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EVERYBODY t.EAOS THE
. CLARE SENTlNfeL
ALL HOME PRINT
THIS WEEK—16 PAGES
'112 COLUMNS
2240 INCHES
Established 1878
GLARE. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY .18, 1945
New Series Vol. 53, No. 33
fiQRMAN GEROW
KILLED IN FRANCE
NMRY 27TH
Sheridan Youth Reported
Missing Since
That Time
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Gerow., of Sheridan township, have received word
that their son, Pvt. Norman Gerow,1
was ."killed *4n -action in France, Janu- j
ary 27th. The family nad received
word in February that Norman had
been reported -massing.
Iptytt. .Gerow's wife, Mrs. Dorothy L.
Gerow, of 13412 Stork St., Rockwood,
Michigan, Uias -received the following
•letters concerning her husband's
death.
My Dear "Mrs. Gerow:
I wish to express to you my sincere
sympathy on the death of your husband, Pvt. Norman E. Gerow, who was
killed in action on 27 of January 1945.
Norman will be sorely missed by the
wicle circle of friends he had in the
"Rainbow. You can be very proud of
your 'husband for he died that others
might "live. Whenever hazardous duty
called, like all good soldiers he unflinchingly performed the task assigned him.
"The Company of which your husband was a member, was engaged in
'the defense of the town of Kalten-
haus, France. Due to enemy action,
"Norman's company had to withdraw
from the town and when the company
regrouped Norman was missing. It
was not until our forces retook the
town some time later that we learned
that during the original attack your
husband had been killed instantly by
enemy artillery fire while in his foxhole. He had been buried by the
Germans but we moved his body to
one of our own cemeteries.
Norman's funeral services, performed by a Protestant Chaplain, were in
keeping with the highest military traditions and honors. The U. S. Military Cemetery in which Norman
rests is located in St. Avoid, France.
Il is faithfully cared for by American
soldiers and is constantly being beautified. It is a fit resting place for our
honored dead.
May God, who comforts the bereaved, bring you solace and consolation in happy memories.
Sincerely yours,
Lisle Bartholomew
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) "U.S.A.
Division Chaplain
7 April, 1945
Dear Mrs. Gerow,
As commanding officer of your hus-
' band's company, I wish to convey the
deepest sympathy of all the officers
and men of my command to you in
your hour of bereavement.
Your husband, Pvt. Norman E. Gerow 36979091, was killed in action
against the enemy in France on Saturday, January 27, 1945. He died
bravely, as a soldier of his country,
and his loss is deeply felt by his comrades who knew him well.
Pvt. Gerow was buried in an army
cemetery in Eastern France. The
burial ceremony was conducted by a
Protestant Chaplain since your husband had expressed his preference for
the Methodist Church.
There is little that I can say at this
time to comfort you, I know, but be*
assured that your husband's loss is
deeply felt by all of us here. We know
the world will owe to your husband
and to many others like him, a debt
we never can repay.
With sincerest sympathy,
Thomas F. Heavey
1st Lt. 242nd Infantry
Commanding
Norman E. Gerow was born the son
of Wesley and Mary Gerow, in Sheridan township, Clare county, August
25, 1919; and passed away at Kalten-
haus, France, January 27, 11945, at the
age of twenty-five years, five months
and two days.
He spent his boyhood days on the
farm with his family, attending school
(Continued on Page Eight}
Killed in Action
With the Enemy
Dr. CM. Schutt
Called to Owosso
by Nephew's Death
Dr. Christina M. Schutt was called
to Owosso, Thursday morning to attend the funeral of a nephew, A. S. Andrews, who passed away in his office
In the headquarters building of the
Union Telephone Company there,
Tuesday, following a heart attack.
Mr. Andrews, an accountant for the
telephone company, was a Past Master, and for several years Secretary
of the Owosso Masonic Lodge and a
Knight Templar.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00
o'clock this Friday afternoon, from
the Owosso Episcopal Church, of
which he was a member, with Masonic
ritualistic commitment services and
burial in the Albion cemetery.
