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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
5
Resort notes include visits from Flint, Lansing, Lennon, Chicago and Farwell residents. Sympathy extended to the McCumber family over a death on August 24. Congratulations to Clinton and Vonne Dunkle on their marriage.
Roy Jeffrys and wife of Flint spent the week end at the cottage along with Ted Rice and family from Owosso. The week yielded good fishing and several visitors from Clare Findlay Detroit and other nearby towns. Notables included Mrs Charles McCumber funeral attendees Rev Wyrick officiating and multiple family visits at rosebush and shorewood cottages.
About eighty attended the Sunday school picnic in the tourist park with a game session and lunch including ice cream. Families from Owosso Flint Oakdale Remus Lan sing and others visited cottages along the old grade and nearby inns. Local dog training begins as fall plans stir for game and larder receipts.
Alpert J. Marvin and Mrs. Eldora Moore were quietly married on Wednesday evening August 28 at the home of Justice of the Peace E. Ramsdell at Lake. In attendance were her two children Ed Mechling of Flint and Floyd Pectil of Maple Rapids.
Windover Lake residents note visits from S Harris family in Gaylord and guests at various homes. The Friendly Social club plans a September 7 meeting at Mrs Tolson’s home. School opens September 6 with Miss Vander Woude as teacher. Multiple relatives from Cadillac, East Lansing, Pontiac, Detroit, Waterloo and Gazette attend weekend visits and Sunday school picnics at Lake George park.
The article notes that the earliest dog license records appear under Henry III, requiring mastiff owners in England to obtain licenses, marking an early government regulation of dogs.
Deep sea trolling for Mackinaw or lake trout off northern Michigan coasts grows in popularity. By August the new season issued 83 licenses versus 36 last season, with Grand Traverse Bay and western Lake Superior as centers. First time operators surfaced in Marquette Ontonagon Hancock and Skanee. Lake trout average five to six pounds, up to 48 pounds in records. Trolling restrictions apply October to November across Lake Huron Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Michigan State CCC officials and Department of Conservation representatives conferred at Camp Houghton Lake on Monday August 21 to set a winter six month work schedule for October 1 1939 to March 31 1940. The plan details man days required and estimated costs for supplies labor and supervision for camp projects.
A confident politician notes the public forgets injudicious speeches, while Senator Sorghum adds the public often forgets the speaker with the remarks. This exchange underscores concerns about accountability and memory in political rhetoric.
In a domestic scene Bridget answers fifteen minutes for boiling eggs while a mistress protests. Bridget explains five eggs created the longer time, and a tension about following instructions arises between Bridget and Bridget's mother.
A courtroom exchange hints at multiple suits involved as one character asserts bringing a hive of suits but plans to reclaim a breach of promise suit, suggesting a tangle of legal actions and personal stakes.
The exchange contrasts years of effort for suffrage with a claim that voting rights alone do not imply a desire to vote. Mr Battlecry laments turnout while Mrs Batttlecry clarifies she sought the right, not the act itself.
Two women split after a heated quarrel. One confides to a friend that Pangy is not fair. The other retorts that Pangy is trying hard to be seen as fair, implying social tensions and gossip.
A woman in a top-floor flat signals for coal delivery and asks the coalman to take her dustbin down. He toils up many stairs with the load and agrees to help, while she suggests a rubbish box and even a long-handled brush to clean the stairs on the way down.
A classroom exchange has a teacher prompting a pupil about China after joking about Japan. The brief dialogue reflects light humor as students respond with a playful misstep.
A mistress chides Susan for oversleeping for the fourth morning. Susan claims the clock is in her room and is wound and set, but insists the alarm always fails as she sleeps. The exchange highlights humor and domestic routine with the clock as the central prop.
A young agricultural college student rebukes an old farmer claiming his oats are grown with outmoded methods. The farmer retorts that the crop is actually barley, turning the agrarian boast into a humorous misunderstanding.
Two hunters converse about a sudden shooting, with one admitting he just shot a bear. The brief exchange captures a tense moment as they check on each other’s condition and face the aftermath.
A witty line about an introduction as a prerequisite to marriage to Vanderrocks emerges. The speaker confirms she has decided to marry him and only seeks an introduction to complete the arrangement.
A whimsical dialogue follows Jimmy lamenting spilled ink while Uncle consoles him. Jimmy jokes about licking up ink if it were milk, revealing childlike humor and a playful moral about accidents and resilience.
A light schoolyard exchange compares a chair crack to a traffic officer. The freshman groans asking why and the sophomore quips that both will pinch you if you don’t park right.
A brief scene shows a boy asking if the man is lost and the man responding he might have known better than to go out with his grandmother who is always losing something.
In a heated exchange John accuses Dr Smiley of marrying a patient prompting a correction that the involved doctor is Dr French, a noted lunacy expert, clarifying the mistaken identity and tension between the speakers.
A garbled excerpt mentions cattle and a teals, with phrases implying judgment on meat or livestock. The text lacks clear context, names, dates, or outcomes to resolve into a solid item.
Brown at a grand hotel faces a string of servants demanding tips as he leaves. He frees his coat umbrella hat and gloves one by one, growing exasperated at the unnecessary costs and the apparent gratuity pressure.
A man brings a Scankile watch for repair and disputes the cost. The watchmaker accedes to charging half the watch’s price. A week later the owner returns, pockets the watch, and insists he has paid half because the watch was a present.
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