Red Cross Seeks $19 Million for European War Relief
National Red Cross chapters mobilize to raise a 19 million dollar European relief fund. William M. Baxter Jr. cites $200,000 sent to Belgium and the Netherlands and orders for 150 ambulances and 100 hospital trucks. Since September, $1.5 million has funded civilian relief, with chapters already meeting or surpassing quotas.
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Red Cross
Europe
William M. Baxter Jr
St. Louis
Belgium
Netherlands
Baxter
Low Countries
War Fund
National Red Cross
Roosevelt
American Red Cross
Poland
Finland
Chain Store Employees Form Club at Mt Pleasant Meeting
A Mt Pleasant gathering with Chain Store Bureau head Mr Doyle and assistants Mr Smith and Mr Ketchum discussed heavy taxes on chain stores and savings data. A club was formed with Mr Freeman of J C Penny as president and Mr Louie Dehamme of A and P as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Isabella
Mt. Pleasant
Doyle
Chain Store Bureau of Michigan
Mr. Smith
John Ketchum
Patman Bil
John, Ketchum
Granges
Kroger Manager Beck Elected Secretary in Clare
Beck, manager of the Kroger store at Clare, was elected secretary. The next meeting will be held in Clare in June with the exact date to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Kroger
Clare
Tenth District Legion Meet at Standish
Pleasant Department Rehabilitation Chairman LaVerne McAllister spoke on statewide rehab work. Clare Unit exceeded membership quotas. A parade followed led by Clare Post Drum and Eagle Corps with Bay City Post German Band. Banquet featured Probate Judge Harry E. Converse as toastmaster and speeches by Leslie P. Kergen and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant
LaVerne McAllister
Battle Creek
Mary Ireland
Clare Unit
Standish
Clare Post Drum and Eagle Corps
Bay City Post
Harry E. Converse
Standish Post
National Americanism
Leslie P. Kergen
United States
Post Department
Augustus H. Gansser
Bay City
National Defense
George F. Metcalf
Midland
Department
LeVerne Mce Allister
Conrad Walker
Clare
Nell Willey
Mt. Pleasant
Carl Bauer
Jay O. Bellinger
Howard R. Brown
William Burdo
Arthur F. Damoth
John Davy
John W. Dunlop
Joseph B. Forehand
Forrest Garver
James Gillespie
Gerald Green
William D., Barger
Jay Wendrie
Wilbur Ireland
Francis Jackson
Henry Kinsel
Martin Loomis
Clair Luce
Hugh Maxwell
Léo BE. Oden
Omer Parent
John Rudy
Forrest Shumway
James Tubbs
Frank Thilly
Alexander B. Wylie
Hugene Wyman
Mrs Percy Dawe Laid To Rest In Cadillac
Mrs Percy Dawe was laid to rest in Cadillac on Saturday, with a discourse praising her cheerful and friendly disposition after twenty eight years of acquaintance. The interment took place at Cherry Hill cemetery as Rev Albert Dawe of Clare and his family visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Dawe
Cadillac
Dawes
Cherry Hill
Albert Dawe
Clare
Appreciation Note From Mrs. Ivan Feighner
A personal thank you from Mrs. Ivan Feighner expresses gratitude to friends for flowers and cards received during a long illness.
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Ivan Feighner
Early American Penny Minted in 1788 Ownership
Hart Mildner of Steubenville Ohio owns a penny from 1788 with the United States shield on one side and what appears to be a plow and a horse head on the other side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Mildner
Steubenville
Ohio
United States
Homemaker Uses Tray to Expedite Dinner Cleanup
A homemaker saved herself 89 motions by using a dinner dish tray to carry dishes from table to kitchen and to serve and clear them, streamlining mealtime chores.