Dr. Schutt does not expect to return
to Clare ■ before We'flftesday of next
week, ■ • Jj .....
/
WEIGHT RETURNS
AND McNITT FUNDS
0 TO COUNTIES
Clare County to Receive
$69,589.80 for Roads
and Streets
PVT. NORMAN E, GEROW
160,000 TROUT
PLANTED IN CLARE
C00NTY_STREAMS
Federal Fisheries Car in
Clare Tuesday With
Fingerlings
The Michigan Department of Conservation, with, the cooperation of the
Clare Rod and Gun Club and local
high school boys, planted 160,000 fin-
gerling brook^ and rainbow trout in
the streams of Clare county Tuesday.
The trout were brought from the
Federal Hatchery at Northville in a
Federal Department of Fisheries railroad car in charge of Crew Captain
Al H. Radii. Wm. J. Bowling, Chas. E.
Stoveken and Elmer E. Hagen, all of
the Federal Department, the car coming over the Pere Marquette Railroad.
The planting was done under the
supervision of Conservation Officer
Wayne Tennant and Fire Warden Lyman Frisbey, of Clare county, and Jim
Wilkinson aud John Lanahan, of the
Michigan Department of Conservation
Hatchery at Paris, using specially
equipped trucks from Paris.
Clare High School boys Jack Green,
Dave Adams, Bud Kane and Bob Smith
assisted in the forenoon and Don Hammond, John Cobb, Bob Clark and Russell Goddard, in the afternoon.
It will take the fingerlings, measuring about two inches in length,
about two years to attain legal size
for catching.
Refugee Clothing
Will Be Shipped
First of Week
The following instructions have been
received from the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department concerning the shipping of articles contributed for the United National
Clothing Collection for War Relief:
Clothing should be sorted as follows: Type 1, infants up to three
years; type 2, children three to eight
years; type 3, Men's and boys' nine
years and over; type 4, women's and
girls' nine years and over; type 5,
shoes paired and securely tied together; type 6, bedding, usable remnants
and miscellaneous.
The type of clothing should be plainly marked on. each carton and each
carton securely tied for shipping. Each
carton should have two labels with
the name of the sending organization
and the following address plainly
marked upon the label (or in two
places upon the carton itself):
Fireproof Storage Company,
430 North Larch Street,
Lansing, Michigan.
All cartons should be taken to the
Pere Marquette freight house in Clare,
by tomorrow, Saturday, May 19, if
possible, as the shipment will be made,
next week." The freight, agent, Mr,
Ryan, will assist <in making bills of
lading.
BOARD OF REVIEW
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Review bf the City of Glare
will meet at the City Hall on Monday
the 21st day of May, 1945, at 9:00'
o'clock a, m., for the purpose of re1
viewing and equalizing the assessment
rolls of the several Wards of the City
of Clare, and will remain in session
four days as required by law, or such
further time as ,may be necessary to
review and equalize said assessment
rolls.
Dated May 8, 1945.
Alex McKinnon
32t2 City Clerk.
The "Fighting Yanks" need the
extra lift you give by buying extra
bonds inkhe Seventh War Loan,,.
4
Vouchers totaling $17,414,662.75 for
return to the 1945 first quarter weight
tax collections to the various counties
have been sent to the Auditor General's office by Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler. The full
amount of the weight tax collections
is returned to the countieslor use on
county and city roads and streets.
The 1945 first quarter return is $431,-
575.68 more than, the returns for the
same period a year ago.
Following are the amounts of the
weigllt tax returns to nearby counties:
Clare—47,633.98.
Gladwin—47,589.53.
Isabella—108,733.41.
Mecosta—64,830.01.
Midland—108,756.31.
Missaukee—41,827.50.
Osceola—60,456.44.
Roscommon—41,261.57.
