Ralph Hether Wins in Clare Mayoral Race
Eastern Standard time results show Ralph Hether, Republican, elected mayor Monday with 735 votes, beating L H Thompson by 72. The citywide tally includes clerk and supervisor races, with David Ward winning in Ward 1 and the 50-50 road measure failing by 322. Presidential primary turnout was low. Hoovers and Smiths appear in partial 1938 data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hether
L. H. Thompson
Clare
David “Ward
Thomas Walker
Election Board
R. I. Heber
Alex McKinnon
D. W. Osborn
Vera Peterson
David Ward
Ira Richmond
Jake Mason
Sid Johnson
IW. Osborn
O. A. Derby
John Groves
Roy Wilson
Ernest Ramey
Wm. Dwyer
Lloyd ‘Comer
H. “Thompson
John Phimsey
Addenman
Will Adams
Herbert Jackson
James F Purdy Dies After Lingering Illness
James Franklin Purdy died early Friday at the Hospital at Ann Arbor after a lingering illness. He was born in Clare on November 25, 1883, oldest son of Alfred and Cora Purdy. He married Velma Hart in 1910 and had two sons, Darrald and Bart, the latter predeceasing him seven years ago. He leaves his parents, one son, a sister Mrs. W U Whitney, and many relatives. Funeral services were held Monday at his parents’ home three miles west of the city led by Rev. W W Hurd. attendees from afar included Mr and Mrs Wm Went, Mr and Mrs Oakes, and Darrald Purdy.
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James Franklin Purdy
Ann Arbor
W. W. Hurd
Clare
Alfred
Cora Purdy
Velma Hart
Ithaca
Darrald
Bart
Clare city official thanks voters and hopes for cooperation
The speaker expresses gratitude for the confidence and trust shown by Clare voters during the past six years and at the last election. They hope the mayor-elect will receive the same cooperation as they did in the past.
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Clare
Third Card Party Invites Pythian Sisters Guests
Those invited to past Pythian Sisters card parties are invited to attend the third event on Wednesday evening April 8 at 8:30 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
State Federation of Clubs Meeting in Clare
Clare hosts the State Federation of Clubs April 19 20 with officers district chairmen and delegates from thirty four clubs. The program includes a musical prelude a Rev C B Hawkins lecture a Bay City Club pageant History of Michigan and a Friday morning pageant at the high school auditorium. All events are at the Congregational church and open to the public.
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C. B. Hawkins
Mt. Pleasant
Bay City Club
Michigan
Congregational Church
Clare
MKH
Michigan State College Dairy Dept Forms Herd Improvement Plan
The dairy department of Michigan State College aims to organize a Dairy Herd Improvement Association in the area to bring agricultural advances to Michigan farmers. The program seeks to convey university experiments to farmers and cover crops, cattle, and farm practices. A representative will publish further details next week and a meeting with a lecture may be held in Clare, with dates to be announced.
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Dairy Department
Michigan State College
Michigan
United States
Iin
Clare
Township Welfare Officers Named For Coming Year
Official townships list officers for Sheridan Grant Hatton Arthur and Arthur’s parties. Names include supervisors clerks treasurers highway commissioners and road vote tallies with yes and no counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Dawson
Wm. A. Henderson
Carl Bawer
Milo Robinett
Hatton
Kdd Moder
Wm. Hileman
Henry Magnus
Chas. Heber
All. Shaver
Arthur
In Memoriam Rudolph Radio April 7 1926
In loving memory of Rudolph Radio husband and father who died April 7 1926 his wife and children honor his memory with enduring love and sorrow.
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Rudolph Radio
Pioneer Buried in West Clare
Thomas Presley died in Los Angeles on March 8 and was buried at Inglewood cemetery chapel beside his wife Annie M. Presley. Born January 28, 1842 in Canada to English and Scottish parents, he moved with his family to Clare about fifty years ago, worked in lumber camps, and later settled with his family on the Beadle farm. He leaves wife Sabina Presley and two daughters Mertie and Minnie, plus three granddaughters. He was affiliated with Frese Methodist church and known as a devoted husband and neighbor.
