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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNIN0, NOVEMBER 19, 1937
New Series Vol. 46, No. 6
ETHYL COULTER
INJURED IN AUTO
COLLISION WED.
She Was Passenger in Car
Driven by Cousin Eunice
Coulter
Miss Ethyl Coulter was rushed to
the Clare * County General hospital
Wednesday about 1:30 o'clock the result of a two car collision at the intersection of Fifth and McEwan
streets, Ethyl was a passenger in the
car driven by her cousin, Miss Eunice
Coulter, who escaped injury.
The Coulter car had the front fender and right side of the body badly
damaged, while the other machine, a
large truck operating for a beer company, driven by Albert Sweikhart, of
Ludington, received but slight damage. Witnesses to the scene stated
that Miss Coulter had the green light
and was traveling south when the accident happened as the truck driver
was about to make a left hand turn
on the same light.
X-ray showed that one rib was
broken and her hip and leg bruised
^ but no bone injuries. She was im-
|V mediately removed to her home on
east State street by the Friz * ambulance.
COURT CALENDAR
HEARINGS PUT
0VERJ10 WEEKS
Judge Hart Hears One Case
and, Sentences Violator
to Jackson
The November Term of the Clare
County Circuit Court opened Monday
before Judge Hart at Harrison. Due
to the fact that this was the first
day of deer season only a few people
were present during the half day's
session.
One criminal case, The "People ~v&r-~
sus'Warren Kiles, was heard. The
Defendant was arraigned before the
.Court, Prosecuting Attorney Donald
E. Holbrook read the information and
Mr. Kiles entered a plea of guilty to
the charge, that of statutory rape.
After considering the matter Judge
Hart passed sentence of six months
to five years in the State Prison, at
Jackson with a recommendation of ten
months.
Judge Hart announced that on November 29 the session would be continued. A few matters on the calendar
were either dismissed or continued
until the January Term but most of
them will be heard at the adjourned
session on November Twenty-ninth.
MAYBEE RESIDENT KILLED
MONDAY WHILE RETURNING
FROIMORTH WObDS
While returning from a successful
deer hunt in the northern part of the
state Monday afternoon, Glenford
Reeberg, of Maybee, lost his life in
an auto crash eleven miles north of
Harrison.
Together with his companion, Chester Hoffman! also of Maybee, was
driving south when a car, with a
trailer .attached, is said to have attempted to cross the road, when-their
car laden with two deer crashed into
the side of the trailer, Mr. Hoffman
suffered serious injuries.
HI SCHOOL BAND
DISCONTINUES OUT
OF DOORJLAYING
EffortsUnderway to Replace
Attractive Green and
White Uniforms
The Clare High School Band concluded its active marching season at
the last game, between Gladwin and
the Pioneers, Thursday, November 11,
when, it was host to the Gladwin band
which came over to back their team.
Both bands demonstrated their skill
at maneuvering, the visitors forming for us the letter "C", our band the
letter "G". Each band alternated with
"peppy" selections during "time outs"
and quarters.
The orchestra has two new members, Vena Lee Gillespie, who plays
the flute, and Wayne Barton, alto
horn.
The band is beginning a campaign
for money and uniforms. Although
the procedure has not been definitely
settled, a band mothers club has been
suggested to discuss the question
and decide "on suitable methods. The
band is very much in need of new
uniforms at the present time.
There has arisen a problem in
connection with the training of new
players. More than half the high
school enrollment is made up of
•country students. Although a junior
band and summer classes have been
used to train those in the lower
grades of our own school, there is no
way in which incoming country freshmen can be reached, as time for beginning instruction simply "is not".
Some of those who have become interested in music have been taking
private instruction, but the majority
of those who might be potential band
members are, of necessity, not receiving the attention they should have,
as there is no time to start them in
classes.
It is hoped that some way may be
devised to take care of this situation,
and much thought is being given to it.
TOMASKI-HAYNAK VOWS
SPOKEN AT ST. CECILIA
CHURCH SATURDAY
On Saturday, November 13th at
nine o'clock a pretty wedding ceremony was solemnized at the St.
Cecilia's church, Father Morrison officiating, when Miss Helen, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tomaski, became
the bride of James Haynak, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Haynak, of Harrison, in the presence of the immediate
families and friendsK They were attended by Miss Shirley Hergenroed-
er, of Lake George, and John Bringold
of Harrison.