McNitt Road Funds
According to Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler checks totalling
$2,000,000 have been mailed by the
Auditor General to the various counties in the state for the first half of
1945 payment of McNitt road funds
taken from the state gasoline tax.
Under the McNitt act of 1931, maintenance of township roads was taken
over by the counties. Bach year*, under state law, $4,000,000 is returned
to the counties from the gas tax for
use on township roads. The Highway Department prepares the vouchers for these payments aud turns them
over to the Auditor General for payment.
Following are the payments made to
nearby counties:
Clare—21,955.82.
Gladwin—18,894.05.
Isabellar-26,140.52.
Mecosta—24,052.55.
Midland—21,739.41.
Missaukee—23,552.50.
Osceola—20,403.00.
Roscommon—21,014.19.
Clare Gallants
to Meet Tonight
at Headquarters
I There will be ..mass meeting of
! Clare Gallants at War Service Head-
1 quarters in the Burdo building this
Friday night,'May 18.
Gallants for the City of Clare will
start the block visitation on Monday,
May 21.
The people who wish to have credit
jfor buying bonds w.thout any outside
'help will hy that time have had their
j way and those who' wish to be senk
i iced by a Gallant will have still plenty
of time to participate in the Seventh
War Loan.
The Poster of "Raising the Flag on
Iwo Jima" will surely rank in history
along with "The Spirit of '76." It's
by far the finest poster we have had
and the looking at ii should stimulate
each and every one" to strain himself
on the home front just as our b'oys are'
doing out there in the Pacific.
M. W. M., Clare Chairman.
MRS. C. A. RUTTER
PASSES AWAY HERE
SUNDAYJW0RM1NG
Laid at* Rest Beside Infant
Son in Cherry Grove
Cemetery
Mr§v Charles Rutter, for many years
a highly respected resident of Sheridan township, passed away in Clare
Sunday morning.
Barbara Elsie Quick" was born a
daughter of Charles and Eliza Jane
Quick in Wise township, Isabella
county, Michigan, December 17th, 1908.
On July 14, 1926, she was united in
marriage to Charles A. Rutter, of Sheridan township, in Clare county. To
this union were born five chtUren,
three sons and two daughters, namely
Melvin, now of the armed forces, Jack,
Vivian, Glenda Lee,, at home and
Charles K., who died in infancy on
May 11th.
She was taken seriously ill and
passed away in the Clare Hospital at
8:00 a. m. May 13, 1945, at the age of
thirty-six years, four months and twen-
ty-sixMays.
She leaves to mourn their loss, other
than her husband and family, her
aged mother, Mrs." Eliza Jane Quick;
two brothers, Franlc, of Pontiac, and
Lytle, of the armed forces; four sisters, Mrs. Amos Worden, of Pontiac,
Mrs. Arthur Danker, of Port Huron,
Mrs. Geo. Ramey, of Bay City, and
Mrs. Andrew Oman, of Keego; aunts,
uncles and a host of other relatives
and friends. Her father preceded her
in death February 9, 1941.
Prayer services were held at the
Thurston Funeral Home at 1:00
o'clock and funeral services from the
Colonville Church of God at 2:00
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with
Rev, Chas. Kleinhardt officiating, and
interment at Cherry Grove cemetery.
The infant sort, Charles K„ who was
born Friday, May 11, and passed
away the same day, was laid* at rest
in Cherry Grove at 10:00 o'clock Saturday morning, with Rev. Harold Watson officiating at the commitment
services.
MASONIC LODGE
NO. 33 OF LANSING
CONFERS DEGREE
More Than 500 Witness
Exemplification Here
Saturday Night
A special meeting of John Q. Look
Lodge No. 404 F. & A. M., was called
lo order Saturday evening, at 5:30
o'clock, by Worshipful Master David
Seiter, then all present retired to the
dining room where they were served
a delicious dinner by the O.E.S. The
tables were beautifully decorated and
each table bore the Masonic emblem,
in, keeping with the occasion.
