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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1940
Page
2
Residents and kin gatherings mark a busy weekend with multiple family visits. Mrs Maxwell’s relatives from Montague and Clare, plus neighbors and friends, share news of a hospital recovery and new baby arrivals. An Indiana funeral, Michigan baseball outings, and coastal trips to the Upper Peninsula are also noted among local travelers.
Fagle Jake Erb visited Ernest Kleiner and Robt Hutchinson homes. Gordon Kleiner works at Glare Hatchery weekends and evenings. Janette Allen is ill. Russell Stanley and family visited his brother and wife James Stanley. Marian Stanley toured Detroit with Glare High students. Mrs Frank Barton cared for ill Mrs Barton at her son's home Henry Barton. Mrs Frank Billet visited cousin Robt Shull Pine Grove. Mr and Mrs Frank Poet settled in grandmother Poet's house. Mrs M R Honderich led Elm Grove service with Rev Honderich at Loomis per Rev Wesley Teale. Burt Orvis improving at Sanitarium and to return home soon. Rain last week delays farm work. wheat and meadows look fine. Rev Wesley Teale to lead Hagle church service Sunday morning and Colonville the following Sunday. Robt Hutcheson and son Lawrence visited Frederick on business last Tuesday. Henry Kleiner called at the parsonage Monday. Mrs Ernest Kleiner and daughter Marjorie Jane visited Mrs Robt Hutchinson Sunday evening.
The Dover school held a Friday closing program followed by ice cream and cake. One eighth grade student, Philip Boots, graduated. Mrs. Belle Deller marks her ninth successful term and is slated to teach again next year. Families visited after the event including the Mickles and Gordons. a Detroit family welcomed a new great grandson Billie.
Rain soaks pastures as Mrs. Paul Leatner recovers from major surgery. Hinkleville school closes with picnic foods enjoyed by pupils and guests. Esther Richter rehired as teacher. many residents visit, travel, or attend graduations and church services.
Sunday visits included Arthur Bellinger and Mr and Mrs Roy Sutton with Ruby and George Laycock at Harrigan. Frank Irwin mowed his station lawn then helped neighbors by mowing Bellinger’s lawn. The Helping Hand club met with Mrs Al Purdy, ten members present, with two idle members noted. Next meeting set for June 4 at Mrs Gordon McIntosh’s home.
Pleasant Valley notes tell of Alfred Roe and family visiting Pon tiac relatives. Zella Tryon from Detroit spent time with Mrs Mayme Runyan and family. Extended weekend visits occurred at Currie farm and Hutchinson home with Shoults Leeth Carncross and Gordon of Battle Creek. Other locals include Mrs Albina Gerow visiting Hemstreet, and visits to Gaylord and Penrose households.
Our school ended the term with a Thursday picnic for children and parents. Chet Sprague is laying a well for Ira Root. Graduating exercises were held in Harrison with several attendees. Local families and alumni visited over the weekend including Gerald and Mrs Gould from Greenville.
The Ladies Friendly Social club met at Mrs. Henry Moyer’s Lake George home to sew a crazy quilt and four rag rugs. The next meeting will be at Mrs. White’s. A softball game was postponed by rain as residents visited cottages and weekend visitors returned home.
Miss Helena Vander Woude and Miss Verona Bower attended a Windover Lake pot luck picnic at Budd Lake Harrison last Tuesday. School year closes with a Windover Lake picnic. The 1st Baptist Sunday School at Lake George was well attended. A fence is being built around the Freeman town hall. Mrs Harris and son Leo visited Farnham home Mt Pleasant and were guests at Rosebush.
Ted Rice and wife of Owosso spent the weekend at their cottage in Tompkins resort. Eddie Benchoff and wife of Flint visited Harry Kress's Sunday. Edd Dant of Bay City was in town Sunday to tend his interests. Some pike and perch were caught. The Friendly Social club met at Betty Moyer's. quilts and rugs were made and cemetery cleanup planned. Church and Sunday School activity continued despite rain.
Arvid Andrews and his son of Owosso spent time at a Shorewood cottage. Howard Jones and family attended a funeral in Brown City. Howard Morris of Oklahoma and family returned home after weeks in town working for Gulf Oil. Howard Knight of Detroit stayed at his cottage. Local residents visited Clare for a show. J R Borst left Flint Hospital to stay with his sister in Owosso, awaiting move home. Stanley Duross and his mother traveled to Flint and Detroit for several days.
Rosebush Methodist Church lists 10:00 a m preaching service 11:00 a m Sunday school and 7:30 p m Epworth League. Center Methodist Church has 10:00 a m Sunday school 11:00 a m preaching and 8:00 p m Epworth League. Elizabeth Ballage returns from Prescott to teach again this fall. Parents attend P T A meeting at Sacred Heart Hall Mt Pleasant. Merlin Barnhart family visit Cedar Springs. Mrs Barnhart stays. Rev B W Fleming and Ona Phillips visit New York. Frank Brate of Pontiac calls on Rosebush. Richard Raymond born May 16 at Community hospital Mt Pleasant weighs 9 12 pounds. Del Mathews shops in Saginaw. Benefit dance at Cloverleaf hall Friday May 24 with hot dogs and coffee.
Accomplished pianist Josef Hofmann gained recognition early as a child prodigy at age eleven, noted for advanced technique and musical promise.
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