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GLARE, MICHIGAN,. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25,  1944
New Series Vol. 52, No. 21
HARRISON YOUNG
MEN BOUND OVER
TO CIRCUIT COURT
Charged With Breaking and
Entering Office at
Caple Camp
Five of Manuel
Sutton Family in
Nation's Service
Mr.   and   Mrs,   Manuel   Sutton,   of
Clare, have the honor and distinction
of having   two   sons,  two  daughters
and a son-in-law in the service of their
country.   They are:
Sgt. Stanley Sutton, who is overseas.
2nd.  Lieut.  Norman  J,   Sutton,  at
~r     Iv „    ,      „ „ .     ,A     ,, Columbia, South Carolina, Army Air
Wm. H. Caple, of this city, discover- Base
ed when he arrived at his camp on|    p;t   Hazel Made gutt      of the ^
M-115 near the Clare-Osceola county  s  Marine Corps Women-g Re9ervei at
line, at 8:45 o'clock last Friday morn- Camp Le jeu       New Rly        Noi.th
mg, that his office had been broken  Carolina -'"
into and a gold watch, saws, peeling.    Bllsign Marcia Mae 3niton> Qt the
knives, camp stove and other articles J tj. s_ Navy Nuvses  CorpSj at Naval
Dispensary, Long Beach, California.
Joseph Graves PO 2/c, of the U. S
CONTRIBUTIONS OF
BLOOD TO BENEFIT
MILITARY FORCES
Donor Station   Located   at
Clare City Hall
Next Week
were missing.
After looking about the'office and
discovering tracks of two men in the
snow, he warned his men not to touch \ Connecticut, who is the husband of the
a thing in the cabin and went to the j former Mlss Bessie Sutton.
Littlefield ranch and summoned help  .	
from  the   State  Police  Post  at  Mt.
Pleasant. I
Trooper Moilauen responded to the
•call, and after assisting another State
Trooper and the Osceola County Sheriff in. investigating^! wrecked car beside the road nearby, which was purported to have been stolen, in an effort to ascertain whether there was
any connection between the car and
the men who entered Caple's office,
decided that the car had not been
us8d by the alleged thieves.
At about 11:30 o'clock Trooper Moil-
anen returned to the Caple office and
after examination of the contents
found finger prints on a Swede saw.
As suspicion rested upon persons familiar with the equipment in the office,
Trooper Moilanen went to the home
of Wilton Prescott, 20, of Harrison
R-4, who had formerly worked for
"Caple, and after several hours of
questioning Prescott is reported to
have confessed to his part in the
crime and took Moilanen to the place
where the stolen articles had been
hid in the swamp.
At 3:20 Friday afternoon all of the
articles, except the gold watch, which
Robert Roebuch, 24, of Harrison R-4,
Preseott's alleged accomplice, had
taken to Lansing, and a couple of saw
handles with Caple's name on them
which had been tossed into the snow,
were recovered and back at the camp,
office. The watch was returned to
Mr. Caple by State Police Tuesday afternoon.
Prescott was taken by Trooper Moilanen to the county jail at Harrison,
and when Roebuck returned home
Sunday and was advised that Prescott was in jail, he went to the jail
to visit Prescott, where Sheriff Sea-
ver Amble, who was on the lookout
for Roebuck, held the latter for the
State Police.
Prescott and Roebuck were arraigned before Justice Jenning% Archambault, in Clare, at 11:00 o'clock Wednesday morning, charged with breaking and entering with the intent to
commit larceny, waived examination,
and were bound over to the Clare
County Circuit Court under ?500 bond,
which was not furnished, and the accused were returned to the county
jail.
The above mentioned tools, and others which had formerly been lost
through petty thievery, are practically irreplaceable at the present time,
and it is hoped that this incidence
will put a stop to the pilfering of such
articles.
Mr. Caple was greatly pleased to recover his tools, which his men are using in getting out pulpwood in the
war effort, and highly commended
Trooper Moilanen and the State Police for their efficiency and promptness in solving the problem of who
took the tools and their return.
Clinic Planned
for Youngsters
at Health Office
The   next   in  the   series   of. child-
health clinics being hpld in the offices of County Nurse Mrs. Wilma Allen, R.N.', in the Clare city hall, will
be held  this  Friday, February 25th,
from 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon and
1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m.
