Christmas Gifts Must Be Mailed Early This Year
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker urges Americans to mail in November under the Shop Now campaign due to wartime shortages. He notes 50,000 postal staff serving in the armed forces and 300,000 railroad workers in war transport, urging press, radio, and civic groups to promote early shipping to ensure Christmas delivery. He emphasizes gifts should be marked Do Not Open Until Christmas.
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Post Office Department
Frank C. Walker
Postal Service
Coast Guard Accepts Limited 17 Year Old Recruits
The Coast Guard Recruiting Office in Grand Rapids says a small number of 17 year old men will be admitted as apprentice seamen in November and December. Criteria include 20 26 corrected vision, 64 inch minimum height, 86 teeth with 14 serviceable, and no color blindness. Recruits train eight weeks at Manhattan Beach and may be assigned worldwide. Enlistment runs three years or duration of war plus six months.
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Coast Guard
Houseman Building
Grand Rapids
Manhattan Beach
N. Y
Houseman
Benefit Dance To Aid Community Hospital Bed Fund
The Clara Rebekah Lodge and Clare 10 C F Lodge sponsor a benefit dance next Tuesday at their hall. Proceeds fund another hospital bed for community service. a pot luck lunch, floor show, and donated music enhance the event. The two beds now serve the community and a third is desired. Be there.
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Clara Rebekah
Clare 10.C.F
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
We extend deep gratitude for kindness sympathy and floral offerings from friends and neighbors. Special thanks to the Methodist Church and Rev Leal Gardon for comforting words and to Mr Thurston for efficient service during our bereavement for our husband and father.
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Methodist Church
Leal Gardon
Thurston
Young Trappers Warned Against Muskrat Houses
The conservation department cautions amateur trappers to avoid muskrat houses and feeding spots. Traps must stay six feet away from dens and feeding areas. Northern lower peninsula season ends December 15 while southern counties trap runs December 1 to 31.
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Conservation Department
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
SPARS Round Out Their Second Year Of Service
The SPARS finish a second year on November 23 1942 as the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve nears a goal of 10000 enlisted women and 1000 officers They perform 76 civilian roles and hold 26 ratings While 15000 SPARS serve as yeomen 1000 are storekeepers and the remainder fill posts from cooks and bakers to photographers drivers welfare and public relations General recruiting ends November 23 though replacements and needs continue Applications are invited at the Grand Rapids recruiting office Room 244 Houseman Building.
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SPARS
The
Coast Guard
Hawaii
Alaska
Houseman
Grand Rapids
Many Men Over Thirty Eight are Draft Violators
Brig. Gen. LeRoy Pearson states that men aged 38 to 45 are being reclassified to 4-A exempt due to age, yet many notices are returned for failure to notify draft boards of address changes. These men remain subject to delinquency rules and possible prosecution.
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State Selective’ Service
LeRoy Pearson
State Selective Services
Pearson
Thanks Voters Gratitude From Judge of Probate Candidate
George Bates expresses sincere thanks to voters for past cooperation and the strong vote received in the November election for Judge of Probate.
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George Bates
Good Literature Club Meeting for Red Cross Work
The Good Literature Club announces a meeting on Tuesday evening December 6 at Clare City Hall to organize Red Cross work. The notice lists contact 812 for details.
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Good Literature Club
Clare City Hall
Red Cross
Substitute brushes replace pig bristle brushes
Brushes made from pig bristles are scarce as the best bristles come from China. A substitute is being constructed from rayon cords and from cellulose acetate, which make very good brushes.
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China
Christmas Seals Sale by Clare School Children
Clare High students will canvass homes on Monday November 27 1944 to sell Christmas Seals funding tuberculosis prevention and control. Pupils will collect envelopes on Tuesday. they do not handle money or seals. Seals support state tuberculosis programs with 95 percent of income staying locally and five percent to the national association.
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Clare High
Clare
National Tuberculosis Association
National Association
Whole Carcasses Only Lawful for Transportation
The conservation department emphasizes that only whole deer carcasses may be transported from the north woods and must be sealed with hunting license tags. Carcasses may be stored for six months with permits issued to licensed establishments or private homes, while migratory water fowl may be kept 45 days after December 8 with no extensions.
