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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1936
Page
7
The Clare Sentinel announces advertising rates for display and liners at ten cents per line with ten line increments and additional charges for headings and cards of thanks. It also invites probate notices and offers full job printing services by Judge Dorsey’s guidance.
Sunday services and a special sermon are announced at the Harrison United Brethren Church. The paper lists numerous visits by residents to friends and relatives around Winterfield, Detroit, Flint, and Alma, plus alumni banquet plans for Morrison High School and Home Economics Extension Club notes with officers elected and an upcoming Clare county Achievement Day event.
A Saturday night wreck on US-27 nine miles north of Harrison involved two Alma vehicles, a 1986 Chevrolet owned by Otto Eastment and another car. Eastment, his father in law Seaver Amble and assistant Gerald Price escaped serious injuries while all passengers suffered bruises and jolts.
The Works Progress Administration reports a near forty percent wage increase for Michigan welfare and work relief recipients in February 1935. Average welfare checks rose to 32 dollars, while WPA workers received about 52.60 dollars per month for roughly 99 thousand employees statewide.
The Sunday School aims to present a Mother's Day program on Sunday morning with each class participating. Each mother in attendance will receive a gift of flowers. The Young Ladies bridge club hosted Mrs. Edgar Bringman Thursday evening with Mrs. Robert Hecker taking first prize and Mrs. Robert Brown the consolation prize. Refreshments ended a pleasant card party series from winter. The next party date is set for Thursday evening October 1, with Mrs. Robert Brown as hostess.
Owen J. Cleary president of the Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce and dean at Cleary College spoke before the Harrison Board of Commerce on April 28. The program included music by the Butts Orchestra and supper by the Congregational Ladies Auxiliary. The next meeting on May 26 will be the last until September.
Capt. David Ilynn of Chicago's traffic division says mounted officers command more respect from motorists. He notes 96 mounted men in the division and cites on horseback presence as essential for restoring order in riots and ensuring obedience.
The rural column lists multiple visits and greetings among residents including Mrs. Joe Crawford and Mrs. Arthur DeGeer, Simon Utley receiving a watch from his granddaughter, and various family gatherings. It notes health updates, twin birth to Louis Colton, and ongoing chores like house cleaning and gardening across Flint and nearby areas.
A brief note suggests readers use a Clare Sentinel classified liner to reach many people for Mother's Day related notices and advertisements.
The Department of State notes 1936 license plates issued for two 1915 cars while Olds Motor Company gains a Michigan title for a 1911 vehicle from Roxbury Massachusetts. The 5160 pound car uses 42 inch wheels and no 1936 plate applications have been recorded yet. Plate costs would total 18.20 dollars at 35 cents per hundred weight.
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