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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
2
The notes describe room counts and activities across Kindergarten and First Grade. Entries mention a canary, two wheeled animals, carpentry and sewing projects, plant gifts, and health habit scrapbooks. Absences due to illness and visiting guests are noted for several students and a class scene includes reading and art.
Fourth Grade reports ten boys and eighteen girls with five absences and a goal of improvement. They memorized September by Helen Hunt Jackson and praised the flowering classroom decor. Fifth Grade has twenty three pupils studying South America and Palmer Method pins in Penmanship. Sixth Grade lists thirty six pupils and notes Bernard Shaw started school on Tuesday.
Market brief lists No 2 wheat and new rye with prices around 1.35 to 1.38 per bushel and hogs at dressed weight around 17 dollars per cwt. Includes scattered garbled text and partial price figures.
320 acres mixed soil with 65 acres improved and pasture. Features include a small frame house, barn 36x36, sheep shed, hen house, corn crib, orchard, good well, rodded buildings, and a gravel road. Priced for quick sale or part payment on a smaller farm.
Local items report the Guild rummage sale the first week in October and Clare Study Club postponing to October 2. Numerous social meetings and visits across Clare include Ladies Aid, Ladies Union, and church groups. Residents attend universities, consort with relatives, and travel to Lansing for hearings and conferences.
State of Michigan Probate Court in Clare County informs creditors that four months from September 21 1928 have been allowed to present claims against the estate of Jenny Burdick deceased. Claims must be filed at the Harrison probate office by January 16 1929 and will be heard January 23 1929 at ten o'clock. Judge of Probate Thus. Dorsey dated September 20 1928.
In the matter of the estate of Elza Smalley deceased four creditors must present claims to the court by January 14 1929. Claims will be heard Monday January 21 1929 at 10 oclock in the forenoon. Thos Dorsey A814. Also an unrelated advertisement for FLY-TOX insect spray claims rapid mosquito eradication with no wall staining and safe for people. Rex Fellowship Mellon Institute product.
Advert says a new chain grocery store is coming soon. It asks readers to call 35 and give The Sentinel the names of visitors or planned visits. The fragment outlines a reader involvement request with unclear details.
Zenobia Clare and allied chapters stage an evening session with addresses, musical numbers, and a grand officer installation. Officers elected include Ada Hochstetler, Ernest Brown, Olive Weidner, Frank Hienlohr, and Anna Leininger. A memorial is observed for deceased members across chapters.
The Many Thanks Zenobia Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Stars expresses gratitude to McAllister and Bicknell's store for furniture and fixtures, to Mr and Mrs A J Doherty for the auditorium use, and to those who supplied vocal and instrumental music. Mabel Horton, W M.
Advertisement fragment listing items for sale trade and property near Arthur town hall and Mt Pleasant. Includes merchantable fall apples and peculiarly spelled items, plus two houses with garages and multiple lots offered by C H House and John Walters. Also a crate lath and bolt machine for sale or trade and a cow ready in October.
Edmond Woods writes a courteous note thanking Clare county voters for their strong show of support at the primary election and signs the message with respectful regards.
The Helping Harid Club of Church of God will hold a bake sale at Friz's office on Saturday September 29. The notice lists the address 4912.
The article notes that August brought severe storms elsewhere in the state causing about fifty thousand dollars in building destruction. It contrasts Cass county’s lighter impact and mentions that many do not carry wind storm insurance, highlighting a Michigan Mutual Windstorm Insurance Co. ad for reader consideration.
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