School Millage Fails Again For Next Year
Electors rejected a proposed up to 5 mill increase for three years to fund operating costs by 585 to 292. Fewer than 890 of about 3,000 eligible voters cast ballots, prompting Superintendent Richard Wheeler to suggest further savings in programs such as kindergarten, arts, physical education, music, athletics, health, and transportation to offset deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Richard Wheeler
Clare Rotary Club
Wheeler
Dr G C Born Elected District Scout Leader in Clare
Dr G C Born of Clare was elected district chairman of the Tomahawk District Valley Trails Council Boy Scouts of America for 1959 1960 at a March 31 meeting in Clare. B W Wilson was named vice chairman and Harold Hughes John Lamont and others were chosen to serve on the Valley Trails Executive Board. The new leader will assume duties at the June meeting succeeding John Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Born
Clare
Tomahawk
Valley Trails Council
Boy Scouts of America
Doherty
Emil Pfister
Born
E. State
B. W. Wilson
Pleasant
Wilson
Valley Trails Executive Board
Harold Hughes
John Lamont
Mr. Pleasant
Donald E. Holbrook
John Wiley
Mt. Pleasant
John ‘Wiley
No License To Operate Dance Hall
Propr ie tors of the White Elephant lunch room were found guilty in Clare Justice Court of operating a dance hall without a license. The misdemeanor case led Justice William B. Dunlop to defer sentencing for further investigation. The incident followed fights and disorder at the teen hotspot early Sunday morning March 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Elephant
Clare
Garfield Township Sees Strong Turnout For Annual Meeting
The Garfield Township annual meeting on Saturday April 4 drew over fifty electors who approved salary changes for officials and advanced several projects. Plans include new park facilities a parking area for local business patrons future zoning and a fire department legislative committee. The first step of a three mile road program with tar and double seal road construction to 1960 was explained and a contract with the Clare County Road Commission was signed for three miles of Rock Road west from the new blacktop to Hight Point Lake serving farms and cottage owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Township
Clare County Road Commission
Blacktop
Hight Point Lake
Month Away Monday Night Golf League to Start May 18
The men’s league at Twin Elms will begin May 18 with letters sent next week to duffers. Officers include President Ken Ritter Vice President Arden Pike Secretary Ben Richardson and Treasurer Chris Demo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffers
Twin Elms
Ken Ritter
Arden Pike
Gladwin
Ben Richardson
Chris Demo
Sentinel Announces New Saturday Business Hours
Beginning May 2 1959 the Sentinel business office will close at 12 noon on Saturdays. Weekday hours remain 9 to 5 Monday through Friday and 9 to 12 on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Colman High Leads In District Speech Contest Results
In the District Speech Contest at the new Coleman High, five schools participated including Shepherd Gladwin Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart Coleman and Clare. Elainé Wilson won declamation with Forever a Stranger Gloria Sickal took oratory What Have They Done to My World Barbara Tubbs placed second in interpretative readings Home Burial by Robert Frost Sandra Teale of Clare placed second in clamor ous reading but was disqualified for one minute overage These Students will represent Clare High at the Regionals in May at Central Michigan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan High School Forensic Association
Coleman
Shepherd Gladwin
Mt. Pleasant
Sacred Heart
Clare
Elainé Wilson
Gloria Sickal
Barbara Tubbs
Robert Frost
Sandra Teale
Clare High School
Central Michigan College
Halt Use Of Jobless Pay To Aid Strikers
A Michigan Senate bill would extend three months of jobless benefits for about 30,000 workers whose compensation ran out by April 1. The measure also aims to curb a Supreme Court ruling known as the Ford Decision that allows unemployment insurance for workers cut off by labor disputes in any plant of the same employer. The article cites UAW history and argues the law is being used to influence strikes, suggesting legislative clarification is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Supreme Court
Ford
Uaw-Cio
UAW
General Motors
Tool and Die
Chrysler
Vernon Hill Home Fire Is Total Loss
A fire last Saturday at the Ruth Herron home on Vernon Hill destroyed the interior, leaving only walls and roof intact. Mrs Herron, her mother Mrs Eola McDonel and infant grandson David Herron were rescued before ceilings collapsed. no belongings could be saved. The family stays with Mrs Herron’s sister until a new home is found as friends collect clothes and goods at The Nazarene Church on Vernon Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth. Herron
Vernon Hill
Herron
Eola McDonel
David
Nazarene Church
Write-In Victors Highlight Freeman Township Ballot
In Freeman Township the write-in slate defeated the Union Ticket led by Thomas Geyer and Mrs. Mildred Blain for supervisor and clerk respectively. Wallace and Howard won by slim margins as Bush and Gates also gained offices. Turnout reached fifty-one voters in a township with about sixty registered electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Union
Thomas Geyer
Mildred Blain
Chester
Robert Gates
Lincoln
Virgil Stiner
Lincoln Township
Howard Ryckman
Stiner
Russell Kress
Louis Hoover
Clare City Commission results name three new members