Leo Brown, with his saxophone, and
Harold Collins, at the piano, entertained at the dinner.
After dinner all present retired to
the Clare High School gymnasium,
where everything was in readiness for
the evening's entertainment.
Lodge was called to order by W. M.
Seiter and all W.orsh.lpful Masters
present were presented at the altai
and introduced and were escorted -vie
seats in the East. Past Grand Master
Jchn W. Hawk and Mike Badgley, of
Lansing Lodge No. 33, Hollis Walton,
ot Clare Lodge No. 404, who is now
serving in the U. S. Navy, and Leon
Stanley, of John J. Carton Lodge at.
Harrison, who has just returned from
service with the U. S. Army in Germany, were also introduced. Other
visiting members of the Order were
introduced, representing lodges" at
Harrison, Coleman, Mt. Pleasant,
Gladwin, Beaverton, Midland, Farwell,
Big Rapids, Cadillac, Reed City, Winn
Weidman, Flint, Saginaw, Port Huron,
Breckenridge, Ithaca, Lansing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kansas City,
Kansas, and the guests together with
the local brothers present totaled between 500 and 600.
, Worshipful Master Eddie, of Lansing Lodge No. 33, was introduced by
W. M. Seiter, in. well chosen words,
and presented with the gavel of authority.** W. M. Eddie expressed the
appreciation of his lodge for the invitation to come to Clare to confer
the third degree and for the delicious
dinner and the hospitality shown them
since their arrival.
He then called on his degree team
to take over and- the third degree was
conferred on nine candidates, namely
Glenn Lloyd, Frank Poet, Richard Allen, Donald Richardson, Carleton
Garthe, Ray Shields, Burton Northon,
Norman Wilson and Archie Beatty.
At the conclusion of the degree
work, the gavel was returned to W. M.
Seitei', who thanked the Lansing
brothers in behalf of all the officers
and members'" preesnt, for their grand
work in, the exemplification of the
third degree, saying this degree team
is one of the outstanding Masonic degree teams in Michigan, and invited
them and all Master Masons present
to visit his lodge any time it was convenient.
Some of the newly initiated members were presented with Masonic em-,
blems by Past Master Jess Hampton'
and Worshipful Master Seiter.
BIBLE LECTURE
'Will man succeed as a world-builder? Let God's Word answer. Hear
Bible Lecturer,- C. L, Pulcifer, Representative of Watchtower Society, Sunday, May 20, 2:30, p. m., at Temple
town hall. Admission free. All welcome,
Young People's
Rally Postponed
for Few Weeks
The YOung People's Christian Endeavor Rally that had been announced
for Sunday night, May 20th, at the
Brown Corners church, has been postponed for a few weeks, being unable
to secure the chosen speaker now. «
There will be a special business
meeting held at the Brown,, Tuesday
evening, May 22nd." All officers and
delegates are urged to be present.
Buy War Bonds tod. r and guaran*
tee your son's college education
ROBERT COLLINS
SUFFERS FATAL
INJURIES WED.
Several Others Hurt in Auto Accidents This
Week
Clare Kiwanis
Club President
Robert Collins, 24, whose home is
one mile north .of the Stone Church on
the Beaverton road, sustained fatal injuries in an automobile accident just
south of Brown Corners, in Gladwin
county, at 5:00 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, and passed away in the
Gladwin hospital at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday evening.
It is reported that he met a car
driven by Mary Gedney, just as he was
coming over the top of a hill, and the
collision ensued,, the Collins car overturning and coming to rest against an
embankment at. the roadside. The car
was totally wrecked.
Percy Codling, a neighbor living
just north of the Stone Ghurch, who
was in the car, sustained a broken
arm, shoulder blade, and ribs, and lacerations of the forehead and was
rushed to the Gladwin hospital, where
it is expected he will recover.
Mrs. Arlene Collins, wife of the deceased, and her sister, Delores Winn
of Arthur township, who were passengers in the car, miraculously escaped serious injury.