Mothers  are urged  to  bring their
Though Clare county subscribed its _ weU babieB and pre-sehool children to
total Fourth War Loan quota, up to i the clinic to be weighed, measured,
LET'S SUBSCRIBE
"E" BOND QUOTA
IN COUNTY TOO
Purchases   Through   Next
Tuesday Will Count
on Quota
WM. THOMPSON
PASSES AWAY AT
ROSEBUSH HOME
Former Resident of Clare
Laid„at Rest Monday
Afternoon
Young Peoples
Rally at Eagle
Sunday Evening
The  Young  People's Christian Endeavor Rally will be held at the Eagle
Church of God next Sunday evening, Canvass   to   Be   Completed.
commencing   at   8:00   o'clock,   with
young people of Brown Corners, Ar-|
thur Center, Eagle, Dover, Elm Grove J
and Colonville participating.
RED CROSS WAR
FUND DRIVE TO
COMMENCE WED.
in County Within
Four Days
Monday noon the county was several
thousand dollars short of reaching its
E Bond goal of $160,000, All E bond
sale3 registered during February Will
examined    and    immunized
smallpox and diphtheria.
At this .time of year when the bo-
! called spring diseases of children are
count toward the county quota in this j apt t0 be prevalent and, with- the cur-
series and it is the wish of Chairman j tailment of medical services because
W. James Olson and the other offi-!of tne wai.( such diseases could easily
,    Rev. E. K. Eakin, dean of the Wine-
Wm. Thompson, a well known and, htanner gchool of   Divinity,    Findlay!
respected resident of Clare for many
against years-  Passed  away at his home inj
j Rosebush Friday, after a brief illness.
He was born October 4, 1870, at Col-
burg,  Ontario,  Canada,    and    passed
from this life February 18,1944, at the
age of seventy-three years four months
and fourteen days.
Mr. Thompson was united in mar-
Clare County Red .Cross War Fund
Chairman Paul Gibson has announced
that  the  1944  War  Fund  drive will
College,    Findlay,  Ohio,  will be  the
principal speaker.    The young people, .
feel very fortunate in securing Dean commence m Clare county next WeO-
Eakin for this service because he is ^^l*™0* Is}'l™1™^
in great demand as a public speaker.1
Coast Guard Academy, New London,  cials of the Clare County   War   Fi- develop into an epidemic, all mothers'    mi'- '*■ '"muiubuu  wan unMU ..... ...«•
--    -   ...   i    r, m-nn  n,.^ fha nnntn   hp •—   !„,,„ „„„„/, in +nVo nil nro.' riage to Sarah Jane Lasher June 15,
are especially urged to take all pre
cautionary steps against their children j x°ao> aL va*u<3.      ^o.0., ....  *— .,--.
becoming ill 1905, they came to make their home in
A check-up of well habies and chil-! Michigan, where he was employed by!
. i flic   Ann   Avhni* T?n1lrnart  nt. niare. 1
nance  Committee  that the quota be
met before the deadline next Tuesday.
Reports of selling agencies within
the county reported the following E.
Bond  sales  up  to Monday.    Though
some of these figures are in "round ] step in thi8 effort aBd y^ full cooper.
numbers," they are very close to the ation of all mothers in this commuiv
actual sales. ity }8 urged, for the protection of their i
Clare Bank $76,000.00 children and the children of others.}
Clare Post Office 14,000.00 There will be no charge for either the
1898, at Clare.      Later, In the year
Vocal and instrumental numbers
will be presented by members of the
participating  church  groups.   .
dren  at  this  clinic is  an important
Harrison  Bank
Harrison Post Office
Farwell Bank
Farwell Post Office
Temple Post Office
Lake Post Office
$76,000.00
14,000.00
25,000.00
6,000.00
10,931.25
2,643.75
2,500.00
4,000.00
examination or immunization.
With the Michigan Department of
Health mobile equipment coming to
Clare next week to accept contributions of blood, and registrations being made throughout the county, citizens of the city of Clare have not responded as well as desired.
Students of the Clare Public Schools
made a limited canvass in the city
and met with splendid response. Anyone who was not contacted during
this canvass is urged to volunteer
their contribution toward our blood
bank.
Registrations may be made at the
Clare post office through this Friday
and anyone unable to register during
this time is urged to phone Austin
Bates for a special appointment.
Persons contributing blood ■" must
weigh 115 pounds but there is no
weight limit otherwise. Those eighteen to twenty-one years of age must
have the written, consent of parent or
guardian, but others up to and including fifty years of age do not require
this consent.
