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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1943
Page
11
Ann Arbor passenger trains from South and North routes noted with times and destinations. Local fraternal lodge meetings set for the second and fourth Thursdays. Church listings include pastors, service times, and Sunday School. A Mother's Day visit at a Gilmore home is described with family recollections and a banquet scene.
John H. Hall D D minister. Church School at 10 45 Zouls Finch superintendent. Worship every Sunday at noon. Women plan interior changes including window coverings scrubbing oiling floors and perhaps a new carpet for the rostrum. Cash contributions invited through Mrs Luce Mrs Carpenter Mrs Clock or Mrs Lamb.
May events include Alice L. Seeley Chapter O. H. S. prom on May 14, Penny Party May 15, church services May 16, Woman's Club May 18 at Lamb's cottage, Rebekah and Odd Fellow Lodges May 19, and high school commencement May 21 at Madge B. Lamb Hall. Includes dates and locations.
The club held its first practice Sunday featuring many new young players. With few regulars present, a business meeting was set for the next Sunday during practice.
Farwell Chapter of Royal Arch Masons attended Mt. Pleasant Chapter on Friday evening in May. Visitors from St. Louis Alma and Ithaca joined. past Guard High Priest Dr. Lambie of Midland performed his duties. Farwell members included Alien R. Graham HE. W. Brown Bernard Schofield Wilmot Garpenter Cecil Davison and David Wiggins.
Mrs Francis Schofield president of the Farwell High School Alumni Association presided at a library meeting last Wednesday May 5. Attendees voted to postpone the annual alumni banquet and get together for one year hoping wartime rationing and other conditions will have ended so a proper celebration can occur.
A fragment from a community column shows Maitland residents Ma and Pa Trumble seeking a Mother’s Day celebration plan. The text indicates family involvement and local event hopes.
The Woman's Salvage Committee urges donations of silk and nylon hosiery for powder bags as the War Production Board requests. Collecting receptacles are in stores, and residents should bring hosiery by May 31. Community members and families are noted visiting and traveling in the area during Mother's Day weekend.
Members met at Mrs. Helen Mick’s home and discussed church improvements and decorations. The Vacation Bible School is set for the last week of May and first week in June with a Sunday May 16 meeting to outline study plans. Dr and Mrs Hall attended and offered suggestions. Donations supported missionary work and junior fellowship raised funds for Chinese relief.
Red Cross displays dozens of photographs of local service members in the window of Phil's Barber Shop. Seventy three pictures are shown with more arriving, praising Farwell's soldiers and thanking Mr and Mrs Langing for window use. The Farwell Red Cross Unit meets at their headquarters and invites all to help with ongoing work.
The Methodist Church held Mother's Day observances across three services with a sacred mimic concert by junior choirs from Clare and Farwell. Thirty youths sang hymns and performed, including a solo by Joan Shoemaker of Clare. The event inspired church work and unity and drew attendees from Clare. Plans for fall Bible study were announced.
A concise wartime supply update lists stamp validity for Blue G H J through May 31 on foods and goods including meats cheese butter fats canned fish Coffee Sugar Shoes Gasoline Tire inspections and fuel oil details Note the tin can salvage drive in Clare with monthly curb collection Prepare cans for curb pickup for the next season
The Civil Service Commission reissues exams for Ordnance Service posts at Rock Island Arsenal Illinois with wages from 74 cents to 1.22 dollars per hour. Openings include machine operators foundrymen assemblers and related roles with age 18 plus and no maximum age. Applications due as posted at Rock Island Arsenal or Chicago regional office.
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