, Mary Gedney and several ladies
who were in her car with her, also
escaped serious injury.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Collins were incomplete at press time.
The life story will be published next
week.
Three Others Injured
Richard Alwood, of Farwell, is recovering in the Clare Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident about a mile west of Clare on
US-10 at 8:15.o'clock Monday evening.
He suffered deep lacerations of the
head and knee and other injuries and
his condition was reported as fair
Thursday afternoon.
Pauline Grise, a teacher in the Far-
well school, who was with Alwood,
is suffering a deep laceration of the
face and is in the hospital and her
condition was reported as satisfactory.
Paul Zell, of Jackson, driver of the
truck involved in the accident, was
treated at the hospital and releasee!
Wednesday.
MIGHTY SEVENTH
WAR LOAN OPENS
MONDAYJORNING
Township and City Quotas
in Clare County
Announced,
ARTHUR F. DAMOTH
AMERICAN LEGION
POPPY DAY IN CLARE
SATURDAY, MAY 26TH
Proceeds for Rehabilitation of
Disabled Fighting Men
and Dependents
Once again on Poppy Day, May 26th
the members of the American Legion
Auxiliary will dedicate their best efforts to the distribution of memorial
poppies to the citizens of Clare, the
Poppy Chairman announced today. It
is one of the ways in which they pay
tribute to ahd keep faith with tho***,
who died in the nation's service, saying as they fell:
"Take up Our quarrel with the foe,
To you from failing hands we throw
The Torch—be yours to hold it high."
The wearing of the poppy has become a silent pledge, renewed each
year, that the people of America have
not forgotten the responsibility they
have been given by their fighting men
of both wars. • Many of these men
have given their lives or their health
for us, and it is with deep gratitude
to them that we set aside a day on
which to honor them and assure them
that we remember our promise.
On Poppy Day the women of the
Auxiliary will offer poppies to everyone in Clare. There is no fixed price
for a poppy—whatever is given is welcome. The little boy's pennies and
the business man's dollars are equally
acceptable. It is hoped that every citizen will be wearing the crimson
badge by nightfall of May ,26th.
Every cent that is given for a poppy
goes toward the rehabilitation of disabled fighting men and to the aid of
the children, of the dead and disabled.
These victims of war's disaster will
be glad to see the poppies blooming
on lapels again this year.
PENNY SUPPER
At Farwell I.O.O.F. hall, May 19, by
Farwell. Rebekahs. Serving from 5:00
p.- m". on.
MT. VERNON GRANGE DANCE
Friday night, May 25th, from 8:00
to 12:00 o'clock. Good music and
lunch * —Committee
33t2
American. Legion' dance, Clare city
hall Saturday, May 19th, dahcing 9:00
to 12:00, a good dance orchestra.
Couple $1.00, extra lady 50c.
ARTHUR DAMOTH
NEW PRESIDENT
CLAREKIWANIANS
Officers Installed Tuesday
Evening at Hotel
Doherty
Retiring President Dr. C. B. Neff
presided at installation ceremonies at
the Hotel Doherty Tuesday evening
for the officers and directors of the
Clare Kiwanis Club who were elected
to office Tuesday evening, May 1st.
Following dinner at 6:30 o'clock the
following officers were inducted into
office: •
Art Damoth—President.
Austin Bates—Vice President.
Dr. C. B. Neff—Immediate Past
President.
Acey Parker — Secretary-Treasurer.
The directors are Willard Bicknell,
Atty. Theo. G. Bowler, Leo Brown,
Harold Fleming, John R. Hall and
Wm. Knepper.
District Secretary Frank Stager, of
Port Huron, was the principal speaker
of the evening and discussed the objectives of Kiwanis and revealed some
of the postwar plans of the organization.
Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor of
District Fqur, James Mayfield, of Flint,
was present and addressed the Board
of Directors, following the installation,
informing them of their duties and responsibilities in a pleasing manner.