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Thomas Presley
Los Angeles
Cal
West 33Rd Street
Inglewood Cemetery
Annie M. Presley
Canada
Annie M. Hart
Clare
Whitney and Remick
Beadle
Presley
Sabina Wallace
Pasadena
Hast 4Th Street
Frese Methodist Church
Sabina Presley
Mertie E. Francisca Johnson
Minnie M. Welch
Rhebah B. McCormick
New York City
N. Y
Mildred Bennet
Marjorie Adams
Hon A C Carton to Speak at Claire Chamber Meeting
The April Claire Chamber of Commerce gathering at Hotel Doherty Monday April 9 features Hon. A C Carton director of the Bureau of Agricultural Industry on bringing the ocean two thousand miles inland. President Holbrook asks members to list three major city projects for discussion and possible selection. Fred Dora discusses Dairy Herd Improvement Association plans.
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Claire ‘Chamber of Commerce
Doherty
A. C. Carton
Bureau of Agricultural Industry
State Department of Agriculture
Carton
Michigan
United States Deep Waterways Commission
Garton
T. Caryl Holbrook
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Dora
Claire County
Enlistment Surge Hits Citizens' Military Training Camps
In Chicago Brigadier General Paul 3B Malone reports 2000 applications for summer C M T C camps in the Sixth Corps Area with a goal of 6505 candidates. Eligible youths aged 17 to 24 must enroll early for July and August encampments with 4300 trainees planned.
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Citizens
Sixth Corps
Paul 3B
Malone
Chicago
Tlindls
Michigan
Wisconsin
United States
War Department
Theodore Roosevelt
Sixth Corps Area
Plattsburg
Detroit Creamery Company Purchases Clare Building Site
The Detroit Creamery Company buys five Clare lots totaling 250 feet frontage west of the Ann Arbor tracks on the old stave factory site. Mayor L H Thompson and attorney T Carl Holbrook led negotiations with W H Caple finalizing options to build a milk station. The project promises a local market for milk and could spur nearby dairy herd expansion.
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Detroit Creamery Company
Clare
Ann Arbor
L. H. Thompson
T. Carl Holbrook
Thompson
W. H. Caple
Detroit
Mayer
Appreciation Note to Voters From Clare City Official
R I Hether thanks voters and supporters after a campaign closing. He promises to keep residents informed on financial conditions and asks for help and advice to make Clare a more prosperous city.
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Clare
R. I. Hether
Thurston’s Easter Plant Sale Ad Goes Local
Readers are invited to Thurston’s for Easter plants as an advertisement appears in the local paper. The notice lists address 2312 and emphasizes seasonal greenery and floral options for spring gatherings.
Tony Achard May Run for Senate
A local political notice endorses Tony Achard as a prospective State Senator for Michigan's 28th District. The piece outlines his Republican credentials, prior service on county and state committees, and calls for Clare County voters to support his candidacy pending official confirmation.
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Tony Achard
Achard
H. 8. Karcher
Rose City
Ogeman County
Clare County
Karcher
Our City
Republican Committee
Our County
20Th District Republican Committee
State Central Committee
Michigan
Republican Party
Center Farmers Hold April Meeting
Men of the Center Church community west of Rosebush will hold their monthly meeting next Thursday evening at 8:00. The committee Preston Johnson Thos Walton and David Bellinger arranged music by Fred Matteson Eugene Throop a talk by Floyd Johnson of Mt. Pleasant songs by Mrs Preston Johnson piano selections Iola Walton impersonations by Glen Miller a question box and stereoptical pictures. All men in the community are invited.
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Center Church
Rosebush
Preston Johnson
Thos. Walton
David Bellinger
Fred Matteson
Eugene Throop
Floyd Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Young People's Rally at Methodist Church This Sunday
The rally features the young women's charge with a chorus, sopremo solo by Mrs. A B Mulder, and a processional candlelight in the lilies. Miss Doherty presides and Miss Mulder leads vesper psalm with invocation by Mrs Shultz. The address is The Young Man in the Bread Line by the Pastor with Miss Dawson delivering the second lesson.
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A. B. Mulder
Miss Doherty
Miss Mulder
Shultz
Miss Dawson
Stirling and
Wahl
Zenobia Chapter Election Night Notice
Special notice calls Zenobia Chapter members to the annual election of officers tonight at 7 30. Members are urged to attend and participate in the meeting at the designated chapter hall.
