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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1946
Page
5
Clare High replaces general assemblies with homeroom led programs focused on courtesy and manners. Homerooms form committees to stage skits, with vocational meetings on October 21 and November 18 guiding plans for programs through May 26.
A list of song titles including I Got the Sun in the Morning Sioux City Sue This Is the Night Linger in My Arm Aren't You Glad and more. The fragment reads like a music notes page or a theater program with multiple song entries and captions.
The class selected an eight member committee including Margaret Rose Gillespie and Joan Marshall to organize the November 22 high school auditorium production The Big Blow Up directed by Miss Crawford. The twelve member cast will be announced once play books arrive.
Students are asked to observe six simple hall rules to reduce crowding and collisions. Keep right, avoid shoving, don’t block the middle of the hall, line up at the fountain, and walk to talk with friends to improve daily traffic. Cooperation is sought for full courtesy.
The TV Club begins the year with officers elected. Bob Samborn is president, Jan Sills vice president, Margaret Rose Gillespie secretary and treasurer, Ann Bicknell Student Council representative. Debates on complete medical care funded publicly run November 15, 25 December 13 and January 10, with teams listed and venues to be alternated.
As school starts the Pep Squad is sponsored by Mr Bates to boost school spirit. Miss Longstreet advises Home Ec Club which plans banquets and works with FFA on Community Fair. BFA led by Mr Norenti includes agricultural students. Glee Club with Miss Tobey plans Christmas musical. TVWE Club for Speech students advised by Mrs Blanchard. Varsity Club open to varsity-lettered boys guided by Coach Richardson.
After a Friday October 11 game a Pep Dance by the Pep Squad convened in the high school gym for St Louis and Clive students and friends. Guests enjoyed music from the juke box with doughnuts and cider as refreshments. A collection funded the juke box and future dances will charge a small admission.
The Senior class resumes its Christmas card sale to fund the spring senior trip. Led by Williard Ireland, a senior salesman will approach you with offers you cannot miss. Orders can be placed in advance by a senior.
Last year Miss Wilma Worstell Class of 1945 had a poem selected for Young America Sings and printed in the Pioneer. The page also features Bob Watson arriving from Flint Emerson High School, a freshman who enjoys football and drawing, plus remarks on friendliness and planned interviews with new students in Clare.
Mayor Herbert Randall designates National Air Mail Week in Clare from October 27 to November 2 1946 to honor the Post Office Department and urge public support for air mail service. The proclamation notes air mail as vital to business and residents and calls observance of the week.
Public health officials warn that controlling rabies requires more than dog vaccination. Rabies spreads mainly through dogs, with infected animals traveling up to sixty miles before showing symptoms. A one year vaccine exists, but effective control depends on restricting dog movement, eliminating strays, enforcing dog laws, and strict quarantines.
A rural drowning study shows nearly half of yearly victims come from farm areas and most infant drownings occur on farms in stock tanks and cisterns. Principal causes include lack of knowledge, insufficient skill, poor judgment and carelessness. Water safety starts with checking farm ponds and streams for hazards and safe access.
Tiny young beets and tops choke together to form a pleasant greens dish. The text reads as a casual note on preparing beet greens with a focus on their quality and culinary use.
Local notices list ongoing meetings including Clara Rebekah Lodge and Clare Knights of Columbus weekly events, Farwell town meetings every other Tuesday, Sheridan Grange alternate Tuesdays at 8 30, Clare Kiwanis Hotel Doherty Wednesdays 6 30, Boy Scouts Wednesdays 7 30, Common Council first and third Mondays, Loomis Townsend first and third Thursdays, Rotary Wednesdays noon at Barnes Cafe, plus rubbish collection on first and third Mondays.
The Clare community hosts a dense schedule of weekly and monthly gatherings. Groups include Clare Community Council on the third Thursday at the library, O B S on the first Thursday at 7 30, Vernon Township Red Cross on Thursdays at the town hall, Elm Grove Townsend Club on the second and fourth Fridays at 8 pm, Clara Theta Rho Girls Club on the first and third Wednesdays at 6 30, American Legion Auxiliary on the second and fourth Mondays, St Henrys Youth Discussion Club on the second Monday in church parlors, Mt Vernon Grange on the first and third Mondays at 8 30, Clare PTA on the third Monday in the Home Economics room, Farwell Knights of Pythias on the second and fourth Thursdays, Northwest Vernon Farm Bureau on the second Thursday at Wilson School, Four Square Club on the first and third Tuesdays at 8 in the Masonic Temple, Walter W H Larman Post 128 American Legion on the fourth Monday, Clare Masonic Lodge on the second Tuesday, Pettit Kapplinger Post 5738 VFW on the first Monday at 7 30 at the city hall, St Cecilia Parish Council of Catholic Women on the first Thursday, Clare Townsend Club No 2 on the second and fourth Friday evenings in members homes, with watchful announcements to follow.
An old clockcase is repurposed as a cosmetic cabinet to hold creams lotions makeup and vitamins. The painted white piece serves as a handy decorative boudoir accessory for a matching room.
Sunday School at 10 oclock with F B Curtis as superintendent and Evening Service at 8. Reading notes mention Mrs Bill Duncan visiting Bay City and many local friends attending Evart theater. Several families are listed as visiting or traveling, with health wishes for Mrs Jake Smith and a Katherine Cornell birthday party reported with games prizes and luncheon.
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