The bride wa,s attired in a peach
organdie formal with a white veil and
a crown of yellow chrysanthemums
and wore a corsage of lavender and
white chrysanthemums. The- bridesmaid wore a green lace formal and a
gold sequin hat. The groom wore a
Oxford-grey suit With a white carnation.
After the ceremony, a wedding
breakfast was served to one hundred
guests, at the home of the bride's parents.
The couple left for a short wedding
trip to Saginaw and Detroit and will
be at home after their return on his
fatm near Harrison.
MARVIN CALL, OF
VERNON, DIES SUDDEN-
LY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Marvin Call, aged 80 years, who
lived alone on the Claud Cassady farm
in. northwest Vernon, was found dead
in bed Thursday morning by Mr. Cassady, he having passed away some*
time ;during the night. He'artfailure
is thought to have teen the cause of
his demise.   "■' "' ■
Arrangements fof funeral services
Md not been, made as we go to press.
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Many changes have taken place in the past
three hundred ye|irs. Our Thanksgiving day
is very different,! in appearance, from that
November day in 162! when„a.small band
of Pilgrims gathered to offer thanks for an
abundant harvest and the blessings bestowed iipon them.
But the true spirit of Thanksgiving has lived on through
the years, and again on the last Thursday in November,
we will gather to offer-thanks for our manifold blessings.
Though the environment may be much different, the true
purpose of the occasion will remain unchanged.
FITZPATRICK-HRKPATR1CK
WEDDING RITES PERFORMED SUNDAY NOON
Dinner Served to Bridal Party
and Close Relatives at
Parental Home
Sunday, November 14th, Miss Ocie
Pitzpatrick, and Bernard Kirkpatrick
were married by Rev. Stanley Morrison at the St. Cecilia rectory at 12:00
o'clock. They were attended by the
groom's sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Woodworth. The ceremony was performed in the presence
of immediate relative's of both young
people.
Following the service all motored
to the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. .and Mrs. Chas. Fitzpatrick at
Dover, where a three course chicken
dinner was served. A beautiful three
tier bride's cake made an attractive
center piece.
Guests at the dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Kirkpatrick, daughter,
Dorothy and son, Donald, Mrs, It. S.
Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wood-
worth and three son, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Wallace and two sons, Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Milan, Clarence Dysinger,
Richard Piggott, Mary Francis Heis-
er, Gladys Saul, all of Clare, and Mrs.
Mary Dysinger of Flint.
This young couple have spent their
lives thus far in Clare and the Dover
community where their many friends
join in wishing them a successful sojourn together. •
The bride is a Clare high graduate
of the 1937 class, and the groom also
attended school here.
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prompt ana courteous seryic*,
pay yxiur light ftnd power biU» at ttw
Citizens State Bank.''    »,
TWO CARS CRASH
SOUTH OF CLARE
SUNDAY_EVEN1NG
Stolen Car Belonging to Sandy Sanderson Found in
Ditch Badly Damaged
A car taken from in front of Foster's store on McEwan street Sunday
evening and belonging to Sandy
Sanderson, superintendent of State
Highway Maintenance, was found by
State Pplice one-half mile south of
Clare badly damaged when it collided
with one driven by Ray Richardson,
of -Winterfield township.
'The Sanderson car was parked in
front of the Foster store by Mrs.
Sanderson, while she attended the
show. Jos. Ingraham had driven
another car to Clare from Mt. Pleasant and is said to have parked same
near the bank. Taking the Sanderson
car he started his return trip when
he collided with the Richardson car.
Both autos were considerably damaged.
Arrested by state police, Mr. Ingraham was given a fine of $50.00 and
costs or 30 days in jail at Mt. Pleasant on a charge of driving a car
while under the influence of liquor. A
warrant charging Kim with unlawfully driving away an automobile will be
issued by local authorities.
NOTICE TO NEWSWRITERS
As The Sentinel will close its forms
early * Wednesday afternoon next
week, all correspondents are requested to mail their copy to this office
Monday. Advertisers and parties having news stories for publication are
also urged to bear this request in
mind.
