Farwell School Site Chosen Pending Specs and Tests
Farwell Citizens School Committee favors Bernard Glass property for a new building about two blocks east of the present school. Don Luce and Allie Schofield partly own the site. A motion to finalize reads providing it meets specification. Soil and drainage tests proceed this week as criteria include appearance, expansion room, utilities, access, and cost of insurance within city limits.
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Farwell Citizens School Committee
Bernard Glass
Don Luce
Allie Schofield
Golfer Leagues Set Start For Twin Elms Course
Two golf leagues at Twin Elms announce start dates. The men’s disability league begins May 1 for a 14 week season with registrations due by April 24 and a combined entry and banquet fee of 6.25 dollars payable now or in installments. Women’s league holds April 26 organizational meeting after lunch with two players per team for a 12 week season starting May 10. Contact Fran Carncross or Ruth Stanley for details.
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Twin Elms Course
Don Richardson
Monday League
Richardson
Twin Elis
Fran Carncross
Ruth Stanley
Dairymen Meet Here At Valley Leaf Dairy Sales Meet
The annual spring sales meeting of Valley Leaf Dairy Foods distributors was held at the Doherty hotel last Monday evening. Attendees included Schaeffer's Dairy of Clare and representatives from Mt. Pleasant Barryton and Midland. A spring summer promo and three new products to be shown in May were introduced. The event closed with humorous remarks by Earl Ruby of Schaeffer's Dairy.
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Area Valley Leaf Dairy Foods Distributors
Doherty Hotel
Schaeffer's
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Barryton
Midland
Earl Ruby
Scheaffer
Elected To Honors Band From Clare High
Eight Clare High bandmen join 96 regional students to form the 1961 Honors Band for a Standish clinic concert on April 15. Leonard M. Meretta of Western Michigan University will be the clinic consultant and guest director for a 7:30 p m concert.
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Clare High
Standish
Leonard M. Meretta
Western Michigan University
Donelle Birdsall
Tom Cradit
Darlene Birdsall
Janice Brown
Charlene Cole
George Finch
Eric : Hammerberg
Tim Smith
Standish-Sterling
Pinconning
Gladwin
Tawas
Oscoda
Wittemore-Prescott
Beaverton
Arenac-Eastern
Start Small With Fried Herbs Say MSU Home Economists
Michigan State University home economists advise beginning herb use in recipes with about one quarter teaspoon of fried herbs for a four serving dish. This cautious guideline aims to protect flavor balance and avoid overpowering dishes.
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Michigan State University
Cheerleaders Convene in Clare Region Meet
The Michigan Division of Girls and Womens Sports held a regional cheer session at Clare High School drawing 138 girls from 17 area schools. Hosts Mrs. Carol Feight and DGWS Chair Mrs. Marge Engle led a day of registration practice and mass cheerleading with demonstrations and squad performances.
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Michigan Division of Girls
Clare
CHS
Carol Feight
Marge Engle
Warren
Michigan
DGWS
Feight
Doherty Hotel Lounge Reopens With Gala Night
The Doherty hotel's New Cocktail Lounge re opens to the public after a short private period and will host an official unveiling and launch on Saturday evening. The party features dancing from 9 to 1 with public invitation. Murals depicting elves brewing in forests have been removed for a remodeled, ultra modern interior with dropped ceiling new lighting relocated bar and mahogany and pastel tones. Exterior now echoes Burgundy Dining Room styling at the northwest corner.
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Doherty
FHA Delegates Three Clare High FHA Members to State Meeting
Clare High School Future Homemakers of America sent Joanne Borle Carol Coe and Janet Walter as representatives to the 15th annual State Meeting in Grand Rapids April 5 6 7 drawing a crowd of about 1100 teenage girls. The event featured the Over the Rainbow banquet and the installation of 1961 62 state officers along with Homemaker Degrees of Achievement and scholarship awards for students planning to major in home economics next fall.
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Clare High School
Future Homemakers of America
Joanne Borle
Carol Coe
Janet Walter
FHA
Grand Rapids
Ida Bentley
Clare
Walter Ehle Repeats as Clare County Board Chairman
Walter Ehle, longtime Hamilton township supervisor, was elected unanimously to chair the Clare County Board at the April session in Harrison. He has served on the Equalization Committee and other boards, and succeeds Albert Haley who held the chair for 4% years. Ehle earlier considered leaving politics but returned after filling a vacancy. He owns 240 acres in Hamilton and his first act as chairman was to back Haley on a veto of House Bill 443 regarding gas storage as taxable property. Ray Richardson named chairman pro tem this year.
