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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1957
Page
8
A birthday dinner in Clare honored Nancy Fetters with guests including the Fetters and Cobleigh families. Numerous visits span Lansing Ludington Harrison Coleman and nearby towns as relatives and friends stop by homes on Winlop Dunlop and Wheaton avenues.
The Sunday School contest began with the ladies leading 4 to 1 and runs for five more Sundays with a special treat planned for attendees next week. Visitors are invited, Sunday School starts at 10:00 a.m., and a visitor may win the captain’s seat in a playful hair pulling honor. The church also enters a district wide attendance contest with Peterville Nazarene Church. Rev. Harold Smith recently served the Clare church. FALL Club meets Thursday at 7:80 p.m. Palm Sunday sermon is Entry of Triumph. Ed Spicer and family visited relatives in Farwell. Mac Collard of Averill called on James Yeoman. Mrs. G. Collard also visited.
Mr and Mrs Fleming of Adrian visited the George Hamilton home Sunday. Mrs Hamilton is Mrs George Hamiltons sister and not well. Thirty six attended the Men s Fellowship and fish supper at the church basement Tuesday evening. Waterworth of Mr Pleasant spoke. This is the last meeting until next fall. Mrs Kenneth Lautzenheiser and children of Northport visitedEd McAlvey home Sunday. Mrs Hiram Gates was bruised in a car accident but not seriously injured Thursday. Mrs Tanner went to Mt Pleasant Saturday to see her doctor and is improving but not yet out. One hundred fifty attended church Sunday morning. Farm Bureau met at the Gordon home Monday evening April 7. Raymond Wood and mother Frances Wood visited Mrs Amelia Tanner and Mrs Jack Johnson Sunday afternoon. Mrs Egbert Fordyce has a very bad cold.
Regular meeting called by Mayor Seiter with four present. Minutes approve for March 4 and 11. Building permits granted to Warren Willett and Tom Bradley. Sunset Avenue water mains plan authorized. Sewer cleaning equipment inspection discussed. Land contract with Norman and Leona Lackie approved. Bids for city gasoline received. Stanley Oil Co. bid accepted as low bidder.
The statement records votes cast in Clare County at the Biennial Spring Election on April 1 1957 for Michigan offices including Regents of the University of Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction State Board of Education State Board of Agriculture State Highway Commissioner Justices of the Supreme Court and a vacancy. It lists named candidates and vote counts plus clerk and canvassers attestations and city actions on local matters and adjournment.
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