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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1934
Page
11
Farwell area church plans 10 45 church school and 11 45 preaching with theme Imitators of Christ The pastor requests conference reports and finances by Monday evening Numerous social visits and weekend guests fill village life with shuffled travels from Flint Saginaw Detroit and Lansing and local family gatherings across Labor Day weekend.
The K O P Lodge holds meetings every Monday night and the Rythian Sisters also meet on the same evening, continuing community activities as listed in the local notices.
Local church notices list schedule for Church of God services and youth meetings with Sunday School at 11 30 a m and preaching at 7 30 p m. Another denomination, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, notes Sunday School at 10 30 a m and prayer at 2 30 p m with Women's Department meetings biweekly at 2 00 p m.
Mrs Agnes Bursick left Tuesday for a visit with relatives in Detroit. Mrs Eimer Allen and son Gordon of Marlon were guests Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Allen. Robert R of Detroit spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs John Renner. Callers at the home of Mr and Mrs Austin Trumbull Monday included Mrs Wm Murphy Mrs Ida Rose Mr and Mrs C Amble Mr and Mrs Robt Brown all of Harrison and others from Madison Glare Pleasant. Weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs F Bingham included Miss Maxwell Mrs W Brodie Miss Isabell Woodward Richmond and many more from Detroit Lansing Howell Kent Ohio Bertha Like and Spencer Roys of Ann Arbor.
The Michigan farm crops department warns seed stocks will be tight for 1934 with limited by products of the crop year. Farmers should save seed now from their best stocks and source local seed to avoid higher prices and shortages. Government purchases may not aid Michigan. Ensure storage and conserve seeds for emergency crops and future planting.
Sharp school began Tuesday with Miss Leola Cuddy of Gladwin as instructor. The community notes a mixed marriage, social visits, a Thimble Club dinner planned for Election Day, and local families hosting relatives. Don Malcomson's illness prompts best wishes. Local events include a ministers party by John Wickwire and high school start for Chas Sherrick in Harrison.
The Sentinel invites brief letters from readers on daily questions. Please sign with full name and address. Submissions should be concise due to limited space.
Willis Rouse, editor, writes to the Clare Sentinel alleging improper action by Supervisor Thayer including denial of work, directing family removal from the county, and mishandling medical and welfare matters for his children. Rouse urges public investigation before elections, naming Ady and Geo Vandewarker among involved locals.
Harrison Michigan September 5 1934 Justice A S Young declares after 38 years service that no defendant has been removed from his jurisdiction for trial and asserts county officers have performed impartially and well.
Clare County Sheriff defends his tenure and duty to the public. He questions recalls and accuses the Clare Sentinel writer of using columns for political ends. He cites advised moves of the Rouse family to the Gratiot infirmary and potential liability cited by Prosecutor Theo G. Bowler and Midland County prosecutor William Dexter Fales.
A letter requests comparison of expenses for a term with the same period before the election. The author, identified as Adv er PP dmovid, asks for a detailed accounting in the County Clerk's official records and offers to provide supporting documents.
Committeemen J H Wilson Pearl Tryon and the writer recount their inquiry into the Willis Rouse case in Clare County. They describe interviews with the Rouse family and school officials, the board's timing, and defend Sheriff Woods and Ted Bowler from criticisms, noting no crime was found and suggesting motives are political.
A Temple reader counters Delmar Thayer, arguing Willis Rouse is a Clare County resident with over forty years of tax history there. The letter asserts Rouse’s moves across Michigan did not erase his county ties and criticizes Thayer for alleged concern over county costs. It mentions previous aid and hospital trip costs as context.
The first annual CGC rally took place in Racco on August 15, the initial event of its kind in the upper peninsula. Glavis Robert won wood chopping to become sixth District champion while Allen Larnaud captured the horseshoe pitching title. Lieutenant Joseph Side led the meet with speeches and guidance to the forestry corps.
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