Clare Chamber of Commerce meeting in Detroit speaker
The Clare Chamber of Commerce held a May meeting at the Doherty Hotel with C V Fenner of Detroit as speaker. About fifty attended a banquet after which Mayor J H Wilson and local officials were introduced. The program included songs, readings, and a talk on taxation by Fenner, who discussed party politics and farm hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Doherty Hotel
C. V. Fender
Detroit
Geo. White
Hol. Zemmer
Bay City
Norris Hiden
J. H. Wilson
Gee
Sherwood
Stuart Bicknell
Stanley Masten
Phil Geeck
Fred Morgan
John Garns
John Davy
Willard ‘Bicknell
Alice Heagon Rice
Jimmie Gillespie
Clute
Scotland
Jimmie
CG. V. Fenner
Home Defense League of Michigan
Congress
Fenner
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Tates
Pinden
Michigan
Famous Toomey Jubilee Singers Come Sunday
The Toomey Jubilee Singers will appear Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Epworth League in Muskegon Heights to raise funds for a Boys' Building on 20 acres near Fremont. Miss M. Johnson and other group members perform Negro spirituals and gospel songs. free will offerings support Institute work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Toomey
Jubilee Singers
Biblé .Institute
Muskegon Heights
M-20
Fremont
M. Johnson
Michigan
Nightingale
John H. Lockyer
Clare
Farwell
Clave Epworth ‘League
Glave
Coleman Methodist Church
Oil Drill Reaches 4025 Feet At Wilson Well Near Clare
Drillers on the Wilson well, located one mile south and four west of Clare, have reached 4025 feet and are thirty feet in the Dundee. No oil shows yet. Dundee was struck in Brief No. 3 in Vernon township earlier in the week, with casing run Tuesday. The formation is ten feet higher than surrounding walls, suggesting high potential once fully drilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Clare
Dundee
Vernon Township
MSU Offers One-Week Home Garden Course
Michigan State College announces a one week course for home gardeners starting next Monday. The program covers home vegetable gardening landscaping farm home lawns rock gardening care of shrubs and flowers. Those interested may visit the office to view the complete program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Lampman Admitted to Indiana Bar in Supreme Court
Attorney J Allan Lampman of LaPorte was admitted to the Indiana bar by the state supreme court on Friday April 1. He studied at Albion College and the University of Michigan Law School and has worked with Osborn and Osborn since September 1. Lampman also gained admission to practice in Michigan last fall and meets Indiana residence requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Allan Lampman
Sa Porte
Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Myr. Lampiman
Osborn & Osborn
Universary
Michigan Law School
La’Porte
Michigan
LaPorte Herald-Argus
Lampman
Albion College
Albion
Clare High School
Clare
Atty. Lampman
Stella Lampman
Harrison Board of Supervisors Opens Busy One-Day Session
Newly elected Harrison supervisors met in regular session to organize for the year. Reginald Sharp of Franklin town ship named chairman. L. H. Thompson elected to head the Equalization board with six assistants. Wages cut twenty percent to four dollars daily. Unemployment Committee report summarized for next week.
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Harrison
Reginald Sharp
Franklin Township
H. A. Dawson
L. H. Thompson
Second Ward
Stockwell
Finch
Amble
Thayer
Harrold
Bhie
Clare
J. H. Wilson
Ways and Means
Card Party and Dance by Rebekahs at I C C F hall
The Rebekahs host a card party and dance at the I C C F hall next Wednesday night. Ladies bring cakes or sandwiches. Admission ten cents. Public invited. Rexall sale ends Saturday night with adv.
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Rebekahs
Conservation Day Observed by Clare Study Club
The Clare Study Club held Conservation Day with a substitute speaker John K. Dean of Cranberry Lake Wild Life Reservation. He spoke informally about beavers, their role in Michigan history, and beaver lore while noting his visit was a friendly address, not a sales pitch.
