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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
15
Mrs Dale Groves and children visit Detroit relatives while Mr and Mrs Harry Sonntag travel to Saginaw with daughter Cheryle Rae. Numerous family guests and trips to Clare Mt Pleasant Dewitt Lansing Windsor Pontiac and Royal Oak populate a busy regional roster with weekend visits and prenuptial events.
Mrs Hattie Dennis is critically ill in Pontiac Hospital after a stroke on April 23. Sanford residents Mr and Mrs Clarence Tigner visited Mr and Mrs Richard Hall on Sunday. Homer Parker and daughter Sandra Kay of Fint visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Joe Kinder. David Bretz of St Paul called on his grandparents L E Davy on Tuesday while en route through Clare on business. Hattie Haddox accompanied her brother Walter Krienke of Flint to Fremont Ohio last Wednesday for the funeral of their cousin Fred Krienke. Mr and Mrs Sanford Mott and Pauline Krell enjoyed a trip to Canada over the weekend visiting Geo McCreary and Tommy Ritche. Miss Ruth Cleveland, student nurse at Anderson, Ind, is visiting at the Cleveland home here and will return to Anderson June 1st before leaving for Indianapolis to complete training. Mrs John Schlegel and two sons John and Fred, Mrs Dale Peterson, and Fred Price of Detroit were guests Monday at the John A Jackson home and attended the funeral services of Agnes Black.
The Clare Farwell Methodist Churches held their Fourth Quarterly Conference on May 4 at Clare church. Rev. Byron Hahn presided and reports on treasurers benevolence youth and education flowed. Rev. Charles Hahn summarized the year’s activities and membership gains. Dr. A B Mulder was reelected and Dr C B Neff chosen as three year trustees for Clare. Farwell trustees include Cecil Davison Wilmot Carpenter and others.
Mrs. Olive Irwin and four other Canton Auxiliary officers traveled to Port Huron on May 19 for the Department session. Clare girls of Midland's Chemical Center Auxiliary assisted with presenting past presidents. Ernest Irwin, Major of the Third Brigade, attended Friday events. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin planned to return Sunday.
Gold Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. 208 met at the I C C F Temple on May 11 with Noble Grand Nell Denton and Vice Grand Maude Hull presiding. Officers were absent. 37 members attended. three membership applications were balloted favorably. a class is to be initiated May 25. Nominations were made for Assembly delegates and District Deputy President. Sister Ruby Schofield returned to the lodge. condolences extended to Sister Howlett of Clare.
Applications for the 1, 0.0. F. camp at Ble Star Lake will be voted on at the first June meeting. Rebekahs will elect advisors for Theta Rho Girls in June, and sisters are asked to volunteer. Mrs. Lucy Roberts won the mystery box donated by Mrs. Donna Bailey. The charter was draped for Brother Ralph Howlett who died May 17.
Mr and Mrs Fred Humphrey of Grant township announce a daughter born May 14 at Community Hospital Mt. Pleasant weighing eight pounds five ounces named Merry Beth. Mr and Mrs Forrest Leeth announce a son born May 16 at Central Michigan Community Hospital Mt. Pleasant weighing seven pounds four and a half ounces named Dwight Forrest.
Clara Rebekah Lodge held a Tuesday session led by Noble Grand Dorothy Shepherd with eleven past noble grands present. The group planned staff presence for May 31 and an initiation on June 14, heard Ina Hammond report on the OHS dinner, discussed a possible Mother Daughter banquet, and scheduled a pot luck with a silver collection for May 24 prior to the lodge meeting.
Pvt. Robert Ingraham of Fort Bliss Texas visits parents. Pfc. Richard W. Hales now in Japan with APO 703 address. Tom Creguer returns to duty after leave, stationed at Naval Air Station Norfolk. S/Sgt Betty Oldfield on furlough from Camp Mead before overseas duty. Master Sgt Robert J. Doherty delays route to Baffin Island via Westover AFB. Retired Grant K. Allen named Rifleman with 28th Infantry Regiment at Fort Lewis after enlisting January 1 1949.
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