This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
5
Advertising rates for Frighner and Parish published in The Sentinel include display ads 1.50 per year to Michigan points and 2.00 to other U.S. locations. Liner and reading notices priced per line, with headings or fillers extra. Local notices mention residents’ weekend visits and travels across Michigan and nearby cities.
Mrs Nellie Sharp and Mrs Rena Roth were callers at the Russell shary home Sunday. Several families including the Fergusons, Seelingers and Whites visited relatives in Mt Pleasant Lake George and Perry over the weekend. Others traveled to Saginaw Detroit and Port Huron for visits and business.
St Athanasius led by Rev Chas D Brophy holds Mass at 10 30 am. Latter Day Saints led by Elder David Bailey schedule services 10 80 am Sunday School 11 15 am Oriole and Bluebird groups meet 7 30 pm with Evening Services at 8 00 pm.
The Harrison mission led by Rev. Benjamin R. Davis announces Sunday School at 10:00, preaching at 11:00, and evening worship at 7:30 with a Thursday 7:30 prayer meeting.
The Congregational Church announces Bible School at 10:00 a m with Paul D Gibson as superintendent. Church services follow at 11:00 a m. Junior Endeavor meets at 6:00 p m and Senior Endeavor at 7:00 p m.
Clare holds monthly tin can salvage on the third Thursday. Prepare cans for curbside pickup and place at the curb for collection.
War note updates list servicemen with new addresses leaves furloughs and family contacts. Eugene Sneary Lt Max Krell Cleland Green Archambault Neilan Cradit William Pascoe D B Prescott Leland Wild Donald Holbrook Stanley Gerow with postings transfers and hometown messages. Private Gerow recuperating from Aleutian wounds and awaiting Purple Heart.
10:00 a.m. Sunday School with Russell Cook. 11:15 a.m. Church Services. 8:00 p.m. Evening Services. Special services Wednesday at 8:00. Young People meet Friday evenings.
The notice outlines ration stamps and book usage for blue and red categories, with validity dates and point values. It lists stamps usable through dates, requirements for renewal and identification, inspection advisories, and district radio program timings. It also mentions special conditions for shoes, car tires, and price complaint procedures via the War Price and Rationing Board.
Sgt Donald David left Monday to return to Camp Rucker after a fifteen day furlough with his wife and parents. He will take another furlough to meet his newborn daughter Mona June born Tuesday at Central Michigan Community Hospital Mt. Pleasant. The baby weighed six pounds one half ounce. Mother and child are doing well.
In a September 6 1944 letter from France Leonel Green describes damp tents hunger and bombed towns seen in newsreels. He notes lacking letters to others names of family and friends and a wish to return home after the war. He mentions Cleland in England and learning a few words of French while a civilian.
The message reads, ll no more than learn it, when we will be starting on German. I think they will be finished this month. Well, that's all the news for awhile. Don't worry about me. Love to you all, Leonel.
After the Civil War until the Spanish American War nursing in the army was performed solely by men.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.