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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
3
Long winter effects linger as cattle and sheep roam outdoor pastures. Animals chew boards soil and salt mixed bone meal, risking nails and bones in stomachs. Keep salt box away during peak craving, then restore access. Steamed bone meal and salt in equal parts supply minerals at low cost.
Michigan State CCC crews began the spring planting at Camp Houghton Lake on April 27. Enrollees plant in scalps prepare soil and add to the existing millions of young pines, restoring a landscape scarred by slash fires and past lumber harvest.
Rev. Wyrick leads 10 30 Sunday School and 7 45 preaching service. Many residents travel to Saginaw Bay City and Bay City for work and events. Smallpox cases reported with vaccination efforts at the schoolhouse. several families noted in local social updates.
Poem honors mothers, depicting their care from birth to death. It recalls a mother's comforting touch, guidance from childhood, prayers at bedsides, and the sorrow of loss. It urges readers to honor mothers next Sunday with reverence and flowers.
Rosebush residents share weekend visits with Detroit and Mt. Pleasant families. Local events include a gathering to discuss forming a troop, a birthday surprise for Eleanor, obituaries for Mrs. Belle Roberts, and a new Three Trees shop opening. The South Rosebush school ends May 12 and families travel between Rosebush, Midland, and Kalmazoo.
Elm Grove residents hosted and visited relatives from Detroit and nearby towns. The notes list multiple families dropping in for weekends and holidays, including Densmores Rankins Bradleys and Slaters. F. P. Davis has recovered from a two week illness and Mrs. Albert Allen stays with her daughter. Mrs Paul Slater to host a gathering on May 17 with all invited.
The 1938 infant death rate in Health District No. 7 stood at 49.4 per 1000 live births, higher than Michigan's 45.14 but the lowest since 1935. Causes included nervous and respiratory diseases, digestive issues, congenital malformations, developmental problems, violent death, and other preventable factors.
Civil service exams will be held to fill multiple engineering aid positions in Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin with salaries from 1 020 to 2 600 dollars. Branch options include agriculture civil electrical mechanical photogrammetry and more. Applications must be filed by May 19 1939 and may be made at local post offices.
A meeting of the Drainage Board for the Gilmore Joint Drain is set for May 29 1939 at 10 am at the George Haring residence on the Clare Isabella county line to decide on the proposed deepening widening and straightening of the drain. Landowners cross by the drain or facing assessments are urged to attend.
Finals of the District D speech contest were held Thursday at 2:00 pm in Clare High School auditorium. Declamation winner John Wilberding of Shepherd claimed a banner for his "An Appeal to Arms" selection. Extempore winner Leslie Johnson of Harrisville spoke on Is Albania a Beginning or an end. William McKay of Hast Towns earned a banner for "Youth's Challenge to Adults" while Webster's dictionaries were given to all participants via the Detroit Free Press.
The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association met in Detroit from May 7 to 9. Attendees included Mr. Bates principal and athletic board advisor the State Director Mr Forsythe and 14 men from both peninsulas.
Delaware gets its name from Thomas West Lord de la Ware who once governed Virginia. The designation reflects early colonial ties and the region’s colonial administration.
The article notes tennis results with Gladwin and Clare. Swartz and Karkaski of Gladwin won the number one doubles. Maxwell and Brown split singles, with Brown winning the number one for Clare and Maxwell saving the day to tie the match at two. The two schools played one-set singles due to a single court.
The girls glee club learns songs for the Mt Pleasant spring concert. The Varsity Club will show a movie at the high school with a small admission to fund pins for six senior boys. Ten Home Economics Club girls travel to Lansing on May 12 for Economics Day at Michigan State College. A special meeting is called for Monday May 8 to select campers and discuss a May 19 banquet.
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