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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
13
Train times listed for Ann Arbor Marquette and West routes indicate morning and evening departures. The page records numerous Easter weekend visits, family gatherings, and social calls across Clare Remus Grayling Detroit and Saginaw areas, naming many residents and their hosts.
Pastor Mrs Mary E House leads Sunday school at 9 46 and morning worship at 11 with Young Peoples meeting at 7 PM and preaching at 8 PM Community members are invited to cottage prayer every Wednesday at 7 30 PM.
James A. Rogers serves as minister at the Methodist Church with church school at 10 45 and morning worship at noon led by Louis Finch as superintendent. The choir’s special music last Sunday is praised and will be repeated. Prayer meetings occur Wednesday afternoon. all are invited to attend.
Pastor R B McGuire leads Sunday School at 10 30 am Social Service at 11 30 am Zion's League at 7 30 pm Evening services on the second and fourth Sundays in Clare and other Sundays in Farwell League starts 7 pm preaching at 8 pm Women's Department meets second Wednesday 2 pm Everyone welcome.
Jehovah's Witnesses members conduct Wednesday evening study under conductor Farwell at F D No 2. The article cites biblical references from Joshua and Gilgal, praising Jehovah and Christ as higher powers and noting their acceptance of the promised land metaphor. It mentions Easter Sunday visits by families Getchel and Sanderson to relatives.
Rebuilt motors promise low exchange price and savings on operating costs. A time payment plan allows purchase with a small down payment and monthly payments.
George Tyndall and family visited relatives in Branch and Ludington during Easter. Mrs. Emma Holmes hosted Cecil Davison and Margaret McLeod for a birthday dinner honoring McLeod’s 87th and Davison’s 73rd. Sarah McGuire returned from Flint, and Roy Putman visited St Paul. Lenore Thomson and the Thompson family spent Easter with Mrs. Jane Lewis.
Miss Rosella Spore of Battle Creek will wed J Fred Cuzzins of Marshall at 4 PM on Saturday March 30 in St Mary Catholic Church rectory Marshall. Miss Spore daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Spore Corunna has matron of honor Mrs Harry Bradford and best man Mr Bradford. The bride is a 1935 Corunna High School graduate and stenographer for Murray Engineering Co. Mr Cuzzins, Marshall High School 1938 graduate, attended Albion College and works for Hammett Willetts Automatic Music Co. of Battle Creek.
The Farwell F F A chapter hosted an assembly at the high school last Thursday. James Sparta spoke on the F F A’s purposes, size, and organization. members performed musical acts including cowboy Jack on harmonica and guitar. Francis Varney described the program activities, Virgil Oman sang His Rancho Grande, and the group closed with the F F A songs and boosters.
Easter observance at the Methodist church included a Good Friday night service with songs and readings in the Sunday school and an Easter morning service featuring a choir and a notable sermon by Rev. Rogers who also sang the Holy City. Three adults and five children joined the church.
An inexpensive home remedy is promoted using Ric Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice. The claim states pain relief within hours for rheumatic arthritis neuritis and similar pains, with a money back warranty if no improvement.
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