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Newspaper

Clare Sentinel

Location

Clare, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1931

Page

2

Community Calendar Notices Highlight Local Meetings

The Guild plans a meeting with Mrs Old Man next Wednesday. Mrs Milo Myers hosts the King s Daughters next Thursday. The Ladies Auxiliary hosts a banquet Monday evening at the Methodist church. An Epworth League Halloween party is set for Friday at the church parlors. The St Cecilia s Ladies Altar Society to hold their fall chicken supper on October 28. The Ladies Union meets at Mrs Sam Loomis home this Friday afternoon. Next week Mrs O Connor hosts. The final football game of the season is next Wednesday afternoon against Reed City at the local gridiron.

Methodist Church Epworth League Ladies Altar Society St. Cecilia’s Church Ladies Union Sam Loomis Mrs. O'Connor Reed City

Moores Crossing Visitors and Local Gas Well Buzz

Mr and Mrs Roy Powers and family of Detroit visited her brother Albert Madison last week. Walter Smith moved his family from Ray Allens farm to Farwell. Mr and Mrs Roy Allen and daughter Erma Smith and family from Farwell also. Wm Russell and family of Hinkleville visited Albert Madison on Sunday. Excitement grows over the drilling of a new gas or oil well in the area.

Roy Powers Famly Detroit Albert Madison Walter Smith Farwell Ray

Pomona Grange Meets With Advance Grange

The Clare Isabella county Pomona Grange will meet with the Advance Grange on Thursday October 22. A pot luck supper will be served and election of officers will be part of the program.

Clare-Isabella County Pomona

Dance at I O O F Hall Next Wednesday Evening

A dance will be held at the I O O F hall next Wednesday evening October 21 and weekly thereafter with good music and a good time.

Livestock Listings With Warmers' Y Practice

Shipping date Tuesday October 27 and November 10 listed by Warmers' Y Practice. Telephone 129 BP 4 Geeelk.

Telephone Geeelk

Notice to Contractors for Brush Burning Bids

The Clare County Road Commission invites sealed bids by October 21 1931 for burning brush along county highways. Each job numbered separately with bond of 300 and $5 bid deposit. Completion required by December 20 1931. Job listings cover Hayes Greenwood Redding Hatton Arthur Sheridan Grant Lincoln Freeman Surrey Garfield and Clare townships with mileage figures.

Board of County Road Commissioners Harrison Tway Hayes Township Hayes Frost Greenwood Redding Hatton Township Hatton Arthur Township Arthur Sheridan Township Lincoln Freeman Surrey Garfield Clare County Road Commission Dnc Asline Wm. A. Henderson

State News in Brief Highlights Michigan Incidents

A mixed slate of brief reports from Michigan features a fatal shotgun accident on a horse drawn rake witnessed by a farmer's wife. Harold Yeoman's violent resistance as he was jailed in Lansing. a Kent County farmer placed on probation for a liquor offense citing large family, and multiple minor crime and local-interest items across cities like Monroe Ludington and Muskegon. Also noted are a duck season arrest, a reunion of a long-lost father with his son, a shooting injury at Roscommon County, marriage advice misuse, a record oil well in Midland, and a fatal meningitis case in Charlevoix. Emergency airfield funding from Lansing to the Upper Peninsula is announced.

Elwell Ray Miller Miller Lansing Harold Yeoman Yeoman Grand Rapids Golec Pine Island Lake Kent County Willis B. Perking Monroe George Uriel Toledo Laplaisance Bay Here H. Lee Rauch Rauch St. Helens Roscommon County Muskegon L. B. Plough Port Huron Evers Eastman Josiah Reichard May Wilks Grace Jones Port Huron City Hospital Peck Robert Acheson Lapeer Hastman Midland Bernard No. 1 Michigan Pure Oil Co Dundee Charlevoix Eleanor Frederickson Petosky Charlevoix County Normal School Charlevoix Hospital Ivy Armstrong Frederickson Jackson Justice of the Peace J. D. Ballard Leoni Township Constance Gordon Moselle Brown State Administrative Board State Board of Aeronautics Upper Peninsula

200 Men Dine and Commune at Harrison

The Clare County banquet at Harrison drew many locals including Paul Gibson Charles Amble Ed Johnson and William Cornwell. Speakers praised highway work state leaders and the community spirit while noting support from the Clare Sentinel and Harriston Cleaver.

