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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1946
Page
8
Rosebush voters backed the GOP by roughly six to one on straight tickets, signaling a conservative, Republican-leaning trend. Local activity followed with community notices, family celebrations, and upcoming meetings including the Oak Ridge Farm Bureau and Wise Ladies Aid events.
Rev. Hilding Kilgren announces an eight week Church Loyalty Crusade at the Methodist church. The Sunday School department participates and attendance standings will be charted to boost interest and compare class progress.
Social notes from Mt. Pleasant show Mrs. Tom Fall and Mrs. John Varga attending a Gold Star Mothers meeting at the Tepee. Huntington guest Tack Wheeler visited Harold and Mrs. West, while Kathleen Sweeney of Denver visited Maurice McConnell. Numerous locals hosted, attended family gatherings, and celebrated a baby’s birth, with several trips to Loomis for a 3 year old’s birthday and other weekend visits.
St Henry’s Catholic Church announces Mass times under Rev. Gordon Grant in Vernon Township. First and third Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Second, fourth and fifth Sundays at 10:30 a.m. All parishioners and visitors welcome.
Rev. H. W. Kilgren presides with Sunday School at 10 15 a m and Worship at 11 15 a m Youth Fellowship meets on alternate Sundays at Rosebush and Leaton W S C S meets the second Wednesday evening each month Choir practice Thursday evenings
Rosebush church holds Bible School at 9 45 morning service at 10 45 and evening service at 8 00 p m Pastor Rev R O Thomson leads. Wise church offers Bible school at 11 00 am preaching at noon and morning Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday. Wise Ladies Aid meets second Wednesday each month.
A pantry guidance note on using dry bread in desserts and fruity dishes. It suggests soaking bread in liquids then baking with custards, puddings, or fruit, using slices or fingers to combine with canned or fresh fruit for varied texture and flavor.
The Woman's Committee led by Mrs Henry Walker reports the largest chicken supper in Rosebush history last Thursday. About four hundred customers were served and net profit reached around 465 dollars. Proceeds fund playground equipment and debt reduction on the Field House. gratitude extended to Mt Pleasant Clare and area supporters.
New York reports tip revenue declining as postwar prices climb. Waiters bellhops bootblacks and other tipped staff note reduced gratuities with midtown hotels and midlevel restaurants seeing a drop from wartime levels. Some high end venues maintain wartime tipping while night clubs stay near prior rates. overall service workers face slimmer earnings.
Berlin reports the Russian military government will raise food rations in the Russian occupation zone for non essential workers. Children non workers and white collar workers gain 1.76 ounces of bread daily and 53 ounces of potatoes monthly. Laborers and children receive about 10 ounces more monthly in other foods and the remainder five ounces. Calorie levels were not announced.
London. Emanuel Shinwell, minister of fuel and power, announced in the commons a 50 percent increase in the basic gasoline ration due to purchases from the United States. Pleasure cars may travel about 270 miles a month instead of 180, with a somewhat larger allowance for industrial users.
A Seattle inventor patents a new paint brush using multi filament glass. The device reportedly has more flagged ends than usual and was developed and perfected during a year of convalescence.
A long time court reporter Henry Williker sits in a sunlit courthouse reading his notes with a bored air. The judge notices the lag and asks if he is getting the words down correctly. Williker replies he is fifteen words ahead, keeping pace with the legal talk.
A three year old girl, Jane, watches her aunt dyeing a dress and asks if the dress is dead yet after seeing it sit in hot water. Her innocent question captures a child’s literal interpretation of dyeing steps in a brief kitchen scene.
Mary wrinkled her nose at the artichokes and accused Jim of serving too green produce. Jim notes the man said they were cooked, then wonders if maybe they aren’t cooked enough. The exchange ends with Mary asking if they have to cook them.
Gen Orde C Wingate, founder of Wingate's Raiders who died in Burma, met a Scottish girl aboard a liner who declared she would marry him. He playfully asked when and two years later received a letter with the word Now confirming their marriage.
A man asks a woman in the end seat if he stepped on her foot. She answers yes, prompting the man to tell his wife that the row is theirs. The exchange ends with a light tone about seating etiquette.
A lady asks for a nice religious book for an invalid. The clerk agrees and notes the doctor said the patient would be well, signaling a hopeful tone in a routine purchase.
A cowpuncher in town checked into a hotel for the first time. When asked if he wanted a room with running water he replied, No, what do you think I am, a trout.
An odd counter-irritant remedy is promoted as a cure for worries by wearing tight shoes to focus the mind on discomfort and relieve stress. The suggestion frames pain as distraction from other troubles and echoes period wellness quackery.
Mrs Jones enrolls her six year old in kindergarten as the teacher asks about siblings. The boy answers no older or younger siblings but insists I have friends showing his social ties.
A brief, clipped anecdote shows Michael resisting kindergarten. His mother urges him to stay, but the boy defiantly repeats his threat to grow up into a “dam head” stringer, insisting he will go.
A bright young woman asks Prof. Lewis B. Paton about Noah's cabin lighting for church tableaux. The Semitic archaeology expert offers only conjecture and suggests arc lights as a possibility.
A father on a Sunday walk with his two year old daughter asks if she knows her location. She answers confidently that they are already right where they started, proving she knows the area despite the distance traveled.
A classroom exchange shows a teacher asking Abner about George Washington. Abner identifies Washington as a soldier after saying he saw a picture of him crossing the Delaware, noting no sailing or naval detail.
The poet Pope, described as small and bent, ridicules a young man seeking information. He asks what an interrogation is and the youth replies with a sharp retort, defining it as a crooked thing that asks questions.
A reader notes a book claim that paper can keep a person warm, paired with a personal memory of a decade of mortgage payments that caused ongoing stress and sweating. The remark links fragile material to comfort and long term debt.
An English soldier and a German prisoner share a desert chat about future plans after the war. The German says he will bicycle around Germany, the Englishman then asks what he will do in the afternoon.
A diner complains the soup is inedible and the manager calls the chef. The diner reiterates the issue and notes a missing spoon while the chef asks what is wrong. The exchange centers on the meal and service response.
A social note describes an evening out with the upper set to dine in a refined circle. A companion jokes about choosing the tower set to avoid tough steak, highlighting a light social mood and etiquette.
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