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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1942
Page
7
Publication details for The Clare Sentinel publishers Feighner and Parish with subscription prices and advertising rates. Includes per-line display pricing, headings extra, and notices and cards of thanks fees. Mentions probate notices and a request to request Judge Bates for printing.
Harrison Town and rural schools shut Thursday to attend the State Institute of the Michigan Educational Association in Flint. Teachers statewide, including Harrison’s entire faculty, attended. Local residents and clubs sent delegates to meetings in Pinconning and Ann Arbor events, with many residents visiting relatives and planning holiday travel.
Harrison Chapter 408 Order of Eastern Star held a public card party at Masonic Hall on October 9 with thirteen tables. Prizes went to Mrs. Flavia Schaaf and Bernie Hampton, high pedro to Mrs. William Gates and William Murphy, and high Chinese checkers to Mrs. Fred Weatherhead. The event supported the Harrison Red Cross.
Miss Emily Cleveland, president of the Bible Class, was honored Thursday afternoon with a birthday celebration. Friends and neighbors attended a pot luck dinner with games and visiting, and she received many birthday cards and keepsakes as a decorative cake crowned the event.
Katharine Lenroot reports to Congress that nearly 2.5 million births were recorded in 1941, up 140,000 from 1940, with expectations of further rises. She notes wartime marriages and defense-area health gaps across Oklahoma South Carolina and 498 counties, including shortages of doctors nurses and clinics.
Albany Georgia note reports Georgia bark Pinckneya pubens being studied as a quinine substitute. Dr James C Andrews from University of North Carolina Medicine Dept notes medicinal properties while other scientists explore uses. Demand climbs with orders up to 100 pounds. shrub blooms pink and green in damp woods near the Florida line.
Ta Kung Pao reports that Japanese forces drowned thousands of Chinese laborers in the Amur river to conceal border fortifications along the Manchukuo-Russian line. Bodies drifted between China and Manchuria with bound limbs. many workers were seized in Hopei and Shantung and taken to Manchukuo to build the works near vast forests.
Capetown university researchers George Stewart and F Walker announced an inexpensive method to make ordinary window glass resist a 500 pound blast at 70 feet. Even if shattered, splinter danger would drop, with government cooperation and plans to share the process with the United Nations.
Italian news reports nine officers at Bari court martial were sentenced to solitary confinement up to 15 years for selling convalescence certificates to healthy soldiers. The Corriere della Sera said 23 soldiers received six to seven years’ confinement and 12 civilians were given 4 to 14 year terms in connection with the scheme.
In Jersey City New Jersey Stephen Bunno 25 a shipyard worker pushed a large pickle jar and a mayonnaise jar across a hospital desk and announced That’s for the little one The60 saved for two years paid for hospitalization for his wife and baby girl.
George Bernard Shaw recalls a dinner interruption by a messenger as he faced a copy deadline. A Bronx Cheer moment followed when audience silence turned into a manager’s joke about the lights going out. A front row voice quips that money kept him seated.
A ranch hand shot a tenderfoot who was brushing his teeth with new toothpaste. The boy believed to have hydrophobia caused the incident during a routine on the ranch last week.
A humorous dialogue snippet shows a son claiming iron will and a weary father noting the rust. The exchange captures generational contrast and lighthearted pride in character.
A compact page of quotations and jokes captures social dry wit and urban humor. Lines touch on marriage remarks from bachelors and widows, retirement chatter, minor lawsuits, railroad grins, pranks with small sums, ice cream risks, summer despair, dating quips, alibis about being held up, and a gambler’s fatalism with loaded dice.
The North Vernon Extension Club held its first meeting at Mrs. Stewart Beatty's home with a noon pot luck. Secretary M. Thayer notes the lesson on reducing food costs and remarks on egg freshness depending on storage temperature.
A short verse notes Mary is hungry after finishing her meal and, seeing the bill, chooses not to order more. The line ends with a sneer at the costly dining. The item appears as a lowdown remark on appetite and expense.
A dialogue excerpt shows a character asking if Bessie James is a friend and another replies with curiosity about what Bessie has said about them.
The Vernon Center Extension Group met at Mrs. Calvin Haines home on Thursday October 15 with eight members. They held a morning business session before a pot luck lunch then gathered for a lesson on Costs of Food Reduced led by Mrs. Dorothy Duncan and Mrs. Delia Wilds. The next lesson will be at Mrs Gladys Schug's home and members are asked to report quarts of fruit and vegetables canned this year. The annual Christmas party is planned for December at Iyolle Gorr's home. Ivah Hendrie Corresponding Secretary.
Brownpaw asks about the future work of a young person. The reply names Green and notes he can talk louder when on the wrong side of an argument than anyone heard.
A fragmented line describes the Franks as a happy couple while noting Frank runs a traveling inn and is seldom at home. The exchange hints at a personal dynamic within a broader social note from the era.
A fragmented wartime ad urges readers to buy a War Bond today. The message mentions Anderson's Drug Store and promotes patriotic participation in the bond drive.
State police warn that storing gasoline beyond one gallon in homes or garages is illegal unless kept in a certified safety can. Officials caution of fire and explosion risks and potential insurance policy voidance. Industry leaders note enforcement could affect fire coverage and prompt stricter adherence to statutes.
Clinton Hilton presides at 10:60 a.m. Sunday School. Russell Cook leads 11:15 a.m. church services. Evening services at 8:00 p.m. Special services on Wednesday at 8:00. Young People's meeting every Friday evening.
Elder David Bailey pastor leads services at the church with Sunday School at 11 15 am Oriole and Bluebird groups at 7 30 pm and evening services at 8 00 pm.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 00 P M Sunday School at 10 00 Clara Smith Superintendent Worship Service 11 60 A M Sunday Evening Services at 8 00 P M Mm
Pastor Rev H Philo leads Bible School at 10 00 am Charles Van Blardon superintendent services at 11 00 am Junior Endeavor at 6 00 pm Letter Endeavor at 7 00 pm Pam
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