Snow Income Tax Bill Passed by House Thursday
The Snow income tax bill, a two percent levy with exemptions, passed the Michigan House by a narrow margin after a heated debate. The measure, claimed to have administration support, now goes to the Senate for concurrence. The session featured sharp exchanges over the labor commission and related reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Press Association
Lansing
Callahan
Detroit
Labor and Industries Commission
Eugene Brock
Labor Commission
Frank Wade
Brock
Milton Palmer
House
John Gillett
Boards of Supervisors
Gillett
Senate
Chet Howell
Haller Chosen C S U Treasurer for Twenty-Sixth Year
Mrs Elsie Howlett was elected Worthy Matron of Zenobia Chapter Order of Eastern Star at the annual meeting in the Masonic Temple Friday evening. Other officers chosen include Worthy Patron M R Howlett Associate Matron Mrs John Nelson Associate Patron Jesse Hampton Conductress Mrs Gladys Hampton Associate Conductress Miss Doris Gerow Secretary Mrs Frank Holmes and Mrs Haller was chosen Treasurer for the twenty sixth consecutive year by unanimous vote of the Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Howlett
Zenobia Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
M. R. Howlett
John Nelson
Jesse Hampton
Gladys. Hampton
Doris Gerow
Frank Holmes
Raymond Sonneville Marriage Reported in Battle Creek Area
Miss Roganng Raymond wed William H. Sonneville of Battle Creek last Saturday. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben B. Raymond of Wise township she graduated Clare high in 1927 and worked for Consumers Power Co in Battle Creek. Sonneville is employed at City Central Savings Bank. The couple will reside in Battle Creek.
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Roganng Raymond
William H. Sonneville
Battle Greek
Ben B. Raymond
April Birthday Supper for Rebekahs Next Tuesday
The April birthday supper for the Rebekahs will be held next Tuesday evening April 16th. All members and their families are asked to attend for an entertaining program and plenty of food. The communities are invited to join in and have fun.
Firemen Elect Officers In Clare Department
A. Wellman was recommended for re appointment as chief of the Clare Fire Department at the annual meeting. Albert Haley was elected assistant chief and O. A. Derby re elected as Secretary and Treasurer. Other officers include William Lasige captain of Hose John Groves captain of Chemicals Allen Crum captain of Ladders. The department is highly regarded for its fire work and social monthly meetings.
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A. Wellman
Clare
Albert Haley
O. A. Derby
William Lasige
John Groves
Allen ‘Crum
Last Rites Held for Clare Area Woman
Mae Lucy Milam Black Reynolds, born May 10 1899 in Gallebutt North Dakota, died in Chicago March 28 1929 at age 29. She lived in Clare since childhood, married William Black in 1917 and Bert Reynolds in 1927, with a long illness before death. Funeral services were held at St. Cecelia church in Clare last Wednesday morning.
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Mae Lucy
Jake Milam
Galebutt
North Dakota
Chicago
Clare
William Black
Pontiac
Detroit
Bert Reynolds
Claude
U. S. Navy
Chester
Hatton Township
St. Cecelia Church
Homer Satison Dies in City Home
Homer Satison, longtime respected resident, died Tuesday evening at his East 6th street home. Funeral set for 2:00 PM at the Baptist church with Rev. Frank Bates officiating. Interment in Cherry Grove. A life sketch will be published next week.
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East 6Th Street
Homer Satison
Baptist Church
Frank Bates
Cherry Grove
Michigan 4H Leader Talks on Air Tonight
Mr. Nevels Pearson, state leader of boys and girls livestock clubs in Michigan, will speak on air tonight at 6 05 central time from Chicago. He visited the county last Monday, meeting with youth groups and addressing the Chamber of Commerce at their monthly dinner.
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Nevels, Pearson
Michigan
Chicago
Pearson
Chamber of Commerce
Superintendent Bogan To Continue In Clare Schools
Superintendent of Clare Public Schools G R Bogan is reappointed for another year with a salary increase. The board praises his two year leadership as satisfactory and efficient. Bogan, born southwest of Clare, has long lived in the area and previously served as science teacher and high school principal. Most current faculty remain, with four or five possible new hires to fill other positions.
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G. R. Bogan
Board of Education
Bogan
Clare Public Schools
Mr. Bogan
Clare
Hatton Resident Samuel Saul Dies After Illness
Samuel Saul of Hatton town ship died at home after several weeks of illness. Born February 17 1869 in Williams county Ohio he was 60 years 1 month 19 days old. He moved to Clare county as a boy and lived most of his life there. He is survived by one brother and two sisters Mrs Leam Hoover Greenwood Mrs Roy Hoover Grant and five nieces and three nephews among other relatives. His brother Garfield died February 26 of this year.