Sunday Guests and Family Visits In Harrison and Clare
Sunday visitors included Roy Allen and family from Harrison, Verne Mickle and Philip Boots from Dover, and Nina Rose Mickle staying with Sally. Mrs. Karl Mavis hosted relatives and traveled with Frank Pleming to Flint. The piece notes multiple calls and brief stays across Harrison, Gladwin, Clare, and nearby towns with the Mavis family as central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Mavis
Roy Allen
Connie
Wallace Allen
Mike Wesnefski
Harrison
Verne Mickle
Philip Boots
Dover
Nina Rose Mickle
Sally
Frank Pleming
Flint
Gladwin
Mickey
Hudson Harvey
Leo Carney
Shirley
Marl Larson
North Bradley
Gerald Macklem
Mark Sowle
Harley
Clare
Mussel
Clarence Carpenter
Bob Fleming
Daily 20 Mile Hike is Good Exercise at 75
Massillon Ohio resident Niles Smith, 75, hikes twenty miles daily for health. He prefers walking to streetcars, splitting time between Massillon and Canton along Lincoln Highway to window shop in both cities. He urges swinging arms to exercise all muscles and drive out poisons for a long life.
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Massilon
Ohio
Niles Smith
Smith
Massillon
Canton
Lincoln Highway
Pastor Uses Hymns to Curb Speeding in Manitou Springs
In Manitou Springs Colorado Reverend L C Miller preaches a safety sermon urging motorists to sing hymns as their speedometer rises. At 25 mph he cites I’m but a Stranger Here Heaven Is My Home, at 45 mph Nearer My God to Thee, at 55 mph I’m Nearing the Port and Will Soon Be at Home, at 65 mph When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder I’ll Be There, at 75 mph Lord, I’m Coming Home.
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Manitou Springs
Colo
L. C. Miller
Ménnonite Church
Scotch Highlander shelters from heath and mud
The passage describes how Scots built shielings with heath stems and mud as a thatch. They also laid it on the ground with small twigs used to cover the ground, serving as a rudimentary shelter.
Tragedy and Oddities In A Page From L L Stevenson
A compact collection of vignettes on musical prodigies, self-destruction, and celebrity anecdotes. It recalls a boy musician’s rise to Carnegie Hall and his later decline, plus light gossip about Babe Ruth, Dorothy Lamour, Bea Wain, Dinah Shore, and a Florida movie producer.
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Brahms
Carnegie Hall
Manhattan
Babe Ruth
Dorothy Lamour
fPshaw
Bea Wain
Mark Warnon
Dinah Shore
George Jessell
New York
Miami
Florida
Jessell
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Opportunities on Farm Held Higher for Bride
INDIANAPOLIS Mrs Charles W Sewell says brides married to farm youths gain more opportunities than those in small city apartments. She notes farm life offers greater scope for individual effort and that a farmer's wife has advantages professionals' mates lack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles W. Sewell
Associated Women of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kerby Family Visits East Lansing Guests From Ontario
Emily briefs Mrs Bertha Kerby and Joyce Jean and other Kerbys from Lansing spent Sunday with Earl Sternaman and family. The Raithbys from Goderich Ontario and Auburn Ontario visited J D Lansing and the Lansing family at their home Sunday afternoon and Monday, calling on other relatives during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Kerby
Joyce Jean
Robert Kerby
Harland Kerby
Sue Ann
Lansing
Earl Sternaman
Lloyd Raithby
Goderich
Ontario
Frank Raithby
Auburn
J. D. Lansing
Wm. Lansing
Raithbys
Sealed bids sought for Grant town hall addition
The Grant Township Board invites sealed bids for building an addition to Grant town hall. Bids due by 2:00 p m Tuesday June 11 1940. Specifications available at Township Clerk A Dawson Clare R-2 home. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Grant Town Board A Dawson Clerk 3412.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Township
Grant Town Hall
A. Dawson
Clare
Grant Town Board
Card of Thanks to Rebekahs and Neighbors
Mrs Loie Hansler expresses gratitude to the Rebekahs Mr and Mrs Lyle Smith neighbors friends and Rev Rogers for kindness and plants during her past three weeks of illness or recovery.