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Study Club
B. F. Williston
Detroit
National Resources
John K. Dean
Wild Life Reservation
Cranberry Lake
Clare
McGuire
Doan
Hudson Bay Co
Dean
Vernon Baily
Clare County Dairy Conference Plans 1933
Dairy delegates of Clare county met for the third annual conference in Clare. Paul Gibson says the gathering adopted a constructive dairy program and noted under 1932 conditions dairy production offers strong outlets. The group discussed creating a bull pen to trade or swap herd sires and several dairymen volunteered to build one.
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Clare County
Clare
Paul Gibson
County Agr
Committee to Determine Claimant of Reward
Isabella County supervisors appoint a three person panel to decide who receives a 500 dollar reward for aiding arrest and conviction of Trumble and Agile now serving life for the Wesley McKnight murder at a Rosebush gas station. Clark county officers Erter Callihan and Woods led the evidence against the youths. Emil Middleton of Farwell claims to have supplied evidence in robberies. Also notice of a Friday dance at Elm Grove hall with price per couple 35 cents.
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Trumble
Agile
Ionia
Wesley McKnight
Rosebush
Clark County
W. H. Erter
S. M. Callihan
Woods
Joint Meeting of Clare County Legion and Auxiliary
Clare County World War Veterans and auxiliary members plan a joint meeting Monday night April 18 at 8 00 p m at the old K of P hall. Ex service men may air views on the Adjusted Compensation Certificates and vote for or against the bill as a radio broadcast of the American Legion Post celebration airs on NBC networks with Rudy Valee assisting. Com Omer Parents urges outreach to vets and those unable to see the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
400 American Legion Post
NBC
Rudy Valee
Com
Omer
Herrick couple surprised on twenty-fifth anniversary
Seventy-five neighbors and relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lansing to celebrate 25 years of marriage. The ceremony renewed their vows read by the bride’s brother L. H. Thompson amid a social hour, luncheon, and tributes from J. D. Lansing.
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Wm. Lansing
Wim
Nettie
L. H. Thompson
Wm. Hampton
Mr. Pleasant
Robert
Clare
Peter Oman
Lake
Lansing DeGeer
Midland
Frank Lamphere
J. D. Lansing
O. D. Bayes
Virginia Friz
Lansing
Annual Meeting of City Fire Department Officers Elected
The city fire department held its annual meeting at the hall and elected officers for the year. Albert Haley was recommended as chief, James A. Clute as assistant chief, O. A. Derby as secretary treasurer, Jas. A. Clute as captain of hose, Robert Archambault as captain of H and L, Willard Bicknell as captain of chemical, and Wilbur Ireland as hydrant and pumper. The secretary reported the organization in excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Haley
James A. Clute
Sec’y Treas
O. A. Derby
Jas. A. Clute
Robert Archambault
Chemical
Willard Bicknell
Wilbur Ireland
Sec’y Derby
Guild Dinner Menu at Congregational Church
The Ladies Guild hosts a public dinner on Wednesday evening, April 20, at the Congregational church parlors from 5:30 until served. Menu includes Virginia baked ham, horse radish, creamed potatoes, noodles, spring salad, pickles, salt rising bread, white bread, cream, coffee, and pie, with plates priced at 35 cents.
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Ladies Guild
Congregational Church
Virginia
A T Ferrell Plans Dam on Tobacco River and Power Plant
Clare county gains a new water power venture led by A T Ferrell of Saginaw to be built about three quarters of a mile east of the W C Cornwell dam on the Tobacco River. The project aims to convert a large wheel into electrical power, initially as an experimental setup with colonial styled buildings and a club house, showcasing Ferrell’s philanthropy and mechanical ingenuity.
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Clare County
A. T. Ferrell
Saginaw
W. C. Cornwell
Tobacco River
Ferrell
Cornwell
Page Sik
Lamb losses in Clare County blamed on poor pre lambing feed
County Agricultural Agent P D Gibson reports multiple lamb losses and ewe paralysis tied to ewes fed frozen stable and rough forage before lambing. Affected flocks risk weak milk, poor lamb start, and possible constipation from low quality rations. grain feed such as oats or oats and bran is advised to improve laxative effect and protein intake.