HATTON TOWNSHII* FARMER
LOSES TWELVE COWS BY
POISON; ANOTHER KILLED
Mr. and Mrs. Cap. Harvey, of Hat-
ton township suffered a considerable
loss last week when twelve of their
cows died from the effects of eating
what is thought to have been grasshopper poison, which had been thrown
into the field, after having been' stored "for some time in a building.
Another cow, which was recently
struck by a car, has died from' injuries, making a total of thirteen out
of a herd of sixteen.
WISE TOWNSHIP
YOUNG LADY IS
Miss Ariene Campbell Suffers Severe Lacerations
on Face and Neck
Miss Ariene Campbell, 20 of Wise
township, was painfully cut and-
bruised last Friday. afternoon, when
her car went out ofenontrol.
The accident happened on, a corner
two and one-half miles southwest, of
her home and is said to have occurred
when she attempted to turn a .corner.
She was brought to the Clare County GeneraLliospital, where she is recovering nicely. • It is reported that it
was necessary to take over 150 stitches to close the wounds in her face,
neck and breast.
MRS. REBECCA OWENS
DIES AT M. E. HOME
IN CHELSEAJOV. 11
Deceased  Formerly  Lived
in Gilmore T.ownship
and in Farwell
RUMMAGE SALE.
The Guild will hold a rummage
sale at the Congregational church
basement next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, November 18, 19 and 20.
Mary Rebecca Gage, daughter of
Rev. Rodney and Eliza Ann Thomas
Gage, was born in North Prescott,
Massachusetts, on April 17th, 1850,
and died at the Methodist Old Peoples Home in Chelsea, Michigan, on
November 11th, 1937, in her eighty-
eighth year.
While still a very small child her
mother died, but her stepmother was
her own mother's-sister and- gave to-
her a mother's tender love. In 1865
her parents moved to Michigan and
she received her education in this
^tate.
On March 27th, 1879, she married
Jason T. Owen, of Lake Orion, and
their home was there until the summer of 1902 when they moved to a
farm near Farwell. In 1922 they
moved from the farm to the village of
Farwell. Mr. Owen died in December
1928, but Mrs. Owen continued to
make her home In Farwell, though
she spent the winter months with her
son and her friends, until January
1932; she then entered the Methodist
Old Peoples Home in Chelsea where
she lived happily until removed by
death.
Mrs. Owen is survived by her son:
Lucian H. Owen of Milford; two
grandchildren, Thomas J. Owen and
Catherine Owen Minton; and,one sister, Lilla B. Gage of the Home in
Chelsea.
If you want a lot for your monej
try a classified liaer in The Clan
Sentinel and get resultB.
High School Clubs Award Prizes for
Exhibits Shown at Third Annual Fair
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F. F. A.  Offer Cash and
Ribbons to   Scores   of
Winners
The Future Farmers of America
closed the most successful agricultural fair which has ever been held in
Clare high school Wednesday night.
The displays put on by the home
economics girls, industrial arts boys,
and agriculture classes were the finest
ever shown in the school. All the
grade rooms and high .school classes
also made some very fine exhibits as
their contribution to the observance
of American Education week. Celotex
and lumber used in the exhibits was
furnished through the courtesy of the
Clare-BeaVerton Lumber Company.
The entire school and gymnasium
Was taxed to capacity in accommodating the throng of visitors viewing the
exhibits and taking part in the contests and displays all .afternoon, and
evening. The gymnasium remained
open all day Thursday (Armistice
Day) for visitors Who wished to view
the exhibits. . .      *■
Ribbons and cash prizes were
awarded to the winners in each, ■class
as follows:
Eugene Jourdaim first ; in • white
wheat, rosen rye, and sugar beets, sie'e-
otttTin any red Variety of apples, and
"Beads on a String"
A group of young people from the
F. F. A. and Home Be. department
very capably staged a play,
"Beads on a String," directed by
Orville Bailey. This play was
given as- a matinee and also in
the evening to an audience of over
900 people. A fund of over $100
after all expenses were paid was,
created to be used in furthering activities of the organizations.
third in garden beets and snow apples.
Murray Moore, first in red wheat,
barley, russet rural potatoes, red clover and any green variety of apples;
second in sweet clover*
James Murphy, first in oats, red
kidney beans, yellow dent corn, onions,
mangels; second in russet rural potatoes, and pats; third in summer
squash.
