Wisler Cain And Donovan Win In City
George Wisler, the sole regular candidate, wins a Clare city commission seat. Glen Cain and David Donovan also win slips for two other vacancies, with Wisler and Donovan new to council and Cain returning for a second term. The water tax proposal fails, 181 to 193.
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George Wisler
Clare
Glen Cain
David Donovan
Wisler
Donovan
Cain
Robert Walters
Joe Willey
Gerald Nivison
Albert Haley
Earl Baumgarth
Harvey Hartshorn
Election Board
City Commission
Start Work On Huge Overpass
The Sargent Construction Co of Saginaw began Tuesday on freeway bridges in Saginaw and Clare counties. The $300,000 project includes a Maple rd over US-23 near Bridgeport and a Clarabella rd over US-10 near Clare, part of larger $2.6 million and $3 million freeway contracts with completion target August 1961 and July 31, 1962 respectively.
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Sargent Construction Co
Saginaw
Clare
State Highway Department
Saginaw County
Maple Rd
Bridgeport
Sargent
Birch Run
Townline Rd
Clare County
Clarabella
Midland- Isabella County
Mrs Delmer Scott Named to State Election Laws Panel
Mrs Delmer Scott of Lake Garfield township was notified of her selection as a member of a state committee organized by the Michigan Secretary of State to study and review election laws. The panel, chaired by Episcopal Bishop Richard Emerich, will meet in Lansing next week with about 30 appointees from both major parties. Scott, Garfield township clerk, has served terms in local office and previously collaborated on education discussion panels with Dr Lynn Bartlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmer Scott
Lake
Garfield Township
Michigant
Lansing
Michigan
Richard Emerich
Detroit
Scott
Lynn Bartlett
Isabella Cattle Tour for area farmers near Clare
Farmers are reminded of the Isabella Cattle Tour today at 10 o clock starting at the Forest and William Brewer farm east of Clare. A noon dinner is set at Clare Methodist Church for about 100 to 150 farmers who will hear Hugh Henderson of Michigan State University speak. The tour continues in the afternoon.
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Isabella
Forest
William Brewer
Clare
Clare Methodist
Hugh &. Henderson
MSU
Clare’s Little League tryouts set for weekend and Monday
Tryouts for boys wanting to play baseball in Clare’s Little League are scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and again Monday at 5:00 p.m. in the same location.
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Clare
Burke Wins At Harrison In Monday's Election
Burke defeated incumbent supervisor A. E. Bartow 55 to 30 in Harrison's Second Ward election. Bartow, long chair of Tourist and Resort and Resolutions, lost his bid to return to the county board. Burke is a veteran candidate described as running on strikers against Rev. Ernest Burke.
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Harrison
A. E. Bartow
Ernest Burke
Burke
Bartow
Firefighters Quell Blaze at Clare Home
Fire department answered a call Wednesday last week to a blaze at the Brown Corner home of Mr and Mrs Gary Lloyd. Firemen saved the dwelling and limited damage to less than feared. the house is owned by Ada Coulter of Clare.
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Clare
Gary Lloyd
Brown Corner
Ada Coulter
Outstate Objections Doomed Michigan Constitutional Convention Vote
Clare county voters opposed the Michigan proposal to call a constitutional convention by a wide margin. ConCon failed 589,270 to 553,699 with 87 precincts uncounted. City of Clare rejected the overhaul 253 to 126. County one-mill tax for building fell 688 to 1757 against, Clare 240 No 116 Yes. Harrison report notes delayed final count due to township tally list missing.
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Clare
Michigan
Clare County
ConCon
Harrison
Smelt Dipping Season Outlook and Rules
Michigan smelt prospects for the upcoming dip are poor with low water levels in Great Lakes tributaries. Major runs expected April 10 to April 20, peaks near Green Bay and Saginaw Bay streams. Hand nets up to five feet may be used from March 1 to May 31 in waters designated by the Conservation Department.