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Hatton Township
Samuel Saul
Williams County
Ohio
Clare County
Frank
Leam ‘Hoover
Greenwood
Roy Hoover
Grant
Garfield
Mt Pleasant bands and glee club at district music contest
The Mt Pleasant high school band and Girls Glee Club travel to the district high school music contest in the college auditorium starting at nine in the morning. Clare is in Class C with fourteen girls glee clubs and five bands in competition. vocal events run in the forenoon and band and orchestra contests fill the afternoon.
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Mt. Pleasant
College Auditorium
Clare
Boxing Show at Mt. Pleasant Tuesday
Boxing card in Mt. Pleasant features thirty six rounds with Tiger Moore set to defend against Charles Pointer of Lansing. Johny Seibt of Clare meets Gerald Graham of Rosebush in four rounds while Harl Funkie of Farwell fights Walter Whitney of Johnnesburg. Tickets available at Texaco Gas Station.
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Tiger Moore
Chas. Pointer
Lansing
Moore
Johny Seibt
Clare
Gerald Graham
Rosebush
Harl Funkie
Farwell
Walter Whitney
Johanneshberg
Texaco
Adv
Clare Library Association to Hold Annual Meeting
Clare library members are urged to attend the annual meeting at the library on Tuesday April 15 at 4 30 p m. Officers for the next year will be elected and other necessary business may be transacted. President Mrs F O McGuire leads a slate with Vice President Mrs Richard Bogan Secretary Mrs Hochstetes Treasurer Mrs Lawrence Jackson and committee candidates including Mrs W A Anderson and Mrs A H E Mulder.
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Clare Library Association
F. O. McGuire
Richard Bogan
Hochstetes
Lawrence Jackson
Glyde
Parris
W A. Anderson
Mys
A. HE. Mulder
Epworthians Gather for April 14 Meeting
Ruth Dawson leads the Epworthians in a League room gathering at 6 30 next Sunday evening. The topic Making our friend ships Christian promises a helpful lesson for all Leaguers to reflect on.
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Ruth Dawson
Clare High Baseball Team Sees Strong Roster Return
Clare high coach Floyd Aldread announces a rebuilding yet strong lineup with many returning players and new pitchers. The team opens on April 28 at home against Hivart with a competitive schedule including Reed City, Ewart, Shepherd, and Midland through May and June.
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Floyd Alldread
Clare High
Clare
Hivart
Reed City
Ewart
Shepherd
Midland
Good Literature Club Hosts Style Show and Meeting
The Good Literature Club met at Mrs. Margaret McKnight’s remodeled home with a large attendance. Stella Lampman led a talk on “The President's Cabinet” and Wilma Achard presented an Art in Dress paper with a style show featuring spring costumes and ensembles.
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Margaret McKnight
Stella Lampman
Feighner
Wilma Achard
Wm. H. Bicknell
Nannie Hileman
Achard
Annabelle Hampton
Belle Anderson
Eunice Slentz
Marjorie Reeder
Sigmund Romberg
Noel Johnston
Helen Lucille Bicknell
Good Literature ‘Club
Margaret Derby
Adelaide Hiden
Smelt Run At Beulah Falls Short This Year Amid Orderly Arrivals
The annual smelt run in Cold Creek at Beulah drew many seekers but few fish. Pal Meridian Landon of Mt. Pleasant organized the event with deputies and State Police, ensuring orderly dipping times at nine in the evening and four in the morning. Despite good management, the warm postwinter weather pushed the fish to spawn in the lake, reducing the catch.
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Cold Creek
Beulah
Palmer Landon
Mt. Pleasant
Landon
Lieut
Hathway
Bake sale at Fitz Office by Aid Society of Methodist Church
Community bake sale announced for Saturday at Fitz Office, organized by the Aid Society of the Methodist Church. Proceeds support church activities and local assistance programs.
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Fitz
Aid Society of the Methodist
Water Wheel Project Near Clare Planned by Harrison Man
Grizzly Ike Myers of Harrison says he bought land eleven miles north of Clare where a spring brook runs. He seeks state approval to build a sixteen foot under shot water wheel by the road to power an up today and down tomorrow mechanism. The device would use four foot wide paddles and a thirty foot walking beam, forming an antique rustic display. Myers plans an Indian museum cabin housing ten thousand relics to attract tourists and showcase forefathers’ sights.