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North Woods
Conservation Department
Michigan Bell Receives Army Award for Air Raid Warning Network
The Army Sixth Service Command awarded Michigan Bell a distinguished service certificate for establishing and operating its air raid warning network. Maj Gen Henry S. Aur praised the company for 24 seven service aiding the protection system, following a prior National Security Award from Civilian Defense authorities.
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Army
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Sixth Service Command
Henry S. Aurand
Sixth Command
Comand
National Honor Society Plans Meeting Friday Evening
The National Honor Society schedules a November 24 meeting at Mrs Gleason s Beaverton road home at 8 00 p m. A business session followed by a social, dessert luncheon and social time are planned. Reservations payable at the meeting. Committee members Maryan McDonald Virginia Maxwell Frances Morgan.
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National Honor Society
Notice of Weekly Clare Trips for Livestock Auction Yard
Austin Dunkle of Bertha Lake plans weekly trips to Clare to the Livestock and Auction yards with a truck each Monday. Anyone wishing to send stock to the sale should contact on Saturday at the Bertha Lake location four miles north and a half mile east of Farwell.
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Clare
Austin Dunkle
Bertha Lake
Farwell
Churchill’s BBC trip blocked by London cabbie
Winston Churchill hailed a West End cab to reach a BBC studio for a world address but the driver refused the long ride to hurry home. After a brief dispute over distance the man relented when Churchill offered a pound, prompting the cabbie to exclaim he’d skip Churchill’s request.
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Winston. Churchill
London
BBC
Mr. Churchill
Major Tommy Ache Illness Reaches Critical Point
The report describes Major Tommy Ache as gravely ill, with the general in fragile health. A private notes the situation, contrasting the question about the general’s condition with a blunt remark about “things in general” to underscore the severity.
Nighttime dream about marriage sparks laughs
In a playful exchange, Jack asks Mack if he has nightmares. Mack recalls last night dreaming he was married, and Jack counters it might not be a nightmare since he was married to his wife, provoking a humorous misunderstanding.
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Jack
Mack
Absent-minded professor thanks man for hat found on head
A scatterbrained professor thanks a passerby after discovering his hat was on his head all along. He quips that without the stranger he might have gone out without it.
Thunder Not Rain Bombs Stir Training in England
An overnight training scene in England shifts from worry of rain to the reality of bombs. A waking Yank asks if it was thunder, another replies bombs, and one jokes relief that it was not more rain.
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Yank One
England
Yank On
Capital confusion and quirky wedding quips in a playful exchange
A humorous dialogue features a teacher and Smarty debating New Yorks capitals the letter N and Y. The gang riffs on a wooden wedding and a long hair anecdote about a grandfather, with light banter about looks and baldness.
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New York
Man Bites Dog? Hydrant Sprinkles Town in Curious Incident
A local scene turns odd as a hydrant releases a geyser of water during a reporting event. Residents gather as firefighters respond to the street fountain, dampening the area and drawing attention from onlookers. No injuries reported.
Scalp Him Mack Indian Hitchhiker Riddle
A playful wordplay exchange asks what season an Indian hitchhiker recalls. The quip hinges on a pun linking Indian thumber with a seasonal clue.
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Mack
Jack
Girls! Smith-I'm Through with Women
A brief cartoon line shows Jones declaring a shift to a solitary life centering on a "her" as he expresses frustration with women and a humorous emphasis on the word her.
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Smith
Jones
Wordplay and punchlines from a wartime humor page
A fragmented comic strip of witty lines and punchy gags. The banter includes quips about war souvenirs gravity attraction and job references. The rough humor references the Grand Canyon trousers and corns amid chatter among soldiers and civilians.
Bowling Standings and High Scores From Monday Session
In the November 20 bowling roundup the Won Lost records show 404 Masons-BC at 7 Clare Auto Parts 15 12 A&P 15 12 Clare Hardware 14 13 Houghton Drug 13 14 Sun Oil Co II 13 Rosebush 11 16 North Bradley 6 18. High series led by G Cain 525 T Schultz 516 and P McConnell 511. High game tops Hoersch 202 D McConnell 188 and G Cain 186.
