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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1938"
New Series Vol, 47, No. 10
YULETIDE STOCKS
AWAIT SHOPPERS
IN CLARE STORES
Main Streets of City Now
Display Spirit of Christmas With Evergreens
-   and Colored Lights
It makes no difference what your
list of Christmas gifts calls for,' it
will be a comparatively easy matter
lor the person who is shopping bent
to take care of the generally dreaded
task easily, if they will avail themselves of the ..opportunity afforded
them by the various merchants of
Clare.
Stores in thercity are abundantly
stocked with a, large variety of high
class, seasonable merchandise which
is being offered at prices which have
for years saved people of this community real money on their purchases.
The stocks are all artistically displayed, and the large show windows are
second to none of the large cities, and
are looked after by a small army of
courteous clerks and business people whom it is a genuine pleasure to
meet and who can be depended upon
-4&, go the limit in assisting in the sel-
'ectton of appropriate Christmas gifts
and make this part of the season's
perplexities a whole lot lighter and
easier than where one has to do all the
figuring without the friendly hnd
helpful suggestions of people who are
schooled in the matter of assisting.
The city of Clare is also on the job.
Long streamers of evergreens have
been placed across the main business
streets and these are interspersed
with long lines of colored lights, making a most beautiful sight and keeping
in the full spirit of the holidays.
Regardless of what you are planning on purchasing in the line of a
* Christmas gift, ftat look over the
many advertisements carried in this issue of the Sentinel which the merchants have inserted at an additional
expense in order that you may have
your selections made before starting
for town. You will find this very help-
ful.
Every advertisement is an invitation, from the "businessman sponsoring
It, for you to visit their store and after
looking over their varied stocks, to
make your selections.
The above photograph was taken at the W. C. Cornwell Ranch of one
of their blue-ribbon hereford steers, 11 months of age. This steer was bred
and born on a ranch in the Highlands of Texas and shipped lo the W. C.
Cornwell Ranch, Clare, Michigan, as a calf of 5 months of age". After
having been fed at the ranch, it showed an average gain of 2% pounds
per day. The steer was fed on alfalfa hay,, silage and ground oats, barley and corn, in addition to a ration of mineral. This steer was purchased
by Jackson's Market at Clare and will be on display at Christmas time it
Mr. Jackson's market, and the public is invited to make a personal inspection.
OCTOr
SPEAK AT CLARE
KIWANIS MEETIN
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ALTA E. LANGWORTHY    !
PASSES AWAY MONDAY
DEC. 5 AT HER HOME
Deceased Lived for Many Years
in Sheridan Twp.; Burial
.    in Cherry Grove
Another Clare County Pioneer has
gone, in the passing of Mrs. Alta I*.
Langworthy.
Alta E. Ford daughter of Morris and
Mercy Ford was born March 5, 18.9,
in Monroe County, Michigan, this being her home until October 9, 1887,
when she wafa united in marriage to
Edwin J. Langworthy, of Clare County, where they hewed a home out of
the wilderness in Sheridan Township.
To this union seven; children were
born.
Her husband was taken by death
August 13, 1907, leaving her the responsibility of.rearing the family of
small children. Two of the children
preceded her in death, Etha O. dying
at the age of 20 and Carl F. at the age
of 31.
In 1919 she- moved to Mt. Pleasant
where she has since made her home.
She had been in failing health for the
jjPast two years, pneumonia causing
liker death December 5, 1938. All was
done that loving hands could do but
her frail body could not stand. Her
children were all at her bed side to
the end.
She was a kind and loving mother
and a good neighbor. Five' children
are left to mourn her'departure; Mrs.
Eva Dutcher, with whom she made
her home, Ralph and Lloyd of M'.
Pleasant, Mrs, Audrey Guest of Pontiac, and Mrs. Edith Parker of Lake
City. She also leaves sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren
and one brother, B. R,. Ford, of Ypsi-
lanti.
Those from a distance attending the
funeral, which was held at the Stin-
son Chapel, December 8, were: Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Guest and family and
Mrs. Robert. Canning of Pontiac, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Parker and.family of
"Lake City, Mrs. E. *B. Langwprthy of
Owosso, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Langworthy and: Mrs. Bert Russei of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Whitxni'll and
son of Temperance, Mr. Edwin Whi't-
tnill of Marion, Mr., and Mrs. Charles
Davis and family, .Ronald and Floyd
Langworthy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ril-
lett, Mrs. Robert Shull, Mr. Lincoln
Langworthy- *of .Clare.
Elder  Schauf' of  the  Cedar' Lake
Academy officiated, with   burial   In
>Chcrry Grove Cemetery Clare.