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Zenobia
Clare High School Band Meeting Invites Students and Parents
A Tuesday night gathering in the Clare high school auditorium invited students and parents to join the band. Representatives from Hager Musical Instrument Co. explained instrument value and demonstrated options while stressing no purchase obligation. prospective new members include Doherty Green Ruth Rassat Frances Greer Florence Calkins Gerald Callihan Donald Bradley Dale Groves Dick Groves Jack McAllister Ray McAllister Robert Doherty Upton Tupper John White Stanley Sutton Philip Hochstetler.
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Clare High School
Hager
van ‘Dusen
Hager Musical Instrument Co
Grand Rapids
Hager and Conn
Doherty Green
Ruth Rassat
Frances Greer
Florence Calkins
Gerald Callihan
Donald Bradley
Dale Groves
Dick Groves
Jack McAllister
Ray McAllister
Robert Doherty
Upton Tupper
John White
Stanley Sutton
Philip Hochstetler
Smelt Run Brings Crowds To Twin Michigan Lakes
The Benzonia and Beulah area near Crystal Lake swells from 600 to thousands during the annual smelt run. The Cold Creek spawning grounds attract a diverse crowd, with Conservation Department rules limiting fishing to specific hours and state police on duty. Then follows continued details on the evening netting rush.
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H. B. Johnson
Benzonia
Beulah
Crystal Lake
Cold Creek
Conservation ‘Department
Good Literature Club Discusses Women of Shakespeare
The Good Literature Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Horton’s home with Miss Zuschnitt as chair. The program featured Lady Macbeth and list of names including Rosamund Celia Evans Zugehnitt Portia, as the group planned its April seventeenth meeting at Mrs. Pearl Sanford’s West 7th Street residence.
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Good Literature Club
Booklets of New Game and Fish Laws Completed
The state conservation department will publish a digest of new fish and game laws for the coming season. Acting director George R Hogarth says the book, mailed to interested fishermen for two cents postage, helps avoid confusion and preserves funds for other uses. The digest lists seasonal limits and sizes for trout salmon bass pike bluegills and more with dates ranging May 1 to March 31 and other regional adjustments.
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State Conservation ‘Department
George R. ‘Hogarth
Game Preservation Fund
Hogarth
U. P
Blue Gills
Mrs Phillip Ripenburg Answers Deaths
Mary Mehetable Fish Ripenburg was born September 11 1857 in Norfolk Windham Ontario. She died March 31 1928 at age 70 6 20 and left a husband two sons two daughters three brothers three sisters and eleven grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church conducted by Rev W W Hurd assisted by Rev W N Younglove.
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Mary Mehetable Fish-Ripenburg
Norfolk
Tower of Windham
Ontario
Methodist Church
W. W. Hurd
W. N. Younglove
Princess Theatre Weekly Showcard April 7 13
Listings for the Princess Theatre showings include Blood Will Tell with Buck Jones and a Pioneer Scout feature with Fred Thomson. Beau Geste sequel Beau LoBreur is billed as an all star. Doomsday with Esther Ralston and matinee specials run at 20c to 40c. Many other features and performers are listed.
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Blood Will
Buck Jones
Sun
Fred Thomson
Silver King
Beau LoBreur
All Star
Esther Ralston
Good Friday Service Planned at Clare Methodist Church
A Good Friday service will be held at seven thirty at the Methodist church in Clare. The event will commemorate what is described as the greatest tragedy in the history of the universe and welcomes all attendees.
Dinner at M. E. Church by Ladies Aid
The Methodist Ladies Aid will host a dinner at church parlors on Tuesday April 10 serving from 11 30 until all are served. Price per plate 35 cents. The public is invited.
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Methodist Ladies Aid
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L. H.thompson
Yeas
Hoover
Smith
State Federation OF Clubs
Michigan State College Dairy Department
Grant
Melvin
Haines
Mary, Sanders
Irttie Shull
Bert Rinne
Fred Geiger
K. A. Turner
Stephen Heller
Ora Hale Road
Memoriam
West
Thos
C. OF C
Senate
28Th District
Center
M. E. Church
Young People’s Rally
C. E.S
H. $ Band
Musical Instrument Co
Phillip Ripenburg
Princess Theatre
Beery and Hatton
Coleen Moore
Olive Borden
Erill Jennings
Richard Dix
Bebe Daniels
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