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P. D. Gibson
Ideal Theatre Weekly Lineup Sparks Romantic and Action Mix
The Ideal Theatre announces a double feature Thursday and Friday including Everything’s Rosy and Three Who Loved, plus Betty Compson, Robert Woolsey. Saturday shows High Stakes with Lowell Sherman, and Sunday offers Lovers Courageous with Robert Montgomery. Also listed are Garbo films Mata Hari and The Life Story of a Beautiful Spy, and Tarzan The Ape Man with Marguerite.
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Rosy
Robert Woolsey
Betty Compsoni
Lowell Sherman
Sun
Robert Montgomery
rominance—Gang
Pues
Mata
Gréta, Garbo
Lionel Barrymore
Garbo
M&n—Arrows Smith
Tarzan
Ape ‘Man
Polly
The
Circus
Harmony Dominates Clare County Republican Convention
Clare city hall hosted the county convention to elect delegates for state and district meetings. Alfred J. Doherty was named chairman and Dy. G. E Lamp secretary. Delegates chosen for Grand Rapids state convention April 27 and for Bay City district convention April 21. Resolution committee urged faith in government amid postwar financial strain and prosperity.
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Clare County
Clare
Alfred J. Doherty
Dy. G. E B. Lamp
Grand Rapids
L. BE. Davy
Wm. Murphy
Harrison
Orval Sherman
Farwell
B. N. Mercer
Bay City
Richard Emerson
T. Carl Holbrook
Robert Hutchinson
Committee On
Clare Girl Weds Geneva Ohio Man in Sunday Service
Miss Dorothy Edith Gorr of Clare wed Lee Peterson of Geneva Ohio in a Sunday ceremony at the Congregational parsonage in Oxford performed by Rev H B Johnson. Attendants were Miss Glenn Gage and Ernest Wilcox. The bride, a Clare high school and Central State teacher, will reside in Geneva at 544 Sherian Street.
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Dorothy Edith Gorr
Frank Gorr
Clare
Lee Peterson
Geneva
Ohio
Oxford
H. B. Johnson
Glenn Gage
Chelsea
Ernest Wilcox
Saginaw
Rochester
Brids
Brids S Elect, . Miss Gorr
Clare High School
Central State Teachers’ College
Mt. Pleasant
Peterson
Geneva Hardware Company
Superior Auto Company
Ari Auto
Soverign Gas Well Found Near Clare County Line
The Pere Marquette Number One gas well in Grant township Clare county adds ten million cubic feet capacity, establishing a Central Michigan gas field. W J Loverign of Bay City drilled the well on Pere Marquette Rail road right of way nine miles northwest of Clare, with officials present. The field already holds six producing wells and a total capacity over thirty million cubic feet.
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H. B. Johnson
Pere Marquette Gas
Grant Township
Clare County
Central Michigan
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Harrison Branch
W. J. Loverign
Bay City
McKay- Mercier
Clare
Feanette Lempke
Loverlgn
Tobacco River
Welch and Freeman Farm
John ©. Shields
Highland Park
W. J. Soverign
Soverign
Michigan
Vernon
Bloomfield
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pere Marquette
Union
Indiana
Illinois
Wolves of
Wall Street
Two Half Day Poultry Meetings Next Week
Next Thursday and Friday April 21 and 22 Mr O B Shear of the Poultry Department Michigan State College will speak at two poultry meetings. One at Harrison Thursday afternoon and at Lake on Friday afternoon both sessions start 1 30 p m. He will discuss care and feeding of baby chicks and developing thrifty pullets with emphasis on producing broilers for summer trade.
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0. B. Shear
Poultry Department
Michigan State College
Harrison
Lake
Shear
Deacons Dubbs at Herrick Church Play Night
A home talent play is scheduled at Herrick Church next Thursday. Admission is 25 cents. The event features local performers, with proceeds benefiting church activities.
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Herrick Church
Mertick
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V. Fenner
Methodist Circle
Isabella County
Board OF Supervisors
Beaver
Elm Grove
Adv
Legion and Auxiliary
Herrick
Plans Club
Arthur Township
Ideal Theatre
Fred Doherty
Republican Party
U. S
East
Soverign Gas
M.S. C
Harrison and Lake
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