£A
ATION WEST
;RIS0N HE'
UP TUES. MORNING
State Health Commissioner,
Dr. Donald Gudekunst,
Among Guests
The Clare Kiwanis Club met at the
Hotel Doherty, "Wednesday evening,
for their regular weekly meeting, Following dinner the program chairman,
Dr. Kuno Hammerberg, presided and
introduced the distinguished guests,
who spoke concerning health, the
topic chosen for the evening.
Dr. Donald Gudekunst, State Health
Commissioner, spoke on "State Health
Work ,in Michigan" telling of the
splendid work being done by the department and its connections with the
community health program.
Dr. L. G. Christian, of Lansing,
specialist in internal medicine and
delegate from Michigan to the American Medical Association Meeting at
San Francisco, last summer, discussed
the recommendations of that body as_
follows:
The establishment of a Federal Department of Health.
Expansion of the Nation's hospital
facilities.
Serious consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of "Socialized
Medicine" by the State."
Dr. Rouert Breakey, of Lansing,
specialist in genito urinary diseases,
spoke informatively of venerial diseases, their seriousness and prevention.
Among the guests present besides
the speakers were: Kiwanians C. A.
Osborn, C. E. Thompson, W. J. Dafue,
of Mt. Pleasant, and Lear A. Doherty.
of Coleman; Dr. E. V. Thiehoff and
Health Inspector C. I. Webb, of Gladwin; County Health Nurses Miss
Agnes Mitchell of Arenac, Miss Victoria Carpenter of Gladwin, and Miss
Martha Rogers of Clare; and a number of the Kiwanians ladies.
Bandits Take Cash Box After Dazing Alvin Budd
With Blow on Neck
Alvin Budd, who conducts a gas
station 6 miles west of Harrison, had
a somewhat unusual experience about
4:30 Tuesday morning when two
autoists awakened him and had nine
gallons of gas placed in their tank.
Upon attempting to pay for same
they presented a ?20.00 bill. Mr. Budd
went to the usual place for the cash
box and upon his return was met witn
two guns pointing at him and was
informed it was a stick-up. They
struck him on the neck and dazed him.
but he quickly recovered.
The bandits took the money and
started east from station. Mr. Bud-
notified Sheriff George Bates at Harrison, but he being tied up with the
Livingston trial, at once called the
State Police, who were soon on the|
job.
The men were described as being
5 foot, 6 inches and 5 foot, 8 infthes tall
and had purchased oil in Harrison
about 30 minutes previous. No trace
has been found of the culprits.
CLARE SCHOOL
IS REPRESENTED
BYJp BANDS
Many of Our Young People
Have JPlayed Since
Organization
As we hear band music and turn
to watch the Clare High School Band
come marching down the street, fill-*
ing the air with melody, headed by
their high-stepping Drum Major and
three pretty little Drum Majorettes,
few of us realize the years of organization and endless hours of practice
it takes to put a. high- sphool band
where the Clare High band" is today.
Band activities were first started
here about the spring of 1927, but it
wasn't until the fall of that year that
the first band was completely organised.
At the beginning of school 'that fall
George Boyd came here and organized ancl directed *the first band. Mr.
Boyd remained here for five years
and developed a splendid organization, acting as Drum Major, for the
first bands, himself. Clare High has
had unusually successful bands from
the very beginning.
By May of 1929 the band had almost
two years of experience behind it, and
dressed in their snappy new uniforms,
posed for their first picture at the
time of the Spring Festival on the
7th of that month. The picture is reproduced in this week's Sentinel.
The personnel of the band was as
follows:
Trumpets and Cornets—
Neal Elden
Gerald Green
Thelma Erter
Wayne Geeck
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LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
INVITES PATRONS TO MEET
AT CLARE DECEMBER 21ST
District meetings of the Michigan
Livestock exchange are being held
over the stale to give all members an
opportunity to acquaint themselves
with the activities of the association
and elect delegates to the annual
meeting. Every farmer who has shipped stock to the association terminal
in Detroit is a member and eligible,
to vote for delegates to the annual
meeting which will be held Soon.
* Don Stark, Marketing Specialist of
M. S. C, John O'Mealey, Secretary of
the Association, and others will speak.
The meeting will be at 2:00 p. m
in the Clare City Hall.