Aldrich Paul Gibson Charles Amble Ed. Johnson Clare Board of Trade Johnny Amos Harrisonites Mr. Currie Currie William C. Cornwell Saginaw Clare County Arthur Hatton Cornwell Harrison U. S. 27 Hether Engle Carpenter Callaghan Gibson Turner Lake City Way Detroit Rep State Department of Highways Horatio Harle Frank Rogers Grover C. Dillman Bach Commonwealth of Michigan DeGlopper Phil Prentice Sam White George Newburn Shorty Oldman County Acline Somerville Ladd Edstors Keighner and Allen Clare Sentinel Harriston Cleaver Ltte

Rural carriers meet. grand Rapids visit for birth and orders

Messrs Fred Hudson Leo Oden and C A Perry of the local post office attended a district Rural Carriers meeting in Scottville last Saturday. A group including Mrs H D Kratz Mrs C A Wellman Mr and Mrs Frank Hart man and son Lee Verne drove to Grand Rapids to meet the newborn granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Straight. Gladys Hampton and R A Koch went to Grand Rapids attending Grand Chapter of Michigan Order of Eastern Stars. Delegates Zenobia chapter Mrs John Nelson Mrs John Northon Mrs G R Bogan and Miss Doris Gerow attended the meeting with Miss Marie Wagenaar visiting schools in that city.

Fred Hudson Leo Oden C. A. Perry Scottville H. D. Kratz C. A. Wellman Frank Hartman Lee Verne Grand Rapids Robert Straight Gladys Hampton R. A. Koch Grand Chapter Michigan Order of Eastern Stars Zenobia Chapter John Nelson John Northon G. R. Bogan Doris Gerow Marie Wagenaar

Annual Reception Honors Clare Study Club Musicians

The Clare Study Club held an annual reception welcoming teachers and featured Miss P Hicher a Powers pupil with two soprano solos. Barbara Crisp of Alma performed a concertina grand and was applauded with encores. Mr Bush sang several pieces with Mrs Bush at the piano and Mrs Mulder noted the performers donated their music for the event.

P. Hicher Powers McFadden Puccini Barbara Crisp Alma Lehman Bush

Talented Miss Crisa Honored at School musicale

Mrs Mulder presented an oil painting to Miss Crisa as her parents watched proudly. Mildred Bunker from the college performed Brahms Rhapsodie in D flat Minor and an encore by Debussy. A luncheon followed by a brief Mason Jubilee singers notice and thanks to the Study Club.

Crisa Mulder Mildred Bunker DeBussy Helen Doherty Myra Asline Elsa Howlett Bogan Clare School Mason Jubilee Singers

Actress Sydney Shields Employs Southern Mammy

An old negro mammy in actress Sydney Shields's hire is described. A colored man seeking work asks about job opportunities. Shields’s reply confirms nobody wants to hire anyone to do nothing. The exchange reflects era attitudes in Illinois Central Magazine.

Sydney Shields Illinois Central Magazine

Wildcat Encounter Sparks Tentside Quip

In a humorous exchange the traveler explains a wildcat screech interrupted a quiet camp, while a friend quips about shoe throwing. The traveler notes his shoes were too busy to act.

Classified Kitchen Stove for Sale By A Lautzenheiser

Four burner kitchen cook pressure stove in good condition for sale cheap. Located 1 to 2 miles south of Miller Bros Store. Contact A Lautzenheiser.

A. Lautzenheiser Miller Bros

Dance Friday Nights at Bim Grove Hall

A Friday night dance event at Bim Grove Hall promises good music and a lively social. The notice highlights enjoyable atmosphere and invites attendees to join for a weekly entertainment experience.

Clare Shipping Dates Announced by Association

The Clare Shipping Association lists shipping dates on Tuesday October 20 and November 3. Contact H A Dawson at phone 220F21 for details and scheduling.

Clare Shipping Association H. A. Dawson

Clare Sentinel Liners Read in Local Homes

In the Clare Sentinel, readers across the community engage with liner notices read aloud in homes, reflecting a page of local connectivity and daily routines.

Clare Sentinel Vommui

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Clare County Savings Bank the Home Guild Milo Myers King’s Daughters Moores Crossing Pomona Grange Meeting Grant Township Grant Sheridan State News Citizens State Bank Clare James S. Bicknell J. E. Hampton Anna E. Mussell James Duncan Don Bicknell A. J. Doherty, Jr Wm. H. Bicknell Dr. A. E. Mulder A. E. Mulder Cashier J. Stuart Bicknell United States Clare Study Club Bim Grove Hall E. S. Chaffee Grocery O. D. Bayes Bakery
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