Methodist District Held All Day Meeting in Big Rapids
More than 300 ministers and laymen of the Big Rapids district of the Methodist Michigan Conference met at the local church for an all day and evening session. Bishop R J Wade opened greetings and Dr F Olin Stockwell spoke on China and the United States. Dr A J Walton urged seeing crisis as opportunity while Ralph Goodell led the evening program with Dean C C Barnes presiding. Stockwell and Hall spoke at Clare High School the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Rapids
Methodist
Michigan Conference
R. J. Wade
Detroit
F. Olin Stockwell
Chengtu
China
United States
America
A. J. Walton
Board of Missions
Ralph Goodell
Lansing
Dean C. C. Barnes
Mt. Pleasant
Dr. Stockwell
Newaygo
Stockwell
Dr. Hall
Clare High School
Fire damages J. J. Green department store and stock
Fire department responded to a rear origin blaze at J. J. Green department store around 6 45 Tuesday morning. Firemen saved merchandise from water damage and received praise for their efforts. The building will be remodeled with a new front and improvements while stock moves to the Tatman building for a fire sale. Green plans to reopen with new stock by November 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Green
Clare’s
Green
Tatman
W. P. Lewis
Camp Houghton Lake Prepares for Extensive Evergreen Planting
Camp Houghton Lake conducts fall tree planting prep with 25 enrollees clearing ground for about 800 scalps per acre. Spacing is 7.5 feet between rows and squares. planting depends on rainfall and cooperation from State Forest Division and other camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Houghton Lake
State Forest
The
Conservation Department
Clare Community Fair Nears Seventh Annual
The seventh annual Clare Community Fair will be at Clare High School on November 5 and 6. Display exhibits must be ready by November 4. Rural schools are invited to participate all day November 6, with an adults’ program and F.A. play that evening plus contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Clare High School
Regional Auto Owners Meet Highlights New Policies
A regional Auto Owners Insurance meeting in Lansing drew 36 agents and reps at the Hotel Doherty. The program covered garage liability dealer blankets fire theft and collision coverage and new service station and family liability policies. S. L. Bennett of Alma and J. P. Weirman of Breckenridge were honored for 25 years with electric clocks presented by V. V. Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Owners Insurance Company of
Lansing
Doherty
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
John Jacobs
H. H. Newman
Lowell Nash
Home Office General Casualty
Mgr. Newman
I. W. York
Art Damoth
S. L. Bennett
Alma
J. P. Wierman
Breckenridge
Auto-Owners
V. V. Moulton
Bennett
Weirman
Cleveland family injured in Olivet auto crash last week
Rey and Mrs. Harry L. Cleveland learned their sons Archie and Ernest Cleveland and their families were in a collision near Olivet while en route to Clare. Archie suffered a deep facial wound needing nineteen stitches. Mrs. Cleveland had a badly bruised knee and face. All were recovering in Kalamazoo area hospitals as the Cleveland car was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Harry L. Cleveland
Kalamazoo
Archie
Ernest
Ernest Cleveland
Robert
Joyce
Clare
Oliver
Cleveland
Red Cross Work in Legion Rooms Each Wednesday
Local Red Cross workers are cutting garments at the Legion rooms in the Clare City Hall each Thursday afternoon starting at 2:00. Volunteers sewing at home and delivering garments are invited to join next week. New faces appear weekly and help is urged to sustain this effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Legion Rooms
Clare City Hall
League Bowling Season Opens Here This Week
The League bowling season started Monday at Clare alleys with the City League first games. Lyle Brewer rolled 220, G. Cain had high series 524, and 170 bowlers from 34 teams begin the season. Weekly scores will run in the Sentinel sport pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
City League
Lyle Brewer
G. Cain
Merchants League
Koher
Maples
A. Gilmore
Masonic
City and Merchants
Sentinel
Seven Clare County Selectees Inducted October 8 1941