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Masons - BC
Clare Auto Parts
A&p
Clare Hardware
Houghton Drug
Sun, Oil Co
Rosebush
North Bradley
G. Cain
T. Schultz
P. McConnell
Hoersch
D. McConnell
Bowling Belles Edge Freeman in Weekday Tilt
Tuesday bowling results show the Bowling Belles beating Freeman Oil Co 21 to 17 with 13 games, Clare and Grove Bros. close, and high series 3B Russell 503 and 3B Bauder 460. High games include Russell 186 and 167 with Cain 167, 164 and B Stoll 163.
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Bowling Belles
G Freeman, Oil Co
Clare Bowling
Grove Bros
Michigan Bell
1.H.c.'s
Pinspillers
Russell
Bauder
Cain
B. Stoll
Auction Sale At Worden Farm Near Clare
Worden and Nevins hold a public auction at the Worden farm four miles east of Clare on US 10 and a quarter mile south on Tuesday December 5 starting at 1 00 oclock. Livestock farm implements grain and feed listed. Auctioneer Andy Courser. Clerk Citizens State Bank. See list in next weeks Sentinel.
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Worden and Nevins
Clare
Us-10
Worden
Andy Courser
Citizens State Bank
Sentinel
Plate supper by Blue Star Mothers in Farwell event
Blue Star Mothers plan a plate supper at K of P Hall Farwell on Saturday night November 25. Admission 60 cents with pie extra.
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Blue Star Mothers
K of P Hall
Farwell
Box Social at Arthur Town Hall Friday Night
Community event at Arthur Town Hall on Friday night November 24 invites residents to bring boxes. Sponsored by Tuxis Club organizers promote social gathering with activities and light refreshments.
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Arthur Town Hall
Tuxis, Club
Thanksgiving Thanks O God for Our Land Poem
A local entry celebrates gratitude for the land and liberty with lines praising family unity and worship. It notes poems submitted for a contest judged by local editors and references a farmer themed ending.
Community thanks for kindness after bereavement
We sincerely thank neighbors and friends for acts of kindness during our bereavement. Appreciation for floral tributes and Rev. Curd for comforting words. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Brasington, Mr. and Mrs. Elby Brasington, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brasington, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherman.
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Curd
Ivan
Brasington
Elby Brasington
Clifford Brasington
Harold Sherman
Appreciation Note Appreciates Flowers and Cards
We thank our relatives and friends for the lovely flowers and cards for our anniversary and for Mrs. Arnolds birthday. Dr. Nellie and William Arnold.
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Mary
Mrs. Arnold
Nellie
William
Arnal
Christian Science Services at Clare Inn Sundays at 11
Weekly Christian Science services are held every Sunday at 11 o'clock at the Clare Inn. All who are interested are welcome to attend.
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Clare Inn
Annual Red Cross Meeting in Clare County
Clare county chapter of the American Red Cross holds its annual meeting in the USC rooms Clare on Monday December 4 at 2 00 pm. Annual reports review the chapter’s work and officers for the coming year are to be elected. Members include anyone donating 1.00 or more this past year. 812 Mabel K Horton Sec.
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Clare County
American Red Cross
USC
Clare
Red Cross
Mabel K. Horton
Sec
Thanks for sympathy After sudden death of husband and father
The family expresses sincere thanks to neighbors friends and relatives for comforting words expressions of sympathy by expression cards and floral offerings after the death of their husband and father They also thank Rev Redman and Mrs Redman for sermon and songs and name pallbearers and grateful lightening grief
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Farmington
Nona BH
L. Sowle
Harley Sowle
Alva Moore
Lee L. Sowle
Card Party and Dance at Mt Vernon Grange
Mt Vernon Grange hosts a card party and dance starting Friday night December 1. Card playing begins at 9 00 sharp with admission set at $12.
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Vernon Grange
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Treasury Department
War Advertising Council
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Phil
Grand Canyon
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