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Walter Ehle
Clare County
Hamilton Township
Harrison
Albert Haley
Clare
Ehle
Hamilton
Haley
Ehie
Supervisors
Ray Richardson
Thomas Hecker
Hecker
Russell Strange
R. Clare-Isabella
Saginaw News
Lansing
Strange
House
Rep
James Folks
Bello Conlin
House Tax Committee
Arnell Engstrom
Ways and Means Committee
Donald Pears
Clare County Board of Supervisors
A. Haley
Michigan
Missaukee
Osceola
Allegan
Montcalm
Mecosta
Newaygo
Mecosta County
William A. Harper
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Winterfield
Michigan Gas Storage Co
Consumers Power
Summerfield
Redding
Michigan Consolidated Gas
Walte Ehle
Brady Guard
U.S
John Robertson
Crapo
United States
Soldiers National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Martin
Carton
Fight Direct Sale of Gas
The State Senate considers Senate Bill 1195 to curb direct gas sales by Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line to Detroit area industries. The measure would require a public vote in communities where such sales occur and aims to slow anticipated rate increases from utility raiding. The bill, supported by the Senate utilities committee, must pass the Senate by Friday to advance to the House.
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State Senate
Senate
Detroit
Senate Utilities Committee
House
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company
Panhandle
Clare High Musician Joins School Band of America Europe Tour
Clare High junior Eric Hammerberg, an accomplished musician, is accepted for membership in the School Band of America. The 75 member group will tour Europe this summer, starting in London on July 2 and ending in Paris on July 23.
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Eric Hammerberg
Clare
America
London
England
Europe
Éifding
Paris
Right To Tax Underground Gas Faces Legislature Vote
Alarm over a bill near a vote in the legislature could strip Clare county of $90,000 or more yearly in taxes on stored natural gas. The measure, House Bill 443, was reported in its third reading and ready for a vote on Wednesday, prompting local protests aimed at blocking passage in Lansing.
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Clare County
Lansing
Michigan 1961 Official Highway Map features toll-free I 94 cover
The 203 mile I 94 highway, from Detroit to Stevensville, opened in December as Michigan boasts a toll-free interstate. Nearly half of 600 000 maps are shipped to tourist groups and hotels free of charge, with copies available by writing Motorist Services Division.
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U.S
Michigan
Detroit
Stevensville
Lake Michigan
John C. Mackie
Chambers of Commerce
Mackie
Motorist Services
Michigan State
Highway Department
Mason Bldg
Lansing
Be A Flag Waver Michigan Week Focuses on Flag History
Michigan Week leaders Robbe B. Martin and John Carton push flag awareness across the state. They note most residents know little about the Michigan Flag’s origin and colors, urging school children and adults to display and understand the state ensign.
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Michigan
Robbe B. Martin
John 4H. Carton
Martin
George P. Johnson Company
Warren
Spartan Flag Company
Northport
Carton
Civitan Club of Clare Plans Anniversary Celebration
The Civitan Club of Clare will mark its first anniversary on Saturday with a special ceremony to honor a local citizen. A banquet at Barnes Town and Country Lounge follows the formal programs, with both Clare and Civitan International observing their forty first birthdays by initiating new members.
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Civitan Club of
Clare
Civitan International
Clare’s Club
Clare Civitans
Barnes Town and Country
Cancer Drive Kick Off in Clare County
The Clare County Unit launches its annual American Cancer Society Crusade with theme Guard Your Family and Fight Cancer with a Checkup and a Check. A Kick Off Hour is set for April 24 at 10:00 at Hotel Doherty with house to house canvassing to follow.
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American Cancer Society
Ruby Koch
Clare County
Doherty
J. M. van Tassell
Harrison Drive
Farwell
Hiram Gates
Boy Scouts
Neil Watkins
Lake
Child Health Conferences Outline Local Meetings
The April schedule lists Child Health Conferences in Clare at City Hall on Tuesday April 18 from 1 to 3 PM. Harrison hosts a conference at the courthouse on Friday April 14 from 1 to 3 PM. Farwell’s event is at the Methodist Church on April 18 from 9 to 11 AM.
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Clare
City Hall
Harrison
Courthouse
Farwell
Methodist ‘Church
Sundown Drive In Reopens for Summer Season
The Sundown drive in theater between Clare and Rosebush is open for summer. An ad on page 13 lists the first week’s screen attractions and schedule.
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Sundown Drive-In
Clare
Rosebush
Today’s Sentinel
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