Red Cross blood units are not available in the smaller counties but blood
banks   established  in   these   counties
by    the    Michigan    Department    of
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Total E Bonds to date $141,075.00
Aiiyone expecting to purchase
bonds within the near future or who
can spare the money to invest in another bond, even though a small one,
is urged to make their purchase by
next Tuesday that we may attain our',
full quota of all series of bonds. I
MEETINGS HELD
IN WAR SERVICES
CENTERJN CLARE
War Activity Groups May
Use Headquarters
When Desired
THREE YOUTHFUL
ROBBERS SENT TO
JACKSON PRISON
Meeker Rejected by Army
and Returned to
County Jail
The War Service^ headquarters in
the Burdo Building has been a place
of considerable activity since the closing of the Fourth War Loan drive and
three meetings were held there the
fore part of this week.
The Board of Directors of Clare
County Chapter, American Red Cross,
held their regular monthly meeting
there Monday afternoon with Chairman Mrs. G. E. Lamb presiding.
General plans, chapter welfare and
other topics were discussed; and reports of chapter activities during the
past year, which are mentioned more
specifically in the War Fund story in
another article in this week's Sentinel
were read. The chapter is to be congratulated because these services
were financed with funds of the county chapter.
War   mothers   of   this   community
were    entertained    at    headquarters
Tuesday evening by the Clare Study
Club.    An. account  of   this   meeting
will he found on the Society Page of
With the ration token system going J this week's Sentinel,
into effect next Sunday, February 27, i    Members of the Clare County Red
two new blocks of ration stamps will} Cross War Fund Board met at Ser-
also become valid. ivice   Headquarters   Wednesday   eve-
Blue stamps A8, B8, C8, D8 and E8,jning to make plans for the 1944 Red
in War Ration Book 4, will become
valid for the purchase of processed
foods, jams and jellies on this date
RATION TOKENS
USED BEGINNING
COMjNGMNDAY
New   Stamps    to   Become
Valid Will Have Value
of Ten Points
Three of the four youthful robbers
who looted Harrison stores and gas
stations so freely some three weeks
ago received their sentences last Wednesday.
Judge Hart sentenced Lloyd Morse,
! 17, to from two to fifteen years in
Jackson; Frank Woods, 17, and James
Anderson, 19, were sentenced to from
one and a half to fifteen years in
Jackson; and Thursday morning Sheriff Seaver Amble 4&bk them south
Charles Luce, 16, is still here awaiting further investigation by the Probation Officer.
Meeker Rejected by Army
Lynn Meeker, of Coleman, who was
arrested by authorities on a drunk
and disorderly charge a week ago Saturday and sentenced to ninety days
in jail, $100.00 fine and costs, by Justice Jennings Archambault, was released to the Army Thursday and Friday went before the examining board
in Detroit. He was rejected and returned to serve his sentence.
the Ann Arbor Railroad at Clare,
He was clerk of Isabella township
for eight years. For the past year he
has been employed at the Rosebush
egg grading station. His genial disposition won for him a host of friends
who mourn his untimely passing.
He is survived by his bereaved wife;
four sohb, Hughett, of Saginaw, Fred,
of Mt. Pleasant, Donald, of Midland,
and Floyd, who lives on a farm near
Rosebush; two daughters, Mrs. Carl
Downs, of Midland, and Mrs. Herman
Herzfeld, of Oak Park, Illinois; three
brothers, Fred, of Harrison, Charles,
of Toledo, and Floyd, of Williamston;
two sisters, in the western states; nine
grandchildren, other relatives and
many friends.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church at Rosebush, with Rev. Hilding Kilgren officiating, and burial was made, in Isabella
Township Cemetery.
SAMUEL STEWART
DIES AT VETERANS
HOSPITAL FEB. 16
Laid   at   Rest   in   Cherry
Grove Cemetery
Sunday
BAY CITY MAN
KILLED WALKING '.
ON TRUNK LINE
Otliers   Escape   Injury
Traffic Accidents
Tuesday
in
CLARE MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION MEETS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Plans Made for Holy Week and
Good Friday Services
in Local Churches
Clarence
FARM CROP MEETINGS
MARCH 3RD AT GRANT
HALL AND HARRISON
New   Varieties   of   Seed   and
^Pasture Problems to
Be Discussed
Farmers with farm crop questions
should make an appointment to meet
Mr. Carter Harrison, of the. Crops Department, MjS.C, next Friday, March
3rd. There will be a meeting in the
Court House in Harrison at 10:00 a.
m. and one at Grant town hall at 2:00
p. m.
