Robert F Strait Dies in Detroit Hospital
Robert F Strait born October 30 1879 in Sylvan township Osceola County died September 18 1944 at Ford Hospital Detroit He married Alta Hawkins in 1905 and had four children Walter Warren two daughters The family notes three brothers and three sisters He kept bees near Evart drove a school bus during the school year Unkle Rob to local children Funeral from Evart Methodist Church September 21 interment Forest Hill Cemetery Evart Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Strait
Sylvan Township
Osceola County
Ford Hospital
Detroit
Alta J. Hawkins
Walter Strait
Culver
Indiana
Warren Strait
Royal Oak
Clarence Dana
Milo Peterson
Florida
Harry A. Strait
Lansing
Neal Strait
Monroe
Bruce Strait
Owosso
Hiram Dell
Riverdale
James Rosser
Sears
Ieva Herman
Evart
Strait
Uncle Rob
Rev
Avery
Forest Hill Cemetery
Youth Fellowship Elects Officers at Clare Church
At the Pilgrim Youth Fellowship meeting in Clare Congregational Church last Sunday evening, officers for one year were elected: President Douglas Menning, Vice President Avis Murdoch, Secretary Kay Watson, Correspondence Dorothy Smith, Treasurer Herbert Smith, Social Action Chairman Betty L. Williams, Missionary Chairman Joanann Perry, Sponsors Rev Harold Waston and Floyd Woodworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Youth Fellowship
Clare Congregational Church
Douglas Menning
Avis Murdoch
Kay Watson
Dorothy Smith
Herbert Smith
Betty L. Williams
Joanann Perry
Harold Waston
Floyd Woodworth
Commerce Group Hosts Ladies and Teachers in War Savings Event
Local business people and faculty members gathered for a War Savings Stamps quiz night hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Prizes from the jackpot encouraged audience participation and showcased knowledge of Clare county. Malcolm Feighner and Chet Richard drew questions, with some sources and names debated. social organizers credited for a pleasant evening. The chamber plans Farmers' Night on Tuesday October 17 with Lance Thayer leading the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longey
Clara
Clare County
The
Sentinel
Malcolm Feighner
Chet Richard
Bicknell
Chamber of Commerce
Lance Thayer
Plans Nearing Completion for War Fund Drive
Community groups organize advance gifts for a national drive. Harrison district led by Wm. A. Henderson. Farwell by Fred Bingham with Fred Siegle and Village Council. Surrey Township by Wilmot Carpenter. Volunteers gather from Oct 2 to seed the campaign, counting toward quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Harrison
Nettie Holbrook
Clare
Wm. A. Henderson
Farwell
Fred Bingham
Fred Siegle
Surrey
Wilmot Carpenter
Robert Carter
John W. Dunlop
Art Damoth
Omer
Rail Line Years to Build 4.8 Mile Ethiopian Route
A 4.8 mile rail line from Dji bouti to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia required 19 years to complete. The project highlighted prolonged development and involvement of local authorities in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Djibouti
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Red Cross Seeks Specific Home Made Items for War Effort
County Chairman Madge B. Lamb reports a directive from Eula B. Stokely, administrator for the Mid Western Area, limiting Red Cross production to bedside bags bath robes bed jackets bed stippers bed socks pajamas and wash cloths for the next six months or year while surgical dressings continue. Local classes at Mrs. John Stough near Clare will keep meeting Tuesdays to make dressings for armed forces and any Isabella Clare or nearby county residents are urged to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge B. Lamb
American Red Cross
Eula B. Stokely
Mid-Western Area
John Stough
Clare
Us-27
Isabella
Officers Elected for Clare Baptist Sunday School Sep 24
The Clare Baptist Sunday School elected new officers last Sunday and will begin duties this coming Sunday. Hol Schilafley Jr was re elected Superintendent. The roster includes Elva Lea McIntosh secretary Mrs Robert Ryan treasurer Miss Florence White librarian Mrs Harry Toss missionary secretary Mrs Lynn Archbold flower chairman and several teachers for Beginners Flowers of Jesus Junior Girls Young Peoples Young Married and Adult classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Baptist Sunday School
Hol. Schilafley, Jr
Church Board
Elva Lea McIntosh
Robert Ryan
Florence White
Harry Toss
Lynn Archbold
Carl Chaplin
David Siel
Virginia Hendershot
Flowers of Jesus
Olin Banghart
Hurle Redman
Young Peoples
Dewey Paxton
W C T U Convention Opens at Rosebush
The Women's Christian Temperance Union holds its annual convention October 5 and 6 at the Presbyterian Church in Rosebush. The event opens Thursday evening at 8, continues Friday at 9 30 with a noon church dinner, and features speaker Mrs. Olla K. Marshall, managing editor of the Michigan Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Presbyterian Church
Rosebush
Olla K. Marshall
The
Michigan Union
