Langworthy Barn Burns To Ground
The 24x40 foot barn on Mrs. Nora Langworthy’s farm burned to the ground Wednesday after a grass fire reached the structure seven miles north and two and a half east of Clare. Loss was about 3500 dollars, partly insured, with 265 dollars worth of hay lost from the barn by Robert Kleinhardt who works the farm. Firefighters were alerted at 11:50 a.m. and found flames already out of control as neighbors notified the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Langworthy
Heighbors
Robert Kleinhardt
Allen Talk
Clare
Volney Davis
Jim Blackmore
Murphy
Presley Place
Women Plan Golf Schedule For Season
Women of the Central Michigan Golf Association met for luncheon at the Park Hotel in St. Louis. Representatives from Portland St. Johns Ithaca Alma Pleasant and Clare attended. The Central Michigan Tournament will be held in Ithaca beginning July 27 and continuing through the week. The invitational will be Monday June 29. Watch for Clara schedule and the opening breakfast date. Attending from Clare were Mesdames Albert Haley Harold Wright and Norris Elden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan Golf Association
Park
St.Louis
Portland
St. Johns
Ithaca
Alma
A Pleasant
Clare
Central Michigan
Clara
Mesdames
Albert Haley
Harold Wright
Norris Elden
Blood Clinic Here Success
At the Red Cross Blood Clinic last week 75 pints were collected with 28 rejections and many others offered but unable to give. Clare County Red Cross chairmen thank donors nurses canteen registrars Boy Scouts local businesses and volunteers for recruitment publicity and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Carl Stephenson
Clare County Red Cross
Grace Frey
Blood Bank
The
Methodist Church
Boy Scouts
Clare Manufacturing Company
McGinnis and
Gershon
Lucile Haley
Argilla Bayes
Ralph Ackerman
Harrison V.P.W
W.C.E.N
Clare Sentinel
Clare County Gleaver
Clare County Easter Seal Campaign Falls Short of Goal
The Clare County Easter Seal drive reports a shortfall of 100 dollars versus last year as donations from local groups and schools come in. Lily sales by Clare Girl Scouts raise 59.76 while kindergarten through sixth grade contributions total 67.76, with 91.7 percent staying locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Zui
Ivah Emery
Clare Study Club
Leota VanEivery
Glare County
Clare Girl Scouts
Haster Lilies
Clare Public Schools
National Society
Congregational Church Easter Service Welcomes New Members
Easter morning services at the Congregational Church featured infant baptisms and new member receptions. Names listed include Norris Blystone Bosink Brown Forsberg Jones Sanford and Thayer families. Babies James Grove Jean Curtis and Janet Lettick baptised. A pot luck and meetings follow. Pilgrim Fellowship delegates depart for Detroit meeting. Sunday School to dedicate One Great Hour banks. Attendance contest continues with a Detroit Zoo trip planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ann Curtis
Irvin Curtis
Sarah Pryor
Janet Kay Lettick
Clifford Lettick
Roger Brinkerhoff
Clifton Schultz
Jim Duncan
Pilgrim Fellowship
Detroit
Detroit Zoo
Well Baby Clinics Coming Week
Two monthly well baby conferences will be held at several locations. Farwell new school on Wednesday April 15 from 9:00 to 11:00 a m. Clare Congregational Church basement Wednesday April 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Harrison court house basement Friday April 17 from 9:00 to 11:00 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
New School
Clare Congregational Gharch
Harrison Court House
Fitzpatricks Tour Saint Louis Cathedrals
The Bernard Fitzpatricks toured St. Louis cathedrals visiting the oldest west of the Mississippi dating to 1834 and the new Lindell Parkway church at Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Ave. The central dome rises 227 feet with 157 foot towers. the building totals 305 by 205 feet and seats 1900, with space for thousands in four chapels. The interior features extensive mosaic work requiring over 100,000 pieces and 45,000 square feet of floor space. The cathedral houses a premier liturgical organ.