Clare county farmers are beginning
to feel considerable concern about the
supply and quality of seed that will
be used this coming planting season.
Some are interested in knowing a little more about the new varieties of
oats, and soy beans, also the latest information on adapted hybrid strains.
There are also many pasture questions
in the minds of farmers since our livestock production has taken On the
growth it has seen in recent years.
Mr, Harrison is particulai-ly interested in pastures, having devoted
many years to the problems Of seed- value for the purchase of processed
ing mixtures, treatments and other foods, etc., through March 20th; and
pasture problems. Maintaining ade- brown stamps Y and Z in Book 3-will
quate pastures has long been a prob- continue to be valid at face value for
lem of Clare farmers. This is a good, the purchase of meats, etc., through
oportunity to get some ideas based on March 20th; but after that date the
experience In pasture improvements. (.Continued on Page Twelve!
with a value of ten points each, re-
gradless of the number printed on
them, and will remain valid through
May 20th.
Red stamps A8, B8, and C8, in War
Ration Book 4, will become valid for
the purchase of meats, fats, butter,
cheese, canned milk and edible oils
on February 27th with a value of ten
points each, regardless of the number]
printed on them, and will remain valid |
through May 20th. :
Another block of blue stamps will
become valid April 1st and another
block of red stamps each two weeks.
The extension of expiration dates on
these stamps will permit housewives
to purchase rationed foods as needed
and she will not be forced to purchase
foods so soon after the stamps become
valid to use her quota before the
stamps expire.
The new tokens which are about the
size of a,dime will be used by merchants and shoppers for making
change and red tokens will be used
in making change for red stamps and
blue tokens in making change for
blue stamps, with each token having
one point in value for the purchase of
rationed foods. Though the new system may sound complicated at first it
will be found to be as simple as making change with pennies and dimes.
Green stamps K, L, and M in Book
4 will continue  to be valid  at face
Cross War Fund drive to be conducted in Clare county next Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
War Fund Chairman Paul Gibson
presided at the meeting and Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Harold Fleming
was also . among those present, An
account of plans for the drive will
also be found in this week's Sentinel.
Clare High School girls have been'
writing letters in. the building to members of the military forces.
Any group sponsoring war activities or offering services to the armed
forces are welcome to use the headquarters room for meetings and arrangement can be made by contacting W. James Olson or Mrs. Mabel
Mulder.
Mrs. John Schaaf is chairman in
charge of making arrangements to
have the rooms open each day of the
week for the convenience of visiting
members of the military personnel
and other interested persons.
OIL NEWS
Ministers of the Clare Protestant
churches met at the Methodist church
Saturday afternoon for the purpose
of creating better Christian, fellowship*
throughout the different denominational bodies of the Christian faith.
Those present were: Rev. Hahn, of
the Methodist Church; Rev. Redman,
of the Baptist Church; Rev. Cleveland
of the Church of God; Mrs. Garchow,
local minister of the Methodist
Church; and Rev. Watson, of the Congregational Church.
Officers elected were: Rev. Watson
Chairman, and Mrs. Garchow Treasurer and Secretary.
Plans were made for Holy Week
services to be held at the Clare High
School, at the request of Mr. Pfister,
Principal of the Clare High School.
A Good Friday Union Service at the
Methodist' church was also planned
and scheduled to begin at 1:00 p. m.
until 3:00 p. m. The speakers for
Good Friday will be: Rev. Cleveland,
Rev. Redman and Rev. Watson. Rev.
Hahn will have charge of the Responsive reading, Pastoral Prayer and announcements.
The next meeting of the Clare Ministerial  Association   will   be   held  in
the Congregational Church parlors on
Monday, March 6th, at 1:30 p. m.
Rev. H. Watson, Chairman
Albert Clair Bischel, 50, of Bay City
was killed at 8:35 o'clock Tuesday
evening as he walked out from behind
a snowplow, on US-10 at the Isabella-
Midland county line, into the path of
a car driven by George Robert Pope,
17, of R-2, Coleman.
The Thurston Funeral Home was
notified of the accident and Midland
County Coroner A. H. Bradley called.
Russell Thurston took the body to the
Bradley Funeral Home, at Midland, to
await funeral arrangements.
Pope was not held by State Police
of the Mt. Pleasant Post, who investigated the accident. Property damage
was $15.00.
Rear End Collision
J, Wangler, 36, of West
Branch, while driving south one mile
south of the Clare-Isabella county line
on US-27, at 12:28 Tuesday afternoon,
drove his car into the rear end of an
auto driven,in the same direction by
John Morden, 58, of Vernon township,
Isabella county.