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Grizzly Ike Myers
Harrison
the Sentinel
Clare
Myers
State Department
Out-of-season deer shot near Leota reported
Clare county game wardens seek out-of-season hunter after a large doe was shot last week and one rear quarter removed. The carcass was found by Joseph Ladd and Verne Shafer of Harrison and reported to Deputy Game Warden John Briggs. Crews have been obtained which may lead to arrests soon.
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Clare County
Leota
Joseph Ladd
Verne Shafer
Harrison
John Briggs
Religious play at Clare Methodist church next Sunday
Sunday evening an attractive religious play will be presented at Clare Methodist church titled The Most Unimportant Member. Characters include The Widow Jones Parson Brown Deacon Hemlock and others. A short sermon will follow titled Foolish Sherlock Holmas.
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Clare Methodist Church
Jones
Parson Brown
Deacon Hemlock
Sherlock Holmas
Local Ad for Marcel 50c Water Shampoo and Mrs Ida McLeod
Short classified advertisement listing Marcel 50c water shampoo and Mrs Ida McLeod with address Gorter Pirie and 4th Street and phone 189. Notation suggests a cosmetic product and contact point in a small town ad.
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Marcel
Ida ‘McLeod
Gorter Pirie
Streeta
Clare High Implements New Football Field Site
Clare school district completed a deal Wednesday to acquire 1.8 acres west of the athletic field behind the school to extend the football gridiron. The current field, used for baseball, lacked length for football. Ward's field hosted games the past four years. Part of the price was paid by the Senior class as a memorial gift, with the balance by the Board of Education. Students plan a bee to level the new land.
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Clare
Fred Timm
Ward
Board of Education
Spring Showers Trigger Flood Threats on Local Rivers
Torrential rains across the region raised river levels on the Tobacco and Tittabawassee rivers between Gladwin and Midland. Dams at Clippell Schultz and other facilities were opened or dynamited to prevent breaches. Sanford and Midland saw flooding affecting homes, while Clare and Ward’s Park remained less threatened despite rising creeks. Three hundred families evacuate to higher ground briefly near Midland flats.
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Tobacco
Tittabawassee
Gladwin
Midland
Clippell
Consumer Power
Schultz
Beaverton
Edenville
Sanford
Farwell
Clare
First Ward
Ward
Tobacco River
Death removes aged Wise resident
W. R. Lansing dies at 78 after a year-long illness at his Wise home with his son Wm J. Lansing. He had lived in the community over fifty years. Services are Sunday at two in the afternoon at the family home conducted by Revs Hurd and Young, burial in Cherry Grove.
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W. R. Lansing
Wm. J
Wise
Hurd
Young Love
Cherry Grove
Princess TheatreWeek Highlights April Show Lineup
The Princess Theatre announces performances from April 13 to 19 including Sat 18 vamping Venus with Murry, Sun Show Girl with Alice White, Tues-Wed The Crash with Milton Sills, Thur-Sat Skirts with Syd Chaplin, and Coming Redskin May 7-8 Wings 14-16.
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Venus
Chas
Murry
Sun-Man
Alice White
Milton Sills
Syd
Clare Chamber to entertain ladies at May meeting
April Clare Chamber of Commerce session at Phelps Cafeteria approved secretary and prior meeting reports. The entertainment committee planned a May banquet at Doherty Hotel with Dennis Alward as guest of honor. Newell Pearson urged 4-H cooperation. John A. Bell urged wooden shingle ban to cut fire losses and lower rates.
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Clare Chamber of Commerce
Phelps
Nora Barnes
T. Carl Holbrook
Chamber
Messrs
Stuart Bicknell
B. G. Johnston
G. R. Bogan
Doherty Hotel
Dennis Alward
Lansing
Newell Pearson
Gibson
Clare County
J. J. Rickel
Saginaw
Michigan Inspection Bureau
Clare
Rickell
John A. Bell
Detroit
Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs H C Cotton Celebrates 82nd Birthday
Mrs H C Cotton marked her 82nd birthday at her Colonville home with family gathering and a pot luck dinner featuring a birthday cake. Ten generations joined to celebrate, and the group noted her lively spirit despite a recent stair incident.
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H. C. Cotton
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. F. Haller
C.S
Raymond-Sonneville
Rebekahs
CITY
C. A. Wellman
Mae Milam-Reynolds
Livestock Club
R. Bogan
Hatton
H. 5
BAND
Glee Club
Library Notes
Epworthians
Aldread
H.s.athletic Field
Princess Theatre
C. OF C
Aed
Colonville
C. H. Cotton
Frank Cotton
Howard Cotton
Louis Slater
Howard
Carl Cotton
Margaret Jane
Bert Orvis
Sheridan
R. L. Stottlemyer
Hazel
Genevra
Zada
Rudy J. Cottor
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