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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1944
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Kratz and daughter Genevieve of Elkton visit the parsonage. Mrs. Kratz stays to care for her mother Mrs. Henderich. Glen Bay claims the first deer of the season. Several gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kleiner at the Hutchinsons, Mrs. Herb McDonald visiting Romulus, and hunting trips to Elk Lake and Houghton Lake.
Ed Carey and Bert Childers share a porch moment about Thanksgiving in 1944 as rationed foods and substitutes become reality for troops overseas. The piece stresses the Spirit of Thanksgiving rising as darkness yields to freedom and human kindness.
In recent nights, dogs have attacked four flocks causing significant damage. Local shepherds report widespread losses and urge surveillance and protection measures for their livestock.
Edward Pfannes of Detroit visited relatives and deer hunted here last week. Hazel Park couple Mr. and Mrs. Russell Shenk and Mrs. Miller joined nearby hunts. Merl Wedge of Sandusky also visited and hunted as did Shelley and Sea ver Burton. Farwell area hosts, Flint visitors, and a new foundation move on Mitchell farm marked the week. Nine deer killed locally by Monday morning amid welcome snow.
Deer hunters in Dover report good tracking conditions this Monday morning. Local figures include Ray Smith Clark Walters Ray Houghton and Art Saul among recent buck takers. Henry Magnus and daughter Jean are homebound with illness while Mrs. Henry Walters assists at night with hunting news. Jimmie Thompson returns to Flint after a visit with Everette Allen family and relatives.
A string of home visits and weekend calls across area families. Barbara Walters and friends visited the Walters household as husbands hunted. Bonnie Kay Bauer stayed with Courtney Bauer with Nellie Walters Sunday visiting Dale Montney family. Hudson Havey returned home from a summer with relatives in Plint. George Clink from Arcadia visited sister and husband Pete Hanes and Leg Merrill of Grand Ledge called on Everette Allen while en route from Rose City hunting.
Pleasant Valley notes include Mr. and Mrs. Art Kistler of Lansing spending the weekend with the Spinks. A daughter named Helen Irene was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Penrose on November 18. Various guests gathered at the Burton Bay residence for deer season and Sunday visits with Doerr, Ramsey, McDonald, Pearson, and Bay families from Alma Flint and surrounding areas.
Elm Grove residents shared visits with friends from Detroit and Ypsilanti while many hunted deer near Luther and at Houghton Lake. Local activity included a Ladies Aid comforter sewing, a potluck dinner, and a Sentinel Thanksgiving greeting with Psalms 100 4 cited.
Cornwellville residents hosted and visited across the weekend with deer hunting central to gatherings. Families such as Garver, Allen, Reker, Newman, and Gordon shared Sunday calls and holiday time while Bernard Allen boasted the farm’s first back buck.
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