Alton Arnold, first infsweet clover;
second in Hungarian millet, parsnips,
rutabagas, and winter radishes; third
in. buckwheat, and beets.
Wallace KrelL first in'Bliss triumph
potatoes, and brown eggs; second in
fed wheat, russet potatoes, brown
eggs, garden beets, and sugar beets;
third in pearB, cabbage, and corn, . ,
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Forty-four Girls of Nearby
Schools   Participate   in
Home Ec. Contests
The first and second prizes, respectively, were won by the following pupils:
CANNED GOODS
Peaches, Esther Marshall, Elizabeth
Bauder.
Pears, Virginia Foss, Evelyn Lar-
man.
Plums,  Coloma Leitner.
.Red Raspberries, Coloma Leitner,
Dorothy Eberhart.
Blackberries, Erma Severson, Doris
Calkins.
Huckleberries, Emma Robinette.
Strawberries, Esther Marshall.
Cherries, Audrey Wild, Donna Leitner.
Grapes, Coloma Leitner.
Pineapples, Barbara Houghton.
Red raspberry jam, Martha Ann
Parent, Alliene Cimmerer.
Strawberry jam, Alliene Cimmerer,
Bette Walker,
Apple jelly, Betty Pope.
Grape Jelly, Grace Hodson, Mayi&
Kennedy.
Crabajjpie Jelly, 2nd Mrs. Wm. Kap-
linger. .
. Currant Jelly, 2nd Mrs, Wm. Kapj;
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TWO CLARE PEOPLE
ESCAPE SERIOUS IN JURIES IN AUTO WRECKS
Tuesday, while driving his car near
Prudenville, Kyle McKinnon had the
misfortune'to have his front tire blow
out and completely off the wheel. Going out of control the car rolled over
three times. Mr. McKinnon escaped
with only minor bruises.
Wednesday, while driving on US-27
near Shepherd, Roland Thayer's car
was considerably damaged when
another car drove onto the pavement
striking his auto in the center. The
car, out of control, turned over several times, landing in a field. Holland escaped uninjured.
PRESIDENT DUNLOP
ANNOUNCES DATE
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Board Set Aug. 30 to Sept.
2nd for Annual Event.
Bids for New Grandstand Considered
The Clare County Fair Board met in
Harrison on November 12th and determined the dates of the 1938 Clare
County Fair to be August 30th, 31st
and September 1st and 2nd.
The Board, consisting of Mayor
John W. Dunlop, as president, Ray
Harold Arthur township supervisor,
Vice President, and Ira Miller, Secretary and Treasurer, are leaving nothing unfinished to make this the best
fair in the history of Clare County.
President Dunlop is contacting various entertainers in order to present
both an afternoon and evening show.
One of the great features of the night
shows will be the wedding of the
lucky couple who are the first to
make application to the Board for a
marriage license and this couple must
be married on the platform in front
of the grandstand.- Mr. Dunlop will
present to them, as a wedding gift,
a new modern kitchen range. The
Board has agreed to furnish the license and^ the minister, but does not
agree Tn this" contract Yd'furnish the
physical examination fee now required by law. To qualify, the couple
must be from Clare County.
At the present'time the Board is
getting bids for a contract to erect
a new grandstand which will be located on the west side of the fair ground's
with a seating capacity of 2500 people.
President Dunlop requests that the
ladies throughout the County revive
their quilting clubs this winter as
liberal premiums will be awarded to
the winners.
Children will be admitted free during the fair.
The Board makes a ^special appeal
to the tax-payers and citizens throughout the County to bear in mind that
the success of the 1938 Fair depends
largely upon each and--every individual's hearty cooperation, remembering that this is your fair.
FIRST MEETING OF
CLARE CHORAL CLDB
HELD MONDAY NIGHT
New   Officers    Elected    With
Richard Greenfield as
the President
The first meeting of the Clare
Choral Club was held Monday evening at the school auditorium. The
meeting was opened by the group singing several familiar songs. Mr. E.
D. Kennedy then took charge of the
business meeting. The following officers were elected:
President, Mr. Richard Greenfield.
Vice President, Mrs. Jane Kesch-
man.
Secretary and Treasurer, Anna May
Smalley.
Board, Mr. Dexter Elden, Mrs. Mabel
Mulder, Miss Doris Gerow, Mr. E. H.