MASONIC LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
TUESD-itf EVENING
Stanley L. Master, to Head
Lodge as Worshipful
Master for 1939
OIL FIELD WORKER
FATALLY INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK
Funeral Services for Ernest
Junior Birsendine Held
From Friz Chapel
Monday
LIVINGSTON "NOT GUILTY BY
REASON OF INSANITY" IS
FINDING OF JURY TUESDAY
While returning to his work in the
Buckeye Oil Field last week Thursday
night Ernest Junior Birsendine met
with an auto accident two miles south
. ["of Clare on US-27 and passed away at
the Reeder hospital the following
morning, death being due to a skull
fracture and internal injuries.
There being no witnesses to the accident, it is thought that the car skidded on the pavement and rolled over
several times. Dr. R. A. Northway,
Isabella county coroner, was called,
but decided no inquest was necessary.
Ernest Junior Brisendine was born
in Reamer, West Virginia, March 21,
1921. In the year 1932 he came with
his parents and made his home in the
vicinity of the Vernon Oil Field* and
attended school in the Vernon district.
Recently he moved to Winegars'
where he resided until his death December 9, 1938.
He leaves to mourn his departurp
his parents,-one brother and one sister, together with many friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Friz Chapel Monday afternoon, Rev.
A. D. Telder officiating and interment made in the Vernon cemetery.
CARL   (JACK)   LIVINGSTON
CIVIC COUNCIL
TO PLAY SANTA
CLAUSTO NEEDY
Study Club and Other Organizations to Distribute
Baskets
CLARE-ISABELLA BOY
SCOUTS CLOSE YEAR'S
PROGRAM NEXT ION.
Court of Honor and Tenderfoot
Investiture to be Held at
Mt, Pleasant
""Boys Scouts from 9 communities
will gather at the Mt. Pleasant high
school gymnasium, on Monday evening, for the final Council activity of
the year. The Christmas party will
include such activities as a Court of
Honor, in charge of C. A. Hood of
the District Court of Honor Committee, and a Tenderfoot Investiture Ceremony under the direction of Wm. Forrest and Scouts from Troop 122.
At the party the first official announcements regarding the 1939 season at Camp Kepayshowink will be
made. The special savings plan for
camp will be announced and the trading posts in the county where savings
camps' can be obtained.
Motion pictures of various subjects
including camp will also go to make
up a happy evening for the" 200 Scouts
expected. Scouts trom out of the
distriot will also-be present to assist
with the ceremonies and take- part in
'the Court of Honor.
Scouts and Cubs' in the Isabella-
Clare District are completing the most
successful year in history with a good
increase"*in membership and in new
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INJURIES PROVE
FATAL TO FARWELL
GIRL LAST FRIDAY
*o
Miss Irene Palmer Dies at
Mt.   Pleasant  Hospital
Following Auto Accident November 27
Miss Irene, 19, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Palmer, of Farwell, passed
from this life last Friday morning at
the McArthur-Strange hospital at Mt,
Pleasant of head injuries sufered November 2< when the car in which she
was riding plunged off the road southwest of Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Palmer's injuries were not considered serious when she entered the
hospital with jaw and nose fracture'?,
but a brain concussion was*discovered
shortly afterward.
The deceased was born in Owosso
May 9, 1919. She attended the Far-
well school from which she graduated
with the class of 1937. Besides her
parents she is survived by one sister,
Fern Palmer Miller, three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer
and Mrs. Lewis Rawson, all of Far-
well, other relatives and a host of
friends.
j Funeral services were held from t]ie
i home of the grandparents, Mr. and
| Mrs. George Palmer, Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Albert Dawe
officiating and interment made in the
Gilmore cemetery. Those present from
out of town were her aunt, Mrs. Ross
Schram and son, Ross, Jr., of Kent,
Ohio.
Tuesday evening the regular December communication of Jphn Q.!
Look Lodge, No. 404, Free and-Ac-'
cepted Masons, was held in the Lodge'
rooms. At this time the election of
1939 Officers was held, the election
resulting as follows:
Worshipful Master, Stanley L. Mas-
ten
Senior Warden, Rev. Albert Dawe
Junior Warden, Charles A. Perry
Treasurer, Delbert W. Osborn
Sec. e<.ary, Alexander B. Wylie   '
Alternate to Grand Lodge, Gordou
E. Mcintosh.
No date for the Installation of 1939
Officers was set; the installation of
the elective officers and others to be
appointed by the newly elected Master
will take place the latter part of this
month.
It was announced that on this Friday night, December 16th, the Officers of the Gladwin Lodge will be installed at Gladwin With Past Master
Jesse R. Hampton acting as the Installing Officer. The Gladwin Lodge has
extended an invitation to all of the
Clare Lodge members to attend and
several have indicated that they will
be present at Gladwin to-night.