In Clare on Monday Earl Baumgarth Harvey Hartshorn and Robert Walters led a five candidate field for three seats Walters won the one year term by three votes 209 to 206 with Bert Schleicher third at 206 Baumgarth and Hartshorn won two year terms with 298 and 262 votes respectively George Shayler who won last year’s seat had 135 votes A total of 516 voters turned out write ins Albert Haley Dan Burdo received 22 write in votes and both terms had expired seats with no re election to be filed official canvass and certification awaited with new term starting Monday April 20 and mayor to be chosen from among the new and holdover members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Earl Baumgarth
Harvey Hartshorn
Robert Walters
Baumgarth
Hartshorn
Walters
Bert Schleicher
George Shayler
Gerald Nivison
Paul Schroeder
Don Smith Elected New Surrey Two Supervisor
Voters in Surrey township chose Don Smith as supervisor, giving the township a third supervisor in two years. Smith, an insurance man formerly village assessor in Farwell, replaces Eugene Schmid who sought his first term after being appointed to fill Louis Gee’s unexpired term. Jeff Willey and Louis Finch were also re elected as clerk and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrey Township
Don Smith
Smith
Farwell
Eugene Schmid
Schmid
Louis Gee
Jeff Willey
Louis Finch
Woby-Po-Kegans Dance For Church Fellowship
The Congregational Women's Fellowship met at the church for April. Circle II presented the program with Mrs Joseph Kennedy introducing The Woby Po Kegans from Coleman. They spoke on thirty three participants in this authentic Indian program and performed dances and ceremonies ending with the 23rd Psalm in Indian style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Women’s Fellowship
Circle II
Joseph Kennedy
Coleman
Grovp
Frank Boman
Jack Alexander
Charles Day
Doris Ann Bicknell
Clare PTA to Host Nature Speaker Mr Martin Dwyer
Mr Martin Dwyer will speak at the Clare PTA meeting on April 20. He is a teacher at Mation and a nature student with three state studies, bringing pictures and stories of flowers and birds. Installation of PTA officers will also take place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Dwyer
Clare
PTA
Dwyer
Mation
Gloria Sickal wins Michigan state speech contest
Gloria Sickal a 17 year old Clare high school student won first place in the state wide speech contest sponsored by the Jaycees Her speech My True Security was judged best in Michigan The award includes trips to the Michigan awards banquet the National contest and a governors meeting The contest aimed to stimulate future planning among high school seniors and involved local district regional and state levels with 1900 seniors competing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Sickal
Clare
JayCees
Clare Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carl Gruno
Clare JacCees
Gloria
Michigan
JacCees
Gov. Williams
Lansing
National Jaycées
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Newark
New Jersey
Clare Public
Midland High School
Bay City St. James
WCEN
Gruse
Jackson
Williams
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Central Michigan lists nine Clare county students with B or better
Central Michigan University recognizes nine Clare county students who earned B or better last semester. From Clare county are Sharon Griniason Anh Jackson Mary Maloney all freshmen and sophomore Betty Bareis and LaRae Dull from Farwell. Gerald Wood from Lake is a sophomore Donna Dague and Emily Dague from Harrison are sophomores Glen Cobleigh from Harrison is a sophomore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan University
Clare” County
Clare
Sharon Griniason
Anh Jackson
Mary Maloney
Betty Bareis
Juniior’ LaRae Dull
Farwell
Gerald Wood
Lake
Donna
Emily
Dague
Harrison
Glen Cobleigh
Sophoyore
Dairy Princess Banquet Set for Clare County 1959
A Clare county Dairy Princess will be selected at a Dairy Banquet on April 20 at 7 15 p m in the Clare IOOF Hall. Prizes are 25 15 and 10 with the winner advancing to compete for the State Dairy Princess title in East Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Kraft Foods Company
Clare Ioof Hall
Kenneth Kapplinger
Warren White
Norman Myers
White
Kraft
Clare
Schroeder
Harrison
East Lansing
Robert Carter
Lionel Duncan
Donald Holbrook
Harley Holt
Richard Schroeder
Knights of Columbus Sponsor Most Scout Units in America
1958 figures show the Knights of Columbus sponsor 746 Boy Scout units, more than any other fraternal order. The KC sponsorship appears strongest in small communities where parish lines define council areas. In the Tomahawk District of the Valley Trails Council, Clare Knights sponsor Cub Pack 3120 and Scout Troop 120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
America
Tomahawk
Valey Trails
Clare Knights of Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Born
Dist
Garfield
Russell Strange
Idates
Freeman Township
Wallace
Howard
Blain
Bush
Grant Township
Clair Stanley
Marvel Dysinger
June Dawson
Frank Humphrey
Louis Becker
Wise
Wise Township
M. D
Doc) Cole
Clare, Isabella, Midland County
Virgil Newman
Franklin Township
John ‘Brunn
Sylvia . Matijevich
Emma Riske
Frost
Thomas Hecker
Hazel - Mavis
Mears. Johnson
Clinton Case
Donna. Scott
Floy Sturgis
Hayes
Orlie Stockwell
Lela Kennedy
Edith Schneider
Greenwood
Carl Bringold
Blanche Bruce
Marie Stanley
Redding
Henry Austin
Frank Burns
Josephine Wheeler
Summerfield
Hari. Phelipp
Ruth Jones
Minnie Erchmar
Winterfield
Ray Richardson
Wilbur’. Phelipp
Melvin Berkompas
Isabella County
Gilmore Township
John Laverty
Gilmore
Laverty
Ralph Carter
Elmer Kidder
Earl Blodgett
Vernon Township
James C. Walsh
Roy Wilson
Earl Beatty
New Surrey Two
Frances Anderson
Bureau of Social Aid
Nature
Gene Methner
Lavern Rockett
Marion Andrews
Cole
Isabella County Board, of Supervisors
Arthur Township
Albert Shaver
John Brubaker
Glen Newman
Ruth Sanders
William Walker
Hamilton
Walter Ehie
Elda Zelt
Ernest Zelt
Evelyn Lyon
Mort Shea
Mark McKenna
Hatton Township
Nial Abbott
Hatton
Ed Moder
Ira Brockway
Ruth Tessman
Sheridan Township
Sheridan
Krug
Carl Bradley
John Klinglehofer
Kcs
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