DEMONSTRATION OF
PREPARING PRODUCE
FOR FOOD LOCKERS
To Be Held at Clare City Hall
Next Thursday Afternoon, May 24
A meeting of special interest to patrons of frozen food lockers will be
held at the Clare city hall next Thursday, May 24, when Mrs. Vivian McFawn will demonstrate the preparation of fruits and vegetables for the
freezing' process. Mrs. McFawn is
nutrition specialist on the Extension
staff of Michigan State College, The
meeting will begin at 2:00 pL m.
Experiences in preserving fruits and
vegetables in deep freeze lockers hav-.
pointed out some "do's" and "dont's"
in preparing products for the process.
Mrs. McFawn will demonstrate some,
of the essential steps and' will also
discuss kinds and sizes of containers
which play an important part in satisfactory service of the frozen food locker.
A portion of the time wil be devoted
to discussion of questions regarding
preparation or use of frozen foods.
CLARE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CALLED TO FRED VERETTE
HOME WEDNESDAY P. M.
The Clare Fire Department was
called to the Fred Verette farm, three
miles southeast of Clare in Vernon
township, Wednesday afternoon, to extinguish a fire that caused an estimated $50.00 damage to the roof of
his home.
Neighbors assisted the Verettes and
.had the fire under control when the
firemen arrived to finish putting it out.
The loss is covered by insurance.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
Owing to the shortage of material,
our bakery will only ber open B'ridays
and Saturdays of each .week--until
further notice.
Glarified Bakery,
W. IC. Cox,'Prop.
The Mighty Seventh War Loan,
opened officially throughout the
United States Monday, with a quota
of $14,000,000,000 to carry to. conclusion the war against Japan, Out of
Michigan's quota of $501,000,000, Clare
county has been asked to subscribe
$385,000—$213,000 of which is Series
"E" bonds—the ordinary folks' bonds.
This is everyone's war and everyone
is expected to do his share of financing it to the best of his ability.
Two Down—One to Go
You may wonder with the war over
in Europe if there really is the necessity of another war loan—and here is
your answer.
Italy knocked out? Yes!
Germany surrendered? Certainly!
Japan about finished? Emphatically
No!
Japan is strong, stronger than w»
like to believe, although common,
sense tells us this is .true.
The enemy of the Pacific is girded
for many years of war. Japan's
thirty-five million workers on the
home islands are working every day in
the week, from fourteen to sixteen
hours a day, turning out war equipment and foodstuffs. Then, too, there
are the 400 million conquered Asiatic
slaves who are, under the whip and
lash, manufacturing untold quantities
of material. This, plus Japan's willingness, as demonstrated to our fighting men, to sacrifice ten million soldiers, gives the United States an enemy empire that is second in size in.
the world.
We know it took the Marines about
four weeks of the hardest fighting in
the corps' history to capture Iwo Jima,
We know the Japs fought with the determination to die fighting. Altogether we have killed about 100,000
Japs, and taken but a handful of prisoners. Jap soldiers would rather die
for their emporer; to do so gives them
immediate entry to a pleasant after
life, they'believe.
This is the enemy next on our list.
This is the enemy that attacked Pearl
Harbor. This is our challenge. And
one of the best methods, to meet that
challenge and to win is to support the
Mighty Seventh War Loan with individual purchases bf more and bigger
War Bonds. Set your individual quota
according to your ability—then meet
it!
Community Quotas Announced
Clare County War Finance Com-.
mittee Chairman Art Damoth has announced that although the Series E
Bond quota for Clare county is much
greater in, the Seventh War Loan than
ever before, the township and city
quotas outside of Clare will remain
the same as in the Sixth War Loan
and $64,000 has been added to the
quota for the city of Clare to make up
the difference. The quotas follow:
Arthur township—$9,000.00
Franklin township—$4,000.00
'Freeman township—$10*,000.00
Frost township—$6,500.00 . '
Garfield township—$18,000.00
Grant township—$22,500.00
Greenwood township—$7,000.00 ,' •
Hamilton towrfship—$10,000.00 ;
Hatton township—$8,000.00
Hayes township—$5,000.00 \
Lincoln, township—$7,000.00
Redding township—$16,000.00
Sheridan township—$21,000.00
Summerfield township— $1,950.00
Surrey and Farwell—$26,500.00 f
Winterfield township—$15,000.00
City of Harrison—$25,000.00
City of Clare—$174,000.00
Township chairmen will be announced next week.