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Bernard Fitzpatricks
Mississippi
St. Louis
Missouri
Lindell Boulevard
Newstead Ave
St. Louis Cathedral
Nazarene Church Appoints New Pastor in Clare
Rev Harold Smith of Owosso begins duties March 29 at Clare Church of the Nazarene and will preach Sundays here until early June. Evening services move to 7 30 p m to allow driving 84 miles home. Young People meeting now at 6720 p m. Rev and Mrs Lewis Cobb relocate to Brimdale as Cobb accepts another call. All friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Smith
Owosso
Clare Church of the Nazarene
Lewis Cobb
Brimdale
Michigan
Cobb
Coleman Voters Reject School Bond and Tax
Voters in Coleman Township defeated both a 65 000 bond issue and a three mill tax at a March 28 special election held in Coleman High School gym. Board of Education plans another special election on May 5 to seek support for the elementary building debt and two additional classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Township
Midland County
Coleman High School
Board of Education
Coleman Community School
Ussie
Civilian Defense Exercise Planned for Michigan Friday
Civilian Defense exercises scheduled for Friday April 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. involve Michigan and eight northwest states. The test emphasizes civilian and Civil Defense responsibilities with the Fifth Army Tenth Air Force and Ninth Naval District participating. Chicago Fifth Army HQ serves as joint control center for simulated city and installation scenarios. Armed Forces only perform their war emergency duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Michigan
Fifth Army
Tenth Air Force
Ninth Naval District
Chicago
Pioneer Lady Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest Kleinhardt were held at the Dover Tabernacle last Thursday afternoon. Born Dorothy Barbara Culax in Detroit on July 4 1868 she married Ernest Kleinhardt 59 years ago. The family includes ten children 25 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. The Kleinhardts settled near Gladwin as pioneers in 1898 helped build the Evangelical Association Church at Smith Creek in 1903 and were noted for Christian hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kleinhardt
Dover Tabernacle
Dorothy Barbara Culax
Detroit
Michigan
Kleinhardt
Charles
Amos
Esther
Benjamin
Clare County
Reuben
Ernest, Jr
Delphis T. Hebert
Morris Johnson
Albert G. Ott
Gordon G. Witmer
Clare Couty
Chas, Kleinhardt
Bertha Landstra
Kleinhardts
Gladwin
Evangelical Association
Smith Creek
Fathers Sons To Banquet At The Methodist Church
The annual Father Son banquet at Clare Methodist Church will be held Thursday evening April 16 at 6 30 replacing the regular Methodist Men meeting. Howard Hverts will be toastmaster. Robert Seiter toasts the dads and Norman Wilson toasts the sons. Harry Dice to lead devotions. A color movie will be shown as the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Methodist Church
Howard Hverts
Robert Seiter
Norman Wilson
Harry Dice
Rosebush Youth Dies in Barn Fire
A 21 year old Marvin Pasch son of Mr and Mrs Michael Pasch of Rosebush areas died in a barn fire at 5 30 am Wednesday. The blaze destroyed a barn valued about 1500 and investigators from the Mt Pleasant state police and Isabella County coroner are probing the death. The victim had been a student at St Josephs Seminary Grand Rapids and was home on vacation. A shotgun lay beside him as flames engulfed the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Pasch
Michael Pasch
Rosebush
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Grand Rapids
Isabella County
Russell Hi
O'Neill
Mt. Pleasant
Adult English Class Visits Times-News in Mt Pleasant
Clare Residence center English class No. 266 visited the Daily Times-News in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday April 1. They saw Linotype and Intertype typesetting machines a Fairchild photoengraving machine and how press news is received printed folded and circulated. Instructor Irwin Campbell led class discussions and moving pictures on editing before the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Residence Center
Daily Times-News
Mt. Pleasant
Linotype
Intertype
Fairchild
Irwin Campbell
Michigan Biennial Election Results Highlight Republican Sweep
In the Michigan Biennial Spring Election Republicans swept statewide offices and nonpartisan Supreme Court seats. Incumbents and party candidates won majorities across the University of Michigan Board, Public Instruction, State Board of Agriculture, and the 1st Judicial Circuit. Clare County totals show Republicans Kennedy and Eckert leading for Regents, Taylor for Superintendent, and Gries for State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Michigan State College
Wénihers
State Board of Agriculture
Clark J. Brody
Arthur K. Rouse
Ubseated Dit
Connor D. Smith
Floyd Himes
Walter I. Gries
Freda G. Parmelee
State Board of Education
Clare County
Charles M. Ziegler
Eugene I. van Antwerp
U of M
Charles S. Kennedy
Otto H. Eckert
Hazen J. Hatch
Thomas N. Robinson
Sept. of Public Instruction
Clair L. Taylor
Mack Monroe
State Board of Eduction
Walter F. Gries
Freda C. Parmelee
Clark L. Brody
Donald BH. Holbrook
Coleman Wins Seal of Stickers in Chaotic City Election
Fire Chief William Pischel Sr. defeats incumbent Mayor Lear Doherty by 160 write ins to 75 amid a sticker driven vote. Aldermen Carl Lewis Verneil Berk and others lose to challengers while two incumbents fall. Curtis unopposed for city judge McDonald unopposed for clerk Ménezey retires after 12 years. Thompson write ins noted for justice race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
William Pischel
Lear J. Doherty
Pischel
Doherty
Cleveland
Ohio
Carl Lewis
Robert Simons
Verneil Berk
James Young
John Curtis
Alger McDonald
Fred Ménezey
Howard Jones
Justice of the Peace
Russell Thoring
Sidney W. Delamarter
East Michigan Tourist Guide In Circulation
The 1953 EMTA Guidebook Playtime is being distributed with 50 000 copies printed to meet mail inquiries from HMTA and Michigan Tourist Council advertising The 128 page book features a full color cover county writeups a special feature section and the Hat Sleep and Shop directory Early requests already total 5 000 with shows in Cleveland Chicago and Detroit boosting interest for a strong tourist season barring unforeseen difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EMTA
Frank Davis
HMTA
Michigan Tourist Council
Clargland
Chicago
Detroit
Davis
Memorial services for John Wilson announced
Memorial services for the late John Wilson will be held Sunday afternoon April 12 at 2 00 oclock at the OGlage Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilson
Oglage ‘Congregational Church
Army Guided Missiles Enter Production Stage
Brigadier General Merle H. Davis told a Congressional subcommittee that the Army now produces guided missiles, marking a shift from research to actual firing. He cited lessons from the V-2 program and noted rapid advances since World War II, including substantial funding and development progress at Redstone Arsenal and White Sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle H. Davis
Army
Army Ordnance
England
Belgium
Army Ordnance Technical Intelligence
Germany
United States
Grently
New Mexico
H. N. Toftoy
Ordnance Missle Laboratories
Redstone Arsenal
Hurtitsville
Ala
Totfey
Isioa
White Sands
Vernon township and Wise township voters elect incumbents
In Vernon and Wise townships on Monday voters re elected officials amid a local dispute over county road financing. James Walsh defeated Ern est Irwin 161 to 128 for supervisor in Vernon while Wise township kept a straight Republican slate with Burton Porter Stauch Walker Russell Geeck Tubbs and Burton among others. Garfield Township shows Stanley Oman Donna Scott Floy Sturgis and James Sweet leading in several posts with votes ranging from 88 to 97 and a board of review race listed.
