eagle. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Pfetsch spent Sunday with Mrs. Radloff and Mrs. Hisie Pillsbury.
MANN Siding news notes trips and visits. Wm Hileman visited Flint. John Pixley and Levi Mitchell were sick. Chas and Heber attended the Farmers and Businessmen banquet at Farwell last Thursday. Burley Shaver of Dover visited Emerson Burton home Sunday. Billy Case hosted friends Sunday. Floyd Squires home from hospital and improving.
Mrs Amy Farrell Roe dies at her daughter's Grand Rapids home. Son in law A D Hampton and others attend funeral. Nearby visits include Donald Davis and family Skeels, Harold Clute Adrian, Ernest and Lowell Penrose, and Floyd Garver Roberta Lansing visiting Hampton family. preaching Sunday after Sunday school.
Brand family and neighbors share a busy week with visits from Rosalie and Jimmie Allen Coleman and relatives from Harrison West Grant Detroit Ann Arbor Lansing and Gladwin plus weekend trips and at home gatherings including a burned home recovery and spring vacation plans for Zaine Leeth and Garth Turner.
Best wishes go to Mr and Mrs Vin cent Heiser of Clare on their marriage. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Robert Shull on a new baby boy at Saginaw General Hospital. Robert Carter of Cornwell Ranch attended the Farmers Banquet in Farwell with Kenneth Roiler and others. Read of social visits to Shull and Hudson households and community Sunday events across Arthur, Clare, and Brown townships.
Riverside Grange held a pleasant Tuesday meeting on March 12 with many members present. Guests included Russel Sanders and Mr. and Mrs. John Hartman and Olela. A literary hour and pot luck supper followed. The next day meeting is set for March 26. A Sunday service at Arthur Center will include special numbers and a message in memory of The Risen Christ.
Mrs Norman Myers and children joined J C Marotzke to Saginaw where she stayed with George J Perkins and Mary Perkins. Edwin Wood and Jean visited Fred Hudsons Clare home while Norma Myers Frank Sheffer and Sam Cullen went to Harrison and Clare. Walter Martin, Winns relative, was injured in a tractor accident. visits continued Sunday and Monday with several neighbors calling.
Brown corners residents Glen and Mrs Glen Lower spent Thursday in St Louis. Coloma Leitner attended a Latin class party at Clare High. Y P C BH meeting set at Arlene Lower home March 22. Nora Langworthy visited daughter at General Hospital Saginaw. Robert Shull welcomed son George Dellas. Grover Reynolds attended nephew Hazen Reynolds funeral in Flint with Lee Reynolds of Arthur. P T A held a full house meeting with program and refreshments. Sunday School and midweek prayer meeting attendance up. Mrs Glen Lower reported at mid year council. Frances Reynolds visited the Lower home. Joe Van Camp visited the Laposky home near Clare. Y P C BR plans a program for church Sunday morning. You are invited to attend.
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