Seven Clare County selectees have been mailed orders to report for induction at noon on October 8 1941. They will dine with Stuart and Mark Bicknell at Citizens State Bank Clare then travel at 4:08 pm via Pere Marquette to spend the night at Hotel Fort Shelby Detroit. They will report next morning for final examination and duty in the U S Army if results are satisfactory. William Logic Lyle W Glass Clayton H Beutler Jackson M Hanner Wayne E Garver Paul J Erchmar Earl L Smedley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Stuart
Mark Bicknell
Citizens State Bank
Clare
Dunlop's
Pere Marquette
Hotel Fort Shelby
Detroit
U. S. Army
William Logic
Lyle W. Glass
Clayton H. Beutler
Jackson M. Hanner
Wayne E. Garver
Paul J. Erchmar
Earl L. Smedley
CCC Camps Offer Youth Jobs Training In Michigan State
The Civilian Conservation Corps camps provide employment for unemployed youth between 17 and 23, offering vocational courses in welding metal work auto mechanics and more. Camps serve as training centers delivering on site experience and a monthly minimum wage of 80 dollars plus food clothing shelter and medical care. Enrollment is open year round for eligible American citizens in need of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
CCC
National Defense
Civilian Conservation Corps
Women Golfers Enjoy Dress-Up Day at Twin Elms
The Clare women golfers held a Dress-Up Day at Twin Elms with a colorful crowd including a cowgirl, gypsy, red devil, clown, farmer with pig, couples, and a police officer and bride. Fred Doherty and Jesse Hampton filmed on course in color for potential future entertainment. Prizes and banquet date await final plans, weather permitting next Wednesday’s play at Twin Elms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Twin Elms
Fred Doherty
Jesse Hampton
Two Oil Drill Operators Burned in Derrick Blast Near Reed City
Two Luther Drilling Company workers, Charlie Prather and Leslie Arnold, were badly burned by a gas explosion at a Pure Oil well near Reed City. They were hospitalized in Reed City and later moved to Clare County General Hospital, where they are listed in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Drilling Company
Pure Oil Company
Reed City
Charlie Prather
Leslie Arnold
Reed City Hospital
Clare
Clare County General Hospital
Dan Wood Hurt In Davison Auto Races
Dan Wood, Sinclair dealer, suffered injuries Thursday night at the Davison track during a three car race. His car slipped on a watered, slippery turn and struck the fence. He was taken to St Josephs Hospital in Plint in an unconscious condition. x rays showed no broken bones but severe bruises. He returned home Monday on crutches and is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Wood
Sinclair
Davison
Dan
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Plint
George Nolan Dies Near Rosebush After Long Illness
Rosebush correspondent reports George Nolan aged sixty four died at his home west of Rosebush Saturday morning after five years of illness. Born in Bay City he moved to Rosebush as a child and married Sarabelle Johnson in 1902. Survived by wife daughter Mrs Ralph Miller sister Mrs Pearl Trumble brother Willis Nolan and a grandchild. Funeral at Center Church Monday at two with interment in Rosebush cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebush
George Nolan
Bay City
Sarabelle Johnson
Homer
Ralph Miller
Pearl Trumble
Jackson
Willis Nolan
Saginaw
Center Church
Rosebush Cemetery
Mary Frances Taylor Dies at Daughter's Home in Clare
Mary Frances Whitaker Taylor born May 20 1870 in Scott County Virginia died at her daughter Mrs Leo Nixon’s home in Clare on Tuesday September 23 1941 at age 71 years 4 months and 3 days. She moved with family to Jay County Indiana at age 12 and married James H Taylor on December 27 1887. The couple had nine children and after moves in Michigan and Rose Bush they settled near Mt Pleasant. Funeral Friday at Mt Pleasant with Dr John H Hall of Clare Methodist Church officiating and burial in Mt Pleasant cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Whitaker Taylor
Scott County
Virginia
Leo Nixon
Clare
Jay County
Indiana
James H. Taylor
Michigan
Weidman
Isabella County
Rosebush
Taylor
Harry
Mt. Pleasant
James Harold
Breckenridge
John Judy
St. Louis
Max Rhode
Harold Sonley
Shepherd
Percy Allen
John H. Hall
Clare Methodist Church
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Buy Your Duck Stamp Today for Hunting Season
Local merchants display decoys boats guns and hunting gear as migratory bird season nears. A Federal Duck Stamp must be affixed to all hunting licenses to lawfully hunt ducks and stamps are available at the local post office, urging buyers to secure them before the allotment runs out.