Sternaman, Miss Mabel Van Hoose.
It Was decided to present selections
from the Messiah which were not
given before and also a few of those
previously used. Mrs. Helen Lucile
Doherty was appointed as accompanist and Mr. Greenfield and Mr.
Norris Elden as directors. Rehearsals
will be held in the auditorium every
Monday evening,at 7:30. Due to the>
Thanksgiving activities-this next week
the rehearsal will begin at 7:00. All
those having Messiah books please
bring them. We also wish to extend
an invitation to eveiyone whb likes
to.sing to join us. Please accept this
as a personal invitation.
jUte*., the. .business, ^meeting;, . $he
group ji&cidedl to sing" one mo¥e riong
and then a^journr-Sec,
SURREY TOWNSHIP
MAN ACCIDENTIA
KILLED TUESDAY
Funeral Services for Albert
Funke to be Held This
Saturday
Albert. Funke, aged 50 years, and 6
months, was accidently killed Tuesday afternoon while working on state
trunkline M-66.
It had been the duty of Mr. Funke
to dump loaded trucks as they drove
up and he had just completed this
work,' when the truck for some unknown reason, backed up. He was
knocked clown, the wheels passing
over his body.
He was taken in an ambulance to
the Reed City hospitaj, but died en-
route. The body was brought to the
Doherty & Sons Undertaking Rooms
and then removed to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Grogan in Surrey township, from where funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon
Ht 2:30 -o'clock. Rev. A. D. Telder will
officiate, and interment made in the
Surrey cemetery.
Besides his wife, Anna, the deceased is survived by two sons and one
dcughter, Earl and Ralph, and Mrs.
Ruth Grogan.
MANY N1MR0DS
FILL LICENSE
THEJIRST DAY
Father and Son of Farwell
Each Secure Buck
on Monday
Deer hunters clad in their colorful red plaids commenced to arrive in
Clare as early as Thursday on their
annual northward trek, and by Sunday evening the traffic approached
the jam stage.     »
Rain ushered in the season beginning, ' in fact, Friday night, and con.- '
tinued until Monday night with slight
indication of silbw. The temperature
lowered considerably on Wednesday.
An occasional car has been parked
upon the streets with considerable
show on back and fenders bearing
evidence of snow farther north. At
press time late Thursday a light,
tracking  cover  was  fast  appearing:
At dawn Monday morning the crack
of high-powered rifles and boom of
heavily loaded shotguns could be
heard in every wooded area and
swamp land in Clare cdunty as the •'
nimrods began to sight the* quarry,
and soon after the luckier ones began
their homeward rush in hopes of T>e-
ing the first to return with a deer.
-. Dr. G. C. Born and wife were the
first, to our knowledge, to bring their
deer back to the city of Clare,* arriving about 9; 30 with a splendid ten
point buck weighing 190 pounds.
"Doc" states he shot him at 8:15 while
^ few miles north of Harrison.
.What is believed to be the first
license filled in the local area and.
later reported to The Sentinel, was
that of Jack Miller, of Farwell. Mr.,
Miller states that he had his buck
"dressed and hung up in the woods before 8:00 Monday morning. He was
accompanied to the woods by his son,
Dale, Who also bagged his trophy
Shortly after the noon hour on the
first day. This was the lad's second
season out and his first luck.
As the opening day was approaching
Vern Moline' in baking plans for
a brief vacation, purchased a new
deer rifle, and gave the old shotgun
to his youngest son, Clyde. The party
motored to their favorite grounds near
Silver Lake, and the lad of thirteen
years was the first to fill his license.
This was Clyde's first experience.
C. H. Rockwell, 91 years old believ-
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Bulletin
Mr. White became a resident of
Clare in 1883, and was held in the
highest esteem by his many friends
made during the years spent as a
local citizen and jewelryman.
News of his passing will be regretted by scores who looked forward
■to the return visits of he and Mrs.
White, since establishing their
home in Florida in 1920.
" Mayor John W. Dunlop received
a telegram Thursday morning from
Mrs. Ruby White Lewis stating the
sudden deaths of her father, Mr. 5$.
A. Wliite, of tfety Smyrna, Ma., sit
11:15 Wednesday morning. Plans
were incomplete whether the podjy
.,wo/tiki be teou^ht to i, Clare , for
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