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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1947
Page
12
Publication details for The Sentinel list Friday issues and post office matters. Rates shown include year subscriptions two dollars for Michigan civilians and varying durations for others. Display ads, liners, and reading notices priced per line with headings extra. Probate notice printing urged to be done by The Sentinel.
Twenty three members of the Congregational Women's Fellowship gathered at Mrs Harold Watson home for a regular business session led by President Marion Trowbridge. Rev Watson led devotions and spoke briefly after the Fellowship Creed. They voted to host the Alumna Banquet on Saturday evening May 23. The evening featured anecdotes about how each member earned a dollar for the fundraiser. Refreshments were served by Mrs Watson Edith Sly Blaine Clapp and Edith Bucholz. The Merilla Sewing Circle met at Mrs William Keily home with sewing and embroidery for the bazaar and refreshments provided. This Friday they will sew at Mrs Rhoba Gibsons.
On Sunday Mr and Mrs Ralph Harmon Mrs Ruth Keyser Mrs Violet Uerback Mrs Chester Griffin and Mrs Ernest McCartney attended the sixth district VFW convention in Grand Rapids. Sally Cameron national president praised officers and speakers. Elects officers include Conductress Inaice Haton district guard. Friday evening at Memorial Hall a party with dancing and cards is planned May 28 with refreshments.
John Reeves thirty two of Lansing was arrested Saturday after a car crash with John McClung driving Bowerman's Electric pickup before Hi Speed station. He pled guilty Monday, fined 50 dollars plus costs, and had license revoked for one year. Mrs McClung suffered facial lacerations and head injuries requiring stitches.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. with James Mead as Superintendent. Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. led by Rev. Harold Watson, Pastor.
St Athanasius parish announces service times with Father J Stuba presiding. First and third Sundays are 4:30 p.m. afternoon devotion, while the second, fourth and fifth Sundays feature 9:00 a.m. morning mass.
Gerald Brady leads a Sunday School at 10:00 and preaching service at 11:00. Evening devotion at 8:00 and a Thursday evening prayer meeting at 3:00 are listed for the Harrison church.
Church services announced with pastor Hubert Beavers leading Sunday at 10 30 am. Sunday School at 11 16 am. Evening services listed for 8 00 pm with Edmond Dunnham noted in September.
Rev Clinton Alston presides at 8 p m services with Sunday School led by Parola Yost on September 12 16 a m church services and evening programs continue with special Wednesday 7 30 pm services Youth group meets every Monday evening offering prayers and activities in Ta.
Regular meeting of Harrison Chapter No 408 O H S with 37 members present was presided by W M O Dale McKenna. Initiation set for June 9 and cleaning of chapter rooms on June 6 at 10 AM with pot luck lunch. C G M Association to meet at Gladwin June 3 at 2 30 PM with banquet and evening session. lunch served by Ada Hendricks Ruth Koch Reid a Whitmer and Lucy Jane Carey.
Mrs Stella Briggs entertained Mr and Mrs Ralph Haton and children Esther Chet and Charles at her Gladwin home Monday evening for Ralphs birthday. The event featured a white pink birthday cake as the centerpiece. Mr and Mrs Wm Dilloway hosted their nobles club Thursday evening at Mr and Mrs Buehl Smiths with three tables of play.
A Sunday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark's Frost home brought together Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schwanz of Beaverton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark Jr and Joe of Mint, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Brady and sons, Mrs. Edgar Brady and sons, the Rovelle Clark family, and Mrs. Edmond Woods plus Mrs. Ed Cooper and granddaughter Lola Cooper, with Rovelle Clark receiving many gifts.
Los Angeles cab driver Clifford Brown faced a holdup when a gunman aimed at his chest and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit several rolls of nickels and dimes in Brown's pocket, leaving him bruised but alive as the robber fled.
King George VI arrives with royal party as four months of drought end in Grahamstown South Africa. Natives chant The King is the bringer of rains as about nine thousand people gather in the market square. Chiefs in varied attire salute while women carry corn cob pipes and wear turbans and shawls amid the celebratory mood.
Brief note indicates Hayrloon coverage appears on pages four and fourteen with continued items and local briefs. The line hints at feature stories and community notes but provides no specifics.
A whimsical Scots musician Neil Gow, famed for violin at country dances, returns home the next morning after a long drunk night. A neighbor comments on his lateness, joking that it was not the road but the breadth of the imagination that mattered.
A hard up sportsman bought a horse and failed to pay the former owner. Later he encounters the seller who jokes the nag’s low head is due to pride, awaiting payment in full.
A Broadway actor wakes with a red tulip sprouting from the crown of his head. He seeks medical help and then visits Believe-It-or-Not Ripley headquarters for guidance. The blonde receptionist, bored, asks what it is about as he requests to see Mr Ripley.
In a curious courtroom moment the plaintiff rose when his name was called for jury service. The clerk questioned the impropriety and the man admitted he did not realize he could not sit on his own case. He expressed rueful amusement at the error.
An army chaplain aboard a troop train was distressed and a colored corporal asked how he could help. The chaplain said he would be all right soon after receiving three shots that morning, joking that local stuff would knock anyone out.
An old lady refuses a room she deems a poor fit and argues with a bell boy. He insists the pocket-sized space is not her room but the elevator, delivering a dry, humorous reversal.
A terse quip reveals a humorous marriage twist as a man hides a date with his wife behind a lie about secrecy. The exchange exposes the irony of private promises and public relationships in a brief social vignette.
A garbled excerpt shows characters debating attire and propriety, mentioning an evening dress and a suggestion to attire appropriately. The text implies social expectations about appearance but lacks clear context or full details.
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