Hampton Twin Elms and Dow A. C. Champion Match
Leo and Wehrly fought a tight match with shots close to the cup. Hampton led 4 up on hole thirteen before Wehrly won four holes to force a nineteenth hole decision. Hampton won the final putt but Wehrly rimmed the cup and lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Harry
Wehrly
Hampton
L. van Renseeler
Ed Cole
Bill Caldwell
Webbly
Chuck Miller
Harry Lindsey
C. Huber
Public Notice Over Private Ties Purchase
Public notice states that Spike Horn Meyer has bought ten miles of ties on the Harrison branch between Harrison and Clare for private use and will not offer the ties for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Harrison and
Clare
Spike Horn Meyer
In Memoriam for R Calkins One Year Later
In loving memory of our dear father rank R Calkins who passed away October 5 1948 one year ago. The children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rank ‘R. Calkins
Mayans Say Apple Seed Becomes Guava Plant
A fragment claims Mayans assert that planting an apple seed in Yue eatan Mexico transforms into a guava. The text is unclear and the details are not corroborated by reliable sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Mexico
Adventists Call for War Refugee Clothing Drive
The National Organization of Seventh day Adventists asks congregations in Gratiot Isabella and Clare counties to collect and ship clothing to war torn Europe. Dorcas Societies led by Mrs. H R Potter will clean repair and dispatch garments to European agencies for distribution to refugees in Romania Jugoslavia Italy France Norway Denmark Finland Russia and North Africa. Contact Rev E R Potter Alma Clare Erwin Campbell Mt Pleasant Jessie Wood St Louis or Mrs Erna Hawley Ithaca with clothing donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Organization of Seventh-day Adventists
Washington, D. C
Europe
Dist
B. R. Potter
Seventh-day Adventist
Gratiot
Isabella
Clare Counties
H.R. Potter
A. V. Olson
Southernuropean
Switzerland
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Italy
France
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Russia
North Africa
Postal Board
E. R. Potter
Mass. Blvd
Alma
Black
Ann Greer
Beech St
Clare
Erwin Campbell
Central Michigan College
Mt. Pleasant
Local Residents Host Visits Across Vernon and Farwell
Vernon area families held frequent Sunday and weekend gatherings with relatives from Lansing Gladwin Clare Mason Farwell and surrounding towns. Guests included the Lackeys Bolens Underwood Shermans Teales and others visiting relatives and reporting Cuba leave status for Roderick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Lackey and Son
Lansing
Thomas Bolen
Albert Rube
Vernon
Vera Sheets
Donna Kay
Faynell White
Colie Dixon
Gladwin
Donald Malcolmson
Long Lake
Edward Underwood
Dan Lockwood
Farwell
Ella Sherman
Alice
Will Hendrie
Doris Funnell
Margaret Funnell
Fred Border
Dave Teale
S. K
Roderick
Teale
Wesley Teale
Loomis
Will Teale
Barbara
Cuba
Paul Sterlin
Shirley
Nancy
Mason
Francis Bowen
Jackie
Bloomingdale
Harry Cleveland
Clare
Warren Heiser
Austin Trumble
Carrie Perverse
Alva White
Standish
Etta
Gus Taylor
Grant
Dolph Colosky
Mildred
Lois Price
Harrison
Howard Underwood
Margaret Manuel
Bila ‘Sherman
Melvin Brasington
James Padgrift
Gilmore
Wiliam ‘Tomlin
Alma
Arden Walters
Ardene
Carol
Retest for Bangs Disease to Start Here in October
Veterinarians from federal and state agriculture plan a county wide Bangs disease test in Clare County around early October. The three year interval program visits Northern Michigan counties upon request by the Board of Supervisors. The testing team will set up laboratory and headquarters in Clare, aligning with harvest completion and hunting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Gibson
Clare County
Federal
State Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Board of Supervisors
Clare
Zenobia Chapter Jubilee Celebration in Garden Ceremony
Zenobia Chapter marks fifty years with a garden pageant on September 21 led by Grand officers Isabella Shaw and Zora Randall. Flower girls in gold gowns receive corsages as Past Grand Officers and members are honored with tributes, songs, and a cake ceremony, followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Masten
Lou Ann Hampton
Joan Busche
Mary Sanford
Sarah Wilson
Mary Weatherhead
Lillian Walker
Kansas
Leah Wiggins
Tennessee
Garden of Remembrance
Greta Masten
Zenobia
Wilma Allen
Christina M. Schutt
Dorothy Lloyd
Stanley Masten
Dave Seiter
America
Nettie Holbrook
Gleason
Anna Northon
L. H. Davy
William H. Bicknell
Ruth Hachmuth
Sternaman Garden
Iva Fisher
Hachmuth
Alice Ruby
Leah Gardon
Masonic Lodge
John Nelson
Harrison ‘Chapter
A.B. Wylie
Clare
Ile Star Polits
Zenobia Chapter event draws numerous guests from many towns
The gathering included Mrs. Mary R. De Vogh of Chicago a charter member and Grand Secretary and Rev and Mrs Albert Dawe. Chapters represented included Mrs Pleasant Saginaw Gladwin Midland Lansing Beaverton Harrison Farwell Ashley Whittemore Atlanta Battle Creek Manistique Bay City Albion Kalamazoo and Lyons with nearly one hundred out of town guests present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. de Vogh