No one waB seriously injured but
property damage on the two cars was
$125.00.
Meet on Bridge
Perrine S. Caddell, 46, of R-l Cadillac, who was driving north on M-61
a half mile north of Temple at 5:15
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and Wm.
H. Blain, 71, of R-2 Lake, who was
driving south, met in a head-on collision on the Muskegon river one-way
traffic /bridge. Property damage on
the two cars amounted to $200.00.
Neither driver noticed the other approaching car until too late to avoid
the collision.
All .of these accidents were investigated by State Police of the Mt.
Pleasant Post.
Sam Stewart, a well known resident
of this community, for many years,
passed away at the Veteran's Hospital at Fort Custer Wednesday of last
week, following many months of ill
health.
■Samuel Stewart, the youngest son
of James and Jane Stewart, was born
near Ashgrove, Esquesing township,
Halton county, Ontario, Canada, June
9, 1867, and passed away at the Veteran's Hospital near Battle Creek.
Michigan, February 16th, 1944, at the
age of seventy-six years, eight months
and seven days.
He came to Vernon township, Isabella county, Michigan, with his parents, May 1, 1885, when nearly eighteen years of age, and settled on the
farm now occupied by the Walter
White family.
He enlisted in the U. S. Army and
was in service as a Sergeant during
the Spanish-American- War. Following the war he returned to his parents'
farm, where he built the house that
is now occupied by the Whites and
lived until the death of his mother
and father in 1907 and 1910, respectively.
He  then  moved   to   California  and
later  went  to   China in  the  employment of the War Department, where
he remained many years before his re-
(Uontinued   on  Page Twelve)
FATHER AND SON
BANQUET WELL
ATTENDED WED.
One  Hundred  and  Thirty
Hear Dr. Robinson,
Guest Speaker
Company's   Citizens
2 well, Hatton town-
Freeman   Oil
State Bank No.
ship, W%> NE%, Section 31, R 18 N,
4 W, was completed Thursday of last
week and after being pinched in is
flowing 250 barrels'per day. ThiSwell
is a substantial addition to this p!oOl's
producers.
Some Tin!
5385 pounds of prepared tin cans
which have been collected in Clare
county were transported to the carl Chicago;
The Michigan Department of Con
servation issued seven permits for oil;
and gas exploration last.week, including one In Greenwood township, Clare
county, Sec. 26—Charles W. Tester's
(Saginaw) John A. Thompson No. 1,
C, N, NE, SW.   Company tools.
in Midland Monday morning under
the supervision of Geo. Lehr and are
now on their way to the processing
mill. Watch out for them Adolph and
Tojo!
TRIPLET SON OF THE FLOYD
SPICERS LAID AT REST IN
CHERRY GROVE CEMETERY
Jimmie Spicer was born the son of
Floyd and Myrtle Spicer July 12, 1943
and departed this life February 18,
1944, at the tender age of seven
months and six days.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
bereaved parents; a triplet brother
and sister, Jerry and Janice; other
brothers and sisters, Edward, Raymond, Dorothy, Doris, Donald, Robert,
John, Laurence and Lucille, of Clare,
and William, at Gardener Hospital,
other relatives,   and many
One of the most successful Father
and Son Banquets was staged in the
Clare Methodist church parlors Wednesday evening, when one hundred
and thirty boys and their dads enjoyed the delicious dinner served by
the W.S.C.S. in a very efficient manner.
After the dinner, Emil Pfister as
toastmaster, presented the program
which opened with group singing, led
by Al. Garen, and this included a surprise "Happy Birthday" to Jack Paul,
as it was his birthday. Petty Officer
3/c Harold Lear, home on leave, was
called upon, and spoke briefly in behalf of sons in service.
The Toast to the Sons was given
by Olin Lynch, and was responded to,
with the Toast to the Dads by Henry
Eberhart. A. J. Doherty,■ Jr., and
Jimmy' Wilson favored the group with
a vocal duet, accompanied at the
piano by Miss Doris Gerow.
Toastmaster Pfister presented the
guest speaker of the evening, Dr.
Frank'Robinson, of the Central Michigan College of Education. He announced his subject as "A Wise Sou
Maketh A Glad Father."
Dr. Robinson gave a very inspiring
talk  to  the  boys,   enumerating    the
wilii
the opening of the campaign throughout the United States. A concerted
drive will be conducted in Clare county on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week and it is
hoped that the canvass will be confe-
pleted and the quota raised by Saturday evening.