Camp Houghton Lake Crew Successful In Search For Child
A two and a half year old girl, Marjory Carpenter, was found alive after a long rain soaked search near Moddersville. Neighbors and CCC workers, including a 20 man camp crew led by Mr Smith, scoured woods until dawn before locating her kneeling at the base of a sage tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton Lake
Marjory Carpenter
Moddersville
Marjory
Foo
Mr. Carpenter
Mr. Smith
CCC
Local Shop Produces Mandrels for National Defense
Four lathes and a radial drill operate in the Martin Loomis Machine Shop to produce mandrels for Ordnance Department defense work. Each mandrel begins with 200 pounds of rough stock and finishes at 157 pounds after precise machining and mirror polishing. The shop currently makes two mandrels daily to meet military requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Loomis
National Defense
Ordnance Department
1942 Chevrolet to be displayed in Clare today
Tim Cotter announces the first showing of the 1942 Chevrolet at Cotter Motor Sales in Clare. Open house begins at eight o clock with displays on East Fifth Street and promises improved styling and fuel economy. Heavy advance orders suggest the model will appear on local streets soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Cotter
Chevrolet
Tim
Cotter
Clare
Cotter Motor Sales
East Fifth Street
Annual Meeting at Baptist Church Wednesday Evening
The Baptist church held its annual meeting after a pot luck supper with fair attendance due to members at a convention. Rev Galusha chaired as reports highlighted church finances and department work. Fred Loomis resigned as treasurer. D W Osborn named successor. Miss Mary Gilmore became clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Grand Rapids
A. J. Clute
Kittie McIntosh
Harry Foss
Charles Brooks
H. M. Sowle
Galusha
Dawes Attend Grand Ledge Church Association Meeting
Rev and Mrs Albert Dawe attended the Central Association of Congregational and Christian churches at Grand Ledge on Wednesday. Dawe was named chairman of the Nominating Committee by Moderator Rex C Holman of Owasso. They returned Thursday after spending Wednesday night with their son in Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dawe
Grand Ledge
Central Association of Congregational and Christian Churches
Bay City
Saginaw
Funt Down
Lansing
Charlotte
Dawe
Rex C. Holman
Owasso
Battle’ Creek
First Autumn Meeting of Clara Chamber of Commerce
The Clara Chamber of Commerce held its first autumn meeting Tuesday night with a six thirty o'clock dinner at the Hotel Doherty. Wives of members and the local school faculty attended, high attendance noted, and Rev. Albert Dawe gave the invocation. President Stuart Bicknell welcomed members and Chet Richard led the program with Ed Johnston, a Past President, also offering cordial remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Chamber of Commerce
Doherty
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Cornwell
Saginaw
Cornwellville
Albert Dawe
Austin Bates
Clare High School
Vernon Pioneer John Duncan Dies at 83 in Vernon Township
John Duncan a longtime Vernon township farmer died at home Tuesday after a stroke. He was born in 1858 in Van Buren township Wayne county and lived in the area since age fourteen. Survived by wife Ruth and four children from three marriages, a granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral set for Friday with burial Sunday at Cherry Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Duncan
Vernon Township
William
Mr. Duncan
James
Margaret Duncan
van Buren Township
Wayne County
Isabella County
Mary Gorr
Glee
Hilda
Amelia Gorr
Edward
Ralph
Ruth McIntosh
Ruth
Glee Duncan
Long Beach
California
Carl Turbush
Flint
Howard Duncan
Ralph Duncan
Pontiac
Mary Sue Turbush
Hilding Kilgren
Rosebush Methodist Church
Norris Hilden
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Grant Township Community Get-Together This Evening
Grant township hosts a social at the Grant town hall this Friday at 8 30 p m. Miss Schlaffey Clare County AAA field woman arranged a fine program and a pot luck supper will be served. Citizens are invited to attend and enjoy the social time together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Township
Grant Town Hall
Schlaffey
Clare County
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Stock
J.J. Green
Insurance Company
Olivet
Archie Cleveland
Dunlop Cafe
Geo. Nolan
Mary Frances Taylor
Marjorie Carpenter
C.of C
USO
Vernon Pioneer
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