Chicago
Illinois
Zenobia
Albert Dawe
Farmers Co ops defeat Schaeffers in season opener
Farmers Co ops topped last year's league champions Schaeffers Dairy 750 to 541 in a Thursday night opener. A familiar druggist on Schaeffers set the low three game average with 109. The Dairy team struggled after last season's title run, earning only skimmed milk thus far this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaeffers’ Dairy
Schaeffer
League Standings Ladies Bowling September 26 1944
The Ladies League standings list Bowling Belles leading with 51 wins, followed by Ten Pins 42 and T. H. C. s 4. Michigan Bell Tel 33 and Freeman Oil Co 33. Clare Bowling and Grove Bros. sit with 24 and 24, Pinspillers 15. High series includes J. Chapman 437 and E. Cain 423. High games show Chapman 162 and Cain 162 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Belles
T.h.c.’S
Michigan Bell Tel
Freeman Oil Co
Clare Bowling
Grove Bros
Pinspillers
J. Chapman
E. Cain
D. Haring
Cain
D. Koch
L. Hales
V. Russell
L. Stough
D. Bailey
Meyer
Box Social at Brown School Friday October Sixth
A Brown School notice invites all to a Friday box social. Bring a food-filled box to exchange for refreshments and enjoy an evening of community fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown School
Weeds Compete With Corn For Nutrients And Light
Weeds reduce corn yields by competing for nutrients moisture light and space, making weed control essential for healthy corn growth.
Pa in Apple Tree Gone Wrong at Clare
A humorous verse from M L K B about a father who falls from a tree and causes chaos with a broken suspenders torn coat and a mud splash after a goat chase. The scene ends with the child laughing hard asPa and Ma depart. Roosevelt Oil Co. Clare advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma. M.lk.b. Roosevelt Oil Co
Clare
Maple Grove School House Bought and Dedicated as Church
The people of Maple Grove thank all who donated labor material money or helped in any way that the Maple Grove school house could be bought used and dedicated as a church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Birthday thanks from a Lansing sanatorium resident
Mrs Mabel Dillon Ingham expresses deep gratitude from T B Sanatorium Lansing Michigan for cards letters and handkerchiefs sent on her birthday. She notes that kind gestures prove neighborly love remains a trait of the American people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel ‘Dillon
Ingham T.B. Sanatorium
Lansing
Michigan
Clare Council Votes to Adopt Eastern War Time
Clare Common Council switches to Eastern War Time at 12:00 midnight April 2 and will revert at midnight October 29. Midland, Harrison, Darwell, Bay City, and Saginaw discuss changing times. the exact time remains uncertain until further meetings and votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Common
Midland
Saginaw
Bay City
Darwell
Clare
Harrison
Farwell
Card of Thanks from Loomis Community for Mrs. Holly Holstrom
The Loomis neighbors and friends express gratitude for kindness shown after the death of Mrs. Holly Holstrom. Special thanks are given to those who sent flowers. Archie and Mrs. Archie MacDonald coordinate the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Holly Holstrom
Missing navy blue coat from LO O F hall party
Notice asks the owner to return a navy blue coat taken from the LO O F hall during a private party for Rebekah and Odd Fellow anniversary on September 20 1944. Return to Mrs Harve Erter 216 McEwan St Clare Michigan or to the hall. Helen Erter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo.o.f. Hall
Rebekah
Harve Erter
McEwan St
Clare
Michigan
Helen Erter
Mt. Vernon Grange Calls Members to Election Night
Mt. Vernon Grange urges members to attend the first October meeting Monday night to elect officers for the coming year. Pot luck lunch announced by Master J. Archambault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Grange
J. Archambault
Thanking Friends for Shower Gifts and Helpers
A note of appreciation from Mr and Mrs Raymond Van Buskirk thanks friends neighbors and helpers who attended the shower. The note also thanks those who provided music for dancing and the Farwell Rebekahs and Odd Fellows for the use of their hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Mr. and
Mrs
Raymond van Buskirk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ewart Methodist Church
Youth Fellowship
Commerce
Red Cross
Baptist
W.C.T.U
Hampton Twin Elms
DOW A. C
Memoriam
Jessie Wood
State Ave
St. Louis
Erna Hawley
S. Jefferson St
Ithaca
Vernon City
Isabella Shaw
Zora Randall
Dorothy Towns
Lois Fuerst
Frances Reed Glover
Clare, Michigan
WM. H. Bicknell
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bowling News
Mom
Archie MacDonald
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