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Rebekahs
Lyle Smith
Rev. Rogers
Loie Hansler
General Repairing and Books at Local Shops
Lawn mowers sharpened and soldering offered at Fix It Shop located first door west of A and P Store. The Gift and Flower Shop received new Hardy Boys and Lone Ranger books for boys.
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Adv
Quadruplets Born To Chinese Woman in Henan Village
A Chinese woman An Tsaosze gave birth to quadruplets in a Henan province village. All four sons are reported progressing well. The provincial government will provide the family with special aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
An Tsaosze
Henan
Republican Broadcasts Feature Gannett and Governor James
Frank E. Gannett will speak on National Issues over CBS from New York June 3 9 30 p m to 9 45 p m A S T Governor Arthur H James Republican of Pennsylvania will address CBS June 5 from 9 15 to 9 30 p m BST discussing national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Gannett
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
New York
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Colonville Garage Opens For Business In Colonville
Notice to the public announces a garage in Colonville offering car repairs with call for pickup and delivery. Located two miles north, three miles west and one half mile south of Clare. Owned by Charles Bodkins Ward Feighner with slogan Guaranteed Work and Moderate Prices.
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Colonville
Clare
Charles Bodkins
Ward Feighner
Gratitude for Support After Bereavement
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and floral offerings during our loss. Special thanks to Rev. Telder for comfort and Mr. Friz for courteous services. Elmer Beard and family and other Beards. Curtis Presley and families.
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Rev. Telder
Mr. Friz
Elmer Beard
J. J. Beard
Guy Beard
Wim. Cook
Hogar Beard
Curtis Presley
Benefit party at Clare I. O. O. F. hall May 31
A penny supper card party and dance at the Clare I. O. O. F. hall Friday evening May 31 to benefit Mrs Louise Osborn and her daughter Thelma. Proceeds support the family.
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Clare I. 0. O. F. Hall
Louise Osborn
Thelma
Classified Liners Late. I Am Still Buying Wool
Small classified notice from W. Faller of Farwell stating he is still buying wool appears in this late column. No place or date beyond the Farwell reference.
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Faller
Farwell
Fish Worms Quietly Attract Teens At Local Shop
The note mentions fish worms stopping at the first house south of Vernon Hill Hi Speed and a contact John Schultz 29 of Nancy Drew. It also notes books are fine for teenage girls at The Gift and Flower Shop ad.
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First House
Vernon Hill
John Schultz
Nancy Drew
Adv
Local Club Meetings Schedule in Clare and Surrounding Towns
Community groups list their regular meet dates including the I O O F Lodge Clara Rebekah Hatton Townsend Elm Grove Townsend Clare Common Council and J E Sparbel Post V F W plus American Legion Auxiliary Zenobia Chapter and Farmers Union meetings with dates like first third Monday or Friday. Also note special gathering for Help-the-Hostess on June 6 at Mrs Ray Archbold 403 W Wheaton.
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Help
Ray Archbold
W. Wheaton
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Michigan
Nation
Tenth District Legion
Standish Thurs
Sheridan
Scotch Houses
L.l.stevenson
Dave Elman
Radio City
Laurence Farmer
George Hexter
Lenox Hill Hospital
The
Biltmore
Joseph Liggett
Mr. Liggett
Rockefeller
Woolworth
Wnsur
Citizens State Bank
James S. Bicknell
Clare, Michigan
Federal Reserve System and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Emily
Benefit Party
I. QO. O. F. Lodge
Clara Rebekah Lodge
Farwell Townsend Club
Hatton Townsend Club
Clare Common Council
Elm Grove Townsend Club
Clare Lodge
C. F
Grant Townsend Club No. 1
J. E. Sparbel
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
C. B.S
Grant Township Local No. 148
Farmers Union
Townsend Club No. 1
Wise Town Hall
Loomis
Clare Townsend Club
Tra Richmond
McEwan Street
Américan Legion
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