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Michigan
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Saginaw Bay
Thumb
Conservation Department
Lansing
Clare Junior High Band to present seventh annual concert
The Clare Junior High School Band, 73 members and First Division ratings, will perform on Thursday evening April 13 1961. The program spans from 17th Century to a Latin American Mambo. Also performing is the 46 member Intermediate Band directed by Lloyd Conley, composed of sixth graders. Tickets go on sale April 6 for one week and at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Junior High School
Neil Courtright
Lloyd Conley
Clare
Scientists To Take Classrooms Frontiers Of Science Program
High school science teachers from a 10 county area are invited to CMU for a Frontiers of Science program sponsored by Dow Chemical and Michigan Chemical in cooperation with Central Michigan University. Scientists will direct student classes while CMU hosts biology chemistry math and physics discussions. Counties include Bay Clare Gladwin Gratiot Huron Isabella Midland Saginaw Shawnee Tuscola.
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Central Michigan University
Dow-C Chemical Company
Michigan Chemical ‘Companies
Central. Michigan University
CMU
Michigan Chemical Industry
Central ‘Michigan
Bay
Clare
Gladwin
Gratiot
Huron
Isabella
Midland
Voters Turn Out In See Local Township Elections
Voters across multiple townships participated in local elections with several new faces elected. Freeman Township saw Pat Hellinger reelected as supervisor, Hatton elected Frank Rilett, and Frost, Franklin, Garfield and Hamilton townships listed new officers including clerks, treasurers, trustees and justices of the peace. A large Garfield turnout required additional ballots, and Hamilton approved liquor sales by the glass in a spring contest.
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Clare
County Board of Supervisors
Harrison
Freeman Township
Pat Hellinger
Chet Wallace
Hellinger
Freeman
Union
Hatton
Frank Rilett
Verne
Stephison
Ruth Coats
Board of Review
Frost Township
Ralph Carey
Charles Lyle
Justin Blain
Hamilton James
Hamilton
Surrey
Don Smith
Eugene Schmid
Jeff. Willey
Larry Laverty
Lawrence Finch
Roy Putman
Lewis ‘Schmid
Walter Moore
Justice of the Peace
Rodger Bonham
Marcel ‘Petras Jr
Robert Wilson
Elton Marshall
Bernard Glass
Elvin ‘Loomis
Kerwin Paesens
Donald Shaw
Ruby Strong
Helen Schmid
Study Club Entertained By Saginaw Speaker
Clare Study Club met in the Methodist church parlors with Mrs Audra E Francis of Saginaw as guest speaker. Francis, first woman elected to the Saginaw City Council, shared a lamps collection and spoke on New England Samplers with themes of lights.
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Saginaw
Audra E. Francis of
Clare Study Club
Methodist
Francis
New England
Missing Vernon girl Judy Hall found by mother
Clare police said Judy Hall 17 of Vernon township was no longer missing after her mother heard from her. The search was called off and state police had only broadcast a statewide alert as of yesterday. Judy attended Clare Public Schools and lived on Vernon Hill South McEwan Street.
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Clare
Judy Hall
Vernon Township
Judy
Claré Public Schools
Vernon Hill
McEwan Street
Mt. Pleasant
William Bell
Farm Bureau Banquet Draws Clare County Members and Guests
Clare County Farm Bureau members and guests filled the Clare High School gym for a Rural Urbani Dinner with a program MC'd by Don Kinsey. The event featured a banquet and references to the Farm Bureau creed of self reliance and relief from government controls amid warnings of ideological capture by Communist propaganda.
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Clare County Farm Bureau
Clare High School
Don Kinsey
Farm Bureau
Cheerleaders Clinic in Clare Set for Saturday
Clare high school hosts a cheerleading instruction clinic for area high school girls in Clare on Saturday in the gym. Carol Feight, girls physical education instructor at Clare, said the clinic runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Michigan
Clare
Carol Feight
Pam
Re elected At Coleman Colesman Wins Strong Reelection
Incumbent Colesman and Mayor Kellex secured reelection with light opposition. William Pischel tallied 199 to 23 in Mont hay. In the first ward Richard Diment won with no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colesman
Dean Kellex
Monthay
William
Pischel
Richard Diment
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Franklin Schaaf
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Wilbur Weldon
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Summerfield
Earl Philipp
Ruth Jones
Minnie Erchmar
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Maurice Henry, Jr
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Bray
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Tubbs
Farm Bureau Banquet
Coleman
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