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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1934
Page
3
Harrison News notes United Brethren Church welcomes all to Sunday School at 10:30, preaching at 11:30, and evangelistic evening services with revival starting December 2. Many local residents and visitors are mentioned visiting, at services, or traveling between Flint, Detroit, Saginaw, and nearby towns.
The Congregational Auxiliary met at the County Infirmary with Mrs Glair Stanley on November 21. Mrs Arthur Sheffield and Mrs Pred Smith assisted. Twenty two ladies attended a pleasant evening and decided to serve B of C members at the November 27 meeting. Next gathering set for Mrs Dom Schaaf’s home on December 1.
The Friday evening performance featured ten actors led by Herold Hughes. Leonard Stanley played Jimmie Carlyle with Wayne Fossett as Hamden, and Dorothy Hamden as Jimmie’s secretary. The production, a feud tale ending in friendship, was sponsored by the Cuy Basketball team with about $60 donated to city heating and plumbing upgrades.
Dairymen in the Saginaw Valley district report that maintaining records in a dairy herd improvement association helps cut feed costs. High performing cows are prioritized, with savings in seeds boosting monthly returns. Michigan State College dairy department notes leaders in Saginaw County and Bay County, including Frahm and Parsons Brothers, among top producers.
The Clare-Isabella Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports 347 cows on test with 70 dry and an average of 547 pounds milk and 22.5 pounds fat. Earl Bayes of Shepherd leads with 16 Jerseys at 742 pounds milk and 38.32 fat. Sprenger Brothers of Coleman second with 16 Brown Swiss at 811 milk and 30.29 fat. Top cows include multiple Holsteins from Bourassa, Parsons, Collins, and Coon with milks between 955 and 1910 pounds and fats from 38.2 to 64.5 pounds.
The article cites Deniker and his The Rates of Man noting travelers claim to identify populations by their odor. It states some ethnic groups have a specific odor that fades with scrupulous cleanliness but never fully disappears.
Rural social life is chronicled with visitors and gatherings across Farwell, Clare, Lake George, Sparta, Vernon, and nearby areas. Names include Purdy, Hooker, Parent, Hawkins, Calkins, Moline, Lansing, Burch, Teal, Smith, Glock, Olver, Sparkel, Robinett, Bellinger, Murray, Rawson, Swinsart, Oberlitner, Sherman, Koontz, Kraatz, and Skyring. Several residents recover from illness, and a two day Thanksgiving vacation is noted. A holiday card sale offering parchment cards is advertised.
Maitland Thorn aged 63 dies at sister’s home. Funeral at Rosebush M E Church. burial in West Cemetery. Thorn previously managed White Star gas station. Obituary items list numerous local residents’ activities, visits, job changes, and family events across Rosebush and nearby towns.
The fragment presents a Shakespearean line about pleasant vices being used as tools of punishment. It hints at a literary quotation and speculative context without a full article. No clear person, place, or event is identified beyond the author and theme.
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