Special Speaker
and Pictures at
Baptist Church
Sunday evening, May 20th, at 7:45
Harmon Palmer will be the special
speaker at the First Baptist Church.
of Clare.
Mr. Palmer will be showing pic*
tures along with his messages. Th<5
title of the pictures is "Mysteries of
Calvary." Mr. Palmer is well liked
by our people here,. therefore we're
looking for a large crowd. We will
also have special music, both instru*
mental and vocaL
All are given, a cordial welcome to1*-
attend this unusual service. Come-
bring your friends and enjoy this'--
special treat.
E. E. Redman. Pastor
AMERICAN LEGION nttt
_ ., i
Clare city hall, Saturday May 19th,
dancing 9:00 to 12:00, a good dance
orchestra. Couple $1.00, extra lady
50c,
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Object Description
| Title | 1945-05-18; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1945-05-18 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | Friday, May 18, 1945 issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
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| Title | 1945-05-18; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1945-05-18 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | Friday, May 18, 1945 issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
| Format | JPG/JPEG |
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U...I. iJl.l..li,i..i.l...i)J,l $: «■**•,. '*.' ../J i tjaajg^_S2^Vt^Bft^'^4»W». -iJu.ru ..-."»>-.. ii j^ EVERYBODY t.EAOS THE . CLARE SENTlNfeL ALL HOME PRINT THIS WEEK—16 PAGES '112 COLUMNS 2240 INCHES Established 1878 GLARE. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY .18, 1945 New Series Vol. 53, No. 33 fiQRMAN GEROW KILLED IN FRANCE NMRY 27TH Sheridan Youth Reported Missing Since That Time Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Gerow., of Sheridan township, have received word that their son, Pvt. Norman Gerow,1 was ."killed *4n -action in France, Janu- j ary 27th. The family nad received word in February that Norman had been reported -massing. Iptytt. .Gerow's wife, Mrs. Dorothy L. Gerow, of 13412 Stork St., Rockwood, Michigan, Uias -received the following •letters concerning her husband's death. My Dear "Mrs. Gerow: I wish to express to you my sincere sympathy on the death of your husband, Pvt. Norman E. Gerow, who was killed in action on 27 of January 1945. Norman will be sorely missed by the wicle circle of friends he had in the "Rainbow. You can be very proud of your 'husband for he died that others might "live. Whenever hazardous duty called, like all good soldiers he unflinchingly performed the task assigned him. "The Company of which your husband was a member, was engaged in 'the defense of the town of Kalten- haus, France. Due to enemy action, "Norman's company had to withdraw from the town and when the company regrouped Norman was missing. It was not until our forces retook the town some time later that we learned that during the original attack your husband had been killed instantly by enemy artillery fire while in his foxhole. He had been buried by the Germans but we moved his body to one of our own cemeteries. Norman's funeral services, performed by a Protestant Chaplain, were in keeping with the highest military traditions and honors. The U. S. Military Cemetery in which Norman rests is located in St. Avoid, France. Il is faithfully cared for by American soldiers and is constantly being beautified. It is a fit resting place for our honored dead. May God, who comforts the bereaved, bring you solace and consolation in happy memories. Sincerely yours, Lisle Bartholomew Chaplain (Lt. Col.) "U.S.A. Division Chaplain 7 April, 1945 Dear Mrs. Gerow, As commanding officer of your hus- ' band's company, I wish to convey the deepest sympathy of all the officers and men of my command to you in your hour of bereavement. Your husband, Pvt. Norman E. Gerow 36979091, was killed in action against the enemy in France on Saturday, January 27, 1945. He died bravely, as a soldier of his country, and his loss is deeply felt by his comrades who knew him