Clare county's 1944 War Fund quota is $7,600, $4,700 of which will he
sent to Area Headquarters and ?2,98Q
will be deposited in Clare county for
financing the work of the Clare County Chapter.
Pvt. Wm. H. Orr has written Mrs.
G. E. Lamb, Chairman of the CIax«
County Chapter, saying the Red Cross
was at the boat when, they left Ne^»
York, with coffee and doughnuts, anil
met them when they landed. He also
spoke of the kit bags that were givea
to every soldier before leaving fox
overseas.
Major Matt Sorrel, of Newhury,
when asked what he thought' of Red
Cross and the service given the boya,
replied, "That Red Cross was wonderful and without the service they gave,
he just didn't know how the soldiers
would fare. It was the great link between home and the boys."
A letter dated December 25, from
somewhere in Africa, from a cousin
of Mrs. Lamb, written on Christmas.
Day, says, "I am sitting in the RedC
Cross Lounge and have been for two
hours, watching the orphan children
having a party given by the Red
Cross. They had a movie first, then
ice cream and cake, after which each •
little girl received a doll and each
boy a little wagon, plus candy, and
even Santa Claus came in. The Red
Cross is doing such a wonderful work.
They were with us and provided food
aud comforts when we sailed and
were the first to greet us when we
landed.    Sincerely, Coleman."
Many of you heard Arlie Schofield,
MM 2/c, of Farwell, when he told of
his ship being torpedoed and that he
was in a life boat some hours. When
rescued Red Cross fitted him, along
with the others, with clothes and all
the things he needed. He lost all he
had in the wreck. All he was asked
to do was to sign a receipt that he
received these things from Red Cross.
These testimonies of the work Red
Cross is doing in the field comes from
boys we know.
7,500 garments have been shipped
this year to our hospitals from Clare
county. These are supplies that can-
r.ct be purchased, and the only way
the hospitals can secure them is
through the contributions and work
of local Red Cross "workers.
Clare county Home Service has
handled over 140 cases, making welfare investigations, making it possible
for the extension of furloughs and getting the boys home on emergency furloughs. Home Service has helped
(Continued  on Page Twelve)
SIX CHILDREN LOSE
LIVES AS HOME BURNS
NEAR MT. PLEASANT
Mother, Stepbrother and Four
Other Children Escape
From Building
Fire caused the deaths early Sunday of six children and destroyed a
two-story, five-room house in which
they lived three miles east of Mt.
Pleasant on the Indian reservation.
The mother, Mrs. Henry Wheaton;
her step-brother, Jake Fisher, 23; and
four other children escaped.
Those who died were Elmer, 16;
Clarence, 15; Joseph, 13; Cecil, 12;
Rosaline, 8; and Henry, Jr., 4. Detective Sgt. Quentin Dean of the •state
police said the children suffocated
before the flames reached them. The
blaze, he said, was due to a defective
many points to be considered in help-! flue.
The program, "Voice of Prophecy,"
is" now heard over CKLW (800 KC)
! every Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
friends whom he had made during his
brief stay with his loved ones. One
sister, Helen Louise, preceded him in
death May 6, 1924.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Monday afternoon, with Rev.
Cl?as, Kleinhardt officiating, and interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
ing to make father glad and proud
of his son. He stated that good
health, good clean habits, being intelligent and honest, were some of these
values in living.
iSome  of   the   quotations   he   used
were:   "As   a  Man  Thinketh  in his
Mrs. Wheaton rescued three children who were sleeping in the down^
stairs room With her when she pushed1.
Louise, 10, Ida Mae, 3, and Ronnie, If
months, through a window before-
leaping to safety herself. Richard, 6,
who was  sleeping upstairs  with the
Heart, so is he;" "More Character other children, wakened and made his
Caught than Taught;" "Hopes of a ■ way downstairs and out the front door
Bright   Tomorrow   Encourage   us   to unaided.
Live Today;" "Work as Though You1 Fisher;. also sleeping in the first-
Are Going to Live Forever, Live as floor room, saved himself by jumping
Though You Are Going to Die,To- out the Window1"but said he was un-
morrow." He closed his talk with a able to help eight-year-old Rosaline,
poem, "The Straight Road is the who was sleeping in the same room.
Best." I    The father works in Detroit, where
Rev.  Charles B. Hahn  prohounced he is employed by the New York Cen-
the benediction. tral railroad.