TWO PIONEERS
PASS TO GREAT
BEYOND MONDAY
 »
Services Held for Mrs. Harvey Ritter and James
Rulapaugh
Two pioneer residents of this community passed away Monday and were-
layed at rest during the week.
Mrs. Harvey Ritter died at her horns,
in Detroit Monday and the remains
were brought here Wednesday afternoon for burial.
Services were held from the Clare
Baptist church at 2:30, with Rev. A.
D. Telder officiating and interment in
Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Ritter formerly operated a meat
market in this city for many years,
and a wide circle of old friends ex-
:end their sympathy in his bereavement.
The time has come again to make
plans to make Christmas just a little
more cheery for the needy and aged
who would be otherwise ueglected.
During the past several years the
Clare Study Club has been among the
foremost civic organizations who have
furnished baskets of food to these unfortunate neighbors at this time.
Other social and civic organizations
and individuals have also played Santa
Claus to the unfortunates of the city
and community in the past and at
times it has been difficult to avoid
duplication of activities. That the
handling of this worthy endeavor may
be simplified and made more efficient1
a correlative council has been formed
with representatives of all organiza
tions cooperating.
Those who will be solicited for
donations are urged to help all they
can; and if as many as possible will
voluntarily bring in their donations it
will be greatly appreciated by the committee.
The soliciting committee are: Harold Fleming Chairman, Art Damoth,
Bert Kane, Ed. Johnston, O. D. Bayes,
Lew Schmidt, Mrs. Martha Bicknell,
Mrs, Ida Crigier, Harry Wehrly,
Lawrence Lossing and Paul Manee.
Cash, food and clothing will be welcomed and donations may be left at
the American Legion Rooms in the
Clare City Hall at any " time. The
baskets will be filled the latter part
of next week.
Boys of the local Boy Scout troop
have been very helpful in the past and
it is expected they will do their share
again this year.
The Study Club Committee in charge
of this work is: Mrs. John B. Doherty
chairman, Mrs. Alex. Artibee, Mrs.
Morris Pratt, Mrs. M. W. MacAlonan
and Mrs. Jas. Rassatt, and representatives of other social and civic organizations Will assist.
Much Excitement Prevails
in Court Room When.
Verdict is Announced
Attorneys Argue Regarding Ultimate Fate of Livingston;5
Judge Hart Reserves
Decision
Much excitement. prevailed in the
Clare County Circuit Court Room at
Harrison last Tuesday evening when
the jury trying Carl (Jack) Livingston
for the murder of Isaiah Leebove
brought in a verdict of not guilty by
reason of insanity.
When we went to press last week*
the case had been recessed in order
to give the Defense witness, Psychiatrist L. A, Schwartz, of Detroit, a
chance to arrive from that city. D.r.
Schwartz testified as an expert witness on Thursday afternoon and stated that from his examination of the
Defendant his only conclusion could be
that Mr. Livingston was insane.
By the end of the week all of the
testimony had been given and the
case, with the exception of the arguments of the attorneys and the rulings of the Judge, was complete for
presentation to the jury. The point
at issue had been narrowed to the one
question of whether or not Mr. Livingston was insane at the time the shooting occurred.
The arguments of the Attorneya*
took Monday morning with the five
Attorneys taking the entire day 4o
present the conflicting theories of the
case. The arguments were clear and
a complete picture of both sides of the
situation were explained in detail.
The first argument was made by
Prosecuting Attorney. Donald E. Holbrook, it being an established rule that
The People have the right to open and
close the argument's. Mr. Holbrook
presented an able argument and outlined the People's case clearly and .
concisely, At His conclusion, a strong
case had been presented for cohViction
and many of the spectators were
wagering" that the Defendant would
be sentenced to the Michigan State
Prison.
Mr. Holbrook was followed by Joseph K. Naumes, after whom came
James E, Ryan pf Mt. Pleasant, b6th
Defense Attorneys. Mr. Ryan pointed
out that of all of the Prosecution witnesses, not one stated that he believed Mr.'Livingston to be sane (with
the exception of the Two Prosecution
expert witnesses) and that approxi-
mately'ten of the Prosecution witnesses had. testified that in their Opinion
the Defendant was insane. Mr. "Ryan
concluded his argument just before
dinner Monday morning.;
(Continued on Page, Eight)**" ^
Michigan Bell
Improves Service
In Mich, Cities
Seven Michigan Bell Telephone exchanges are scheduled to have improved telephone equipment and ser-'and Rev. Chas, Kleinhardt officiating,
vice in the near future. In some cases < Interment was made in the Surrey
new central office equipment will be | Cemetery at Farwell.