well. Pvt. Gerow was buried in an army cemetery in Eastern France. The burial ceremony was conducted by a Protestant Chaplain since your husband had expressed his preference for the Methodist Church. There is little that I can say at this time to comfort you, I know, but be* assured that your husband's loss is deeply felt by all of us here. We know the world will owe to your husband and to many others like him, a debt we never can repay. With sincerest sympathy, Thomas F. Heavey 1st Lt. 242nd Infantry Commanding Norman E. Gerow was born the son of Wesley and Mary Gerow, in Sheridan township, Clare county, August 25, 1919; and passed away at Kalten- haus, France, January 27, 11945, at the age of twenty-five years, five months and two days. He spent his boyhood days on the farm with his family, attending school (Continued on Page Eight} Killed in Action With the Enemy Dr. CM. Schutt Called to Owosso by Nephew's Death Dr. Christina M. Schutt was called to Owosso, Thursday morning to attend the funeral of a nephew, A. S. Andrews, who passed away in his office In the headquarters building of the Union Telephone Company there, Tuesday, following a heart attack. Mr. Andrews, an accountant for the telephone company, was a Past Master, and for several years Secretary of the Owosso Masonic Lodge and a Knight Templar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 o'clock this Friday afternoon, from the Owosso Episcopal Church, of which he was a member, with Masonic ritualistic commitment services and burial in the Albion cemetery. Dr. Schutt does not expect to return to Clare ■ before We'flftesday of next week, ■ • Jj ..... / WEIGHT RETURNS AND McNITT FUNDS 0 TO COUNTIES Clare County to Receive $69,589.80 for Roads and Streets PVT. NORMAN E, GEROW 160,000 TROUT PLANTED IN CLARE C00NTY_STREAMS Federal Fisheries Car in Clare Tuesday With Fingerlings The Michigan Department of Conservation, with, the cooperation of the Clare Rod and Gun Club and local high school boys, planted 160,000 fin- gerling brook^ and rainbow trout in the streams of Clare county Tuesday. The trout were brought from the Federal Hatchery at Northville in a Federal Department of Fisheries railroad car in charge of Crew Captain Al H. Radii. Wm. J. Bowling, Chas. E. Stoveken and Elmer E. Hagen, all of the Federal Department, the car coming over the Pere Marquette Railroad. The planting was done under the supervision of Conservation Officer Wayne Tennant and Fire Warden Lyman Frisbey, of Clare county, and Jim Wilkinson aud John Lanahan, of the Michigan Department of Conservation Hatchery at Paris, using specially equipped trucks from Paris. Clare High School boys Jack Green, Dave Adams, Bud Kane and Bob Smith assisted in the forenoon and Don Hammond, John Cobb, Bob Clark and Russell Goddard, in the afternoon. It will take the fingerlings, measuring about two inches in length, about two years to attain legal size for catching. Refugee Clothing Will Be Shipped First of Week The following instructions have been received from the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department concerning the shipping of articles contributed for the United National Clothing Collection for War Relief: Clothing should be sorted as follows: Type 1, infants up to three years; type 2, children three to eight years; type 3, Men's and boys' nine years and over; type 4, women's and girls' nine years and over; type 5, shoes paired and securely tied together; type 6, bedding, usable remnants and miscellaneous. The type of clothing should be plainly marked on. each carton and each carton securely tied for shipping. Each carton should have two labels with the name of the sending organization and the following address plainly marked upon the label (or in two places upon the carton itself): Fireproof Storage Company, 430 North Larch Street, Lansing, Michigan. All cartons should be taken to the Pere Marquette freight house in Clare, by tomorrow, Saturday, May 19, if possible, as the shipment will be made, next week." The freight, agent, Mr, Ryan, will assist |
