Clareify answers cake walk origin and tax refunds query
Readers discuss the cake walk’s American Negro roots dating to slavery and Irish festival dances, with two letters from Dan Maloney and Gale R. plus questions about tax refunds for returns filed by February 12 1968 and a joke about a couple named Broke and Waiting awaiting replies.
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Clareify
Charles T. of
Farwell
the Sentinel
Sentinel
Dan Maloney Clare
Gale R
Clare-Cify
IRS
Spring Gale Destroys Roofs and Topsoil in Clare Area
A late March gale battered the Clare area with high winds and drifting topsoil. The Montgomery Ward store and the Gold Bond stamp redemption center in North Clare lost roof sections while debris blew across McEwan street. Repairs began Tuesday as fire crews controlled a brush fire north of John street.
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Montgomery~ Ward
North Clare
Gold Bond Stamp Redemption Center
North
Clare Business Plaza
John Street
Clare
Montgomery Ward
Tax Rate Set For Coming School Vote
The Board of Education proposes a three year operating tax of 15.5 mills to be voted on by district electors on May 6. A citizen committee of six weeks recommended the millage, citing school problems while noting it will not resolve overcrowding. The board also cut debt service from 3 to 2.5 mills, keeping total 1968 69 local school levy at 26 mills if the operating levy passes.
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Board of Education
Bar Hacker
The
National Bank of Detroit
Clare County Allocation Board
Sage
Richard Say- Beard
Spe
Easter Week Observances Planned by Local Churches
Area churches outline Holy Week and Easter activities for worshippers. Farwell Methodist hosts 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service followed by breakfast and 10:30 a.m. Easter worship with the Death and Life cantata. Congregational Church features Tenebrae tonight and a Good Friday union service with music. Prince of Peace Lutheran plans Maundy Thursday Communion, Tenebrae on Good Friday, and a Sunrise Devotion at 7:45 a.m. Easter Sunday with breakfast and a 9:00 a.m. program.
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Farwell Methodist
Farwell Methodist Church
Eldon Eldred
Harry Rowe Shelley
Harry B. Dice
Hazel Tryon
Mike McGuire
Patricia Elenhaas
Mary Lou Shilling
Marian Walker
John Archbold
Gary Wood
Frank Warner
Clare’s
First Congregational Church
First Methodist
First Congregational
Donald Winegar
Karl E. Wickstrom
Prince OF Peace Lutheran Church
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of
Clare
Church
Friends
Prince of Peace Ladies Fellowship
Jesus
Fred C. Gersch
Linda Holler
Robert Vickey
Roger Zittel
Concordia Seminary
Springfield
Linois
Zittel
ST. Cecilia’s Catholic Church
Clare Little League tryouts announced for next week
Clare Little League sets tryouts for 10 year olds Wednesday April 17 at 6 00 p m behind Clare Elementary School and 11 and 12 year olds Thursday April 18 at 6 00 p m. Players from last year on a Major League team are not required to attend. Dawn to Victory film shown for children and adults.
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Clare
District 9 Jr High Solo Ensemble Festival Honors 18 Young Musicians
Eighteen Clare instrumentalists in grades 7 to 9 earned first division ratings at the Pinconning district festival held last Saturday. Thirty four events were performed with many others earning seconds and a third.
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Clare
Lloyd Conley
Kenneth Feneley
Pinconning
MSBOA
Gary Buchholz
Mack Whitford
Louise Armentrout
Sherry Curtis
Mark Morton
Susan Schaeffer
Ken Sheredy
Beth Thomas
Angela Seiter
Nancy Thayer
Teresa House
Carol Corsaut
Valerie Kleiner
Connie Seiter
Janine Salchert
Renee Richard
Kids Romp At Jaycee Kes Hunt
Enthusiastic youngsters joined Clare Jaycees Auxiliary for the first Easter Egg Hunt at Shamrock Lake Park. About 1440 eggs were hidden with CMU students and local volunteers assisting. Winners across age groups included Jimmy Clark and Lisa Zinser among others with candy prizes.
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Tats
Shamrock Lake Park
Bill
Clare Jaycees
CMU
Janet Yehle
Tulljahan Ali
Pauline Sill
Susan Smith
Clare
Jimmy Clark
Cindy Mussell
Kim Hickey
John Anderson
Kyle Hickey
Robert Dougherty
Lisa Zinser
Rory Lemke
Todd Bailey
Jim
Jeff Vernon
Jody Walworth
Douglas Smith
Kirk Evans
Jimmy Thompson
David House
Fred Vargo
Richard Walworth
Clare Elementary Seeks Kindergartners In May Round-Up
Clare Elementary announces its annual kindergarten round-up for Friday May 10 1968 with three sessions at 930 am 130 pm and 800 pm Parents may bring pre kindergarten children and registration materials will be mailed to eligible families Any child born on or before December 1 1963 is eligible for enrollment If materials are not received by Monday April 15 families should notify the school.
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