James Rulapaugh, an old resident of
Clare county, passed away at the home
of his son in Surrey township, Monday night at the age of eighty-six
years. Death was caused by the infirmities of old age.   .
Funeral services were conducted at
the home, Thursday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock, With Doherty & Sons in charge
The many beautiful floral offerings
bespoke the esteem in which these
old "people were held in their repec-
tive communities.
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prompt amj courteous service-
pay your light and power bills at thf
Citizens State Bank.
The Rebekah Club will hold a
Christmas Bazaar at Friz's Undertaking Parlors, all day Saturday Dec-
ember 17th.
TWO NEW PRODUCERS
ADDED TO FREEMAN FIELD
Two new producers were added to
the Clare-Freeman Field over the
week end, Both of these wells ai'e
located on section 3 Freeman township one, the Chas. W. Teater's No,
1 Van Horn, on th. J3W SW NE.,
which   gauge   ■*?_   barrels   during  the
installed, and in others new equipment
will go into newly constructed buildings. The communities are St. Ignace,
which has been completed, Frankfort,
Mayvllle, Clare, Dexter, Holt and j
Frankenniuth. Tho improvements
represent a total expenditure of ?_8..-
000,
The expenditures at   the   different
locations are:
Holt—?19,000.    '
Mayville—?22,000.
Dexter—-?_8,000.
Frankfort—?42,000.
St. Ignace—?50,000.
Frankenniuth—?55,000.
Clare—?60,000,                                       first hour before it was pinched in,
Ground has been broken for the new aM   ffie   Freeman  ou  CaV No. {
central buildmg at Clare, pictures-of chri8tetl3on Qn the ne.    nb<   sw>j
which have appeared in recent Issues ^Uch fl      d  364 barrela  ,Q ^ rt
of The Clare Sentinel and the Mich- ^ours
igan Bell, the company's magazine.     . '        .
 I    QUt fiowers anfl p0tted plants, all
LEGION'S ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS PARTY
TO BEHELD DEC. 19
Santa Glaus  Has  Promised to
Mate Personal Call During Event
Next Monday evening, starting at
seven o'clock, the annual Christmas
party of Walter H. Larman Unit, No.
128 and American Legion Auxiliary
will be held in the Legion rooms and
later the same evening the regula*
December meeting for the Post will
be held in the sarae place.
It is an annual custom for the local
AuKiliaiy Unit to provide a Christmas
party for the Legion, Auxiliary members and their children and it is also
the custom for the local Legion Post
to co-operate with the Auxiliary Unit;
the same procedure will be followed
this year.
The Chairman of the   evening   is
GUILD'S ANNUAL CHRIST-?
MAS PARTY WEDNESDAY
M ENJOYABLE EVENT
Country Home of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis "Thayer Presents -•*
Pretty Sight -; .
The Ladies Guild of the Congregational church were entertained at the
pleasant farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Thayer in "Vernon township
Wednesday, Decern Der .14, with a large
representation of membership and
guests present.
The meeting was opened by Mrs. A.
Dawe leading in devotional, which was
followed by a short business meeting.
The president, Mrs. Stanley Masten,
then turned the meeting over to the
program chairman, Mrs. Austin Bates.
Mrs. J. Hansen led in community singing of songs and Christmas Carols.
Mrs. Robt. Ryan gave two Christmas
readings, all of which were greatly en.
joyed. The president then presented
Mrs.'Dawe with a gift appropriate to
the season.
At this time Santa Claus appeared
on the scene and presented each one
present with a Christmas present. The
hostess, with Mrs. F, C. .Sanford as
co-hostess, and their able assistants,
served a very delicious lunch. Mrs. L.
J. Wagner, vice president' of the organization, who will move to Mt. Pleasant
in the near future, was presented: with
a token of remembrance of the Guild
and given honorable mention of the
valuable. assistance she- rendered to
the Guild duriag her residence here.
In all, it was a very enjoyable event.
The home was, artistically decorated-
New Years Evo program  In next Varieties,
week's Sentinel—Barnes Cafe.
Gift and Flower Shop.
-Adv
Greta Masten and a fine time Is assured  for  all the children,  and  the' jn the season's colors throughout and
grown-ups also, in attendance.  Santa presented a very pretty sight, and the
Claus has written a letter to President time spent will long be remembere«
Mary Ireland and has stated that he. as anothcJe. Of the annual Christmas
will definitely make a personal ap- parties.
pearanc. for this occasion.   A Christ- * rn order to make next Sunday   a
mas Tree has already been ordered record eyent, all members are urged to
(Continued on Page Eight) - be present at church.