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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1944
Page
6
A dialog in a wartime column discusses America’s rubber shortage and the shift to synthetic rubber. It cites government statements praising the distillers’ contribution and notes the rapid mobilization of industry and brains to fill the gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Ran es hosted guests from Detroit for weekend visits. Mrs. King entertained kin from Plat Rock from Tuesday to Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Beard welcomed daughter and family from Farwell on Sunday. Mr. Ray Cunningham and baby visiting Kenneth Benchley and family. Billy Chipman improving. A B Van Horn from Mt. Pleasant called last Saturday.
Marguerite Brown spent Monday night with Luella Kinney. Lisa Smith spent Saturday with Nancy Brown. Don Brown, Hugh Burns and Art Reed went to the Doctor Friday. Olive and Lewis Smith aided their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Don Brown buzzwood Saturday. Myron Mudgett of Flint is spend-
A sequence of brief mentions records social visits and events. Mrs Ray Clark and Mrs Lloyd Hunt visited relatives on weekdays while Mr and Mrs Don Brown hosted parents. Chesterlark attended an initiation party for the WEA boys with a few days spent with an aunt.
Rev EY By Redman preaches at Lake George Baptist Church. Sunday School at 2:00 led by Willis Richardson. Friday young people's meeting at 8:00. Community notices list family visits and birthdays including Mrs Honeycutt and Janet Honeycutt, plus attendees at local events and a turkey shoot at Temple.
Mrs M R Honderich is slowly recovering and may attend services soon. Visitors included Mrs Lynn Archbold Mrs Emerson Hampton from south of Clare and Miss Elsie Rank of Saginaw who called on Miss Esther Poet Sunday afternoon.
Winterfield residents recount trips to Cadillac for shopping and medical news. Mr and Mrs Edd Cutler returned from Flint after a week with their ill daughter Mrs Amos Church. Several families attended a funeral near Ithaca and visited kin in Marion and Grand Rapids during the period.
Pleasant Valley community activity includes visits by Mrs. Jennie Bates and Mid land relatives at Oak Lake cottage. Local gatherings feature Friday prayer at Everette Carncross home and Sunday calls to the Burton Bay and Henry Kleiner households. Notables include Judge Bates of Harrison visiting and families such as Cameron, Clute, Barton and Leeth sharing time with Kinship relatives in Colonville and Mid land.
A Sunday gathering at a Clare, Michigan residence celebrated a birthday with many relatives present. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Roe and family, the Bates and Hutchinson families, Ralph Allen and others, Huntington College guests Mary Garver and Laurene Garver, and Bunyan Allen who gave gifts. A pot luck lunch followed and guests departed with wishes for many happy returns.
The Elm Grove column extends condolences to Mrs. Mark Sowle and family after a sudden death of her husband and father Sunday night. Local residents and relatives visit relatives in Arthur, Bay City, Clare, Detroit, and West Grant as guests, with numerous family members listed and travel scenes described. Roscoe Smith of El Cerrito, California, visits and plans to return after defense-work sighting, noting improved health since three years ago.
Temple My and Mrs. Ralph Westerveldt of Lansing visit Roy Myers home as deer season opens. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Welch stay at their cabin east of town for the first morning. Mrs. Zigy Krawczynski of Detroit calls on his father and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schram Friday. My and Mrs Beherends and guests occupy Mrs Gertie Root's house for hunting season. The Beherends wed at Pure Oil camp a year ago. Ma and Mrs Grover Updike seen in Harrison. They head to Onaway for deer season.
The Probate Court of Clare County Michigan orders that on December 4 1944 at ten o clock in the forenoon a hearing will be held at the Probate Office Harrison to consider the petition of Cora B Lang widow for administration of the estate of Charles G Lang deceased. Public notice is to be printed weekly for three weeks in the Clare Sentinel.
In the Matter of the Estate of Hirami Wood deceased, Lila Wood widow filed a petition. The court orders the hearing for November 24, 1944 at 10:00 a.m. at the Probate Office to determine granting the petition to Lila Wood or another suitable person. George Bates Judge of Probate presiding.
Clipper ships achieved extreme speeds from 1845 to 1860 aided by light hulls and increased sail area. The Flying Cloud exemplifies this type, whose efficiency caused frequent docking and overhauls and ultimately reduced freight capacity due to the hulls and tight press of sail.
Report of Per Diem and Mileage to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors dated October 13 1944 lists amounts for multiple county officials including Archamboult Austin Baker Beard Carpenter Eaton Garrabrant Harrold Jones Moder Morgan Richardson Rutter Scott Stockwell Van Blarcom Van Den Bergh Woodry Woolston and others. Totals show overall disbursement requests with per diem mileage and days recorded and motions to issue warrants of specific sums.
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