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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1928
Page
3
Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath Shop announces Saturday afternoon activities. St John’s Evangelical Lutheran holds services with Pastor W. Westendorf guiding German at 9 30 a m and English at 10 45 a m.
Congregational services announce memorial observances led by Rev. H B Johnson with participation from Civil War and Spanish War veterans and Clare and Farwell posts of the American Legion. Sunday School scheduled for 1 15 a m.
Rev. A. P. MacDonald leads 10:00 AM morning worship and sermon with Bible school to follow. All are invited and welcome. Miss Laura Thompson, Superintendent, announces. Evening preaching at 7:30 PM.
At the corner of Sixth and Maple Street, Laura M. McCrea serves as pastor. The church welcomes everyone aged 18 and older to Sunday School at 10:04, preaching at 11:00, a Young People's meeting at 6:30, and Sunday evening services at 7:30. Prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 7:30.
Memorial service led by Pastor W. W. Hurd on May 27 includes patriotic music. The sword carried by a Fourth Michigan Cavalry captain, used in Jeff Davis's capture, will be displayed. See notice elsewhere. Evening program features Stolen Gods followed by sermons on law. June 3 events include a morning talk on Is Law a Necessary Byvil and an evening sermon.
The phrase Defender of the Faith traces back to Abd-er-Rahman in 929 and to Henry VIII who was titled Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X in 1521. The title, tied to the 1517 papal recognition of the Assertio septem sacramentorum, has continued with English monarchs.
Twenty Southern republics at the Second Pan American standardization conference urge decimal metric terms on shipping documents. A Pan American trade list is begun to register American firms using metric measures for Southern buyers.
In the Stanford school notes the Stanford Achievement Tests show many students scoring above average. Third grade reports a Friday picnic with the fourth grade, lunch carried, birds seen in woods. Fifth grade greets Rose Marie Jackson home from the hospital and starts cubic measure. Sixth grade notes almost finished product maps and a hike to Lees woods with twenty of thirty-one pupils averaging above average, top scorers named.
Navy Head Quarters announces in Detroit that qualified high school graduates from the area may enter the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland. Applicants must enlist by July 1 1928 with a September 1 preliminary exam for the eight month preparatory course in Hampton Roads Virginia or San Diego California. Final exam falls on the third Wednesday of April 1929 and the government funds the education. There is no limit to the number of examinees and many are taking this opportunity.
A collection of old time jokes and brain teasers with pun riddles about combs rings umbrellas horses and letters aimed at light humor. The questions play on word tricks and common phrases revealing playful answers and misdirections.
Mr and Mrs Frank Howey relocate to Farwell and Clare last Monday. Ed Muehlenbeck from St Louis visited Achard for about three weeks. Otis Lyons plans a new cottage at Windover Lake with lumber on hand. Several locals including Calkins, Sturgood and VanDusen joined weekend calls and visits in Clare Mt Pleasant Harrison and Lake George.
Popular Mechanics notes new blotters used in banks are black so ink vanishes for an accurate reproduction of writing. The blotters also resist disfigurement, making forgery harder.
Promises quick relief from indigestion gastritis hyper acidity and heartburn touts Buenger's Stomach Powder as a superior remedy. Claims to neutralize acids cleanse toxins aid digestion and tone the blood with testimonials from doctors and agents. Offered through Blood Kirkpatrick's store with mail order options and a 42 money pack guarantee.
Probate Court of Clare County Michigan sets hearing for June 18 1928 to determine legal heirs and rightful heirs to Rachel Simpson’s real estate. Public notice to run three consecutive weeks in The Clare Sentinel. Judge Thos S Dorsey presiding.
A mother spaniel perished in a marsh fire behind Barking Creek Hast Ham Bugitud while trying to reach her eight puppies. Firefighters saved the pups but the dog returned to the shed and burned beside them, succumbing to the blaze despite efforts to restrain her.
A reflective remark notes that children deem themselves wiser than their parents, echoing an old idea that heredity shapes behavior. The quote compares generations and suggests parental behavior mirrors that seen in children.
Fragmentary line hints at a moral or personal reflection on virtues and honesty. no clear event, person, or organization present to identify a concrete news item.
Basil Pelch returns to Vernon area duties on the farm for his mother Mrs. D Harper. A. Allen of Pontiac visits Mrs. Myrtle Kraatz. Mrs. A Oliver attends Mrs. J A Simpson funeral in Clare. Mrs Tradder joins Doherty Hotel Co. in Clare. Mrs. Robert Straight of Grand Rapids and Mrs. H D Kratz of Clare visit sister Mrs. Wm Howling and mother Mrs. Connors. Al Purdy called to Flint for illness of niece Jarvis Purdy who died Monday. Mrs. S Hildebrandt and family from Winn visit Mrs. Harper for two weeks. Son Arthur, who wintered here, returns to Chicago.
The Eagle column reports Sunday School at 10 30 a m with Mrs Arnold visiting relatives in Clare and others in Alma Toledo and Foledo. Fire tower crew fought a fire near Tatwell as crops suffer from dry conditions and rain is badly needed.
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