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James Walsh
Vernon Township
A. B H. Burton
Wise Township
Walsh
Ernest Irwin
Irwin
Burton
Striker
Christopher Porter
A. E. Burton
Maynard D. Cole
Vera Slocum
Hart Walker
Ray Stauch
Henry Russell
Justice of Peace
Perry Geeck
Floyd Tubbs
E. A. Burton
Norman Rockett
Sidney Carey
Geo. Wehl
Garfield Township
Stanley Oman
Donna Scott
Floy Sturgis
Tustees
Roy O. Cook
Herman Miller
Justices of Peace
Grant McLane
Signal Before You Turn Emphasis Aims to Cut Accidents
Secretary of State Owen J. Cleary announced a statewide program to reduce traffic crashes caused by dangerous turns. The effort, sponsored by the Michigan State Safety Commission and the Michigan Traffic Safety Federation, will distribute posters and leaflets with the message Signal Before You Turn. Cleary stressed drivers must signal in advance and ensure turns do not interfere with traffic or pedestrians, and training materials will aid local police in enforcing signaling rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen J. Cleary
Michigan State Safety Commission
Michigan Traffic Safety Federation
Gleary
Tur
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
Secretary’ of State
Safety Commission
Cleary
V F W Honors F Keplinger for recruiting feats
Frank J. Keplinger of Rural Route 1 Farwell was named a V E L W national aide de camp by the overseas War veterans commander in chief James W Cath yan of Bishopville. The Kansas City headquarters cited his membership recruiting as the basis for the appointment. To qualify one must recruit 50 new or reinstated members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Keplinger
Farwell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.elw. National
Overseas War Veterans
James W. Cath Yan
Bishopville
S. G
National V.evw
Kansas City
Keplinger
Cooper Groves Also Elected To City Commission
Albert Haley led the nine candidate field with 383 votes in the nonpartisan city election to win a two year term on the City Commission. Incumbent Mayor Howard M. Everts won a two year term with 280 votes. Commissioner Gooper was reelected with 269 votes and Dale Groves drew 267 in their bids for city office. Other vote totals: Laurence Jackson 248 Gerald Niysson 221 Allen C. Crum 213 Leon Dull 166 Robert N. Walters 150. The commission will select a mayor at its first meeting. Only about 608 of roughly 1700 registered electors voted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Haley
Haley
Howard M. Everts
Charles ©. Gooper
Dale Groves
Hach
Laurence Jackson
Gerald Niysson
Allen C. Crum
Leon Dull
Robert N. Walters
City Commission
Forest Fire Watch Begins to Guard Michigan Forests
Michigan launches its spring forest fire control program with 1000 keymen named to protect lands. 140 watch towers will be staffed, 30 lookouts hired, and department aircraft will patrol from the south to the north as hazard rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department
Field Administration
Lower Peninsula
Rural School Speech Contest Final Honors Friday
The county eighth grade winners will compete at Colonville Church Friday at 7:00 pm. Each contestant presents the same topic that earned his group honor after judge feedback. Robert Carter of the Clare County School Board announced Citizens State Bank of Clare will award a war bond to the contest winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare County
Colonville
Clare Coutty
Robert Carter
Citizens State Bank of
Clare
Youth Rally at Elm Grove Church
The Michigan Eldership invites all to a Youth Rally at Elm Grove Church of God at 2:30 Sunday afternoon April 12. Rev. Cunningham to be the speaker. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
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Langworthy
Lily Sale
Congregational Church
Nazarene Church
Supreme Court
John R. Dethmers
Harry TF. Khlly
Harry F. Kelly
Clark J. Adams
Talbot Smith
Otto BH. Mekert
University of Michigan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hig
Mack Monroa
Donald 4. Holbrook
Midland
Isabella
Clare Counties
East
Eens Line Army
Hitler
Halley, Evertslop City
G.O.P
V.F.W
F. Keplinger
Cooper
Groves
Forest Fire Watch
Saag
Conservation Department
Elm Grove
Harrison
Guy
Farwell News
Wake News
Farm News
Wattaue
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