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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
9
Rates for subscriptions and advertising are listed for Michigan and other U.S. points. Single copies cost 5¢ each. Display ads and reading notices priced per line, with heading extra. Cards of Thanks 25¢ per ten lines, additional lines 5¢. Probate notices to be printed by THE SENTINEL upon judge Bates’s request.
A. A. Whitmer is spending the summer with his son Verne Whitmer in Frost township and will visit Boone Iowa this week. Local officials and staff from Orwell attended Traverse City for fuel rationing instructions. County officers will distribute fertilizer to Clare county farmers under the 1943 program. Leanne Gibson’s Girl Scout division met to plan a Halloween party set for Wednesday October 28.
Plans move forward in Harrison for a government watch station to be manned around the clock. E M Buchalz leads the effort with a meeting this week to choose the site while volunteers from men women and school pupils are asked to staff three and four hour shifts. A solemn blackout drill is set for Friday night November 6 with state officials inspecting preparedness.
Doris Griffen was discharged from Clare Hospital on Tuesday after ten days of treatment for severe eye burns caused by household chlorine. Doctors restored sight in both eyes and she is rapidly recovering from the mishap.
The Harrison District Red Cross will hold a 2:30 PM Monday meeting at the VFW Hall Court House to review current work. The district has completed 600 articles this year and aims to expand, including 100 Red Grass kit bags for Army and Marine Corps with $1 per bag. Donations from multiple individuals and groups support efforts.
A Harrison Community Council meeting at City Hall elected officers including Chairman E. M. Bucholz and Vice Chairman Mrs. Charles Antble. Paul Lowrey of Clare Community Council attended as a guest and discussed Clare projects. A committee led by Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Pyles, Mrs. Amble, and Fred Weatherhead was appointed to organize a forthcoming youth recreation party pending plans for a full recreation center.
Mrs. Dorothy Hillman, Seventh District VFW Aux president, visited Harrison unit to inspect floor work and audit books. She praised the group's efforts and noted the worthwhile work by the Harrison auxiliary. A public card party is planned for November 7 at the WLIW Hall led by Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Kemmis.
Harrison news highlights page 14 reports on war bond drives urging public support. Officials call for patriotic participation as war mobilization efforts accelerate nationally. Local columns emphasize economic appeal and community duty amid ongoing global conflict.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bruce marked their fiftieth fifth wedding anniversary with a Sunday gathering at their home on October 26, observed October 16. A boun teous pot luck dinner and family visit followed, with relatives from Bay City Gladwin Charlotte Greenwood Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw attending.
A Bay City concert night hosted by Mackinley Brown featured tenor James Milton with pianist Robert Hill and drew Mrs Winnie Welch and others. Earlier, Miss Joes hosted a pot luck dinner. The Congregational Auxiliary chicken dinner raised funds for the Harrison Red Cross to fund soldier kits, with ten dollars donated to the local chapter.
Clinton Hilton, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9:66 a.m. Services begin 11:15 a.m. Church services at 8:00 p.m. Special midweek service on Wednesday at 8:00. Young People meet Friday evening. Note irregular time 9:66 appears in OCR.
Elder David Bailey serves as pastor with Sunday services at 10 30 a m and Sunday School at 11 15 a m Evening services follow at 8 00 p m Oriola and Bluebird groups meet at 7 30 p m Regular church activities announced for the congregation.
Ernest Burk is pastor and leads prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p m. Clara Smith supervises Sunday School at 10:00 and Worship Service at 11:60 a m. Evening services follow at 8:00 p m.
Pastor Rev. H. E. Philo leads Bible School at 10:00 a.m. Charles Van Blarcom is superintendent. Services follow at 11:00 a.m. Junior Endeavor meets at 6:00 p.m. and Senior Endeavor at 7:00 p.m.
Bath England. The perpendicu lar Bath Abbey windows begun in Henry VIII's reign were smashed during the Baedeker raids. The Lantern of England east window was destroyed along with the Abbey Church house Bath Forum school and a row of Georgian townhouses on Lansdowne Place.
A brief urging readers to be thrifty and save through War Bonds. It endorses buying ten percent of each pay on every payday to help save money and support America’s war effort.
Article notes dogs and cats serve as auxiliary troops across European armies, aiding patrols, reconnaissance, and rescue. Paris SPCA campaigns to spare pets from being eaten while militaries maintain canine training, casualty prevention, and medical aid roles amid wartime scarcity.
Pantelleria, a volcanic Italian held island between Sicily and Africa, grows in strategic importance for the war in the Mediterranean. Its fortifications include 11 inch siege guns a protective mole and an airfield carved from rock.
The United States Army to issue specially designed wooden beds replacing steel folding cots in all future purchases. The shift frees about 31 500 tons of steel for other war needs and yields scrap steel equivalent to roughly a double track of 188 rail tiles.
A retired businessman moves to the countryside and his wife jokes about his hunting habit. She says the excitement comes from not knowing which will return first the husband or the horse, highlighting a humorous rural anecdote.
A mother comments on a book to her daughter while the girl expresses mixed feelings about the ending. The dialogue reveals the daughter's concern that the story is sad because the heroine dies and the hero returns to his wife.
The sheriff muses about keeping a restless desperado in jail. He reports trying two fired cooks, giving him credit at the liquor dispensary, and subscribing for magazines, yet wonders how to keep him satisfied.
A conversation between Mrs. B and Mr. B centers on her life insurance checkup showing the heart as 0K. The exchange casts light on concerns about health assessments and policy implications in everyday life.
A shopper asks about buying a present for his wife and is guided toward a bargain basement display. The conversation reveals a ten year marriage as context for the outing and a sales clerk leads him to the discount area.
In a playful exchange, two men recall a night of dancing and misadventure with quips about a broken harmmock seat and a promise of marriage. The dialogue underscores lighthearted misfortune and lingering companionship.
Prompted Star recalls saying he wanted a home with at least ten children. A friend jokes about the publicity department steering such plans as a publicity stunt. The exchange frames public image concerns around family expectations.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a piece of meat identified as lamb hindquarter destined for headquarters. The exchange references an orderly and a K P in a kitchen setting, implying internal military or camp provisioning.
In conversation, Tom admires Miss Bright’s striking bathing costume while Joe weighs whether the garment reads as a short skirt or a wide sash. The exchange hints at fashion discourse in a seaside setting.
A skeptical man questions a pretty fortune reader, doubting the palm reading as he hears about what the lines foretell. The scene portrays belief versus doubt in a lively ceremonial setting.
A contemplative note on suffering fueled by memories of joy from the past, reflecting on how pain and happiness intertwine across time. The text centers on enduring sorrow and the psyche's response to loss.
In a brief dialogue, two speakers acknowledge memory lapses as common. They joke about forgetting both trivial and meaningful details, highlighting ordinary human forgetfulness.
A speaker argues against needing a speedometer as speeds rise causing the car to shudder and rattle with headlamps, windows, and the entire vehicle shaking while teeth chatter at higher velocities.
A terse exchange reveals insults in a domestic quarrel as a wife accuses her spouse of lazy and dishonest behavior while he deflects with curt replies reflecting marital strain.
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